Epson Artisan 725 Quick Guide

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Artisan 725 Series

Quick Guide

Basic Copying, Printing, and Scanning

Maintenance

Network Setup

Solving Problems

Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Adjusting the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Placing Originals for Copying or Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Copying a Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Copying a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Restoring, Cropping, or Copying Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Printing From a Memory Card or External Drive. . . . . . . . . . 16

Inserting Your Camera’s Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Inserting a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Selecting and Printing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Printing from a Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Printing a Photo Using Epson iPrint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Printing From Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Printing With a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Scanning a Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Quick Scanning With the Scan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Scanning With Epson Scan Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Scanning With Mac OS X 10.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

2 Contents

Maintaining Your Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Checking the Ink Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Purchasing Epson Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Wireless Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Wired (Ethernet) Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using the Control Panel

Start copying/ printing

Cancel/ return to previous menu

Unlock control panel

Cancel copying/ printing

Turn product on/off

Open/close CD tray

Crop photos, change number of photos displayed

Turn View Auto Correct on/off

Blue status light

Return to main menu

LCD screen

Select number of copies

Display detailed settings

u,d, l, r, OK: Select

photos/menus/settings

■ To save energy, the control panel goes dark after 13 minutes of inactivity.

Press any button to wake it up.

■ To switch the screen from displaying one photo at a time to 9 photos at a

time, press

■ The control panel responds only to direct finger touch. Make sure you touch

the panel gently with the tip of your finger, and do not use any objects such as a pencil or pen.

■ The blue status light at the bottom of the panel flashes when the product is

operating or performing routine maintenance.

Note:

If the blue status light flashes rapidly, check the control panel for error messages.

4 Using the Control Panel

You may see the following icons on the screen:

Icon Meaning

The product is connected to a wired network

The product is connected to a wireless network

The current photo is cropped

The Fix Red-Eye setting is on for the current photo or all photos

Reminds you whether View Auto Correct is on or off (see page 18)

Adjusting the Control Panel

The control panel is adjustable. To raise it, lift it as shown below. To lower it, press the button and then push the control panel down.

Caution:

To avoid damaging the product, always press and hold the button to lower the control panel. Don’t try to push it down without pressing the button.

Adjusting the Control Panel 5

Loading Paper

Your product has two paper trays. The main tray is for letter-size, legal-size, A4, or 8

× 10-inch paper. You can load up to 120 sheets of letter-size or A4 plain paper in

the main tray. When extended, the tray can hold up to 50 legal-size sheets.

The photo tray is for 4

× 6 or 5 × 7-inch photo paper. You can load up to 20

sheets. Check your online User’s Guide for detailed information about sheet capacity for each paper size and type.

1. Pull out the paper cassette. Then slide back the photo tray and lift it up.

2. Squeeze the edge guides and slide them out. Then insert paper with the glossy or printable side face-down.

Note:

Load letterhead or pre-printed paper face-down, with the top edge at the back of the paper cassette. To load legal-size paper, squeeze the lever and extend the tray.

6 Loading Paper

For legal-size paper, squeeze lever to extend tray.

3. Slide the left edge guide against the paper.

4. Adjust the front edge guide to your paper size.

Make sure the paper stack fits under the edge guide

5. Lower the photo tray.

Loading Paper 7

6. To load paper in the photo tray, squeeze the edge guides and slide them out. Then insert photo paper with the glossy or printable side face-down.

7. Slide the left edge guide against the paper. Then adjust the front edge guide to your paper size.

Note:

Make sure the paper fits under the edge guide.

8. Keep the cassette flat as you insert it.

8 Loading Paper

9. Extend the output tray and flip up the stopper.

For details on paper and instructions on loading envelopes and legal-size sheets, see the online User’s Guide.

Using Special Papers

Epson offers a wide array of high quality papers, making it easy to maximize the impact of your photos, presentations, and creative projects.

You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper at Epson Supplies Central www.epson.com/ink3 (U.S. sales) or www.epson.ca (Canadian sales). You can also purchase supplies from an Epson authorized reseller. To find the nearest one, call 800-GO-EPSON (800-463-7766).

Paper name Size

Epson Ultra Premium Photo

Paper Glossy

Epson Ultra Premium Photo

Paper Luster

Borderless 4 × 6 inches S042181

Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041945 20

Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041946 20

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S042182

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041405 50

Part number

S04217460100

S0421752550

Sheet count

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Paper name Size

Part number

Sheet count

Epson Premium Photo Paper

Glossy

Epson Premium Photo Paper

Semi-gloss

Epson Photo Paper Glossy Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041809

Epson Ultra Premium

Presentation Paper Matte

Epson Premium Presentation

Paper Matte

Epson Premium Presentation

Paper Matte Double-sided

Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041808

S04172740100

Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041464 20

Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041465 20

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S042183

S0416672550

Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041982 40

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041331 20

S04203850100

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041141

S041649 S041271

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041341 50

Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041467 50

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041257

S04218050100

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041568 50

20 50 100

Epson Presentation Paper Matte Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041062 100

Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) S041067 100

Epson Bright White Paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041586 500

Epson Photo Quality Self-

adhesive Sheets

Epson Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer

paper

A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches) S041106 10

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041153 10

10 Loading Paper

Placing Originals for Copying or Scanning

You can place one or two photos or a document up to letter-size (or A4) on the scanner glass to make color or black and white copies.

1. Open the document cover and place your original face-down on the scanner glass, with the top against the back left corner.

For scanning, you can place multiple small photos on the scanner glass at the same time, as long as they are at least 1.2 inches size. Place them at least 1/4 inch (5 mm) apart.

× 1.6 inches (30 × 40 mm) in

1/4 inch (5 mm)

Note:

If the edges of your document or photo are cut off, move the document or photo 1/4 inch (5 mm) away from the corner of the scanner glass.

2. Close the cover gently so you don’t move the original(s).

Placing Originals for Copying or Scanning 11

Copying a Document or Photo

Once you’ve placed your originals on the scanner glass (see page 11), you can make color or black and white copies.

Copying a Document

1. Load letter-size plain paper, Epson Bright White Paper, or Epson Presentation Paper Matte.

2. Press

3. Press

4. Press want.

5. Press white) copies.

6. Press necessary.

7. To change copy settings, press x

Settings

should be

■ To print on both sides of the page, select 2-Sided Printing, press OK,

■ To adjust the copy size, press d to select Reduce/Enlarge, press OK, then

Home until Copy is selected.

OK.

+ or – to select the number of copies you

u or d to select Color or B&W (black and

l or r to adjust the density (make the copies lighter or darker) if

Menu, then OK to select Paper and Copy

. The Layout setting should be With Border and the Paper Size

Letter.

then press

press

u or d to choose Off or On.

u or d to choose Custom Size (to select a percentage using

+ or –), Actual Size, Auto Fit Page (to automatically size the image

to fit your paper), or one of the specific sizes listed. Then press

■ Press d to select Paper Type, press OK, then press u or d to choose

Plain Paper or Matte. Then press OK.

OK.

■ Press d to select Document Type, press OK, then press u or d to choose

Text (for plain documents) or Text & Image (if your document contains

photos or graphics). Then press

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OK.

■ To change t h e c o p y quality, select Quality, press OK, then press u or d to

choose

Draft, Standard Quality, or Best. Then press OK.

For more information about copy settings, see your online User’s Guide.

8. After you finish selecting your settings, press x

9. Press x

Settings

Start to begin copying. To cancel copying, press y Stop/Clear

Menu.

Restoring, Cropping, or Copying Photos

You can copy one or two photos onto 4×6-inch, 5×7-inch, 8×10-inch, or letter-size photo paper for instant photo reprints. You can also restore colors in faded photos, print with or without borders, convert photos to black and white, and crop your photos.

1. Place one or two photos on the scanner glass. Place them at least 1/4 inch (5 mm) apart.

2. Load 4 × 6-inch or 5 × 7-inch paper in the photo tray or 8 × 10-inch or lettersize Epson photo paper in the main tray. Load it printable side down.

3. Press press

4. Press x Menu, press u or d to select Copy/

Restore Photos

Home until Copy is selected, then

OK. You see this screen.

, then press OK.

5. To turn on Color Restoration to restore colors in faded photos as you copy, press

On. (If your photos are not faded, select Off.)

Then press

OK.

u or d to select

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6. When you see this screen, press OK twice to prescan your photo(s).

7. If you placed two photos on the scanner glass, press

l or r to view the second one.

8. To print more than 1 copy, press

+ or – to select

the number (up to 99). If you are copying 2 photos, do this for the other photo as well.

9. To crop the photo and enlarge the resulting image area to fit onto your paper, press

Display/Crop.

■ To resize the image area, press + or –.

■ To move the image area, use the arrow

buttons.

■ To check the zoomed image, press OK.

When you finish cropping your photo, press

OK.

10. Press

OK again to continue.

11. To change any of the settings displayed on the screen, press x

Paper and Copy Settings.

Note:

To clear previously used copy settings, press

y Stop/Clear Settings.

■

To change the paper size, select Paper Size, press size paper you loaded. Press

Paper Type setting you choose.)

Menu and then OK to select

OK, then press u or d to choose the

OK. (Paper Size options depend on the

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■ To change the paper type, select Paper Type, press OK, then

u or d to choose the setting for the paper you loaded:

press

For this paper type Choose this setting

Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster

Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Ultra Glossy

Epson Photo Paper Glossy Glossy

Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte

■ To change the print layout, select Borderless, then press OK. Press u or

Prem. Glossy

Matte

d to choose On to expand the image all the way to the edge of the paper

(slight cropping may occur) or image. Then press

■ To adjust the amount of image expansion when printing borderless

photos, select

OK.

Expansion, press OK, then press u or d to choose

Off to leave a small margin around the

Standard, Medium, or Minimum. Then press OK. (Your printed

photos may have white borders if you use the

Medium or Minimum

setting.)

■ To automatically adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation to best effect,

Fix Photo, then press OK. Press u or d to choose Fix Photo On.

select

■ If you want to create a black-and-white copy of a color photo, select

Filter, press OK, then press u or d and choose B&W. Then press OK.

12. After you finish selecting your settings, press x

13. When you’re ready to copy, press x

Clear Settings

Note:

When you scan with your computer, you can use additional options to transform faded, dusty, or badly exposed photos into ones with true-to-life color and sharpness. See the online User’s Guide for details.

Start. To cancel copying, press y Stop/

Menu.

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Printing From a Memory Card or External Drive

You can print photos from your digital camera’s memory card, or from an external storage device such as a USB flash drive.

You can also print with the following special features (see the online User’s Guide for instructions):

■ Print directly on CDs or DVDs to create custom labels. Print photos from a

memory card or external drive, or text and images from your computer.

■ Print special projects such as coloring book pages, ruled paper and graph

paper, and note paper personalized with your favorite photos.

■ Print directly from your camera if it supports PictBridge

Inserting Your Camera’s Memory Card

1. Insert the card into the correct slot, as shown. Insert just one card at a time.

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printing.

Note:

If your memory card requires an adapter, attach it before inserting the card into the slot. Otherwise, the card might get stuck.

2. After you insert the card, the memory card access light flashes, then stays on.

Caution:

Do not remove the card or turn off the product while the light is flashing, or you may lose data on the card.

3. See page 18 to select and print your photos.

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Memory card access light

Removing Your Card

After you finish printing your photos, follow these steps to remove the card:

1. Make sure the memory card access light is not flashing.

2. If the product is connected to your computer with a USB cable, do one of the following before removing the memory card or turning off the printer:

■ Windows

Computer or Windows Explorer, and select

■ Macintosh

: Right-click the name of your card (removable disk) in My

Eject.

: Drag the removable disk icon from your desktop into the

trash.

Note:

If your printer is connected to your Macintosh over a network, do not drag the icon to the trash.

3. Pull the card straight out of its slot.

Inserting a USB Flash Drive

You can print from an external storage device connected to the product, such as a USB flash drive, external hard drive, or CD burner.

Note:

Epson cannot guarantee the compatibility of any drives. You may not be able to print photos from your storage device.

1. Remove any inserted memory card from the product.

2. Insert your USB flash drive or the USB cable for your external drive into the

USB port on the front of your product.

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3. Insert storage media (such as a CD) into your drive, if necessary.

4. If there are folders on your storage media, select the folder you want and press

OK.

5. See the next section to select and print your photos.

Note:

Before removing your USB drive, make sure its access light is not flashing.

You cannot use the USB port to transfer images from your external storage device to your computer. If you want to transfer images, use the memory card slots instead (see the online User’s Guide for instructions).

Selecting and Printing Photos

1. Load Epson photo paper. See page 9 for a list.

2. Press then press

Home until Print Photos is selected,

OK.

3. Select View and Print Photos and press OK.

4. Press

l or r to move through your photos and

display one you want to print.

Tip:

If View Auto Correct: Off appears at the top of the display screen, press the View Auto Correct button to preview how your printouts will look with Fix Photo turned

on (see page 19).

5. Press + to select a photo for printing.

6. To print more than one copy, press

+ or – to select the number of copies you

want of that photo.

7. To crop the photo, press the

Display/Crop

button.

■ To resize the image area, press + or –.

■ To move the image area, use the arrow

buttons.

■ To rotate the image area, press x Menu.

■ To check the zoomed image, press OK.

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When you finish cropping your photo, press

OK.

8. Press

l or r to view other photos, select the number of copies, and crop, if

desired.

9. When you’re done selecting photos, press

OK.

You see the Confirm Settings screen:

10. To change any of the print settings displayed on the screen, press x

Settings

, press OK, and select your settings.

Menu, select Print

For a list of Epson papers and the corresponding Paper Type settings, see page 15. When you’re done selecting settings, press x

Menu.

11. To change any of the photo adjustments displayed on the screen or fix red-eye, press

Menu. Select Photo Adjustments, press

OK, and select your settings.When you’re done

selecting settings, press x

Note:

For the best quality printing, leave Fix Photo (in the Photo Adjustments menu) turned on. This automatically adjusts brightness, contrast, and saturation to best effect.

Fix Photo uses a sophisticated face recognition technology to optimize photos that include faces. For this to work, both eyes and the nose must be visible in the subject’s face (without sunglasses). If your photo includes a face with an intentional color cast, such as a bronze statue, you may want to turn off this setting to retain the special color effects.

Menu.

12. When you’re ready to print, press x Start. To cancel printing, press y Stop/

Clear Settings

Note:

To switch the display screen from displaying one photo at a time to 9 photos at a time, press the

See the online User’s Guide to learn about other ways you can lay out photos when printing from a memory card.

Display/Crop button 3 times when viewing your photos.

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Printing from a Mobile Device

You ca n prin t from a WiFi® mobile device that is on the same network as your product. First, make sure your Epson product is set up for wireless printing, as described on the Start Here sheet and in the section beginning on page 37.

You need a printing application for your mobile device. For example, Epson iPrint is available from the App Store and allows you to print photos from your iPhone

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, or iPod® Touch (OS version 2.2.1 and later). For more information, see

iPad

www.epson.com/mobileprinting.

Note:

You can also charge your cell phone, MP3 player, or other mobile device by connecting it to the USB port on the front of your Epson product. You must use a USB cable designed to work with the mobile device.

For charging, make sure your mobile device complies with USB 2.0 standards. Devices that draw more than 500 mA may damage your Epson product. Epson cannot guarantee the compatibility of your device. Contact the manufacturer of your device for more information.

Printing a Photo Using Epson iPrint

After you have downloaded Epson iPrint, follow these steps to print a photo:

1. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to the same wireless network as your Epson product.

2. Open Epson iPrint on your mobile device.

3. Tap the folder that contains the photo you would like to print, then tap the photo to select it.

4. Do one of the following:

■ If your printer is selected, tap the PRINT button.

■ If your printer is not selected, tap the Printer icon, select your printer,

then tap the

PRINT button.

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