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1. 94 Troubleshooting for Printing Maintenance box onoo saceveresees 94 Diagnosing the Problem 72 Paper 95 Status lights s see eee rt baw ee 72 Option 95 Status monitor s a ar kra de Y dd 75 250 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit PXBACUI 95 Running a printer operation check 75 System Requirements aanne 95 Checking Printer Status sso sa a asin 76 Windows reguirements 95 For Windows 76 Macintosh reguirements 95 For MacOSX 78 Technical Specifications 96 The Paper Jams 80 Printer specifications asses sd sua e aha 96 Removing jammed paper from the rear unit 80 Network Interface Specification 99 Removing jammed paper from the front cover Mechanical 99 and the output tray 81 Electrical zni on eio E atm Dr dt ea 99 Removing jammed paper from the paper Environmental 100 CASSELLE S aie gl owe ani yd ass 82 Standards and approvals 100 Preventing paper jams 83 Interface oa E be OE Ee Gb 100 Reprinting after a paper jam for Windows Font Information 100 DDR o ig pia PE 3 iin eae itai ka Available fonts 101 Print Ouality Problem
2. a External USB port b LAN port e Maintenance box d Rear unit e AC inlet 14 User s Guide Getting to Know Your Product Guide to the Control Panel Control panel design varies depending on location Buttons and Lights le n en Sen enu ea Buttons Buttons Function a o Turns the printer on or off b aa See the Network Guide for more details c D Loads or ejects paper Resumes printing after a paper out error or a multiple page feed error Starts head cleaning If the product is turned on while pressing and holding this button the product prints the nozzle check pattern Prints a printer status sheet f Cancels printing during a print job If the product is turned on while pressing and holding this button the product prints the PS3 status sheet Lights Lights Function o On when the product is on Flashes when the product is receiving data printing replacing an ink cartridge charging ink or cleaning the print head See the Network Guide for more details KF m Status lights on page 72 D m Status lights on page 72 Status lights on page 72 BK 15 User s Guide Paper Handling Paper Handling Introduction to Using Loading and Storing Media You can achieve good results with most types of plain paper However coated papers provide superior prints be
3. Available features for your product Illustrations used in this guide Warnings Cautions and Notes Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Setting up the product Choosing a place for the product Using the product Handling ink cartridges Getting to Know Your Product Product Parts s ces y ue Guide to the Control Panel Buttons and Lights Paper Handling Introduction to Using Loading and Storing Selecting which tray to use and its loading er ol EEEE EEEN ERETT aaa HI Storing paper Loading Paper Into the paper cassette Into the rear MPtray Loading Envelopes Printing Using Your Software Printer driver and status monitor Basic Printing Selecting the correct paper type Loading paper or envelopes Basic printer settings for Windows 10 Basic printer settings for Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 ee EOM 29 Canceling Printing 30 Using the printer button 31 For Windows 31 For MacOSX 31 Printing with Special Layout Options 32 2 Sided Printing 32 Fit to P
4. 2 s k PC 866 UKR 466 O O z z Hebrew7 8 O s z E ISO 8859 8 Hebrew 232 O O E Hebrew8 264 O 5 5 O s PC 862 Hebrew 488 O O Arabic8 278 S m O 7 HPWARA 310 s 2 O PC 864 Arabic 342 7 z O 111 User s Guide Where To Get Help Where To Get Help Technical Support Web Site Epson s Technical Support Web Site provides help with problems that cannot be solved using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation Ifyou have a Web browser and can connect to the Internet access the site at http support epson net If you need the latest drivers FAQs manuals or other downloadables access the site at http www epson com Then select the support section of your local Epson Web site Contacting Epson Support Before Contacting Epson If your Epson product is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation contact Epson support services for assistance If Epson support for your area is not listed below contact the dealer where you purchased your product Epson support will be able to help you much more quickly if you give them the following information LC Product serial number The serial number label is on the side of the product LJ Product model UI Product software version Click About Versio
5. Choose automatic or manual printing When you print manually the even numbered pages are printed first Once these pages are printed you can reload them to print the odd numbered pages onto the opposite side of the paper Folded booklet 2 sided printing allows you to make single fold booklets AS y y Side Binding Center Binding Binding edge Choose automatic or manual printing When you print manually the pages that will appear on the inside after the page is folded are printed first The pages that will appear outside the booklet can then be printed after you reload the paper into the printer The resulting pages can then be folded and bound together into a booklet 2 sided printing is only available for the following papers and sizes Paper Size Plain paper Legal Letter A4 Executive B5 A5 A6 33 User s Guide Printing Thick paper Letter A4 Epson Bright White Ink Jet Paper A4 Manual 2 sided printing only Note D Only use papers that are suitable for 2 sided printing Otherwise the print quality may deteriorate Lb Depending on the paper and the amount of ink used to print text and images ink may bleed through to the other side of the paper d The surface of the paper may be smeared during 2 sided printing HQ Manual 2 sided printing may not be available when the printer is accessed over a network or is used as a shared printer HQ The
6. D Depending on your application you may not be able to select some of the items in this dialog If so click Page Setup on the File menu of your application and then make suitable settings Select Print Settings from the pop up menu Printer EPSON XXXXX Eis Presets Standard KJ Copies V Collated Pages All From 1 to 1 Paper Size A4 z 21 00 by 29 70 cm Orientation Te ic Scale 100 Print Settings 9 Paper Source Auto Select kJ Media Type plain papers Ex Print Quality Normal EH 7 Grayscale O Mirror Image Cancel 6 Make the settings that you want to use to print See the online help for more details on Print Settings m Selecting the correct paper type on page 26 Note To make changes to advanced settings refer to the relevant section Click Print to start printing Canceling Printing If you need to cancel printing follow the instructions in the appropriate section below 30 User s Guide Printing Using the printer button Press the fl button to cancel a print job in progress For Windows Note You cannot cancel a print job that has been completely sent to the printer In this case cancel the print job by using the printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 Access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 76 Click the Print Oueue button The Windows
7. Koufi BT Arabic8 8V HPWARA 9V Naskh BT PC 864 Arabic 10V Ryadh BT Symbol SWA Symbol 19M Symbol SWM More WingBats SWM Wingdings 579L Ding Dings SWA ZapfDingbats 14L OCRA OCR A 00 OCRB OCR B 10 OCR B Extension 30 Code3 9 Code3 9 0Y EAN UPC EAN UPC 8Y The 19 typefaces refer to those listed below Zapf Humanist 601 Ribbon 131 Clarendon 701 Swiss 742 Condensed Incised 901 Aldine 430 Calligraphic 401 Flareserif 821 Swiss 721 SWM Dutch 801 SWM Swiss 721 SWA Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Geometric 711 SWA Revival 711 SWA Century 702 SWA Dutch 801 SWA Chancery 801 Medium SWA Italic FixedPitch 810 Dark In the PCL6 mode Symbol Set Name Attribute Font Classification ISO Norwegian 4 O O O ISO Italian 9 O O O z ISO 8859 1 Latin 1 14 O O O 7 z E O ISO Swedish 19 O O O s S z P 109 User s Guide Product Information Symbol Set Name Attribute Font Classification vsi 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bo ASCII 21 O O O e E O O 7 ISO United Kingdom 37 O O O 5 ISO French 38 O O O E ISO German 39 O O O Legal 53 O O O s O ISO 8859 2 Latin 2 78 O O O 3 z 7 D O ISO Spanish 83 O O O z z 7 Roman 9 149 O O O 2
8. M No 79 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing You can also use this utility to check the ink cartridge status before printing EPSON Status Monitor displays the ink cartridge status at the time it was opened To update the ink cartridge status click Update The Paper Jams Warning Never touch the buttons on the control panel while your hand is inside the printer Check the lights on the printer first to diagnose the problem Status lights on page 72 Removing jammed paper from the rear unit Push the buttons on either side of the rear unit at the same time and then pull the unit out 80 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing n Push the button on either side of the rear unit at the same time and then reattach the unit Removing jammed paper from the front cover and the output tray Open the front cover 81 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Removing jammed paper from the paper cassette s Note The illustrations in this section show how to remove jammed paper from paper cassette 1 When removing jammed paper from paper cassette 2 repeat the instructions described below Pull out the paper cassette 2 Reload the paper into the paper cassette gt Into the paper cassette on page 18 Carefully remove any paper jammed inside the printer 82 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Preventing paper jams If yo
9. Printer settings for Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 Make adjustments to basic settings m Basic printer settings for Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 on page 29 37 User s Guide Printing Select Two sided Printing Settings from the pop up menu Printer EPSON XXXXX iq fa Presets Standard Copies fis Collated Pages All QFrom 1 to 1 Paper Size E 21 00 by 29 70 cm f A4 Orientation re 1 La Scale 100 Two sided Printing Settings Two sided Printing Long Edge binding V Adjustments Print Density o 50 0 Increased Ink Drying Time 1 sec 0 60 A When printing a photo or document containing a lot of solid image areas reduce the density of the ink and increase its drying time ppm Cancel Cm Select Long Edge binding or Short Edge binding from the Two sided Printing pop up menu n Select one of the Document Type settings This automatically adjusts Print Density and Increased Ink Drying Time Note If you are printing high density data such as graphs we recommend adjusting settings manually Click Print to start printing Fit to Page Printing You can use the Fit to Page printing function when you want to print for example an A4 size document on another size paper 38 User s Guide Printing Fit to Page printing automatically resizes your page to the paper size you select You can also resize your
10. Black T7441 4 Epson recommends the genuine Epson cartridges listed above Click How to for ink cartridge replacement instructions mam Howto Technical Support Black Ink Levels Maintenance Box Service Life Print Oueue For Mac OS X Using EPSON Status Monitor If EPSON Status Monitor detects a printer problem it will inform you with an error message Follow these steps to access EPSON Status Monitor Access the Epson Printer Utility 4 m Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X on page 26 78 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Click the EPSON Status Monitor button The EPSON Status Monitor appears qu Buy Epson Ink EPSON wr maois series v EPSON Status Monitor Ink Levels Black Information Maintenance Box Service Life Update ok When ink is low expended or the maintenance box is nearly full full a How to button appears Click How to and EPSON Status Monitor will lead you step by step through the ink cartridge or maintenance box replacement procedure a A i Buy Epson Ink Monitoring Preferences EPSON trsov x00 Status description Epson Printer Utility 4 lt Replace Cartridge Black XXXX Actions to take Epson recommends the genuine Epson cartridges listed above Click How to for ink cartridge replacement instructions Howto Continue Cancel UsUU nemus rr
11. Disconnect the product s interface cable from your computer Do one of the following a IDE Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 Click the start button and select Control Panel Windows XP and Server 2003 Click Start and select Control Panel 69 User s Guide EI Ci E Maintaining Your Printer and Software Do one of the following Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 Click Uninstall a program from the Programs category Windows XP Double click the Add or Remove Programs icon Windows Server 2003 Click the Add or Remove Programs icon Select the software you want to uninstall such as your product s driver and the application from the list displayed Do one of the following Windows 7 and Server 2008 Click Uninstall Change or Uninstall Windows Vista Click Uninstall Change or Uninstall and then click Continue in the User Account Control window Windows XP and Server 2003 Click Change Remove or Remove Note If you chose to uninstall your product s printer driver in step 5 select the icon for your product and then click OK When the confirmation window appears click Yes or Next Follow the on screen instructions In some cases a message may appear to prompt you to restart your computer If so make sure I want to restart my computer now is selected and click Finish For Mac OS X J Note To uninstall your printer software you need to download the Uninstall Center Access
12. All pages E Destination Paper Size Suggested Paper A4 E V Scale to fit paper size WI Scale down only Page Order Automatic B Select the Scale to fit paper size 4 Make sure that the appropriate size is displayed in Destination Paper Size Click Print to start printing 40 User s Guide Printing Pages Per Sheet Printing Pages Per Sheet printing allows you to print two or four pages on single sheets of paper E mm Printer settings for Windows Make adjustments to basic settings m Basic printer settings for Windows on page 27 Select 2 Up or 4 Up as Multi Page uU nmn EZD More Options Mantenance ____Addfemove Presets Document Sue A4 210x297 mm Document Fast Document High Quality 6 Porvat Document 2 Sided UI Document 29 ED Document 2 Sided with 2 Up 41 User s Guide Printing Click Page Order button to open the Page Order Settings window Page Order Settings Select the layout method you want to use and dick OK E 2 Print Page Borders Lox seni J He jJ n Select from the following settings Page Order Allows you to specify the order in which the pages will be printed on the sheet of paper Some settings may be unavailable depending on the Orientation setting on the Main window Print Page Prints frames around the pages printed on
13. to a higher grade of paper L1 Use paper under normal conditions Temperature 15 to 25 C 59 to 77 F Humidity 40 to 60 RH If all the conditions below are met pre punched paper with binding holes can be used for this product Paper source rear MP tray Paper size A4 A5 A6 B5 Letter Legal Hole position Within 19 mm 0 74 in from the left side of paper facing the printing surface See the illustration below 96 User s Guide Single sheets Product Information i 00000000000000000000000000 19mm Size A4 210 x 297 mm 10x 15 cm 4 x 6 in 13 x 18 cm 5 x 7 in A6 105 x 148 mm A5 148 x 210 mm B5 182 x 257 mm 9x 13 cm 3 5 x 5 in 13 x 20 cm 5 x 8 in 20 x 25 cm 8 x 10 in 16 9 wide size 102 x 181 mm 100 x 148 mm Letter 8 1 2x 11 in Legal 8 1 2 x 14 in Paper types Plain paper or special paper distributed by Epson Thickness for plain paper 0 08 to 0 11 mm 0 003 to 0 004 in Weight for plain paper 64 g m 17 Ib to 90 g m 24 Ib Envelopes Size Envelope 10 4 1 8 x 9 1 2 in Envelope DL 110 x 220 mm Envelope C6 114 x 162 mm Envelope C4 229 x 324 mm Paper types Plain paper Weight 75 g m 20 Ib to 90 g m 24 Ib for Envelope 10 DL and C6 80 g m 21 Ib to 100 g m 26 Ib for Envelope C4 97 User s Guide Product Information Printable area Highlighted po
14. z PS Math 173 O O O i i s O O 5 ISO 8859 9 Latin 5 174 O O O z z O Windows 3 1 Latin 5 180 O O O H 5 5 Microsoft Publishing 202 O O O m 5 ISO 8859 10 Latin 6 206 O O O 5 i j 7 O DeskTop 234 O O O S z E s k Math 8 269 O O O z O O Roman 8 277 O O O O Windows 3 1 Latin 2 293 O O O z 5 Pc1004 298 O O O i A ISO 8859 15 Latin 9 302 O O O i g I PC Turkish 308 O O O s s Windows 3 0 309 O O O z PS Text 330 O O O 5 k E PC 8 341 O O O z z 5 O PC 8 D N 373 O O O z z O MC Text 394 O O O z PC 850 405 O O O O PcEur858 437 O O O s Pi Font 501 O O O H B 2 z 110 User s Guide Product Information Symbol Set Name Attribute Font Classification 1 2 3 4 X5 6 7 g 9 PC852 565 O O O s s Unicode 3 0 590 O O O 5 z E WBALT 620 O O O s Windows 3 1 Latin 1 629 O O O PC 755 853 O O O i Wingdings 18540 O P 3 Symbol 621 O m z ZapfDigbats 460 O B s PC 866 Cyrillic 114 O O 3 z Greek8 263 O O 2 z z z Windows Greek 295 O O E Windows Cyrillic 306 O O 7 g PC 851 Greek 327 O O ISO 8859 5 Cyrillic 334 O O s P g PC 8 Greek 391 O O H a n B 7 x ISO 8859 7 Greek 398 O O
15. Note Do not touch the green chip on the side of the box Doing so may prevent normal operation Push the buttons on either side of the rear unit at the same time and then pull the unit out n Put your hand on the handle of the maintenance box and then pull the box outward Note If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water Put the used maintenance box in the plastic bag provided with the replacement box and dispose ofit properly Note Do not tilt the used maintenance box until after it is sealed in the plastic bag 6 Insert the maintenance box into place as far as it will go 58 User s Guide Replacing Consumables Push the button on either side of the rear unit at the same time and then reattach the unit 8 Press the 6 button Maintenance box replacement is complete 59 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Maintaining Your Printer and Software Checking the Print Head Nozzles If you find that the print is unexpectedly faint or that dots are missing you may be able to identify the problem by checking the print head nozzles You can check the print head nozzles from your computer by using the Nozzle Check utility or from the printer by using the buttons Using the Nozzle Check utility for Windows Follow the steps below to use the Nozzle Check utility Make sure th
16. click Printer Setup Options Preferences or Properties Depending on your application you may need to click one or a combination of these buttons From the Start menu LI Windows 7 Click the start button select Devices and Printers Then right click the printer and select Printing preferences 12 Windows Vista and Server 2008 Click the start button select Control Panel and then select Printer from the Hardware and Sound category Then select the printer and then click Select printing preferences or Printing Preferences 25 User s Guide Printing 124 Windows XP and Server 2003 Click Start Control Panel then Printers and Faxes Then right click the printer and select Printing Preferences From the shortcut icon on the taskbar Right click the printer icon on the taskbar then select Printer Settings To adda shortcut icon to the Windows taskbar first access the printer driver from the Start menu as described above Next click the Maintenance tab and then the Monitoring Preferences button In the Monitoring Preferences window select the Shortcut Icon check box Getting information through online help In the printer driver window try one of the following procedures Ly Right click the item then click Help Q Click the fd button at the top right of the window then click the item for Windows XP only Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X The table below describes how to access the printer driv
17. Canceling Printing on page 30 Q Turn off the printer and computer Make sure the printer s interface cable is securely plugged in Qj Uninstall the printer driver then reinstall it m Uninstalling Your Software on page 69 Incorrect margins 14 Check the margin settings in your application Make sure that the margins are within the printable area of the page m Printable area on page 98 I4 Make sure the printer driver settings are appropriate for the paper size you are using For Windows check the Main window For Mac OS X check the Page Setup dialog or Print dialog See the printer driver online help for details 14 Uninstall the printer driver then reinstall it m Uninstalling Your Software on page 69 Printout has a slight slant Make sure that the paper is loaded into the rear MP tray or the paper cassette correctly m Loading Paper on page 18 Inverted image 11 For Windows clear the Mirror Image check box from the More Options window of your printer driver or turn off the Mirror Image setting in your application For MacOSX clear the Mirror Image check box in Print Settings in the Print dialog box of your printer driver or turn off the Mirror Image setting in your application For instructions see the online help for your printer driver or for your application 14 Uninstall the printer driver then reinstall it m Uninstalling Your Software on page 69 Blank pages print 14 M
18. DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE This code illustrates a sample implementation of the Arcfour algorithm Copyright April 29 1997 Kalle Kaukonen All Rights Reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that this copyright notice and disclaimer are retained THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY KALLE KAUKONEN AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL KALLE KAUKONEN OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OU
19. Print amp Fax your printer in the Printers list box Options amp Supplies and then Driver 93 User s Guide Product Information Product Information Ink and Paper Ink cartridges For information on compatible ink cartridge part number see the setup guide sheet that came with your printer The ink cartridge part number may vary by region Color Black Cartridge life For best results use up ink cartridge within six months of opening the package Temperature Storage 20 to 40 C 4 to 104 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F Freezing 13 C 8 6 F Ink thaws and is usable after approximately 3 hours at 25 C 77 F ZA cousin Epson recommends the use of genuine Epson ink cartridges Other products not manufactured by Epson may cause damage that is not covered by Epson s warranties and under certain circumstances may cause erratic printer behavior 4 Epson recommends using the ink cartridge before the date printed on the package Note D The ink cartridge packaged with your printer is partly used during initial setup In order to produce high quality printouts the print head in your printer will be fully charged with ink This one off process consumes a quantity of ink and therefore the cartridge may print fewer pages compared to subsequent ink cartridges T Quoted yields may vary depending on the images that you are printing the paper type that you are usin
20. Q You have followed any special loading instructions that came with your paper L The paper does not have any binder holes Multiple pages feed I For plain paper do not load paper above the line just under the Y or amp arrow mark inside the edge guide For Epson special media make sure the number of sheets is less than the limit specified for the media Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities on page 16 L Make sure the edge guides are snug against the edges of the paper L Make sure the paper is not curled or folded If so flatten it or curl it slightly toward the opposite side before loading Q Remove the stack of paper and make sure that the paper is not too thin gt Paper on page 96 88 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Qj Fan the edges of the stack to separate the sheets then reload the paper Qj Iftoo many copies ofa file are being printed check the Copies setting in your printer driver as follows and also check in your application For Windows check the Copies setting on the Main window For Mac OS X 10 5 or later check the Copies setting in the Print dialog Paper is improperly loaded If you have loaded the paper too far into the printer the printer cannot feed the paper correctly Turn the printer off and gently remove the paper Then turn the printer on and reload the paper correctly Paper is not ejected fully or is wrinkled LI Ifthe paper do
21. box a Replacing a maintenance box on page 57 No maintenance box Maintenance box is not installed Insert the maintenance box a Replacing a maintenance box on page 57 e K Maintenance box is near end The maintenance box is nearing the end of its service life Obtain a replacement maintenance box 74 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Lights Problem and solution General error i ds Di x An unknown printer error has occurred Try the following solutions I 1 Removing jammed paper from the paper cassette s on page 82 2 Removing jammed paper from the rear unit on page 80 3 gt Removing jammed paper from the front cover and the output tray on page 81 4 Press the button to turn off the printer and then press the button again to turn the printer back on If the error does not clear contact your dealer All lights except Recovery mode for power light stay on The firmware update has failed and the printeris You will need to re attempt the firmware update in recovery mode Ready a USB cable and visit your local Epson website for further instructions vaza ON off XLZ 17 flashing slowly si lt flashing fast Status monitor If a problem occurs while printing an error message will appear in the status monitor window When you need to replace an ink cartridge or a maintenance bo
22. in all directions The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted Make sure your paper is not damaged dirty or too old Make sure your paper is dry and the printable side is facing up in the rear MP tray Make sure your paper is dry and the printable side is face down in the paper cassette If the paper is curled toward the printable side flatten it or curl it slightly in the opposite direction Make sure the paper type selected in the printer driver is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the printer m Selecting the correct paper type on page 26 Remove each sheet from the output tray as it is printed Do not touch or allow anything to come into contact with the printed side of paper with a shiny finish To handle your prints follow the instructions of the paper Run the Nozzle Check utility If any missing segments or broken lines are observed on the printed pattern clean the print head gt Checking the Print Head Nozzles on page 60 If the paper is smeared with ink after printing clean the interior of the printer m Cleaning the interior of the printer on page 67 If you have just replaced an ink cartridge make sure the date on the box If you have not used the printer for a long time Epson recommends replacing the ink cartridges 85 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Miscellaneous Printout Problems Incorrect or garbled characters L Clear any stalled print jobs m
23. on page 46 45 User s Guide Printing How to make a poster from your prints The following is an example of how to create a poster with 2x2 Poster selected for Multi Page and Overlapping Alignment Marks selected for Print Cutting Guides Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sheet 3 Sheet 4 Cut off the margin of Sheet 1 along a vertical line through the center of the top and bottom cross marks Place the edge of Sheet 1 on top of Sheet 2 and align the cross marks then temporarily tape the two sheets together from the back Sheet 1 Sheet 2 3 Cut the taped sheets in two along a vertical line through the alignment markers this time a line to the left ofthe cross marks 46 User s Guide Printing Align the edges of the paper using the alignment markers and tape them together from the back Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Repeat the instructions from step 1 to step 4 to tape Sheets 3 and 4 together 6 Repeat the instructions from step 1 to step 4 to tape the top and bottom edges of the paper Sheet 1 Sheet 2 mu Cut off the remaining margins Watermark Printing for Windows only Watermark printing allows you to print a text based or image based watermark on your document Note This feature is not available for Mac OS X 47 User s Guide Printing Printing the watermark Make adjustments to basic settings m Basic printer settings for Windows on page 27 Click the More Options
24. over current protection for the product Qi When connecting the product to a computer or other device with a cable ensure the correct orientation of the connectors Each connector has only one correct orientation Inserting a connector in the wrong orientation may damage both devices connected by the cable a User s Guide Safety Instructions If damage occurs to the plug replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician If there are fuses in the plug make sure you replace them with fuses of the correct size and rating Choosing a place for the product Observe the following when choosing a place for the product Ci Place the product on a flat stable surface that extends beyond the base ofthe product in all directions If you place the product by the wall leave more than 10 cm between the back of the product and the wall The product will not operate properly if it is tilted at an angle Q When storing or transporting the product avoid tilting it placing it vertically or turning it upside down otherwise ink may leak HQ Allow spaces behind the product for the cables and space above the product so that you can fully raise the document cover L Avoid places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity Also keep the product away from direct sunlight strong light or heat sources Q Do not place or store the product outdoors near excessive dirt or dust water heat sources or in locations subject to sho
25. recommend printing a few pages on a regular basis d Ifprint quality has not improved after repeating this procedure about four times turn the printer off and wait for at least six hours Then run the nozzle check again and repeat the head cleaning if necessary If print quality has still not improved contact Epson support 63 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Aligning the Print Head If you notice a misalignment of vertical lines or horizontal banding you may be able to solve this problem by using the Print Head Alignment utility in your printer driver Refer to the appropriate section below Note Do not press the button to cancel printing while printing a test pattern with the Print Head Alignment utility Using the Print Head Alignment utility for Windows Follow the steps below to align the print head using the Print Head Alignment utility Make sure that no lights are indicating errors Make sure A4 size paper is loaded in paper cassette 1 Right click the printer icon on the taskbar then select Print Head Alignment If the printer icon does not appear refer to the following section to add the icon m From the shortcut icon on the taskbar on page 26 n Follow the on screen instructions to align the print head Using the Print Head Alignment utility for Mac OS X Follow the steps below to align the print head using the Print Head Alignment utility Make sure that no li
26. shortcut icon on the taskbar on page 26 Follow the on screen instructions Caution Do not open the front cover or turn off the printer during head cleaning Note To maintain print quality we recommend printing a few pages on a regular basis Using the Head Cleaning utility for Mac OS X Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning utility Make sure that no lights are indicating errors Access the Epson Printer Utility 4 m Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X on page 26 62 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Click the Head Cleaning button n Follow the on screen instructions Caution Do not open the front cover or turn off the printer during head cleaning Note To maintain print quality we recommend printing a few pages on a regular basis Using the printer buttons Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the printer buttons Make sure that no lights are indicating errors Press the 6 button The printer starts cleaning the print head and the light begins flashing N Caution Never turn off the printer while the light is flashing Doing so may damage the printer When the light stops flashing print a nozzle check pattern to confirm that the head is clean m Checking the Print Head Nozzles on page 60 Note D To maintain print quality we
27. 01 SWA Bold 3 Dutch 801 SWA Italic 3 Dutch 801 SWA Bold Italic 3 Chancery 801 Medium SWA Italic 3 Symbol SWM 4 More WingBats SWM 5 Ding Dings SWA 6 Symbol SWA 4 David BT 7 David BT Bold 7 Narkis Tam BT 7 Narkis Tam BT Bold 7 Miryam BT 7 Miryam BT Bold 7 Miryam BT Italic Ty Koufi BT 8 Koufi BT Bold 8 Naskh BT 8 106 User s Guide Product Information Font Name Symbol Set Naskh BT Bold 8 Ryadh BT 8 Ryadh BT Bold 8 Bitmap font Font Name Symbol Set Line Printer 9 Symbol sets Introduction to symbol sets Your printer can access a variety of symbol sets Many of these symbol sets differ only in the international characters specific to each language Note Since most software handles fonts and symbols automatically you will probably never need to adjust the printer s settings However if you are writing your own printer control programs or if you are using older software that cannot control fonts refer to the following sections for symbol set details When you are considering which font to use you should also consider which symbol set to combine with the font Available symbol sets vary depending on which mode you use and which font you choose In the PCL5 mode Available typefaces Symbol set name 19 Typefaces IBM US 10U Roman 8 8U FixedPitch 810 Dutch 801 ECM94 1 ON 8859 2 ISO 2N Swiss 742 FixedPitch 8
28. 50 8859 9 ISO 5N 8859 101SO 6N Line Printer IBM DN 11U PcMultilingual 12U Legal 1U 8859 15ISO 9N 107 User s Guide Product Information Available typefaces Symbol set name 19 Typefaces PcBIt775 26U Pc1004 9J FixedPitch 810 Dutch 801 WiBALT 19L DeskTop 7J Swiss 742 FixedPitch 850 PsText 10J Windows 9U McText 12J MsPublishi 6J PiFont 15U VeMath 6M Velnternational 13J VeUS 14J PcE Europe 17U PcTk437 9T WiAnsi 19U WiE Europe 9E WiTurkish 5T UK TE Swedis2 0S Italian Ol Spanish 2S German 1G Norweg1 OD French2 1F Roman 9 4U PcEur858 13U ISO 8859 4 Latin 4 4N Unicode 3 0 18N 19 Typefaces PsMath 5M Math 8 8M FixedPitch 810 Dutch 801 ANSI ASCII OU Swiss 742 FixedPitch 850 David BT Miryam BT Narkis Tam BT Naskh BT Koufi BT Ryadh BT FixedPitch 810 Pc866Cyr 3R Pc866Ukr 14R Dutch 801 Swiss 742 WinCyr 9R Pc8Grk 12G FixedPitch 850 Pc851Grk 10G WinGrk 9G ISOGrk 12N Greek8 8G FixedPitch 810 ISOCyr 10N Dutch 801 Swiss 742 FixedPitch 850 Line Printer Line Printer Roman Extension OE FixedPitch 810 Hebrew7 OH ISO 8859 8 Hebrew 7H FixedPitch 850 Hebrew8 8H PC 862 Hebrew 15H David BT Narkis Tam BT Miryam BT 108 User s Guide Product Information Available typefaces Symbol set name
29. Details button to display the window above EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides the following information a Current Status If the ink is low expended or the maintenance box is nearly full full the How to button appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window Clicking How to displays ink cartridge or maintenance box replacement instructions Ink Levels EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides a graphic display of the ink cartridge status Information You can view information about the installed ink cartridges by clicking Information Maintenance Box Service Life EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides a graphic display of the maintenance box status Technical Support You can access the online User s Guide from EPSON Status Monitor 3 If you encounter a problem click Technical Support in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window 77 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing LI Print Queue You can view Windows Spooler by clicking Print Queue If a problem occurs during printing EPSON Status Monitor 3 will pop up and display an error message For more information click Technical Support to access the online User s Guide When the ink is low expended or the maintenance box is nearly full full the How to button appears Click Howto and EPSON Status Monitor 3 will lead you step by step through the cartridge or maintenance box replacement procedure DI EPSON status Monitor 3 EPSON WP M4525 Series ua EPSON Replace Cartridge
30. EXCEED YOUR VISION WP M4015 WP M4095 User s Guide User s Guide Copyright and Trademarks Copyright and Trademarks Copyright and Trademarks No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information herein The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson product Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other products Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corpora
31. FE Cryptographic software from RSA Security Inc RSA BSAFE are either registered trademarks or trademarks of RSA Security Inc in the United States and or other countries RSA Security Inc All rights reserved PCL is the registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company Adobe the Adobe logo PostScript3 Adobe Reader Acrobat and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions Copyright 1987 1993 1994 The Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 4 Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission User s Guide Copyright and Trademarks THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
32. Feed Correctly 88 Windows 64 Paper does not feed 88 Using the Print Head Alignment utility for Multiple pages feed 88 MacO X 64 Paper is improperly loaded 89 Making Printer Settings 65 Paper is not ejected fully or is wrinkled 89 Power Off Timer Setting 65 The Printer Does Not Print 89 Paper atze Logged E 9n All lighisat olt ooi oce orn thru 89 Cleaning the Printer 66 Lights came on and then went out 89 Cleaning the exterior ofthe printer 66 Only the power lightison 89 Cleaning the interior of the printer 67 The ink light is flashing or is on after you Transporting the Printer used es ba visa 67 replace the cartridge 90 Checking and Installing Your Software 68 Increasing the Print Speed For Windows Only Chedkinsihesoliware in talled anyon 555 rhet ee eee Eee EJ 91 computet 68 Other Problem da Ls aod acr OCAUR ees 9 0544 92 Installing the software 69 Printing plain papers guietly 92 Uninstalling Your Software 69 For Windows nas a aa opa dd oxen EXS 69 Product Information RO MASI Mates Gace Gr eae aa nn bi Ink and Paper 94 Ink cartridges
33. Garde Gothic Demi ITC AvantGarde Gothic Demi Oblique Bodoni Bodoni Italic Bodoni Bold Bodoni Bold Italic Bodoni Poster Bodoni Poster Compressed ITC Bookman Light ITC Bookman Light Italic ITC Bookman Demi ITC Bookman Demi Italic Carta Chicago Clarendon Clarendon Light Clarendon Bold CooperBlack CooperBlack Italic Copperplate Gothic 32BC Copperplate Gothic 33BC Coronet Courier Courier Oblique Courier Bold Courier Bold Oblique GillSans GillSans Italic GillSans Bold GillSans Bold Italic GillSansCondensed GillSans Condensed Bold GillSans Light GillSans Light Italic GillSans Extra Bold Eurostile Eurostile Bold Eurostile Extended Two Eurostile Bold Extended Two Geneva Goudy Oldstyle Goudy Oldstyle Italic Goudy Bold Goudy Boldltalic Goudy ExtraBold Helvetica Helvetica Oblique Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold Oblique Helvetica Condensed Helvetica Condensed Oblique Helvetica Condensed Bold Helvetica Condensed Bold Oblique Helvetica Narrow Helvetica Narrow Oblique Helvetica Narrow Bold Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique Hoefler Text Hoefler Text Italic Hoefler Text Black Hoefler Text Black Italic Hoefler Text Ornaments Joanna Joanna Italic Joanna Bold Joanna Bold Italic LetterGothic LetterGothic Slanted LetterGothic Bold LetterGothic Bold Slanted ITC Lubalin Graph Book ITC Lubalin Graph Book Oblique ITC Lubalin Graph Demi ITC Lub
34. M4095 100 240 V Model Input voltage range 90 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 5 to 0 25 A User s Guide Product Information Power consumption Printing Approx 25 W ISO IEC24712 Ready mode Approx 7 5 W Sleep mode Approx 2 2 W Power off Approx 0 3 W Note Check the label on the back of the printer for its voltage Environmental Temperature Operation 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage 20 to 40 C 4 to 104 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F Humidity Operation 20 to 8096 RH Storage 5 to 8596 RH Without condensation Standards and approvals European model Low voltage directive 2006 95 EC EN60950 1 EMC directive 2004 108 EC EN55022 Class B EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN55024 Interface Hi Speed USB Device Class for computers Font Information Font information only relates to PostScript and PCL 100 User s Guide Product Information Available fonts The fonts provided with the printer are shown below PS 3 mode Font Name Albertus Albertus Italic Albertus Light AntiqueOlive Roman AntiqueOlive Italic AntiqueOlive Bold AntiqueOlive Compact Apple Chancery ITC AvantGarde Gothic Book ITC AvantGarde Gothic Book Oblique ITC Avant
35. Print Head Alignment Job Arrange Lite Version 1 20 91 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing The following dialog box appears Settings V Enable EPSON Status Monitor 3 F Check Paper Width Before Printing E Thick Paper and Envelopes F Separator Page _ Always Spool RAW Datatype E Page Rendering Mode Print as Bitmap F Skip Blank Page Change Standard Resolution Refine screening pattern Allow Applications to Perform ICM Color Matching _ Always Use the Driver s Paper Source Setting Offset Top 0 0 1mm 300 300 Left 0 0 imm 300 300 Print Density Print Density t 0 e 50 20 Select the following check boxes and print speed may be increased L High Speed Copies L Always spool RAW datatype L Page Rendering Mode Q Print as Bitmap For more details on each item see the online help Other Problem Printing plain papers quietly When plain paper is selected as the Paper Type setting and Normal is selected as the Quality setting in the printer driver the printer prints at high speed Try choosing Quiet Mode for quieter operation which will reduce the print speed 92 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing For Windows select the Quiet Mode check box in the Main window of your printer driver For Mac OS X 10 5 or later select On from the Quiet Mode To display the Quiet Mode click through the following menus System Preferences
36. Spooler appears Right click on the job you want to cancel and then select Cancel For Mac OS X Follow the steps below to cancel a print job Click your printer icon in the Dock In the Document Name list select the document which is printing 31 User s Guide Printing Click the Delete button to cancel the print job eoo EPSON XXXXX 1 Job O 0 29 Ash Sow B e Hold Resume Pause Printer info Utility Supply Levels Printing Document Sending data Printing with Special Layout Options 2 Sided Printing Two types of 2 sided printing are available standard and folded booklet Note If the ink runs low during automatic 2 sided printing the printer stops printing and the ink needs to be replaced When ink replacement is complete the printer starts printing again but there may be some missing parts in your print If this happens print again the page that has missing parts Note for Windows Manual 2 sided printing is available only when EPSON Status Monitor 3 is enabled To enable the status monitor access the printer driver and click the Maintenance tab followed by the Extended Settings button In the Extended Settings window check the Enable EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box Note for Mac OS X Mac OS X supports automatic standard 2 sided printing only 32 User s Guide Printing Standard 2 sided printing allows you to print both sides of a sheet
37. T OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE General Notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks 2012 Seiko Epson Corporation All rights reserved User s Guide Guidelines Guidelines Where to Find Information Setup Guide paper Provides you with information on setting up the product and installing the software User s Guide PDF this Provides you with detailed information on the product s functions optional products manual maintenance troubleshooting and technical specifications Network Guide HTML Provides network administrators with information on both the printer driver and network settings Available features for your product Check what is available for your product WP M4015 WP M4095 Print v v Print PS3 PCL x v Ethernet v v Note for WP M4095 For PS3 PCL models you need to download the software from the Epson s website Contact customer support in your region for more details on obtaining the printer driver and system requirements such as supported operating systems Illustrations used in this guide The illustrations in this guide are from a similar product model Although they may differ from your actual product the method of operation is the same Warnings Cau
38. ad and eject plain paper several times m Cleaning the interior of the printer on page 67 Uninstall the printer driver then reinstall it m Uninstalling Your Software on page 69 Printing is too slow d Make sure the paper type selected in the printer driver is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the printer Selecting the correct paper type on page 26 For Windows choose a lower Quality in the printer driver Main window For Mac OS X choose a lower Print Quality in the Print Settings dialog from your printer driver s Print dialog m Accessing the printer driver for Windows on page 25 m Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X on page 26 For Mac OS X 10 5 or later select On from the High Speed Printing dialog To display the High Speed Printing dialog click through the following menus System Preferences Print amp Fax your printer in the Printers list box Options amp Supplies and then Driver Close any unnecessary applications If you print continuously for an extended period the printing may be extremely slow This is to slow down the printing speed and prevent the printer mechanism from overheating and being damaged Ifthis happens you can continue to print but we recommend stopping and leaving the printer idle for atleast 30 minutes with the power on The printer does not recover with the power off After you restart the printer will print at normal speed Uninstall the prin
39. age Printing 38 Pages Per Sheet Printing 41 Poster Printing for Windows only 43 Watermark Printing for Windows only 47 Sharing Your Printer 49 Using the PostScript Printer Driver and the PCL6 Printer Driver 49 Installing Option 250 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 50 Installing the paper cassette unit 50 Uninstalling the cassette unit 51 Replacing Consumables Ink Cartridges 52 Checking the ink cartridge status 52 Precautions on ink cartridge replacement 54 Replacing an ink cartridge 55 Maintenance Box 57 Checking the maintenance box status 57 Handling precautions 57 Replacing a maintenance box 57 Maintaining Your Printer and Software Checking the Print Head Nozzles 60 Using the Nozzle Check utility for Windows TET 60 Using the Nozzle Check utility for Mac OS X ERR 60 Using the printer buttons 61 Cleaning the Print Head 62 Using the Head Cleaning utility for Windows ee ee ree 62 Using the Head Cleaning utility for Mac OS X PP 62 Using the printer buttons 63 Aligning the Print Head 64 User s Guide Contents Using the Print Head Alignment utility for Paper Does Not
40. ake sure the printer driver settings are appropriate for the paper size you are using For Windows check the Main window For Mac OS X check the Page Setup dialog or Print dialog See the printer driver online help for details 86 a User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing For Windows check the Skip Blank Page setting by clicking the Extended Settings button on the Maintenance window of the printer driver For Mac OS X 10 5 or later select On from the Skip Blank Page To display the Skip Blank Page click through the following menus System Preferences Print amp Fax your printer in the Printers list box Options amp Supplies and then Driver Uninstall the printer driver then reinstall it m Uninstalling Your Software on page 69 After trying one or more of these solutions run a printer operation check to check your results Running a printer operation check on page 75 Printed side is smeared or scuffed If the paper is curled toward the printable side flatten it or curl it slightly in the opposite direction For Windows clear the High Speed check box from the More Options window in your printer driver See the online help for details For Mac OS X 10 5 or later select Off from the High Speed Printing To display the High Speed Printing click through the following menus System Preferences Print amp Fax your printer in the Printers list box Options amp Supplies and then Driver Lo
41. alin Graph Demi Oblique Marigold Monaco ITC Mona Lisa Recut 101 User s Guide Product Information Font Name New Century Schoolbook Roman New Century Schoolbook Italic New Century Schoolbook Bold New Century Schoolbook Bold Italic New York Optima Optima Italic Optima Bold Optima Bold Italic Oxford Palatino Roman Palatino Italic Palatino Bold Palatino Bold Italic Stempel Garamond Roman Stempel Garamond Italic Stempel Garamond Bold Stempel Garamond Bold Italic Symbol Tekton Times Roman Times Italic Times Bold Times Bold Italic Univers Univers Oblique Univers Bold Univers Bold Oblique Univers Light Univers Light Oblique UniversCondensed UniversCondensed Oblique UniversCondensed Bold UniversCondensed Bold Oblique UniversExtended UniversExtended Oblique UniversExtended Bold UniversExtended Bold Oblique Wingdings ITC ZapfChancery Medium Italic ITC ZapfDingbats Arial Arial Italic Arial Bold Arial Bold Italic Times New Roman Times New Roman Italic Times New Roman Bold Times New Roman Bold Italic PCL5 mode Font Name Family HP Equivalent FixedPitch 810 Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Courier Ding Dings SWA ITC Zapf Dingbats Dutch 801 Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic CG Times Zapf Humanist 601 Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic CG Omega Ribbon 131 Coronet Clarend
42. andling Note When using Legal size paper extend the paper cassette as shown in the illustration n Load paper toward the edge guide with printable side face down and check that the paper is not sticking out from the end of the cassette Note D Fan and align the edges of the paper before loading 4 For plain paper do not load paper above the line just under the Y arrow mark inside the edge guide For Epson special media make sure the number of sheets is less than the limit specified for the media m Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities on page 16 I Do not use paper with binder holes 19 User s Guide Paper Handling Slide the edge guides to the edges of the paper Note L1 After loading paper set the paper size for each paper source Paper is fed from the appropriate paper source depending on the setting Use the panel utility to set the paper size Paper Size Loaded Setting on page 66 LI When using Legal size paper lower the stopper L Leave enough space in front of the product for the paper to be fully ejected L4 Do not remove or insert the paper cassette while the product is operating Into the rear MP tray Follow these steps to load paper 20 User s Guide Paper Handling Note The illustrations in this section are from a similar product mod
43. at no lights are indicating errors Make sure that A4 size paper is loaded in the rear MP tray or the paper cassette Right click the printer icon on the taskbar then select Nozzle Check If the printer icon does not appear refer to the following section to add the icon m From the shortcut icon on the taskbar on page 26 4 Follow the on screen instructions Using the Nozzle Check utility for Mac OS X Follow the steps below to use the Nozzle Check utility Make sure that no lights are indicating errors Make sure that A4 size paper is loaded in the rear MP tray or the paper cassette Access the Epson Printer Utility 4 dialog m Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X on page 26 Follow the on screen instructions n Click the Nozzle Check button 60 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Using the printer buttons Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles using the printer buttons Make sure that no lights are indicating errors Turn off the printer Make sure that A4 size paper is loaded in the paper cassette n While holding down the 6 button press the button to turn on the printer When the printer turns on release both the buttons The printer prints the nozzle check pattern Below are two sample nozzle check patterns Compare the quality of the printed check page with the sample shown below If there are no print quality problems such as gaps or missing s
44. cause they absorb less ink Epson provides special papers that are formulated for the ink used in Epson ink jet printers and recommends these papers to ensure high quality results For more details on Epson special media see Ink and Paper on page 94 When loading special paper distributed by Epson read the instruction sheets packed with the paper first and keep the following points in mind Note D Load the paper into the paper cassette printable side down The printable side is usually whiter or glossier See the instruction sheets packed with the paper for more information Some types of paper have cut corners to help identify the correct loading direction LI Ifthe paper is curled flatten it or curl it slightly in the opposite direction before loading Printing on curled paper may cause ink to smear on your prints Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities Refer to the following table to select the paper cassette tray and its loading capacities according to the type and size of the media you are using 16 User s Guide Paper Handling Media Type Size Loading Loading Loading capacity capacity capacity sheets for sheets for sheets for rear paper cassette paper cassette MP tray 1 2 Plain paper x1 Letter 250 250 80 5 A4 B5 Legal 250 250 1 6 A5 250 80 x5 A6 80 x5 User defined size n 1 6 Thick paper 2 Letter 1047 A4 Envel
45. ch as supported operating systems 49 User s Guide Installing Option Installing Option 250 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit Installing the paper cassette unit Follow the steps below to install the paper cassette unit Turn the product off and unplug the power cord and all the interface cables Caution Make sure to unplug the power cord from the product to prevent getting an electric shock Carefully remove the paper cassette unit from its carton and place it where you intend to set up the product Note T Remove the protective materials from the unit T Keep all protective materials in case you want to ship the optional paper cassette unit in the future Carefully grasp the product at the position indicated below and lift it carefully 50 User s Guide Installing Option n Align the corners ofthe product and the unit then lower the product gently onto the unit so that the connector and two pins on the top of the unit fit into the terminal and the holes on the bottom of the product respectively Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord Plug the product s power cord into an electrical outlet Turn on the product Uninstalling the cassette unit Perform the installation procedure in reverse 51 User s Guide Replacing Consumables Replacing Consumables Ink Cartridges Checking the ink cartridge status For Windows Note D Epson cannot guarant
46. cking printer StatUuS a aannaeenenneenanenenenenenenenenencea 78 Maintenance Dox ciscseissscsssessccsstessnesessseasssesnseeseseanssessssevassasbocsecests 57 Managing print jobs un 76 Margins problems oc auo siepe te iota rr edd 86 Media Type SCLC ipd M iniay 26 Mirror image 86 Misalignment 1184 Multiple pages per sheet ww 4l N Nozzlecheckzaisassetit ierat iim opes S 60 Mae OS P 60 printer DUONG D M 61 WADGOWS ni 60 User s Guide Index O paper LOCUM Seas ia riina nail onmi DH OPER REA 88 PAPEL JANIS cscs i ensiiecpiemnieinieteiimi icit iibi iiri cok ere 80 Operation check uc esiti ete tabe 75 ie Deum M Mut 7 print Speed aos meno i EA printer does not print cere iter tiens 89 P smeared prnts cse irre La OR CORRER A 85 87 Cun m 112 8 Pages per sheet printing 41 Product Paper Epson special pap ef issiniriisiriiiisisesirrsisiirisa 16 feeding problems sse 88 Eu 80 cnn 18 R loading capacity teretes 16 18 20 printable ated etes di aeisi iist d ITE 98 irs P tray 3n selectin oan neuen 26 AIM O EO NE TE OE ME Ti specifi nn A OE NON NEON 96 Reducing page Size scsssecsssrisnssasiesssessstesasecnsessenscoetssasersentcosttsstoniees 38 TIBIA A AA MOJA K g9 Replacing ink cartridges 55 Pape
47. cks vibrations high temperature or humidity Do not use with wet hands L Place the product near a wall outlet where the plug can be easily unplugged Using the product Observe the following when using the product _1 Do not insert objects through the slots in the product L Take care not to spill liquid on the product Q Do not put your hand inside the product or touch the ink cartridges during printing L Do not touch the white flat cable inside the product _1 Do not use aerosol products that contain flammable gases inside or around the product Doing so may cause fire _1 Do not move the print head by hand otherwise you may damage the product i Always turn the product off using the O On button Do not unplug the product or turn off the power at the outlet until the LCD panel has turned off completely L Before transporting the product make sure that the print head is in the home far right position and the ink cartridges are in place Q Leave the ink cartridges installed Removing the cartridges can dry out the print head and may prevent the printer from printing L Be careful not to trap your fingers when closing the scanner unit User s Guide Safety Instructions Qj Ifyou are not going to use the product for a long period be sure to unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet Qj Do not press too hard on the document table when placing the originals Handling ink cartridges Observe the following
48. cted does not match the paper s ize setting The selected paper size does not match any ofthe sizes set in the Paper Size Loaded setting After loading paper that matches the print size selected with the computer press the D button to Clear the error and then change the Paper Size Loaded setting to continue printing gt Paper Size Loaded Setting on page 66 Reprint any missing pages Double paper feed Two sheets of paper are fed at the same time Press the J button to feed and eject the paper If the paper remains in the printer see The Paper Jams on page 80 Unsupported paper size fed for PS3 PCL models only Unsupported paper size fed during 2 sided printing Press the fii button to cancel printing or press the J button to print one side using the currently loaded paper For 2 sided printing cancel printing load a paper size that supports 2 sided printing and then reprint the data Paper jam Paper has jammed in the printer Try the following solutions 1 Removing jammed paper from the paper cassette s on page 82 2 Removing jammed paper from the rear unit on page 80 3 Removing jammed paper from the front cover and the output tray on page 81 4 Press the D button to clear the error Front cover open The front cover is open Close the front cover 73 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Lights Probl
49. e and then select Remove Page from the Print Options menu Repeat this step for all the pages that have already been printed Click Print on the Print Preview window SOS EJ 83 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Print Quality Problems If you are having print quality problems then compare it with the illustrations below Click the caption under the illustration that best resembles your prints entnaiten alle Aufdruck W 5008 Regel Good sample eninaiten aiie enuanen are Aufdruck W 1 Aufdruck W 5008 Regel 5008 Regel a Horizontal banding on page 84 m Vertical banding or misalignment on page 84 Horizontal banding Q Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up in the rear MP tray _1 Make sure the printable side of the paper is face down in the paper cassette Q Run the Nozzle Check utility If any missing segments or broken lines are observed on the printed pattern clean the print head gt Checking the Print Head Nozzles on page 60 I For best results use up ink cartridge within six months of opening the package L Try to use genuine Epson ink cartridges Q Check the O light If the light is flashing replace the appropriate ink cartridge m Replacing an ink cartridge on page 55 L Make sure the paper type selected in the printer driver is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the printer m Selecting the cor
50. e to print Ink cartridge replacement is complete The printer will return to its previous status Maintenance Box Checking the maintenance box status The maintenance box status is shown in the same screen ofthe ink cartridge status You can check the status from the printer software or the control panel gt Checking the ink cartridge status on page 52 Handling precautions Read all of the instructions in this section before replacing the maintenance box 4 Epsonrecommends the use ofa genuine Epson maintenance box The use ofa non genuine maintenance box may cause damage that is not covered by Epson s warranties and under certain circumstances may cause erratic printer behavior Epson cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of a non genuine maintenance box Q Do not dismantle the maintenance box _1 Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of the maintenance box L Keep out of reach of children and do not drink the ink Q Do not tilt the used maintenance box until it is placed in the plastic bag provided L Do not reuse a maintenance box which has been removed and left detached for a long period L Keep the maintenance box away from direct sunlight Replacing a maintenance box To replace the maintenance box follow the steps below 57 User s Guide Replacing Consumables Confirm that the product is not draining the ink Remove the replacement maintenance box from the package
51. each sheet Borders Click OK to return to the Main window 6 Click OK to close the printer settings window After completing the steps above print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job Printer settings for Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 Make adjustments to basic settings Basic printer settings for Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 on page 29 42 User s Guide Printing Select Layout from the pop up menu Printer EPSON XXXXX ie 4 Presets Standard E Copies G O V Collated Pages All OFrom 1 to 1 Paper Size A4 xa 8 27 by 11 69 inches Orientation 1 La Scale 100 Layout ge Pages per Sheet 2 E Layout Direction Iz E m IN Border None 4 Two Sided Off O Reverse Page Orientation Ct NE a Cancel Como Select from the following settings Pages per Sheet Prints multiple pages of your document on a single sheet of paper You can choose from 1 2 4 6 9 or 16 Layout Direction Allows you to specify the order in which the pages will be printed on the sheet of paper Border Prints a border around the pages printed on each sheet You can choose from None Single Hairline Single Thin Line Double Hairline or Double Thin Line Click Print to start printing Poster Printing for Windows only Poster Printing allows you to print poster size images by enlarging one page to cover severa
52. ee the quality or reliability of non genuine ink If non genuine ink cartridges are installed the ink cartridge status may not be displayed D When an ink cartridge is running low the Low Ink Reminder screen automatically appears You can also check the ink cartridge status from this screen If you do not want to display this screen first access the printer driver and then click the Maintenance tab and then Monitoring Preferences On the Monitoring Preferences screen clear the See Low Ink Reminder alerts check box LJ Ifan ink cartridge is running low prepare a new ink cartridge To check the ink cartridge status do one of the following _1 Open the printer driver click the Main tab and then click the Ink Levels button L Double click the printer shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar see the following section m From the shortcut icon on the taskbar on page 26 52 User s Guide Replacing Consumables 14 Open the printer driver click the Maintenance tab then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button A graphic displays the ink cartridge status i EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON WP M4525 Series EPSON Itis ready to print Ink Levels Black Maintenance Box Service Life Note LI If EPSON Status Monitor 3 does not appear access the printer driver and click the Maintenance tab and then the Extended Settings button In the Extended Se
53. egments in the test lines the print head is fine LLL ITT TTT TT ttt If any segment of the printed lines is missing as shown below this could mean a clogged ink nozzle or a misaligned print head m Cleaning the Print Head on page 62 m Aligning the Print Head on page 64 61 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Cleaning the Print Head If you find that the print is unexpectedly faint or that dots are missing you may be able to solve these problems by cleaning the print head which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly You can clean the print head from your computer using the Head Cleaning utility in the printer driver or from the printer by using the buttons Note D Because print head cleaning uses some ink from the cartridge clean the print head only if quality declines for example if the printout is blurry or the color is incorrect or missing d When ink is low you may not be able to clean the print head When ink is expended you cannot clean the print head Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first Using the Head Cleaning utility for Windows Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning utility Make sure that no lights are indicating errors Right click the printer icon on the taskbar then select Head Cleaning If the printer icon does not appear refer to the following section to add the icon gt From the
54. el Although they may differ from your actual product the method of operation is the same Slide out the output tray and raise the stopper Note When using Legal size paper lower the stopper Pull up the rear MP tray 21 User s Guide Paper Handling n Fan a stack of paper then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges E Load paper with the printable side up at the center of the rear MP tray The printable side is often whiter or brighter than the other side 6 Slide the edge guide to the edge of the paper but not too tightly Note L1 After loading paper set the paper size for each paper source Paper is fed from the appropriate paper source depending on the setting Use the panel utility to set the paper size Paper Size Loaded Setting on page 66 L4 For plain paper do not load paper above the line just under the Y arrow mark inside the edge guide For Epson special media make sure the number of sheets is less than the limit specified for the media Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities on page 16 1 Up to 1 sheet of Legal size paper can be loaded at a time Loading Envelopes Follow these steps to load envelopes Note The illustrations in this section are from a similar product model Altho
55. em and solution E us Insufficient printer memory for PS3 PCL models only LI Not enough memory in the printer to continue Not enough memory in the printer to complete D printing the current print job Press the D button to cancel the current job Ink expended 6 An ink cartridge is expended or not installed Replace the ink cartridge with a new one If the light is still on after you have replaced the cartridge it may not be installed correctly Reinstall the ink cartridge so that it clicks into place a Replacing an ink cartridge on page 55 Wrong cartridge The currently installed ink cartridge cannot be used with the printer Replace the incompatible cartridge with an appropriate ink cartridge a Replacing an ink cartridge on page 55 Incorrectly installed ink cartridge An ink cartridge is not installed correctly Reinsert the ink cartridge gt The ink light is flashing or is on after you replace the cartridge on page 90 Ink low An ink cartridge is nearly expended Obtain a replacement ink cartridge gt gt Maintenance box is at end The maintenance box is at the end of its service life Replace the maintenance box with a new one a Replacing a maintenance box on page 57 Wrong maintenance box The currently installed maintenance box cannot be used with the printer Replace the incompatible maintenance box with an appropriate maintenance
56. er dialog Dialog Box How to Access It Page Setup Click Page Setup on the File menu of your application Note for Mac OS X 10 5 or later Depending on your application the Page Setup menu may not appear in the File menu Print Click Print on the File menu of your application Epson Printer For Mac OS X 10 6 click System Preferences on the Apple menu and then click Print amp Fax Utility 4 Select your printer from the Printers list box click Options amp Supplies Utility and then click Open Printer Utility For Mac OS X 10 5 click System Preferences on the Apple menu and then click Print amp Fax Select your printer from the Printers list box click Open Print Queue and then click Utility button Getting information through online help Click the 7 Help button in the Print dialog Basic Printing Selecting the correct paper type The printer automatically adjusts itself for the type of paper you select in your print settings That is why the paper type setting is so important Ittells your printer what kind of paper you are using and adjusts the ink coverage accordingly The table below lists the settings you should choose for your paper For this paper Select this paper type setting 26 User s Guide Printing Plain paper plain papers Epson Bright White Ink Jet Paper Thick paper Thick Paper Envelopes Envelope These paper types are compatible with Exi
57. er size For details see the online help Select Portrait tall or Landscape wide to change the orientation of your print E31 EJ E3 FJ Note Select Landscape when printing on envelopes Select the appropriate Paper Type setting ES m Selecting the correct paper type on page 26 Note Print guality is automatically adjusted for the selected Paper Type 28 User s Guide Printing 8 Click OK to close the printer settings window Note To make changes to advanced settings refer to the relevant section 9 Print your file Basic printer settings for Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 Open the file you want to print Access the Print dialog m Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X on page 26 Printer EPSON XXXXX B O Presets Standard i Print Click the V button to extend this dialog 4 Select the printer you are using as the Printer setting and then make suitable settings Printer EPSON XXXXX OB Presets Standard HJ Copies 1 fV Collated Pages 9 All OFrom 1 to 1 Paper Size A4 E 8 27 by 11 69 inches Orientation Ts 1 a Scale 100 Preview k fV Automatically rotate each page O No automatic page scaling 9 Scale each page to fit paper O Only scale down large pages Cancel Cim 29 User s Guide Printing Note LI Select Landscape when printing on envelopes
58. es not eject fully press the D button to eject the paper If the paper is jammed inside the printer remove it by referring to the following section m The Paper Jams on page 80 Q Ifthe paper is wrinkled when it comes out it may be damp or too thin Load a new stack of paper Note Store any unused paper in its original packaging in a dry area The Printer Does Not Print All lights are off O Press the button to make sure the printer is on Q Turn off the printer and make sure that the power cord is securely plugged in L Make sure that your outlet works and is not controlled by a wall switch or timer Lights came on and then went out The printer s voltage may not match the outlet rating Turn offthe printer and unplug it immediately Then check the label on the back of the printer Caution If the voltage does not match DO NOT PLUG YOUR PRINTER BACK IN Contact your dealer Only the power light is on 4 Turn off the printer and computer Make sure the printer s interface cable is securely plugged in 89 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing L Ifyou are using the USB interface make sure your cable meets the USB or Hi Speed USB standards Qj Ifyou are connecting the printer to your computer via a USB hub connect the printer to the first tier hub from your computer Ifthe printer driver is still not recognized on your computer try to directly connect the printer to you
59. f Print and PRINT Image Matching For more information refer to the documentation that came with the Exif Print or PRINT Image Matching compatible digital camera Note The availability of special media varies by location For the latest information on media available in your area contact Epson support Technical Support Web Site on page 112 Loading paper or envelopes Refer to the section below for details on loading paper m Loading Paper on page 18 m Loading Envelopes on page 22 Note After loading paper set paper size for each paper source Paper will be fed from appropriate paper source based on setting m Paper Size Loaded Setting on page 66 When using special Epson paper refer to the section below Introduction to Using Loading and Storing Media on page 16 Refer to the section below for the printable area m Printable area on page 98 Basic printer settings for Windows Open the file you want to print 27 User s Guide Printing Access the printer settings m Accessing the printer driver for Windows on page 25 Paper Source Auto Select Document Size A4 210 x 297 mm Orientation Porvat 2 Sided 245 Paper Type plain papers 2 ided with 2 Up z Normal Click the Main tab Select the appropriate Paper Source setting Select the appropriate Document Size setting You can also define a custom pap
60. fety reserve remains in the cartridge when your printer indicates to replace the cartridge The yields quoted for you do not include this reserve Replacing an ink cartridge When the ink cartridge becomes low or expended a message appears on your computer or the ink status light flashes Open the front cover 55 User s Guide Replacing Consumables Push the ink cartridge and pull it out of the printer Dispose of the used cartridge properly Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it Note Removed ink cartridges may have ink around the ink supply port so be careful not to get any ink on the surrounding area when removing the cartridges Remove the replacement ink cartridge from its package Do not touch the green chip on the side of the cartridge Doing so may prevent normal operation and printing Note Do not shake used ink cartridges as they may leak n Shake the ink cartridge for 5 seconds 15 times horizontally in approximately 5 cm movements as shown in the following illustration S 0 00 05 User s Guide Replacing Consumables E Place the ink cartridge into the cartridge holder Push the cartridge until it clicks into place and then close the front cover OD qu EJ c SE CERE Note The power light continues to flash while the printer is charging ink Do not turn offthe printer during ink charging If the ink charging is incomplete you may not be abl
61. g the frequency of your prints and environmental conditions such as temperature Ll To ensure you receive premium print quality and to help protect your print head a variable ink safety reserve remains in the cartridge when your printer indicates to replace the cartridge The yields quoted for you do not include this reserve I Although the ink cartridges may contain recycled materials this does not affect product function or performance Maintenance box You can use the following maintenance box with this product Part number Maintenance Box T6710 User s Guide Product Information Paper Epson offers specially designed paper and other print media for all your printing needs Note D The availability of paper varies by location mb Technical Support Web Site on page 112 D You can find the part numbers for the following Epson special papers on the Epson support Web site Paper Size Epson Bright White Ink Jet Paper A4 Option 250 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit PXBACU1 You can use the following 250 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit PXBACU1 Part number 250 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit PXBACU1 C12C817011 System Reguirements Windows reguirements System PC Interface Windows 7 Vista XP Professional x64 Edition XP SP1 or higher Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 and Server 2003 Hi Speed USB Recommended USB Minimum No
62. ghts are indicating errors Make sure A4 size paper is loaded in paper cassette 1 Access the Epson Printer Utility 4 dialog m Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X on page 26 Follow the on screen instructions to align the print head n Click the Print Head Alignment button 64 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Making Printer Settings If you have installed the printer driver you can make various printer settings from your computer using the setting utility Note For PS3 PCL models you need to download the software from the Epson s website Power Off Timer Setting The printer turns off automatically if no operations are performed for the selected period after it enters sleep mode You can adjust the time before power management is applied Any increase will affect the product s energy efficiency Please consider the environment before making any change Follow the steps below to adjust the time For Windows Windows 7 Click the start button select Devices and Printers and then right click the printer and select Printer properties Windows Vista and Server 2008 Click the start button select Control Panel and then select Printer from the Hardware and Sound category Then right click the printer and select Properties Windows XP and Server 2003 Click Start Control Panel and then Printers and Faxes Then right click the printer and select Properties Click the Op
63. l sheets of paper 43 User s Guide Printing Note This feature is not available for Mac OS X Printer settings Make adjustments to basic settings m Basic printer settings for Windows on page 27 Select 2x1 Poster 2x2 Poster 3x3 Poster or 4x4 Poster as Multi Page Print Density Ei Print Preview 7 30b Arranger Lite ma 44 User s Guide Printing Click Settings to adjust the way your poster will be printed The Poster Settings window opens Please select the panels that you don t wish to be appear grayed out will not be printed Print Cutting Guides Overlapping Alignment Marks 4 Make the following settings Print Cutting Prints guide lines for cutting Guides Overlapping Slightly overlaps the panels and prints alignment markers so that the panels can be Alignment aligned more precisely Marks Trim Lines Prints border lines on the panels to guide you when trimming the pages Note If you want to print only a few of the panels without printing the entire poster click the panels that you do not want to print Click OK to return to the Main window 6 Click OK to close the printer settings window After completing the steps above print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job Then follow the instructions m How to make a poster from your prints
64. loading capacity differs during 2 sided printing Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities on page 16 Printer settings for Windows Make adjustments to basic settings Basic printer settings for Windows on page 27 Select 2 Sided Printing check box m Printing Presets Paper Source Auto Select M Add Remove Presets Document Sre A4210 x 297mm x Document Fast Document High Quality Orientation Portrait Landscape Document 2 Sided IH Document 2 Up Paper Type plain papers 2 Sided with 2 Up PK Note When using automatic printing make sure the Auto check box is checked 34 User s Guide Printing Click Settings to open the 2 Sided Printing Settings window Create Folded Booklet Booklet Center Binding Side Binding Bi n To print folded booklets using the 2 sided printing option select the Booklet check box and choose Center Binding or Side Binding Note Center Binding is not available with manual printing Select which edge of the document will be bound Note Some settings are not available when Booklet is selected 35 User s Guide Printing G Choose mm or inch as the Unit setting Then specify the width of the binding margin sk Portrait Landscape Folding edge Margin When folded booklets are printed
65. log box m Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X on page 26 Click the Printer Settings button The Printer Settings screen appears Select the paper size for each paper source as the Paper Size Loaded Press the Apply button Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the exterior of the printer To keep your printer operating at its best clean it thoroughly several times a year by using the following instructions Caution Never use alcohol or thinner to clean the printer These chemicals can damage the printer 66 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Note Close the rear MP tray and the output tray when you are not using the printer to protect the printer from dust Cleaning the interior of the printer To keep your print results at their best clean the roller inside by using the following procedure Warning Be careful not to touch the parts inside the printer L Caution LI Be careful to keep water away from the electronic components D Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants D Unsuitable oils can damage the mechanism Contact your dealer or a qualified service person if lubrication is needed Make sure that no lights are indicating errors Load several sheets of A4 size plain paper Press the J button to feed and eject paper Repeat step 3 until the paper is not smeared with ink Sow E3 Transporting the Printer If you move
66. mation Font Name Symbol Set Swiss 742 Condensed Bold Italic 3 Incised 901 3 Incised 901 Bold 3 Incised 901 Italic 3 Aldine 430 3 Aldine 430 Bold 3 Aldine 430 Italic 3 Aldine 430 Bold Italic 3 Calligraphic 401 3 Flareserif 821 Medium 3 Flareserif 821ExtraBold 3 Swiss 721 SWM 3 Swiss 721 SWM Bold 3 Swiss 721 SWM Italic 3 Swiss 721 SWM Bold Italic 3 Dutch 801 SWM 3 Dutch 801 SWM Bold 3 Dutch 801 SWM Italic 3 Dutch 801 SWM Bold Italic 3 Swiss 721 SWA 3 Swiss 721 SWA Bold 3 Swiss 721 SWA Oblique 3 Swiss 721 SWA Bold Oblique 3 Swiss 721 Narrow SWA 3 Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Bold 3 Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Oblique 3 Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Bold Oblique 3 Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA 3 Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Bold 52 Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Italic 3 Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Bold Italic 3 105 User s Guide Product Information Font Name Symbol Set Geometric 711 SWA 3 Geometric 711 SWA Bold 3 Geometric 711 SWA Oblique 3 Geometric 711 SWA Bold Italic 3 Revival 711 Light SWA 3 Revival 711 Demi SWA Bold 3 Revival 711 Light SWA Italic 3 Revival 711 Demi SWA Bold Italic 3 Century 702 SWA 3 Century 702 SWA Bold 3 Century 702 SWA Italic 3 Century 702 SWA Bold Italic be Dutch 801 SWA lt 3 Dutch 8
67. n Info or similar button in the product software L Brand and model of your computer _1 Your computer operating system name and version Qj Names and versions of the software applications you normally use with your product Note Depending on the product the dial list data for fax and or network settings may be stored in the product s memory Due to breakdown or repair of a product data and or settings may be lost Epson shall not be responsible for the loss of any data for backing up or recovering data and or settings even during a warranty period We recommend that you make your own backup data or take notes 112 User s Guide Where To Get Help Help for Users in Europe Check your Pan European Warranty Document for information on how to contact Epson support 113 User s Guide Index Index 2 2 Sided Printin Osc sccscsssssssacsssdsnessusssscesavssessacesesencsgesetesteazcasrosrcsanbe 32 A Aligning print head ceret 64 Bariding emere iier iaaa 84 Blank pages preteen jostueniveciccboctssbveqyocbotees 86 duas E 85 Buttons control panel eerte fete ttn i reor 15 C Canceling printing Mac OS X Minn 31 Cleaning print head ioter dette iiie tras er vi Contacting Epson Control patel ciccsscsccsssassssseoseosscesssssneseversssesboessansnnssssseonsseseenseadaves COpYEIght eee ient epe e b een D Docume
68. nk cartridges at normal room temperature and to use them by the expiry date printed on the cartridge packaging L For the best printing results use up the ink cartridge within six months of installation 54 User s Guide Replacing Consumables Q Ifyoumove ink cartridges froma cold place to a warm place leave it at room temperature for more than four hours before using the ink cartridge L Although the ink cartridges may contain recycled materials this does not effect printer function or performance _1 Do not drop or knock it against hard objects otherwise the ink may leak L This printer uses ink cartridges equipped with an IC chip that monitors the amount of ink used by each cartridge Cartridges are usable even if they are removed and reinserted Q Ifyou need to remove an ink cartridge temporarily be sure to protect the ink supply area from dirt and dust Store the ink cartridge in the same environment as the printer L Never turn off the printer during initial ink charging The ink may fail to filled up and the printer may become unavailable to print Qj The valve in the ink supply port is designed to contain any excess ink that may be released However careful handling is recommended Do not touch the supply port of the ink cartridge or its surrounding area Q For maximum ink efficiency only remove an ink cartridge when you are ready to replace it Ink cartridges with low ink status may not be used when reinse
69. nts PIN M T 26 Driver accessing for Mac OS X sss 26 accessing for Windows ssssseeeeeeereeetenteennnn 25 E Enlarging pages eset trees crnectes gripe teten duo 38 Envelopes chine 22 pri table ated einem tei p ERR EUG 98 Epson j annananananea 16 Errors js X 72 Fit to page printing rene tnenenntnntntnnnnnns 38 Im 100 Fonts LJA mode sse tette nnne 102 PCLO mode donnees ain WORT 104 PSS modena dipinti mie ER E 101 114 H Head cleaning Mac OBA issue i a da ORO TC IR 62 printer buttons tert tnter tenente iet titor obno 63 unn 62 Help nro 112 Horizontal banding ss sssissscssassvesstesssssentsesssonssois cbossssvscsvsevessbetioeoedbs 84 l Incorrect chat cters tette better eiie respi 86 Ink checking ink cartridge status in Mac OS X 53 checking ink cartridge status in Windows 52 Ink cartridges part NUMDERS E 94 replacing when expended sse 55 Interface cables ietises cesi te htm ertet ot riii ode 100 L Lights control panel teet ie ies status lights Loading ndn sates 22 MacOS X accessing printer settings eren 26 che
70. of settings to get the best printing results The status monitor and the printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition Note for Windows users 1 Your printer driver automatically finds and installs the latest version of the printer driver from Epson s Web site Click the Driver Update button in your printer driver s Maintenance window and then follow the on screen instructions If the button does not appear in the Maintenance window point at All Programs or Programs in the Windows Start menu and check in the Epson folder Q9 Ifyou want to change the language of the driver select the language you want to use from the Language setting in your printer driver s Maintenance window Depending on the location this function may not be available Accessing the printer driver for Windows You can access the printer driver from most Windows applications the Windows Start menu or the taskbar To make settings that apply only to the application you are using access the printer driver from that application To make settings that apply to all of your Windows applications access the printer driver from the Start menu or the taskbar Refer to the following sections to access the printer driver Note Screen shots of the printer driver windows in this User s Guide are from Windows 7 From Windows applications Click Print or Print Setup on the File menu In the window that appears
71. on 701 Clarendon Condensed Swiss 742 Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Univers Swiss 742 Condensed Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Univers Condensed Incised 901 Medium Bold Italic Antique Olive Aldine 430 Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Garamond Calligraphic 401 Marigold 102 User s Guide Product Information Font Name Family HP Equivalent Flareserif 821 Medium Extra Bold Albertus Ryadh BT Medium Bold Ryadh Miryam BT Medium Bold Italic Miryam David BT Medium Bold David Narkis Tam BT Medium Bold Narkis Swiss 721 SWM Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Arial Dutch 801 SWM Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Times New Swiss 721 SWA Medium Bold Oblique Bold Oblique Helvetica Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Medium Bold Oblique Bold Oblique Helvetica Narrow Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Palatino Geometric 711 SWA Medium Bold Oblique Bold Italic ITC Avant Garde Gothic Revival 711 SWA Light Demi Bold Light Italic Demi Bold Italic ITC Bookman Century 702 SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic New Century Schoolbook Dutch 801 SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Times Chancery 801 Medium SWA Italic ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic Symbol SWM Symbol Symbol SWA SymbolPS More WingBats SWM Wingdings Fi
72. ope Envelope 10 3 E 10 Envelope DL 3 Envelope C6 Envelope C4 4 1 Epson Bright White Ink Jet Paper A4 200 200 50 8 1 Paper with a weight of 64 g m 17 Ib to 90 g m 24 Ib 2 Paper with a weight of 91 g m 24 Ib to 256 g m 68 Ib 3 Paper with a weight of 75 g m 20 Ib to 90 g m 24 Ib 4 Paper with a weight of 80 g m 21 lb to 100 g m 26 Ib 5 The loading capacity for manual 2 sided printing is 30 sheets 6 The loading capacity for manual 2 sided printing is 1 sheet 7 The loading capacity for manual 2 sided printing is 5 sheets 8 The loading capacity for manual 2 sided printing is 20 sheets Note The availability of paper varies by location Storing paper Return unused paper to the original package as soon as you finish printing When handling special media Epson recommends storing your prints in a resealable plastic bag Keep unused paper and prints away from high temperature humidity and direct sunlight 17 User s Guide Paper Handling Loading Paper Into the paper cassette Follow these steps to load paper Note The illustrations in this section are from a similar product model Although they may differ from your actual product the method of operation is the same Pull out the paper cassette Note If the output tray has been ejected close it before pulling out the paper cassette 18 User s Guide Paper H
73. page manually U N Printer settings for Windows Make adjustments to basic settings Basic printer settings for Windows on page 27 Click the More Options tab then select the Reduce Enlarge Document check box Printing Presets Document Size A4210x297 mm z Add Remove Presets Output Paper A4 210 x 297 ma V Document Fast j Document High Quality Document 2 Sided TJ Document 2400 T ED Document 2 Sided with 2 Up O Automatc Custom Advanced Watermark None z Additonal Settings Rotate 180 V High Speed El Feror Image V Edge Smoothing Fix Red Eye Do one of the following CI Ifyou selected Fit to Page select the size of the paper you are using from the Output Paper CI Ifyou selected Zoom to use the arrows to choose a percentage 39 User s Guide Printing n Click OK to close the printer settings window After completing the steps above print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job Printer settings for Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 Make adjustments to basic settings m Basic printer settings for Mac OS X 10 5 or 10 6 on page 29 Select Paper Handling from the pop up menu Printer EPSON XXXXX ie f Presets Standard a Copies 1 M Collated Pages All QFrom 1 to 1 Paper Size A4 iH 21 00 by 29 70 cm Orientation T8 Te Paper Handling Pages To Print
74. problems is provided by online problem solving the control panel the status monitor or by running a printer operation check Refer to the appropriate section below If you have a specific problem relating to print quality a printing problem not related to print quality or a paper feeding problem or if the printer does not print at all refer to the appropriate section To solve a problem you may need to cancel printing m Canceling Printing on page 30 Status lights Youcan identify many common printer problems using the lights on your printer If the printer stops working and the lights are on or flashing use the following table to diagnose the problem then follow the recommended corrective measures 72 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Lights Problem and solution Paper out No paper is loaded Load paper into the rear MP tray or the paper cassette and then press the D button The printer resumes printing and the light goes out No paper cassette Paper cassette is not installed Install the paper cassette into the printer and press the D button Wrong paper size fed During automatic 2 sided printing the paper size fed into the printer is smaller than the selected paper size After loading paper that matches the print size selected on the computer press the D button to Clear the error and then continue printing Reprint any missing pages Paper size sele
75. r cassette RESIZING pages tenente 38 install ICD S Uninstalling sinini inisin PCL E E E E E E nena PCL6 mode Safety inform ation scoitssiccacdcsstedessstecesedteaseedsacadgessansonstbcaaghedscnsayetes 7 nena Scanning software Poster printing tenente tenente uninstallin 69 assembling pages o LA eit E MN CN E PostScript AG 100 VICE niv s d Shipping printer irent territa eerte teet cad 67 alienin Smeared prinits ss cc cssssssesossesasssastsicssaetteenseesasesterssessiagiataecheetnsnes 85 87 a 2 Specifications deanin aa ink CALA SCS sscsssissssscsssssssosecsesssasenssssesopassesshadossdsectobessrssseisienses 94 A DO EPAR ai ME mechanical coe nove pre a kanje 99 Print guality pas 96 incu 84 d dn z nv SIAL M AAAI Cie AORN RRL 96 Print TTL 5 5 n on standards and approvals sse 100 Hoo CS S o VeA 87 91 Speed Printable area specifications sese 98 pee 87 91 iE Printer checking In Np 76 pos eig e ac OS ectetuer d enn p 66 Windows 76 op ration check sie usa sua actin iden tage itn irte 75 Symbol sets t O ao rv E E TE 67 Kek DA CR Heiicediteito DP 107 Printer settings PCL6 mode 109 accessing for Mac OS X tette reet 26 CHANAAN Ene 7 05 accessing for WindowS aaanneneneneennenenenneneene 25 y MES ne Ra Ra EE Paper Si
76. r computer without the USB hub Qj Ifyou are connecting the printer to your computer via a USB hub make sure the USB hub device is recognized by your computer Qj Turn off the printer and the computer disconnect the printer s interface cable then print an operation check page m Running a printer operation check on page 75 Q Ifyouare trying to print a large image your computer may not have enough memory Try reducing the resolution of your image or printing the image at a smaller size You may need to install more memory in your computer L Users of Windows can clear any stalled print jobs from the Windows Spooler m Canceling Printing on page 30 L Uninstall the printer driver then reinstall it m Uninstalling Your Software on page 69 The ink light is flashing or is on after you replace the cartridge Open the front cover Remove and reinsert the ink cartridge and then continue with the ink cartridge installation Close the front cover firmly 90 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Increasing the Print Speed For Windows Only Print speed may be increased by selecting certain settings in the Extended Settings window when the printing speed is slow Click the Extended Settings button on your printer driver s Maintenance window Main More Options Maintenance Norze Check day EPSON Status Monitor 3 s Head Cleaning pra Monitoring Preferences ee INA
77. rect paper type on page 26 Qj If banding appears at intervals of 2 5 cm run the Print Head Alignment utility Aligning the Print Head on page 64 Vertical banding or misalignment 14 Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up in the rear MP tray 84 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Make sure the printable side of the paper is face down in the paper cassette Run the Nozzle Check utility If any missing segments or broken lines are observed on the printed pattern clean the print head gt Checking the Print Head Nozzles on page 60 Run the Print Head Alignment utility m Aligning the Print Head on page 64 For Windows clear the High Speed check box from the More Options window in your printer driver See the online help for details For Mac OS X 10 5 or later select Off from the High Speed Printing To display the High Speed Printing click through the following menus System Preferences Print amp Fax your printer in the Printers list box Options amp Supplies and then Driver Make sure the paper type selected in the printer driver is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the printer m Selecting the correct paper type on page 26 Blurry or smeared print d We recommend using Epson paper Paper on page 95 Try to use genuine Epson ink cartridges Make sure the printer is on a flat stable surface that extends beyond the base
78. rted L Other products not manufactured by Epson may cause damage that is not covered by Epson s warranties and under certain circumstances may cause erratic printer behavior L Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children Do not allow children to drink from or handle the cartridges L Becareful when you handle used ink cartridges as there may be some inkaround the ink supply port Ifink gets on your skin wash the area thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water If discomfort or vision problems continue after a thorough flushing see a doctor immediately 4 Epson recommends the use of genuine Epson ink cartridges Epson cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of non genuine ink The use of non genuine ink may cause damage that is not covered by Epson s warranties and under certain circumstances may cause erratic printer behavior Information about non genuine ink levels may not be displayed and use of non genuine ink is recorded for possible use in service support Qj Leave the old cartridge installed in the printer until you have obtained a replacement otherwise ink remaining in the print head nozzles may dry out L Never turn off the printer while replacing the ink cartridge Doing so may damage the IC chip on the ink cartridge and the printer may not print properly _1 To ensure you receive premium print quality and to help protect your print head a variable ink sa
79. rtions show printable area Single sheets A B B C Envelopes A B B C Minimum margin Media type Single sheets Envelopes A 3 0 mm 0 12 in 3 0 mm 0 12 in B 3 0 mm 0 12 in 5 0 mm 0 20 in 1 C 3 0 mm 0 12 in 3 0 mm 0 12 in 2 The recommended margin for Envelope C4 is 9 5 mm 2 The recommended margin for Envelope 10 Envelope DL and Envelope C6 is 20 0 mm Note Depending on the type of paper print quality may decline in the top and bottom areas of the print or the area may be smeared 98 User s Guide Product Information Network Interface Specification Ethernet Standard Ethernet 100BASE TX 10BASE T Mechanical Dimensions Storage Width 460 mm 18 1 inches Depth 420 mm 16 5 inches Height 284 mm 11 2 inches Printing Width 460 mm 18 1 inches Depth 654 mm 25 7 inches Height 383 mm 15 1 inches Weight Approx 10 9 kg 24 0 Ib without the ink cartridges and the power cord With the output tray extension extended Electrical WP M4015 100 240 V Model Input voltage range 90 to 264 V Rated freguency range 50 to 60 Hz Input freguency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 5 to 0 25 A Power consumption Printing Approx 22 W ISO IEC24712 Ready mode Approx 5 0 W Sleep mode Approx 2 2 W Power off Approx 0 3 W WP
80. s 84 Symbol sets 107 Horizontal banding 84 Vertical banding or misalignment 84 Blurry or ase print j EEA 85 Where To Get Help Miscellaneous Printout Problems 86 Technical Support Web Site i Incorrect or garbled characters 86 Contacting Epson Support 112 Incorrect margins sus eoa eevee koc a a 86 Before Contacting Epson 22222222 112 Printout has a slight slant 86 Help for Users in Europe secos 113 Inverted image 86 Blank pages print 86 Printed side is smeared or scuffed 87 Printing is too slow 87 Index 11 User s Guide Getting to Know Your Product Getting to Know Your Product Product Parts Note The illustrations in this section are from a similar product model Although they may differ from your actual product the method of operation is the same a Paper cassette 1 b Paper cassette 2 optional 12 User s Guide Getting to Know Your Product a Edge guides b Stopper Output tray extension d Output tray e Edge guides Rear MP tray g Feeder guard Ink cartridge slot b Front cover Print head 13 User s Guide Getting to Know Your Product
81. speakers or the base units of cordless telephones Q The power supply cords should be placed to avoid abrasions cuts fraying crimping and kinking Do not place objects on top of the power supply cords and do not allow the power supply cords to be stepped on or run over Be particularly careful to keep all the power supply cords straight at the ends and the points where they enter and leave the transformer 4 Ifyou use an extension cord with the product make sure that the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord s ampere rating Also make sure that the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet s ampere rating L Never disassemble modify or attempt to repair the power cord printer unit scanner unit or options by yourself except as specifically explained in the product s guides U Unplug the product and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions The power cord or plug is damaged liquid has entered the product the product has been dropped or the casing damaged the product does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance Do not adjust controls that are not covered by the operating instructions Qj Ifyou plan to use the product in Germany the building installation must be protected by a 10 or 16 amp circuit breaker to provide adequate short circuit protection and
82. sta and Server 2008 Click the start button and select Control Panel Windows XP and Server 2003 Click Start and select Control Panel Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 Click Uninstall a program from the Programs category Windows XP Double click the Add or Remove Programs icon 68 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Windows Server 2003 Click the Add or Remove Programs icon Check the list of currently installed programs For Mac OS X Double click Macintosh HD Double click the Epson Software folder in the Applications folder and check the contents Note 1 The Applications folder contains software provided by third parties Q To check that the printer driver is installed click System Preferences on the Apple menu and then click Print amp Fax Then locate your product in the Printers list box Installing the software Insert the printer software disk that came with your product and select the software you want to install on the Software Select screen Uninstalling Your Software You may need to uninstall and then reinstall your printer software to solve certain problems or if you upgrade your operating system For Windows Note LY For Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 you need an administrator account and password if you log on as a standard user Q For Windows XP and Server 2003 you must log on to a Computer Administrator account Turn off the product
83. tab choose the desired watermark from the Watermark list then click Settings Prot Presets Deas nies adapoee o seteno Addibonal Settngs Rotate 180 V Mgh Speed El Mirror image V Edge Smoothing Fa RedEye CD Cae Gi If you want to create your own watermark see the online help 48 User s Guide Printing Specify the settings you want for the watermark Watermark Watermark Confidential Text onfider sal Density Ught Derk Font Anal Poston Style Boks M de X rar x Orde Squire Left Right Y Top Bottom 3 Degee Veyermg Front X Sre Print on First Page only n Click OK to return to the More Options window Click OK to close the printer settings window After completing the steps above print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job Sharing Your Printer You can set up your printer so other users on the network can share it First you will set up the printer as a shared printer on the computer directly connected to it Then you will add the printer to each network computer that will access it See your Windows or Macintosh documentation for details Using the PostScript Printer Driver and the PCL6 Printer Driver For PS3 PCL models you need to download the software from the Epson s website Contact customer support in your region for more details on obtaining the printer drivers and system requirements su
84. te Q Windows Server OS supports the printer driver only the applications supplied are not supported 1 Contact your software manufacturer to find out if their software works in Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Macintosh reguirements System PC Interface PowerPC based or Intel based Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10 5 x 10 6 x 10 7 x Hi Speed USB Recommended USB Minimum 95 User s Guide Product Information Note The UNIX File System UFS for Mac OS X is not supported Technical Specifications Printer specifications Paper path Paper cassette 1 and 2 front entry Rear MP tray top entry Capacity 27 5 mm for paper cassette 1 and 2 9 0 mm for rear MP tray 1 2 3 4 1 Paper with a weight of 64 to 90g m 17 to 24 Ib 2 Envelope 10 DL and C6 with a weight of 75 to 90 g m 20 to 24 Ib 3 Envelope C4 with a weight of 80 to 100 g m 21 to 26 Ib lt 4 For Legal and User Defined sizes load one sheet at a time Paper Note LJ Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time Epson cannot attest to the guality of any non Epson brand or type of paper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large guantities or printing large jobs 1 Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and cause paper jams or other problems If you encounter problems switch
85. ter driver then reinstall it m Uninstalling Your Software on page 69 87 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing If you try all of the methods above and cannot solve the problem see the following m Increasing the Print Speed For Windows Only on page 91 Paper Does Not Feed Correctly Paper does not feed Remove the stack of paper and make sure of the following 1 You have inserted the paper cassette all the way into the printer L The paper is not curled or creased L The paper is not too old See the instructions that came with the paper for more information Qj Check the Paper Size Loaded setting and load paper that matches the paper size set for each paper source gt Paper Size Loaded Setting on page 66 Qj You have selected the correct paper source in the application or printer driver settings m Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities on page 16 I For plain paper do not load paper above the line just under the Y or amp arrow mark inside the edge guide For Epson special media make sure the number of sheets is less than the limit specified for the media m Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities on page 16 L Paper is not jammed inside the printer If it is remove the jammed paper gt The Paper Jams on page 80 L The ink cartridge is not expended If a cartridge is expended replace it m Replacing an ink cartridge on page 55
86. the printer some distance you need to prepare it for transportation in its original box or one ofa similar size L Caution Q When storing or transporting the printer avoid tilting it placing it vertically or turning it upside down otherwise ink may leak LI Leave the ink cartridges installed Removing the cartridges can dry out the print head and may prevent the printer from printing Make sure the printer is off Unplug the power cord from the outlet then disconnect the USB cable from your computer Disconnect all other cables from the printer 67 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Remove all paper from the rear MP tray n Flip back the feeder guard and then close the paper support and the output tray Remove all paper from the paper cassette and re insert the cassette into the printer 6 Repack the printer in its box using the protective materials that came with it Note Ll Keep the printer level during transport D Be sure to remove the protective materials from the printer before using it again Checking and Installing Your Software Checking the software installed on your computer To use the functions described in this User s Guide you need to install the following software _1 Epson Driver and Utilities LI Epson Event Manager Follow the steps below to check that the software is installed on your computer For Windows Windows 7 Vi
87. the site at http www epson com Next select the support section of your local Epson Web site To uninstall applications you must log on to a Computer Administrator account You cannot uninstall programs if you log on as a limited account user Depending on the application the Installer may be separated from the Uninstaller Quit all running applications Double click the Uninstall Center icon in the Epson folder in your Mac OS X hard drive 70 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Select the check boxes for the software you want to uninstall such as your product s driver and the application from the list displayed n Click Uninstall Follow the on screen instructions If you cannot find the software you want to uninstall in the Uninstall Center window double click the Applications folder in your Mac OS X hard drive select the application you want to uninstall and then drag it to the Trash icon Note If you uninstall the printer driver and the name of your product remains in the Print amp Fax window select the name of your product and click the remove button 71 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Troubleshooting for Printing Diagnosing the Problem Troubleshooting printer problems is best handled in two steps first diagnose the problem then apply likely solutions until the problem is fixed The information that you need to diagnose and solve most common
88. tion Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from electromagnetic interference that occurs from the use of any interface cables other than those designated as Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation EPSON isa registered trademark and EPSON EXCEED YOUR VISION or EXCEED YOUR VISION isa trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation PRINT Image Matching and the PRINT Image Matching logo are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation All rights reserved Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation PowerPC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Features Zoran Corporation Integrated Print System IPS for print language emulation Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh Mac Mac OS AppleTalk Bonjour ColorSync and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple Inc Apple Chancery Chicago Geneva Hoefler Text Monaco and New York are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions Albertus Arial Gillsans Times New Roman and Joanna are trademarks of The Monotype Corporation registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain j
89. tional Settings tab and then click the Printer Settings button Select Off 2h 4h 8h or 12h as the Power Off Timer setting Click the Apply button E3 F3 g For MacOS X Access the Epson Printer Utility 4 dialog box E m Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X on page 26 Click the Printer Settings button The Printer Settings screen appears Select Off 2h 4h 8h or 12h as the Power Off Timer setting Click the Apply button E3 F3 g 65 User s Guide Maintaining Your Printer and Software Paper Size Loaded Setting Follow the steps below to define which paper size should be loaded in the rear MP tray and cassette s Once this setting is made you do not have to select the paper source every time you print For Windows S F3 g Windows 7 Click the start button select Devices and Printers and then right click the printer and select Printer properties Windows Vista and Server 2008 Click the start button select Control Panel and then select Printer from the Hardware and Sound category Then right click the printer and select Properties Windows XP and Server 2003 Click Start Control Panel then Printers and Faxes Then right click the printer and select Properties Click the Optional Settings tab and click the Printer Settings button Select the paper size for each paper source as the Paper Size Loaded Click the Apply button For Mac OS X B Access the Epson Printer Utility 4 dia
90. tions and Notes Warnings Cautions and Notes in this manual are indicated as below and have the following meaning Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your eguipment User s Guide Guidelines Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of the product User s Guide Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read all of the instructions in this section before using the product Also be sure to follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product Setting up the product Observe the following when setting up the product Q Do not block or cover the vents and openings in the product L Use only the type of power source indicated on the product s label Q Use only the power cord that comes with the product Use of another cord may result in fire or electric shock Qj The product s power cord is for use with the product only Use with other equipment may result in fire or electric shock L Be sure your AC power cord meets the relevant local safety standard Qj Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off Q Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers L Keep the entire computer system away from potential sources of electromagnetic interference such as loud
91. ttings window check the Enable EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box L4 Depending on current settings the simplified status monitor may be displayed Click the Details button to display the window above 4 The ink levels displayed are an approximate indication For Mac OS X Note Ifan ink cartridge is running low prepare a new ink cartridge You can check the ink cartridge status using EPSON Status Monitor Follow the steps below Access the Epson Printer Utility 4 dialog m Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X on page 26 53 User s Guide Replacing Consumables Click the EPSON Status Monitor button The EPSON Status Monitor appears g Buy Epson Ink EPSON wr ms015 series EPSON Status Monitor Ink Levels Black Information cn B Maintenance Box Service Life Update OK Note D The graphic displays the ink cartridge status when EPSON Status Monitor was first opened To update the ink cartridge status click Update D Epson cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of non genuine ink If non genuine ink cartridges are installed the ink cartridge status may not be displayed D The ink levels displayed are an approximate indication Using the printer buttons m Status lights on page 72 Precautions on ink cartridge replacement Read all of the instructions in this section before replacing the ink cartridges Q Werecommend storing i
92. ugh they may differ from your actual product the method of operation is the same 22 User s Guide Paper Handling Slide out the output tray and raise the stopper Pull up the rear MP tray 23 User s Guide Paper Handling n Load envelopes short edge first with the flap facing down and at the center of the rear MP tray Note D The thickness of envelopes and their ability to fold vary widely If the total thickness of the stack of envelopes exceeds 10 mm press down on the envelopes to flatten them before loading If print quality declines when a stack of envelopes is loaded load one envelope at a time Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities on page 16 1 Do not use envelopes that are curled or folded Flatten the envelope and the flaps before loading SJ ee T Flatten the leading edge of the envelope before loading 4 Avoid using envelopes that are too thin as they may curl during printing T Align the edges of the envelopes before loading Slide the edge guide to the edge of the envelopes but not too tightly For printing instructions see the following instructions m Basic Printing on page 26 24 User s Guide Printing Printing Using Your Software Printer driver and status monitor The printer driver lets you choose froma wide variety
93. ur paper jams frequently check the following L The paper is smooth not curled or wrinkled Qj You are using high quality paper L The printable side of the paper is face down in the paper cassette Q The printable side of the paper is face up in the rear MP tray L The paper stack was fanned before loading U For plain paper do not load paper above the line just under the Y or arrow mark inside the edge guide For Epson special media make sure the number of sheets is less than the limit specified for the media gt Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities on page 16 L The edge guides are snug against the edges of the paper Qj The printer is on a flat stable surface that extends beyond the base in all directions The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted Reprinting after a paper jam for Windows only After you cancel the print job because ofa paper jam you can reprint it without reprinting pages that have already been printed Solve the paper jam The Paper Jams on page 80 Access the printer settings m Accessing the printer driver for Windows on page 25 IE Select the Print Preview check box in the Main window of your printer driver Make the settings that you want to use to print Click OK to close the printer settings window and then print your file Print Preview window opens Selecta page that has already been printed in the page list box on the left sid
94. ur software may not be installed correctly Try uninstalling your software and reinstalling it m Uninstalling Your Software on page 69 1 Ifthe test page does not print you may have a problem with your printer Try the suggestions in the following section m The Printer Does Not Print on page 89 Checking Printer Status For Windows Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information on the printer status There are two ways to access EPSON Status Monitor 3 14 Double click the printer shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar see the following section m From the shortcut icon on the taskbar on page 26 4 Open the printer driver click the Maintenance tab then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button 76 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing When you access EPSON Status Monitor 3 the following window appears TI EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON WP M4525 Series Ea EPSON It is ready to print Ink Levels Black Information Maintenance Box Service Life pe 4 Print Queue LI LI Note If EPSON Status Monitor 3 does not appear access the printer driver and click the Maintenance tab and then the Extended Settings button In the Extended Settings window check the Enable EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box Depending on current settings the simplified status monitor may be displayed Click the
95. urisdictions ITC Avant Garde ITC Bookman ITC Lubalin ITC Mona Lisa Recut ITC Symbol ITC Zapf Chancery and ITC ZapfDingbats are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions User s Guide Copyright and Trademarks Clarendon Helvetica New Century Schoolbook Optima Palatino Stempel Garamond Times and Univers are registered trademarks of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG which may be registered in certain jurisdictions exclusively licensed through Linotype Library GmbH a wholly owned subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Wingdings is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Antique Olive is a registered trademark of Marcel Olive and may be registered in certain jurisdictions Adobe SansMM Adobe SerifMM Carta and Tekton are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Marigold and Oxford are trademarks of AlphaOmega Typography Coronet is a registered trademark of Ludlow Type Foundry Eurostile is a trademark of Nebiolo Bitstream is a registered trademark of Bitstream Inc registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions Swiss is a trademark of Bitstream Inc registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions This product includes RSA BSA
96. using the 2 sided printing option a margin ofthe specified width willappear on both sides of the fold For example if you specify a 10 mm margin you will get a20 mm margin a margin of 10 mm will be placed on each side of the fold Note The actual binding margin may be different from the specified settings depending on your application Experiment with a few sheets to examine actual results before printing the entire job Click OK to return to the Main window 8 Click the Print Density button to open the Print Density Adjustment window Note This button is not available when you print manually Select Document Type Text Text amp Graphics gt Text amp Photos Adjustments 36 User s Guide Printing E Select one of the Select Document Type settings This automatically adjusts Print Density and Increase Ink Drying Time Note If you are printing high density data such as graphs we recommend adjusting settings manually Click OK to return to the Main window Make sure all of the settings are correct and then click OK to close the printer settings window After completing the steps above print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job Note If you are printing manually instructions for printing the back pages will be displayed while the face pages are printed Follow the on screen instructions to reload the paper
97. when handling the ink cartridges L Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children and do not drink LJ Ifink gets on your skin wash it off with soap and water If it gets in your eyes flush them immediately with water L Before installing the new ink cartridge in the printer shake it back and forth horizontally in five centimeter movements about 15 times within five seconds Qj Use the ink cartridge before the date printed on its package _1 Use up the ink cartridge within six months of installation for best results Qj Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them This could damage the print head L Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of the cartridge This may affect normal operation and printing Q The IC chip on this ink cartridge retains a variety of cartridge related information such as the ink cartridge status so that the cartridge may be removed and reinserted freely Q Ifyou remove an ink cartridge for later use protect the ink supply area from dirt and dust and store it in the same environmentas this product Note that there is a valve in the ink supply port making covers or plugs unnecessary but care is needed to prevent the ink from staining items that the cartridge touches Do not touch the ink supply port or surrounding area User s Guide Contents Contents Copyright and Trademarks Copyright and Trademarks Guidelines Where to Find Information
98. x click the How To button on the window and the status monitor will lead you step by step through the cartridge or the maintenance box replacement procedure Note for Windows users If EPSON Status Monitor 3 does not appear access the printer driver and click the Maintenance tab and then the Extended Settings button In the Extended Settings window check the Enable EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box To confirm the status of each ink cartridge see one of the following sections m Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 76 Windows m Using EPSON Status Monitor on page 78 Mac OS X Running a printer operation check If you are unable to determine the source ofthe problem run a printer operation check to help you determine whether the problem comes from the printer or your computer To run a printer operation check follow these steps Make sure the printer is turned off Make sure that A4 size paper is loaded in the paper cassette 75 User s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing While holding down the 6 button press the O button to turn on the printer When the printer turns on release both the buttons A test page prints showing a nozzle check pattern If the pattern has gaps you need to clean the print head m Cleaning the Print Head on page 62 4 Ifthe test page prints the problem probably lies in your software settings the cable or your computer It is also possible that yo
99. xedPitch 850 Regular Bold Italic Letter Gothic Naskh BT Medium Bold Naskh Koufi BT Medium Bold Koufi FixedPitch 810 Dark Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic CourierPS Line Printer H Line Printer OCRA z z OCRB Code39 9 37cpi 4 68cpi EAN UPC Medium Bold Note Dependingon the print density or on the quality or color ofthe paper OCR A OCR B Code39 and EAN UPC fonts may not be readable Print a sample and make sure the fonts can be read before printing large quantities 103 User s Guide PCL6 mode Product Information For symbol set see In the PCL6 mode on page 109 Scalable font Font Name Symbol Set FixedPitch 810 1 FixedPitch 810 Bold 1 FixedPitch 810 Italic bil FixedPitch 810 Bold Italic I FixedPitch 850 Regular I FixedPitch 850 Bold 1 FixedPitch 850 Italic 1 FixedPitch 810 Dark 3 FixedPitch 810 Dark Bold 3 FixedPitch 810 Dark Italic 3 FixedPitch 810 Dark Bold Italic 3 Dutch 801 52 Dutch 801 Bold 2 Dutch 801 Italic 2 Dutch 801 Bold Italic 2 Zapf Humanist 601 3 Zapf Humanist 601 Bold 3 Zapf Humanist 601 Italic 3 Zapf Humanist 601 Bold Italic 3 Ribbon 131 3 Clarendon 701 3 Swiss 742 2 Swiss 742 Bold 2 Swiss 742 Italic 2 Swiss 742 Bold Italic 2 Swiss 742 Condensed 3 Swiss 742 Condensed Bold 3 Swiss 742 Condensed Italic 3 104 User s Guide Product Infor
100. ze Loaded sni so ee oda he nale 66 Power Off TINE seesinane eertse 65 T Printing 2 sided 32 ENTE E NR 112 canceling A EE E E AT 30 fit to page 38 Text i l Briner heef Aate a a MUS 4l printing AOCUMENLHS cccscs csscsecsoteseoerscssesessvnsssssnnstesrsevsnesesorssnoens 26 sea O ra ane 43 Trademark NM 2 5 C 26 Transporting printers itti ferte ena tietirbeetta ten 67 WALETIMIATKS C 47 Problems U bande ea tai onda Ra M ae eia totam etin blank penes Uninstalling software ettet iret teta 69 blurry prints USB contacting Epson 112 connecter 100 GIECURODDM kaen 72 incorrect characters treten tte ttn sets ao niano 86 oaket geait A 86 nu 86 115 User s Guide Index W Watermark printing cetero nee eet teens 47 Windows accessing printer settings 25 checking Printer status eet tentari berto 76 managing print jObs cocer rteeniteeeten resorte 76 status monitor eren trennt ttnnnnnnetn tenen 76 116

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