User manual EPSON STYLUS C42

[. . . ] EPSON Stylus C42 Series ® Printer Basics Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. [. . . ] Otherwise the ink remaining in the print head nozzles may dry out. Maintaining Your Printer 26 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges Be sure you have a new ink cartridge before you begin. Once you start the ink cartridge replacement procedure, you must complete all the steps in one session. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing (the green P power light should be on, but not flashing). The print head moves to the cartridge replacement position. If both cartridges need replacing, the print head moves to the black cartridge position first. The black cartridge is on the left, and the color cartridge is on the right. 3. Unpack the new cartridge and remove the yellow tab. You must remove the yellow tape from the top of the cartridge or you will permanently damage it. Be careful not to touch the green chip on the front of the cartridge; you might damage the cartridge. Don't touch the green chips Black cartridge Color cartridge Maintaining Your Printer 27 5. If the other cartridge needs to be replaced, the print head moves into loading postion. Repeat steps 4 through 6. Don't move the print head by hand; you could damage the printer. (The green P power light stops flashing and the red ( error light goes out. ) Ink charging takes about 30 seconds. If the red ( error light remains on and the printer continues to make noise for more than five minutes, open the printer cover and press the P power button to turn the printer off. Close the printer cover and press the ( maintenance button to finish ink charging. If that doesn't work, contact EPSON as described on page 46. Maintaining Your Printer 28 Aligning the Print Head If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print head. Your printer must be connected directly to your computer (not over a network) to use the Print Head Alignment utility. Load plain paper that's at least 8. 27 inches (210 mm) wide to prevent ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts. 1. Make sure the printer is turned on, but not printing, and letter-size plain paper is loaded. Do one of the following: I I printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right Windows: Right-click the corner of your screen) and select Print Head Alignment. Macintosh OS 8. 5. 1 to 9. x: Open the File menu and choose Page Setup or Print. Macintosh OS X: Double-click the Applications folder on your hard drive. Double-click EPSON Printer Utility, select the C42 Series printer in the Print Head Alignment Printer List window, and click OK. On the printed page, select the pattern that shows the two vertical lines most precisely printed on top of each other. Then enter the number of the best pattern for each row in the corresponding boxes on the screen. Maintaining Your Printer 29 5. When you're finished, click Finish. Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it several times a year. [. . . ] At this site, you can download drivers and other files, look at product documentation, access troubleshooting information, and receive technical advice through e-mail. A variety of automated help services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To use these services, you must have a touch tone telephone and call (800) 922-8911. Use this code to quickly select the EPSON Stylus C42 in SoundAdvice. Automated Telephone Services You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, manuals, and accessories from EPSON at (800) 873-7766, or visit the EPSON Store at www. epsonstore. com (U. S. [. . . ]