Epson Stylus COLOR 1160 Installation guide

EPSON Stylus COLOR 1160

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use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other

printers.

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SoundAdvice is a service mark and EPSON FaxAdvice, Micro Piezo, and PhotoEnhance are trademarks of Epson

America, Inc.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of

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The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service.

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Contents

WELCOME! 1

About Your Software 2

About Your Documentation 2

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 3

Windows System Requirements 3

Macintosh System Requirements 4

ENERGY STAR Compliance 5

Year 2000 Ready 5

Important Safety Instructions 6

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 7

VIEWING YOUR ELECTRONIC PRINTER MANUAL 9

Accessing Your Electronic Printer Manual 9

Navigating Your Electronic Printer Manual 10

PRINTING FROM START TO FINISH 13

Using the EPSON Guided Printing Exercise 13

Printing with Windows 14

Loading Paper 14

Opening the Printer Software 15

Selecting Printer Software Settings 16

Controlling Printing 18

Printing on a Macintosh 19

Loading Paper 19

Opening the Printer Software 20

Selecting Printer Software Settings 21

Controlling Printing 22

Printing with PhotoEnhance 23

Using Custom Project Types 26

Using Advanced Settings 28

Using Special Papers 31

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper 31

Matte Paper - Heavyweight 31

EPSON Photo Paper 31

Envelopes 34

Selecting the Correct Media Type 35

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 37

Cleaning the Print Head 37

Using the Head Cleaning Utility 38

Using the Control Panel to Clean the Print Head 39

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 40

Replacing an Ink Cartridge 41

Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 42

Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge 44

Aligning the Print Head 46

Cleaning the Printer 47

Transporting the Printer 48

PROBLEM SOLVING 49

Diagnosing Printer Problems 49

Checking the Control Panel Lights 49

Running a Printer Check 51

Identifying Printer Parts 52

Problems and Solutions 53

Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software 53

Problems with Printing 54

Problems Getting Good Print Quality 55

Problems with Paper Feeding 58

Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 59

Uninstalling Printer Software 60

Reinstalling Printer Software 60

Where To Get Help 61

EPSON Technical Support 61

INDEX 63

Welcome!

Your EPSON Stylus®COLOR 1160 printer is the ideal output device for business

graphics. You can print anything from reports and resumes to photos and back light

film with great results.

The printer comes with these features:

■Resolutions up to 1440 by 720 dpi (dots per inch), even on plain paper

■Fast print speeds of approximately 9.5 ppm (pages per minute) for black text and

7 ppm for color

■EPSON’s exclusive Micro Piezo™ink jet technology for cleaner dots as small as

4 picoliters

■Specially designed print engine for whisper-quiet operation

■Four-color printing for photo-quality color and sharp black text on plain paper or

a variety of special media

■Great results on a variety of paper sizes up to 13 inches wide, including letter,

legal, envelope, card, panoramic, A3, B, and Super B

About Your Software

The printer software CD-ROM includes all the software you need for printing:

■Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you control how your documents

look. You can’t use your printer without it.

■The EPSON®Guided Printing Exercise, a quick step-by-step guide to changing

your printer software settings.

■Your electronic Reference Guide gives you complete information about your

printer. (You need an HTML browser—such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer or

Netscape®Navigator,

®version 3.0 or later—to view the guide.)

If you haven’t yet installed the printer software or Reference Guide from your

CD-ROM, see the Start Here poster for instructions.

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:

■viewing your electronic printer manual

■printing with Windows®or on a Macintosh®

■using special papers

■maintaining the printer

■solving basic problems

For more details about printing with, maintaining, or troubleshooting your printer,

see your electronic Reference Guide. For instructions on viewing it, see page 9.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Please follow these guidelines:

Windows System Requirements

To use your printer and its software, your system should have:

■An IBM®compatible PC with at least a 486/66 MHz (for Windows 98) or

486/25 MHz (for Windows 95 or Windows NT®4.0) processor (Pentium®

processor recommended)

■Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0

■At least 16MB of RAM (32MB for Windows 95 or 98, or 64MB for

Windows NT 4.0 recommended)

■At least 50MB of free hard disk space (100MB recommended)

■VGA, Super VGA, or better display adapter and monitor

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.

■Double-speed (2x) CD-ROM drive (quad-speed [4x] or faster recommended) for

installing the printer software

■For parallel connection: a high-speed, bidirectional, IEEE-1284 compliant

parallel cable (6 to 10 feet long); the cable must have a D-SUB, 25-pin, male

connector for your computer and a 36-pin, Centronics®compatible connector for

the printer

For USB connection: a computer running Windows 98 with a Windows 98

compliant USB port and a shielded USB “AB” cable from Series A (computer) to

Series B (printer), up to 6.5 ft. (2 meters) long.

Using an improperly shielded USB cable—especially a cable

more than 6.5 ft. (2 meters) long—may cause the printer to

malfunction.

Macintosh System Requirements

To use your printer and its software, your system should have:

■An Apple®iMac™series or Power Macintosh®G3 or later with USB port

■For iMac: Mac®OS 8.1 or later

For Power Macintosh G3 or later: Mac OS 8.5.1 or later

If you have an iMac, you may need to update your operating

system before installing your printer software:

■If your iMac is running OS 8.1, you must install iMac

Update 1.0

■If your iMac is running OS 8.5 or 8.5.1, Apple recommends

that you install iMac Update 1.1

Download the update for your system from Apple at

http://swupdates.info.apple.com. Contact Apple if you have

problems installing the update.

To find out which operating system your iMac is running, select

About This Computer from the Apple menu.

■At least 16MB of available RAM (32MB recommended)

■At least 50MB of free hard disk space (100MB recommended)

■VGA, Super VGA, or better display adapter and monitor

■Double-speed (2x) CD-ROM drive (quad-speed [4x] or faster recommended) for

installing the printer software

■A shielded USB “AB” cable from Series A (computer) to Series B (printer), up to

6.5 ft. (2 meters) long.

Using an improperly shielded USB cable—especially a cable

more than 6.5 ft. (2 meters) long—may cause the printer to

malfunction.

ENERGY STAR Compliance

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that

this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy

efficiency. The EPA ENERGY STAR office equipment

program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and

office equipment industry to promote the introduction of

energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax

machines, and copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution

caused by power generation.

Year 2000 Ready

Your EPSON printer is Year 2000 Ready. However, be sure the other parts of your

computer system are also ready for the year 2000.

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