Epson Stylus CX4200, Stylus CX4800 Quick Guide

Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/CX4800 Series

Quick Guide

Basic Copying, Printing, and Scanning

Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX All-in-One

Solving Problems

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Copying a Photo or Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Placing the Original on the Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Printing From a Memory Card

(Epson Stylus CX4800 Series Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Compatible Cards and Image Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Inserting the Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Printing an Index Sheet to Select Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Printing All Photos or DPOF Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Printing From a Digital Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Printing From Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printing With Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Scanning a Photo or Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Basic Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Restoring Color in Faded Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX All-in-One . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Checking the Print Head Nozzles and Ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

2 Contents

Introduction

After you have set up your Epson Stylus® CX4200 Series or Epson Stylus® CX4800 Series all-in-one as described on the Start Here sheet, turn here to:

■ Load paper

■ Make a quick copy of a document or photo

■ Print photos stored on a memory card (Epson Stylus CX4800 Series only)

■ Print photos directly from your camera (both the Epson Stylus CX4200 Series

and Epson Stylus CX4800 Series)

■ Get the basic steps for printing from your computer

■ Start scanning a document or photo, including restoring a color photo as you

scan

■ Perform routine maintenance

■ Solve simple problems

This book tells you how to do most of these things without ever turning on your computer! Of course your Epson Stylus CX can do lots more when you connect it to your Windows on-screen User’s Guide by selecting the icon for it on your desktop.

or Macintosh® computer. For additional instructions, see the

Please follow these guidelines as you read your Epson Stylus CX instructions:

Warning:

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Caution:

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Note:

Notes contain important information about your Epson Stylus CX.

Tip:

Tips contain hints for better copying, scanning, and printing.

Note:

The illustrations in this guide show the Epson Stylus CX4800 Series all-in-one and its software, but the instructions are the same for the Epson Stylus CX4200 Series all-in-one except where noted.

Introduction 3

Loading Paper

Follow the steps here to load paper in your Epson Stylus CX all-in-one.

1. Open the paper support and output tray, then slide out the extensions.

2. Flip the feeder guard forward. Then slide the left edge guide to the left.

3. Insert the paper, printable side up, against the right edge guide. Always load it short edge first, even for landscape printing.

The printable side is often whiter or brighter than the other side.

Narrow paper

Place paper beneath the tabs

4 Loading Paper

You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper and up to 20 sheets of photo paper. (See the User’s Guide for capacity guidelines on other paper types.)

Note:

The type of paper you choose affects the way your printout looks, so be sure to select the correct paper for your job. If you are just making a copy or printing a rough draft of an image, plain paper is fine. However, for the best results, you’ll want to use one of Epson’s special ink jet papers designed for your printer. For example, your photos will look great printed on Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper. See page 25 for more information.

4. Slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper (but not too tightly). Then flip the feeder guard back.

5. Make sure the paper thickness lever is set down to the

m L position.

Loading Paper 5

Copying a Photo or Document

Follow the instructions in this section to:

■ Position your photo or document correctly on the glass (see below)

■ Make copies of a photo or document (on page 8)

Placing the Original on the Glass

1. Open the document cover and place your original face-down on the glass, in the upper left corner. Move your original about 0.04 inch (1 mm) away from the top and left edges so all of it will be copied.

Move the original about 0.04 inch (1 mm) away from the top and left edges to avoid cropping

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

Caution:

Never open the document cover beyond where it stops and do not place heavy objects on top of the Epson Stylus CX all-in-one.

6 Copying a Photo or Document

If you need to copy or scan a thick or large document, you can remove the document cover. Just open it and pull it straight up.

If you need to press the document flat while you copy or scan it, do not press too hard and be careful not to move it.

Caution:

Do not use excessive force on the document cover, and do not twist it. You may damage the document cover.

When you are done, replace the document cover by inserting the tabs back into the slots.

Copying a Photo or Document 7

Copying

You can make copies using either letter-size (8.5× 11-inch) plain paper, or letter-size, 4 × 6-inch, or 5 × 7-inch photo paper.

Copying a Document

1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX is turned on.

2. Place the document on the glass as described on page 6. Be sure to close the document cover.

3. Load up to 100 sheets of letter-size plain paper. (See page 4 if you need instructions.)

4. Press the number of copies in the

Copy button until you see the desired

Copy window. You can

select up to 9 copies at a time this way.

To make more than 9 copies, see page 10.

5. Press the paper type button to select

Plain Paper.

The light indicates which type is selected.

6. Press the paper size button to select

Letter.

7. If you want your copies automatically reduced or enlarged to fit the loaded paper size, press the

Fit to Page button.

8. To make a color copy, press the x

Start Color

button.

To make a black and white copy, press the

Start B&W button.

The P

On light flashes and after a moment the Epson

Stylus CX starts printing.

If you need to stop copying at any time, just press the y

Stop button. Do not pull

out paper that is being printed; it will be ejected automatically to the output tray.

Note:

The copies may not be exactly the same size as the original.

8 Copying a Photo or Document

Copying a Photo

1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX is turned on.

2. Place the photo on the glass as described on page 6. Be sure to close the document cover.

3. Load up to 20 sheets of letter-size, 4 × 6-inch, or 5 × 7-inch photo paper. (See page 4 if you need instructions.)

4. Press the number of copies in the

Copy button until you see the correct

Copy window. You can

select up to 9 copies at a time this way.

To make more than 9 copies, see page 10.

5. Press the paper type button to select

6. Press the paper size button to select or

5”x 7”.

Photo Paper.

Letter, 4”x 6”,

7. If you want borderless photos (printed without a white border), press the

Fit to Page button.

Otherwise, photos are printed with a .06-inch (1.5 mm) border.

8. To make a color copy, press the x

Start Color

button.

To make a black and white copy, press the

Start B&W button.

The P

If you need to stop copying at any time, just press the y

On light flashes and after a moment the Epson Stylus CX starts printing.

Stop button. Do not pull

out paper that is being printed; it will be ejected automatically to the output tray.

Note:

The copies may not be exactly the same size as the original.

Copying a Photo or Document 9

Making 10 or More Copies

1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX is turned on.

2. Place the photo on the glass as described on page 6. Be sure to close the document cover.

3. Press the

Copy button until you see “–” in the Copy window. This tells the

Epson Stylus CX to print up to 100 copies.

4. Load enough paper for the number of copies (up to 100) you want to make. For example, to print 12 copies, load 12 sheets of paper.

5. Press the paper type button to select

6. Press the paper size button to select

7. Press the x

Start Color or x Start B&W button.

Plain Paper or Photo Paper.

Letter, 4”x 6”, or 5”x 7”.

The Epson Stylus CX makes copies until it runs out of paper. Then the red

b Error light comes on.

8. To make more copies, load more paper and press the x x

Start B&W button to resume.

If you don’t need any more copies, press the y

Note:

When making a lot of copies, it is a good idea to remove the printed copies from the output tray after every 10 sheets or so.

Stop button.

Start Color or

Speeding Up Printing

If you want to make a copy quickly and do not need high quality, you can print a “draft” copy. The print quality is reduced, but the copy is printed faster.

1. Load plain, letter-size paper and select

Plain Paper and Letter size on the

control panel.

2. When you are ready to copy, press and hold down the y press the x

Start Color button (to copy in color) or the x Start B&W

button (to copy in black and white). When the P release both buttons.

10 Copying a Photo or Document

Stop button, then

On light starts flashing,

Printing From a Memory Card (Epson Stylus CX4800 Series Only)

The Epson Stylus CX4800 Series all-in-one lets you print color photos directly from your digital camera’s memory card; just insert it into a memory card slot on the Epson Stylus CX4800 Series and you’re ready to print.

If your digital camera supports DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), you can pre-select the photos you want to print while the card is still in the camera. Then, when you insert the card in the Epson Stylus CX4800 Series, it knows which photos to print and how many copies of each.

See these sections:

■ “Compatible Cards and Image Formats” (below)

■ “Inserting the Card” on page 13

■ “Printing an Index Sheet to Select Photos” on page 14

■ “Printing All Photos or DPOF Photos” on page 17

For instructions on copying memory card files between your Epson Stylus CX4800 Series and a computer or other device, see the User’s Guide.

Printing From a Memory Card (Epson Stylus CX4800 Series Only) 11

Compatible Cards and Image Formats

You can use the following types of cards with your Epson Stylus CX4800 Series:

Right slot

Memory card access light

Left slot

Slot Type of card

Right slot CompactFlash

Microdrive

Left slot SmartMedia

* Adapter required

Memory Stick MagicGateTM Memory Stick MagicGate Memory Stick Duo* MultiMediaCard Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick Pro DuoTM*

Card

miniSD xD-Picture Card

Card*

The Epson Stylus CX4800 Series supports image files that meet the following requirements:

Media format DCF version 1.0 or 2.0 compliant*

File format JPEG, DOS FAT (FAT 12 or 16, one partition) taken with a DCF

version 1.0 or 2.0 compliant digital camera

Supports Exif version 2.21

Image size 80 × 80 pixels to 9200 × 9200 pixels

Number of files Up to 999

* DCF is the “Design rule for Camera File system” standard

12 Printing From a Memory Card (Epson Stylus CX4800 Series Only)

Inserting the Card

1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX4800 Series all-in-one is turned on.

Note:

When you print directly from a memory card, it is best if the Epson Stylus CX4800 Series is not connected to your computer (or your computer should be turned off).

2. Open the memory card door.

3. Make sure the memory card access light is off and that no cards are in any of the slots. Then insert your card into the correct slot. (See page 12 for details.)

Insert just one card at a time

Left slot

Right slot

Memory card access light

The memory card access light flashes and then stays on.

4. Close the memory card door. Now you can:

■ Print an index sheet so you can select which photos to print (page 14)

■ Print all the photos on the card (page 17)

■ Print photos pre-selected on your camera using DPOF (page 17)

When you want to remove the card, make sure the memory card access light is not flashing, then pull the card straight out of its slot.

Printing From a Memory Card (Epson Stylus CX4800 Series Only) 13

Note:

You can print only in color when printing directly from a memory card; you cannot print in black and white.

Caution:

Do not remove the card or turn off the Epson Stylus CX4800 Series while the memory card access light is flashing; you may lose data on the card.

Printing an Index Sheet to Select Photos

You can print an index sheet (which is like a photographer’s contact or proof sheet) to see small “thumbnail” images of all the pictures on your card. Then you mark the pictures on the index sheet that you want to print, scan the sheet, and let the Epson Stylus CX4800 Series automatically print the selected photos.

Printing the Index Sheet

1. Make sure your Epson Stylus CX4800 Series is not connected to your computer (or your computer is turned off).

2. Load several sheets of letter-size, plain paper. (Use only letter-size paper to print the index sheet.) Up to 30 images are printed on each page, so if there are more than 30 photos on the memory card, you’ll need enough sheets for all the index pages to be printed.

3. Insert the memory card if it is not already in the slot (see page 13).

4. Press the the

5. Make sure

Memory Card button one or more times until

Print Index Sheet light comes on.

Plain Paper and Letter are selected.

14 Printing From a Memory Card (Epson Stylus CX4800 Series Only)

6. Press the x

Start Color button. The P On light flashes, and the Epson Stylus

CX4800 Series starts printing the index sheet(s). (This may take a few minutes.)

For multiple index sheets, the pages containing the most recent images are printed first. If you want to cancel printing more sheets, press the y button.

Now follow the instructions below to select which photos to print.

Selecting Photos on the Index Sheet

Stop

1. Once you have printed the index sheet, use a dark pen or pencil to fill in one of the ovals beneath each photo you want to print to indicate how many copies you want (1, 2, or 3).

OK:

No good:

Make sure just one oval is filled in for each selected photo and mark the sheet carefully; once it has been scanned you will not be able to change your selections.

Note:

If you want one copy of all the photos on the index sheet, fill in the ALL oval at the top of the page.

Printing From a Memory Card (Epson Stylus CX4800 Series Only) 15

+ 33 hidden pages