Epson PowerLite 83+ Installation guide

Printer Basics

Printed on recycled paper

EPSON Stylus Color

880/880i/83

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Contents

WELCOME! 1

About Your Documentation 1

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 1

Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual 2

Watching Printer Movies 4

PRINTING FROM START TO FINISH 5

Printing with Windows 5

Loading Paper 5

Opening the Printer Software 6

Selecting Printer Software Settings 7

Controlling Printing 8

Printing on a Macintosh 9

Loading Paper 9

Opening the Printer Software 10

Selecting Printer Software Settings 11

Controlling Printing 12

Using Advanced Settings 13

Enhancing Photos 13

Using Custom Project Types 14

Using Advanced Custom Settings 15

Printing on Envelopes 16

Double-Sided Printing 17

Using Special Papers 18

EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight 19

EPSON Photo Paper 19

Choosing the Correct Media Type Setting 20

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 21

Cleaning the Print Head 21

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 22

Replacing an Ink Cartridge 23

Ink Cartridge Precautions 23

Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 24

Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge 26

Aligning the Print Head 28

Cleaning the Printer 29

Transporting the Printer 30

PROBLEM SOLVING 31

Identifying Printer Parts 31

Diagnosing Printer Problems 32

Checking the Control Panel Lights 32

Running a Printer Check 33

Problems and Solutions 34

Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software 34

Problems with Printing 35

Problems Getting Good Print Quality 36

Problems with Paper Feeding 38

Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 39

Uninstalling Printer Software 40

Where To Get Help 41

EPSON Technical Support 41

Creative Software Technical Support 42

REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES 43

Windows System Requirements 43

Macintosh System Requirements 44

ENERGY STAR Compliance 44

Important Safety Instructions 44

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 45

FCC Compliance Statement 46

Declaration of Conformity 47

Warranty 48

INDEX 49

EPSON Ink Jet Papers and Ink Cartridges

Use EPSON paper and inks to get the same photo quality results that have earned EPSON’s printers all

of their awards! EPSON papers are specially coated to work with EPSON’s quick drying inks. You’ll

notice that when prints come out of your printer, you can immediately handle them. There is no

drying time, no smearing or smudging, and your image is crisp and smooth. Here are the inks for your

printer and just a few of EPSON’s papers:

Photo Paper and Panoramic Photo Paper

Photo lab quality, heavier weight glossy paper available in a

variety of sizes. Perfect for color photo keepsakes of

snapshots, framed art, banners, and panoramics.

Matte Paper - Heavyweight

Heavyweight, bright white, ultra smooth coated paper with matte finish. Perfect

for photographs, signs, and crafts.

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Bright white, with a smooth matte finish to create your best impression.

Perfect for presentations, newsletters, color reproductions, and all your photo

and craft projects.

EPSON Ink Cartridges

For best results, always use genuine EPSON ink cartridges.

Black T019201 (U.S.), or T019311 (Canada)

Color T020201 (U.S.), or T020311 (Canada)

For more information on other EPSON products and fun project ideas,

look for the EPSON Print LabSM Series at www.epson.com.

See the inside back cover for a list of EPSON papers and ink cartridges, and ordering information.

Welcome!

Your EPSON Stylus®Color 880, 880i, or 83printer is the ideal output device for

small office or home printing. With resolutions of up to 2880 by 720 dpi, you can

print anything from reports and resumes to photos and newsletters with great results.

The EPSON Stylus Color 880i and EPSON Stylus Color 83printers are

functionally identical to the EPSON Stylus Color 880 printer. Therefore,

this guide refers to the printer as the EPSON Stylus Color 880.

About Your Documentation

To set up your printer and install its software, see the Start Here poster. This book

contains system requirements, important safety information, and instructions on:

■printing with Windows®or on a Macintosh®

■maintaining the printer

■solving basic problems

■viewing your electronic printer manual and printer movies

To learn detailed information about using your printer and printer software, see your

electronic Reference Guide. Instructions on viewing your Reference Guide are on page 2.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Please follow these guidelines:

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information about your printer.

Tips contain additional hints for better printing.

Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual

Your printer software CD-ROM includes an electronic Reference Guide for your

printer. The manual is in HTML format, so you need a browser—such as Microsoft®

Internet Explorer 3.0 or later or Netscape Navigator®3.0 or later—to view it. If you

are using a different browser, the pages may not display correctly.

A browser is not included on the printer software CD-ROM.

You can view your electronic Reference Guide from the CD-ROM or copy it to your

hard drive and view it from there. Follow these steps:

1. Insert your printer software CD-ROM.

2. Windows: Double-click My Computer, double-click your CD-ROM

drive icon, then double-click the EPSON icon.

Macintosh: Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon, then double-click the

EPSON icon.

The Main Menu appears:

3. Click View Electronic Documentation.

The main screen for your printer appears:

4. You can either view the manual from the

CD-ROM (View Reference Guide) or

copy the manual to your hard drive (Install

Reference Guide) and view it from there.

For details on viewing the manual, see

the next section.

Click here

If you copied the manual to your hard drive, you can access it at any time, as follows:

Windows: Select Start, Programs, EPSON, and double-click ESC880 Guide.

Macintosh: Open the EPSON Stylus Color 880 folder and double-click View

Reference Guide.

When you first open the Reference Guide, you see this screen:

Click a topic on the left to expand the table of contents.

After expanding the table of contents, you can click on the topic you want to view.

If there’s a right arrow , click it to view subtopics, then click on a topic to go to it.

Click the down arrow to close a subtopic list.

If you see an icon in place of a graphic when viewing your Reference

Guide in Netscape Navigator, click the Reload button to load the

graphic.

Click here to

expand the

table of

contents

Closed list,

click to

expand

Click to go

to topic

Watching Printer Movies

Need help loading envelopes, replacing ink cartridges, or printing on both sides of the

paper? Your printer software CD-ROM includes helpful Fix-it FlixSM movies that

explain these and other common tasks.

Follow these steps to watch your printer movies:

1. Insert your printer software CD-ROM.

2. Windows: Double-click My Computer, double-click your CD-ROM

drive icon, then double-click the EPSON icon.

Macintosh: Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon, then double-click the

EPSON icon.

The Main Menu appears:

3. Click View EPSON Documentation, then click Watch Printer Movies. The

main Fix-it Flix screen appears:

4. Click the poster for the movie you want to see. If necessary, select an option on

the next screen. The movie starts playing.

Click here

Printing from Start to Finish

Here’s what to do to print a basic document—such as a newsletter or photograph—

from loading the paper to selecting print settings to controlling the print job. Follow

the instructions here for:

■printing with Windows (below)

■printing on a Macintosh (on page 9)

If you’re already familiar with ink jet printing, you can skip ahead to these topics:

■using advanced settings (on page 13)

■printing on envelopes (on page 16)

■double-sided printing (on page 17)

■using special papers (on page 18)

■selecting the correct media type (on page 20)

Printing with Windows

This section describes the basic steps for printing with Windows.

(To print on a Macintosh, see page 9.)

Loading Paper

Make sure your printer and computer

are turned on.

Place your paper against the right edge

guide and slide the left edge guide

against the paper.

Load paper only

up to this arrow

Slide paper

against the

right edge

guide

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