Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AcuLaser ECOTANK ET-4500 Epson
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Us e r ' s G u i d e NPD5247-00 EN.
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.
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.
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 .......... ....
R e g i s t e r i n g C o n t a c t s f o r F a x i n g .... .......... . 6 7 R e g i s t e r i n g C o n t a c t s ........ .......... ... 6 7 R e g i s t e r i n g G r o u p e d C o n t a c t s .... ......... . 6 7 Re gi st rat i on a nd Ba ckup of C onta ct s U s i ng a C o m p u t e r .
P r i n t e r D o e s N o t P r i n t ....... .......... .... 1 0 6 P r i n t o u t P r o b l e m s .... .................. .. 1 0 7 No t hing or a V er y Faint I mage is Printed. . . . . . 107 P r i n t Q u a l i t y I s P o o r ................ ....
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.
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 .
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 .
Advisories and W arnings for Setting Up the Printer ❏ Do not block or co ver t he vents and o p enings in the printer . ❏ U s e only the type of power source indicated on the printer's label. ❏ A void using outlets on the same circuit as photo copiers or air control systems tha t regul arly sw itch on and o.
Advisories and W arnings for T ranspor ting or Storing the P rinter ❏ When stor in g or tr an spor t i ng t he pri nter , a void t ilt in g it, pl ac ing it ve r ti ca l ly , or tu rn ing it up si de dow n; otherwise ink may leak. ❏ Before tran sporting the prin ter , make sure that the p rint head is in the home (far righ t) position.
Pri nte r B a si c s P ar t Names and F unc tions A ADF (Automatic Document F eeder ) cover Open when removing jammed originals i n the ADF. B ADF input tray Feeds originals aut o matically . C ADF edge guide Feeds originals str aight into the printer .
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 ejected pap er . A Document cover Blocks externa l light while s canning.
C Ink reser voir tanks (I nk tanks) Supplies ink to the pr int head. D Print head (under this section) Fir es ink . A AC inlet Connects the po wer cord. B USB por t Connects a USB cable. C LINE por t Connects a phone lin e. D EXT . por t Connects exter nal phone devices.
D Stops the curr ent operation. E - Displays menus and message s. F l , u , r , d , OK Press l , u , r , and d to select menus. P ress OK to con rm you r selection or run t he selected feat ure. G Returns to the p revious screen. H 0 - 9 , Enters numbers, characters, and symbols.
Menu Settings and Explanations Number of copies Enter the number of copies. Layout With Border Copies with a border around the edges. 2-up Copies multiple page originals onto one sheet. When placing originals in the ADF , inser t them into the feeder from the t op or left edge .
Menu Settings and Explanations Settings Format Select the format in which to sav e the scanned image. Scan Area Select the sca n area. Auto Cropping: Crops the white space around the text or image when scanning. Max Area: Scans at the maximum scan a rea of the scanner glass or the ADF .
Menu Settings and Explanations F ax Repor t F ax Sett ings List Prints the cur rent fax settings. F ax Log Displ ays or p rints a hist or y of sent and r eceived fax jo bs.
Menu Settings and Explanations Com mon Se tt ing s So un d Adj ust the v olume and select the type of audio . Sleep T imer Select the time period before the printer enters sleep mode (energy saving mode) when no operations are performed. The L CD screen turns bl ack when the set tim e passes.
Menu Settings and Explanations Universal Print Settings These print settings are applied when you print using an extern al device without using the printer driver . T op Oset Adjust the t op or left margin of the paper . Lef t O se t Skip Blank Page Skips blank pages in the print data automaticall y .
Menu Settings and Explanations Output Settin gs F ax Output Saves r e ceived documents on a computer . Y ou need to make settings on F AX Utilit y on a computer . Auto Reduction Reduces large received documents t o t on the paper in the pa per source.
Menu Settings and Explanations Basic Settings F ax Speed Select the fax transmission speed. W e recommend selecting Slow(9,600bps) when a communication er ror occurs frequently , when sending/receiv ing a fax to/from abroad, or when you are using an IP ( VoIP) phone ser vice.
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 .
A vailable P aper and Capacities Epso n recomm ends using genuine Epson paper to ensure high-quality prin touts. Genuine Epson Paper Media Name Size Loadi ng Ca pac ity (Sheets) Manual 2-Sided Printi ng Epson Bright White Ink Je t Paper A4 80 *1 ✓ Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper *2 A4, 13 × 18 cm (5 × 7 in.
Media Name Media T ype Cont rol Pa ne l Printer Driver , Smar t device * Epson Bright White Ink Jet P aper plain papers plain papers Epson P remium Glossy P hoto Pape r Pr em.
3. Load paper vertically along the right side o f the rear paper feed wi th the p rintable side facing up . c Impor t ant: Do not loa d mor e than th e maxim um num ber of she ets specied for the paper . For pla in paper , do not load above the l ine just under the d symbol inside the edge guide.
Not e: Y ou ca n use pre-p unche d paper und e r the f ollowing c ondi tions. ❏ Loadin g capa city: One sheet ❏ Availa ble size: A4, B 5, A5, A6 , Letter , L egal ❏ Bind ing holes: Do not load paper w ith the bind ing holes at the top or the bottom.
& “A vailable P aper an d Capacitie s” on pag e 24 User 's Gui de Load ing Paper 28.
Placing Originals Place originals on the scanner g lass or the ADF . U s e the scanner g lass for o riginals that the ADF does not sup p ort. Y ou can scan multip le originals at the same time with the ADF .
3. Place the originals face up in the ADF . c Impor t ant: ❏ Do not load orig inals above the line just unde r the d symbol inside the A DF edge guide . ❏ Do not ad d or ig in als w hile s canning. 4. Slide the ADF edge guide to the edge of the originals.
1. Open t he docu ment co ver . 2. Remov e any dus t or s t ains on the scanner glass. 3. Place the o r iginal face-do wn and slide i t to the corner mar k.
Pri n ti n g Prin ting from a C omputer Printing Basics - W indow s Not e: ❏ See th e onl ine he lp fo r explan at ions of the se ttin g items. Ri ght-cl ick a n ite m, and t hen clic k Hel p . ❏ Oper ations m ay dier depen di ng o n the ap plica tion.
5. Select Pref erences or Pro p ert ie s to acc ess t he pri nter drive r wind ow . 6. Mak e the following set tings. ❏ Docume nt Si ze: Select th e paper size yo u loaded in the p r int er . ❏ Orientation: Select the orien tation you set in the application.
Printing Basics - Mac OS X Not e: Explan ations i n the sectio n use T e xtEdi t as an examp le. Opera tions a nd screens dier de pend ing on t he ap plica tion. See th e appl icatio n's help for deta il s. 1. Load pape r in the prin ter . c Impor t ant: M ake the pape r settings o n the cont rol pa nel.
5. Select Prin t S etti ngs from the pop-u p men u. Not e: On Mac OS X v10.8.x or later , if the Print Settings men u is not displ ayed, t he Ep son prin ter dri ver has not been install ed cor rectly .
Printing on 2-Sides (f or W indow s only) e printer d river prints automatic ally s epar ating ev en pages and odd pages. When the prin ter has nished printing the o dd pages, ip the paper over following the in structions to print the even pages.
Printing Sev eral Pages on One Sheet Y ou ca n pr int t wo or four pa ges of d at a on a s ing l e she et of pa pe r . Printing Sev eral P ages on One Sheet - W indows 1. Load pape r in the prin ter . 2. Open the le you want to print. 3. A ccess t he printer driver window .
6. Set the other items as necessary . 7. Click Prin t . Related Information & “Loadin g P aper in th e Rear P aper F eed” on pag e 25 & “Prin ting Basics - M ac OS X” on pag e 34 Printing t o Fit the P aper Size Y ou can print to t the paper size you loaded in the printer .
Printing to F it the Paper Size - Mac OS X 1. Load pape r in the prin ter . 2. Open the le you want to print. 3. A c cess the print dialog. 4. Select the size of the pap er you set in the ap plication as the Pa p er S iz e settin g. 5. Se le ct Pa p e r Ha n d l i ng fro m the po p-u p men u.
6. Click Prin t . e Job A r r a n g e r L i t e window is displayed and the print job is added to the Pr i nt Proj e c t . 7. W ith the Jo b A r r a n g e r L i te window opened, open the le that you want t o combine with the cur rent le, and the n re peat ste ps 3 t o 6.
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 .
2. Place the edg e of Sheet 1 o n top o f Sheet 2 and align the cross mar ks, then tempo rarily tape the two 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).
4. T ape the sheet s tog ether fr om the back. 5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to tape Sheet 3 and Sheet 4 to gether . 6. Cu t o the margins of Sh eet 1 and Sheet 2 al ong the ho rizontal bl ue line thro ugh the cen ter o f the le and righ t side cross m arks.
7. Place the edge of Sheet 1 and Sheet 2 on top o f Sh eet 3 and Sheet 4 and align the cross marks, and then tem porarily tape them tog ether fro m the bac k.
8. Cu t the taped sheets in two alo ng the ho rizontal r ed line thro ugh the alignm ent marke rs (this ti me, the lin e above the cross marks). 9. T ape the sheet s tog ether fr om the back.
10. Cut o the re maining margins alon g the outer 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 .
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 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.
wireless netwo rk as your p rinter , or remo te print, p r intin g from a remo te location ov er the Intern et. T o use remo te prin t, register y our prin ter in th e E pson Connect ser vice.
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 the next time.
Canc eling Printing Not e: ❏ I n W ind ows, you can not canc el a prin t job from the co mpu ter once it has been co mplet ely sent to th e print er .
Co p y i n g 1. Load pape r in the prin ter . 2. Place the originals. 3. Enter Co py from the ho me s creen. 4. Press the u and d but tons to enter the number of cop ies. 5. Press the OK button. 6. Select Lay ou t , and then select the appr opriate layou t .
Sc anning Scanning Using the C o ntr ol Panel Scann ing t o the C lou d Y ou can send scanned imag es to cloud services using Epso n C onnect. See t he Epson Connect portal website fo r details. ht tps://www .eps onconnect.com/ ht tp://ww w .epsonco nnect.
Scanning to a Computer (WSD ) Not e: ❏ i s f e a t u r e i s o n l y a v a i l a b l e f o r c o m p u t e r s r u n n i n g Wi n d o w s 8 . 1 / Wi n d o w s 8 / Wi n d o w s 7 / Wi n d o w s Vi s t a . ❏ If you a re using W indows 7/W in dows V ista, you need to s etu p your com puter in adva nce using this fea ture.
3. Select Hom e Mo d e from th e Mo d e list. 4. Mak e the following set tings. ❏ Document T ype : Select the type o f the original you wan t to sc an. ❏ Ima ge 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.
5. Click Pre v i e w . Not e: ❏ De pe nding on t he photo s an d th e s canning con dition s , th e s can resul ts may n ot be as int ended. Clear umbnail , and o nly place o ne photo . ❏ When placi ng mul tiple p hot os, place th em at least 20 m m (0.
Not e: ❏ If you wa nt to scan ma ny documen ts to one le, save in PDF forma t . ❏ If you a re using the ADF a nd want to cl ick Prev ie w , onl y load the rst pa g e of the o riginal you wa nt to pr e vie w . Aer pr ev iew in g, load t he enti re o riginal inc lud ing the rst pa ge you have p revie wed, a nd then clic k Scan .
Not e: ❏ If yo u wan t to scan us ing the AD F, select ADF as the Documen t Source . ❏ If you a re using the ADF a nd want to cl ick Prev ie w , onl y load the rst page o f the origin al you wan t to preview . Aer pr ev iew in g, load t he enti re o riginal inc lud ing the rst pa ge you have p revie wed, a nd then clic k Scan .
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.
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.
Fa x i n g Setting Up a F ax C onnec ting to a Phone Line Co m p a t i b l e T e l e p h o ne L i n e s Y ou ca n us e the pri nter ove r st a nd ard a na lo gue tele phon e li ne s ( PST N = P ubl ic Sw itch ed T el eph one Net work ) a nd PBX (Private Branch Exchange) telephone systems.
Connecting to a Standard Phone Line (PSTN) or PBX Connect a phone cable from the telephone wall jack or PBX port to the LINE port on the b ack of the prin ter .
C o nnec ting Y our Phone Device to the Printer When using the p rinter and yo ur telephone on a single phone line, co nne ct the telephone to the printer . Not e: ❏ If you r phone dev ice has a fax function, dis able the fax function before con necting.
2. Connect t he phon e device and th e EXT . port with a phone cable. c Impor t ant: When s harin g a single pho ne line, m ake su re yo u conne ct the pho ne device to th e EXT . port of th e prin ter . If you s plit th e line t o con nect the p hone device a nd the prin ter sepa ra te ly , the p hon e and the p r in ter do not wo rk correctly .
1. Connec t the printer to the phone line. c Impor t ant: Beca use an au toma tic fax co nnecti on c heck runs a t th e end of t he wizard, m ake sur e you co nnect the prin ter to the p hone l ine b efore s tartin g the wizar d. 2. Enter Se tu p from the home screen.
Not e: ❏ If ther e are an y errors reported, follow the inst ructions on the repor t to solve them. ❏ If you a re pr ompt ed to se lect the li ne type, sele ct the l ine type. When yo u are co nnecti ng the prin ter to a P BX pho ne system or terminal adapter , s elect PB X .
Registering C ontacts for F axing Registering fr equentl y used fax number s to a con tact list allows y ou to easily send faxes. Y ou can gro up some entrie s tog ether to send a fax to m ultiple recip ients at a tim e. U p to 60 entries (a gr oup en tr y is coun ted as o ne) can be r egi st ere d.
6. Press the OK but ton to register t he contacts as a group . Not e: T o edi t or delet e a grou ped co nta c t, se lect the t arget gr ouped c ont act, pr ess th e r butto n, and then select Ed it or Delet e .
5. Press the x button. Not e: ❏ T o cancel se nding, press the y button. ❏ It takes lon ge r t o s en d a fa x in col or bec aus e t he pr inter pe r fo r ms scanni ng an d s en ding simult aneou sly . Whil e the printer is sendin g a color fax, you cann ot us e the other featu res.
2. Enter Fax from the ho me screen. 3. Specify the reci pient. 4. Press the OK but ton, and t hen selec t Send F ax Late r . 5. Select On , and then press the OK b utton. 6. Enter the time to send the fax, and then press the OK bu tton. 7. Mak e settings such as the resolutio n and the density as necessary .
1. Enter Se tu p from the home screen. 2. Select Fax S e ttin gs > Re ceive Se ttings > Rec eive Mode . 3. Select how to r eceive. ❏ A uto: Recommended for heav y fax users. e printer au tomatically receives a fax aer the number of rings you specied.
3. Press the x but ton, and then hang up the handset. Related Information & “Receivin g Fax es U sing a C onnect ed T elephon e (Remot e Receive)” o n page 72 & “Sav ing Receive d Faxes .
Related Information & “Sending Faxes Dialing fro m the External Phone Device” on page 69 Saving Receiv ed F ax es on a C omputer Y ou can set to con vert received documents int o PDF fo r mat and save them on a com puter connected to the printer .
U sing O ther F axing F eatures Printing F ax Repor t and List Printing F ax Repor t Manually 1. Enter Fax from the ho me screen. 2. Press the OK but ton, and t hen sele ct Fa x R eport . 3. Selec t the report to prin t, and then follow the o n-screen instr uction.
2. Press the OK but ton, and t hen selec t Repr int Faxes . 3. Press the x button. Not e: Aer rep r int ing your docu ments, pr ess the y button to stop printing.
Relling Ink Checking the Ink Lev els T o conrm the actual ink remaining, visually c heck the ink le vels in all o f the printer's tanks. c Impor t ant: Pro longed use of the pri nt e r when th e ink level is bel ow the low er li ne on th e in k tan k un it could da mage the p r in ter .
Ink Bottle C odes Epson r ecommends the us e of gen uine Epson ink bottles. E pson warranty does not co ver damage c aused by inks other than those specied, including an y genuin e E pson in k not designed fo r this prin ter or an y third party ink.
❏ Altho ugh the ink bot tles may contain r ec ycled m aterials, this doe s not aect prin ter function o r performance . ❏ Specications and appearance of the ink bottle ar e subject to chang e witho ut prior n otice f or impr ovemen t.
c Impor t ant: ❏ Be car ef ul no t to sp ill an y ink. ❏ Ma ke sur e that the color of the ink tank mat ches the ink color tha t you want to rell. 5. Snap o the t op of the cap , re mov e the cap of the ink bot tle, r emove the seal fr om the b ottle , and then install the cap .
6. Rell th e ink tank wi th the correct colored i n k up t o the upper line on the i n k tank. c Impor t ant: It ma y b e dicu lt to see inside the ink tank. Re ll the ink tank car ef ully to prevent ink f rom spilli ng out from the ink inl et.
8. Close the ink tank unit cover . 9. Press the OK butto n . 10. Fo llow the instruction s on th e LCD screen to r eset the ink levels. Not e: Y ou ca n reset t he ink levels even i f you d id no t ll the in k to th e upper lin e.
Impro ving P rint and Scan Quality 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.
❏ ere are br oken lines or missing segmen ts: e print head nozzles may be clogged. Go to the next step . 6. Foll ow t he on -s c ree n in str u ct ion s to cle an t he pr int hea d. 7. When c le aning is nished, p r int the nozzle check pat tern again.
Replacing Ink inside the Ink T ubes If yo u have not used the printer for a lo ng time and notice band ing or missin g colors in the printou ts , you may need to r eplace the ink inside the ink tubes t o solv e the pro blem. e P ower Ink Flushing utility allows you t o replace all of the ink inside the ink tubes.
2. Enter Se tu p from the home screen. 3. Select Maintenance > P rint Head Alignme nt . 4. Fo llow the on-screen ins t ructions to print the alignmen t p attern. 5. Fo llow the on-screen instruc tions to align the print head. F ind and enter the number for the most solid pattern in each grou p.
4. Click P rint Head Alignment . 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 25 Cleaning the P aper Path f or Ink Smear When the printou t s are smeared or scued, clean the ro ller inside.
2. U se a so, dr y , clean c loth t o clean the roll er and the i nterio r of the ADF . 3. Open t he doc ument co ver . 4. Clean the part that i s shown in the illus t ration.
Not e: ❏ If the glass su r face is stai ned with grease or some other har d-to- remove ma ter ial, use a small amou nt of glass clean er an d a so cloth to remove it. W ipe o all remaining liquid. ❏ Do not pr ess the glas s surface too ha rd.
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 .
Running W eb Cong on a W eb Brow ser 1. Check the printer's IP addr ess. Se le ct Set up > Ne t wo r k S ett i ng s > Ne t w or k S t a tu s > Wi r e d L A N / Wi - F i S t a t u s or Wi - F i S t a t u s fro m the home screen, and then check the print er's IP address.
W indow s Prin ter Driver e prin ter driver con trols the prin ter according to the co mmands from an applicatio n. Making setting s on the printer driver pr ovides the b est printing r esu lts. Y ou can also check the status of the prin ter or keep it in t op operating condition using the printer driver u t ility .
Click the start bu tto n, and select Con t ro l P an el > Vi e w d e v i c e s a n d p r i n t e r s in Hard wa re an d S oun d . Right-clic k on yo ur printer , and then select Printe r properties .
Making Operation Settings for the Mac OS X Prin ter Driv er Ac cessing the Oper ation Se ttings W indow of the Mac OS X Printer Driver Se le ct System Preferen ce s fro m the menu > Print ers & Sc anners (or Prin t & S c a n , Pri nt & Fa x ), and then sele ct the prin ter .
Not e: W indows Ser ver ope ra ting syst ems are not s upported. Starting on Windo ws ❏ W indows 8.1/W indows 8 Ente r the application name in the search c har m, and then selec t the displayed icon.
Star ting on Mac OS X Se le ct System Preferen ce s fro m the menu > Print ers & Sc anners (or Prin t & S c a n , Pri nt & Fa x ), and then sele ct the prin ter ( F AX). C lick Op tions & S upp lies > Uti l i ty > Open Print er Ut i lity .
Starting on Windo ws ❏ W indows 8.1/W indows 8 Ente r the application name in the search c har m, and then selec t the displayed icon. ❏ Wi n d o w s 7 / Wi n d o w s Vi s t a / Wi n d o w s X P Click the start bu tto n, and select Al l Progra ms (or Pro g r am s ) > Eps on S ow are > EPSON Soware Updater .
4. Open Unins tall a program (o r Add or Remove P rog rams ): ❏ W indows 8.1/W indo ws 8/W indows 7/W indows V ista/W indows Ser ver 2012 R2/W indows Server 2012/ W indows Ser ver 2008 R2/W indo ws S er ver 2008 Sel ect U nin stall a prog ram in Prog r am s .
Related Information & “EPSON Soware U pdater” on page 95 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 com puter as a n admi nistr ato r .
Solving Problems Checking the Printer Status Checking Messages on the L CD Screen If an error message is displayed on the LCD screen, follow the on-screen instr uct ions or the solutio ns below to solve the problem. Error Messages Solutio ns Printer Error 0xX X T urn the power o and on again.
prin ter has ceased to operate in acco rdance with its sp ecications. e p r inter will advise yo u w hen the pad requir es replacing and this can o nly be p erformed b y an autho rised Epso n S er vice pro vider . e E pson warranty does not cover the cost of this replacement.
Removing Jammed P aper from the Rear P aper Feed Remo ve the jamm ed paper . Removing Jammed P aper fr om Inside the Printer ! Caution: ❏ Be car ef ul not t o tra p your hand o r ngers when open ing or c losi ng the sca nner un it. Otherw ise you ma y be injured.
2. Rem ove the jam med paper . c Impor t ant: Do not touch the white at cable, transl ucent par t, and ink tubes inside the printer . Doing so may cause a malfunction.
Removing Jammed P aper from the ADF 1. Open the ADF cover . 2. Rem ove th e jammed paper 3. Open the ADF . User 's Gui de Solving Problems 103.
4. Rem ove th e jammed paper 5. Rais e the ADF inpu t tray , and then remov e the jammed p aper . 6. Close t he ADF co ver . 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.
Pa p e r J a m s ❏ Load pa per in the correct direct ion, and slide the edge guides against the edges of the p aper . ❏ Load one sheet of paper at a time if you have loaded several sheets of paper .
Related Information & “A vailable Originals for the ADF” o n page 29 & “Placing Originals on the ADF” o n page 29 & “Cleaning the ADF” on pag e 86 P ow er and Con t rol P anel Problems Pow e r D o e s N o t T u r n O n ❏ H old down the P bu tton f or a little longer .
❏ In M ac OS X, make sur e the print er status is no t Paus e . Sel ect S ystem Pr eferences fr om t he menu > Print ers & Scanners (or Pri nt & S c a n , Pr i nt & Fa x ), and then double-click the printer . If the printer is paused, click Resume (or Resu me Pr inter ).
❏ When im ages or photos ar e printed in unexpected co lors, adj ust the co lor and then prin t again. e automatic color correction feature uses t he standa rd correction mode in Phot oEnhance . T r y another corr ection mode in Phot oEnhance by s e le c ti ng a n opti on ot he r t ha n Aut o C or r e c t as the Sc ene C orrec tion se tt in g.
❏ When the paper is smeared, lower the cop y density setting. Related Information & “Cleaning the P ap er P at h for Ink Smear” o n page 86 & “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 88 .
❏ When the paper is smeared during copying, low er the copy density setting on the co ntrol panel. Related Information & “Cleaning the P ap er P at h for Ink Smear” o n page 86 & “Clea.
❏ Enable the b idirectional (or high speed) setting. When thi s setting is enabled, the p r int head p r ints while moving in both direct ions, and the printing spe ed increas es. ❏ Wi n d o w s Se le ct H igh S peed on the printer driver's More O pt i on s tab .
❏ In W i ndows, make sur e t he printer (scanner) is displayed in S canner an d Camer a . e printer (scanner) should be displayed as "EPSON XX XX X (printer name)". If the prin ter (scanner) is not displayed, uninstal l and then re-i nstall EPSO N S can.
❏ Scan at a higher resol utio n. ❏ A djust the image in EPSO N Scan, and then s can. S ee the EPSON Scan help for details. Related Information & “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 88 &am.
❏ When y ou place m u ltiple o r iginals on the scanner glass to scan the m separatel y , but they ar e scanned on to a single le, place the originals at least 20 mm (0.8 in ch) apart. If the pr oblem continues, place o ne original at a time. ❏ Set the scan area corr e ctly .
Scanning Stops when Scanning to PDF/Multi- TIFF ❏ When scanning using EPSON Scan, you can scan up to 999 pages in P DF format and up to 200 pages in M ulti- TIFF format. W hen scanning using the con trol panel, you can s can up to 50 pages in PDF f ormat and in Mul t i- TIFF format.
❏ In W i ndows, make sur e the printer (fax) is displayed in De vi ces and Print ers , Pr in ter , or Prin ters and Othe r Ha rd w a re . e printer (fax) is displayed as "EPS ON XX X X X (F AX )". If the printer (fax) is not displayed, uninstall and then re-instal l the F A X U t ility.
❏ If th e recipien t machine does n ot pick u p your call wi thin 50 seconds aer the p rinter has ni s hed dialin g, the call ends with an error . Dial using a connected telephone to ch eck ho w long i t takes befor e you hear a fax to ne. If it takes mo re than 50 seconds, add pauses aer the fax number to send the fax.
Sen t F ax Qual ity Is P oor ❏ Clean the scanner g lass and the document co ver . ❏ Clean the roller in the ADF . ❏ Chang e the Resolu tion s etting o n the con t rol panel . If y our originals con tain b oth text and pho tos, select Photo . ❏ Chang e the Density setting o n t he con t rol panel.
O ther F a xing Pr oblems Cannot Mak e Calls on the C onnec ted T elephone Connect the telephone to the EXT . port on the printer , and pick up the receiver .
The A DF D o es No t W o rk ere may be dust in the hole at the front -le of the scanner glass. Clean ou t any du st. The Date and T ime Are I ncorrect Set the date and the time co rrectly on the co ntrol panel.
Appen dix T echnical Specications Printe r Specications Print Head Nozzle Placement Black ink nozzles: 180 Color ink nozzles: 59 for each color W eight of Paper Plain P aper 64 to 90 g/m(17 t.
Resolution 1200 dpi (main scan) 2400 dpi (sub scan) Color Depth Color ❏ 48 bits per pixel internal (16 bits per pixel per colo r internal) ❏ 24 bits per pi xel e xternal (8 bits per pixel per col .
Fr equenc y R ange 2.4 GHz Coor dination M odes In fr astr uct ure , Ad hoc *2 , Wi-F i Direct *3 *4 Wireless Securities WEP (64/128bit), WP A2-PSK (AES) *5 *1 Complies with either IEEE 802.11b/g /n or IEEE 802.11b/g depending on location of purchase.
Dimen sions Dimensions Storage ❏ Width: 490 mm (19.3x in.) ❏ Depth: 377 mm (14.8 in.) ❏ Height: 229 mm (9.0 in.) Prin tin g ❏ Width: 490 mm (19.3 in.) ❏ Depth: 543 mm (21.4 in.) ❏ Height: 294 mm (11.6 in.) We i g h t * Approx. 6.3 kg (13.9x lb) * Without the ink an d the power cord.
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 to 104°F) * Humidity : 5 to 85% RH (without condensation) * Y ou can store for one month at 40°C (104°F).
Regulator y Information Standards and Appr ovals Standards and Appr ovals for U .S. Model Safety UL60950-1 CAN/CSA-C22.2 No.60950-1 EMC FCC P ar t 15 Subpar t B Clas s B CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR 22 Class B is equi pmen t con tains the following wir eless module.
Fo r use o nly in I re land, UK, A ustria, Ge rman y , Liech t enst ein, Swi tzerland, Fr ance, B elgium, Luxe mbur g, Ne therlands, I taly , P ortugal, Spain, D enmark, F inland, N orway , Sweden, I celand, Croatia, Cy prus, Gr eece, Slov enia, Malta, Bulgaria, Czech, Esto nia, H ungar y , L atvia, Lith uania, P oland, Romania, and Slo vakia.
Checking the T otal Number of P ages F ed Through the P rinter - Co nt ro l Pa n e l e in forma tion is pri nted toge the r with th e nozz le che ck pa tter n. 1. Load A4-size plain paper in the printer . 2. Enter Se tu p from the home screen. 3. Select Maintenance > P rint Head N ozzle C heck .
T ransporting the Printer When yo u need to transpor t the printer to mo ve or for r epairs, follow the steps below to pack th e print er . ! Caution: Be ca reful n ot to tr ap yo ur ha nd or ngers when op eni ng or clos ing the scanne r un it. Ot her wise you ma y be inj ured.
6. Open t he scanner unit with the do cument cover closed. Sec ure the print head to the case with tap e. 7. Close t he scanner unit. 8. Prepare t o pack the printer as sho wn below .
9. Make sur e to install the cap ont o the in k tank s ecurely . 10. Pac k the printer i n its box usin g the pr otective mat er ials. When yo u us e the printer again, make sur e you r emove the tap e sec uring the print head. If p r int quali ty has declined the next tim e yo u prin t, clean and ali gn the prin t head.
❏ Produc t se ri al numb er (e se rial number lab el is usual ly on the back of the product.) ❏ Produc t mo del ❏ Pr oduct soware version (Click Ab o ut , Ve r s i o n I n f o , or a similar but ton in the prod uct soware.
Inte rnet UR L ht tp://ww w .epson.co .nz A ccess the Epson N e w Ze aland W orld W ide W eb pa ges. W orth taking your modem here fo r the occ asional surf ! e site p rovides a download ar e a fo r driver s, Epson co ntact points, ne w prod uct info r mation and tec h nical sup port (e-mail).
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