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Us e r ' s G u i d e NPD5233-00 EN[...]
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Co py r i g h t No part of this pu blication m ay be rep rod uced, sto red in a retrieval syst em, or transmi tt ed in any fo rm or b y an y me ans , el ec t roni c, me chan ic a l, pho to copy ing , re cord in g, or ot her wi s e, w ith out t he pr i or wr itten p er mi ssi on of Seiko Epso n Corporation. N o patent liability is assumed wi th resp[...]
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T r ademarks ❏ EPSON ® is a regist ered trademark, and EPSON EX CEED Y OUR VIS ION o r EXCEED Y OUR VIS ION is a trademark o f S eiko Ep s on Corporation. ❏ PRINT Image M atching ™ and the PRINT Imag e Matching log o are tradem arks of Sei ko E ps on Corporation. Copyright © 2001 Seiko Epso n Corporation. All r ights reserved. ❏ EPSON Sca[...]
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Contents Copyright T rademarks About This M anu al I n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e M a n u a l s ......... .......... 7 M a r k s a n d S y m b o l s ............... ..........7 D e s c r i p t i o n s U s e d i n t h i s M a n u a l .......... ..... 8 O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m R e f e r e n c e s ......... .........8 Impor tant Instruc tions[...]
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A l i g n i n g t h e P r i n t H e a d ...... .......... ..... 6 6 A l i g n i n g t h e P r i n t H e a d - W i n d o w s ....... .... 6 6 A l i g n i n g t h e P r i n t H e a d - M a c O S X ..... ..... 6 6 C l e a n i n g t h e P a p e r P a t h .. ........ .......... . 6 6 C l e a n i n g t h e S c a n n e r G l a s s . ........... ....... 6 [...]
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O t h e r S c a n n i n g P r o b l e m s .......... .......... 9 7 Cannot Scan in Full Au to Mode in EPSON S c a n ............ .......... ........... 9 7 umbnail Pr eview D oes No t W ork Pro perly. . . 97 S c a n n i n g I s T o o S l o w ..... ........... ..... 9 7 Sca nni ng S to ps w he n Scan ni ng to PD F/ M u l t i - T I F F ...........[...]
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Abou t This Ma nual Intr oduc tion to the Manuals e follo wing manuals are supplied with your E pson prin ter . As w ell as the manuals, see the help included in the various E ps on soware ap plications. ❏ Start H ere (paper man ual) Pr ovides yo u with informatio n on setting up the prin ter , installing the soware, using the prin ter ,[...]
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Descriptions U sed in this Manual ❏ Screenshots of the printer driver and t he EPSON Sc an (sca nner driver) s creens are fro m W indows 8.1 or Mac OS X v10.10.x. e con tent disp layed on the screens varies dep ending on the model and situation. ❏ Illustrations o f the printer used in this manual ar e examples only . Although there may be sl[...]
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Impor tant Instructions Safety Instruc tions Read and follow these instr uct ions to ensure safe use of this printer . Make sure y ou keep this manual for fut ure referen ce. Als o, be su re to follow a ll w ar ni ngs and instr uct ions mar ked on the pr inter . ❏ U s e only the power cor d supp lied with the printer and do no t use the cord with[...]
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❏ A void using outlets on the same circuit as photo copiers or air control systems tha t regul arly sw itch on and o. ❏ A void e lectr ical ou tlets con trolled by wall switc hes or aut omatic timers. ❏ K e ep the entir e com puter syst em away f ro m potential sour ces of electromagnetic in ter ference , such as loudspeakers or the base u[...]
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Advisories and W arnings for Us ing the P rinter with a W ireless Co n n e c t i o n ❏ Radio waves from this printer may negatively aect the operation of medical elect ronic equipmen t, ca using them to malfunction. Wh en using this print er inside medical facilities o r near medical equipmen t, follow directio ns fro m the autho rized personn[...]
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Pri nte r B a si c s P ar t Names and F unc tions A Edge guide Feeds the p aper straight into the printer . Slide to the edges of the paper . B Rear paper feed Load s paper . C P aper su pport Supports loaded p aper . D F ee der guard Preven ts foreign substance from entering the printer . Usually keep this guard closed. E Output tray Holds the eje[...]
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B Ink car tridge holder Install the ink car tridges. Ink is ejected from the print head nozzles undernea th. A B C A Document cover Blocks externa l light while s canning. B Scanner glass Place the original s. C Scanner unit Scans placed originals. Open when replacing ink cart ridges or removing jammed paper inside the print er . A B A AC inlet Con[...]
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Co n t r o l Pa n e l AB G H I EF C D A The left and right lights indicat e the network status. ❏ Green light - left: Turns on while the printer is connected to a wireless ( Wi-F i) network, or ashes while communicating. ❏ Orange light - right: Flashes when a problem with the printer's wireless ( Wi-Fi) network connection occurs. The li[...]
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+ Press and buttons simultaneously to run soft ware on a USB-connec ted computer and scan as a PDF le. + or Press y and the or buttons simultaneously to make 20 copies. + Hold down the and buttons simultan eously for three seconds to st ar t PIN Code Setup ( WPS). See the Net work Guide for mo re det ail s. + T urn the printer on while holding d[...]
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Loa d in g Pap e r P aper Handling Precautions ❏ Read the inst ru ction she ets suppl ied w ith th e pap er . ❏ Fan and align the edg es of the paper b efo re loading. Do not fan o r curl photo paper . Doing so may damage the pr int ab l e si de . ❏ If the pap er is cu rled, at ten it or curl it slig htly in the opposite dir ec tion befor [...]
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A vailable P aper and Capacities Epso n recomm ends using genuine Epson paper to ensure high-quality prin touts. e onl y paper si ze and paper type available for p r inting from the con trol panel are A4 size and plain paper . Genuine Epson Paper Media Name Size Load ing Capac it y (Sheets) Manual 2- Sided Printing Borderless Printi ng Epson Bri[...]
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*1 The loadin g capacity for pr e -punched paper is one sh eet. *2 For manual 2-sided printing, you can load up to 15 sheets for paper with one side already pr inted. Related Information & “T echnical S upport W eb Si te” on page 106 List of P aper T ypes T o o btai n opti mum p rinti ng r esul ts, select th e paper type that s uits th e pa[...]
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2. Slide the edge guide to the le. 3. Load pape r vertically alo ng the right side o f the rear paper feed wi th the p rintabl e side facing up . c Impor t ant: Do no t load m ore tha n the maxim um nu mber of s heets specied fo r the pa per . For p lain pa per , do no t load above the line i n dica ted by the triangle symbol on the edge guid[...]
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❏ Pre-p unched paper Not e: ❏ Load a sin gle sheet of paper without bind ing holes at the top or the bottom. ❏ Adjust the pr int posi tion of your le to avoid printing o ver the holes . 4. Slide the edge guid e to the edg e of the paper , and then c l ose the feeder guard. 5. Slide out the ou tput tray . Not e: Return the remaining paper t[...]
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& “A vailable P aper an d Capacitie s” on pag e 17 User 's Gui de Load ing Paper 21[...]
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Placing Originals on the Sc anner Glass c Impor t ant: When plac ing bulky orig inals such a s books , prevent ex ter ior lig ht from shinin g directly onto the scanner g lass. 1. Open t he doc ument co ver . 2. Remov e an y dust or stains on the scanner glass. 3. Place the o riginal face-do wn and slide it to the co r ner mar k. Not e: e area 1[...]
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If y ou are scanning using Ful l Aut o Mo d e or a th umbnail pr e view of EPSON Scan, place the original 4.5 mm away from the ho r izon tal and vertical e dges of the scanner glass. Not e: ❏ Place multiple photos at least 20 mm apar t f rom each othe r . ❏ e photos shou ld be larger tha n 15 x 15 mm. 4. Clos e the cover gen t ly . Not e: Re[...]
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Pri n ti n g Prin ting from a C omputer Printing Basics - W indow s Not e: ❏ See the o nline h el p for e xpla natio ns of the sett ing items. R ight-c lick an i tem, and th en click Help . ❏ Opera tions dier depen din g on the a ppl icat ion. See th e app lica tion's hel p for deta ils. 1. Load pap er in the prin ter . 2. Open the l[...]
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❏ B orderless: Select to p r int wi th no margins aro und the image. In bor derless printing, the p rint data is enlarged slig htly mo re than the paper size so that no margins are pri nted a roun d th e e dge s of th e pa p er . Cl ick Set ti n gs to select the amoun t of enlargemen t. ❏ Or ientation: Select the o rientation y ou set in the ap[...]
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4. Make the fo l lowing setting s. ❏ Printer: S elect yo ur printer . ❏ Presets: S elec t when you wan t to us e the registered settings. ❏ Paper S ize: Select th e paper s ize yo u loaded in th e prin ter . When p r intin g with no m a rgins, select a "bor derless" pap er size. ❏ Or ientation: Select the o rientation y ou set in [...]
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7. Click Pri nt . Related Information & “A vailable P aper an d Capacitie s” on pag e 17 & “Loadin g P aper in th e Rear P aper F eed” on pag e 18 & “Guide to M ac OS X Printer Driv er” on page 75 & “Lis t o f Pape r T ypes” o n page 18 Printing on 2-Sides (f or W indow s only) e printer d river prints automatic a[...]
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7. Click Pri nt . When the rst side has nished printing, a pop-up windo w is displayed on the com puter . Follow the o n -screen instructions. Related Information & “A vailable P aper an d Capacitie s” on pag e 17 & “Loadin g P aper in th e Rear P aper F eed” on pag e 18 & “Prin ting Basics - W indo ws” on pag e 24 Pri[...]
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& “Prin ting Basics - W indo ws” on pag e 24 Printing Sev eral P ages on One Sheet - Mac OS X 1. Load pap er in the prin ter . 2. Open t he le you wan t to print. 3. A ccess the print dialog. 4. Se le ct Lay ou t fr om the po p-up me nu. 5. Set the n umber o f pages in P ages p er Sheet , the Layo ut Dir ect io n (page or der), and Borde[...]
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4. Make the fo llowing settings on the More O p ti o ns tab. ❏ Doc umen t Size: Select the paper size yo u set in the app lication. ❏ Outp ut P aper: Select th e paper size y ou loaded i n the prin ter . Fi t t o P a g e is sele cted automatically . Not e: If you wa nt to pri nt a re duced im age at t he cent er of the pa ge, se lect Center . 5[...]
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Printing Multiple F iles T ogether (for W indows Only) Job A r r a ng e r L it e allows you to co mbine several les creat ed by dierent applications and prin t them as a single prin t job . Y ou can specify the print settings fo r combined les, s uch as layo ut, p rint or der , and orientation. Not e: To o p e n a Print Project sa ved in J[...]
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Printing One Image on Multiple Sheets to Cr eate a Poster (f or Wi n d o ws O n l y ) is featur e allows yo u to print o ne image on m ultiple s heets of paper . Y ou can cr e ate a larg er poster by tapin g the m tog eth er . Not e: is fea tur e is not av ailab le fo r bor derless pri nt ing. 1. Load pape r in the prin ter . 2. Open the l[...]
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Making Posters U sing O ver lapping Alignment Marks He re is an example o f how to make a poster when 2x2 P o ster is selec ted, and O verlapping Alignment Marks is sele cted i n Print Cut ting Guides . 1. Prepare Sheet 1 and Sheet 2. Cu t o the margin s of Sheet 1 alon g the vertical blue line through t he cen ter of the top and botto m cross m[...]
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2. Place the edg e of S heet 1 on to p of Sheet 2 an d align the cross mar ks, then tem porarily tape the tw o sheets tog ether fro m the back. 3. Cu t the taped sheets in two alo ng the vertical r ed line thr ough the alignmen t markers (this time , the line to th e le of the cros s marks). User 's Gui de Print in g 34[...]
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4. T ape the sh eets t og eth er fro m the back . 5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to tape Sheet 3 and S heet 4 together . 6. Cu t o the margins o f Sheet 1 and S heet 2 alo ng the ho rizon tal blue line through the ce nt er of the le an d right side cross m arks. User 's Gui de Print in g 35[...]
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7. Place the edge of Sheet 1 and Sheet 2 on top of Sh eet 3 and Sheet 4 and align the cross marks, and then tem porarily tape them tog ether fro m the bac k. User 's Gui de Print in g 36[...]
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8. Cu t the taped sheets in two alo ng the ho rizon tal red line thr ough the alignmen t marker s (this time , the lin e above the cross marks). 9. T ape the sh eets t og eth er fro m the back . User 's Gui de Print in g 37[...]
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10. Cut o the remaining mar gins along the o uter guide. Printing U sing Adv anced F eatures is section in t roduces a variety of additio nal layou t and printin g features availab le o n the printer driver . Related Information & “W indows Prin ter Driver” on page 71 & “Mac OS X Prin ter Driver” o n page 74 Adding a Pri nting[...]
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Wi nd o ws T o add your own pr es et, set items such as the Doc ument Size and Pa per T ype on th e Main or Mor e O p ti o n s tab , and then click A dd/Remove Pr esets in Printin g Presets . Not e: T o delete an added pr es et, click Add/Remove Presets , select the preset na me you want to de lete f rom the list, and then delet e it. Mac OS X A cc[...]
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Mac OS X Ac c e s s t h e p r i n t d i a l og . S e l e c t Col or Ma tc hi ng f rom the pop-up men u, and then s elect EP SO N Co lo r Co nt ro ls . Se le ct Col or Op ti on s from the p op- up me nu, and the n se le ct one of t he a va i la ble opt ion s. Cl ick th e a rrow n ex t to Ad v a n c e d S e t t i ng s and make the appr opriate settin[...]
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Prin ting from Smar t Devic es Using Epson iPrint Ep son iPrin t is an applicatio n that allows you to prin t pho tos, do cuments, and web pages fro m a smart device such as a smartpho ne or tablet. Y ou can use local print, p rin tin g from a smart device that is co nnected to the same wireless netwo rk as your p rinter , or remo te print, p r int[...]
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e follo wing s creens ar e subject to chan ge without no tice. A Home screen displayed when the application is star ted. B Displays information on how to setup the pr inter and a F AQ . C Displays the screen where you can select the printer and make pr inter settings. Once you have selected the printer , you do not need to select it again from t[...]
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Canc eling Printing - Print er Button Press the y but ton to cancel the print job in progress. Canc eling Printing - W indows 1. Access the printer driver window . 2. Select the Maint enance tab . 3. Click Pri nt Q u e u e . 4. Right-click on the job y ou want to cancel and then select Cance l . Related Information & “W indows Prin ter Driver[...]
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Co p y i n g Co p y i n g B a s i c s Y ou can cop y on A4-size plain paper at the same magnication. Mar g ins with a wid th of 3 mm appear aro und the ed ges of t he pa pe r re ga rdle ss of w he th er or not t he ori g ina l h as m arg in s ar ound th e e dge s of th e pa p er . When copying o r iginals smaller than A4-size, margins will b e w[...]
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Sc anning Scanning from the C ontrol P anel Y ou can save the sc anned image in PDF fo rmat to a comp uter which is connected to the printer with a US B c able. c Impor t ant: M ake sur e you ha ve installed EPSON Scan and Epson E vent M anager on your comp uter before using th i s feat ure. 1. Place the originals . 2. Press the but ton and the but[...]
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3. Select Hom e Mo d e from th e Mo d e list. 4. Make the fo l lowing setting s. ❏ Do cumen t T ype : Select the type o f the original you wan t to sc an. ❏ Im ag e T y p e : S elect the color typ e of the image y ou want to scan. Altho ugh this is au tomatically se lected b y the Document T y pe set ting, yo u can c hang e the se ttin g. ❏ D[...]
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5. Click Pre v i e w . Not e: ❏ D ep end ing on the pho tos and the sc anning c onditi on s, the sc an res ult s m ay not be a s int ended. Clear umbnai l , and o nly place o ne photo . ❏ When pl acing m ultip le photos, p lace them a t least 20 m m (0.8 inc h) apart. Also , the edge a rea of the sc an ner glass is not sc anned. 6. A djust t[...]
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Scanning Using Adv anced F eatures Scanning by Detec ting the Origin al Aut o matically (F ull Auto Mode) Y ou can start scanning b y simply placing the original and clicking Sca n . Selec t Fu l l Auto Mo d e from the Mo d e list in EPSON Scan. Scanning at Specied Sizes ( Oce Mode) Y ou can scan originals at the specied size witho ut prev[...]
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Not e: Oce M ode is not avai lable fo r Ja panese operatin g sy stems. User 's Gui de Scan ning 49[...]
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Scanning by Adjusting the Imag e Quality (Prof essional Mode) Y ou can scan images while adjus ting the quality and co lo r . is mo de is recommended for advanced users. Selec t Professi ona l Mod e fro m the Mo d e list in EPSON Sc an. User 's Gui de Scan ning 50[...]
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Scanning from Smar t Device s Ep son iPrin t is an application that allo ws you to scan pho tos and documents from a sm ar t device, such as a smartpho ne or tablet, that is connected t o the same wireles s network as your printer . Y ou can save the scanned data on a smart dev ice or to Cloud ser vices, se nd it b y email, or prin t it. Related In[...]
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A Home screen displayed when the application is star ted. B Displays information on how to setup the printer and a F AQ . C Displays the screen where you can select the printer and make printer setting s. Once you have select ed the printer , you do not need to select it again from the next time. D Displays the scanning screen. E Displays the scree[...]
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Replacing Ink Ca r tridges Checking the Ink Lev els Y ou can check the appr oximate ink levels from the comp uter . Checking the Ink Lev els - W indow s 1. Access the printer driver window . 2. Click Ink L e v el s on t he Main tab. Not e: If E P SON S tatu s Moni tor 3 is disa bled, the i nk levels ar e not disp la yed. Click Extend ed Sett ings o[...]
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Not e: ❏ No t all ca r tridges ar e av ailable i n all regions. ❏ Fo r users in Eur ope, visit th e follo wing we bsite f or inf orma tion on E pson's i nk cartridge yields. h ttp://www .epson .eu/pa geyield Fo r Au stralia and New Zealand BK (Black) C (C yan) M (Mag enta) Y (Y ellow) 29 29XL * 29 29XL * 29 29XL * 29 29XL * * "XL"[...]
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❏ Do not remove the transparent seal from the bottom o f t he cartr idge; other wise, the cart ridge may be come unusab le. ❏ Do not to u ch the sections sh own in the illustratio n. D oing so may p revent no r mal operation and p r inting. ❏ In stall all ink cartridges; other wise you canno t print. ❏ Do not r eplace ink cart ridges wi t h[...]
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❏ T o ensur e you receiv e premium print quality and to hel p pr otect your p rint head , a variable ink safety r es er ve remains in the cartr idge when your p r in ter indicates to replace the cart ridge. e yields quoted f or yo u do not include this reser ve. ❏ Altho ugh the ink cartridges may con tain recycled mate rials, this does not a[...]
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2. Operate the printer's bu ttons t o move the p r int head. ❏ If t he B light is o n (one or mo re ink cartridges are expe nded) Press t he y bu tton. e expended ink cartridge mo ves to the icon. I f there are mo re expended ink cartridge s, the cartridg e mo ves to the icon ever y time you press the y button. ❏ If t he B ligh t ash[...]
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4. When r eplacing the black ink cartridge, ge ntly shak e the new black ink cartr idge fo ur or ve times and then remove it from its pa cka ge. When repl ac ing ot he r c olor car trid ges, remo ve the new color car trid ges from their package witho ut shaking. c Impor t ant: Do no t sha ke cartrid ges aer op ening the pa ckage , as they m a[...]
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c Impor t ant: Do no t tou ch th e sectio ns sho w n in th e illustr atio n. Doin g so may p revent n ormal oper atio n and p r in ting . 6. Squee ze the tab on the ink car tri dge and pull it straight up . If yo u c annot remo ve the ink car tridge, pull it rmly. 7. In s ert the new ink cartridge, an d then p ress it do wn rmly. User 's[...]
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8. Close t he scanner unit. 9. Next, p ress the y button. Ink ch arging s t arts. c Impor t ant: Ae r installing the ink car tr idge, the power light continues to a sh whil e the printer is charging ink. D o not tur n o the pr inter dur ing i nk c harg ing. Ch arg ing takes ap proximately t wo minute s. If th e in k ch arg ing i s incomp [...]
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Not e: ❏ If EPSON Sta tus Moni tor 3 is disabled, acce ss the prin ter driver , click Ex te nde d Sett in gs on the Main te nance tab , an d then selec t Enabl e E PS ON Stat u s Moni tor 3 . ❏ e availa ble period varies depe ndin g on the usage condi tions. T emporarily Prin ting with Black Ink - Windo ws 1. When the following window is dis[...]
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2. Access the printer driver window . 3. Clear Bo rde rl es s on th e Ma in tab. 4. Select plain pap ers or Envelope as the P aper T ype set ting o n the Mai n tab . 5. Select Gra ysc ale . 6. Set the other i tems o n the Main and Mo re O pt i on s tabs as necessar y , and then click OK . 7. Click Pri nt . 8. Click Pri nt in Bl ac k in the window d[...]
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& “Prin ting Basics - M ac OS X” on pag e 25 C onser ving Black Ink when the Black Ink Is Lo w (for Wi n d o ws O n l y ) When b lack ink is running low and ther e is enough color ink r emaining, you can use a mixt ure of colo r inks to create blac k. Y ou can con tinue printin g while preparing a replacem ent blac k in k cartr idge. is [...]
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Maintaining the P rinter Checking and Cleaning the Print Head If the nozzles are clogged, the print outs become faint, there is visible banding, or unexpected colors appear . When print q uality has declined, use t he nozzle check featur e an d check if the nozzles are clogged. If the nozzles are clogge d, cle an t he print he ad. c Impor t ant: Do[...]
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❏ ere are br oken lines or missing segmen ts: e print head nozzles may be clogged. Go to the next step . Not e: e tes t pa ttern may va r y by mode l. 5. Ho ld the y bu tton do wn for thr ee seconds until the po wer light s t arts ashing. Print head cleaning starts. 6. When the power light st ops ashing, prin t a nozzle chec k patt[...]
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4. Click N ozzl e Che ck . 5. Foll ow t he on- s cre en ins tr u ct i ons. Related Information & “Loadin g P aper in th e Rear P aper F eed” on pag e 18 Aligning the Prin t Head If y ou notice a misalignment o f ver tical lines or b lurred images, align the p rint head. Aligning the Print Head - W indows 1. Load A4-size plain pape r in the [...]
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c Impor t ant: Do no t use tiss ue paper to c lean the inside of the p r in ter . e print h ead n ozzle s ma y be clogged with l in t. 1. Make sur e there is no dust or stains o n the scanner g lass and the do cument cover . 2. Load A4-size plain pape r in the prin ter . 3. Start cop ying witho ut placing an original on the scanner glass. e p[...]
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Sav ing P o w er e prin ter ent ers sleep mode o r turns o auto matically if no operations ar e per fo rmed for a set period. Y ou can adjust the ti me b efor e powe r ma nage ment is a pplie d. A n y incr e ase will aect the printer's ener g y eciency. Please consid er the en viro nment befor e making an y chang e. Saving P ow er [...]
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Ne tw ork Se r vi ce and So f twa r e Inf ormation is section in t roduces the netwo rk ser vices and soware prod ucts available fo r your prin ter from the E pson website or the supp l ied CD . Epson C onnec t Ser vice By us ing Eps on C on ne ct se r v ic e a va i lab le on th e Inter ne t, you c an pr int f rom you r s ma rtp hone, ta bl e[...]
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Running W eb Cong on a W eb Brow ser 1. Check the printer's IP address. Press the bu tto n to prin t the ne twor k status sh e et, and th en chec k the prin ter's IP addr ess. 2. La unch a W eb br owser f rom a co mputer or smart device, and then enter the print er's IP address. For ma t: IPv4: htt p://the printer's IP addr e[...]
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W indow s Prin ter Driver e prin ter driver c on t rols the p r inter accor ding to the prin t commands from an application. Making set t ings on the prin ter driver provides the best printin g result s. Y ou can also c heck the status of the print er or keep i t in top operating condition using the printer driver u t ility . Not e: Y ou ca n ch[...]
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Y ou can also make set t ings fo r printing both sides o f t he paper or prin ting multi ple pa ges o n one sheet. User 's Gui de Network Ser vice and S oft ware Information 72[...]
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More Options T ab Y ou can select addition al layout and p r inting o ptions such as changing t he size of a p rinto ut or making colo r correctio ns. User 's Gui de Network Ser vice and S oft ware Information 73[...]
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Maintenance T ab Y ou can run maintenance featur es such as nozzle check and prin t head cleaning, and by s t arting EPSON S tatus Mon it or 3 , you can ch eck prin ter statu s and error informatio n. Making Operation Settings for the W indow s Prin ter Driver Y ou can make settin gs such as enabling EPSON S tatus Mo nitor 3 . 1. A ccess t he print[...]
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Acc essing the printer driver from applications Click P age S etup or Prin t on th e Fi l e menu of y our ap plication. I f necessar y , click Show D eta il s (or d ) to exp and the pri nt windo w . Not e: Dependin g on the appl ication bei ng used, Page S e tu p may not be displa yed in the Fil e me nu, and th e op erati on s fo r disp layi ng th [...]
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Not e: On Mac OS X v10.8.x or later , if Print Settings menu is not displa yed, Epson printer d river has not been instal led correctl y . Sel ect S ystem Preferen ces fro m the menu > Printers & Scann e rs (or Print & Scan , Print & Fax ), rem ove th e p rinter , and then add the printer aga in. S ee the following to add a printer .[...]
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❏ P ermit temporary black printing : Prints o nly with black ink tem porarily . ❏ High Speed Printin g: Prints when the p rint head mo ves in both di rections. e prin t speed is faster , but the quality may decline. ❏ W arning Notications: Allows the p r inter driver t o display warni ng notications. ❏ Establish bidirectional co mm[...]
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Star ting on Mac OS X Se le ct Go > A pplications > Eps on So w are > Event Manage r . Related Information & “Scanning fro m the Contro l Panel” o n page 45 Epson Easy Photo P rint Ep son Easy Photo P r int i s an application that allo ws you to easily prin t photos with various layouts. Y ou can preview the ph oto imag e and ad[...]
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❏ Except f or W indows 8.1/W indows 8 Click the start bu tto n, and select Al l Progra ms or Pro gr am s > Ep son Soware > Ea sy Photo Sc an . Star ting on Mac OS X Se le ct Go > A pplications > Eps on So w are > Eas y P ho t o S ca n . EPSON Sof tware Updater EPSON Soware U p dater is an ap plication that chec ks for new [...]
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❏ Wi n d o w s X P Click A dd or Remove P rog rams . 5. Select the application you want t o uninstall. 6. U ninstall the applicatio ns: ❏ W indows 8.1/W indows 8/W indows 7/W indows V ista Click U ninstall/Change or Un i n s t a l l . ❏ Wi n d o w s X P Click Change/Re m ove or Remove . Not e: If t h e Us e r A c c o u n t C o nt ro l w indow[...]
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Installing Applications Connect yo ur comp uter to the netwo rk and install the lat est versio n of ap plications fr om the w ebsite. Not e: ❏ Log on to yo ur co mput er as an adm inist rat or . Ent er the adm inis tr at or passw or d if th e comp ute r pr ompts yo u. ❏ When reinstalli ng an applica tion, you need to uni n stall it rst. 1. Q[...]
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Solving Problems Checking the Printer Status Checking the Error Indicators on the P rinter When an erro r o ccurs, the lig ht t urns on or ashes. Details of the error are displayed on the com puter screen. : On : Flashing s lowly : Flashing fas t Light Situation Solut i ons No paper is loaded or more than one sheet has been fed at a time. Load p[...]
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Light Situation Solut i ons A printer err or has occurred . Open the sc anner unit and r emove any paper or prote ctive material in side the print e r . T urn the power o and on again. If the error continues to occur after turning the power o and on again, contact Epson su pport. A Wi-F i connect ion error has occurred. Press the button to cl[...]
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2. Click EPSO N Stat us Mo nitor 3 on t he Maintenanc e tab . Not e: ❏ Y ou can als o check the pr inter sta tus by double-clicking the printer icon on the taskbar . If the printer icon is not added to the task bar , click M onito ring Pre fe renc es on the Maintenance ta b , and then select Re g i ster the shor tc ut icon to the ta skbar . ❏ I[...]
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Removing Jammed P aper from the Rear P aper Feed Remo ve the jamm ed paper . Removing Jammed P aper from the O utput T ray Remo ve the jamm ed paper . Removing Jammed P aper fr om Inside the Printer ! Caution: ❏ Be careful no t to trap yo ur ha nd or ngers when openi ng or clos ing t he scanner u nit. Othe r wise you may be injured. ❏ Never [...]
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1. Open t he scanner unit with the do cument cover closed. 2. Rem ove th e jammed paper . c Impor t ant: Do no t tou ch the wh ite at ca ble or t rans lucen t part insid e the prin ter . Doin g so may ca use a mal f unct ion. User 's Gui de Solving Problems 86[...]
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3. Close t he scanner unit. P aper Does Not F eed Corr ec tly Check the follo wing poin ts, and then tak e the ap prop riate actions to solve th e pr oblem. ❏ Place the p rinter o n a at surface and operate in the recommended enviro nmental conditions. ❏ U se pa pe r supp orte d by this pri nter . ❏ Fo llow the paper handling pr ecautio ns[...]
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Sever al Sheets of Paper are F ed at a T ime ❏ Load one sheet of paper at a time. ❏ When several sheets o f pap er are fed at a time during manual 2-sided prin ting, remove any paper which is loaded in the prin ter b efo re yo u reload the paper . No P a per F eeds ❏ Do not load more than the maxim um number of sheets specied for the paper[...]
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❏ In W i n dow s , cl i ck Pri nt Q ue ue on the p rinter dri ver's Maintenance tab, and then check the followin g. ❏ Check if there ar e any paused p rint jobs. Cancel printing if necessar y . ❏ Make sure the pr inter is not oine or pending. If the prin ter is oine or pending, clear the oine o r pending setting from the Prin te[...]
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❏ Dr y the printouts com pletely before ling or displaying t hem. When dr ying the printou ts, avoid direct sun light, do not use a dr yer , and do not touch the prin ted side of paper . ❏ When p r inting images o r phot os, Epson r e commends usin g gen uine Epson paper rather than plain paper . Print on the printable side of the genuine E [...]
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Related Information & “Aligning the Prin t Head” o n page 66 C opy Quality Is Poor Check the f ollowing if uneven co lor s, smears, do ts, or straigh t lines appear in the copied image . ❏ Clean the paper pat h. ❏ Clean t he scanner gl ass. ❏ Do not pre ss too ha rd on t he ori gi na l or th e do c um ent cover w hen you a re pl ac in[...]
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& “Prin table Area” o n page 99 Cannot P rint W ithout Margins Make bor derless setting in the print settings. If y ou select a pap er type that doe s not sup p ort borderless printing, you cannot sele ct Bo rde rles s . Select a p aper type th at sup ports bor derles s pri n ting . Related Information & “Prin ting Basics - W indo ws?[...]
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The P rinted Image Is In verted Clear any mirro r image settings in the printer driver or the application. ❏ Wi n d o w s Clear Mirr or I mage on the printer driver's More O pti o n s tab . ❏ Mac O S X Clear Mirr or I mage from the p rint dialog's Prin t S e tt i ng s menu. The Pr intout P roblem C ould Not be Cleared If y ou have tri[...]
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Printing Slow s Down Dr amatic ally During Continuous P rinting Printin g slows down to pr e ven t the printer mec hanism fro m overheating and being damaged. H owever , you can con t inue printing. T o return to no r mal prin ting speed, leave the printer idle for at least 30 minu tes. Printin g speed does not ret urn to normal if the po wer is o?[...]
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Related Information & “Cannot Start Scanning” on page 94 & “Eps on Eve nt Ma na ger” on p a ge 7 7 Scanned Image Problems Scan Qual ity Is P oor ❏ Clean t he scanner gl ass. ❏ Do not pre ss too ha rd on t he ori gi na l or th e do c um ent cover w hen you a re pl ac ing th e or ig in al s on the sc a nne r glass. U neven colo rs[...]
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Moire ( Cross-Hatch) P atterns Appear in the S canned Im age ❏ Place the o r iginal at a slightly dierent angle. ❏ Sel ect Descreening in any m o de other than Ful l Auto Mo d e in EPSON S can. ❏ Cha ng e the reso lu tion settin g. Scanning Area or Direction Is Not Correct ❏ When placing the originals on the scanner glass, alig n the cor[...]
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O ther Scanning Problems Cannot Scan in F ull Auto Mode in EPSON Scan ❏ Y ou cannot scan to PD F/Multi-TIFF fo r mat con tinuousl y in Ful l Aut o Mo d e . Scan in a mode other than Fu l l Au to M o d e . ❏ See the EPSON Scan help f or other way o f solving pro blems. Thumbnail Pr eview Does Not W ork Properly See t he EPSON Scan help . Scann i[...]
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Applicati on Is Blocked by a Fir ewall (for W indows Only) A d d the application t o the W indo ws Firewall allow e d pr og ram in security settings on the Con tr ol P ane l . User 's Gui de Solving Problems 98[...]
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Appen dix T echnical Specications Printe r Specications Print Head Nozzle Placement Black ink nozzles: 128 Color ink nozzles: 42 for each color W eight of Paper Plain P aper 64 to 90 g/m(17 to 24lb) Envelopes Envelope #10, DL, C6: 75 to 90 g/m (20 to 24 lb) Printable Area Print quality may dec line in the shaded areas due t o the prin t[...]
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Env elopes A 3.0 mm (0.12 in.) B 5.0 mm (0.20 in.) C 18.0 mm (0.71 in.) D 40.0 mm (1.57 in.) Scanne r Sp ecica tions Scanner Type Flatbed Photoelectric Device CIS Maximum Document Size 216 × 297 mm (8.5 × 11.7 in.) A4, Letter Resolution 1200 dpi (main scan) 2400 dpi (sub scan) Color Depth Color ❏ 48 bits per pixel internal ( 16 bits per pixe[...]
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*1 Complies with either IEEE 802.11b/g/n or IEEE 802.11b/g depending on location of purchase. *2 Not supported for IEEE 802.11n. *3 Complies with WP A2 standards with support for WP A/WP A2 Personal. Security Prot ocol SSL/TLS HT TPS Ser ver/Client Dimen sions Dimensions Storage ❏ Width: 390 mm (15.4 in.) ❏ Depth: 300 mm (11.8 in.) ❏ Height: [...]
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En vironmental Specications Operation Use the printer within the range shown in the following graph. T emperature: 10 to 35°C (50 to 95°F) Humidity : 20 to 80% RH (without condensation) Storage T emperature: -20 to 40°C (-4 t o 104°F) * Humidity : 5 to 85% RH (without condensation) * Y ou can store for one month at 40°C (104°F). En vironme[...]
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EMC directive 2004/108/EC EN55022 Class B EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 EN55024 R&T TE directive 1999/5/EC EN300 328 EN301 489-1 EN301 489-17 EN60950-1 For Euro pe a n us e rs W e, Seiko E p son Corporation, he reb y declare that the fo l lowing eq uipment Models are in co mpliance with the essential requiremen ts and other relevant pr ovisions of Di[...]
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❏ P assports, driver’ s licenses, warrants of tness, r o ad passes, food stamps, tickets, et c. Not e: Co py ing the se ite ms may al s o be prohibite d by law . Responsible use of cop y righted materials: Printers can b e mi suse d by imprope rly copyin g copyri ghted m ater ia ls. Unless ac ti ng on the advi ce of a knowledgeable attorney [...]
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7. Close t he scanner unit. 8. Prepare t o pack the printer as shown below . 9. Pac k the printer in i ts box, using the pr otective materials. When yo u use the printer again, make sure y ou remove the tape s ecur ing the ink car tridge holder . If print quali ty has declined the next t ime you prin t, cle an and align the print head. Related Info[...]
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Where to G et He lp T echnic al Suppor t W eb Site If y ou need further he lp , visit the E pson sup port websit e shown belo w . Select your co untr y or regi on and go to the sup port section of yo ur lo cal Epson w ebsite. e latest drivers, F AQs, manuals, or o t her downloadables ar e also available from the site. ht tp://sup port.eps on.net[...]
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Inte rnet UR L ht tp://ww w .epson.com.au A ccess the Epson A ustralia W orld W ide W eb pages. W orth tak ing your mo dem here for the occasional surf ! e site p rovides a download area f or drivers, Ep son con tac t points, new product informatio n and technical support (e- mail). Epson Helpdesk Ep son H elpdesk is p ro vided as a nal backu[...]