Epson Stylus COLOR 1160 Quick Start

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on’t place the printer in areas:

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with high temperature or humidity

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in direct sunlight or dusty conditions

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with poor ventilation

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near sources of heat or electromagnetic interference,

such as a cordless telephone base unit

Follow all the “Safety Instructions” listed in the

Printer Basics

book.

Make sure the printer and computer are turned off.

Connect the

end of the USB cable to your printer’s USB port.

Connect the

end of the cable to your computer’s USB port or

a first tier USB hub port.

Put on the Paper Support

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nsert the paper support into the slots on the back of the printer.

Connect the Printer to Your Computer

Unpack Everything

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emove all the tape and packing material from the printer.

See the unpacking sheet in the printer box for instructions.

Make sure you’ve got a parallel or USB cable to connect

your printer. See “System Requirements” in the

Printer Basics

book.

Connecting to a USB Port

(Recommended connection; only for Windows

®

98, iMac

™

, and Power Macintosh

®

G3 or later systems;

see “System Requirements” in the

Printer Basics

book for details)

Connecting to a PC Parallel Port

If you’re using a USB hub, connect the printer to the first tier of the hub

or the printer may malfunction. If the printer doesn’t work there,

connect it directly to a USB port on your computer.

Don’t use an outlet that is controlled by a wall switch or timer, or one on the

same circuit as a large appliance, to avoid damaging the printer’s power supply.

Always use the

power button to turn the printer on or off. Never use an

external switch, such as a power strip switch.

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Make sure the printer and computer are turned off.

Connect the parallel cable to your printer’s parallel port.

Then secure it with the wire clips.

Connect the other end of the cable to your computer’s

built-in parallel port and secure it as necessary.

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If your computer has multiple parallel ports, connect your printer

to the built-in port (LPT1). To use a different port, see Windows help.

Configure your computer to match your printer’s maximum speed

by enabling ECP/DMA mode, if possible. See your computer documentation.

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With the printer and computer still turned off, plug the printer’s power cord into a grounded electrical outlet.

Press the

power button to turn on the printer. The

power light flashes and the

black

and

color ink out lights come on. The ink cartridge holders move left into loading position.

Turn on the Printer

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Set Up the Printer

Set Up the Printer

printer

paper support

ink cartridges

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COLOR 1160

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COLOR 1160

Ink charging takes about two minutes, with the

power light flashing and the printer making noise until it’s finished.

Don’t turn off the printer or interrupt charging or it will start over, using more ink than necessary.

It’s finished when the

power light stops flashing.

Follow these ink cartridge precautions:

Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children.

If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water.

If ink gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.

Install the Ink Cartridges

Lower the output tray

and open the cover.

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Lift up the two ink cartridge clamps.

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Unwrap the ink cartridges,

then remove only

the yellow part of the

tape seal on top.

Don’t pull off the

blue part.

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Insert both ink cartridges

with the labels facing up

as shown. Press down the

clamps until they lock into

place, but don’t press

down on the ink

cartridges themselves.

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Press the

cleaning button and close the printer cover.

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Put in Paper

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ou can load a stack of plain paper or special ink jet paper. See the

Printer Basics

book for special paper loading steps.

Pull out the output tray extensions. Slide the left

edge guide so it’s slightly wider than your paper.

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Load paper against the right edge guide,

then slide the left edge guide against it.

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black ink

cartridge

color ink

cartridge

CPD 9238

Turn over

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Install both ink cartridges, and leave them installed for all types of printing, or the printer won’t work.

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Remove the yellow tape seal from the top of the ink cartridges or you’ll permanently damage them.

Don’t remove the clear seals on the bottom or ink will leak out.

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Don’t open an ink cartridge clamp to remove a cartridge except to replace it with a new one.

Once you remove a cartridge, you can’t reuse it, even if it contains ink.

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Never turn off the printer when the

power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved

or made any noise for more than 5 minutes.

Don’t load

paper above

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Epson Stylus COLOR 1160 Quick Start

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