Epson RX500 manual

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Parts edge guide sheet feeder pape r su pport output tr ay feeder guard document cover tran spor tati on lock le ver docume nt t able control panel (See “ Control Panel Func tions” on pag e 12.) reflective document mat memory ca rd slot ink cart ridge clamps scanner unit USB c able connector[...]

3 All in O ne Produ ct All r ight s rese rved. N o p art of this publ ication ma y be r eprod uced , store d in a ret rieval All righ ts reserv ed. No part of th is publ ication may be reprodu ced, st ored in a retrie val syste m, or tr ansmit ted in any for m or by an y mean s, el ectro nic, mechani cal , phot ocopyi ng, r ecord ing, or ot herw is[...]

4 Conten ts Safet y Inst ruc tions Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using the Control Panel Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 Printing Dir ectly from a Memor y Card Printing Using an Index Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Printing an Index Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Printing photos by filling in the Index Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 Printing one photo from an Index F[...]

6 Scanning by using the LCD panel and buttons Scanning to Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Formatting a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Scanning to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Scanning Directl[...]

7 Contacting Customer Support Regional Customer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 Product Infor mation Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 Safety Instruc tions Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Read a ll of the instru ctions in thi s section when s etting up an d using this product. When pla cing this product ❏ Avoid places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity. Also, keep this product away from direct sunlight, strong light, and heat sources. ❏ Avoid places[...]

Safety In structions 9 When choosing a p ower so urce ❏ Use only t he type of power s ource indicated on the la bel on the back of this product. ❏ Use only the powe r cord that comes with th is product. Use of another cord may cause fire or electric shock. ❏ This product ’ s power cord is for u se with this product o nly. Use with other equ[...]

10 Safety Instruc tions When hand ling ink cartridges ❏ Be careful not to break the hooks on the side of the ink cartridge when you remove it from its package. ❏ Keep the ink cartridge out o f the reach of children. Do not allo w children to hand le it, or drink ink . ❏ Be careful when you handle used ink cartridges, as there may be some ink [...]

Safety In structions 11 ❏ Unplug this pro duct and refer servicing to qualified service personnel un der the followin g conditions : The power cord or plug is damaged; l iquid has ent ered into this product; this product has been dropped or the cover damaged; this product does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in perfo rmance. ?[...]

12 Using the Control Panel Using the Control Panel Control Panel Functions LCD panel The LCD pan el shows the current s tatus of this prod uct and helps you make variou s settings. The upper left area of the LCD panel shows th e result of pressi ng the A button , the upper right for the B , the lowe r left for the C , and the lower right for the D [...]

Using the Control Panel 13 Buttons Buttons Function P O n Turns th is product on an d off. Cop y Mod e Ente rs the C opy Mode . Memory Card Mode Enters the Memory Card Mode. Scan Mode Enters the Scan Mode. Setup Mode Enters the Setup Mode. l Select / Save 3sec. Moves to t he previo us optio n. When thi s product is in th e Copy Mode, the curr ent s[...]

14 Using the Control Panel Lights Adjusting the LCD panel density You can adjus t the dens ity of the LCD pane l as follows . 1. Press the P On button to turn on this pro duct. 2. Press the Setup M ode butto n to enter the Setup Mode. 3. Press the A or the l / r Select button repeatedl y until 7.LC D Contra st appears on the LCD panel, and then pre[...]

Copying 15 Copying This section describes how to ma ke copies using th e control panel. For informatio n on making copies using a computer, see the Ref erence Guide . Note: When you make a copy using a control panel function, a moiré (cross-hatch) pattern may appear on your print out. To eliminate the moiré , change the reduce/enlarge rati o or s[...]

16 Copying 4. You can ch ange the copy la yout if necessary (see “ Copying in Variou s of Layout s ” on p age 21). Note: Be sure to chan ge the co py layo ut first b efore c hangin g the copy setting s becaus e all copy settin gs (p aper ty pe, prin t quality , numbe r of cop ies, paper siz e) return to the de fault valu es when the copy layout[...]

Copying 17 1. Open the outpu t tray. 2. Whil e holding down its locking ta b, slide out the left edge guide so that th e distance between the two edge gu ides is sligh tly wider than the paper you are going to load. 3. Move the feeder guard towards you. 4. Fan a st ack of paper, and then tap it on a flat s urface to even th e edges.[...]

18 Copying 5. Load the stack of paper with the printable side facing up an d resting against the guide of the feeder guard. 6. Stand the stack of paper agains t the paper support. Note: ❏ Alwa ys load pa per i nto the sheet f eeder ’ s sho rt edge first. ❏ Make s ure that the p aper sta ck f its unde r the a rrow m ark in side the edge gu ide[...]

Copying 19 ❏ The loading cap acity differs de pending on the following types of p aper. Paper Type Loading Capacity Plain Paper Up to 120 sheets EPSON Bri ght Wh ite Ink Je t Paper Up to 8 0 sheets EPSON Phot o Qualit y Ink Je t Paper EPSON P hoto Pape r Up to 20 s heets EPSON Matte Paper-Hea vyweigh t EPSON Gl ossy Phot o Paper EPSON P remium Gl[...]

20 Copying Placing a Document on the Document Table Note: Keep the d ocume nt tab le clea n. 1. Open the document cover. Place the original document facing down on the document table. Make sure th at the document is properly al igned. c Caut ion: Never open the do cument cover beyond it s limit by inten tion. Note: ❏ Make sure the document is fla[...]

Copying 21 2. Make sure the reflective documen t mat is attached to the document cover. 3. Close the document co ver gently s o that the documen t does not move . Note: ❏ To sca n the doc ument proper ly, clos e the d ocument cover to preve nt interf erence fr om the ex terna l light. ❏ Do not leave photographs on the document tabl e for an e x[...]

22 Copying 4. Press the C or the l / r Select button repeat edly until th e copy layout yo u want appears on the LCD panel. 5. Press the OK button to use the layou t you have selected. Layout Feature Page to see 1. Standard Standard copy 2. BorderF ree Copy w ithout margi ns page 23 3. Small Ma rgins Copy w ith small ma rgins page 24 4. Repeat -Aut[...]

Copying 23 Copying without margins You can make a copy that covers the entire page of paper by using the BorderFree layout (see page 21 to select this layout). In the “ BorderFree ” layout, you can cha nge the following sett ings (see “ Changing C opy Settin g ” on page 3 1). * indicate s the defaul t setting. Menu item Setting item s/value[...]

24 Copying Note: ❏ You cannot make a copy without margins if the reduce/enlarge value is outs ide th e rang e of 2 5 to 400% whe n “ Auto Fit Page ” is se lected. ❏ Becau se this la yout enla rge the im age to a siz e slightly la rger th an the pape r size, th e porti on of the im age tha t exten ds beyo nd the ed ge of th e paper wil l not[...]

Copying 25 In the “ Sm all Marg ins ” layout, y ou can chang e the follo wing settin gs (see “ Changing C opy Settin g ” on page 3 1). * indi cate s the de fault s etting . Note: You cannot make a copy with small margins if the reduce/e nlarge value is outsid e the range o f 25 to 4 00% wh en “ Auto Fit Page ” is selected. Menu item Set[...]

26 Copying Copying an im age multiple times on o ne sheet You can make multiple co pies of an im age on a si ngle sheet of paper by using “ Repeat ” layout (see “ How to cha nge the layout ” on page 2 1 t o s e l e c t t h i s l a y o u t ) . Y o u c a n s e l e c t n u m b e r o f c o p i e d i m a g e f r o m Auto, 4, 9 and 16. In the “[...]

Copying 27 Making a poster You can mak e a poster size copy using the “ Poster ” layout (see “ How to ch an ge th e lay out ” on page 21 to select thi s layout). In the “ Poster ” layout, yo u can change the follo wing sett ings (see “ Changin g Copy Setting ” on page 31). * indi cate s the de fault s etting . Note: ❏ You can only[...]

28 Copying Gluing the images toge ther 1. Align the imag es. 2. Cut the crossover area, and then glue all the images together. w Warning: Be careful when using edged tools. Copying several pages on one sheet You ca n copy tw o or four o rigina l image s on a sin gle shee t of pape r by using “ 2-up ” or “ 4-up ” layout (see page 21 to selec[...]

Copying 29 In the “ 2-up ” or “ 4-up ” layout, you can change the fo llowing s ettings (see “ Changing C opy Settin g ” on page 3 1). * indi cate s the de fault s etting . Note: You can only us e A4 paper for the “ 2- up ” and “ 4-up ” layout. Menu item Setting item s/values Paper t ype (see page 32) P lain* Glossy Prem. Gloss y[...]

30 Copying Mirror copy You can copy a reversed image to prin t on Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper by using the “ Mi rro r ” layout (see “ How to cha nge the layout ” on page 21 to select this layout). In the “ Mirror ” layo ut, you can cha nge the following setti ngs (see “ Changing Copy Setting ” on page 31). * indicates the defau[...]

Copying 31 Changing Copy Setting In the Copy Mode, you can change the copy settings as you prefer, using the A , B , C , and D buttons . By pressing the Menu button when you are in the Copy Mode, you can adjust the follo wing feat ures as w ell. Button Copy setting Page to see A Pape r type page 32 B Reduc e/Enla rge page 35 C Print qu ality page 3[...]

32 Copying Saving and recalling copy settings You can save th e current copy settin gs (except the n umber of copies) by pressing the l Select button and ho ld it for 3 seconds. To recal l the setting s you have saved, press the r Sele ct bu tton an d hold it for 3 second s. Note: To reset all sett ings and return th em to th eir defau lts, pre ss [...]

Copying 33 Selecting the c opy quality Pr ess the C butto n repeatedly until th e copy quality you want appears on the LCD panel. The op tions you can se lect are: Draft, Tex t, Photo , and Bes t. Reducing or enlarging c opies automatically You can reduce or en large a copy automatically by selecting the size of the origina l document and the copyi[...]

34 Copying Selecting the paper size Select the appropriate size of the paper lo aded on the sheet feeder as described below. Press the D button repeatedly until the appropriate paper size appears on the LCD panel. The paper size you can select are: A4, 10 × 15, 4" × 6", and A5. Note: When yo u loa d the 4 R size p aper, selec t 10 × 15[...]

Copying 35 Making copies lighte r or darke r This product all ows you to adj ust the copying densit y in nine steps. 1. Pr ess the Menu button to enter the Copy Menu. 2. Press t he C button or l / r Select button repeatedly until 2.Co py Density appears on the LCD panel. 3. Pr ess the OK button. The LCD pan el is show n below. . 4. Adjust the copy [...]

36 Copying 2. Press the C button or the l / r Select button repeatedly until 3.Opti onal Zoom appears on the LCD pa nel, and then press the OK button. The LCD panel i s shown below. 3. Enter a value ( %) for the copyi ng size, using th e numeric button s (see “ How to use the numeric buttons ” on page 34) or press the l / r Select button repeat[...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 37 Printing Directly from a Memory Card This product a llows you to print photos directly from a m emory card without using a compu ter. For informa tion on printi ng from a computer, refer to the Reference Gui de . Note: ❏ Before pr inting large j obs, try a si ngle shee t to confirm t he print qu ality[...]

38 Printing Directly from a Memory Card Printing an Index Fo rm 1. Load a mem ory card (see “ L oading Memory Cards ” o n p a g e 4 4 ) . 2. Press the Memory Card Mo de button to enter the Mem ory Card mode. Note: If the me ssage No memo ry card. Operation Canceled. appears on the LCD panel, load a m emory card properly before you go on to the [...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 39 Printing photos by filling in the Index Form 1. Print an Index Fo rm (see “ Printing an Index Fo rm ” on page 38). 2. On the Ind ex Form, use a da rk pen to fill in th e circles underneath the photos that you want to print, and specify the paper type. See the examples below. Note: Complete th e Inde[...]

40 Printing Directly from a Memory Card 3. Press the A or the l / r Select button repeatedl y until the LCD panel shows 3.One ima ge , and then press the D or OK button. 4. Enter the desired photo number on the In dex Form using the numeric buttons (see “ How to use the numeric button s ” on pa ge 34) or press the C button repeatedly until you [...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 41 2. Load paper appropriate for your printin g purpose (see “ Loading Pap er ” on page 16). 3. Pr ess the A or the l / r Select button repeatedly un til the LCD pane l shows 4. Range of ima ge , and then pres s the D or OK button. 4. Enter the first pho to number to print us ing the numeric butto ns ([...]

42 Printing Directly from a Memory Card Printing All Photos on a Memory Card Using this feature, yo u can prin t all pho tos stored on a memory card. 1. Load a memory card (s ee “ Loading Memory Cards ” on page 44) and paper (see “ Loa di ng P ape r ” on page 16) . 2. Press the Memory Card Mo de button to enter the Mem ory Card mode. 3. Pre[...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 43 Printing with DPOF Functions DPOF (Dig ital Print O rder Format) is an ind ustry-stand ard print file request format. This product co nforms to DPOF version 1.10. DPOF lets yo u set photo n umbers and the num ber of copies fo r photos stored on a digital camera, before you sta rt printing. To create DPO[...]

44 Printing Directly from a Memory Card Loading Memory Cards Loadable memory card This product features three memory card slots. The types of me mory cards load able for each slo t are show n below. * An a dap ter is required. Note: The meth od to use a mem ory c ard var ies depe nding on its card typ e. Be su re to ref er to the d ocumen tation pa[...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 45 Available image fi les You can use image files that meet the follow ing requirements . *D C F s t a n d s f o r t h e “ Design ru le for Cam era File system ” st and ard , wh ich i s set by the Japan Electronics an d Informat ion Techn ology Indust ries As socia tio n (JEI TA). ** Supports Exif Vers[...]

46 Printing Directly from a Memory Card 3. Make sure the memory card lig ht beside the memo ry card slot is off, and then ins ert a memory card as far as it can go into the appropriate slot. Note: You can load only one memory card at a t ime. 4. Close the memory card slot cover. c Caut ion: ❏ Do not try to squeez e the me mory card into the slot [...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 47 5. If the images are stored o n the memory card, the following message appears. Pres s the D or OK button. Ejectin g memory cards 1. Make sure a ll the printing job is fin ished and the memory card light is no t flashi ng. 2. Open the memory card slot cover. 3. Eject the memory card by pulling it out st[...]

48 Printing Directly from a Memory Card Press the button ( A , B , or C ) for the setting you want to chang e, repea tedly u ntil the des ired opt ion a ppears on the LC D panel . The list below sho ws the options yo u can select and the required button to press. Button Setting Selection Description AP a p e r typ e Plain Plain Pa per Bright White [...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 49 Adjusting Print Image and Printing with Additional Information Using this feature, you can a djust the quality of printouts. You can also includ e the following information in printou ts: shooting date and time, and photo details (exposure tim e/shutter speed, F number, ISO speed rate). This feature pro[...]

50 Printing Directly from a Memory Card 2. Press the C , D , or l / r Select button repeatedly until th e option you want appears on the LCD panel, and then press the OK button. See the pages in the list below for detail s about each setting . 1. Resolution You can print low -resolution pho tos more clearly by using this feature to enhance the reso[...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 51 2. Color Effect With this feature, you can prin t photos in sepi a tone. The default setting is Co lor. 3. Auto Cor rect This feature corrects th e color of printouts automa tically, depending on the option se lected, as show n below. Th e default s etting is P.I.M. . Option Descr iption Colo r Does no [...]

52 Printing Directly from a Memory Card 4. Enhance Re s By turning this function on, you can remove digital noi se in photos and enhance the resolution of low-resolution photos. The defa ult setting is Off. 5. Brightness This featu re allows you to ad just the brightness of printouts . The default setting is Standard. Optio n Des cript ion Print in[...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 53 6. Con trast This feature al lows you to adjust the cont rast of printouts . The default setting is O ff. 7. Sharpness This fea ture allows yo u to adjust the sharpness o f printouts. The default setting is Standard. Option Descr iption Super Hi Makes contrast of printouts very strong. Hi Makes contrast[...]

54 Printing Directly from a Memory Card 8. Saturation This featu re allows you to ad just the vividn ess of printout s. The default setting is Standard. 9. Date You can prin t the shootin g date in the bo ttom righ t area of a printout. You can choose a date formatting style from the list below. The default setting is N one. Option Des cription Mos[...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 55 10 . . . . Time You can print the shootin g time in the bo ttom right area of a printout. You can choo se a time formatt ing style from the list below (the example sh ows the ca se of prin ting a phot o taken at 10:00 p.m.).The default setting is None. 11 . . . . Print Info By turning this function on, [...]

56 Printing Directly from a Memory Card 12. Fit to frame By turning thi s function on, you can print i mages fit the print size you have selected. It au tomatical ly trims the areas of an image that extend beyond the margin s of the selected print size. Either th e top and bottom , or the left and righ t areas of photo is trimmed, depending on the [...]

Prin tin g Dir ectly fro m a Memo ry Ca rd 57 Canceling Printing To cancel printing, press the y Stop button. Note: Do not pull on the paper. The paper b eing copied will come out auto matically to the o utput tray.[...]

58 Scannin g by usi ng the LC D panel a nd buttons Scanning by using the LCD panel and buttons This product a llows yo u to scan ima ges to a m emory card, com puter, or e-mail (available on a computer), and then edit them to meet your needs. To scan images to a computer or e-mail, see the R efere nce Gu ide . Availa ble sc annin g opti ons: Scanni[...]

Scann ing by using the LC D pan el an d but tons 59 3. Press t he A or the l / r Select button repeatedly unt il 1.To Photo Card a ppears on the LCD panel. Then press the D or OK button. 4. Use the A , B , an d C button s to select the appropriate Docum ent type, Prin t quality, and Scan ar ea. Press the correspondi ng button repeatedly until the s[...]

60 Scannin g by usi ng the LC D panel a nd buttons 6. Eject the memory card after pr inting is finished (see “ Ejecting memor y car ds ” on page 47). c Caut ion: Do not re move the memor y card or turn off th e product whi le printing or while the me mory card light is flashing. Da ta on the memory card may be lo st. Formatting a memo ry card I[...]

Scann ing by using the LC D pan el an d but tons 61 3. Pr ess the Scan Mode button to enter the Scan M ode. 4. Pr ess the A or the l / r Select button repeatedly un til 2.To PC appears on the LCD panel, and then press the D or OK button. The origin al documen t is sc anned to your com puter and EPSON Sma rt Pa nel is launched. For detai ls on the o[...]

62 Scannin g by usi ng the LC D panel a nd buttons 4. Press the A or the l / r Select button repeatedly until 3.To E-mail appears on the LCD panel, and then press the D or OK button. For detail s on further ste ps, see the Refe rence Gu ide . c Caut ion: Never ope n the scanner uni t while scanning or copying; otherwise , you may damage this produc[...]

Scann ing by using the LC D pan el an d but tons 63 Loading slides and films Y o u c a n s c a n 3 5 m m f i l m s t r i p s a n d s l i d e s . Y o u r d o c u m e n t c o v e r a l s o functions as th e Film Adapter. c Caution: Hold th e film at its edge s, or else use glov es. Touchin g the film surface with bare ha nds can lea ve fing erprint s[...]

64 Scannin g by usi ng the LC D panel a nd buttons 4. Remove the film holder fro m the document cover. 5. Load t he transparency into the film h older and position it on the document ta ble. Go to the secti on listed below that matches t he type of transpa rency you want to scan. See the following sectio ns for details. ❏ “ 35 mm film strips ?[...]

Scann ing by using the LC D pan el an d but tons 65 6. Close the document cover. Note: ❏ Make s ure th e docum ent cover is complet ely clos ed; oth erwise you cannot obtain proper colored im ages. ❏ A new ton rin g (ring -shape d stripes patt ern) m ay appe ar in t he scan ned image. To remove t he newton ring , set the film with the base side[...]

66 Scannin g by usi ng the LC D panel a nd buttons 4. Place the film holder on th e document table so that it fits the hole on this product with th e 35-mm film strips h older coming to the center of the document table. 35 mm slides 1. Place the film holder on th e document table so that it fits the hole on this product with the 35-mm slides holder[...]

Scann ing by using the LC D pan el an d but tons 67 2. Pla ce slides in the 35 m m slides hold er, as shown below. Storing the film holder When not usin g the film holder, you can store it ins ide the document cover. 1. Open the document cover. 2. Slide the film holder into the document cover.[...]

68 Scannin g by usi ng the LC D panel a nd buttons 3. Insert the reflective docume nt mat. Note: Make sure to hold the d ocument c over with bot h hands. 4. Close the document cover.[...]

Replacing Ink Cartri dges 69 Replacing Ink Cartridges This product m onitors the amount of ink left in ea ch cartridge, using an IC chip built into the cartridge. If it detects the ink is lo w or running out, it no tifies you of th e ink cartridge to replace, using a message on the LCD panel or your computer. Ink Cartridges You can use the followin[...]

70 Replacing Ink Cartridges Checking the i ii i nk level using the LCD panel 1. Make sure thi s product is on, and then press the Setup Mode button. 2. Press the A button repeatedly until 1.Ink leve ls appear s on the LCD panel and then press the x Color button. T he amount of ink appears. 3. If you want to replace the ink ca rtridge, go on to the [...]

Replacing Ink Cartri dges 71 ❏ The valve in th e ink supply port is desi gned to contain any excess ink that may be released. However, careful han dling is recommended. Do not touch the su pply port of the ink cartridge or its surrou nding area. ❏ This product uses ink cartridges equipped with an IC chip. Th e IC chip accurately monitors the am[...]

72 Replacing Ink Cartridges Replacing an Ink Cartridge Follow th e steps below to replace ink cartridg es. Note: Before re placing a n ink cartri dge, read “ Pre cautions on Ink Cartridge Repla cemen t ” on page 70 an d “ When han dling ink cartr idges ” on page 10. 1. Make sure thi s product is on. 2. When the ink is e mpty: Refer to the L[...]

Replacing Ink Cartri dges 73 3. Make sure that the document cover is closed, and then open t he scann er unit. c Cautio n: ❏ Do not o pen t he sca nner un it wh en the docume nt cove r is still open. ❏ Do not move the print head by hand. Doing so may damage this produ ct. ❏ Do not start replacing an ink cartridge before t he print head stops.[...]

74 Replacing Ink Cartridges 5. Remove an ink cartridg e from its package. 6. Pinch the sides of the ink cartridge that you want to replace. Lift the cartridge out of this product and dispose of it properly. Do not take the used cartridge apart o r try to refill it. w Warning: Be car eful when y ou hand le the used i nk cartri dges . There m ay be s[...]

Replacing Ink Cartri dges 75 7. Install th e new ink cartridge straight in to the cartridge holder, and then press the top of the cartridge until it clicks into place. If you need to replace the other in k cartridge, repeat steps 5 and 6. 8. Close the cartridge cover. Note: If you fin d it diff icul t to close the cartri dge cover , see st ep 6 to [...]

76 Replacing Ink Cartridges 9. Close the scanner unit. The print head mo ves to its home po sition, and ink cha rging begins. When Charging ... appears on the LCD panel when ink charging is in progress. Chargi ng... disappea rs from the LCD panel, ink chargin g is comple ted. c Caut ion: Never turn off this produ ct while Chargin g... appears on th[...]

Maintena nce and T ransportin g 77 Maintenance and Transporting Checking the Print Head Nozzles If you find that the printed ima ge is unexpectedly fa int or some do ts in the printed ima ge are missing, checking th e print head nozz les helps you to identify the problem. Follow the steps below to check the pri nt head nozz les using the contro l p[...]

78 Maintenance and Tran sporting 5. Check the printout. The following examples indicate when the print head needs to be cleaned. Good: print head does no t need to be cle aned yet. Not Good: print head needs to be cleaned. The ac tual printo uts a re printe d in colo r (CMY K). If the nozzle check result is no t good, there is a problem with this p[...]

Maintena nce and T ransportin g 79 Cleaning the Print Head If you find t hat the nozzle check resu lt is unexpectedly fain t or some dots in the prin ted image are miss ing, you may be able to solve thes e problems by cleaning the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly. Note: ❏ Print head cleaning uses both color a[...]

80 Maintenance and Tran sporting 4. When Head clea ning... disappears from the LCD panel, perform the nozzle check to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle. See “ Checking the Print Head Nozzles ” on page 77. Note: ❏ If th e print qual ity has not im prove d after repeat ing this pr ocedure four or five times, turn th[...]

Maintena nce and T ransportin g 81 4. Pr ess the A or l / r Select button repeatedly unti l 5.Hea d alignme nt appears on the LCD panel, and then press the x Color button. The align ment patterns are printed. 5. Look at the alignm ent patterns. Find th e pair of vertical l ines that is aligned in pattern #1, and then enter the number using the nume[...]

82 Maintenance and Tran sporting 2. Pick up the ti ghtener from the storage. 3. Install it in the secure positi on. Finally, close th e scanner unit. 4. Open the docume nt cover and slide the transportation lock lever, as shown in the illustratio n below, to lock the scan ner carriage.[...]

Maintena nce and T ransportin g 83 5. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet and the USB cable from your computer if connecte d. 6. Remove the paper support and the feeder guard. Close the outp ut tra y. 7. Attach the protective materia ls to both sides of this product, and then repack this product, the power cord and the USB cable in the[...]

84 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Error Messages You can identif y many comm on prob lems us ing the ! Error light and error messages on your Control Panel. If this product s tops workin g and the ! Error light is on, use the following table of error mess ages to diagnose the probl em, and then try the recommended solut ion. Note: The solu tions a[...]

Troubleshooting 85 The data on t he memory card has changed. Prin t a new Index Sheet, then try again. After an In dex Form is prin ted, an image f ile on the memory card is added or removed. Pri nt the Index For m again. No memory card. Operation canceled. No memo ry card is loaded whe n yo u sele ct to pr int direct ly fro m a memory ca rd or to [...]

86 Troubleshooting No XXX ink cartridge -> Press the Color butt on to insta ll new ink cartridge. The ink ca rtridge indic ated in the message is not insta lled. Press the x Color button and open t he scanner unit by followi ng the messages to insta ll th e ink cart rid ge. See “ Replacin g an In k Cartrid ge ” on page 7 2. XXX ink out ->[...]

Troubleshooting 87 The Copied Image is Improperly Sized When Auto Fit P age is selected as the Reduce/Enlarge setting on the LCD panel and th e border of the original docu ment is white or very light, the size of t he origina l might not be recognized co rrectly. This may cause the copied im age to be improperly sized. To correct thi s, s elec t Ac[...]

88 Troubleshooting Clearing the Jammed Paper If paper is jammed inside this product, an error message appears on the LCD panel. You may be able to clear the jammed paper using the Control Panel. Fo llow the instru ctions below. 1. Press the x Color button to eject the jammed paper. If the jammed paper is not ejected, go on to the next step. 2. Loca[...]

Contact ing Cus tomer Suppor t 89 Contacting Customer Support Regional Customer Services If your EPSON pro duct is not operating properly and you cann ot solve the problem using the troubles hooting informa tion in you r prod uct docum entati on, conta ct custom er supp ort servi ces fo r assistance. If customer support for your a rea is not listed[...]

90 Contacti ng Cus tomer Suppor t For users in the Un ited Kingdom and the Republic of Irelan d For users in the Middle East For users in Scandinavia For users in So uth Afric a URL http: //www.epson.co.uk Telephone ( UK) 08701 6 37 766 (The Repu blic of Ireland) 01 679 9016 URL http: //www.epson.com E- m ai l epson_suppo rt@com pubase. co.ae Telep[...]

Contact ing Cus tomer Suppor t 91 For user in France Suppor t Tech nique EPSON Fr ance, 0 892 899 999 (0,34 E/min ute) Ouvert du lundi au sa medi de 9h00 à 20h00 sans in terrupt ion http://www.epson.fr/support /selfhelp/french.htm pour acc é der à l' AIDE EN LIGNE . http://www.epson.fr/supp ort/services/index.shtml pour acc é der aux SERVI[...]

92 Contacti ng Cus tomer Suppor t For users in Spain For users in Portugal URL http: //www.epson.es E-mail soporte@epson.es Telephone 902 40 41 42 Fax 93 582 15 16 URL http: //www.epson.pt E-mail ap oio_clientes @epson.pt Telephone 707 222 000 Fax 21 303 54 90[...]

Product Informati on 93 Product Information Product Specifications Electrical 120V Mode l 220-240V Mo del Note: Check the label on the back of this product for th e voltage information. Environme ntal Input voltage range 108 to 132V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Power consumption Approx. 21 W (ISO10561 Lett er pattern) Approx . 4 W in sleep mod[...]

94 Pro duct In forma tion Mechanical Printing Scanning Pap er p ath Sh eet f eed er, r ea r ent ry Sheet feeder capacity About 120 sheets at 64 g/m ² (17 lb) pa per Dimensi ons 456 mm × 439 mm × 256 mm (W × D × H, not i ncludin g rubb er feet a nd loadin g tray ) Weig ht 9.8 kg ( 21. 6 l b) w ith out ink ca rtri dge s Printin g meth od On-dema[...]

Product Informati on 95 Paper Note: Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the quality of any non-EPSON brand or type of paper. Always test a sample of paper stock befor e purcha sing lar ge quant ities or printing large job s. Paper specification s Single sh[...]

96 Pro duct In forma tion Premium Ink Je t Plain Paper: Bright White Ink Jet Paper: 360 dpi In k Jet Paper: Iron-On Cool Peel Tran sfer Pape r: Photo Quali ty Ink Jet Paper: Photo Qua lity Ink Jet Card s: Size A4 (210 × 297 mm) Pape r type s Sp ecia l pape r dist ribu ted by EPSON Size A4 (210 × 297 mm) Pape r type s Sp ecia l pape r dist ribu te[...]

Product Informati on 97 Photo Q uality Ink Jet Note Cards (with envelo pes): Photo Q uality Ink J et Greeting Cards (w ith envelopes): Photo Q uality Self Adversi ve Sheets: Matte Paper - Heavyweigh t: Double-Sided Matte Paper: Photo Pap er: Size A6 (105 × 148 mm) Paper type s Pla in bond pa per, ai r ma il Size 5 × 8" (127 × 203 mm) 8 × 1[...]

98 Pro duct In forma tion Glossy Ph oto Pap er: Premium Glo ssy Photo P aper: Premium Semiglo ss Photo Paper: Premium Luster Photo Paper: ColorLife ™ Photo Pap er: Ink Jet Transparencies: Size Letter ( 216 × 279 mm) Pape r type s Sp ecia l pape r dist ribu ted by EPSON Size A4 (210 × 297 mm) Letter (216 × 279 mm) 5 × 7"(127 × 178 mm) 10[...]

Product Informati on 99 Note: ❏ Poor quality pape r may reduce the pr int quality and cause paper jams or other proble ms. If you have print qu ality problems , switch to a higher grade paper . ❏ Do not load curled or folded pap er. ❏ Use paper under normal cond itions: Temper atur e 15 t o 25 ° C (59 to 77 ° F) Humidity 40 to 60 % RH Print[...]