Epson Stylus Color 800N User manual

Setup Guide

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written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use

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

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Contents

Using Your Software and Manuals 1

Setting Up Your Printer 2

Getting the Printer Ready 2

Installing the Ink Cartridges 4

Loading the Paper 7

Testing the Printer 8

Connecting the Printer to Your Network 8

Installing EPSON Net! 9

Installing in Windows 9

Installing in Macintosh 10

Configuring for NetWare 10

Defining Your Printer on a Print Server 10

Using EPSON Net! for NetWare Windows 12

Configuring for TCP/IP 15

Installing TCP/IP in Windows 95 15

Installing LPR Software in Windows NT 17

Configuring the Ethernet Card for TCP/IP 18

Setting Up DLC 19

Installing DLC in Windows NT 20

Configuring the Ethernet Card in Windows NT 4.x 20

Configuring the Ethernet Card in Windows NT 3.5x 21

Configuring for AppleTalk 22

Installing the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility 24

Installing the Printer Driver 26

Installing on a PC 26

Installing on a Macintosh 28

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Setup Guide

Congratulations on purchasing your new EPSON Stylus®

COLOR 800N printer. This guide summarizes the process of

setting up your printer and configuring it to work with your

network. For more information, see the User’s Guides for your

printer, the Ethernet card, and EPSON Status Monitor 2.

Using Your Software and Manuals

Your printer comes with the following:

◗Printer Software CD-ROM

Contains the drivers for Windows®and Macintosh,®Epson

Answers (Windows 95, for non-network use only) and

Avery®LabelPro®3.0 (Windows only).

◗EPSON Stylus COLOR 800

User’s Guide

Provides instructions for basic and custom printing, using

special media, maintenance, troubleshooting, and

specifications.

◗EPSON Net utility for Windows, Macintosh, and

DOS/OS/2 (1 diskette each)

Allows you to configure your printer for protocols

including Novell®NetWare,®TCP/IP, AppleTalk,®and

NetBIOS.

◗EPSON Type B Ethernet Interface Card

User’s Guide

Includes instructions for configuring and using the

Ethernet card with NetWare, Windows NT, UNIX,®and

OS/2.®Note that the information in the User’s Guide on

using the card with AppleTalk is incorrect for the version of

EPSON Net! included with your printer. Refer to the

Supplement for the correct instructions.

Note:

The

Stylus COLOR 800

User’s Guide

contains

some information that

does not apply to your

Ethernet-ready

Stylus COLOR 800N.

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Setup Guide

◗EPSON Type B Ethernet Interface Card

Supplement

Contains instructions for configuring and using the

Ethernet card with a Macintosh network, initializing the

card, using the card with NetWare on a WAN, and using

TCP/IP with Windows 95.

◗EPSON Status Monitor 2 for Windows

Allows you to monitor your printer over the network and

configures Windows 95 peer-to-peer printing

environments (2 diskettes).

◗EPSON Status Monitor 2

User’s Guide

Provides instructions for installing and using the utility in a

TCP/IP or NetWare environment.

Setting Up Your Printer

First you must unpack your printer and get it ready for

operation. Then you need to install your ink cartridges and load

some paper before you can test the printer.

Getting the Printer Ready

Follow these steps:

1. Remove any packing material from the printer, as described

on the Notice Sheet in the box. Save all the packaging so

you can use it if you need to transport the printer later.

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Setup Guide

You’ll find these items inside:

2. Place the printer flat on a stable desk near a grounded

outlet. Leave plenty of room in back for the cables and

enough room in front for opening the output tray.

Do not put the printer:

◗In an area with high temperature or humidity

◗In direct sunlight or dusty conditions

◗Near sources of heat or electromagnetic interference,

such as loudspeakers or cordless telephone base units

3. Insert the paper support in the top slot on the back of the

printer.

paper

support

black ink

cartridge

color ink

cartridge

Note:

Be sure to follow the

Safety Instructions in

the Introduction of your

printer

User’s Guide.

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Setup Guide

4. Before you plug in the printer, make sure the power is off.

Check the Ppower button; it’s off when its surface is raised

above the printer surface.

5. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded outlet.

Installing the Ink Cartridges

1. Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover.

2. Press the Ppower button to turn on the printer. The P

power light flashes, the Band Iink out lights come on,

and the ink cartridge holders move to the left.

Caution:

Do not plug the printer

into an outlet controlled

by a wall switch or

timer, or on the same

circuit as a large

appliance. This may

disrupt the power,

which can erase

memory and damage

the power supply.

power

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Setup Guide

3. Lift up the black ink cartridge clamp.

4. Open the black ink cartridge package. Remove only the

yellow part of the tape. Do not remove the white part. Also,

do not remove the clear seal on the bottom of the cartridge.

5. Lower the ink cartridge into the holder with the label face

up and the arrow pointing toward the back of the printer.

Note:

It’s OK if the tape does

not completely tear off

along the dotted line. black ink

cartridge

color ink

cartridge

black ink

cartridge

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Setup Guide

6. Push down the clamp until it locks in place.

7. Press the Xcolor cleaning button. The print heads move to

the left again so you can install the color ink cartidge.

8. Follow steps 3 through 6 to install the color ink cartridge.

9. Press the Eload eject button.

The printer moves the print heads and begins charging the ink

delivery system. The Ppower light flashes, and the printer

makes various sounds. Charging takes up to 7 minutes. Don’t

turn off the printer or interrupt this important process or

you’ll use up more ink than necessary. When it’s finished, you

can close the printer cover.

load/eject

button

black

cleaning

button

color

cleaning

button

Caution:

Never turn off the printer

when the Ppower light

is flashing. However if

the Ppower light is still

flashing after 10

minutes and the printer

is not moving or making

noise, you may turn off

the printer.

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Setup Guide

Loading the Paper

1. Slide the left edge guide all the way left and pull out the

output tray extensions.

2. Fan a stack of plain paper and then even the edges.

3. Load a stack with the printable surface face up. Push the

paper against the right edge guide.

4. Slide the left edge guide back against the stack of paper.

Note:

Don’t load paper above

the arrow mark inside

the left edge guide.

arrow

mark

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