Epson STYLUS PHOTO RX595 PRODUCT INFORMATION
Quick Guide
Basic Copying, Printing, and Scanning
Maintaining Your All-in-One
Solving Problems
Contents
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Copying a Photo or Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Placing an Original on the Scanner Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Copying a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Copying a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Restore, Crop, or Copy Multiple Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Printing From a Memory Card, Camera, or Other Device. . 14
Printing From a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Printing From a Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Printing From Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing With a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Scanning a Photo or Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Basic Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Restoring and Correcting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Maintaining Your All-in-One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Checking the Ink Cartridge Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Purchasing Epson Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2 Contents
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Display Screen Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3
Introduction
After you set up your Epson Stylus® Photo RX595 Series (see the Start Here sheet),
turn to this Quick Guide and your on-screen User’s Guide for instructions on:
Features See this manual
Copying documents or photos
(including automatic color photo restoration,
borderless photos, and instant photo reprints)
Copying a label design onto a CD or DVD
(copy a photo, design, or another disc label
directly onto an ink jet-printable CD/DVD)
Printing from a memory card or camera
(view your photos and print, print photos by
the date they were taken, or print from a
camera using red eye reduction and other
features)
Printing custom photo greeting cards
(print a photo on a greeting card template, add
your custom message, and print cards)
Printing a label design directly on a
CD/DVD and creating a disc jacket
(print a label design on discs with or without a
computer)
Printing from or scanning to your
computer
(print and scan with a variety of custom
settings using your Epson
®
Print CD software)
See this Quick Guide for the basics.
See the on-screen User’s Guide for
details.
See the on-screen User’s Guide.
See this Quick Guide for the basics.
See the on-screen User’s Guide for
details.
See this Quick Guide.
See the on-screen User’s Guide.
See this Quick Guide for the basics.
See the on-screen User’s Guide for
details.
Printing from another external device
(USB flash drive, phone, or PDA, including
wireless Bluetooth® transmission)
4 Introduction
See the on-screen User’s Guide.
Features See this manual
Scanning to a memory card or other device
(scan a photo or document and store it on a
memory card or USB storage device without a
computer)
Performing routine maintenance and
solving problems
(keep your all-in-one in top shape)
See the on-screen User’s Guide.
See this Quick Guide for the basics.
See the on-screen User’s Guide for
details.
Please follow these guidelines as you read the 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 all-in-one.
Tip:
Tips contain hints for better copying, scanning, and printing.
Positioning the Output Tray
Make sure the output tray is in the correct position for printing on paper, or
printing a label design on a CD or DVD.
To print on paper, lift the tray lever
up to lower the output tray.
To print on a CD or DVD, push
the tray lever down to raise the
output tray.
See the on-screen User’s Guide
for instructions on loading a CD
or DVD.
Positioning the Output Tray 5
Loading Paper
You can load up to 120 sheets of plain paper, 100 sheets of matte paper, 80 sheets
of Epson Bright White paper, or 20 sheets of most other photo papers (see page 7
for a list). Load transfer paper and adhesive sheets one sheet at a time.
1. Open the paper support and front cover, then pull out the output tray
extensions.
2. Insert the paper, glossy or printable side up, short edge first, against the right
side. Then slide the edge guide against the paper.
Letter-size paper Smaller photo paper
Always load paper short edge first, even for landscape printing.
Load letterhead or pre-printed paper top edge first.
Note:
For details on paper and instructions on loading envelopes, see your
on-screen User’s Guide.
6 Loading Paper
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.
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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).
at
Paper name Size
Epson Ultra Premium Photo
Paper Glossy
Epson Ultra Premium Photo
Paper Luster
Epson Premium Photo Paper
Glossy
Epson Premium Photo Paper
Semi-gloss
Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041934
Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041945 20
Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041946 20
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041935
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041405 50
Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041808
Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041464 20
Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041465 20
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041286
Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041982 40
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041331 20
Part
number
S042181
S042174
S042175
S042182
S04172740100
S042183
S041667
Sheet
count
50
60
100
20
25
50
20
25
50
Epson Photo Paper Glossy Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041809
S04203850100
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041141
S041649
S041271
Loading Paper 7
20
50
100
Part
Paper name Size
Epson Bright White Paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041586 500
number
Sheet
count
Epson Premium Presentation
Paper Matte
Epson Premium Presentation
Paper Matte Double-sided
Epson Presentation Paper Matte Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) S041062 100
Epson Photo Quality Selfadhesive Sheets
Epson Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer
Paper
Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041467 50
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041257
S04218050100
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041568 50
Legal (8.5 x 14 inches) S041067 100
A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches) S041106 10
Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) S041153 10
8 Loading Paper
Copying a Photo or Document
Follow the instructions in this section to position your originals correctly on the
scanner glass, and make color or black-and-white copies. To copy directly onto
ink jet-printable CDs or DVDs, see the on-screen User’s Guide.
Placing an Original on the Scanner Glass
Caution:
Do not place anything on top of the all-in-one or use the document cover as writing
surface. If necessary, clean the cover only with a soft non-abrasive microfiber cloth.
1. Open the document cover and place your original face-down on the scanner
glass, with the top against the back left corner.
2. Close the cover gently so you don’t move the original.
Copying a Photo or Document 9
Copying a Document
You can copy documents using your all-in-one just like a copy machine. To copy
photos, see page 11.
1. Load letter- or A4-size plain paper, or Epson photo paper. See page 7 for a list.
2. Place the document on the scanner glass (see page 9) and close the cover.
3. Press the
4. Press
5. Press l or r to select
Copy button.
+ or – to select the number of copies you want.
Color or B&W (black-and-
white) copies.
6. Press d, then press r to change the document type,
if necessary.
Text for text documents (includes background removal). Select
Select
Graphics for documents containing text or graphics, or for printing photos
on plain paper. To print photos on photo paper, see page 11.
7. To change the layout of your document on the paper, select
Layout and
press r. See page 11 for available layouts; not all layouts are appropriate for
documents.
8. To copy at 100% size on letter-size plain paper, press x
Start.
To change your paper type or size, or any of the other copy settings, press
Menu. Select your settings and press OK.
x
Paper Type Paper Type setting
Plain paper
Epson Bright White Paper
Epson Presentation Paper Matte
Plain Paper
Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Matte
Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss
Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Ultra Glossy
Epson Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper
10 Copying a Photo or Document
Prem. Glossy
9. When you’re ready to copy, press x
y
Stop/Clear Settings.
Note:
Do not pull out paper as it is printing; it ejects automatically.
Start. If you need to cancel copying, press
Copying a Photo
You can make copies of your photos on 4 × 6-inch, 5 × 7-inch, 8 × 10-inch,
letter-size, or A4-size photo paper using a variety of layouts. To copy photos on
plain paper, see page 10.
1. Load Epson photo paper. See page 7 for a list.
2. Place your photo on the scanner glass (see page 9) and close the cover.
3. Press the
4. Press
5. Press l or r to select
Copy button.
+ or – to select the number of copies you want.
Color or B&W (black-and-
white) copies.
6. Press d, then press r to change the document type
Photo.
to
7. To copy borderless photos on 4 × 6-inch Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy
or Semi-gloss, press x
Start.
To change any of the copy settings, go to the next step.
8. Press d, then press r to change the layout, if
necessary.
■ With Border leaves a small margin around
the photo.
■ Borderless expands the photo to the edge of
the paper (slight cropping may occur).
■ Wallet Copy copies as many wallet-size photos as will fit on your paper
(up to 9).
Copying a Photo or Document 11
■ 2-up Copy copies two photos on one sheet. (Follow the on-screen
instructions.)
■ Repeat Copy copies as many photos at actual size as will fit on your
paper.
■ Repeat-4 copies four photos on one page at whatever size fits.
Note:
CD/DVD Copy copies label designs only onto ink jet-printable CDs or DVDs. See
your on-screen User’s Guide for instructions.
9. To change your paper type or any of the other copy settings, press x Menu.
Select your settings and press
cannot select
Plain Paper.)
OK. (See page 10 for a list of paper types; you
10. When you’re ready to copy, press x
y
Stop/Clear Settings.
Note:
Do not pull out paper as it is printing; it ejects automatically.
Start. If you need to cancel copying, press
Restore, Crop, or Copy Multiple Photos
You can copy up to two 4 × 6-inch photos onto 4 × 6-inch, 5 × 7-inch,
8 × 10-inch, letter-size, or A4-size photo paper for instant photo reprints. You can
also restore colors in faded photos, convert photos to black-and-white, and crop
your photos.
1. Load Epson photo paper. See page 7 for a list.
2. Press the
3. Press l or r to select
press
4. To turn on
faded photos, press r, select
(If your photo is not faded, leave this setting off.)
Specialty Print button.
Reprint/Restore Photos and
OK.
Color Restoration to restore colors in
On, and press OK.
12 Copying a Photo or Document
5. Place your photo on the scanner glass (see page 9)
and close the cover.
Note:
To copy two photos, place them 1/4-inch apart as shown
on the screen.
6. Press OK.
You see a preview of your photo and these settings:
7. Press
+ or – to select the number of copies you want.
8. To crop your photo and enlarge the resulting image
area to fit on your paper, press the
Display/Crop
button.
■ To resize the image area, press + or –.
■ To move the image area, press the
arrow buttons.
■ To check the zoomed image, press OK, then
press
OK to save the crop or press y Back to
change the crop area.
Press r to preview the next photo and repeat this step
to crop it, if necessary.
9. To copy borderless photos on 4 × 6-inch Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy
or Semi-gloss, press x
To change your paper type or any of the other copy settings, press x
Select your settings and press
cannot select
Plain Paper.)
10. When you’re ready to copy, press x
y
Stop/Clear Settings.
Start.
Menu.
OK. (See page 10 for a list of paper types; you
Start. If you need to cancel copying, press
Note:
Do not pull out paper as it is printing; it ejects automatically.
Copying a Photo or Document 13
Printing From a Memory Card, Camera, or Other Device
The Epson Stylus Photo RX595 Series all-in-one lets you print photos from:
■ Your digital camera’s memory card (see below)
■ Your camera itself (see page 19)
■ A connected USB flash drive or other external storage device, or wirelessly
from an optional Bluetooth device (see your on-screen User’s Guide)
You can even scan an original document or photo and save it on your memory
card or a USB storage device; see your on-screen User’s Guide for instructions.
Printing From a Memory Card
Your RX595 Series can print photos directly from your digital camera’s memory
card; just insert it into the correct memory card slot and you’re ready to print.
See these sections:
■ “Compatible Cards and Image Formats” on page 15
■ “Inserting the Card” on page 16
■ “Selecting Photos From the Screen” on page 16
■ “Printing Custom Photo Greeting Cards” on page 18
For instructions on performing these other memory card operations, see your
on-screen User’s Guide:
■ Printing an index sheet to select photos for printing
■ Viewing photos as a slide show and printing them
■ Printing photos using DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), if your camera
supports it
■ Transferring files between your all-in-one and a computer or other device
14 Printing From a Memory Card, Camera, or Other Device
Compatible Cards and Image Formats
You can use the following cards with your RX595 Series:
Top slot
Slot Type of card
Top slot SD
TM
SDHC
TM
miniSD
Bottom slot
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 card access light
Bottom
slot
* Adapter required
CompactFlash
Microdrive
The image files on your card must meet these requirements:
*
TM
TM
Memory Stick
®
TM
TM
File format JPEG with the Exif version 2.21 standard
Image size 80 × 80 pixels to 9200 × 9200 pixels
Number of files Up to 999
Printing From a Memory Card, Camera, or Other Device 15
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