Epson Stylus NX125, Stylus NX127 Quick Guide

Epson Stylus NX125/127 Series

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Quick Guide

Basic Copying, Printing, and Scanning

Maintenance

Solving Problems

Contents

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

Placing Originals on the Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Copying Documents and Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Printing From Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Printing With a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Scanning a Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Quick Scanning With the Scan Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Scanning With Epson Scan Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Scanning with Mac OS X 10.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Restoring and Correcting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Maintaining Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Checking Ink Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Purchasing Epson Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Where to Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

2 Contents

Loading Paper

You can print documents and photos on a variety of paper types and sizes. For
details, see page 6. (For instructions on loading envelopes, see your online User’s
Guide.)

1. Open the paper support, pull up the extension, and then tilt it back.

2. Lower the output tray, then open the extension.

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3. Flip the feeder guard forward.

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4. Squeeze the edge guide and slide it all the way to the left.

5. Load paper against the right edge and behind the tab with the glossy or
printable side face up. (Load letterhead or pre-printed paper top edge first.)

Always load paper short edge
first, don’t load it sideways.

You can load up to 100 sheets of letter- or A4-size plain paper, 80 sheets of
Bright White or Presentation Paper Matte, or 10 sheets of Premium Photo
Paper Glossy (4 × 6 inch only). Load all other papers one sheet at a time. See
your online User’s Guide for more information.

Note:

Don’t load paper with holes punched in it.

The type of paper you choose affects the way your printout looks. If you are just
making a copy or printing a rough draft, 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 6 for more information).

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6. Squeeze the edge guide and slide it against the paper, but not too tightly.

7. Flip the feeder guard back.

Loading Paper 5

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).

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Part

Paper type Size

Epson Premium Photo Paper

Glossy

Epson Premium Photo Paper

Semi-gloss

Epson Photo Paper Glossy Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041809

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

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

Epson Premium Presentation

Paper Matte

Epson Premium Presentation

Paper Matte Double-sided

Epson Ultra Premium

Presentation Paper Matte

Epson Photo Quality Self-adhesive

Sheets

Epson Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer

Paper

Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041808

Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041464 20

Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041465 20

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S042183

Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041982 40

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041331 20

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041141

Legal (8.5 x 14 inches) S041067 100

Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041467 50

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041257

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041568 50

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041341 50

A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches) S041106 10

Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) S041153 10

number

S04172740100

S0416672550

S04203850100

S041649
S041271

S04218050100

Sheet
count

20
50
100

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Copying a Document or Photo

Follow the instructions in this section to position your originals correctly on the
scanner glass and make color or black-and-white copies.

Placing Originals on the Glass

1. Open the document cover and place your original face-down on the scanner
glass, with the top facing into the front right corner.

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

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Copying Documents and Photos

You can copy documents and photos onto letter- or A4-size plain paper or Epson
special paper.

1. Load paper in the sheet feeder (see page 3).

2. Place your original document on the scanner glass (see page 7).

3. Press the
or the

B&W Copy button (for a black-and-white document or photo)

Color Copy button (for a color document or photo) to start

copying.

4. To make 20 copies at a time, press and hold either the
or the

To cancel copying, press the

Power button

Color Copy button for three seconds.

y Stop button.

B&W Copy button

Color copy buttonB&W copy button

Cancel copying

8 Copying a Document or Photo

Printing From Your Computer

This section describes the basic steps for printing from a Windows or Macintosh
computer. For detailed instructions on printing, see the online User’s Guide.

Before you start, make sure you’ve installed your printer software and connected
your Epson printer to your computer as described on the Start Here sheet.

Tip:

It’s a good idea to check for updates to your Epson printer’s software (see page 27 for
instructions).

Printing in Windows

1. Open a photo or document in a Windows program.

2. Open the File menu and select

Print. You see a window like this one:

Select your Epson
printer

Click here to open
your printer software

3. Make sure your Epson printer is selected, then click the

Properties button.

(If you see a

Preferences or Properties on the next screen.)

Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it. Then click

Preferences or

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4. On the Main tab, select the basic print settings. Make sure you choose the
correct paper

Type setting for the paper you are using (see page 14 for

details).

Select the type of document you’re printing
(choose Photo or Best Photo for pictures)

Select your
paper Type

Select your
paper Size

Select your
document

Orientation

Note:

For quick access to the most common settings, click the Shortcuts tab and select
one of the presets. You can create your own presets by clicking the Save Settings
button on the Advanced tab.

5. If you want to reduce or enlarge your printout, or print double-sided, click the

Page Layout tab and select settings as necessary.

6. For more printing options, click the

Note:

For more information about print settings, click Help or see your online User’s
Guide.

Advanced tab.

7. Click OK to save your settings.

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8. Click

OK or Print to start printing. This window appears and shows the

progress of your print job.

Cancel
printing

Printing With a Macintosh

Follow the steps below to print from Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.6.

Note:

If you’re printing from Mac OS X 10.4, see your online User’s Guide for instructions.

1. Open a photo or document in an application.

2. Open the

3. Select your Epson printer as the

File menu and select Print.

Printer setting.

Select your Epson printer

Click to expand

4. Click the arrow to expand the Print window, if necessary.

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5. Select basic copy and page settings. For borderless printing, choose a Paper

Size

setting with a Sheet Feeder - Borderless option.

Note:

If the setting you want isn’t shown (for example, Scale), check for it in your
application before printing. Or check for it in the settings for your application at the
bottom of this window.

Copy and page
settings

Application
settings

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