User manual EPSON STYLUS COLOR 300

[. . . ] Provides you with information on using your EPSON Stylus COLOR 300 and consumable products, from setting up to troubleshooting. Provides you with detailed information and instructions on the Windows printer software that controls your printer. Provides you with additional information on using your printer and printing with colors. How To displays a step-by-step guide for using your printer, information about printer maintenance, and instructions on replacing consumable products. [. . . ] When the P power light stops flashing, print a few lines from a document to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle. If the print quality does not improve, repeat step 2 and then print a few lines to check the output. If you notice a misalignment of vertical lines, you may be able to solve this problem from your computer using the Print Head Alignment utility. To keep your printer operating at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. If the outer case or the inside of the sheet feeder is dirty, clean it with a soft, clean cloth dampened with mild detergent. If the inside of the printer accidentally gets soiled with ink, wipe it off with a damp cloth. Caution: u Never use alcohol or thinners to clean the printer; these chemicals can damage the components as well as the case. Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components. Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants; unsuitable oils can damage the mechanism. To transport your printer, carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials as follows: 1. Open the printer cover and make sure the print head is positioned at the far right of the printer. If not, turn on the printer and wait until the print head returns to the far right position. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet; then disconnect the interface cable from the printer. Remove the paper from the sheet feeder and the paper path; then remove the paper support. If you find something wrong with your printer, you may be able to solve the problem by: If your printer stops working and the lights on the control panel are on or flashing, use the following table to diagnose and fix the problem. Load paper in the sheet feeder; then press the E load/eject button to turn this light off. If the light continues to flash, turn off the printer and gently pull all the paper out of the printer. If it tears and pieces remain inside the printer, open the printer cover and remove the pieces of paper. Performing a printer operation check can help you determine whether the problem comes from the printer or the computer. Unlock the wire clips on both sides of the interface connector and remove the ground connector, if necessary. Then disconnect the cable from the printer's interface connector. Otherwise, the print head will spray ink directly onto the platen during the self test and smear any documents you print afterwards. [. . . ] A software program that sends instructions to a computer peripheral to tell it what to do. For example, your printer driver accepts print data from your word processor application and sends instructions to the printer on how to print this data. This halftoning setting smoothes out edges by blending dots of varying colors. Grayscale is used to represent colors when printing with black ink only. [. . . ]