Epson C44 Printer User Manual


 
1 Remove the tape and packing material from the printer.
2 Open the cover. Then peel off the tape and remove the insert. Do not
touch or remove the white cable inside the printer.
3 Insert the paper support into the three slots on the back of the printer.
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EPSON Stylus
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C44 Series
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Attach the Cable
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Unpack
Turn over
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Do not touch
or remove the
white cable
Remove
insert
Power On
2
1 Find the power cord that came in the box and connect
one end to the printer.
2 Plug the other end into a grounded
electrical outlet.
3 P ress down firmly on the power button
until the gre e n power light comes on.
Caution: Use only the printer’s
power button to turn the printer
on or off.
Power button
Load Ink
3
1 Open the printer cover.
C a u t i o n: Don’t touch the sensor behind
the ink cartridge holders.
2 Lift up the ink cartridge clamps.
3 Unpack the ink cartridges that
came with your printer and
remove the yellow tape only.
4 Insert both cartridges.
Caution: You must install both
cartridges or the printer won’t work.
5 Press down on the cartridge clamps
until they click shut.
6 Press the maintenance
button. The green power light
flashes and you hear the printer
charge its ink.
7 Close the printer cover. When
the green power light stops
flashing, charging is done.
Caution: Never turn off the printer while the green power
light is flashing.
Maintenance
button
Load Paper
4
1 Connect the square end of the USB cable to your printer’s USB port.
2 Connect the flat end of the cable to any available USB port on
your computer.
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Install the Software
3 O p t i o n a l l y, click Install Photo Software. Select the software you want
to install and follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: If you see a message about installing QuickTime
®
, click Yes
and follow the on-screen instructions. At the end of Film Factory
TM
installation, deselect the option to launch the program, if necessary.
4 When you re t u rn to the Options Menu, click Install Printer Manualt o
copy the ES C44 Manualicon to your desktop. (Then whenever you
want to view the manual, just double-click the icon.)
5 When you’re done, click E x i t to close the Options Menu.
6 When you see the EPSON Product Registration screen, register
your printer as instructed. Then remove your CD-ROM.
You’re ready to start printing! Follow the instructions below.
Printing from Windows
1 Open a letter-size document in a pro g r a m .
2 Click the File menu and select
P r i n t. You see a screen like this:
3 Click P ro p e r t i e s or P re f e re n c e s .
You see this scre e n :
4 Select the type of document you’re printing:
D r a f t : For rough drafts on plain paper. Saves ink.
Te x t : For text-only documents, like letters or re p o r t s .
Text & Image: For documents that have both text and images,
like newsletters.
P h o t o : For photos or graphics, when you want good quality
with faster printing.
Photo RPM: For photos or graphics, when you need
highest quality printing.
5 Load the right paper for your document.
If you loaded special paper, select the
c o r rect paper type in the Type list.
6 Click O K. Then click P r i n t.
7 After a moment, printing begins. You see this window showing
your print job pro g re s s .
For more information on printing, double-click the ES C44 Manual i c o n
on your desktop to view the printer manual.
Paper type
Type of
document
Click to cancel printing
Click to pause or
resume printing
Shows ink levels
Black
Color
Follow the steps below to install the printer software on Windows
®
XP. To
install software on Windows 98, Me, or 2000, see the booklet that came
with your printer, Installing Software for Microsoft
®
Windows 98, Windows
Me, and Windows 2000.
For instructions on installing your Macintosh
®
software, see the back
of this sheet.
Windows XP
1 Tu rn on the computer. (Make sure your printer is still on.)
2 Wait for this screen to appear.
DON’T CLICK ANY BUTTONS ON
THE SCREEN.
Note: If you don’t see the Found
New Hardware screen, see
“Problems?” on the back of
this sheet.
3 Put the EPSON CD-ROM in your CD-ROM
or DVD drive.
Wait while the files are copied to
your computer.
4 Click F i n i s h when you see
this scre e n .
5 Install your optional software, as
described below.
Installing Optional Softwa re for Windows XP
1 After a moment, you see the license agre e m e n t .
Read the agreement and click A g re e.
2 You see this screen. Make sure you have paper in the printer, then click
Print a Test Page to check that your printer is set up corre c t l y.
Click here
Don’t touch the green part
continue
1 Set some paper behind the tab on the right edge guide.
D o n ’t force it in.
2 P r ess in the locking
tab on the left edge
guide and slide it
against the paper.
3 Pull out the output tray.
Note: If you’re using special
EPSON paper, make sure you load
the brighter, whiter side face up.
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