User manual EPSON STYLUS COLOR 1160

[. . . ] EPSON Stylus COLOR 1160 ® Printer Basics Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content. 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. [. . . ] If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the solutions in "Problems Getting Good Print Quality" on page 55. You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight--this allows any dried ink to soften--and then try cleaning the print head again. Using the Control Panel to Clean the Print Head Follow the steps below to clean the print head. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and both the B black and A color ink out lights are off. (If an ink out light is flashing, replace the ink cartridge before continuing. ) 2. Cleaning takes about 30 seconds, during which the printer makes some noise and the Ppower light flashes. cleaning button Never turn off the printer while the Ppower light is flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes. 3. After the Ppower light stops flashing, print a page to test the print quality. If your printer is connected directly to the computer, go to step 4 to run a nozzle check. If you're printing over a network, open an application and print a short document containing black and color data. If you have an application running, access the printer settings dialog box as described on page 15 (Windows) or page 20 (Macintosh). 39 Or, with Windows, click Start, point to Settings, then select Printers. Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1160 printer icon in the Printers window. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer, click the Nozzle Check button, and click Next. If the pattern is missing dots, click Clean to clean the print head again. If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the solutions beginning on page 55. You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight--this allows any dried ink to soften--and then try cleaning the print head again. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this: Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If any dots are missing, as shown below, clean the print head again; see page 37 for instructions. missing dots missing dots missing dots 40 Replacing an Ink Cartridge When the B black or A color ink out light flashes, the indicated cartridge is low on ink. When the light stays on, the cartridge is empty and you need to replace it. You cannot print if either ink cartridge is empty. Leave the empty cartridge installed in the printer until you have obtained a replacement. Otherwise the ink remaining in the print head nozzles may dry out. Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of installing them and before the expiration date on the package: s s Black ink cartridge: Color ink cartridge: S020189 S020191 To ensure good results, use genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON's warranty. When you need new ink cartridges, contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 or visit our web site at www. epsonsupplies. com (U. S. If you need to replace an ink cartridge before the lights flash (because the ink is too old, for example) follow the instructions in "Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge" on page 44. 41 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges You can replace a cartridge when the B black or A color ink out light is either flashing or on. (If you perform these steps when both ink out lights are off, the printer cleans the print heads as described on page 37. ) Be sure you have a new ink cartridge before you begin. [. . . ] In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer referral. 62 Index Numerics 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper, 35 4 x 6-inch Photo Paper, 31 to 32 D Default settings, Windows, 17 Digital Camera Correction setting, 24 Documentation, 2 A Accessories, 41, 62 Advanced settings, 28 to 30 Aligning print head, 46 Automatic mode, 16 to 17, 21 E Economy setting, 27 Electronic manual, 2, 9 to 11 ENERGY STAR, 5 Envelopes, 34 EPSON Accessories, 41, 62 help, 61 to 62 Monitor3, 22 papers, 31 to 35 B Back light film, 35 Background printing, 22 Banding, 34, 55 Blurry images, 56 Browser, 9 F Faint images, 56 Flip Horizontal setting, 59 C Cable, printer, 4 to 5 Checking printer, 51 Cleaning print head, 37 to 40 printer, 47 sheets, 35, 37, 47 Color management settings, 29 to 30 Colors, incorrect, 57 Control panel, 39, 49 to 50 Controlling printing, 18, 22 Copies setting, 58 Custom project types, 26 to 28 G Glossy media, 35 Graph setting, 27 Guided Printing Exercise, 13 to 14 H Head Cleaning utility, 37 to 39 Help, EPSON, 61 to 62 High Quality Ink Jet Paper, 35 High Speed setting, 54 High-resolution images, 23, 57 63 I ICM (Image Color Matching) setting, 27 Incorrect characters, 57 Incorrect colors, 57 Ink cartridge replacing, 41 to 43 replacing outdated, 41, 44 to 45 safety instructions, 7 Ink Jet Back Light Film, 35 Ink Jet Transparencies, 35 Ink level, 18, 41 Ink setting, 16, 21, 24, 26, 29 Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper, 35, 59 N Network printing, 53 Nozzle check pattern, 38 to 40, 51 O Orientation, 20, 23, 26, 28 Outdated ink cartridges, 41, 44 to 45 P Page Setup dialog box, 20, 23, 26, 28 Panoramic Photo Paper, 33 Paper EPSON, 31 to 35 feeding problems, 58 loading, 14 to 15, 19, 31 to 34 size, 18, 20, 22 to 23, 25 to 28, 30 thickness lever, 34, 55, 56 type, setting, see Media Type setting Photo Paper, 31 to 33, 35 Photo Quality Glossy media, 35 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper, 31, 35 Photo Quality Media Pack, 31 Photo Stickers, 35 PhotoEnhance, 23 to 25 Previewing, 18, 22 Print dialog box, 15 to 16, 18 Print head aligning, 46 cleaning, 37 to 40 Print Head Alignment utility, 46 Print quality problems, 55 to 57 setting, 29 Printable Area setting, 20, 23, 26, 28, 32 L Layout problems, 59 settings, 25, 28, 30 Lever, thickness, 34, 55, 56 Lights, 49 to 50 Low-resolution images, 23 M Macintosh printer status, 22 printing with, 19 to 22 system requirements, 4 USB, 4 Maintaining printer, 37 to 47 Matte Paper - Heavyweight, 31, 35 Media Pack, EPSON, 31 Media Type setting, 16, 21, 24, 26, 29, 35 MicroWeave setting, 54 Mirror images, 59 Monitor3, EPSON, 22 Monitoring ink level, 18, 41 Moving printer, 48 64 Printer cable, 4 to 5 check, 51 cleaning, 47 control panel, 39, 49 to 50 features, 1 maintaining, 37 to 47 noise, 54 parts, 52 problems, 49 to 51, 54 status, 18, 22 transporting, 48 Printing advanced, 28 to 30 controlling, 18, 22 Macintosh, 19 to 22 Windows, 14 to 18 with custom project types, 26 to 28 with PhotoEnhance, 23 to 25 Problems installing software, 53 miscellaneous, 59 paper feeding, 58 print quality, 55 to 57 printing, 54 setting up printer, 53 Progress Meter, 18 Project types, custom, 26 to 28 Smears, 34, 56 Software problems, solving, 53 reinstalling, 60 uninstalling, 60 Special effects, 28 Special papers, 31 to 35 sRGB (Standard Red Green Blue) setting, 27 Support, 61 to 62 System requirements, 3 T Text/Graph setting, 27 Thickness lever, 34, 55, 56 Transfer Paper, Iron-On Cool Peel, 35, 59 Transparencies, 35 Transporting printer, 48 Troubleshooting, 49 to 62 U Uninstalling software, 60 USB, 60 Utilities Head Cleaning, 37 to 39 Print Head Alignment, 46 Q Quality/Speed setting, 17, 21 W Watermark, 18, 22, 25, 28, 30 Windows default settings, 17 printer status, 18 printing with, 14 to 18 system requirements, 3 USB, 60 World Wide Web, 61 R Reference Guide, 2, 9 to 11 Reinstalling software, 60 S Safety instructions, 6 to 7 Saving settings, 28, 30 Service, 61 to 62 Y Year 2000, 5 65 FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can 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 guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ]