Epson Stylus C40UX Instruction sheet

Read This First

for Macintosh OS X Users

If your Apple®Macintosh®is running the OS X operating system, first set up your

EPSON Stylus®printer as described on the Start Here sheet. Then follow the

instructions in this booklet to install and use your printer software. You’ll find

instructions here on:

■Installing your printer software, below

■Adding your printer to the Print Center, on page 3

■Printing from an OS X application, on page 5

■Monitoring your print job, on page 8

■Using the printer utilities, on page 9

The screens shown in this booklet may differ slightly from the ones you

see on your Macintosh, depending on which printer you have.

Installing Your OS X Printer Software

When the Start Here sheet instructs you to install your printer software, follow these

steps:

1. Make sure your printer is turned on and connected to your Macintosh. Then start

up your Macintosh in OS X.

2. When you see your Macintosh icons, put the EPSON®CD-ROM in your

CD-ROM or DVD drive.

3. Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon to open its window.

4. Double-click the OS X Driver Installer.dmg file. The Disk Copy Utility

places a drive icon for your printer on your desktop.

5. Double-click the drive icon named for your printer (such as SP820) to open

it. (You may need to close or move the CD-ROM window to see the drive icon.)

6. Double-click the Installer.pkg file for your printer, such as

SP820Series_Installer.pkg. If you set up an administrator password when you

installed OS X, you see this screen:

Click the lock icon, enter your administrator password, and click OK. You

must enter this password to install your printer software.

7. At the next screen, click Continue.

8. Read the license agreement and click Continue, then click Agree.

9. Select the OS X drive on which you want to install your printer software, then

click Continue. You see this screen:

10. Click Install, then click Continue Installation. The printer driver and utilities

are installed.

Click this icon to

enter your password

Click Install

11. At the last screen, click Restart to restart your system.

12. Start up your Macintosh in OS 9 and follow the instructions on your Start Here

sheet to install the Macintosh OS 9 printer driver, optional software, and

electronic documentation.

You must install the printer driver on OS 9 separately so you can print from

your Macintosh Classic applications in addition to OS X applications.

Adding Your Printer to the Print Center

After you’ve installed your printer software, you need to add your printer to the OS X

Print Center. Follow these steps:

1. Double-click the Applications folder on your drive.

2. Double-click the Utilities folder.

3. Double-click Print Center.

4. If you don’t have any other printers added to Print Center, you see the screen

below. Click Add.

If you don’t see this screen, go to step 5.

Click Add

5. When you see the Printer List screen, click Add Printer.

6. Select EPSON USB in the Directory Services list at the top of the screen. Then

click your printer in the list that appears and click Add.

7. Your printer appears in the Printer List. Close Print Center.

Click Add Printer

Make sure EPSON USB is

shown here. . .

click your printer . . .

then click Add

Printing From an OS X Application

If you’re using an OS X compatible printing application, such as TextEdit, follow the

steps below to print a document.

If you’re using an application that’s compatible only with Macintosh

Classic mode, follow the steps on your Start Here sheet or in your Printer

Basics book (if available) to print your document.

1. From the File menu, select Page Setup. You see a screen like this:

2. Select your printer from the Format for menu.

3. Select the Paper Size, Orientation, and any other settings you want to use and

click OK.

4. Select Print from the File menu. You see a screen like this:

Select your

printer from

the Format for

pop-up menu

Click here and

select Print

Settings

5. Select Print Settings from the pull-down menu. You see a group of settings like

this:

Depending on your printer, the settings you see may be different from the

ones shown here.

Select the following settings:

■Choose the paper you’re printing on in the Media Type list. If you’re not

sure which setting to choose, see your Printer Basics book or on-screen

Reference Guide.

■Set the Ink option to Color to print a color document. To print a black text

document, click Black.

■Set the Mode option to Automatic. It’s the easiest way to get good printing

results for most projects.

■Set the slider to Quality or Speed to select high-quality printing, faster

printing, or an in-between setting (if available). (The slider may not be

available for some paper types.)

For details on the other available print settings, click Help or see your

Printer Basics book or on-screen Reference Guide. The OS X printer driver

contains a subset of the settings available with the Macintosh printer

driver described in the rest of your documentation.

Select the type of

paper you loaded

Select the Ink color

Select Automatic

mode

Select higher

quality, faster

printing, or an

in-between setting

(if available)

Click Print

6. You can also choose other print settings by selecting these options in the

pull-down menu:

■Copies & Pages, to select the number of copies or a page range

■Layout, to select page layout options

■Output Options, to save your print job as a PDF file

■Color Management, to select ColorSync®or adjust the color controls or

gamma setting

■Summary, to view a list of all your selections

■Save Custom Setting, to save your selections for future use.

7. When you’re ready to print, click Print. The Print Center icon appears in the

dock on the bottom of your desktop.

See the next section for instructions on monitoring your print job.

Monitoring Your Print Job

After you click Print, you can monitor the progress of your print job using the Print

Center. Follow these steps:

1. Click the Print Center icon when it appears in the dock on the bottom of your

desktop. You see a screen like this:

2. From here you can monitor the progress of your print job or do one of the

following:

■click the print job, then click Delete to delete the job

■click the print job, then click Hold to pause printing

■click a print job marked “Hold”and click Resume to resume printing

■if multiple print jobs are listed, click a print job, then click the Priority arrow

as necessary to reorder the jobs

3. When you’re finished, close Print Center.

Using the Printer Maintenance Utilities

When you need to run a nozzle check, clean or align the print head, or check the level

of ink in the ink cartridges, follow the instructions in this section.

1. Double-click the Applications folder on your drive.

2. Double-click EPSON Printer Utility. You see the Printer List:

3. Select your printer and click OK. You see the EPSON Printer Utility screen:

Click OK

Select your

printer, then . . .

4. Double-click one of the following utility icons:

■EPSON StatusMonitor, to check the level of ink in your ink cartridges

■Nozzle Check, to print a test pattern and check to see if you need to clean

your print head

■Head Cleaning, to clean your print head and check the results by printing a

nozzle check page

■Head Alignment, to correct vertical misalignment of your print head

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to run the utility. For details, see your Printer

Basics book or on-screen Reference Guide.

6. When you’re finished, close the EPSON Printer Utility and any open windows on

your screen.

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