Epson Stylus C60 Product Information Guide - Page 5

Testing the Printer, Printing on Special Media, Additional Paper Loading Guidelines - installation software

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EPSON Stylus C60 Testing the Printer You can run a printer check to determine whether a problem comes from the printer itself or some other source. 1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off. Then disconnect the interface cable from the printer. 2. Make sure letter-size or larger plain paper is loaded in the printer. 3. Hold down the b maintenance button, then press and release the Ppower button. Continue holding down the b maintenance button until the green P power light starts to flash, then release it. The printer prints one page showing its ROM version number, the percentage of ink remaining, and a nozzle check pattern. (If the pattern has white lines, you need to clean the print head; see page 7.) 4. Turn off the printer after it prints the check page. Then reconnect the cable and turn on your printer and computer. ❏ If the check page prints, the problem probably lies in your software settings, interface cable, or computer. Your software may not be installed correctly. ❏ If the check page doesn't print, you may have a problem with your printer. Try the suggestions in the Printer Basics book. If nothing works, contact your dealer or EPSON. Printing on Special Media Select the Media Type setting according to these guidelines: For this paper name... Select this Media Type setting Plain paper and envelopes EPSON Premium Bright White Paper Plain paper EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards Photo Paper EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Photo Stickers Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Ink Jet Transparencies EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight EPSON Double-Sided Matte Paper Matte Paper - Heavyweight Additional Paper Loading Guidelines Don't use the cleaning sheets that may be included with your special media; they may damage the printer. ❏ Always load paper short edge first, even when printing landscape-oriented pictures. ❏ Always handle sheets by the edges, and don't touch the printable surface. ❏ Be sure to load the printable (whiter) side of the paper face up in the sheet feeder. ❏ You can load paper up to the arrow inside the left edge guide. ❏ In addition to the Media Type setting, remember to select the correct Paper Size for your media in the printer software. ❏ If there are protective sheets between the sheets of paper or film, be sure to remove the protective sheets before printing. ❏ Some special media have a cut corner that you need to position on the upper right. ❏ You can load the following number of sheets of EPSON special media: For this paper name... EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper EPSON Photo Stickers EPSON Photo Paper (Panoramic size) EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Double-Sided Matte Paper EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies EPSON Photo Paper (4 × 6-inch size) EPSON Photo Paper (A4- and letter-size) EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight Load this number of sheets Up to 30 sheets Up to 30 sheets; 10 sheets for legal-size Up to 30 cards with the included support sheet beneath the stack Up to 20 sheets (one sheet at a time for A6-size) with the included support sheet or a sheet of plain paper beneath the stack One sheet at a time Up to 10 sheets Up to 20 sheets with the included support sheet beneath the stack One sheet at a time with the included support sheet beneath the sheet Up to 20 sheets with the included support sheet beneath the stack 7/01 EPSON Stylus C60 - 5

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Testing the Printer
You can run a printer check to determine whether a problem
comes from the printer itself or some other source.
1.
Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.
Then disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
2.
Make sure letter-size or larger plain paper is loaded in the
printer.
3.
Hold down the
b
maintenance button, then press and
release the
P
power button. Continue holding down the
b
maintenance button until the green
P
power light starts
to flash, then release it.
The printer prints one page showing its ROM version
number, the percentage of ink remaining, and a nozzle
check pattern. (If the pattern has white lines, you need to
clean the print head; see page 7.)
4.
Turn off the printer after it prints the check page. Then
reconnect the cable and turn on your printer and computer.
If the check page prints, the problem probably lies in
your software settings, interface cable, or computer.
Your software may not be installed correctly.
If the check page doesn
t print, you may have a problem
with your printer. Try the suggestions in the
Printer
Basics
book. If nothing works, contact your dealer or
EPSON.
Printing on Special Media
Select the Media Type setting according to these guidelines:
Additional Paper Loading Guidelines
Don
t use the cleaning sheets that may be included with
your special media; they may damage the printer.
Always load paper short edge first, even when printing
landscape-oriented pictures.
Always handle sheets by the edges, and don
t touch the
printable surface.
Be sure to load the printable (whiter) side of the paper face
up in the sheet feeder.
You can load paper up to the arrow inside the left edge
guide.
In addition to the
Media
Type
setting, remember to select
the correct
Paper
Size
for your media in the printer
software.
If there are protective sheets between the sheets of paper or
film, be sure to remove the protective sheets before printing.
Some special media have a cut corner that you need to
position on the upper right.
You can load the following number of sheets of EPSON
special media:
For this paper name...
Select this Media Type
setting
Plain paper and envelopes
EPSON Premium Bright White Paper
Plain paper
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper
360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards
EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive
Sheets
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper
EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards
Photo Paper
EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper
EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film
EPSON Photo Stickers
Photo Quality Glossy Film
EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies
Ink Jet Transparencies
EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight
EPSON Double-Sided Matte Paper
Matte Paper - Heavyweight
For this paper name...
Load this number of
sheets
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
Up to 30 sheets
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Up to 30 sheets; 10
sheets for legal-size
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards
EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards
Up to 30 cards with the
included support sheet
beneath the stack
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film
Up to 20 sheets (one
sheet at a time for
A6-size) with the
included support sheet
or a sheet of plain paper
beneath the stack
EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets
EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper
EPSON Photo Stickers
EPSON Photo Paper (Panoramic size)
EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper
EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
EPSON Double-Sided Matte Paper
One sheet at a time
EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies
Up to 10 sheets
EPSON Photo Paper (4
×
6-inch size)
Up to 20 sheets with the
included support sheet
beneath the stack
EPSON Photo Paper (A4- and letter-size)
One sheet at a time with
the included support
sheet beneath the sheet
EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight
Up to 20 sheets with the
included support sheet
beneath the stack