Epson Stylus Color 777 Installation guide

EPSON Stylus Color 777/777i

Printer Basics

Printed on recycled paper.

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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 PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings 13

Enhancing Photos 13

Using Custom Project Types 14

Using Advanced Settings 15

Printing on Envelopes 15

Using Special Papers 16

EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight 16

EPSON Photo Paper 16

Selecting the Correct Media Type 17

Maintaining Your Printer 19

Cleaning the Print Head 19

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 20

Replacing an Ink Cartridge 21

Ink Cartridge Precautions 21

Determining Which Cartridge to Replace 22

Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 22

Aligning the Print Head 24

Cleaning the Printer 25

Transporting the Printer 26

Problem Solving 27

Identifying Printer Parts 27

Diagnosing Printer Problems 28

Checking the Control Panel Lights 28

Running a Printer Check 29

Problems and Solutions 30

Setup and Software Installation Problems 30

Printing Problems 31

Print Quality Problems 32

Problems with Paper Feeding 34

Miscellaneous Printout Problems 35

Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software 36

Where To Get Help 37

EPSON Technical Support 37

Creative Software Technical Support 38

Requirements and Notices 39

Windows System Requirements 39

Macintosh System Requirements 40

ENERGY STAR Compliance 40

Important Safety Instructions 41

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 42

FCC Compliance Statement 43

Declaration of Conformity 43

Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty 44

Index 45

Welcome!

Your EPSON Stylus®Color 777 or EPSON Stylus Color 777i printer is the ideal

output device for home or home office printing. With resolutions of up to 2880 by

720 dpi, you can print anything from reports and resumes to family photos and

greeting cards with great results.

The EPSON Stylus Color 777i printer is identical to the EPSON Stylus

Color 777 printer, except for the printer lid and color. Therefore, this

guide refers to the printer and its software as EPSON Stylus Color 777.

About Your Documentation

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

contains instructions on:

■viewing your electronic printer manual and printer movies

■printing with Windows®or on a Macintosh®

■maintaining the printer

■solving basic problems

For system requirements, important safety information, and your printer warranty,

see page 39. For detailed information on using your printer and its software, see your

electronic Reference Guide, as described on page 2.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

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 EPSON

Documentation. A submenu

appears:

4. Click View Reference

Guide. You see another

submenu. You can view the

manual from the CD-ROM

or copy the manual to your

hard drive and view it from

there. For details on viewing

it, 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 ESC777 Guide.

Macintosh: Open the EPSON Stylus Color 777 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 plain or special paper, replacing ink cartridges, or cleaning the

print head? Your printer software CD-ROM includes helpful Fix-it Flix movies that

explain these 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 in these sections:

■“Printing with Windows” below

■“Printing on a Macintosh” on page 9

If you’re already familiar with EPSON ink jet printing, you can skip ahead

to these sections:

■“Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings” on page 13

■“Printing on Envelopes” on page 15

■“Using Special Papers” on page 16

■“Selecting the Correct Media Type” on page 17

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

of the sheet feeder and slide the left

edge guide against the paper. (Don’t

push the paper deeper into the feeder.)

Follow these guidelines when loading

paper:

■Load the printable side face up. It’s usually whiter or brighter than the other side.

■Load letterhead or preprinted paper into the printer top edge first.

■Don’t load paper above the arrow on the left edge guide.

Load paper only

up to this arrow Slide paper

against the

right edge

If you’re printing on envelopes, see page 15 for loading instructions.

Opening the Printer Software

After you open your application program and create your document, you’re ready to

select your printer software settings.

From the File menu, click Print. You see your application’s Print dialog box (your

dialog box may look slightly different):

Make the following selections on the Print dialog box:

■Make sure EPSON Stylus Color 777 is selected.

■Click the Properties button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, click

it. Then click Properties on the next screen.)

If you click the print icon on your application’s tool bar instead of

selecting Print from the File menu, you may not get the option to change

the printer software settings before printing.

Click here to

open your printer

software

Select your printer here

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