Epson Stylus CX5000 Quick Guide

Epson Stylus CX5000 Series

Quick Guide

Basic Copying, Printing, and Scanning

Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX5000 Series All-in-One

Solving Problems

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Copying a Photo or Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Placing the Original on the Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Printing From a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Compatible Cards and Image Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Inserting the Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Printing an Index Sheet to Select Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

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

Printing From Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Printing with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Scanning a Photo or Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Basic Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Restoring Color in Faded Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Maintaining Your CX5000 Series All-in-One . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Checking the Ink Cartridge Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

2 Contents

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Introduction

After you have set up your Epson Stylus® CX5000 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

■ Print photos directly from your camera

■ Get the basic steps for printing from your computer

■ Scan 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 CX5000 Series can do a lot 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 CX5000 Series 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 CX5000 Series.

Tip:

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

Loading Paper

Follow the steps here to load paper in your Epson Stylus CX5000 Series all-in-one.

1. Open the paper support and slide out the extensions.

2. Open the output tray and pull out the extension.

3. Flip the feeder guard forward.

Loading Paper 5

4. Insert the paper, printable side up, against the right edge guide and beneath the tabs. (The printed side is whiter or brighter on some papers.) Always load paper short edge first, even for landscape printing.

Place paper beneath the tabs

You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper and up to 20 sheets of photo or matte 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 Photo Paper Glossy (see page 26 for more information).

5. Slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper (but not too tightly).

6. Flip the feeder guard back.

6 Loading Paper

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 (see page 9)

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.

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 CX5000 Series all-in-one.

Copying a Photo or Document 7

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.

Note:

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.

8 Copying a Photo or Document

Copying

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

Copying a Document

1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX5000 Series all-in-one is turned on.

2. Place the document on the glass as described on page 7. Be sure to close the document cover.

3. Load up to 100 sheets of letter-size plain paper (see page 5 if you need instructions).

4. Press the of copies in the

Copies button until you see the desired number

Copies window. You can select up to 9

copies at a time this way.

To make more than 9 copies, see page 11.

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 selected paper size, press the

8. To make a color copy, press the x

To make a black and white copy, press the x

Fit to Page button.

Start Color button.

Start B&W

button.

On light flashes and after a moment the CX5000 Series

The starts printing.

If you need to stop copying, 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.

Copying 9

Copying a Photo

1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX5000 Series all-in-one is turned on.

2. Place the photo on the glass as described on page 7. Be sure to close the document cover.

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

4. Press the of copies in the

Copies button until you see the correct number

Copies window. You can select up to 9

copies at a time this way.

To make more than 9 copies, see page 11.

5. Press the paper type button to select

6. Press the paper size button to select

5"x7".

Photo Paper.

Letter, 4"x6", or

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

Fit to Page button. Otherwise, photos

are printed with a small white border.

8. To make a color copy, press the x

To make a black and white copy, press the x

Start Color button.

Start B&W

button.

On light flashes and after a moment the CX5000 Series starts printing.

The

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.

10 Copying a Photo or Document

Making 10 or More Copies

1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX5000 Series all-in-one is turned on.

2. Place the photo on the glass as described on page 7. Be sure to close the document cover.

3. Press the

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

the CX5000 Series 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"x6", or 5"x7".

The CX5000 Series 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

Start Color 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.

Making a Quick Copy

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 button (to copy in black and white). When the

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

On light starts flashing, release

both buttons.

Stop button, then

Copying 11

Printing From a Memory Card

The Epson Stylus CX5000 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 CX5000 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 CX5000 Series, it knows which photos to print and how many copies of each.

See these sections:

■ “Compatible Cards and Image Formats” (see below)

■ “Inserting the Card” on page 14

■ “Printing an Index Sheet to Select Photos” on page 15

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

For instructions on copying memory card files between your CX5000 Series and a computer or other device, see the User’s Guide.

12 Printing From a Memory Card

Compatible Cards and Image Formats

You can use the following types of cards with your Epson Stylus CX5000 Series all-in-one:

Right slot

Memory card access light

Left slot

Slot Type of card

Right slot CompactFlash

Left slot SD

* Adapter required

Microdrive

SDHC

miniSD miniSDHC* microSD* microSDHC* MultiMediaCard Memory Stick Memory Stick DuoTM* Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick Pro DuoTM* MagicGate MagicGate Memory Stick Duo* xD-Picture Card xD-Picture Card Type H xD-Picture Card Type M

Memory Stick

The CX5000 Series supports image files that meet the following requirements:

Media format DCF version 1.0 or 2.0 compliant*

File format JPEG

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

Note:

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

Compatible Cards and Image Formats 13

Inserting the Card

1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX5000 Series all-in-one is turned on.

Note:

When you print directly from a memory card, it is best if the CX5000 Series is not connected to your computer (or your computer should be turned off). If you see a message on your computer screen when you insert a card in the CX5000 Series, just cancel the operation and close the screen.

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 13 for details). The memory card access light flashes and then stays on.

Insert just one card at a time (it won’t go in all the way)

Left slot Right slot

Memory card access light

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

■ Print an index sheet so you can select which photos to print (see page 15)

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

■ Print photos pre-selected on your camera using DPOF (see 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.

Caution:

Do not remove the card or turn off the CX5000 Series while the memory card access light is flashing; you may lose data on the card.

14 Printing From a Memory 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 can mark the pictures on the index sheet that you want to print, scan the sheet, and let the Epson Stylus CX5000 Series all-in-one automatically print the selected photos.

Printing the Index Sheet

1. Make sure your CX5000 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 14).

4. Press the

Sheet

5. Make sure

6. Press the x

Memory Card button one or more times until the Print Index

light comes on.

Plain Paper and Letter are selected.

Start Color button. The On light flashes, and the CX5000 Series

starts printing the index sheets. (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

Stop

button.

Note:

Make sure the triangle mark on the upper left corner of the index sheet is printed completely so the CX5000 Series can scan it correctly.

Now follow the instructions in the next section to select which photos to print.

Printing an Index Sheet to Select Photos 15

Selecting Photos on the Index Sheet

1. Once you have printed the index sheet, use a dark pen or pencil to fill in one of the circles 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 circle 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 circle at the top of the page.

2. Place the index sheet face-down on the glass, in the upper left corner, so that the top of the sheet is aligned against the left edge of the glass.

3. Close the document cover.

4. Load up to 100 sheets of plain paper or up to 20 sheets of photo or matte paper at a time (see page 5 for details). You can load more paper later as necessary to print all your selected photos.

5. Make sure the

Print From Index Sheet light is on.

16 Printing From a Memory Card

6. Select

Plain Paper or Photo Paper (whichever you loaded). If you select Plain Paper, your photos print with a white border. If you select Photo Paper, your photos print borderless, to the edge of the paper.

7. Select

8. Press the x

Letter, 4"x6", or 5"x7" for the paper size.

Start Color button to start printing.

Note:

If you need to stop printing, press the y Stop button.

Printing All Photos or DPOF Photos

Follow the steps below to print one copy of each photo on the card or to print only those photos that were pre-selected with your camera’s DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) feature.

1. Make sure your Epson Stylus CX5000 Series all-in-one is not connected to your computer (or your computer is turned off).

2. Load up to 100 sheets of plain paper or up to 20 sheets of photo or matte paper at a time (see page 5). You can load more paper later as necessary to print all your photos.

3. Insert the memory card (see page 14).

4. Press the on.

Memory Card button until the Print All/PictBridge light comes

Note:

If the memory card does not contain DPOF information, one copy of all the photos on the card will be printed.

5. Select Plain Paper or Photo Paper (whichever you loaded). If you select

Plain Paper, the photos print with a white border. If you select Photo Paper,

the photos print borderless, to the edge of the paper.

6. Select

7. Press the x

Letter, 4"x6", or 5"x7" for the paper size.

Start Color button to start printing.

Note:

If you need to stop printing, press the y Stop button.

Printing All Photos or DPOF Photos 17

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