Epson C42UX Start Here Card - Page 1

EPSON Stylus® C42 Series SSttaarHrHtteerree 3 Press down firmly on the power button until the green power light comes on. Power button CAUTION: Use only the printer's power button to turn the printer on or off. 3 Load Ink 1 Open the cover and lift the ink cartridge clamps. CPD-13941 4022263-00 XXX 1 Unpack 1 Remove the tape and packing material from the printer. Remove the white insert 2 Peel off the tape beneath the cover and remove the insert. 3 Insert the paper support into the three slots on the back of the printer. 2 Power On 1 Find the power cord that came in the box and connect one end to the printer. 2 Plug the other end into a grounded electrical outlet. 2 1 continue 2 Unpack the ink cartridges that came with your printer and remove the yellow tape. 3 Insert both cartridges. Black Color Don't touch this part CAUTION: You must install both cartridges or the printer won't work. 4 Press down on the cartridge clamps until they click shut. 5 Press the maintenance button. The green power light flashes and you hear the printer charge its ink. 6 Close the printer cover. When the green power light stops flashing, charging is done. Maintenance button CAUTION: Never turn off the printer while the green power light is flashing. 4 Load Paper 1 Set some paper behind the tab on the right edge guide. Don't force it in. 2 Press in the locking tab on the left edge guide and slide it 1 against the paper. 3 Pull out the output tray. 2 3 NOTE: If you're using special EPSON paper, make sure you load the brighter, whiter side face up. 5 Attach the Cable 1 Connect the square end of the USB cable to your printer's USB port. 2 Connect the flat end of the cable to any available USB port on your computer. 6 Install the Software Follow the steps below to install the printer software on Windows® XP. To install software on Windows 98, Me, or 2000, see the booklet that came with your printer, Installing Software for Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000. For instructions on installing your Macintosh® software, see the back of this sheet. Windows XP 1 Turn on the computer. (Make sure your printer is still on.) 2 Wait for this screen to appear. NOTE: If you don't see the Found New Hardware screen, see "Problems?" on the back of this sheet. 3 Put the EPSON CD-ROM in your drive. 4 Wait while the files are copied to your computer. 5 Click Finish when you see this screen. 6 You see the license agreement. Read the agreement and click Agree. 7 You see this screen. Make sure you have paper in the printer, then click Print a Test Page to check that your printer is set up correctly. Click here 9 Click Install Printer Manual on the next screen to copy the ES C42 Manual icon to your desktop. (Then whenever you want to view the manual, just double-click the icon.) NOTE: You need Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® to view your manual. If you don't have it, click Install Adobe Acrobat Reader and follow the on-screen instructions. 10 When you're done, click Back to return to the Options Menu, then Exit to close it. 11 When you see the EPSON Product Registration screen, register your printer as instructed. Then remove your CD-ROM. You're ready to start printing! Follow the instructions below. Printing from Windows 1 Open a letter-size document in a program. 2 Click the File menu and select Print. You see a screen like this: 3 Click Properties or Preferences. You see this screen: Paper type Type of document 4 Select the type of document you're printing: Draft: For rough drafts on plain paper. Saves ink. Text: For text-only documents, like letters or reports. Text & Image: For documents that have both text and images, like newsletters. Photo: For photos or graphics, when you want good quality with faster printing. Photo RPM: For photos or graphics, when you need highest quality printing. 5 Load the right paper for your document. If you loaded special paper, select the correct paper type in the Type list. 6 Click OK. 7 After a moment, printing begins. You see this window showing your print job progress. Click to cancel printing Click to pause or resume printing Shows ink levels 8 After the test page prints, click View Printer Manual. continue For more information on printing, double-click the ES C42 Manual icon on your desktop to view the printer manual. Turn over