Testing the Printer
You can run a printer check to determine whether a problem
comes from the printer itself or some other source.
If the results are satisfactory, the problem lies in software
settings, the interface cable, or your computer.
If the printer check does not print correctly, there is a
problem with your printer.
Follow these steps to check the printer:
1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.
2. Disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
3. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
4. Hold down the E load/eject button and press the P power
button. Hold down the buttons until the P power light
starts to flash. Then release both buttons.
The printer prints one page containing the printer's ROM
version, ink counter code, and a nozzle check pattern. Only
the nozzle check pattern is shown below:
5. After it prints the page, turn off the printer. Remember to
reconnect the interface cable, then turn on the printer and
your computer.
Printing on Special Media
Whether you print on plain paper or special media, you need
to load it according to the guidelines in the table below.
For this media
Load a maximum of
name...
this many sheets...
Plain paper, letter
100 (load preprinted
size
forms top edge first)
Plain paper, legal
100 (pull up the paper
size
support extension)
Envelopes
10 (set the thickness
lever to the + position)
Labels (single
1
sheets)
EPSON 360 dpi Ink
70 letter size
Jet Paper
30 legal size
EPSON Iron-On Cool
1 sheet
1
Peel Transfer Paper
EPSON High Quality
70 letter size
Ink Jet Paper
30 legal size
EPSON Photo
Quality Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo
30 cards (use a support
Quality Ink Jet Cards
sheet)
EPSON Photo
30 cards (use a support
Quality Note Cards
sheet)
EPSON Photo
1
Quality Self
Adhesive Sheets
EPSON Photo
20 (use a support
Quality Glossy Paper
sheet)
EPSON Photo Paper
20 (use a support
sheet)
EPSON Panoramic
1
Photo Paper
EPSON Photo
30 (use a 1.2 inch top
2
Quality Glossy Film
margin and a support
sheet)
EPSON Photo
1 (use the support
Stickers
sheets)
EPSON Ink Jet
30 (use a support
Transparencies
sheet)
1
Use the Flip Horizontal option to reverse your image before you
print it—especially if it includes text—so the image will appear
correctly when it's transferred.
2
For better results, load EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film one
sheet at a time. This also allows you to use a smaller top margin.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 640
Then select this
Media Type setting
in your printer
software...
Plain paper
360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
Photo Quality Ink Jet
Paper
Photo Paper
Photo Quality Glossy
Film
Ink Jet
Transparencies
EPSON Stylus COLOR 640
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