User manual EPSON STYLUS PHOTO

[. . . ] Provides you with all the information you need to use your EPSON Stylus Photo and consumable products, from setting up to troubleshooting. Provides you with detailed information and instructions on the Windows-based 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. [. . . ] The following dialog box appears: The StatusMonitor checks the amount of ink remaining once when you click the StatusMonitor button in the Utility dialog box. The StatusMonitor provides an error message when a printer error occurs while printing. You can choose how error information will be displayed using the Configuration setting dialog box. Click the Configuration button while the StatusMonitor dialog box is open. The following dialog box appears: Checks whether or not the print head nozzles need to be cleaned. If the print head needs cleaning, you can directly enter the Head Cleaning utility from this utility. After you clean the print head, you can return to the Nozzle Check utility directly from the Head Cleaning utility. If print quality declines, use this utility to ensure the nozzles are delivering ink properly. Before and after print head cleaning, use the Nozzle Check utility to check whether the print head needs to be cleaned (again). You can access the Nozzle Check utility directly from the Head Cleaning utility. for detailed information on print head cleaning , see ``Cleaning the Print Head'' on page 8-26. Note: To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if print quality declines. If you find that your printed image is fuzzy or the vertical lines in your printout are not properly aligned, you may need to use this utility. For more details on using this utility, see ``Aligning the Print Head'' on page 8-30. After you send a print job to the printer, you can use the EPSON Monitor2 utility to check on what print jobs are queued for printing. This utility also shows the status of the job currently being printed. Before using EPSON Monitor2, you must first turn on background printing in the Chooser. After starting a printing operation, select Epson Monitor2 from the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar. This opens a dialog box similar to the following: You can use most plain bond paper with your printer and achieve good results. Coated papers and glossy papers give you better results because they reduce the amount of ink that is absorbed. However, print quality can vary depending on the paper quality and the manufacturer. Test the printout quality before purchasing large quantities of paper. [. . . ] These are special functions, such as a printer operation check, that you can perform by holding down a control panel button while turning on the printer. A maintenance procedure you should perform when the black and color inks on your printout are misaligned or the printout seems fuzzy. It receives the jobs and then distributes them to the assigned printer. If your printer is connected to a network, print jobs that are sent to the printer while it is busy are stored in a waiting line, or print queue, until they can be printed. [. . . ]