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User's Guide Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 2
instructions. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. EPSON, EPSON ESC/P, and EPSON Stylus - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 3
FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This printer has been tested and found to comply with the limits radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. However, there is no - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 4
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edge guides paper support extension paper support control panel printer cover output tray output tray extensions black print head cleaning button ink cartridge clamp load/eject button paper thickness lever color print head cleaning button power button - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 6
2 Supported Network Protocols and Features 3 How To Use Your Manuals 4 Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 5 Where To Get Help 6 ENERGY STAR Compliance 7 Year 2000 Ready 7 Important Safety Instructions 8 1 Basic Printing Printing from Windows 1-1 Setting Printer Options - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 7
Envelopes 2-4 EPSON Photo Paper 2-5 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 2-7 EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets 2-7 EPSON Iron-On Transfer Paper 2-7 3 Custom Printing Using Predefined Advanced Settings 3-2 Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects 3-4 Customizing Color Settings - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 8
Ink Cartridge 5-5 Cleaning the Print Heads 5-6 Using the Head Cleaning Utility 5-6 Using the Control Panel 5-7 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 5-8 Aligning the Print Heads 5-8 Using the Print Head Alignment Utility 5-9 Using the Control Panel 5-9 Cleaning the Printer 5-10 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 9
UNIX Systems 6-17 Using Novell NetWare Modes 6-22 Using Print Server Mode 6-23 Using Remote Printer Mode 6-23 Using Auto Print Server/Remote Printer Mode 6-24 Changing the Routing Protocol for NetWare 4.x 6-24 Installing EPSON Net! for DOS 6-25 Finding Additional Resources for Using - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 10
7 Troubleshooting Diagnosing Problems 7-1 Checking the Control Panel Lights 7-2 Running a Self Test 7-3 Using Hex Dump Mode 7-4 Improving Print Quality 7-4 Solving Printing Problems 7-8 Solving Printer Software Problems 7-10 Fixing Paper Problems 7-13 Solving Miscellaneous Printout - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 11
Contents C Technical Specifications Printing C-1 Paper C-3 Ink Cartridges C-5 Mechanical C-6 Electrical C-6 Environmental C-6 Safety Approvals C-6 DOS Support C-7 Control Panel Settings C-7 Control Codes C-8 Character Tables C-9 Ethernet Card C-10 Glossary Index x - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 12
Introduction Note: Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N printer is identical to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 except for the added network capabilities. Therefore, this guide refers to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 printer driver software. Your EPSON Stylus® COLOR 850N bundled printer/print server is the ideal - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 13
more is recommended) 13-inch RGB display or better Double-speed CD-ROM drive (quad-speed or faster recommended) for installing the printer software Network connection to Ethernet A twisted-pair (10BASE-T) or thin coaxial (10BASE2) cable (with a 50 ohm terminator, if necessary) to connect the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 14
and Features The EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N's Ethernet card supports the following network protocols: Novell® NetWare® Supports NetWare 3.x and 4.x (Bindery Emulation Mode) Allows your printer to function as a print server or remote printer. Auto Print Server/Remote Printer mode automatically - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 15
5 gives instructions for replacing ink cartridges, cleaning and aligning the print heads, and cleaning and transporting the printer. Chapter 6 provides information on the Ethernet card and network configurations not covered in the Setup Guide. Chapter 7 provides solutions for any problems you may - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 16
, Notes, and Tips You'll find this information throughout your manual: 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 great printing. 5 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 17
Introduction Where To Get Help Electronic support services Service World Wide Web EPSON Internet FTP Site EPSON Download Service EPSON Forum on CompuServe® EPSON provides technical assistance through electronic support services and automated telephone services 24 hours a day. The following tables - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 18
Computer configuration Description of the problem You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, manuals, and accessories from EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 printers, fax machines, and copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation. Year 2000 Ready Your EPSON printer is - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 19
printer until the Ppower light is off. Important Safety Instructions Before using your printer, read the following safety instructions to make sure you use the printer safely and effectively: Turn off and unplug the printer in this User's Guide, do not attempt to service the printer yourself. 8 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 20
you press this button, the Ppower light flashes briefly then goes out. Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power to the outlet until the Ppower light is off. Before transporting the printer, make sure the print head is capped in the far right position and the ink cartridges are in place. 9 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 21
are in Chapter 6. Appendix C has DOS support information. For instructions on printing with NT and DLC, UNIX, or OS/2, see Chapter 6. It's easy to print all your color and black-and-white documents with your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N. First set up your printer, install the software, and configure the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 22
Windows software application and open a file you want to print. 2. Choose Print from the File menu. You see the Print dialog box for your application. 3. Make sure your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 printer is selected, and then click the Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options button. (You may have to - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 23
media. For the best printing at any resolution, always use EPSON media. The Quality/Speed slider is not available for certain media types. 5. Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list: Plain paper 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Photo Paper Photo - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 24
the new default settings.) Setting Default Options in Windows 95 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and select Printers. 2. Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 icon. 3. Select Properties. You see the printer software dialog box, as shown on page 1-2. Note: You can access the default Windows NT - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 25
Monitor 2. You can set up the way your printer software sends print jobs and select whether to display the Progress Meter dialog box or not; see page 4-10 for instructions. Windows NT 4.0 If you installed Status Monitor 2, you see information about how much ink you have left and can view the Status - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 26
. Windows 3.1 After you send your print job, the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears on your screen: Click to pause or resume printing Click to cancel printing Click to restart printing This dialog box shows the progress of your print job and the status of your printer. If you run out of paper - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 27
settings for documents in each application you use. When you choose Page Setup or Print from the File menu, you see the printer software dialog boxes that let you choose the settings that describe your print job-such as the media type you've loaded and the resolution you want to use. This - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 28
Ink Jet Paper Photo Paper Photo Quality Glossy Film Ink Jet Transparencies The type of paper or other media you choose determines the print quality or resolution you can use. If you're not sure which setting to select for your media, see the table on page 2-1. 8. Choose Color or Black ink - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 29
for instructions. 10. Click the Layout button and check the proportional printing, watermark, and page layout options to make sure they're correct for your print job. See page 3-20 for details. For information on the Print Order options, see page 3-19. Then click OK to return to the printer settings - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 30
light comes on, you need to replace the ink cartridge. See Chapter 5 for instructions. When the power light flashes, the printer is receiving a print job or performing a maintenance operation. When two or more lights flash, your printer may have a problem. See page 7-9 for more information. 1-10 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 31
on Special Paper Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N lets you print on just about any kind of paper you want to use. You can get great results printing on various sizes of plain paper, letterhead, and envelopes, but you'll get even better results with specially coated ink jet paper. Note: Be careful - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 32
Size Part number EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 S041111 S041117 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 Legal S041062/S041029 S041061/S041026 S041067/S041048 EPSON Special Coated Paper Letter for 720 dpi Printing S041062 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041054 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 33
. paper support extension output tray extensions Caution: Don't use the cleaning sheets that may be included with your special media; they may jam inside the printer. EPSON 360 dpi, High Quality, and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper You can load paper up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide. If - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 34
Printing on Special Paper Note: Use ink jet papers within one year of purchase. Use glossy media and transparencies within six months. Return unused sheets and envelopes to their original package as soon - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 35
and protect them from heat, humidity, and direct sunlight. Be sure to support your Panoramic Photo Paper as it ejects from the printer so it doesn't fall onto the floor. EPSON Photo Paper You can use EPSON Photo Paper to print photographs that look almost as good as the ones you get from film - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 36
Photo Paper as the Media Type setting and let your image dry. Then print your message on the uncoated side of the paper using 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper as the Media Type setting. 0.12 in 0.24 in Choose these printer software settings for your size of Photo Paper: Choose Photo Paper as the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 37
Printing on Special Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards You can load up to 30 cards at a time. Always place the included support sheet under the cards. When you're ready to print, use your software to set the Paper Size option for the size card you're using. Make sure you set the paper thickness - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 38
When your presentation graphics, photographs, or other projects have special printing requirements, you can use the custom settings in your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 software. You can choose predefined settings or adjust individual options like brightness, contrast, saturation, and halftoning. For - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 39
printer's operation for special image types. Follow these steps to print with predefined settings: 1. Create your image or document in your application software. 2. Access the printer of project types Macintosh 3. Choose Color or Black ink. 4. Click Advanced, and then Custom Settings. You see the list - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 40
printout colors to match the colors on your screen. Not available when printing on plain paper or Ink Jet Transparencies. ColorSync (Macintosh only) Automatically adjusts printout colors to match the colors on your screen. Not available when printing on plain paper or Ink Jet Transparencies - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 41
similar project. See page 3-33 for instructions. Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects If you need the maximum control over your project, or you want to experiment with special effects, you can adjust individual settings in your printer software. Follow these steps: 1. Create your document - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 42
driver changes the Media Type setting. Be sure to check both of these settings. 4. Choose one of the following Print Quality options: Economy For low-resolution rough drafts on plain paper. Saves ink. Normal - 360 dpi For most documents on plain paper, transparencies, or 360 dpi Ink Jet paper - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 43
setting, you may need to align the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions. 6. Choose one of the following Halftoning options: No Halftoning For printing black text only. Error Diffusion For printing photographic or video/digital camera images. Blends each color dot with the dots around it - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 44
Custom Printing Customizing Color Settings You can choose from several color adjustment modes or manually adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and CMY color values. Or, to correct the colors and exposure of digital images, you can use PhotoEnhance2 (PhotoEnhance on Windows 3.1). To achieve - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 45
Photo-realistic For printing color photographs. Vivid For printing graphics-intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs. Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights. No Color Adjustment Disables the color adjustment features of the printer software so you - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 46
get printed colors to match the colors displayed on your monitor or other device. The Macintosh ColorSync system helps you control all your devices so their colors match your printer's as closely as possible. ColorSync uses profile information from each device- including your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 47
printing scanned photographs. Saturation For printing graphics-intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs. Colorimetric For matching colors on your screen as exactly as possible. Reproduces colors the way your eye distinguishes them. 9. Click OK to return to the printer - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 48
Selecting Paper Size and Orientation Options Your printer can print on paper up to 9.5 inches wide and up to 44 inches long in either portrait or landscape orientation. If you print multiple page documents or multiple copies of documents, you can print the pages collated and in reverse order - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 49
larger than you can load in your printer and can be used only with the Proportional Printing setting on the Layout tab; see page (See page 3-14 for instructions.) 5. If you did not or cannot select the number of copies you want to print in your application program's Print dialog box, choose the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 50
Order checkbox. The page graphics change to show later pages printing first. 8. Select the direction of printing on the page using the Orientation options. To print your document oriented as shown in one of the following printer graphics, select the options listed below it. Portrait orientation - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 51
or centimeter) increments. For example, 850 equals 8.50 inches. Creating User Defined Paper Sizes You can create up to 10 custom paper sizes (only one in Windows 3.1) and add them to the Paper Size list using the User Defined option. This is useful if you're printing a custom size document, such as - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 52
Custom Printing Windows 3.1 You can create only one User Defined paper size. Type when you're done. Selecting Paper Options on a Macintosh The Paper Size and Orientation options for your printer software are on the Page Setup dialog box. The options for collating and reversing the page order are on - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 53
Custom Printing Choosing Paper Size and Orientation Options Follow these steps to select of paper you loaded in the printer. A4 B5 A5 Letter Legal Executive Half Letter Envelope #10 Envelope C6 Envelope DL A6 Index card Index card 5×8in Index card 8×10in EPSON Photo Paper 4×6in Panoramic 210×594mm - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 54
, you can create a custom paper size; see page 3-18 for instructions. 4. Select the direction of printing on the page using the Orientation options. To print your document oriented as shown in one of the following printer graphics, select the options listed below it. Portrait orientation Landscape - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 55
custom paper sizes You can create up to 8 custom paper sizes and add them to the Paper Size list. This is useful if you're printing a custom size document, such as a banner. You can select any width from 3.94 to 9.5 inches, and any height (length) from 3.94 to 44 inches. Follow - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 56
box: Note: For information on the other settings on the Layout dialog box, see page 3-27. Print Order options 3. If you're printing multiple copies of a multi-page document and you want the copies printed in sets, click the Collate checkbox. The page graphics change to show collated documents. 4. If - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 57
any size document to print on your printer. You can also select options to proof multiple pages on one sheet of paper, add page frames, and add a predefined or custom watermark. For Windows 95 and Windows NT instructions, see the next section. For Macintosh instructions, see page 3-27. Choosing - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 58
Size setting you selected for your document is within the maximum paper size that can fit on your printer, but you want to enlarge or reduce the image, you need to select proportional printing manually. Go to step 5. 4. If the Paper Size setting you selected is larger than the maximum size that can - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 59
The selected Paper Size, reduction percentage, and Output Paper settings now appear on the printer graphic. If you want to adjust the proportions or sizes, go to step 5. If you're ready to print, go to step 7. Paper Size setting reduction percentage Output Paper setting 5. Click the Layout - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 60
and Page Frames (Windows 95 Only) If you're printing a multiple page document, but you want a quick proof of the images on each page printed on one piece of paper, you can select Print Layout options in the printer software. You can choose the way the pages are placed on the paper and add - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 61
2. If the page order of the layout shown in the printer graphic is how you want your document printed, go to step 3. To change the page order, click program that can create bitmap files. See your application's documentation for instructions. Adding a Watermark You can add a watermark to each page - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 62
how you want your watermark to appear using these options Note: If you selected a multiple page print layout option (as described on page 3-29), your watermark will appear on each page in the Priority Hot Do Not Copy For Your Eyes Only Review Copy Top Secret Duplicate Then go to step 5. 3-25 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 63
to close the dialog box. Note: If your monitor displays only 16 colors, the Intensity adjustments are not shown in the Layout graphic. If you No Halftoning setting, the Intensity setting does not determine how your watermark is printed. Click Browse to select your bitmap file Then type a name for - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 64
layouts and page frames Adding a watermark Using the Fit to Page Option When you want to make the printed size of a document different from its actual size, you can use your printer software's Fit to Page option to proportion it to fit in the maximum, centered area on a selected paper size. Follow - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 65
document at the maximum size on 4 × 6-inch EPSON Photo Paper, you'll use the Fit to Page option to reduce the image to that size. If you want to print this image at the maximum size on Legal-size paper (8 1/2 × 14 inches), you'll use the Fit to Page option to enlarge - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 66
using the Fit to Page option. Using Multiple Print Layouts and Page Frames If you're printing a multiple page document and you want a quick proof of the images on each page printed on one piece of paper, you can select Print Layout options in the printer software. You can choose the way the pages - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 67
2. If the page order of the layout shown in the printer graphic is how you want your document printed, go to step 3. To change the page order, click program that can create PICT files. See your application's documentation for instructions. Adding a Watermark You can add a watermark to each page in - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 68
: If you selected a multiple page print layout option (as described on page 3-29), your choose one of the following options: Confidential Draft Urgent Priority Hot Do Not Copy For Your Eyes Only Review Copy Top Secret Duplicate Then go to step 3. 2. To load a custom watermark you've created as - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 69
for your predefined watermark: Red, Black, Blue, Aqua, Lime, Fuchsia, or Yellow. You cannot select a color for a custom watermark; it is printed in its original colors. Intensity sets the lightness or darkness of the watermark (from 5% to 100%) based on where you move the slidebar. To adjust - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 70
time you print a similar project. You can save up to 10 (Windows) or 8 (Macintosh) groups of settings. Follow these steps: 1. Customize your printer settings as the main printer software dialog box. You see one of the following: Macintosh Windows Note: If you change the Media Type or Ink setting - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 71
the name of the custom settings group you want to redefine in the Custom Settings list. 2. Change the printer settings as necessary. (If you change the Media Type and Ink settings, the custom settings group name reverts to Custom Settings; this doesn't affect your customized setting.) 3. Click Save - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 72
part of Status Monitor 2. See page 14 in the Setup Guide. Managing Print Jobs in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 Your printer software offers several ways to manage and monitor your print jobs in Windows 95 and Windows NT: EPSON Status Monitor 2 (Windows 95 and NT), which provides a variety of - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 73
and control how you want printing monitored. To control network traffic, you may need to limit the number of systems that monitor the printer. There are three ways to access Status Monitor 2: Click Start, point to Programs, click the Epson folder, and click EPSON Status Monitor 2. Double-click - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 74
this, click the printer in the Installed Printers list and select Delete Printer from the Settings menu. The color of the Installed Printer icon indicates the printer status as follows: Installed Printer icon color Status message Green Ready to print Yellow Paper and/or ink level is low Red - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 75
on Show when errors occur, the dialog box will appear only if a printing error occurs. If you select all the options, the dialog box will appear whenever you print, encounter an error, or have low ink levels. The color of the printer icon in the Status Alert dialog box indicates the type of error - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 76
drop-down menu. If you're currently using the printer software, click the Utility tab, then click the EPSON Status Monitor 2 icon. (For instructions on accessing your printer software, see page 1-2 and page 1-4.) You can also access the Printer Status window by clicking the Details button on the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 77
Managing Print Jobs To check the amount of ink you have, click the Consumables tab. These graphics indicate the amount of ink remaining in your cartridges To view information about your printer's network connections and other printer resources, click the Printer Information tab. Note: The Job - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 78
printer if you want Status Monitor 2 to alert you to any error conditions while you're working on other tasks. This lets you find out if paper runs out or if any other printing problem has occurred without opening Status Monitor 2. If you have trouble with network traffic or if you need to use EPSON - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 79
any of the following settings: number of hops types of printers you can monitor EPSON TCP/IP printing You can also run this program any time you install the printer software and Status Monitor 2 is unable to find the printer. Follow these steps to change your settings: 1. In Windows Explorer - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 80
Managing Print Jobs Caution: If you have dial-up routers in a NetWare environment, they Select Monitor to monitor EPSON network printers that do not have drivers on your computer. Select Do not monitor if network traffic is a problem. Then click Next. Printers: Monitor_______ Do not monitor_______ - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 81
Managing Print Jobs The monitoring interval also affects network traffic. Make the interval longer for printers at a greater distance on the network. See page 4-3 for instructions. Monitoring printers beyond routers When you monitor NetWare printers located beyond dial-up routers in a wide area - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 82
Managing Print Jobs 2. Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 printer icon and select Properties from the drop-down menu. You see the printer settings dialog box. 3. Click the Utility tab. You see the Utility menu: Speed & Progress button 4. Click the Speed & Progress button. 4-11 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 83
for information on the Progress Meter. EPSON Printer Port lets you optimize the transfer rate of your printer port for EPSON printers instead of using the Windows default printer port. If you are printing over the network, ignore this option; it is for printing locally. 5. Click OK to close the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 84
and stores it in the C:\TEMP or C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder. The software then sends the file to your printer at the right time. To open Spool Manager while you're printing, click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 icon that appears on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. You see the Spool Manager window - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 85
in Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 servers and workstations include a messenger service to alert you to printer errors or let you know when a print job is finished. If you have appropriate network access privileges or you're controlling printing from the server, you can also cancel, pause, or restart - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 86
icon. Managing Print Jobs To open Spool Manager, do one of the following: To open it while you're printing, click the EPSON Spool Manager icon Stalled Print Job If you're having trouble printing, it may be because of a stalled print job. Follow these steps to delete it and continue printing: 1. - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 87
to store print job files, for example, C:\SPLTEMP. 2. Open the Spool Manager as described on page 4-14. 3. Make sure EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 is selected, 8. Close Spool Manager. Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh Your Macintosh printer software includes two print job management utilities: Monitor3 and - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 88
Status Monitor alerts you to any problems that occur during printing. You can also use it at any time to see how much ink you have left. The Configuration utility lets you select how you want to be notified of printer errors and where you want print job files stored. Using Monitor3 The Monitor3 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 89
the following dialog box: Job currently printing Jobs queued for printing Click to set priorities for waiting print jobs Note: If you see a stop sign icon and the message "Print queue on hold" in the EPSON Monitor3 dialog box, select Start print queue from the Printer menu to release the queue and - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 90
Managing Print Jobs 2. Click the Utility button. You see the Utility menu: For information about these utilities, see Chapter 5 3. Click the EPSON StatusMonitor icon. The software checks the amount of ink remaining in the printer and displays the Status Monitor window: Click to recheck the ink level - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 91
Selecting Configuration Options You can configure the way you want the printer to handle error messages, warnings, ink level checks, and temporary spool folders in the Configuration Settings dialog box. Follow these steps: 1. Choose Page Setup or Print from the File menu in your application. You see - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 92
you send a job to the printer. Click the Select button to change the folder from the default folder shown. Click the Check for errors before starting to print checkbox if you want your software to check for errors before starting your print job. Click the Check the ink level before starting to - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 93
your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N printer working at its best. Just follow the simple instructions in this chapter for replacing ink cartridges, performing routine maintenance, and moving the printer in these sections: Replacing an ink cartridge Cleaning the print heads Aligning the print heads - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 94
not flashing, the printer cleans the print heads, as described on page 5-6. If you need to replace an ink cartridge before the lights flash (because the ink is too old, for example) follow the instructions on page 5-5. color cleaning button 4. Press the Y black or X color cleaning button and hold - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 95
, the procedure is the same for replacing the color ink cartridge.) Warning: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. 6. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully. 7. Follow the steps - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 96
not remove the clear seal from the bottom of the cartridge; ink will leak out. black cartridge color cartridge 3. Lower the ink cartridge into its holder with the label facing up and the arrow pointing to the back of the printer. 4. Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place. 5-4 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 97
Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover. 3. Press both the Y black and X color cleaning buttons and hold them down for a few seconds until the black print head moves to the left. To replace the black ink cartridge, follow the instructions beginning with step 5 on page 5-3. To replace - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 98
but not printing, and the B black and A color ink out lights are off. 2. Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Chapter 1. 3. Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu. 4. Click the Head Cleaning button. 5. Follow the instructions on - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 99
. Using the Control Panel Follow these steps to clean the print heads: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, and that the B black and A color ink out lights are off. 2. Open the printer cover, then press the Y black or X color cleaning button and hold it down for three seconds - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 100
pattern colored cyan, magenta, and yellow: Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If your printout looks okay, you're done. If any dots are missing, as shown below, clean the print heads again; see page 5-6 for instructions. missing - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 101
(210 mm) wide. This prevents ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts. For the best results, load EPSON ink jet paper in the printer whenever you check the print head alignment. Maintenance and Transportation Using the Print Head Alignment Utility Follow these steps to run - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 102
. See the Notice Sheet that was packed with the printer. Be sure to keep the printer level as you transport it. If you notice a decline in print quality after transporting the printer, clean the print heads; if output is misaligned, align the print heads. See the instructions in this chapter. 5-10 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 103
. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 104
Using the Ethernet Card Note: See the Setup Guide for information on connecting the card to your network. Using the Ethernet Card Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N includes an EPSON Type B Ethernet interface card. This card allows you to connect your printer to a network using 10BASE-T or 10BASE2 cables - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 105
lights help you monitor the Ethernet card. The status sheet button lets you print out detailed information about the card and its configuration on the network. ) DLC address NetWare name TCP/IP address To print a status sheet, turn on the printer and then press the status sheet button. 6-3 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 106
Using the Ethernet Card Reading the Indicator Lights The indicator lights on the Ethernet card plate provide you with the basic printer and network status. The green data transmission light blinks when the Ethernet card is sending data. The red and green status lights indicate the following: - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 107
under the following conditions: The first time you connect the printer to a network. EPSON Net! cannot recognize the card because its settings are incorrect. in your operating system. Follow the instructions below to install DLC protocol and configure the Ethernet card to use it. 6-5 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 108
the Select Network Protocol list, and click OK. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen and reboot your system. Configuring the Ethernet Card After card and your printer for Window NT 4.0: 1. Double-click My Computer, then double-click the Printers icon. 2. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 109
REMPRT, REMSTAT-pipe support Setting Up Redirection to the Printer To redirect the workstation's ports to your printer, print a status sheet for the Ethernet card to obtain the card's serial number as described on page 6-3, then follow these steps: 1. Insert the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N CD-ROM in - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 110
want to redirect. 7. Reboot the workstation. All printed output spooled to the workstation is redirected to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 printer specified in the STARTUP.CMD entry. Obtaining Printer Status for Redirected Ports You can obtain printer status for each redirected port on your workstation - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 111
following the instructions on page 6-3 to obtain the card serial number. Then follow these steps to copy the piping software to your computer: 1. Insert the EPSON CD-ROM or diskette into your workstation's drive. 2. Open an OS/2 full command session. 3. Create a remote print service directory by - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 112
REMPRT.EXE REMPRT3.EXE Remote Print Service program REMDRV.EXE REMDRV3.EXE Remote Print Service driver REMSTAT.EXE REMSTAT3.EXE Printer status program Configuring the Printer for Remote Print Service Follow these steps to set up remote print service: 1. Open an OS/2 full screen command session - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 113
6. To ensure that remote print service is initialized each time you start your workstation, edit the STARTUP.CMD printers to the list of shared resources. See your OS/2 documentation for more information. Obtaining Printer Status for Piped Ports You can obtain printer - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 114
print service is initialized each time you start the workstation. Sharing a Printer printer by following these steps: 1. Complete the steps in "Copying the Piping Software" on page 6-9. 2. From your workstation's remote print service file in the remote print service directory: For TCP - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 115
for UNIX The printer's Ethernet card supports many standard UNIX commands and can be configured from any computer on the network without using the utility program. The EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N functions as a remote printer for systems using TCP/IP Ethernet transfer with remote printing protocol (lpr - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 116
: If you don't know what IP address to use for the Ethernet card, ask your network administrator. Then, follow these steps to set up the printer: 1. Add an entry in the ARP table that assigns an IP address to the hardware address of the Ethernet card, as follows: arp -s - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 117
2. On a new line in the /etc/printcap file, type a name for the local printer being redirected to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N, followed by the Ethernet card name, then the path to the printer. If you want to set up the printer to support different lpr filters (listed in the table below), enter the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 118
For example, if you want to set up the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N (with an Ethernet card name of Printer and redirected from local printer lp) as PRINTRA, which prints ASCII files with carriage returns, type the following: :lp : rm = Printer : rp = lpa : sd = /var/spool/PRINTRA: 3. Repeat steps 1 and - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 119
to print using ftp: 1. Establish a connection to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N by typing: ftp open 2. To send the print job, Printing with Other UNIX Systems Not all UNIX systems support the same printer functions. The sections below cover specific differences in setting up and printing - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 120
your interface directory, or you can type the following: /usr/lib/lpadmin-pPRINTER-v/dev/null-i/etc/ INTERFACESCRIPT PRINTER is the printer name used in lpd printer and INTERFACESCRIPT is the file name containing the next ftp script. Script 1 General interface program file: NETPRINTER="basename - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 121
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QUEUES to start the queue. The following example illustrates the /etc/qconfig file: epson: device=epsonprn up=true host=200.200.200.99 rq=C82331_PRT epsonprn: backend=/usr/lp/rembak 6. If you want the printer to support lpr filters, include a line with the following format in the /etc/qconfig file - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 123
/hosts Nothing or 'lps,' 'lpaf,' etc, if using filters /bin/true /bin/true Enter as appropriate Nothing Nothing Nothing To print, use either rlp or the following: lpd -d Using FTP with HP-UX Follow these steps to use ftp with HP-UX: 1. Type the following: lpshut lpadmin -p - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 124
*End of Script* Using Novell NetWare Modes You can use the card in one of three modes under Novell NetWare: Print Server mode, Remote Printer mode, or Auto Print Server/Remote Printer mode. This section offers an explanation of how these modes work. Setup for each of these modes is covered in the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 125
to the printer. The Ethernet card operates like any Novell NetWare print server, servicing the print queues in a round robin fashion. In queues of the same priority, the Ethernet card services the first job in a queue before those in a lower priority queue. The card also supports encrypted passwords - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 126
with limited available file server connections. Each NetWare print server can support up to 16 printers and requires only one file server connection. Using Auto Print Server/Remote Printer Mode In Auto Print Server/Remote Printer mode, the Ethernet card provides automatic switching between - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 127
EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N CD-ROM in your drive and use the DOS COPY command (COPY D:\FILENAME.*) to copy the following files to a network directory or to your hard drive: D:\EPSONNET\DOS\EPNWDE.EXE D:\EPSONNET\DOS\EPNWDE.DAT See your Setup Guide to use EPSON Net! to configure the printer's Ethernet - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 128
of these sites may no longer be active when you read this User's Guide. Finding Additional Resources for Using TCP/IP The following books provide information on (discussion groups): comp.protocols.tcp-ip comp.os.os2.networking.tcpip Uri's TCP/IP Resources List: http://www.qnx.com - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 129
covers the following problems and solutions: Diagnosing problems Improving print quality Solving printing problems Solving printer software problems Fixing paper jams and other paper problems Solving miscellaneous printout problems Solving network problems Uninstalling the software - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 130
7-20 for instructions. If none of the suggested solutions in this chapter solve your problem, contact EPSON as described under "Where to Get Help" in the Introduction. Checking the Control Panel Lights black cleaning button color cleaning button paper out light black ink out light color ink out - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 131
B A B A P S B A P S B A Troubleshooting When an ink light flashes, your ink supply is low. Make sure you have a replacement cartridge. When an ink light comes on, you need to replace the ink cartridge. See Chapter 5 for instructions. When the power light and paper out light flash and all the other - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 132
it by doing one or more of the following: Clean the print heads following the instructions in Chapter 5. Use higher quality paper appropriate for your print job. (See Chapter 2 for a list of EPSON papers.) Match the Media Type in the printer software to the type of paper you loaded in the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 133
Troubleshooting Make sure Economy mode is turned off in the printer software, as described in Chapter 3. Replace the ink cartridges as described in Chapter 5. (Check the status of the B black and A color ink out lights first.) Here are some detailed solutions to specific print quality problems - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 134
. Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions. Check the B black and A color ink out lights to see which cartridge you may need to replace. See Chapter 5 for instructions. Because your monitor and printer use different technologies to represent colors, your printed colors can't exactly - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 135
you're using. See Chapter 1 for instructions. Clean carefully inside the printer to remove spilled ink. See Chapter 5 for instructions. Turn off High Speed following the instructions in Chapter 3. Run the Print Head Alignment utility following the instructions in Chapter 5. If a photographic image - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 136
Troubleshooting Solving Printing Problems If the printer won't print, first check that: The printer is turned on and the Ppower light is on. Paper is loaded in the printer. The printer is plugged into a working electrical outlet that's not controlled by a switch or timer. The network cable - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 137
Troubleshooting Possible cause Printing is stalled. Solution In Windows 95/3.1x, delete the stalled print jobs in Spool Manager; see Chapter 4 for instructions. In Windows NT, use the despooler. The print heads are clogged or the ink cartridges are too old. On a Macintosh, delete stalled print - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 138
, contact EPSON as described in the Introduction. Solving Printer Software Problems If you have trouble with your printer software, first check that your printer is selected as the default Windows printer or as the current printer in the Macintosh Chooser; see the Setup Guide for instructions. If - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 139
Troubleshooting After you install your printer software, you see the Windows 95 New Hardware Found window. Possible cause An operating system error has occurred. Solution Click Do not install a driver, and then click OK. Never select any other option on the New Hardware Found window. You see a - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 140
Troubleshooting Possible cause You're using ScanDisk. The printer isn't in the list of monitored printers. Solution Before using ScanDisk, turn off background monitoring in Status Monitor 2. (See page 4-7 for instructions.) Then turn it back on when you're finished using ScanDisk. Make sure your - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 141
Troubleshooting Fixing Paper Problems To avoid most paper handling problems, do the following: Use smooth, high-quality media designed for ink jet printers that meets the media specifications in Appendix C. Follow all loading and handling instructions included with the media. Load the media - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 142
Troubleshooting Paper jams inside the printer. Try this Turn off your printer, open the cover, and remove all the paper that's inside, including any little pieces that may have torn off. Then do this Load more paper in the printer, following the instructions in the Setup Guide and in Chapter 2. - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 143
with the EPSON printer driver. Solution Select your printer in your application or select it as the default Windows printer. See your Windows documentation or online help for instructions. Select your printer in the Chooser as described in the Setup Guide. In Windows, delete the stalled print jobs - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 144
are incorrect for your paper size. The print head nozzles are clogged. Solution Select your printer as the default Windows printer. See your Windows documentation or online help for instructions. Select your printer in the Chooser as described in the Setup Guide. Check the settings in the paper - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 145
Net! or your network software (i.e., NetWare). Try to print a status sheet, as described on page 6-3. If you can't, set the network interface mode on the printer's control panel to On. See page C-7 for instructions. EPSON Net! does not start. Possible cause You added or deleted protocols after - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 146
Troubleshooting The IP addresses aren't working correctly on all the computers. a hardware problem. Solution Check all the settings of the gateway and the subnet masks. When you are using EPSON Net!, you must use a computer that is on the same segment of the network as the printer to configure - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 147
the DOS prompt. Then restart your computer. See your Windows NT documentation for instructions on changing the printer port and network path. NetWare clients cannot print. Possible cause The clients may not be registered, or the Ethernet card may not be logged in to the NetWare server. Solution - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 148
5. To reinstall your software, see the Setup Guide. Windows 3.1 Printer Software Instructions 1. Double-click the Main program group icon, then double-click the Control Panel icon. 2. Double-click Printers. 3. Select EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 in the Installed Printers list and click the Remove button - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 149
from the file menu and click Yes to delete the EPSON Net! group. Note: To remove EPSON Net! from a Macintosh system, find the EPSON Net! folder that you created and drag it to your Trash icon. Macintosh Instructions 1. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your drive. 2. Double-click the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 150
Windows Installing the Printer Software (Driver) in Macintosh Using the Disk Creation Utility Make sure you have several formatted diskettes ready, then follow these steps to use the EPSON Driver Disk Creation Utility in Windows 95/3.1x/NT 4.0: 1. Insert the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N CD-ROM in your - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 151
Installation Program screen: If the screen does not appear, go to My Computer and double-click the Epson CD-ROM icon to start the EPSON Installation program. 2. Select which program you want and click OK. You see a screen like the following: The screen lists the number of diskettes you need - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 152
making Status Monitor 2 diskettes, make sure you label the diskettes for both parts carefully, so you do not mix up the network diskettes and the printer-specific diskettes. 4. Click Copy to copy the first diskette. You see a screen showing the progress as the files are copied to the diskette. For - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 153
.exe, Remprt.exe, Remstat.exe EPSON Net! for OS/2 - TCP/IP D:\EPSONNET\TCPIP\ (Redirection) REDIRECT Rprint.exe, Rstat.exe EPSON Printer Software (Driver) and EPSON Net! for Macintosh Drag the files from the EPSON Installer (printer driver) CD-ROM folder to diskettes EPSON Net! (1 per file - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 154
(If your diskette drive is not A, substitute the correct letter.) 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. After you install EPSON Net!, you can use it to configure your printer for NetWare (on page 16 in your Setup Guide) or for NT and TCP/IP (on page 23 in your Setup - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 155
on your computer in two parts. For each system that will monitor the printer, make sure you install the network part and the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 part of EPSON Status Monitor 2. Follow these steps to install EPSON Status Monitor 2: 1. Insert Status Monitor 2 for Network, diskette 1 in your drive - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 156
EPSON Net! you do not have to turn off background monitoring. You should limit the number of systems that monitor the printer, however, to prevent network traffic problems No and click Finish. 12. Insert Status Monitor 2 for EPSON Stylus COLOR 850, diskette 1 in your drive. 13. Follow steps 2 to - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 157
Setup Guide. Installing the Printer Software (Driver) in Macintosh Follow these steps to install your printer software: 1. Turn on your printer and Follow the instructions on the screen and restart your computer. To use the printer, you need to select the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 AT printer in the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 158
accessories for your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N printer, from replacement ink cartridges to special ink jet paper and other creative media. To purchase EPSON accessories, contact your local printer retailer. You can also purchase ink cartridges, EPSON media, and manuals from EPSON Accessories at (800 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 159
Sticker Kit (CD-ROM and paper) EPSON Photo Stickers (refill) 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041144-KIT 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041144 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041054 8 × 10 S041122 EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Letter A4 S041064 S041063 EPSON Photo Quality Self A4 Adhesive Sheets S041106 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 160
C Technical Specifications Printing Printing method Nozzle configuration Printable columns and printing speed On-demand ink jet 128 black nozzles (32 × 4, staggered) 64 color nozzles × 3 (cyan, magenta, yellow) Character pitch (characters per inch) 10 12 15 17 (10 condensed) 20 (12 condensed) - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 161
EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Roman T EPSON Sans Serif H All scalable fonts are available in sizes from 8 to 32 points, in 2 point increments, and four styles: normal, bold, italic, and bold italic. The printer always uses the fonts you select with your software application. You need to use the printer - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 162
003 to 0.004 inch special ink jet (0.08 to 0.11 mm) papers distributed by EPSON 17 to 24 lb ( print quality and cause paper jams and other problems. If you encounter problems, switch to a higher grade of paper. Do not load curled or folded paper, envelopes, or transparencies. Print on ink jet - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 163
Envelope A The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). When printing multiple sheets of glossy media, the minimum top margin is 1.2 inches C The minimum bottom margin is 0.55 inch (14.0 mm). . A B-L, B-R EPSON 4 × 6-inch Photo Paper (dotted lines indicate perforations) C A: The maximum top - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 164
often you use the print head cleaning function. Also, if you print large graphics and dense text with little white space, you use ink faster. ** The ink thaws and is usable after approximately 3 hours at 77 °F (25 °C). Caution: To ensure good results, use genuine EPSON cartridges and do not refill - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 165
inches (475 mm) Depth: 10.7 inches (274 mm) Height: 7.4 inches (177 mm) Printing Width: 18.7 inches (475 mm) Depth: 24.0 inches (610 mm) 27.2 inches (692 when loading transparencies) 14.3 lb (6.5 kg) without the ink cartridges Specification Input voltage range Rated frequency range Input frequency - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 166
black printing If driver support for the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N is not available from your software manufacturer, you can use one of the other EPSON ESC/P 2 printer drivers. Choose the first printer available from the following two lists: LQ-870/1170 LQ-570(+)/1070(+) SQ-870/1070 LQ-850 - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 167
X color cleaning button to print a list of current settings and additional instructions. 4. After you make the changes you want, turn the printer off to save the settings. The settings remain in effect until you change them again. Control Codes ESC/P 2 control codes See the ESC/P® Reference Manual - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 168
Tables Graphics: ESC ( G, ESC ., ESC ( i, ESC ( e, ESC ( \, ESC ( s Color: ESC r, ESC ( r Printing mode: ESC ( K This printer emulates the IBM Proprinter with the following commands. For detailed information, see IBM's X24E reference manual. General operation: NUL, DC3, ESC j, BEL, CAN, DC1, ESC - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 169
Technical Specifications International character sets Ethernet Card Interface type Ethernet network hardware connectors Network software Environmental Temperature Humidity Safety Approvals EMC Reliability MTFB Abicomp BRASCII Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 Italic (no characters available for hex - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 170
appear in a printed image. See also MicroWeave. The portion of the printer's memory used to store data before printing it. A collection . Cyan (blue-green), magenta, yellow, and black. These colored inks are used to create printed colors. Macintosh software that is designed to help you get WYSIWIG - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 171
example, your printer driver accepts print data from your word processing application and sends instructions to the printer on how to print this data. This halftoning setting smooths out edges by randomly placing dots of varying colors. Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This system - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 172
you turn on or reset the printer. A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by precisely spraying ink onto paper. Inches per second. This scale is used to measure the print head speed. Network protocol used mostly by Novell NetWare. Printing protocol. Materials upon which data is - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 173
smaller than the physical size of the page because of margins. See driver. Printing in which the width of the character varies from character to character. For example, a capital W receives much more space than a lowercase i. Also, a setting in the EPSON Printer Software that allows you to make the - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 174
twisted pair cable See interface. A software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands. A software program that allows you to check the printer's status, such as the amount of ink remaining before printing. A number used to separate different parts of a network, or - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 175
Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards Character sets, international, C-2 Character tables, C-2, C-9 Characters, garbled, 7-15 Cleaning print heads, 5-6 to 5-8 using Head Cleaning utility, 5-6 to 5-7 Cleaning printer, 5-10 Cleaning sheets, 2-3 Color Adjustment modes, 3-8 Color problems, 7-6 ColorSync, using - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 176
, 2-2, B-1 to B-2 Customer Care Centers, 6 Electronic support services, 6 to 7 help, 6 to 7 media, 2-1 to 2-2 World Wide Web site, 6 EPSON Net! DOS, 6-25 OS/2, 6-7 EPSON Spool Manager, see Spool Manager Error Diffusion setting, 3-6 Error notification, 4-21 ESC/P 2 control codes, C-2, C-8 Ethernet - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 177
allocation, 4-17 managing print jobs, 4-17 to 4-21 Monitor3, 4-16 to 4-18 printing from, 1-7 to 1-9 problems printing, 7-11 to 7-19 Status Monitor, 1-9, 4-19 uninstalling software, 7-21 using diskettes, A-4 to A-8 Magenta setting, 3-8 Main tab, 1-2 Maintaining printer, 5-1 to 5-10 Manual, how to use - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 178
heads Print jobs deleting, 4-15 managing in Windows, 4-1 to 4-16 managing on Macintosh, 4-16 to 4-21 Print layouts, multiple, 3-23 to 3-24, 3-29 to 3-30 Print quality customizing, 3-4 to 3-6 problems, 7-4 to 7-7 Print queues, 4-14 to 4-16 Printable area specifications, C-4 to C-5 Printer driver - Epson Stylus COLOR 850N | User Manual - Page 179
14 to 4-16 Stalled print jobs, deleting, 4-13 Status Monitor Macintosh, 1-9, 4-19 Status Monitor 2 problems, 7-11 Windows, 7-20 Windows 95, 1-5 Status sheet, 6-3 Support, 6 to 7 System requirements, 1 to 2 T TCP/IP problems, 7-18 Technical specifications, C-1 to C-10 Testing printer, 7-3 Text/Graph
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