User manual EPSON STYLUS PHOTO R1900

[. . . ] Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Series ® User’s Guide 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 product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other equipment. [. . . ] Always remove the disc first. After printing, handle the printed CD or DVD carefully. You may need to wait up to 24 hours for the ink to dry fully before inserting it in a drive. If you need to adjust the print position or print quality, see your on-screen Reference Guide for instructions. Printing on CDs and DVDs 33 Maintaining Your Printer Follow the steps in these sections to keep the R1900 Series working at its best: ■ ■ ■ ■ “Checking and Cleaning the Print Head” below “Checking and Aligning the Print Head” on page 35 “Checking the Ink Cartridge Status” on page 36 “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 37 Checking and Cleaning the Print Head You can check and clean the print head nozzles automatically using the Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility in your printer software. It prints a check pattern that your printer then reads to see if you have any clogged nozzles, which it then cleans, if necessary. Do one of the following: Windows: Right-click the icon in the bottom right corner of your screen (the taskbar) and select Auto Head Cleaning. Macintosh: Open the Applications folder, open the EPSON Printer Utility2, select SP R1900, and click OK. Click Start and follow the on-screen instructions to allow the printer to print and examine the nozzle check pattern. If necessary, the printer cleans the print head, and may print and check the nozzle check pattern a few times. If nozzles are still clogged, you see a message telling you to clean the print head manually. See the on-screen Reference Guide for instructions. 34 Maintaining Your Printer Note: If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head four times, turn off your printer and wait at least six hours to let any dried ink soften. If you do not use your R1900 Series often, it is a good idea to print a few pages at least once a month to maintain good print quality. Checking and Aligning the Print Head If your printouts become grainy or blurry, or you see dark or light bands across them, you may need to align the print head. It’s best to run the automatic alignment utility first to let the printer check and align the print head, if necessary. If you still notice alignment problems, you can align the print head manually. Note: Banding may also occur if your print head nozzles need cleaning (see page 34). 1. Load a few sheets of Epson Presentation Paper Matte (or the photo paper you have on hand) in the sheet feeder (see page 6). It’s best to use matte or photo paper for the most accurate alignment. Do one of the following: Windows: Right-click the icon in the bottom right corner of your screen (the taskbar) and select Print Head Alignment. Macintosh: Open the Applications folder, open the EPSON Printer Utility2, select SP R1900, and click OK. To have the printer check and align the print head automatically, click Automatic, then click OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to print the alignment check patterns and align the print head as necessary. To align the print head manually, click the Manual button and follow the on-screen instructions, or see the on-screen Reference Guide for detailed steps. Maintaining Your Printer 35 Checking the Ink Cartridge Status Your R1900 Series will let you know when an ink cartridge is low or expended in the following ways: ■ ■ ■ The H ink light flashes when ink is low in one or more cartridges. This window can optionally display ink offers and other updates retrieved from an Epson website. Note: On a Windows computer that is connected to the Internet, you may see a screen asking if you want to receive Epson offers the first time you try to print when ink is low. To disable checking for ink offers or updates from Epson, see the instructions in your on-screen Reference Guide. You cannot print when an ink cartridge is expended even if the other cartridges are not expended. [. . . ] IF THESE LAWS APPLY, THEN ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD IDENTIFIED ABOVE. UNLESS STATED HEREIN, ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY ANY OTHER PERSON OR FIRM ARE VOID. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS WRITTEN WARRANTY, NEITHER EPSON AMERICA, INC. NOR ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, INCONVENIENCE, OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE EPSON PRODUCT, WHETHER RESULTING FROM BREACH OF WARRANTY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY. [. . . ]