Epson STYLUS Photo R2880 Series User Manual

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Contents
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading Paper Using the Single Sheet Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Loading Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Loading Thick Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Available Epson Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Printing From Start to Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Printing With Mac OS X 10.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Printing With Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Printing on CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cleaning the Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Loading a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Printing on a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing Your Printed CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Maintaining Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Checking and Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Checking the Ink Cartridge Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching Black Ink Cartridge Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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Epson STYLUS Photo R2880 Series Specifications

General

Maximum Print Resolution	5760 x 1440 dpi
Number of Ink Colors	8
Borderless Printing	Yes
Connectivity	USB 2.0
Print Technology	Inkjet
Ink Palette Supported	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Matte Black
Ink Cartridge Configuration	8 individual cartridges
Media Sizes Supported	4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10"
Media Type	Photo paper, fine art paper
Print Speed	Up to 11 ppm (black) / Up to 11 ppm (color)
Operating Systems	Mac OS X
Ink Type	UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta