Epson CX6500 User Manual

Stylus CX Parts
edge guide
document cover
sheet feeder
paper support
feeder guard
output extension tray
document table
control panel (See “Control Panel Functions” on page 11.)
memory card slot
USB cable connector
adjust lever
ink cartridge clamps
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Contents

Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Control Panel
Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the LCD panel density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Copying
Overview of the Basic Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Placing a Document on the Document Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Copying in Various Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to change the layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Copying without margins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Copying with small margins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Copying an image multiple times on one sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Making a poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Copying several pages on one sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing Copy Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Saving and recalling copy settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Selecting the paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Selecting the copy quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Reducing or enlarging copies automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Selecting the paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting the number of copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Making copies lighter or darker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Reducing or enlarging copies manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Canceling Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Printing Directly from a Memory Card
Printing Using an Index Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Printing an Index Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Printing photos by filling in the Index Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Printing one photo from an Index Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Printing multiple photos from an Index Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Printing All Photos on a Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Printing with DPOF Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loading Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Loadable memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Available image files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Inserting a memory card into the slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ejecting memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing Print Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Scanning by using the LCD panel and buttons
Scanning to Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Formatting a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Scanning to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Scanning Directly to Your e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Canceling Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Replacing Ink Cartridges
Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Checking the Ink Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Checking the ink level using the LCD panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Precautions on Ink Cartridge Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing an Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Maintenance and Transporting
Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Aligning the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Transporting This Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Troubleshooting
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
The Copied Image is Improperly Sized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Clearing the Jammed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Memory Card Caught Between the Memory Card Slot and the Memory
Card Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Contacting Customer Support
Regional Customer Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Product Information
Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Safety Instructions

Safety Instructions

Read all of the instructions in this section when setting up and using
this product.
When placing 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 subject to dust, shocks, and vibrations.
Leave enough room around this product for sufficient
ventilation.
Place this product near a wall outlet where you can easily plug
in and unplug this product.
Place this product on a flat, stable surface that extends beyond
this product base in all directions. If you place this product by the wall, leave more than 10 cm between the back of this product and the wall. This product will not operate properly if it is tilted at an angle.
When storing or transporting this product, do not tilt it, stand it
on its side, or turn it upside down; otherwise, ink may leak from the cartridge.
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When choosing a power source
Use only the type of power source indicated on the label on the
back of this product.
Use only the power cord that comes with this product. Use of
another cord may cause fire or electric shock.
This product’s power cord is for use with this product only. Use
with other equipment may cause fire or electric shock.
Be sure your AC power cord meets the relevant local safety
standards.
Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord. If you use an extension cord with this product, make sure that
the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.
If you plan to use this product in Germany, the building
installation must be protected by a 10 or 16 amp circuit breaker to provide adequate short-circuit protection and over-current protection for this product.
When using a memory card
Do not remove the memory card or turn off this product while
the computer and the memory card are communicating (when the memory card light is flashing).
The methods for using memory cards vary according to card
type. Be sure to refer to the documentation packaged with your memory card for details.
Use only memory cards compatible with this product. Refer to
“Loadable memory card” on page 41.
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When handling ink cartridges
Do not open the ink cartridge packages until just before you
install them.
When installing the new ink cartridge, shake it four to five times
before opening its package.
Do not shake the ink cartridge after removing from the package;
this can cause leakage.
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 of the reach of children. Do not allow
children to handle it, or drink ink.
Be careful when you handle used ink cartridges, as there may be
some ink remaining around the ink supply port. If ink gets on your skin, wash the area thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. If discomfort or vision problems remain after a thorough flushing, see a doctor immediately.
Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of the cartridge. This
can damage the ink cartridge.
Do not touch the circled parts.
Do not remove or tear the label on the cartridge; otherwise, ink
will leak.
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When using this product
Do not put your hand inside this product or touch the ink
cartridges during printing.
Do not block or cover the openings on this product. Do not attempt to service this product by yourself. Unplug this product and refer servicing to qualified service
personnel under the following conditions: The power cord or plug is damaged; liquid has entered into this product; this product has been dropped or the cover damaged; this product does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance.
Do not insert objects into the slots on this product. Never spill liquid on this product. Do not leave this product with the ink cartridges uninstalled. If
it has been left with ink cartridges uninstalled for a long time, the ink remaining in the print head nozzle drys out; this product may becomes unable to print.
When using the LCD panel
Only use a dry, soft cloth to clean the display. Do not use liquid
or chemical cleansers.
If the display on this product is damaged, contact your dealer. If the liquid crystal solution contained in the LCD panel leaks out
and gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water, if the liquid crystal solution gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water, if discomfort or vision problems remain after a thorough flushing, see a doctor immediately.
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Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings
must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
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Cautions
must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
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Notes
contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your
product.
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Using the Control Panel

Control Panel Functions

LCD panel

The LCD panel shows the current status of this product and helps you make various settings. The upper left area of the LCD panel shows the result of pressing the A button, the upper right for the B, the lower left for the C, and the lower right for the D button. When you turn on this product, it enters the mode selected the last time this product was turned off. The example below shows the state when this product is in the Copy Mode.
Paper type Reduce/Enlarge
A
C
Print quality
You can also check the error messages on the LCD panel. For details of the error messages, see “Error Messages” on page 67.
Plain Text A4
Number of copies
100%
01
Paper size
B
D
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Buttons

Buttons Function
P On Turns this product on and off.
Copy Mode Enters the Copy Mode.
Card Print Mode
Scan Mode Enters the Scan Mode.
Setup Mode Enters the Setup Mode.
l Select/
Save 3sec.
r Select/
Recall 3sec.
Clear/ Reset 3sec.
Menu Displays menu items for detailed settings on the LCD panel.
OK Enters the settings you have selected.
x B&W Copies or prints in grayscale.
x Color Copies or prints in color.
Enters the Card Print Mode.
Moves to the previous option. When this product is in the Copy Mode, the current setting is saved by pressing and holding this button for 3 seconds.
Moves to the next setting. When this product is in the Copy Mode, the saved setting is recalled by pressing and holding this button for 3 seconds.
Clears the setting you have entered. Resets the number of copies to one. Resets the values to their defaults when a menu item appears on the LCD panel. When you press and hold this button for 3 seconds, all of the settings are reset to their defaults.
Starts scanning or the operation you have selected.
y Stop Stops copying, printing or scanning. The sheet being
copied and printed is ejected. Returns to the basic display when a menu item appears on the LCD panel.
A, B, C, D Used for making various settings.
When a button lights up, this shows the button is valid.
Numeric buttons
Enter values (e.g. number of copies, enlargement ratio, etc.).
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Lights

Light Pattern Status
! Error On An error occurs. (For details, see
“Troubleshooting” on page 67)
Mode
(Copy, Card Print, Scan, Setup)
A, B, C, D On Indicates the button is valid.
On Shows the mode this product is in.

Adjusting the LCD panel density

You can adjust the density of the LCD panel as follows.
1. Press the P On button to turn on this product.
2. Press the Setup Mode button to enter the Setup Mode.
3. Press the A or the l/r Select button repeatedly until 8.LCD Contrast appears on the LCD panel, and then press the x Color button. The LCD panel is shown below.
A
LCD Contrast
l - ononon + r
C
B
D
4. Adjust the density of the LCD panel. Press the C button to make the panel lighter, or the D button to make it darker.
5. When the adjustment is finished, press the OK button.
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Copying

This section describes how to make copies using the control panel. For information on making copies using a computer, see the Reference Guide.
Note:
When you make a copy using a control panel function, a moiré (cross-hatch) pattern may appear on your printout. To eliminate the moiré, change the reduce/enlarge ratio or shift the position of the original document.

Overview of the Basic Procedure

The instructions below provide an example on how to make copies in the Copy Mode.
1. Press the P On button to turn on this product.
2. Press the Copy Mode button to enter the Copy Mode. The LCD
panel shows the current copy settings, as indicated below.
A
C
3. Load paper (see “Loading Paper” on page 16) and place the original document (see “Placing a Document on the Document Table” on page 19).
Plain Text A4
100%
01
B
D
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4. You can change the copy layout if necessary (see “Copying in Various Layouts” on page 20).
Note:
Be sure to change the copy layout first before changing the copy settings because all copy settings (paper type, print quality, number of copies, paper size) return to the default values when the copy layout changes.
5. You can change the copy settings, if necessary, by pressing the illuminating buttons. (When a button lights up, this indicates it valid.) To change each setting, see “Changing Copy Setting” on page 28.
6. Press the x Color button to copy in color, or the x B&W button to copy in grayscale.
Caution:
Never open the scanner unit while scanning or copying; otherwise,
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you may damage this product.
Note:
Do not pull on the paper being copied. The copied image may not have exactly the same size as the original. If a message indicating low ink appears on the LCD panel while you are
copying, you can either continue making copies until the ink runs out, or stop making copies and then replace the ink cartridge.
When you select Glossy or DB Photo as paper type and then press the
x B&W button, an warning message appears and copying stops. If this happens, press the y Stop button, and then change the paper type setting.
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Loading Paper

Note:
The print result is affected by the kind of paper you use. For the best
quality, use the appropriate paper.
To print on an envelope, refer to the Reference Guide. Keep enough space in front of this product for paper to be fully ejected.
1. Slide out the output extension tray.
2. Move the feeder guard towards you.
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3. Slide the left edge guide to the left so that the distance between the two edge guides is slightly wider than the paper you are going to load.
4. Fan the paper well, and then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges.
5. Load the paper in the sheet feeder with the face up, and the top edge down. Slide the edge guide to fit the width of the paper.
Note:
Make sure that the paper is loaded under the tabs inside the edge
guides.
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Make sure that the paper stack is flush with or lower than the
triangular load-limit mark on the edge guide.
6. Move the feeder guard back.
Note:
Always load paper before you start printing. The loading capacity differs depending on the following types of paper.
Paper Type Loading Capacity
Plain Paper Up to 150 sheets
Bright White Ink Jet Paper Up to 125 sheets
Glossy Photo Paper Up to 20 sheets
Photo Paper
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
Matte Paper-HeavyWeight
DURABrite Photo Paper Up to 50 sheets
Up to 20 sheets for A4 sized DURABrite Photo Paper
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Up to 100 sheets
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Placing a Document on the Document Table

Note:
Keep the document table clean. You cannot copy films.
1. Open the document cover. Place the original document facing down on the document table. Make sure that the document is properly aligned.
Note:
Make sure the document is flat against the glass surface; otherwise
the image becomes out of focus.
An area of up to 2.5 mm from the edge of the document table glass
cannot be copied.
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2.5 mm (max.)
2.5 mm (max.)
2. Close the document cover gently so that the document does not move.
Note:
To copy the document properly, close the document cover to
prevent interference from the external light.
Do not leave photographs on the document table for an extended
period of time. They may stick to the glass of the document table.
Do not place heavy objects on top of this product.

Copying in Various Layouts

How to change the layout

1. Press the Copy Mode button to enter the Copy Mode.
2. Press the Menu button to enter the Copy Menu. The LCD panel is shown as below.
Copy Menu
1.Copy Layout
3. Press the OK button to select a copy layout.
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4. Press the C or the l/r Select button repeatedly until the copy
layout you want appears on the LCD panel.
A
C
layout Feature Page to
1. Standard Standard copy
2. BorderFree Copy without margins page 22
3. Small Margins Copy with small margins page 23
4. Repeat-Auto Copy an image in actual size as
5. Repeat-4
6. Repeat-9
7. Repeat-16
8. Poster-4
9. Poster-9
10. Poster-16
11. 2-up
12. 4-up
Copy Mode
1.Standard
many as it fits to the paper you have selected.
Copy an image multiple times on one sheet
Divide an original image to 4, 9, or 16 enlarged copies fit to the paper size you have selected. You can get a poster size image by gluing all of the copies together.
Copy several documents on one sheet
B
D
see
page 24
page 24
page 25
page 27
5. Press the OK button to use the layout you have selected.
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Copying without margins

You can make a copy that covers the entire page of paper by using the BorderFree layout (see page 20 to select this layout).
In the “BorderFree” layout, you can change the following settings (see “Changing Copy Setting” on page 28).
Menu item Setting items/values
Paper type (see page 29) Plain*
Matte
Print Quality Draft
Text*
Paper size (see page 31) A4*
10 × 15
Number of copies 01* to 99
Copy Density (see page 32) Nine steps
Reduce/Enlarge (see page 30) Actual 100%*
Auto Fit Page A4 -> A5 74% A5 -> A4 147%
Optional Zoom (see page 32) 25 to 400% in 1% increments
Glossy DB Photo
Image Best
4" × 6"
10 × 15 -> A4 219% A4 -> 10 × 15 54% A4 -> 4" × 6" 55% 4" × 6" -> A4 215%
* indicates the default setting.
Note:
You cannot make a copy without margins if the reduce/enlarge value is
outside the range of 25 to 400% when “Auto Fit Page” is selected.
Because this layout enlarge the image to a size slightly larger than the
paper size, the portion of the image that extends beyond the edge of the paper will not be copied.
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Copying with small margins

You can make a copy with a 1.5-mm margin around all edges of the paper by using the “Small Margins” layout (see “How to change the layout” on page 20 to select this layout).
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123
45678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
8
123
45678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
In the “Small Margins” layout, you can change the following settings (see “Changing Copy Setting” on page 28).
Menu item Setting items/values
Paper type (see page 29) Plain*
Matte
Print Quality Draft
Text*
Paper size (see page 31) A4*
10 × 15
Number of copies 01* to 99
Copy Density (see page 32) Nine steps
Reduce/Enlarge (see page 30) Actual 100%*
Auto Fit Page A4 -> A5 70% A5 -> A4 141%
Optional Zoom (see page 32) 25 to 400% in 1% increments
Glossy DB Photo
Image Best
4" × 6"
10 × 15 -> A 4 198% A4 -> 10 × 15 47% A4 -> 4" × 6" 48% 4" × 6" -> A4 195%
* indicates the default setting.
Note:
You cannot make a copy with small margins if the reduce/enlarge value is outside the range of 25 to 400% when “Auto Fit Page” is selected.
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