Epson Stylus NX510, Stylus NX515 User's Guide

Epson Stylus NX510 Series Table of Contents

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Change the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Copy a Document or Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Copy Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Copy Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Restore or Crop Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Load Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Load Paper for Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Load Paper for Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Load Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

General Paper Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sheet Feeder Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Available Epson Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Borderless Paper Types and Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Paper or Media Type Settings for Loaded Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Place Originals for Copying or Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Place Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Place Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Print From a Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Insert Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Print Photos Using the LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Select Individual Photos for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Select All Photos for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Print Photos by Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Print Photos From a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Print Photos Using an Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Print Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Print Photos From Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Print Photos Pre-selected in Your Camera (DPOF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Remove Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Print From Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Windows Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Print From a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Print From Windows Photo Gallery in Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Print From the Picture and Fax Viewer in XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Select Basic Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Change Print Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Select Advanced Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Print Your Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Check Printing Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Change Default Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Macintosh Printing (Mac OS X 10.5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Open Your File for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Select Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Select Copies and Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Select Page Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Select Advanced Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Change Print Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Manage Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Adjust Image Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Fix Red-Eye Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

View Print Setting Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Schedule Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Print Your Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Check Printing Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Macintosh Printing (Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Open Your File for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Select Page Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Select Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Select Advanced Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Change Print Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Select Copy/Collation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Manage Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Adjust Image Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

View Print Setting Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Schedule Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Print Your Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Check Printing Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Scan to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Start Epson Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Scan From Another Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Scan from the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Change Scan Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Scan to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Scan to PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Scan to E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Select a Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Scan Automatically (Full Auto Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Scan in Home Mode (Semi-Automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Select Document or Image Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Select Scan File Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Select Scan Quality (Resolution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Select Scanned Image Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Adjust Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Select Scanned Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Scan and View Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Scan in Office Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Select Scanned Image Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Adjust Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Scan and View Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Scan in Professional Mode (Fully Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Select Document or Image Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Select Scan File Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Select Scan Quality (Resolution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Select Scanned Image Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Adjust Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Select Scanned Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Scan and View Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Restore Color as You Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Full Auto Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Home Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Professional Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Scan to a PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Choose Scan File Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

View and Print Scanned Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Use Your Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Configure Epson Scan (Mac OS X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Access a Memory Card (Mac OS X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Transfer Files To/From a Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Transfer Files From a Memory Card to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Transfer Files From Your Computer to a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Print From a Connected Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Connect the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Print Photos From the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Replace Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Check Ink Status From Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Check Ink Status From Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Purchase Epson Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Remove and Install Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Adjust Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Clean the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Check the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Clean the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Align the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Clean the Paper Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Adjust the LCD Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Solve Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Problem-solving Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Check LCD Display Screen Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Run a Printer Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Setup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Copying Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Paper Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Memory Card Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Problems Printing From a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Problems Scanning From a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Page Layout and Content Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Print Quality Problems (quality is correct on screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Image Quality Problems (quality problem appears on screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Re-installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Getting More Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Clean and Transport Your Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Specifications and Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Ink Cartridge Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

LCD Display Screen Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Computer System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Windows Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

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Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Size and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

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Welcome to the Epson Stylus® NX510 Series User’s Guide.

Change the Language

You can choose English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese as the language of the LCD display screen.

1. Press Setup.

2. Press or to select Maintenance, then press OK.

3. Press to select Language, then press OK.

4. Press or to select your language, then press OK.

Copy a Document or Photo

You can copy documents or photos in color or black-and-white. You can also make quick draft copies.

Copy Documents Copy Photos Restore or Crop Photos

Note:

Copies may not be exactly the same size as your original document.

Copy Documents

You can copy documents onto letter- or A4-size plain paper or Epson special paper (various types available) just like you would on a copy machine.

1. Load letter- or A4-size plain paper or Epson special paper in the sheet feeder.

Note:

Load only the recommended number of sheets.

2. Place your original document on the scanner glass.

3. Press the Copy button.

4. To print more than 1 copy, press + or – to select the number (up to 99).

5. Press or to select Color or B&W copies.

6. Press , then press to change the layout, if necessary.

Select With Border to leave a small margin around the image or select Borderless to expand the image all the way to the edge of the paper (slight cropping may occur).

Note: Layout must be set to With Border to select Plain Paper.

7. To change any of the print settings displayed on the screen, press Menu and select your

settings.

Copy Mode Print Settings

• To adjust the copy size, select Reduce/Enlarge and choose either Actual (to select a

percentage using + or –) or Auto Fit Page (to automatically size the image to fit your

paper).

• To change the paper type, select Paper Type and choose the type of paper you loaded.

Paper type Paper Type setting

Plain paper Plain Paper Epson Bright White Paper Epson Presentation Paper Matte Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Matte Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Prem. Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Ultra Glossy Epson Photo Paper Glossy Glossy

• To change the paper size, select Paper Size and choose the size of paper you loaded.

Note: Paper Size options depend on the Paper Type setting you choose.

• If you chose Plain Paper as your Paper Type setting, you can change the copy quality.

Select Quality and choose Standard, Best, or Draft.

• To adjust the darkness or lightness of the copy, select Density and choose a higher

(darker) or lower (lighter) setting.

• To adjust the amount of image expansion when printing borderless photos, select

Expansion and choose Standard, Medium, or Minimum. Note:

You may see white borders on your printed photo if you use the Minimum setting.

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After you finish selecting your settings, press OK.

8. Press Start to begin copying. To cancel copying, press Stop/Clear Settings.

Copy Photos

You can copy photos onto 4 × 6-inch (102 × 152 mm), 5 × 7-inch (127 × 178-mm), letter-size, or A4-size Epson special paper (various types available) for instant photo reprints.

1. Load 4 × 6-inch (102 × 152 mm), 5 × 7-inch (127 × 178-mm), letter-size, or A4-size Epson special paper in the sheet feeder.

Note:

Load only the recommended number of sheets.

2. Place your original photo on the scanner glass.

3. Press the Copy button.

4. To print more than 1 copy, press + or – to select the number (up to 99).

5. Press or to select Color or B&W copies.

6. Press , then press to change the layout, if necessary. Select With Border to leave a small margin around the image or select Borderless to expand

the image all the way to the edge of the paper (slight cropping may occur).

Note: Layout must be set to With Border to select Plain Paper.

7. To change any of the print settings displayed on the screen, press Menu and select your settings.

Copy Mode Print Settings

• To adjust the copy size, select Reduce/Enlarge and choose either Actual (to select a

percentage using + or –) or Auto Fit Page (to automatically size the image to fit your paper).

• To change the paper type, select Paper Type and choose the type of paper you loaded.

Paper type Paper Type setting

• To change the paper size, select Paper Size and choose the size of paper you loaded.

Note: Paper Size options depend on the Paper Type setting you choose.

• If you chose Plain Paper as your Paper Type setting, you can change the copy quality.

Select Quality and choose Standard, Best, or Draft.

• To adjust the darkness or lightness of the copy, select Density and choose a higher

(darker) or lower (lighter) setting.

• To adjust the amount of image expansion when printing borderless photos, select

Expansion and choose Standard, Medium, or Minimum.

Note:

You may see white borders on your printed photo if you use the Minimum setting.

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8. After you finish selecting your settings, press OK.

9. Press Start to begin copying. To cancel copying, press Stop/Clear Settings.

Restore or Crop Photos

You can copy photos onto 4 × 6-inch (102 × 152 mm), 5 × 7-inch (127 × 178-mm), letter-size, or A4-size Epson special paper (various types available) for instant photo reprints.You can restore the colors in faded photos, convert color photos to black-and-white, and crop your photos.

Note:

To restore photos larger than 5 × 7 inches, use the software on your computer

1. Load 4 × 6-inch (102 × 152 mm), 5 × 7-inch (127 × 178-mm), letter-, or A4-size Epson special paper in the sheet feeder.

Note:

Load only the recommended number of sheets.

2. Place your original photo on the scanner glass.

3. Press the Photo button, then press OK.

4. To turn on Color Restoration to restore colors in faded photos as you copy, press , select On, then press OK. (If your photo is not faded, do not turn on Color Restoration.)

5. Press OK to prescan your photo. You see these settings over a preview of your photo:

6. To print more than 1 copy, press + or – to select the number.

7. If you want to crop your photos and enlarge the resulting image area to fit onto your paper, press Display/Crop.

Crop adjustments

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

• To move the image area, use the arrow buttons.

• To check the zoomed image, press OK.

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After you finish cropping your photos, press OK.

8. To change any of the print settings displayed on the screen, press Menu and select your settings.

Restore Mode Print Settings

• To change the paper type, select Paper Type and choose the type of paper you loaded.

Paper type Paper Type setting

Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Prem. Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Ultra Glossy Epson Photo Paper Glossy Glossy Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Matte

• To change the paper size, select Paper Size and choose the size of paper you loaded.

Note: Paper Size options depend on the Paper Type setting you choose.

• To change the layout, select Layout and choose With Border to leave a small margin

around the image or select Borderless to expand the image all the way to the edge of the paper (slight cropping may occur).

• To adjust the amount of image expansion when printing borderless photos, select

Expansion and choose Standard, Medium, or Minimum.

Note: You may see white borders on your printed photo if you use the Minimum setting.

Note:

When you are restoring or cropping photos, the Quality setting is set to Standard. You cannot adjust it.

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After you finish selecting your settings, press OK.

9. Press Start to begin copying. To cancel copying, press Stop/Clear Settings.

Load Paper

Before you copy or print, load paper for the type of printing you will do. Load Paper for Photos Load Paper for Documents Load Envelopes General Paper Information

Load Paper for Photos

You can print photos on a variety of paper types and sizes, including borderless photos.

1. Open the paper support and pull up the extensions.

2. Open the output tray, pull out the extensions, and flip up the stopper.

3. Flip the feeder guard up, out of the way, then squeeze the edge guide and slide it left.

4. Insert paper, glossy or printable side up, short edge first, against the right side and beneath the tab.

Tip:

Load only the recommended number of sheets. Load paper short edge first, no matter which way your photo faces. Check the photo paper package for any additional loading instructions.

5. Slide the edge guide to the edge of the paper, but not too tightly.

See also: Load Paper for Documents Load Envelopes

Load Paper for Documents

You can print documents on a variety of paper types and sizes.

1. Open the paper support and pull up the extensions.

2. Open the output tray and pull out the extensions. Then flip up the paper stopper on the last extension, unless you’re printing on legal-size paper.

3. Flip the feeder guard up, out of the way, then squeeze the edge guide and slide it left.

4. Insert paper, printable side up, against the right side and beneath the tab.

Tip:

Load only the recommended number of sheets Load paper short edge first, no matter which way your document faces. Load letterhead or pre-printed paper top edge first. Do not load paper with holes punched in it. Do not load transparencies. Do not load paper above the arrow on the edge guide. Check the paper package for any additional loading instructions.

5. Slide the edge guide to the edge of the paper, but not too tightly.

See also: Load Paper for Photos Load Envelopes

Load Envelopes

You can print on plain paper envelopes in 4 1/8 × 9 1/2 inch (#10) (105 × 241 mm) size.

1. Open the paper support and pull up the extensions.

2. Open the output tray, pull out the extensions, and flip up the stopper.

3. Flip the feeder guard up, out of the way, then squeeze the edge guide and slide it left.

4. Load up to 10 envelopes against the right side and beneath the tab. Load them printable side up and flap edge left.

Tip:

Press each envelope flat before loading it or load one envelope at a time.

5. Slide the edge guide to the edge of the envelopes, but not too tightly.

See also: Load Paper for Photos Load Paper for Documents

General Paper Information

Sheet Feeder Capacity Available Epson Papers Borderless Paper Types and Sizes Paper or Media Type Settings for Loaded Paper

Sheet Feeder Capacity

Paper type Load up to this many sheets

Plain paper—letter-size (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm]) Approximately 100 sheets* Epson Bright White Paper

80 sheets

Epson Presentation Paper Matte Epson Photo Paper Glossy

20 sheets Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte

Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Double-sided

1 sheet Epson Photo Quality Self-adhesive Sheets Epson Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer Plain paper—legal size (8.5 × 14 inches [216 × 356 mm])

* Based on 20-lb [75 g/m2] paper weight. Do not load paper higher than the arrow mark on the left edge guide.

Available Epson Papers

You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper.

Paper type Size Part number

Sheet count

Epson Bright White Paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches

[216 × 279 mm])

Epson Photo Paper Glossy Borderless 4 × 6 inches

(102 × 152 mm) Letter (8.5 × 11 inches

[216 × 279 mm])

Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Borderless 4 × 6 inches

(102 × 152 mm) Borderless 5 × 7 inches

(127 × 178 mm) Borderless 8 × 10 inches

(203 × 254 mm) Letter (8.5 × 11 inches

[216 × 279 mm])

S041586 500

S042038 S041809

S041141 S041649 S041271

S041808 S041727

100 50

20 50 100

40 100

S041464 20

S041465 20

S041667 50

Paper type Size Part number

Sheet count

Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy

Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss Borderless 4 × 6 inches

Epson Presentation Paper Matte Letter (8.5 × 11 inches

Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Borderless 8 × 10 inches

Borderless 4 × 6 inches (102 × 152 mm)

Borderless 5 × 7 inches (127 × 178 mm)

Borderless 8 × 10 inches (203 × 254 mm)

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm])

(102 × 152 mm) Letter (8.5 × 11 inches

[216 × 279 mm])

[216 × 279 mm]) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches

[216 × 356 mm])

(203 × 254 mm)

S042181 S042174

S041945 20

S041946 20

S042182 S042175

S041982 40

S041331 20

S041062 100

S041067 100

S041467 50

60 100

25 50

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm])

Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Double-sided

Epson Photo Quality Self-adhesive Sheets

Epson Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer Letter (8.5 × 11 inches

Borderless Paper Types and Sizes

Borderless paper type Borderless paper size

Epson Photo Paper Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm])

A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches [210 × 297 mm])

[216 × 279 mm])

4 × 6 inches (102 × 152 mm) Letter (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm])

S041257 50 S042180 100 S041568 50

S041106 10

S041153 10

Borderless paper type Borderless paper size

Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy

Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte 8 × 10 inches (203 × 254 mm)

Paper or Media Type Settings for Loaded Paper

For optimal image quality, it is important to choose the correct Type or Media Type setting. It tells your printer what kind of paper you’re using and adjusts the ink coverage accordingly.

For this paper

Plain paper Epson Bright White Paper Epson Presentation Paper Matte

Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Premium Photo Paper Glossy

4 × 6 inches (102 × 152 mm) 5 × 7 inches (127 × 178 mm) 8 × 10 inches (203 × 254 mm) Letter (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm])

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm])

Select this paper Type or Media Type setting

Plain Paper/Bright White Paper

Epson Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss Premium Photo Paper Semi-Gloss Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte

Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Double-sided Epson Photo Quality Self-adhesive Sheets Epson Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer

Envelopes Envelope

Premium Presentation Paper Matte

Place Originals for Copying or Scanning

Before you copy or scan, place your documents or photos on the scanner. Place Documents Place Photos

Caution:

Do not place anything on top of the document cover or use the cover as a writing surface, or it could get permanently scratched.

Place Documents

Position your document on the scanner glass to copy or scan.

1. Open the document cover.

2. Place your original document face-down on the scanner glass with the top facing into the front right corner.

3. Close the document cover gently to keep your document in place.

Place Photos

Position your photos on the scanner glass to copy or scan.

1. Open the document cover.

2. Place your original photo face-down on the scanner glass with the top facing into the front right corner.

3. Close the document cover gently to keep your document in place.

Print From a Memory Card

You can print photos right from your digital camera’s memory card by inserting it into your printer’s memory card slot.

Before you begin, make sure to load photo paper. Follow the steps in these sections to print from a memory card: Insert Memory Card Print Photos Using the LCD Screen Print Photos Using an Index Sheet Print Photos Pre-selected in Your Camera (DPOF) Remove Memory Card

Insert Memory Card

Insert one card at a time into one of the printer’s memory card slots. Insert the type of card you have into the correct slot, as shown below.

Compatible memory cards

Slot Type of card

Right slot

CompactFlash® Type I and II Microdrive

™

Slot Type of card

Left slot SD

SDHC miniSD* miniSDHC* microSD* microSDHC* MultiMediaCard MMplus MMCmobile* MMCmicro* Memory Stick Memory Stick Duo* Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick PRO Duo* Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo* Memory Stick Micro* MagicGate Memory Stick MagicGate Memory Stick Duo* xD-Picture Card xD-Picture Card Type H xD-Picture Card Type M xD-Picture Card Type M+

* Requires adapter

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Compatible image files

File format JPEG with the Exif version 2.21 standard Image size 80 × 80 pixels to 9200 × 9200 pixels Number of files Up to 9990

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Note:

Also consult your memory card and adapter documentation for any special use instructions for your card or adapter.

1. Turn on your printer.

2. Insert your card into the correct slot as shown below:

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Change the Language

Copy a Document or Photo

Copy Documents

Copy Photos

Restore or Crop Photos

Load Paper

Load Paper for Photos

Load Paper for Documents

Load Envelopes

General Paper Information

Sheet Feeder Capacity

Available Epson Papers

Borderless Paper Types and Sizes

Paper or Media Type Settings for Loaded Paper

Place Originals for Copying or Scanning

Place Documents

Place Photos

Print From a Memory Card

Insert Memory Card