Gebruiksaanwijzing /service van het product 1200 van de fabrikant Epson
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EPSON ® Stylus Photo 1200 Pr inter Basics.
1 EPSON I nk Jet Papers Us e EP SON’ s pap er and in ks to ge t the same pho to q uali t y re sul ts th at have ear ned you r pri nt e r all of its a wards! EPSON’s papers are s pecially coat ed to wor k with EPSON’s quic k drying inks.
i Con ten ts WELCOME! 1 Ab out Your S oftw are 1 You r Bon us So ftwa re A ppl ica tions 2 About Your Documentation 3 Warning s, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 3 Windows Syst em Requi rement s 4 Macinto sh.
ii Usin g EPSON Special Paper s 18 Photo Paper (4 × 6-inch) 18 Phot o Qu ality Ink J et Pape r 19 Phot o Qu ality Glo ssy Fi lm 19 Enve lopes 19 Photo Paper (13 i n × 32.
iii Pro ble ms and Solu ti ons 40 Pro ble ms Sett in g Up th e Printe r or Instal ling I ts So ftwa re 40 Pro ble ms Getti n g G ood Pri nt Qua li ty 42 Uninst alling Prin t er Softwa re 45 Where To G.
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1 Welcome! Yo ur E PSO N St yl us ® Photo 1200 p rinter is the ideal la rge format output d evice for digi t al photo gra phs, fu ll -color gra ph ic s, lay out pr oof s, and more . You can print anyth ing f rom r e ports and r esum es to pa nor amic ph oto s an d ba nner s wi th fab ulo us resu lt s.
2 If you h ave n’t yet in stal le d the printe r soft ware from y ou r CD-R OM, se e the S tart Here card f or instru ction s. Your Bonus Software Application s Your printer software CD-ROM contains these bonus softw are applicat io ns that y ou can insta ll fr om EPSON Digi tal Pho toLab Pr o: * Adobe Ph otoshop 5 .
3 About Your Do cu menta tion To set up your printe r and install its software , see the Start Here car d. This book contai ns instruct ions on: ■ Using the E PSON D igital P ho toLab Pr o ■ Viewi.
4 Windows Sy stem R equire ment s To us e yo ur prin t er a nd it s sof tw ar e with a PC, yo ur syst e m s hould hav e : ■ An IBM ® compatible PC wit h at least a 486/25 M Hz ( for Windows 95 or Windows NT ® 4.
5 M acin tosh S ystem Requi reme nts To us e your printe r and it s sof tware with a Macinto sh, y o ur system s hould have: ■ One of th e fo llowing Macin tosh models: LC475, LC575, LC630 Qu ad ra .
6 E NERGY S TAR Compliance As a n E NERGY S TA R Pa rtner, EP SO N has det ermined that thi s prod uc t meets the E NERG Y S TAR gui d elines for energy efficiency.
7 Important Saf ety Instructions Bef ore usin g your pr in ter , read the foll o wi n g s afet y inst ructi o ns to mak e sure you us e the pri nter sa fe ly and eff ec tive ly: ■ Turn off and un plu g th e prin ter before cle aning . Cl ea n with a damp cloth only.
8 ■ Un plug th e pri n ter and ref er servic ing to qual ified servic e pers on nel un der the following condit ions: If the po wer co rd o r plu g i s d amag ed ; if liq uid h as en tere d the p ri.
9 EPSON Digital PhotoLab Pro We’ve packed lots of fun an d informative software with your pri nter. E PS ON Di gital P hotoL ab Pr o co ntain s a c oll ecti on of photo - edi ting , en lar geme nt, and c olo r cor rec ting softw a re.
10 N avi gatin g Thr ough EPSO N Di git al Phot oLab Pro In t he main menu , you can se lec t fr om th e f ol lowi ng: ■ INSTALL BONUS SOFTWARE contains a collection of award-winning creative softw are ; see the list o n p a ge 2. F o llow the ins tructi o ns o n s cre en to in stall th e progr ams .
11 Viewing Your Electr o nic Printer Manual Her e ar e some quick g uidelines for viewi ng your electroni c print er manu al usin g Adobe Acrobat Re ader. Your bonus soft ware may also include electr onic manu als; check th ei r progr am fo lder s or Help me nu opti on s to locat e these manu als.
12 Navigating an Electronic Manual When you o pen an el ectronic manual, you’ll see this toolbar at the t op: There are s everal ways to n avigate t hrough el ectronic ma nuals: ■ Click on hot topics , which ar e usually underline d or d isplayed in a dif f eren t color.
13 Printing from Start to Finish Here ’s w hat yo u do to pri nt a basi c docum e nt—su ch as a memo, newsl e tter , or photo gr aph— from lo adi ng t he paper t o s el ecti ng pr int set tings to c o ntroll i ng prin t jobs.
14 3. Ope n a Wi ndow s a ppl icati on progr am and sel ect a do cum ent t o prin t. 4. Open th e File menu and click Print . Yo u se e a Pr int dialo g bo x, su ch as th is: 5. Ma ke s ure EPSON Stylus Photo 1200 is selected. 6. If you r application’s Print dialog box contains a Properties button, click Prop er ties and go t o s tep 7.
15 8. Che ck the fo llo wing se tting s: ■ Ma ke sure th e Med ia Type is set to Pl ain paper . (I f you lo ad a d i ff ere nt typ e of pa pe r, sel ect t he corr e spo nding se tt ing for it , as d esc rib ed on pag e 2 1. For instr uct ions on loa ding spe cia l pa per, see page 1 8.
16 Printing wit h a Mac intos h 1. Ma ke s ure yo ur pri nt er a nd M ac in tos h ar e tu rn ed on . 2. Load a s tack of pl ain p aper an d place it a gai nst th e r igh t edge guid e. Th en slide the left edge guid e again st th e pape r’s le ft edge, making sur e the stack is lower than the arr ow o n the guide.
17 6. Now open t h e Fil e menu and cho ose Prin t . You see t he main pri nter setti ngs dial og box : 7. Che ck the fo llo wing se tting s: ■ Ma ke sure th e Med ia Type is set to Pl ain Paper . (I f y ou l oad a di ffe re n t type of pa pe r, sel ect t he corr e spo nding se tt ing for it , as d esc rib ed on pag e 2 1.
18 Using EPSON Special P apers How can you get the best-looking photos, most v i vid colors, and sharpest text? Always use EP SON’s sp e cial ink je t papers. To show you how much di fference E PSON pap er can make, we’ve includ e d some fr ee sample s.
19 Photo Qual ity Ink Jet Paper This low-cost p aper makes all your pri ntouts lo ok t heir be st . Load th e pa per only up to the a rro w o n the le ft edge guid e and choo se Ph oto Q ual ity Ink J e t Paper as the Media Type setti ng in y our pr inte r sof twar e.
20 Photo Paper ( 13 in × 32.8 f t roll) You c an us e Banne r Ph oto P aper on a rol l to pr int ph ot ogr aphi c banne r s, pa nor amas , and si gn s u p to 4 4 i nche s long . Be fore l oad ing t h e pap er, cu t i t to t he de sire d len gth of your image plus 2 inches to account f or the necessary m a rgins.
21 Choosi ng the Right Setting s for EPSON Papers Your pr inte r aut oma ti call y adjus ts i tsel f f or the t ype of paper you select in yo ur printer software. That’s why the M edi a T ype sett i ng is so i mpo rt ant. I t tel ls you r prin ter w hat ki nd of pape r you’ r e usi ng and ad justs the in k cove rage acc ord ingly.
22 Printing wit h Cu stom Set tings Your E PSON Stylus Pho to 1200 printer soft ware includes co nvenient p roject type setting s f or sp e cific t ypes of d ocume nts or i mage s—suc h as ph otogr aph s, gr aphi cs, te x t, an d dr aft s—and a va rie ty of in divi dua l cust om se tti ng s to fi t your n eed s.
23 ■ PhotoEnhance3 For prin ting im a ges cap t ured using a video ca mera, d igit al cam era, or scanner . Auto ma ticall y ad justs th e c o ntrast , satu ra tion, an d b rightn es s an d c orre cts overal l und er- or ov er-e xposu re of the origina l im age.
24 Customizi ng Print Settings For maximu m cont rol ove r your pr oj ect, y ou can custom i ze your prin t set tin gs and exper ime nt with sp ecia l ef fe cts and co lor m anag em ent. Y ou ca n e ven sav e y our custom se tt ings as a grou p so you can use the m whene ver yo u prin t a simil ar proj ec t.
25 ■ Mic ro Weave , High Speed , Flip Horizontal , and Fi nest Detail MicroWeave d eters ho rizontal banding by printin g in finer incr em ents. High Spee d e nables b idi rect ional printi n g for fast ou tput. Flip H ori zon tal c rea t es a mi rro r im ag e of yo ur doc u ment fo r iro n- on tr an sf e rs.
26 Preservin g Ph otos on EPS ON P hoto Paper EPSO N Photo Pap e r ha s been spe ci ally fo rm ula te d to wor k with EPS ON ’s ink to creat e pri nts that last as long as tradit ional ph ot ograph s when prot ect ed from li ght in photo al bum s o r si milar a rchi va l co ndit ions.
27 Maintaining Y our Printer Thes e sectio ns d escribe the most co mmon m aintenan ce proced ures you ’ll ne ed to perf or m to keep you r pri nte r w o rking w ell an d t o pr ep are i t f or m o .
28 Using the Head Cleaning Util ity 1. Ma ke sure th e printe r is turned on bu t not pr i ntin g, and t he B black a nd A co lor ink ou t li gh ts are of f.
29 Usi ng the Con trol Panel 1. Ma ke sure th e printe r is turned on bu t not pr i ntin g, and t he B black a nd A co lor ink ou t li gh ts are of f. 2. Press t he R cleaning button and hold it d own fo r th ree s eco nds . Clea ning ta kes a li tt le ov er a mi nu te, dur ing which the pr i nter ma kes so me no ise and th e P power light flashes.
30 Examini ng the Nozzle Check Pa t tern Exa min e th e no zzl e ch eck pa tte rn you pri nt. It shou ld look some thi ng like th is: Each st agg ered horizon tal and st raight ve rtical l ine shou ld be co mplet e, with no ga ps in th e do t pat te rn.
31 Removing and Instal ling Ink Cartridg es You can r eplace a cartri dge when the B black or A color in k ou t ligh t is ei the r flash ing or on. If you perf or m th ese steps w hen bot h ink out li ghts ar e off , t he pri nter cle ans th e pr int head, as des cribed o n pa ge 27.
32 5. Remove the new ink cartri dge from its p ackaging. 6. Re move only th e yello w part of the tape seal on to p as shown: Don’t pull off the b lue port ion or try to remove th e clear seal undernea th the cartridge. You m u st r em ov e t he y e llow ta pe fr om t he t op o f the cartri dge or y ou will pe rm ane ntly dam a ge it.
33 Replaci ng an Outdated In k Cartridge If an ink car tri dge i s more th an six mon ths old, you may need to repl ace it. How can you tell ? Y ou m ay n oti ce t hat y o ur p rin to uts d on’ t lo ok as g ood as th ey u sed to.
34 5. Remove the new ink cartri dge from its p ackaging. 6. Re move only th e yello w part of the tape seal on to p as shown: Don’t pull off the b lue port ion or try to remove th e clear seal undernea th the cartridge. You m u st r em ov e t he y e llow ta pe fr om t he t op o f the cartri dge or y ou will pe rm ane ntly dam a ge it.
35 Aligning t he Pr int Head If you r pr into uts c onta in misa lig ned verti cal li nes, yo u m ay n eed t o a li gn th e p r int head . Your prin te r mu st be conn ect ed to a loc al po rt , not on a networ k, to use the Print Head Al ig nmen t util ity.
36 4. Cle an ink out of the pr inter’ s inte r ior with a soft, damp c loth . Don ’t tou c h the ge ars inside the prin ter . Neve r us e alc o ho l or thinn er fo r c lean ing ; th ey ca n dam a ge the pr i nter co mponents and case . Don ’t us e a ha rd or abra sive bru sh .
37 Problem Solving This section gives you the basics for diagno sing and solvin g printe r problems. ■ First se e “ D iag nosi n g P rint er Pr oble ms” be lo w to d ete rm ine the p robl em’ s cau se . ■ Then se e “ P ro ble ms and S olu ti on s” on p age 40 fo r sol utio ns to prob lems.
38 Follow these guidelin es when the control pan el lights come on or fl ash: P is on The P power light is on when the pr inter i s on and ready to print . It flas hes when the printer is receiving a print job or perform ing a main tenance operation, such as cleaning the print head.
39 Running a Prin ter Operatio n Check You c an run a pri nt er opera ti on ch eck to determi ne w het her the prob lem c omes fr om the printer or some othe r source. ■ If the resu lts are satisf acto ry , th e prob le m most like ly li es i n your sof twar e setti ngs , the int er fa ce cab le, or your co mpu te r.
40 Prob lems and S olution s He r e ar e some bas ic tr oub lesh ooti ng ti ps i f yo u have a n y pro bl ems: ■ Sett in g up you r pri nter or install i ng sof twar e ■ Getti n g good print quali.
41 Your printer icon doesn’ t appear in the Chooser (Macintosh ) . . . ■ Yo u r Ma c i nt os h ha s ex te ns i on conflicts. Disable Quick Draw GX in the Exte nsio ns M ana ger. M ake sure EP SON Moni tor 3 an d SP 1200 are enabled, and t hen rest art your Mac intos h.
42 Pr oblems Getting Good Print Qual ity If you see horizontal ban di ng . . . ■ Ma ke sure th e pri nt head nozz les are not clogged. To clean the print head , see p age 27. ■ Ma ke sure th e Med ia Type setti ng matc hes the pa per y ou lo aded .
43 If your printout i s blurry or smeared . . . ■ Ma ke sure your pape r isn’ t da mp or loaded face down (the printable side should be loaded face up). If it ’s damp, reload a new stack of pape r. ■ Use a s upport sheet wi t h sp ecial medi a or try load i ng your medi a one shee t at a time.
44 If your printout i s fai nt or has gaps in the image . . . ■ Ma ke sure th e pri nt head nozz les are not clogged. To clean the print head , see p age 27. ■ Ma ke su re you r pap e r i sn’ t da mag ed , old, d irty, or loaded face down (the pri ntabl e su rf ace sh ou ld b e l oad ed face up ).
45 Uninstal ling Printer Software If you e ver need to uninsta ll and rein stal l your print er soft w ar e, foll ow th ese steps . Unin stallin g Wind ows S oft war e 1. Click Start , po in t t o Setti ng s , th en d oub le- clic k th e Contro l P ane l icon.
46 4. Click the Remo v e but ton on the botto m of the screen . 5. Follow the instru ct ions on the screen to un install the pr inter software. Then r estar t your Ma cint o sh .
47 To speak to a te chnical supp or t repre sen tativ e, dial : ■ U.S.: (3 10 ) 53 3-4 01 8 , 6 AM to 8 PM , Pacific Ti me , M onday through Fr iday and 7 AM to 4 PM , Sat urda y ■ Cana da: (9 05) 7 09- 2567 , 6 AM to 6 PM , Pacific Time, Monday through Friday and 7 AM to 4 PM , Sat urday Toll o r long distance charges may apply.
48 Bonus Soft w are Technical Support For tech nica l suppo rt on an y of t he creati ve ap plic at ions on the EP SON CD-R OM, first check th e Help menu or electro nic manuals t hat came with the bonus software. If you still need help, contact t he software ma nufacturer as d escribed below.
49 Us ing Printer Softwa re Diskette s If your co mpute r d oe sn’ t have a CD -RO M dri ve, y ou c a n d ownl oad or o rd er pr in ter software diskett es f rom EP SON, as d escribe d in th e nex t sectio n. Once you have you r diskett e s, fol low the steps on page 50 to install the pri nte r sof twar e from them.
50 Fax: Send the fo llowing information by fax to EPSON at (310) 782-5266: ■ Name and Company name Street add ress (no P.O. boxes ple as e) Cit y, Sta te an d ZIP c o de ■ Dayti me te lephone nu m.
51 5. Click Start , select Run , and ty pe A :Setup (where A is you r di ske tte dr ive le tter ). Then click OK . 6. Fo llow the i n st ruc ti ons on th e scr een to i nst all th e so ftw ar e. Yo ur pr inter so ftw are icons app ear i n the EPSO N fol der and y our pr inte r i s set as th e Wi ndo ws d efau lt pri nte r.
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53 Configuring for a Windows Network If you r computer is on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 netwo rk and you want other user s to share the pr inte r con nec ted to i t, you need to: ■ Set up t he syste.
54 Setting Up Client Systems 1. Click Start , po in t t o Setti ng s , and select P rint ers . 2. Right-click the EPSON Styl us Photo 1 200 i con and ch oos e Pr op ert ies . 3. Click the Detail s tab. You se e the foll owi ng dial og box: 4. Click the Add P ort bu tto n, th en c lick Brows e to spe cify th e netwo rk pat h to the pri nte r.
55 Index A Accesso ries, 30, 47 Acrob at Reader , 11 to 12 Aligning print head, 35 Autom atic mode, 15, 1 7 B Backgro und p rinti ng , 15, 17 Bonus software, 1 to 2, 9 t o 10 , 48 C Cleaning print h e.
56 I ICM (Im age C olor Ma tchi ng) setting, 2 3, 2 5 Ink replacin g cartridg e, 30 to 32 replacing ou tdated car tridge, 33 to 3 4 setting, 15, 17 L Layout icon, 17 tab, 15 Lights, 37 to 39 M Macin t.
57 Softw are bonus, 1 to 2, 9 to 10, 48 Digit al PhotoLab Pro, 1 to 2, 9 t o 10 diskettes, 49 to 51 print er, 1 to 2, 13 t o 17, 45 pro blems, 40 to 41 uninsta l ling, 45 sRGB (standard R ed Gre en Bl.
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59 FCC Compli ance Statement For Unite d States U sers This e quipm ent has been tested an d found to com ply with t he li mit s for a C lass B dig ital device, p ursuant t o P art 15 of t h e FCC Rules. These limits are designed t o provide reasonab le protect ion against har mful inter ference in a residential install ation.
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