Epson Stylus Photo R1900 User Manual

Printing on CDs and DVDs31
Loading a CD or DVD
1. First burn files, music, or video onto your CD or DVD before printing on it 
to prevent errors.
2. Turn on the printer.
3. Clean the rollers inside the printer (see page 30).
4. Remove any paper loaded in the sheet feeder and remove the single sheet 
guide, if it is installed. Also close the paper support.
5. Open the output tray, but do not pull out the extensions. Then open the 
CD/DVD tray guide cover.
6. Place your disc on the CD/DVD tray with the...

32Printing on CDs and DVDs
7. Insert the CD/DVD tray into the tray guide 
and slide it into the printer beneath the guide 
rails until the arrows are aligned.
When you send your CD/DVD print job to the 
printer, it automatically places the disc in the 
correct print position and ejects it automatically 
when printing finishes.
Caution: 
Do not turn the R1900 Series on or off with a CD or 
DVD loaded in it. Always remove the disc first (see 
page 33).
Printing on a CD or DVD
When you installed the...

Printing on CDs and DVDs33 2. Follow the instructions in the on-screen Reference Guide to design your disc 
label. You can use the tools on the screen to add text and provided background 
designs, or add your own designs or photos.
3. When you’re ready to print on the disc, open the 
File menu and select Print. 
You see one of these windows:
4. Select 
EPSON Stylus Photo R1900 Series (Windows) or Stylus Photo 
R1900
 (Macintosh), if necessary.
5. Click 
Print.
Removing Your Printed CD/DVD
After your CD...

34Maintaining Your Printer
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...

Maintaining Your Printer35
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. Then try printing again.
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...

36Maintaining Your Printer
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 Hink light flashes when ink is low in one or more cartridges.
■The Hink light stays on when an ink cartridge is expended. 
■Your computer screen displays a message when you try to print. 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...

Maintaining Your Printer37
Replacing Ink Cartridges
You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper at Epson Supplies Central at 
www.epson.com/ink3 (U.S. sales) or www.epson.ca (Canadian sales). You can 
also purchase supplies from an Epson authorized reseller. To find the nearest one, 
call 800-GO-EPSON (800-463-7766).
Use the following list when you order or purchase new ink cartridges:
Note: 
We recommend that you use genuine Epson cartridges and do not refill them. The use 
of other products may affect...

38Maintaining Your Printer
Make sure you have a new ink cartridge before you begin. You must install new 
cartridges immediately after removing the old ones.
1. Remove any roll paper or canvas media loaded in the printer to prevent ink 
marks on the paper (see page 12).
2. Open the printer cover.
3. Press the Hink button to move the print head to the ink replacement position. 
If a cartridge is low or expended, the light above the cartridge flashes or stays 
on.
Caution: 
Don’t move the print head by...

Maintaining Your Printer39 6. Before opening the cartridge package, shake the package four or five times.
Note: 
All cartridges, except the gloss optimizer cartridge, make a clicking sound when 
you shake them.
Caution: 
Do not shake the cartridges after opening the packages or ink will leak.
7. Remove the cartridge from the package, but be careful not to touch the green 
chip on the cartridge.
8. Remove the yellow tape from the bottom of the cartridge. 
Caution: 
Do not remove any other labels or seals,...

40Maintaining Your Printer
10. Once you replace all the necessary cartridges, close the cartridge cover and 
push it down until it clicks into place.
11. Close the printer cover.
12. Press the Hink button to begin charging the ink. This takes about 
21/2minutes. The Ppower light flashes as the ink charges.
When the Ppower light stops flashing and the Hink light goes out, ink 
charging is finished.
Caution: 
Never turn off the R1900 Series while ink is charging or you’ll waste ink.
If the Hink light is...