3. Lower the printer’s output tray and open the cover.
4. Press the
power button to turn on the printer. The
power light flashes and the black and color ink
out lights come on. The ink cartridge holders move
into loading position.
Caution:
Always use the
power button to turn the
printer on or off. Never use an external
switch, such as a power strip switch.
5. Lift up the two ink cartridge clamps.
6. Place the ink cartridges in their holders with the labels
facing up and toward the back of the printer. Then
press down the clamps until they lock into place.
WARNING:
If ink gets on your hands, wash them
thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets in
your eyes, flush them immediately with water.
2 Put on the Paper Support
Insert the paper support into the slots at the back of the
printer’s sheet feeder.
3 Install the Ink Cartridges
1. Plug the printer’s power cord into a grounded outlet.
Caution:
Don’t use an outlet that can be turned off by
a wall switch or timer, or one on the same
circuit as a large appliance. This may disrupt
the power, which can erase the printer’s
memory or damage its power supply.
2. Remove the ink cartridges from their packages. Then
remove only the yellow part of the tape seal on top,
as shown. Don’t pull off the blue portion or remove
the clear seal on the bottom of the cartridge.
Caution:
Use the ink cartridges packed with your
printer the first time you install them or your
printer won’t charge ink properly. You must
remove the yellow tape seal from the
cartridge or you will permanently damage it.
Don’t try to remove the clear seal from the
bottom of the cartridge; ink will leak out.
7. Press the cleaning button to begin charging the
ink delivery system and close the printer cover.
Charging takes about a minute. The
power light
flashes and the printer makes various sounds until
it’s finished. Don’t turn off the printer or interrupt
the charging process or it will start over, using more
ink than necessary. Charging is finished when the
power light stops flashing and stays on.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the
power
light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t
moved or made any noise for more than
5 minutes.
4 Load Paper
1. Open the output tray extensions. Slide the left edge
guide right until it is a little wider than your paper.
2. Load a stack of plain paper with the printable side up
and place it against the right edge guide. Then slide
the left edge guide up against the paper’s left edge.
Don’t load paper higher than the arrow on the guide.
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1 Set up the printer
1 Set up the printer
1 Unpack the Printer
Remove any tape and packing material from the printer as
described on the Unpacking Sheet in the printer box.
Make sure you’ve got a cable to connect the printer to your
computer and these items:
Place the printer near your computer and an available
grounded outlet, but avoid areas:
■ with high temperature or humidity
■ in direct sunlight or dusty conditions
■ near sources of heat or electromagnetic interference,
such as a cordless telephone base unit
Also be sure to check the System Requirements and follow
all the Safety Instructions in your Printer Basics book.
Note:
If you need help as you set up your printer, see
“Problems? Need Help?” in the Printer Basics
book.
color ink cartridge
printer
paper support
printer software
CD-ROM
black ink cartridge
Printer
Basics
book
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®
media pack
5 Connect the Printer
Connecting to a PC Parallel Port
1. Turn off the printer and computer.
2. Connect the parallel cable to the printer’s parallel
connector, then fasten it with the wire clips.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to your
computer’s main parallel connector (LPT1) and
secure it as necessary.
Note:
The printer software automatically assigns
the printer to the LPT1 port. To use a
different LPT port, see your Windows
®
documentation for instructions.
Connecting to a PC USB Port (Windows 98 only)
1. Turn off the printer and computer.
2. Connect one end of the USB cable to your printer’s
USB connector and the other end to your computer’s
USB connector.
Caution:
If you’re using a USB hub, connect the
printer’s cable to the first tier of the hub or
the printer may malfunction. If the printer
doesn’t work with the hub, connect it
directly to the USB port.
Load paper only up
to this arrow
color cartridgeblack cartridge
Slide paper against
the right edge guide
2 Install the software
3. Follow the instructions in the USB Software
Installation Guide to install the USB port software
along with your printer software.
Connecting to a Macintosh
1. Turn off the printer and Macintosh
®
.
2. Connect the cable to the printer’s serial connector.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to either the
modem or printer port on your Macintosh.
Note:
If you’re using a PowerBook
®
with a
combination printer/modem port, use that
port and set it to Normal. If your Macintosh
has an internal modem, use the printer port.
2 Install the software
Now that you’ve set up your printer, you can install your
software from the CD-ROM attached to the front of this
card. The CD-ROM includes:
■ the driver that lets you print
■ your creative software, Adobe
®
PhotoDeluxe
™
2.0 and
Brøderbund
®
The Print Shop
®
PressWriter
™
■ the Internet applications, Disney’s Daily Blast
SM
and
EarthLink Network
®
TotalAccess
™
■ your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 Manual
Note:
The creative and Internet software is not available
with Windows 3.1. The Internet applications are
not available with Windows NT 4.0 or Macintosh.
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