Epson Stylus R300, Stylus R300M Quick Reference Guide

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EPSON Stylus

Photo R300 Series

Quick Reference

Printing Without a Computer

Here’s how to use the control panel:

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Choosing Basic or Advanced Print Mode

When should you use each mode? You can use Basic mode for quick and easy 4 x 6" photo prints. For more options, choose Advanced mode. Just press the Basic/Advanced button to choose Basic or Advanced mode (indicated by the green light).

LCD Screen

Return to previous menu

or cancel menu selection

Press and hold for 3 sec.

Choose Basic or Advanced Mode

Choose Menu Settings

to turn on printer

perform printer maintenance

Basic Advanced Custom Direct Save

Back

Power

Press to replace ink or

Stop

Go to next menu or choose menu selection

Save custom advanced settings

Save photos to external disk or CD-R

Cancel control panel settings or stop printing and cancel print job

Start printing

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More Options for Standalone Printing

For more printing options, you can press the mode button and switch to Advanced mode.

Advanced mode lets you expand your standalone printing options with the following features:

• Choose from a variety of paper types

• Specify paper sizes

• Choose layouts for printing, such as multiple

photos per page, jewel case insert, or a single print on half of the page.

• Print photo information such as time, date,

and image exposure settings

• Use filters for special effects

• Use P.I.M., Exif Print, or PhotoEnhance

automatic

color correction

• Adjust contrast, brightness, sharpness, saturation,

and image quality

• Adjust what part of the photo appears in your print

with the Crop and Fit to Frame options

See your User’s Guide for instructions on using all these features.

NOTE: If you change your settings in Advanced mode, you may want to reset the defaults before printing in Basic mode. See your User’s Guide for details.

Other Great Features

You can use a Bluetooth®-enabled PDA, phone, computer, or other device to send images to your printer wirelessly with an optional Bluetooth photo print adapter. See your User’s Guide for instructions.

If you have a PictBridge- or USB DP-enabled camera, you can print photos directly from your camera. If your camera has P.I.M. or Exif Print support, you can use those features when printing directly from the camera.

You can create great-looking custom CDs or DVDs. See your User’s Guide for instructions on standalone CD/DVD printing and using EPSON Print CD to print directly on CDs or DVDs.

The printer lets you save the photo files from your camera’s memory card directly to a CD-R or Zip disk, without a computer. You can also print photos from CDs and Zip disks. See your User’s Guide.

You can maintain your printer right from its control panel. You can clean the print head if you see banding or other image quality issues, or you can replace an ink cartridge using the control panel. See your User’s Guide for instructions.

Inserting Your Memory Card

See below to install your memory card:

When you insert the card, you see a message indicating that you have inserted a memory card. The printer reads and counts the images on your card.

NOTE: The printer recognizes the first 999 files only. If your photos aren’t recognized, see your

User’s Guide for troubleshooting information.

CompactFlashTMor

Microdrive

(left)

Memory Stick

(middle)

SD (Secure Digital) Card

or MMC (MultiMediaCard)

(middle)

SmartMediaTMcard

(right)

xD Picture Card

(right)

Loading 4 x 6 " Premium Glossy Photo Paper

In Basic mode, you can print 4 x 6" photos on EPSON

Premium Glossy Photo Paper.

1 Place the paper against the

right side of the feeder.

2 Slide the left

edge guide against the paper.

Printing an Index

If you don’t have the preview monitor, you’ll need to print an index of your images to choose the photo you want to print.

1 Press the mode button to choose Basic mode.

2 Press the or button to highlight Select

Photo and press OK.

3 Press the button to choose Index.

NOTE: If you have a large number of photos and you only want to print a range of a few to choose from, select Range and press OK. Then use the

or button to choose a photo to start the range under From and press OK, then choose a photo to stop at under To.

4 Press OK.

5 Make sure Copies is highlighted and press OK.

6 Choose 1 each and press OK.

7 Press the Print button.

Previewing Your Photos

If your printer includes the preview monitor, you can use it to preview and select your photos.

1 Press the mode button to choose Basic mode.

2 Press the or button to highlight

Select Photo and press OK.

3 Use the and buttons to scroll through

your photos. (Press and hold one of the buttons to scroll quickly.)

4 When the photo you want to print is shown on

the left and highlighted in yellow on the right, press OK to select it.

To print, continue with step 5 under “Printing a 4 x 6" Photo.”

Printing a 4 x 6" Photo

1 If you printed an index, look at your index and

find the photo you want to print. The number is below the photo.

2 Press the or button to highlight

Select Photo, then press OK.

3 Press the or button and scroll until

the number of your photo is highlighted. (Press and hold one of the buttons to scroll quickly.)

4 Press OK.

5 Press OK again and use the or buttons

to choose a number of copies (1-100).

6 Press OK, check your settings, then press the

Print button to print your photo.

NOTE: If you see unexpected results and you have made settings in Advanced mode, see your User’s Guide to go back to the default print settings.

Photo number