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Epson CX4200/CX4800 manual

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series /Epson Stylus CX4800 Series 5/05 1 Epson Stylus CX Parts Accessories Ink Cartridges Media Paper support extension Feeder guard Left edge guide Paper support Memory card cover (Epson Stylus CX4800 Series only) USB external device connector (camera only) Document cover Document table Memory card slots (Epson Stylus CX4800 S[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/E pson Stylus CX4800 Series 2 5/05 Specifications Printing Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configuration Black: 90 nozzles Color: 270 nozzles (90 each cartridge: cyan, mage nta, yellow) Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking Ink Cartridges Color Cyan, magenta, yellow, black Cartridge life 6 months at 77[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series /Epson Stylus CX4800 Series 5/05 3 Scanning Scanner type Flatbed color Photoelectric device CIS Effective pixels 10,200 × 14,040 pixels at 1200 dpi Document size 216 × 297 mm (8.5 × 11.7 inches) A4 or US letter size Scanning resolution 1200 dpi (main scan) 2400 dpi with Micro Step (sub scan) Output resolution 50 to 480[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/E pson Stylus CX4800 Series 4 5/05 Memory Stick/ Compatible with Memory Stick MemoryStick PRO S tandard ve rsion 1.3 or Memory Stick card slot Standard Memory Stick PRO Format Specifications ve rsion 1.0 cards SD/MMC Compatible wi th SD Memory Card card slot Specifications / PART1. Physical Layer Specification Ve rsion 1.[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series /Epson Stylus CX4800 Series 5/05 5 Note: The type of paper you choose affects the wa y your printout looks, so be sure to select the correct paper for your job. If you are just making a copy or printi ng a rough draft of an image, plain paper is fine. However, for the be st results, you’ll want to use one of Epson’s s[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/E pson Stylus CX4800 Series 6 5/05 3. Slide the left edge guide to the left. 4. Load up to 10 envelopes at a time, flap edge left, printable side up, against the right edge guide. Note: For best results, press each envel ope flat before loading, or load one envelope at a time. 5. Slide the left edge guide against the env [...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series /Epson Stylus CX4800 Series 5/05 7 Placing Originals for Copying or Scanning Caution: Do not place heavy objects on the document table glass and do not press the glass with too much force. 1. Open the document cover an d place your original face - down on the glass, in the upper left corner. Move your original about 0.04 [...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/E pson Stylus CX4800 Series 8 5/05 4. Press the Copy button until you see the desired number of copies in the C opy window. You can select up t o 9 copies at a time this way. To make 10 or more copies, see the section to the right. 5. Press the paper type button to select Plain Paper . The light indicates which type is se[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series /Epson Stylus CX4800 Series 5/05 9 Printing From a Memory Card (Epson Stylus CX 4800 Series Only) Inserting the Card 1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX4800 Series all-in-one is turned on. Note: When you print directly from a memory card, it is best if the Epson Stylus CX4800 Seri es is not connected to your computer (or you[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/E pson Stylus CX4800 Series 10 5/05 For multiple index sheets, th e pages containing t he most recent images are printed first. If you want to cancel printing more sheets, press the y Stop button. Now follow the instructions below to select photos and print. Selecting Photos on the Index Sheet 1. Once you have printed the[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series /Epson Stylus CX4800 Series 5/05 11 Printing From a Digital Camera If your camera is PictBr idge- or USB DIRECT-PRINT ™ - compatible, you can print your JPEG photos by connecting your digital camera di rectly to your Epson Stylus CX4200 Series or Epson Stylus CX4800 Se ries all-in-one. Your photos must be sized from 80 [...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/E pson Stylus CX4800 Series 12 5/05 Note: If you want to auto matically restore a co lor photo as you scan, click the Customi ze button. See the right co lumn for instructions . If you are in Home or Professional Mode, you see a different EPSON Scan settings window. You can change the mode using the Mode selector in the u[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series /Epson Stylus CX4800 Series 5/05 13 7. Make any other necessary image adjustments. 8. Size your image as necessary. 9. Click the Scan button to sca n and restore the color in your image(s). What happens next dep ends on how you started EP SON Scan. See the on-screen User’s Guide for details. Checking the Print Head Nozz[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/E pson Stylus CX4800 Series 14 5/05 Checking the Ink Supply To check your ink supply, do the following: ❏ Windows: Double-click the icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). You see a window like the following: ❏ Macintosh OS X: Open the Applica tions folder and select EPSON Printer Utility . Se[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series /Epson Stylus CX4800 Series 5/05 15 Caution: Do not move the print head by hand; this may damage the Epson Stylus CX. Always press the B ink butto n to move it. 4. Press the B ink button again. ❏ If more than one cartridge is empty or low, the next cartridge moves to the _ ink ou t mark. ❏ Once the Epson Stylus CX has[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/E pson Stylus CX4800 Series 16 5/05 11. Close the scanner. 12. Press the B ink button. The Epson Stylus CX begins charging ink and the P On lig ht starts flashing. This takes about one minute. When it’s finished, the P On light stops flashing and remains on, and the B ink light goes out. Caution: Never turn off the Epso[...]

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    Epson Stylus CX4200 Series /Epson Stylus CX4800 Series 5/05 17 If you can’t find an aligned pattern , choose the one that looks the best. Then click Realignment to print another alignment sheet and repeat this step. 8. Click Print to print a color horizontal alignment sheet. After it’s printed, you see a window like this one: 9. Look at the pri[...]