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Epson WP-4590 User's Guide

1. 6 Ifthere are no gaps click Finish If there are gaps or the pattern is faint clean the print head Parent topic Print Head Nozzle Check Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Print Head Cleaning If print quality has declined and the nozzle check pattern indicates clogged nozzles you can clean the print head Note You cannot clean the print head if an ink cartridge is expended and may not be able to clean it when a cartridge is low You must replace the cartridge first Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel Cleaning the Print Head Using a Computer Utility Parent topic Print Head Maintenance Related topics Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel You can clean the print head using the control panel on your product 242 Make sure plain paper is loaded in the product 2 Press the I Setup button 3 Pressthe arrow buttons to select Maintenance and press the OK button You see this screen Maintenance a Head Cleaning o Head Alignment OK Proc eed Back 4 Select Head Cleaning and press the OK button You see this screen To correct missing dots clean the head Press OK 5 Press the OK button 243 6 Select the cleaning cycle you want to run then press either of the Start buttons to clean the print
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3. seeee 112 Selecting Basic Print Settings PostScript Printer Software Windows sssesssss 112 Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options PostScript Printer Software Windows 114 Selecting Default Print Settings PostScript Printer Software Windows sss 116 Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X 117 Selecting Basic Print Settings PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X ssssssssess 117 Selecting Page Setup Settings PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X 121 Selecting Print Layout Options PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X sssssssssss 122 Sizing Printed Images PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X sssssssssse 123 Managing Color PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X ssssssseeee 123 Printing Your Document or Photo PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X 124 Checking Print Status PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X ssssessseee 125 Cancelling Printing Using a Product B tton certain erede oder ott ep e et cepas 126 i e EP A A E E E MR 127 Connecting a USB Thumb Drive or External Device eeeeesseeeeee ener 127 Starting a SCAN m 128 Starting a Scan Using the Product Control Panel cceeeseeeeeeeeeeennneeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaees 128 Scan to USB Device Options miii en a a
4. ssssssseeeeeneeneen enne 292 Straight Lines in an Image Appear Crooked eesseeeeeneeeennen e 292 Image is Distorted or BIG Ys ais De Ru Esca te d aede ica e edes 292 Image Colors are Patchy at the Edges ue tiep etaed citur coco dec e DONE 293 Image Is Too Dark cocci e e aaa aR aaa aa io a ANTEA AeA EAE Hera aaia 293 Back of Original Image Appears in Scanned Image sses 293 10 Ripple Patterns Appear in an Image cccccecceeeceeeeeeeeeeeceseeeaeeaeeeaaecaaeaaecaeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeess 294 Scanned Image Colors Do Not Match Original Colors seeeeeee 294 Scan Area is Not Adjustable in Thumbnail Preview sseen 294 Scanned Image Edges are Cropped c cccnccsseeteteneetesscdetenceeeeenenseedeteeseesnsencccceeeecenesencneneneness 295 Solving Faxing Probleris con ete erp Eden a e Ria arcade peste ak need tar ee haere 295 Cannot Send or Receive Faxes ssssssssssssssssssseeeneeeeeee nennen nennen nnne nennen nnn nennen nnn 295 Cannot Receive Faxes with a Telephone Connected to Your Product eesuss 296 When to Uninstall Your Product Software ce ccecceeceeeeceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeaaeaaeeaaecaeceeceaeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneess 296 Uninstalling Product Software WITIdOWS 5 acne eme Pt ira dette een dae ape tree ae eae d due 297 Uninstalling Product Software PCL Printer Software
5. 274 6 Lower the document cover 7 Raise the ADF input tray 8 Carefully remove the jammed pages 275 9 Lower the ADF input tray and reload your originals Caution Make sure you do not load the ADF beyond its capacity for your paper size Also make sure the originals you load are not bent folded or curled and do not have tape staples or other materials that could obstruct the feeder 10 Follow the prompts on the LCD screen to clear any error messages Parent topic Solving Paper Problems Related tasks Placing Originals in the Automatic Document Feeder Paper Ejection Problems If you have problems with paper ejecting properly try these solutions f paper does not eject fully you may have set the wrong paper size Cancel printing to eject the paper Select the correct paper size when you reprint f paper is wrinkled when it ejects it may be damp or too thin Load new paper and be sure to select the correct paper type setting when you reprint 276 Parent topic Solving Paper Problems Related references Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product Paper Jam Problems in the Cassette Paper Jam Problems in the Duplexer Paper or Media Type Settings Related tasks Cancelling Printing Using a Product Button Related topics Loading Paper Solving PCL PostScript Problems Check these sections if you have problems with the PCL or PostScript printer software Nothing Prints Settings Are Missing from
6. Dust Removal Note Not all adjustment settings may be available depending on the Image Type setting Click the image adjustment icon to access additional settings Click the Windows or gt Mac OS X icon next to a setting to change the level of adjustment Unsharp Mask Makes the edges of certain image areas clearer Turn off this option to leave softer edges 157 Descreening Removes the ripple pattern that might appear in subtly shaded image areas such as skin tones This option improves results when scanning magazines or newspapers The results of descreening do not appear in the preview image only in your scanned image Color Restoration Restores the colors in faded photos automatically Backlight Correction Removes shadows from photos that have too much background light Dust Removal Removes dust marks from your originals automatically Auto Exposure Automatically adjusts the image exposure settings when you click the E Auto Exposure icon To automatically adjust image exposure settings continuously click the Configuration button click the Color tab and select Continuous auto exposure You can adjust the level of auto exposure using a slider Histogram Adjustment Provides a graphical interface for adjusting highlight shadow and gamma levels individually For advanced users only Click the bi histogram icon to access the settings Tone Correction Provides a graphical interface for adjusting tone
7. Letter 8 1 2 x Lim Document Fast S Document High Quality Portrait Landecape d Document 2 Sided Z7 Document 24 p Plan Paper Might White Paper 3 Document 2 Sided with 2 Up Document Fast Grayscale Normal 3 Document High Quality Grayscale C 9 Cole Back Grayscale 3 Select the print settings you want to use as defaults in all your Windows programs 4 Click OK These settings are now the defaults selected for printing You can still change them as needed for printing in any program session Changing the Language of the Printer Software Screens Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Parent topic Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows Changing the Language of the Printer Software Screens Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows You can change the language used on the Windows printer software screens 1 Right click the product icon in the Windows taskbar 2 Select Printer Settings You see the printer settings window 3 Click the Maintenance tab 87 You see the maintenance options Man More Optons Martenance a Mead Clean IVA Prnt Head Alignment 4 Selectthe language you want to use as the Language setting 5 Click OK to close the printer software window The printer software screens appear in the language you selected the next time you access them Parent topic Selecting Default Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Chang
8. Note You can place multiple originals on the scanner glass Just make sure they are at least 0 8 inch 20 mm away from each other 3 Close the document cover gently to keep your original in place Parent topic Placing Originals on the Product 65 Related topics Copying Scanning Faxing Placing Originals in the Automatic Document Feeder You can place multi page original documents in the Automatic Document Feeder ADF Make sure the originals meet the Automatic Document Feeder specifications before loading them Caution Make sure your originals are not creased or folded and do not contain holes staples tape or other materials that could obstruct the feeder 1 Slide the ADF edge guide outward 66 3 Insert the originals into the ADF faceup and top edge first Note If you are copying two originals onto one sheet make sure the originals are loaded as shown 67 Parent topic Placing Originals on the Product Related references Automatic Document Feeder ADF Specifications Related topics Copying Scanning Faxing 69 Copying See the information here to copy documents or photos using your product Note Copies may not be exactly the same size as your originals Copying Documents or Photos Paper Type Settings Copying Paper Size Settings Copying Copying Options Related references Paper Type Settings Copying Paper Size Settings Copying Copying Options Related topics Placing O
9. 133 Starting a Scan from a Scanning Program You can start Epson Scan from a scanning program to select scan settings scan and open the scanned image in the program Note With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 or 10 8 in addition to scanning with Image Capture you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images and provides an interface for TWAIN compliant OCR scanning software such as ABBYY FineReader To download Epson Scan visit Epson s driver download site U S downloads or Canadian downloads 1 Open your scanning program and select its scanning option See your scanning program help for instructions 2 Select your product Note In certain programs you may need to select your product as the source first If you see a Select Source option choose it and select your product With Windows do not select a WIA option for your product it will not work correctly You see an Epson Scan window like this 134 Image Adjustments Descreening F Color Restoration Image Option lt Text Enhancement Auto Area Segmentation Parent topic Starting a Scan Related tasks Scanning with Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 Using Image Capture Related topics Selecting Epson Scan Settings 135 Selecting Epson Scan Settings After starting Epson Scan you can select settings in various modes to customize your scan Scan Modes
10. Do one of the following Tocreate a speed dial entry select Speed Dial enter a name and fax number and click OK Tocreate a group dial entry select Group enter a name select your desired fax numbers and click OK Repeat the previous steps as necessary to add all your speed dial or group dial entries When you are finished click the icon to save the entries to your product s memory Parent topic Setting Up Speed Dial and Group Dial Lists 207 Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Fax Utility Mac OS X You can set up your speed dial and group dial lists using the FAX Utility The utility also lets you import fax numbers from the MacAddress Book and back up fax numbers to your product s memory Note You can create up to 60 speed dial and group dial entries combined 1 Doone ofthe following Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan select the FAX option for your product and select Options amp Supplies Select Utility and select Open Printer Utility Mac OS X 10 5 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax select the FAX option for your product and select Open Print Queue Select Utility 2 Double click FAX Utility if necessary You see this window e n FAX Utility Printer FAX Tool m Fax Transmis Fax Receive Monator a d Fax Settings 1 A ij Check Fax f
11. Make sure the Ethernet cable is securely connected to your product and to your router access point switch or hub Try connecting your product to a different port or a different router access point switch or hub Try connecting with a different Ethernet cable Try printing to your product from another computer on the network Parent topic Solving Network Problems Cannot Scan Over a Network If you cannot start Epson Scan for scanning over a network try these solutions If you are scanning a large original at a high resolution a network communication error may occur Try scanning again at a lower resolution If network communication was interrupted while starting Epson Scan exit Epson Scan wait a few seconds and restart it If Epson Scan cannot restart turn off your product turn it back on and try restarting Epson Scan again Check the connection setting and test the connection using Epson Scan Settings 262 Windows Click eo or Start gt All Programs or Programs gt EPSON gt EPSON Scan gt EPSON Scan Settings Make sure the Connection setting is set to Network then click the Test button Mac OS X Open the Applications folder click Epson Software and click EPSON Scan Settings Make sure the Connection setting is set to Network then click the Test button Make sure the option selected as the Timeout Setting in the Epson Scan Settings program is long enough to complete scanning over a network You may
12. Parent topic Scanning in Professional Mode Image Preview Guidelines You can preview your scanned image so you can adjust the scan settings using the preview as a guide There are two types of preview available depending on the scan mode and selected settings Thumbnail preview A thumbnail preview displays your previewed images as thumbnails with the scanned image area and exposure automatically selected If the Thumbnail checkbox is selected clicking the Preview button opens a thumbnail preview Normal preview A normal preview displays your previewed images in their entirety so you can select the scanned image area and other settings manually If the Thumbnail checkbox is deselected clicking the Preview button opens a normal preview Parent topic Selecting Epson Scan Settings Scan Resolution Guidelines If you plan to enlarge a scanned image so you can print it at a larger size you may need to increase the resolution from the default resolution set by Epson Scan Follow these guidelines to determine the resolution setting you need You will enlarge the image as you scan it If you will enlarge the image using Epson Scan s Target Size setting Home and Professional modes only you do not need to increase the Resolution setting You will scan the image at its original size but enlarge it later in an image editing program Increase Epson Scan s Resolution setting in your scan Increase the resolution by the same amount yo
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14. Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm 47 Paper Type Sie Partnumber Sheet count Epson Premium Photo Paper 4 x 6 inches 102 x 152 mm 041982 Semi gloss Letter 8 5 x 11 inches S041331 20 216 x 279 mm Parent topic Loading Paper Paper or Media Type Settings Standard Epson Printer Software For this paper Select this paper Type or Media Type setting Plain paper Plain Paper Bright White Paper Epson Bright White Paper Epson Presentation Paper Matte Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Premium Presentation Paper Matte Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Double sided Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte Epson Brochure amp Flyer Paper Matte Double sided PCL and Postscript PS3 Printer Software PCL and PostSript PS3 printer software support plain paper and envelope printing Parent topic Loading Paper 48 Setting the Paper Size for Each Source You can set the paper size for each paper source using the control panel or your printer software when using the product with the standard Epson printer software The settings apply to all print jobs sent to the product Note If you are using the PCL or PostScript PS3 printer software with the optional second paper cassette installed you need to enable it in the printer software before changing the settings Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Control Panel Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software
15. Note If you are installing the PCL printer software select Epson Universal Laser P6 from the Printers list Enter the name of your product as the Printer name and click Next Select Yes to print a test page and confirm that your product is installed or select No to skip this step then click Next Click Finish to close the window and complete setup Your product is now installed Note If you are using the PCL printer software you need to select your product in the printer software before you can adjust your print settings Parent topic Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Related tasks Selecting the Product PCL Printer Software Windows 32 Related topics Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows Installing the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X If you did not install the standard EPSON printer software you need to install the PostScript PS3 printer software before you can adjust the print settings and print to your network printer Note Make sure your product is turned on and connected to the same network as your computer before installing the printer software 1 Rw o go oO Double click the Download WP 4590 Driver shortcut on your desktop and download the latest PS3 printer software Extract the zipped folder that you downloaded in the previous step Run the PS3 printer software installer Follow the on scre
16. Rear MP tray top entry Paper cassette front entry Approximately 80 sheets at 17 to 24 Ib 64 to 90 g m Approximately 250 sheets at 17 to 24 Ib 64 to 90 g m Parent topic Technical Specifications Related references Paper Loading Capacity Scanning Specifications Scanner type Photoelectric device Effective pixels Document size Scanning resolution Output resolution Image data Light source Flatbed color CIS 10 200 x 14 040 pixels at 1200 dpi Maximum 8 5 x 11 7 inches 216 x 297 mm Scanner glass US letter or A4 1200 dpi main scan 2400 dpi sub scan 50 to 4800 7200 and 9600 dpi 50 to 4800 dpi in 1 dpi increments Color 48 bits per pixel internal 24 bits per pixel external Grayscale 16 bits per pixel internal 8 bits per pixel external Black and white 16 bits per pixel internal 1 bit per pixel external LED Parent topic Technical Specifications 303 Automatic Document Feeder ADF Specifications Paper input Paper output Paper size Paper type Paper weight Sheet feeding capacity Faceup loading Facedown ejection US letter legal or A4 size Plain paper 17 Ib 64 g m to 24 Ib 95 g m Total thickness 0 12 inch 3 mm Approximately 30 sheets US letter or A4 or 10 sheets legal You cannot use the 2 sided scanning feature with legal size paper Parent topic Technical Specifications Fax Specifications Fax type Support line Speed Resolution Error corr
17. Selecting the Scan Mode Scanning in Home Mode Scanning in Office Mode Scanning in Professional Mode Image Preview Guidelines Scan Resolution Guidelines Selecting Scan File Settings Parent topic Scanning Scan Modes Epson Scan provides a choice of scan modes with different levels of control over your settings Office Mode You can quickly scan text documents and adjust them on a preview screen You can also select various image adjustment options and preview your scanned image Home Mode You can select setting groups based on the type of content you are scanning You can also select various image adjustment options and preview and size your scanned image Professional Mode You can manually customize all available settings and preview and size your scanned image Note You have to place your original on the scanner glass when using Home Mode Parent topic Selecting Epson Scan Settings Related tasks Selecting the Scan Mode Selecting the Scan Mode Select the Epson Scan mode you want to use from the Mode box in the upper right corner of the Epson Scan window 136 r amp EPSON Scan EPSON Scan Home Mode Mode Image Type Office Mode Color Grayscale Professional Mode Destination Parent topic Selecting Epson Scan Settings Related tasks Scanning in Home Mode Scanning in Office Mode Scanning in Professional Mode Scanning in Home Mode When you scan in Home Mode Epson Scan aut
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19. You can send a fax from your product control panel by selecting a speed dial or group dial entry from the list 1 Place your original on the product for faxing 2 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM Quality Standard 2 Sided Faxing Off 211 Press the amp Speed Dial button If you want to select a group dial entry press the v Menu button Select the speed dial or group dial entry you want to use then press the OK button D de 9 If you need to change any fax settings press the v Menu button select Send Settings press the OK button and select your settings When you finish selecting settings press the x Menu button 7 Press either of the Start buttons Note If your recipient s fax machine does not print in color your fax is automatically sent in black and white To cancel faxing press the Q Stop Reset button Your product scans your original and prompts you to place additional pages if necessary After scanning your originals your product dials the number and sends the fax Note If the number is busy or there is a communication problem your product displays a redialing message and will redial the number in a few minutes Parent topic Sending Faxes from the Product Control Panel Dialing Fax Numbers from a Connected Telephone If you have connected a telephone to the EXT port on your product you can send a fax by dialing the fax number from the connected telephone 1 P
20. light horizontal bands you may need to align the print head Note Banding may also occur if your print head nozzles need cleaning Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel Aligning the Print Head Using a Computer Utility Parent topic Adjusting Print Quality Related concepts Print Head Cleaning 246 Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel You can align the print head using the control panel on your product 1 2 3 4 Make sure plain paper is loaded in the product Press the l Setup button Press the arrow buttons to select Maintenance and press the OK button You see this screen Maintenance a Head Cleaning o Head Alignment OK Proceed Back Select Head Alignment and press the OK button You see this screen Print head alignment Load Letter A4 size plain paper in cassette 1 Press or 247 5 Press either of the Start buttons to print an alignment sheet 6 Note Do not cancel printing while you are printing a head alignment pattern You see this screen For 1 select the square with the least streaks and enter the number Press OK Check the printed pattern and press the arrow buttons to choose the number representing the best printed pattern for each set Press the OK button after each selection then press the OK button when you are done Parent topic Print Head Alignment Aligning the Print Head Using a Computer
21. only indicates the area of the image that will be scanned 145 4 Tocreate a scanned image size that is not available in the Target Size list click the Customize option Target Size Target Size Name User Defined 5 Name the custom size enter the size click Save and click OK Then create a scan area on the preview image The marquee is automatically proportioned for your custom scan size Parent topic Scanning in Home Mode Scanning in Office Mode When you scan in Office Mode Epson Scan automatically saves your scanned file in JPEG format in your operating system s Pictures or My Pictures folder or opens it in your scanning program You can select settings preview and change the scanned file settings as necessary 1 Start Epson Scan and select Office Mode as the Mode setting You see this window 146 Mode Office Mode EPSON Scan Image Type Color Grayscale Destination Document Source Auto Detect Sige Lettei8 5 x 11 in 300 Image Adjustments 7 Unsharp Mask F Descreening Image Option 9 Text Enhancement Auto Area Segmentalion Color Enhance Red Brightness 2 Select the Image Type setting that matches your original 3 Select the Document Source setting indicating where you placed your original Note If you are using the ADF remove any documents from the scanner glass 4 Select the Size and Orientation settings that match your
22. or other programs You can save multi page documents in one PDF file PICT pct A standard image file format for most Mac OS X programs 164 PRINT Image Matching II jpg or tif File formats that include Epson PRINT Image Matching II data for enhanced quality and a wider color range does not affect the way the image displays on the screen TIFF tif A file format created for exchanging data between many programs such as graphic and DTP software Optional Settings Overwrite any files with the same name Select to overwrite previous files with the same names Show this dialog box before next scan Select to have the File Save Settings window appear automatically before you scan Open image folder after scanning Select to have Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder automatically open to the folder where your scanned image is saved after scanning Show Add Page dialog after scanning If you are scanning a multi page document using the PDF or Multi Tiff format select to display a prompt for scanning additional pages after the first page is scanned Parent topic Selecting Scan File Settings Scanning with Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 Using Image Capture With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 you can scan with your product using an image editing application such as Image Capture Note With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 or 10 8 in addition to scanning with Image Capture you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software Epson Scan provi
23. pop up menu and selecting a scaling option Parent topic Printing with the Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Print Layout Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can select a variety of layout options for your document or photo by selecting Layout from the pop up menu on the print window 95 Layout Pages per Sheet 1 Z tft Phi Border None Reverse page orientation Flip horizontally Cancel Prim To print multiple pages on one sheet of paper select the number of pages in the Pages per Sheet pop up menu To arrange the print order of the pages select a Layout Direction setting To print borders around each page on the sheet select a line setting from the Border pop up menu To rotate the printed image select the Reverse page orientation setting Parent topic Printing with the Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Sizing Printed Images Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can adjust the size of the image as you print it by selecting Paper Handling from the pop up menu on the Print window 96 Paper Handling Collate pages Pages to Print All pages t Page Order Automatic Scale to fit paper size Cancel Print To print only selected pages in a multi page document select an option from the Pages to Print pop up menu To adjust the order in which pages are printed select an option from the Page Order pop up m
24. select Quiet Mode Paper Source Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Print Quality Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Multi Page Printing Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Parent topic Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows Related references Paper or Media Type Settings 76 Related tasks Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Paper Source Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows You can select any of the available options in the Paper Source menu to print from paper loaded in that source Auto Select Automatically selects the paper source based on the selected paper size Rear MP Tray Selects the paper in the rear MP tray as the paper source Paper Cassette 1 Selects the paper in cassette 1 as the paper source Paper Cassette 2 Selects the paper in cassette 2 as the paper source Note If your product only has one paper cassette the Paper Cassette 2 option will not be available Parent topic Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Print Quality Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows You can select any of the available Quality options to fine tune the quality of your print Some settings may be unavailable depending on the paper type you have chosen Economy For fast
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26. 35 4 Load a stack of paper printable side down in the cassette as shown 5 Slide the edge guides against the paper but not too tightly Note Make sure the paper fits beneath the top edges of the guide and is not sticking out from the end of the cassette 37 Caution To prevent paper feeding problems make sure you do not load too much paper in the cassette 6 Gently replace the paper cassette 7 Extend the output tray and open the paper stopper 38 Note If you are using legal size or longer paper do not open the paper stopper Do not remove or insert the paper cassette during printing Parent topic Loading Paper Related references Paper Loading Capacity Related tasks Loading Paper in the Rear MP Multipurpose Tray Loading Envelopes Loading Paper in the Rear MP Multipurpose Tray You can print documents on a variety of paper types and sizes 1 Extend the output tray and open the paper stopper L JIZ nr zone Note If you are using legal size or longer paper do not open the paper stopper 39 2 Pullupthe rear MP tray 40 4 Insert paper glossy or printable side up and short edge first in the center of the tray If you are inserting a stack of paper fan the sheets first and tap the stack on a flat surface to even the edges Caution To prevent paper feeding problems make sure you do not load too much paper in the tray 5 Slide
27. 35 A Power consumption Standalone copying mode 19 W ISO IEC24712 Ready mode 9 W Sleep mode 2 4 W Power off mode 0 3 W Parent topic Technical Specifications Environmental Specifications Temperature Operating 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Storage 4 to 104 F 20 to 40 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C Humidity Operating 20 to 80 RH non condensing Storage 5 to 85 RH Parent topic Technical Specifications Interface Specifications Interface type Hi Speed USB Device class for computers Hi Speed USB Mass storage class for external storage Note Epson cannot guarantee the operation of externally connected devices Parent topic Technical Specifications External USB Device Specifications Note Use only external storage devices with independent AC power sources External storage devices that are powered via USB are not recommended 309 Magneto optical drive 1 3GB Hard disk and USB flash 2TB drives Formatted in FAT FAT32 or exFAT Parent topic Technical Specifications Network Interface Specifications Ethernet standard 100 BASE TX 10BASE T Parent topic Technical Specifications Safety and Approvals Specifications United States Safety UL60950 1 EMC FCC part 15 Subpart B Class B Canada Safety CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 EMC CAN CSA CEI IEC CISPR 22 Class B Parent topic Technical Specifications PS3 Mode Fonts Albertus Albertus Italic Albertus Light AntiqueOlive Roman AntiqueOlive Italic
28. 4 Delete Hold job into Pause Prieter Supply Levels Printer Setup 2 Select the following options as necessary To cancel printing click the print job and click Delete To pause printing click the print job and click Hold To resume printing click the print job marked Hold and click Resume To pause printing for all queued print jobs click Pause Printer To check ink status click Supply Levels Parent topic Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can select printing preferences that apply to all the print jobs you send to your product 102 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan select your product and select Options amp Supplies 3 Select Driver You see this screen General Drivers Supply Levels Utility Print Using EPSON E To take full advantage of your printer s options confirm that they are accurately shown here For information on your printer and its optional hardware check the printer s documentation Thick paper and envelopes Off E Skip Blank Page Off EY Quiet Mode Of High Speed Printing _ On E gt 4 Select any of the available printing preferences 5 Click OK Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Printing with the Standard EPSON P
29. Appears in All Scanned Images Straight Lines in an Image Appear Crooked Image is Distorted or Blurry Image Colors are Patchy at the Edges Image is Too Dark Back of Original Image Appears in Scanned Image Ripple Patterns Appear in an Image Scanned Image Colors Do Not Match Original Colors Scan Area is Not Adjustable in Thumbnail Preview Scanned Image Edges are Cropped Parent topic Solving Problems 291 Related topics Solving Print Quality Problems Image Consists of a Few Dots Only If your scanned image consists only of a few dots try these solutions Make sure you placed your original for scanning facing the correct way f you are scanning using the Epson Scan Black amp White setting adjust the Threshold setting and scan again Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Related tasks Cleaning Your Product Line of Dots Appears in All Scanned Images If a line of dots appears in all your scanned images clean the scanner glass with a soft dry lint free cloth or use a small amount of glass cleaner on the cloth if necessary Paper towels are not recommended Caution Do not spray glass cleaner directly on the scanner glass Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Straight Lines in an Image Appear Crooked If straight lines in an original appear crooked in a scanned image make sure to place your original straight when you scan it Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems
30. Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 282 Blank Pages Print If blank pages print unexpectedly try these solutions Make sure you selected the correct paper size settings in your printing program and printer software Ifa blank page exists in a document you are printing and you want to skip printing it select the Skip Blank Page setting in your printer software Runa print head nozzle check to see if any of the nozzles are clogged Then clean the print head if necessary Make sure your product is selected as the printer in your printing program Parent topic Solving Page Layout and Content Problems Related concepts Print Head Nozzle Check Print Head Cleaning Related tasks Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Incorrect Margins on Printout If your printed page has incorrect margins try these solutions Make sure you selected the correct paper size settings in your printing program and printer software Make sure you selected the correct margins for your paper size in your printing program Make sure your paper is positioned correctly for feeding into the printer You can use the preview option in your printer software to check your margins before you print Parent topic Solving Page Layout and Content Pr
31. Cleaning Print Head Alignment 253 Solving Problems Check these sections for solutions to problems you may have using your product Checking for Software Updates Product Status Messages Running a Product Check Resetting Control Panel Defaults Solving Setup Problems Solving Network Problems Solving Copying Problems Solving Paper Problems Solving PCL PostScript Problems Solving Problems Printing from a Computer Solving Page Layout and Content Problems Solving Print Quality Problems Solving Scanning Problems Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Solving Faxing Problems When to Uninstall Your Product Software Where to Get Help Checking for Software Updates Periodically it s a good idea to check Epson s support website for free updates to your product software Visit the driver download site at U S downloads or Canadian downloads With Windows your standard Epson printer software automatically checks for updates You can also manually update the software by selecting Software Update here Right clicking the product icon in the Windows taskbar On the Maintenance tab in the printer settings window Onthe Start screen Windows 8 or in the EPSON program group under your product name other Windows versions Parent topic Solving Problems 254 Related tasks Changing Automatic Update Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Product Status Messages You can often diagnose problems with you
32. Copyrighted Materials sseeeeseess 336 Default Delay Times for Power Management for Epson Products cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 337 Copyright ADEIDULUDE S sii i era t eda addu tet tees e tato ous 337 12 WorkForce Pro WP 4590 User s Guide Welcome to the WorkForce Pro WP 4590 User s Guide Product Basics See these sections to learn about the basic features of your product Note Software instructions in this manual are intended for use with the standard Epson printer software For more information on using the Printer Command Language PCL or PostScript PS3 printer software please see the appropriate sections Setting Up the Control Panel Product Parts Locations Two Sided Printing Scanning Copying and Faxing Using EPSON Connect Email Print Setting Up the Control Panel See these sections to set up the control panel for use Printer Parts Control Panel Buttons and Lights Changing LCD Screen Language Turning Off Control Panel Sounds Parent topic Product Basics Printer Parts Control Panel Buttons and Lights E IN Dl Error Si x e 14 The power light The power button The amp Fax button The 9 Scan button The Copy button The amp Auto Answer button The LCD screen The arrow buttons The OK button The number pad The Q Stop Reset button The Error light The amp Speed Dial button The amp Redial Pause button
33. 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 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 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 Corporation 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 am e This product includes RSA BSAFE Cryptographic software from RSA Security Inc RSA Security Inc All rights reserved 334 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
34. Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Windows XP If you did not install the standard EPSON printer software you need to install either the PCL or PostScript PS3 printer software before you can adjust the print settings and print to your network printer Note Make sure your product is turned on and connected to the same network as your computer before installing the printer software 1 Double click the Download WP 4590 Driver shortcut on your desktop and download the latest PCL or PS3 printer software Extract the zipped folder that you downloaded in the previous step Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Click Add Printer You see this window Add Printer Wizard Local or Network Printer The waard needs to know which type of painter to set up Select the option that descabes the perter you want to use Local printer attached to this computes T Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer O A network printer or a printer attached to another computer e To set up network printer that it not altached to pant server JJ use the Local penter option 28 5 Select Local printer attached to this computer and click Next Note Make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer box is not checked You see this window Add Printer Wizard Select a Printer Port Computers communicate with peirters through ports S Select the port you want your printer to us
35. Mac OS X and the application you are using Select the Copies and Pages settings as necessary Note If you do not see these settings in the print window check for them in your application before printing 91 Select the page setup options Paper Size and Orientation Note If you do not see these settings in the print window check for them in your application before printing They may be accessible by selecting Page Setup from the File menu Select any application specific settings that appear on the screen such as those shown in the image above for the Preview application Select Print Settings from the pop up menu X TextEdit Layout Color Matching Paper Handling Cover Page Scheduler Color Options Two sided Printing Settings Supply Levels Summary You see these settings 92 Print Settings Paper Source Auto Select Media Type Plain Paper Bright White Paper B Print Quality Normal __ Grayscale __ Mirror Image 9 Select the type of paper you loaded as the Media Type setting Note Check the paper type settings list for details 10 Select the Print Quality setting you want to use 11 Select any of the available print options Paper Source Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Print Quality Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Printing with th
36. New Century Schoolbook Dutch 801 SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Chancery 801 Medium SWA HIER ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic Italic SymolSWM fd Symbot O symbol SWAY SymboiPS O More WingBatsSwM J Winging O Line Printer Jing Printer i O 313 Fontname Family HP equivalent Code39 9 37cpi 4 68cpi e EAN UPC Medium Bold Eg Parent topic Technical Specifications Related references Symbol Sets PCL6 Mode Fonts Scalable Fonts Symbol set FixedPitch 810 Italic FixedPitch 810 Bold Italic FixedPitch 850 Regular FixedPitch 850 Italic FixedPitch 810 Dark FixedPitch 810 Dark Bold FixedPitch 810 Dark Italic FixedPitch 810 Dark Bold Italic 314 Zapf Humanist 601 Zapf Humanist 601 Bold Zapf Humanist 601 Italic Zapf Humanist 601 Bold Italic Ribbon Clarendon Swiss 742 Swiss 742 Bold Swiss 742 Italic Swiss 742 Bold Italic Swiss 742 Condensed Swiss 742 Condensed Bold Swiss 742 Condensed Italic Swiss 742 Condensed Bold Italic Incised 901 Bold Incised 901 Italic Aldine 430 Aldine 430 Bold Aldine 430 Italic Aldine 430 Bold Italic Calligraphic 401 Flareserif 821 Medium Flareserif 821ExtraBold Swiss 721 SWM Swiss 721 SWM Bold 315 Symbol set Swiss 721 SWM Italic Swiss 721 SWM Bold Italic Dutch 801 SWM Bold Dutch 801 SWM Italic Dutch 801 SWM Bold Italic Swiss 721 SWA Swiss 721 SWA Bold Swiss 721 SWA Oblique Swiss 721 SWA Bold Oblique Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Swiss 72
37. Orientation i Portrait Print on Both Sides 5 None Page Order Front to Back Page Format Pages per Sheet 1 hd Booklet Select the print settings you want to use as defaults in all your Windows programs 3 Click OK 116 These settings are now the defaults selected for printing You can still change them as needed for printing in any program session Parent topic Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X You can print with the PostScript PS3 printer software using any Mac OS X printing program as described in these sections Note The PostScript printer software supports products that are connected via Ethernet If your product is connected via USB you will need to install the standard EPSON printer software To download the standard EPSON printer software go to www epson com support wp4590downloads Selecting Basic Print Settings PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Page Setup Settings PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Print Layout Options PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Sizing Printed Images PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Managing Color PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Printing Your Document or Photo PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Printing From a Computer Selecting Basic Print Settings PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Select th
38. Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software Windows You can change the default paper size for each source in Windows 1 Doone ofthe following Windows 7 Click and select Devices and Printers Right click your product name and select Printer properties Windows Vista Click o and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound right click your product name and select Properties Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Or open the Control Panel select Printers and Other Hardware if necessary and select Printers and Faxes Right click your product name and select Properties 2 Click the Optional Settings tab 3 Click Printer Settings You see this window 50 Printer Settings MN w T Paper Size Loaded Rear MP Tray Cassette 1 Cassette 2 Print Status Sheet The settings on this screen may not match the printer s actual settings Print a status sheet to verify your printer s current settings Select the paper size you loaded in each paper source as the Paper Size Loaded If your paper doesn t match any of the sizes listed for the rear MP tray select Others Note If you have not installed a second paper cassette you cannot change the settings for Cassette 2 If you want the printer software to warn you if you try to print with the wrong paper size select the Paper Size Notice checkbox Note If you turn on Paper Size Notice the printer will
39. Plain as the Media setting Note The PostScript printer software supports plain paper printing in A4 letter and envelope sizes 12 Select one of the following as the Color setting To print a color document or photo select the Color setting To print text and graphics in black only select the Black amp White setting Parent topic Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options PostScript Printer Software Windows You can select a variety of additional layout and printing options for your document or photo by clicking the Advanced button 114 EPSON mm EPSON Paper Output T in Graphic Print Quality Fine Image Color Management ICM Method ICM Disabled ICM Intent Pictures Scaling 100 TrueType Font Substitute with Device Font fe Document Options Advanced Printing Features Enabled Pages per Sheet Layout Right then Down Booklet Binding Edge On Left Edge xem PostScript Options A Printer Features Color Mode Color Press Simulation Auto Simulation Method Off Pure Black Mode On Toner Save Mode Off 1 Select the size of the paper you loaded as the Paper Size setting 2 Select the Print Quality option that matches the print quality you want to use 3 Adjust the Scaling setting to reduce or enlarge your document or photo by a specific percentage 4 To utilize the Windows Image Color Management system set the ICM Metho
40. PrIDIEQUE aoo oce ta eue Soo dione Toe Oe EE AR ed ane epe lae aa 283 Incorrect Characters Print incen roc een eee pecu Ra e ERR UR RES eee ER Cra Rec Ere Neue anid 284 Incorrect Image Size or FOSIUOTT Soeccneoehio tease i tlg b Avensa m Eoi potiti Selle ion o dut ute sidenad 284 Slanited Printoul o cete oer in e IE uet dds che eieaa aA EAEAN buta ms He teda di une 285 Solving Prnt Quality ProbIerm oe e eL o s E is 285 White or Dark Lines IY Printouts tete te eminence e a ted ba het teorie AREA Eei e us 285 Blurry OF smeared Ptol neci iios ttesti tots ne ataa cete esa stas fu i aas ie oM ote Eos oL aii 286 Faint Printout or Printout Has Gaps eiieeii en ei e iai a eaaa E EE ERRES 287 Grainy Printout a coit rater aii HR RR EE nin cM DRAN CES AANA KATSAN AA ects Ea VERE GNE Ie PASE 288 Incorrect sre cU aa AA AEAEE ETNEA ASAS 288 Solving Scanning Problems ssis en eens uote iai EE pano E nee a cu et eerie abunde reped asa E 289 Scanning Software Does Not Operate Correctly ssssseeene 289 Cannot Start EPSON SCAN tar a e a arri cea derit eor tease ariel Ires kat rixae teed 290 Scanning Does Not Function Correctly Using the PCL or PostScript Software 291 Solving Scanned Image Quality PrODIGris o teo me esee Pet e Reset tec otio tec iens Pre I enn 291 Image Consists of a Few Dots Only centeno ec ente ne eek nuo su ERR tennetelze 292 Line of Dots Appears in All Scanned Images
41. Printer Software Windows Select the basic settings for the document or photo you want to print 1 Open a photo or document for printing 2 Select the print command in your application Note You may need to select a print icon on your screen the Print option in the File menu or another command See your application s help utility for details 3 Ifnecessary select your product name as the printer you want to use and then click the Preferences button You see the Layout tab of your printer settings window 112 om 40m ab Printing Preferences Layout Paper Quality Orientation i Portrait Print on Both Sides 3 None Page Order Front to Back Page Format Pages per Sheet Booklet Select the orientation of your document To print on both sides of the paper select one of the Print on Both Sides settings To change the printing order of the pages select one of the Page Order settings To print multiple pages on one sheet of paper adjust the Pages per Sheet setting To create a folded booklet out of your photo or document select the Booklet option Click the Paper Quality tab You see this window 113 Printing Preferences E Layout Paper Qualty Tray Selection Paper Source L1 Automatically Select Media Plain Color 2 Black amp White i Color Adyanced ox canoe 10 Select the Paper Source that matches where you loaded the paper you want to print on 11 Select
42. Related references External USB Device Specifications Starting a Scan After placing your original documents or photos on your product for scanning start scanning using one of these methods Starting a Scan Using the Product Control Panel Starting a Scan Using the Epson Scan Icon Starting a Scan from a Scanning Program Parent topic Scanning Starting a Scan Using the Product Control Panel You can scan an image to your computer or to a USB device using your product s control panel buttons Your product automatically selects suitable default scan settings but you can view or change them as necessary 1 Make sure you installed the product software and connected the product to your computer or network Note With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 you must connect your product with a USB cable to scan using the buttons 2 Pressthe 9 Scan button The scan options are displayed 128 Scan scan to PC Scan to PC PDF Scan to PC Email Scan to PC WSD OK Proceed Press the arrow buttons to select a scan option and press the OK button Scan to USB Device saves your scan file on a USB flash drive or other device and lets you select the file format resolution and other settings Scan to PC saves your scan as a JPEG file to your computer or as an image capture in Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 Scan to PC PDF saves your scan as a PDF file to your computer or as an image capture in Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 Scan to PC Email
43. Send Fax Later o Broadcast Fax IOK Proceed Back 3 Select Group Dial Setup 4 Select Create and press the OK button You see this screen Add Group Dial OK Proceed 3 Back 5 Select the number you want to use for the group dial entry you are adding and press the OK button You see this screen 201 ABCDEFGHIJ KLMNOPQRST UVWXYZ 1234567890 amp al abl Symbol 4 L ou space Done Use the keypad to enter a name for the group dial entry You can enter up to 30 characters Select Done and press the OK button You see a screen similar to this Select Speed Dial OK Done 4I Select Cancel Highlight the speed dial entry you want to add to the group and press the right arrow to select it Continue selecting speed dial entries as necessary When you are finished press the OK button You return to the group dial setup screen 202 11 Do the following as necessary Tocreate additional entries select Create and repeat the steps above To edit an existing entry select Edit select the entry and change the information Todelete an entry select Delete select the entry press the OK button and confirm the deletion Parent topic Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Product Control Panel Related tasks Entering Numbers and Characters for Faxing Printing Your Group Dial List You can print your group dial list for easy reference 1 Make sure you loaded letter s
44. Sending Faxes Using the Fax Utility Mac OS X sssssssssseeeenneen mm enne 218 Receiving FP AXOS ooo T rm 221 Fax RECEPTION EET 221 Receiving Faxes Automatically Auto Answer 00 0 0 cece eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaeeeeeeeeeaaaaeeeeeeneneaaa 222 Receiving Faxes Mariually 5 irre nte tre Rr Le er Ih LE Srt ee x AANE Naiika ieten 222 Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneneeene nennen nennen 224 Check Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status sesssssssseeeeee eene 224 Checking Cartridge Status on the LCD Screen sssssssseeeeeem eee 224 Checking Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status With Windows eene 225 Checking Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status With Mac OS X 228 Purchase Epson Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Box sssssene 230 Ink Cartridge and Maintenance Box Part Numbers ssessssen een 230 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges eene nennen neni tenente 230 Replacing the Maintenance BOX noe tapete ect e da listet adimi tuotie tot petu ph dot ibaded bota aaa 234 Adjusting Print Quality ierra dne npa ra aoi RR asa ova nasa e Exi Ya da aae KE VF End Ra Y EE rV Fou Vi EU D 238 Print Head Maintenance e Cete t ads t ELEM 238 Print Head NOZZ16 CMe e armani eaa eaaa Ee Ae ahs E e a aes 238 Checking the Nozzles Using the Product Control Panel
45. Setting the Paper Size and Source PCL Printer Software Windows Setting the Paper Size and Source PostScript Printer Software Parent topic Loading Paper Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Control Panel You can change the default paper size for each source using the control panel on the product 1 Press the I Setup button 2 Select Printer Setup and press the OK button 3 Select Paper Size Loaded and press the OK button You see this screen Paper Size Loaded a Rear MP Tray 49 Select the paper source you want to change and press the OK button Select the paper size you loaded and press the OK button Select Paper Size Notice and press the OK button DU o E Select Yes if you want the printer to prevent you from printing with the wrong paper size settings Note If you choose No and you try to print with the wrong settings the printer will print even if the image size exceeds the printable area and your printout may be smudged 8 Pressthe Copy button to exit Parent topic Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software You can set the paper size for each paper source using your standard Epson printer software Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software Windows Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Setting the
46. Speed Dal Croup gt Connecti Dial List 3 Select your FAX product in the Printer list Select Speed Dial Group Dial List You see this window 208 7 8 9 eoo Speed Dial Group Dial List FAX mm E Entry Number Name Croup Name To add an entry double click an empty entry Note To edit an entry select it and change the information To delete an entry select it and press the Delete key on your keyboard Do one of the following Tocreate a speed dial entry select Speed Dial enter a name and fax number and click OK Tocreate a group dial entry select Group Dial enter a name select your desired fax numbers and click OK Repeat the previous steps as necessary to add all your speed dial or group dial entries To import entries from your MacAddress book click the 2 icon When you are finished click the icon to save the entries to your product s memory Parent topic Setting Up Speed Dial and Group Dial Lists Sending Faxes See these sections to send faxes using your product Sending Faxes from the Product Control Panel 209 Sending Faxes Using the Fax Utility Windows Sending Faxes Using the Fax Utility Mac OS X Parent topic Faxing Sending Faxes from the Product Control Panel See these sections to send faxes using the product s control panel Manually Dialing or Redialing Fax Numbers Selecting Fax Numbers From Speed or Group Dial Lists Dialing Fax Numbers from a Connected Telep
47. The Setup button The Help button The v Menu button The 5 Back button The B amp W Start button 20 The Color Start button ON OO BW N gt c c c c c c cn c Oo oOo AN DOA RA O N O Parent topic Setting Up the Control Panel Changing LCD Screen Language You can change the language used on the LCD screen 1 Press the Setup button 2 Press the arrow buttons to select Printer Setup and press the OK button 3 Select Language and press the OK button 4 Select a language and press the OK button 15 5 Pressthe Copy button to exit Parent topic Setting Up the Control Panel Turning Off Control Panel Sounds You can turn off the sound heard when you press buttons on the control panel Press the I Setup button Press the arrow buttons to select Printer Setup and press the OK button Select Sound and press the OK button Select the Off setting and press the OK button Press the Copy button to exit Of ON Parent topic Setting Up the Control Panel Product Parts Locations See these sections to identify the parts on your product Printer Parts Paper Path Printer Parts Front Printer Parts Inside Printer Parts Back Parent topic Product Basics 16 Printer Parts Paper Path Edge guides on paper cassette Paper stopper Output tray extension Output tray Edge guides on rear MP tray Rear MP multipurpose tray 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Feeder guard 17 Automatic
48. Utility You can align the print head using a utility on your Windows computer or Mac 1 2 Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product Do one of the following Windows Right click the product icon in the Windows taskbar Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan select your product and select Options amp Supplies Select Utility and select Open Printer Utility Mac OS X 10 5 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax select your product and select Open Print Queue Select Utility Select Print Head Alignment 248 4 Click Next then click Print to print an alignment sheet Note Do not cancel printing while you are printing a head alignment pattern You see a window like this Look at the alignment sheet Find the square without any visible bands in sets 21 through 3 Select the number that corresponds to that square from the list below for all sets Then dick Next If every square contains a band select the square with the thinnest band or bands Then dick Realignment 5 Check the printed pattern and follow the instructions on the screen to choose the number representing the best printed pattern for each set After choosing each pattern number click Next f no patterns are aligned in one or more of the sets choose the closest one in each set and click Real
49. Windows Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Cleaning the Paper Path Related topics Loading Paper Faint Printout or Printout Has Gaps If your printouts are faint or have gaps try these solutions Runa nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged Then clean the print head if necessary The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink and you may need to replace them Make sure the paper type setting matches the type of paper you loaded Make sure your paper is not damp curled old or loaded incorrectly in your product Align the print head Clean the paper path Parent topic Solving Print Quality Problems 287 Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Related tasks Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Cleaning the Paper Path Related topics Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Grainy Printout If your printouts are grainy try these solutions Make sure you loaded the printable side of the paper correctly for your product Select a higher print quality setting and turn off any high speed se
50. be modified by the consumer Parent topic Copyright Notice Copyright Attribution 2013 Epson America Inc 2 13 CPD 35720R3 Parent topic Copyright Notice 337
51. called In most but not all areas the 326 sum of the RENs of all devices connected to one line should not exceed five 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that you may connect to your line you may want to contact your local telephone company to determine the maximum REN for your calling area For products approved after July 23 2001 the REN for this product is part of the product identifier that has the format US BKMFA01BC451E The digits represented by 01B are the REN without a decimal point e g 01B is a REN of 0 1B For earlier products the REN is separately shown on the label This equipment may not be used on coin service provided by the telephone company Connection to party lines is subject to state tariffs Should this equipment cause harm to the telephone network the telephone company may discontinue your service temporarily If possible they will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required But if advanced notice isn t practical the telephone company will notify you as soon as possible You will be informed of your right to file a complaint with the FCC The telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the proper functioning of your equipment If they do you will be notified in advance to give you an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted telephone service This product is not intended to be repaired If you experience tr
52. check pattern to check for clogged nozzles Checking the Nozzles Using the Product Control Panel Checking the Nozzles Using a Computer Utility Parent topic Print Head Maintenance 238 Checking the Nozzles Using the Product Control Panel You can check the print head nozzles using the control panel on your product 1 2 3 Make sure plain paper is loaded in the product Press the l Setup button Press the arrow buttons to select Maintenance and press the OK button You see this screen Maintenance a Head Cleaning o Head Alignment OK Proceed Back Press the OK button You see this screen Print nozzle check pattern on Letter A4 size plain paper Press or 239 5 Press either of the Start buttons After the nozzle pattern prints you see this screen o Head Cleaning If any segments are missing from the printed pattern clean the print head 6 Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines Print head is clean 7 Doone of the following If there are no gaps select Finish Nozzle Check and press the OK button Press the Copy button to exit If there are gaps or the pattern is faint select Head Cleaning and press the OK button to continue 8 Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head check the nozzl
53. 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 3 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 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 MECHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISLAIMED 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 Acrfour 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 d
54. damage Part of the ink from the included set of cartridges is used for priming the printer Yields vary considerably based on images printed print settings paper type frequency of use and temperature For print quality a variable amount of ink remains in the cartridge after the replace cartridge indicator comes on Ink Cartridge and Maintenance Box Part Numbers Parent topic Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Ink Cartridge and Maintenance Box Part Numbers Use these part numbers when you order or purchase a new maintenance box or ink cartridges and use the cartridges within six months of installing them Inkcolr Part number High capacity Part number Super High capacity Black cartridge 676XL 711XXL Cyan cartridge 676XL 711XXL Magenta cartridge 676XL 711XXL Yellow cartridge 676XL 711XXL Pat Partnumber S Maintenance box T671000 Parent topic Purchase Epson Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Box Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges Make sure you have your replacement cartridges handy before you begin You must install new cartridges immediately after removing the old ones 230 Caution Leave your old cartridges in the printer until you are ready to replace them to prevent the print head nozzles from drying out Do not open ink cartridge packages until you are ready to install the ink Cartridges are vacuum packed to maintain reliability 1 Turn on your product 2 Note which cartridges need to b
55. document feeder ADF cover Edge guide Automatic document feeder e OO N gt Paper cassette Parent topic Product Parts Locations 18 Printer Parts Front Document cover Scanner glass Control panel 1 2 3 4 USB port for external devices Parent topic Product Parts Locations 19 Printer Parts Inside A illi i i Ww 1 Ink cartridge slots 2 Front cover 3 Print head Parent topic Product Parts Locations 20 Printer Parts Back LINE port EXT port USB port Ethernet LAN port Maintenance box Duplexer rear unit AC inlet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Parent topic Product Parts Locations Two Sided Printing Scanning Copying and Faxing You can print on both sides of the page automatically using the product s built in duplexer By loading your pages in the automatic document feeder ADF you can also scan copy and fax double sided documents on plain paper in these sizes Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm and A4 8 3 x 11 7 inches 210 x 297 mm 21 Note When printing with the PCL printer software automatic double sided printing is available when Plain paper is selected as the Paper Type To print on both sides of the page from your computer select 2 Sided Printing Windows or one of the Two sided Printing Settings Mac OS X To scan a double sided document in the ADF press the 9 Scan button select your scanning method then press the Me
56. for documents 2 Sided Scanning Automatic 2 sided scanning for documents in the ADF Scan Area Letter Selects the page size for documents or special settings for photos Legal A4 Auto Cropping for photos with dark edges Auto Cropping Max Area for most photos Max Area Text Selects the type of original you are Photograph scanning Resolution i 200 dpi for e mailing or posting on the web 300 dpi for printing or OCR 600 dpi for highest quality printing 130 Scan to USB Device Available options Description setting pue 4 to 4 Press the arrow buttons to decrease or increase image contrast c NN Orientation Portrait For PDF documents Landscape Binding Direction For 2 sided PDF documents Top Parent topic Starting a Scan Using the Product Control Panel Changing Default Scan Button Settings You can view or change the default scan settings your product uses when you scan to your computer using the product buttons You do this using the Event Manager program 1 Doone ofthe following to open Event Manager Windows 8 Navigate to the Start screen and select Event Manager Windows other versions Click e or Start gt All Programs or Programs gt EPSON Software gt Event Manager Mac OS X Open the Applications folder click Epson Software and click Event Manager 2 Open the Scanner Windows or Select Scanner Mac OS X drop down list and select your product if necessary 3 Click Make Job Set
57. head You see a message on the LCD screen during the cleaning cycle Caution Never turn off the product during a cleaning cycle or you may damage it When the cleaning cycle is finished you see this screen a Nozzle Check Print head cleaning is complete Load Letter Ad paper for nozzle check 7 Select Nozzle Check and press the OK button 8 Press either of the Start buttons to confirm that the print head is clean If you don t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 4 times wait at least 6 hours Then try cleaning the print head again If quality still does not improve one of the ink cartridges may be old or damaged and needs to be replaced Parent topic Print Head Cleaning Related topics Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Cleaning the Print Head Using a Computer Utility You can clean the print head using a utility on your Windows computer or Mac 1 Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product 2 Doone ofthe following Windows Right click the product icon in the Windows taskbar 244 Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan select your product and select Options amp Supplies Select Utility and select Open Printer Utility Mac OS X 10 5 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax select your product and select Open Print Queue Select Utility Se
58. holes in the rear MP tray The paper must be one of the following sizes Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm A4 8 3 x 11 7 inches 210 x 297 mm or Legal 8 5 x 14 inches 216 x 357 mm The holes must be within 0 74 inch 19 mm of the left edge of the page 305 Envelopes Size No 10 4 1 x 9 5 inches 105 x 241 mm Paper types Plain paper Weight 20 Ib 75 g m to 24 Ib 90 g m Parent topic Technical Specifications Printable Area Specifications Note When printing borderless quality may decline in the expanded printable area Single sheets Top 0 12 inch 3 mm minimum Left 0 12 inch 3 mm minimum Right 0 12 inch 3 mm minimum AA O N gt Bottom 0 12 inch 3 mm minimum With the PCL printer Software the minimum margin is 0 16 inch 4 mm With the PostScript printer software and standard EPSON printer software the mimimum margin is 0 12 inch 3 mm 306 Envelopes Left 0 12 inch 3 mm minimum Bottom 0 20 inch 5 mm minimum Top 0 20 inch 5 mm minimum Right 0 12 inch 3 mm minimum AA O N gt With the PCL printer Software the minimum margin is 0 16 inch 4 mm With the PostScript printer software the mimimum margin is 0 12 inch 3 mm With the standard EPSON printer software the minimum margin is 79 inch 20 mm The recommended margin for No 10 envelopes is 0 79 inch 20 mm Parent topic Technical Specifications Ink Cartridge Specifications Note We recommen
59. image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images and provides an interface for TWAIN compliant OCR scanning software such as ABBYY FineReader To download Epson Scan visit Epson s driver download site U S downloads or Canadian downloads 290 Parent topic Solving Scanning Problems Related tasks Scanning with Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 Using Image Capture Related topics Starting a Scan Scanning Does Not Function Correctly Using the PCL or PostScript Software If scanning does not function correctly when using the PCL or PostScript software try these solutions Make sure you installed the Epson Scan software during software installation Scanning from your computer with the PCL or PostScript drivers is not possible without the Epson Scan software Check your product control panel for error messages or status lights The PCL and PostScript software do not display any error messages on your computer screen if an error occurs Scanning to your computer from the product s control panel does not work unless the standard Epson printer software is installed along with the PCL or PostScript software Follow the instructions on your Start Here sheet to install the standard Epson printer software Parent topic Solving Scanning Problems Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Check these sections if a scanned image on your computer screen has a quality problem Image Consists of a Few Dots Only Line of Dots
60. levels individually For advanced users only Click the tone correction icon to access the settings Brightness Adjusts the overall lightness and darkness of the scanned image Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall scanned image Saturation Adjusts the density of colors in the overall image Color Balance Adjusts the balance of colors in the overall image Color Palette Provides a graphical interface for adjusting mid tone levels such as skin tones without affecting the highlight and shadow areas of the image For advanced users only Click the 2 Color Palette icon to access the settings 158 Threshold Adjusts the level at which black areas in text and line art are delineated improving text recognition in OCR Optical Character Recognition programs Parent topic Scanning in Professional Mode Selecting a Scan Size Professional Mode You can reduce or enlarge the size of your image as you scan You can also select a specific scan size such as a common photo size like 4 x 6 inches 102 x 152 mm This places a scan area of that size on the preview image so you can use it to help crop the image in the correct proportions 1 Click the Preview button to preview your image 2 Inthe Epson Scan window select the size you want your scanned image to be from the Target Size list paeem amp n W Note If you need to rotate the orientation of the target size fo
61. mm dd o dd mm yyyy OK Next 3B Back Select the date format you want to use and press the OK button Use the number buttons on the control panel to enter the current date then press the OK button Select the time format you want to use and press the OK button Use the number buttons on the control panel to enter the current time select AM or PM if you selected a 12 hour time format then press the OK button Select Daylight Saving Time and press the OK button 182 9 Select the setting that applies to your area and press the OK button Summer it is spring or summer and your region uses Daylight Saving Time DST Winter it is fall or winter or your region does not use Daylight Saving Time DST After making a selection you return to the Printer Setup screen Note If your region uses Daylight Saving Time DST you must change this setting to match the season When you change from Winter to Summer your product automatically sets its clock ahead one hour When you change from Summer to Winter it sets the clock back one hour Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Entering Fax Header Information Before faxing add your sender name and fax number to the fax header to identify the source of the faxes you send 1 Press the Setup button 2 Pressthe arrow buttons to select Fax Settings and press the OK button You see this screen Fax Settings a Receive Settings a Co
62. need to disable the firewall and any anti virus software on your wireless router or access point Note With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 or 10 8 in addition to scanning with Image Capture you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images and provides an interface for TWAIN compliant OCR scanning software such as ABBYY FineReader To download Epson Scan visit Epson s driver download site U S downloads or Canadian downloads Parent topic Solving Network Problems Related topics Scanning Printing a Network Status Sheet You can print a network status sheet to help you determine the causes of any problems you may have using your product on a network 1 Press the I Setup button 2 Select Network Settings and press the OK button You see this screen 263 Network Settings a Network Connection Check a Confirm Network Settings OK Proceed B Back 3 Select Confirm Network Settings and press the OK button 4 Press either of the Start buttons to print the network status sheet Press the Q Stop Reset button if you want to cancel the operation Examine the settings shown on the network status sheet to diagnose any problems you have Parent topic Solving Network Problems Solving Copying Problems Check these solutions if you have problems copying with your product Product Makes Noise But Nothing Copies
63. of the copyright to the Net SNMP OpenSSL License Original SSLeay License This printer product includes t he open source software program OpenSSL toolkit which applies the license terms of OpenSSL License and Original SSLeay License BSD License Berkeley Software Distribution License This printer product includes the open source software programs which apply the Berkeley Software Distribution License BSD Programs The list of BSD Programs busybox_1 7 2 coreutils 5 2 1 ftp_0 17 libc6 2 3 6 inetutils ftpd 1 4 2 linux ftpd 0 17 module init tools 1 60 9 netkit inetd_0 10 netkit ping_0 10 portmap_5 2 1 util linux 2 12 Sun RPC License This printer product includes the open source software programs which apply the Sun RPC License Sun RPC Programs The list of Sun RPC Programs libc6_ 2 3 6 netkit inetd_0 10 netkit ping_0 10 portmap_5 2 1 331 glibc license This printer product includes the open source software program glibc which applies the terms and conditions provided by owner of the copyright to the glibc The list of glibc Programs libc6 2 3 6 TCP Wrappers license This printer product includes the open source software program TCP Wrappers which applies the terms and conditions provided by owner of the copyright to the TCP Wrappers TCP Wrappers Program libwrapO 7 6 libncurses license This printer product includes the open source software program libncurses which applies the te
64. old or loaded incorrectly in your product Use a support sheet with special paper or load special paper one sheet at a time Make sure your paper meets the specifications for your product Use Epson papers to ensure proper saturation and absorption of genuine Epson inks Make sure the paper type setting in your product software matches the type of paper you loaded Remove each sheet from the output tray as it is printed Avoid handling printouts on glossy paper right after printing to allow the ink to set Turn off any high speed settings in your product software If you print on both sides of a sheet of paper smudges may appear on the reverse side of heavily saturated or dark images If one side of a sheet will contain a lighter image or text print that side first Run a nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged Then clean the print head if necessary Align the print head Clean the paper path 286 Note Your product will not operate properly while tilted at an angle Place it on a flat stable surface that extends beyond the base of the product in all directions Parent topic Solving Print Quality Problems Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Print Head Alignment Related references Available EPSON Papers Paper Specifications Related tasks Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software
65. printing with reduced quality Normal For everyday text and image printing Fine For text and graphics with good quality and print speed Quality For photos and graphics with good quality and print speed High Quality For photos and graphics with high print quality Best Quality For the best print quality but the slowest print speed 77 Parent topic Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Multi Page Printing Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows You can select any of the available options in the Multi Page menu to set up your multi page print job 2 Up and 4 Up Prints 2 or 4 pages on one sheet of paper Click the Page Order button to select page layout and border options 2x1 Poster 2x2 Poster 3x3 Poster 4x4 Poster Prints one image on multiple sheets of paper to create a larger poster Click the Settings button to select image layout and guideline options Parent topic Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows You can print on both sides of the paper by selecting the 2 Sided Printing checkbox on the Main tab Automatic double sided printing is only available if you have loaded plain paper in these sizes Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm and A4 8 3 x 11 7 inches 210 x 297 mm Zsa ee Note Some options may be pre selected or unavaila
66. products Please go to www epson com recycle for information on how to return your products for proper disposal Telephone Equipment Safety Instructions FCC Compliance Statement Software Notices Trademarks Copyright Notice Telephone Equipment Safety Instructions When using telephone equipment you should always follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and personal injury including the following Do not use the Epson product near water Avoid using a telephone during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning Do not use a telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak Caution To reduce the risk of fire use only a No 26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cord Parent topic Notices FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the ACTA On the back side is a label that contains among other information the FCC registration number and the ringer equivalence number REN for this equipment You must upon request provide this information to your local telephone company The information associated with the services the equipment is to be connected are REN 0 1B Jack type RJ 11C The REN is useful to determine the quantity of devices that you may connect to your telephone line and still have all of those devices ring when your telephone number is
67. scans your original and attaches it to a message in your e mail program You can select the e mail program you want to use and resize your image if necessary from an option screen on your computer Note This works with MAPI type email such as Microsoft Outlook Windows Live Mail Mac Mail and Entourage but not web based email such as Gmail Scan to PC WSD lets you manage network scanning in Windows 7 or Windows Vista English only Note To use this feature you must first set up WSD Web Services for Devices on the computer you want to scan to To scan to your computer you first need to select how you connected your product to your computer f your product is connected directly to your computer with a USB cable select USB Connection 129 f your product is connected to your computer over a network select the computer name from the list 5 To select 2 sided scanning to your computer for documents in the ADF press the v Menu button press the OK button to select Scan Settings then press the OK button to select 2 Sided Scanning Select On then press the OK button Press the v Menu button to exit 6 Press the Start Color button to start scanning Scan to USB Device Options Changing Default Scan Button Settings Parent topic Starting a Scan Scan to USB Device Options Select the Scan to USB Device options you want to use Scan to USB Device Available options pecu S setting JPEG an MN for photos PDF
68. the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Printing a PS3 PostScript Status Sheet Parent topic Solving Problems Nothing Prints If your document doesn t print try these solutions Make sure your product is turned on and properly connected Check your product s control panel for error messages The PCL and PostScript printing software will not display any error messages on your computer screen if a printing error occurs Make sure your product is selected as the printer in your printing program Parent topic Solving PCL PostScript Problems Settings Are Missing from the PCL or PostScript Printer Software If certain settings are missing or incorrect in the PCL or PostScript printer software try these solutions Make sure your product is selected in the PCL printer software f you are using the product as a laser printer replacement and have not installed Epson printer software certain options and functions may not be available Install the standard Epson PCL or PostScript printer software to access additional settings and features 277 Parent topic Solving PCL PostScript Problems Related tasks Selecting the Product PCL Printer Software Windows Printing a PS3 PostScript Status Sheet You can print a PS3 PostScript status sheet to confirm the current font information and PostScript printer software version 1 Press the I Setup button You see this screen Setup o Fax Settings a Print Status Sheet a La
69. use it with the PS3 printer software 1 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan select your product then select Options amp Supplies Click the Driver tab You see this window 63 General Driver Supply Levels Print Using EPSON E To take full advantage of your printer s options confirm that they are accurately shown here For information on your printer and its optional hardware check the printer s documentation Lower Cassette Unit Nome 24 Cancel OK 2 Select 1 Cassette Unit as the Lower Cassette Unit setting 3 Click OK The optional second paper cassette is now enabled Parent topic Installing and Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette 64 Placing Originals on the Product Follow the instructions here to place your original documents or photos on the product Caution Do not place anything on top of your product or use its cover as a writing surface to avoid damaging it Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass Placing Originals in the Automatic Document Feeder Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass You can place originals up to this size on the scanner glass Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm or A4 8 3 x 11 7 inches 210 x 297 mm 1 Open the document cover 2 Place your original facedown on the scanner glass with the top facing as shown Slide the original to the edges of the indicated corner SS LAO WS
70. 1 Narrow SWA Bold Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Oblique Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Bold Oblique Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Bold Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Italic Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Bold Italic Geometric 711 SWA Geometric 711 SWA Bold Geometric 711 SWA Oblique Geometric 711 SWA Bold Italic Revival 711 Light SWA Revival 711 Demi SWA Bold Revival 711 Light SWA Italic Revival 711 Demi SWA Bold Italic 316 Symbol set Century 702 SWA Century 702 SWA Bold Century 702 SWA Italic Century 702 SWA Bold Italic Dutch 801 SWA Dutch 801 SWA Bold Dutch 801 SWA Italic Dutch 801 SWA Bold Italic Chancery 801 Medium SWA Italic Symbol SWM More WingBats SWM Symbol SWA David BT Narkis Tam BT Bold Miryam BT Miryam BT Italic Koufi BT Koufi BT Bold Naskh BT Ryadh BT 317 Symbol set LEM Vcg guo E pe Bitmap Font Fontname Symbol set Line Printer S P9 Parent topic Technical Specifications Related references Symbol Sets Symbol Sets Your product 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 may never need to adjust your product settings However if you write your own product control programs or if you use older software that cannot control fonts refer to these tables for details on the typefaces and symbol sets When you con
71. Black Initial Maintenance Box Service Life Replace or reinstall the maintenance box or any ink cartridge as indicated on the screen Note If any of the cartridges installed in the product is broken incompatible with the product model or improperly installed Epson Status Monitor will not display an accurate cartridge status To disable the low ink reminder right click the product icon in the Windows taskbar and select Monitoring Preferences You see this window 226 Double clicking the Shortcut Icon opens the Printer Status Window F Allow monitoring of shared printers V See Low Ink Reminder alerts V Display Epson Offers Share my usage information with Epson Coa cm re 4 Deselect the See Low Ink Reminder alerts checkbox at the bottom of the screen 5 To disable promotional offers deselect the Display Epson Offers checkbox Parent topic Check Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status Related tasks Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 227 Replacing the Maintenance Box Checking Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status With Mac OS X You can check the status of your ink cartridges and maintenance box using a utility on your Mac 1 Doone ofthe following Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan select your product and select Options amp Supplies Select Utility and select Open Printer Utility Mac
72. Color Mode option To print a color document or photo select the Color setting To print text and graphics in black only select the Monochrome setting 15 Select any of the available print options Parent topic Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Page Setup Settings PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Depending on your application you may be able to select the paper size and orientation settings from the print window Paper Size US Letter B 8 50 by 11 00 inches i Orientation Is I gt 121 Note If you do not see these settings in the print window check for them in your application before printing They may be accessible by selecting Page Setup from the File menu 1 Selectthe size of the paper you loaded as the Paper Size setting You can also select a custom setting to create a custom paper size 2 Selectthe orientation of your document or photo as shown in the print window Note You can reduce or enlarge the size of the printed image by selecting Paper Handling from the pop up menu and selecting a scaling option Parent topic Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Print Layout Options PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X You can select a variety of layout options for your document or photo by selecting Layout from the pop up menu on the print window Layout Pages per Sheet 1 2 x Ufi IN Border None Reve
73. Color Smoothing Select this setting for color graphic images such as charts or graphs 8 bit Grayscale Select this setting for black and white photos Black amp White Select this setting for black text documents or line art Parent topic Scanning in Professional Mode Selecting a Scan Area Professional Mode You can select a specific area in your preview image to include in your scanned image You can select the entire image area or a portion of it You can even select multiple scan areas to create multiple scanned images of different areas Normal Preview mode only You can also use the scan area to select specific Image Adjustments settings for a scanned image Just be sure to click inside the scan area before selecting the settings Note In Professional Mode the default Preview mode is Normal mode To use Thumbnail Preview mode instead select the Thumbnail checkbox beneath the Preview button if available then click the Preview button to preview your image again 154 1 Doone ofthe following to select your scan area in the Preview image Normal preview Click the E Auto Locate icon to create a marquee dotted line on the preview image Hep 91004 men TT 1454 mm 1185 31717 pixels 82 MS Thumbnail preview Your scan area is selected automatically but you can change it Place your cursor in one corner of the desired scan area then click and drag the cursor to the opposite corner to create a mar
74. EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 97 Double sided Printing Options and Adjustments Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS Mee seers ce nuce aulis usce e A atone SP a do io aec Gleb fa oad EAD Quse ioe tec Adan ea oo Sa uo Wedel Uhaes 99 Managing Color Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X sssssss 99 Color Matching and Color Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 100 Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 101 Checking Print Status Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X ssssssss 102 Selecting Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 102 Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 103 Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows eei eneee enean enne 104 Selecting the Product PCL Printer Software Windows ssss 104 Selecting Basic Print Settings PCL Printer Software WiINdOWS cccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 106 Selecting Output and Graphics Options PCL Printer Software Windows 108 Selecting Finishing Options PCL Printer Software Windows ss 109 Selecting Default Print Settings PCL Printer Software Windows cccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 111 Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows
75. Fast Grayscale Normas Pigh Quality Grayscale 4 Selectthe Paper Source setting that indicates where you loaded the paper you want to print on 75 10 11 12 13 14 15 Select the size of the paper you loaded as the Document Size setting Note You can also select the User Defined setting to create a custom paper size Select the orientation of your document Note If you are printing an envelope select Landscape Select the type of paper you loaded as the Paper Type setting Note Check the paper type settings list for details Select the Quality setting that matches the print quality you want to use Select a Color option To print a color document or photo select the Color setting To print text and graphics in black or shades of gray select the Black Grayscale setting To print on both sides of the paper select the 2 Sided Printing checkbox and select the options you want To print multiple pages on one sheet of paper or print one image on multiple sheets of paper select one of the settings in the Multi Page menu and select the printing options you want To print multiple copies and arrange their print order select the Copies options To preview your job before printing select Print Preview To save your print job as a project that can be modified and combined with other print jobs select Job Arranger Lite To reduce noise during printing when you select Plain Paper Bright White Paper
76. K Then follow any on screen instructions Do one of the following to uninstall Epson Event Manager then follow any on screen instructions Windows 8 Select Epson Event Manager and click Uninstall Windows 7 or Windows Vista Open the Windows Control Panel utility Select Programs and Features In Classic view select Programs and click Uninstall a program Select Epson Event Manager and click Uninstall Change Windows XP Open the Windows Control Panel utility Double click Add or Remove Programs Select Epson Event Manager and click Change Remove Do one of the following to uninstall Epson Scan then follow any on screen instructions Windows 8 Select EPSON Scan and click Uninstall Change Windows 7 or Windows Vista Select EPSON Scan and click Uninstall Change Windows XP Select EPSON Scan and click Change Remove Restart your computer then see the Start Here sheet to re install your software 297 Note If you find that re installing your product software does not solve a problem contact Epson Parent topic When to Uninstall Your Product Software Uninstalling Product Software PCL Printer Software Windows You can uninstall and then re install your product software to solve certain problems Note You cannot uninstall the PostScript printer software 8 Turn off the product Disconnect any interface cables Do one of the following Windows 7 or Windows Vista Select Programs and Features In Classic v
77. MP tray select Others 52 4 Ifyou want the printer software to warn you if you try to print with the wrong paper size select the Paper Size Notice checkbox Note If you turn on Paper Size Notice the printer will prevent you from printing with the wrong paper size settings If you turn this option off and you try to print with the wrong settings the printer will print even if the image size exceeds the printable area and your printout may be smudged 5 Click Apply 6 Close the Printer Settings window Parent topic Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software Setting the Paper Size and Source PCL Printer Software Windows You can change the default paper size and source in Windows using the PCL printer software 1 Doone ofthe following Windows 7 Click and select Devices and Printers Right click your product name and select Printing preferences Windows Vista Click and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound right click your product name and select Printing Preferences Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Or open the Control Panel select Printers and Other Hardware if necessary and select Printers and Faxes Right click your product name and select Printing Preferences You see the this window 53 LY Genera EY Output and Graphics B Finishing Gd Panter Save Restore Settnios Color Opsons Print in Full Color Print al T
78. Mode Scanning in Professional Mode When you scan in Professional Mode Epson Scan automatically saves your scanned file in JPEG format in your operating system s Pictures or My Pictures folder or opens it in your scanning program You can select settings preview and change the scanned file settings as necessary 1 Start Epson Scan and select Professional Mode as the Mode setting You see this window 151 Destination Image Type Resolution Document Size w s 5 H 11 70 in Target Size Original M A Adjustments a i i s V Unsharp Mask E Descreening E Color Restoration F Backlight Correction E Dust Removal F Thumbnail a 152 10 11 12 13 Select the Document Type setting that matches your original such as Reflective for documents or photos Select the Document Source setting indicating where you placed your original To scan a 2 sided document in the ADF select ADF Double sided Note If you are using the ADF remove any documents from the scanner glass Select the specific type of original you are scanning as the Auto Exposure Type setting Document or Photo Select the details of your original and how you want it scanned as the Image Type setting Select the Resolution setting you want to use for your scan Click the Preview button Epson Scan previews your original and displays the result in a separate Preview window If you are using the ADF reinsert your or
79. OS X 10 5 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax select your product and select Open Print Queue Select Utility 2 Select EPSON Status Monitor You see this window 228 eno Epson Printer Utility 4 Buy Epson Ink Monitoring Preferences EPSON son EPSON Status Monitor Yeow genta Cyan s information Cn E T6710 3 Dothe following as necessary e You can update the ink cartridge and maintenance box status by clicking Update Replace orreinstall the maintenance box or any ink cartridge as indicated on the screen Note If any of the cartridges installed in the product is broken incompatible with the product model or improperly installed Epson Status Monitor will not display an accurate cartridge status Parent topic Check Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status Related tasks Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 229 Replacing the Maintenance Box Purchase Epson Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Box You can purchase genuine Epson ink maintenance boxes and paper at Epson Supplies Central at www epson com ink3 U S sales or www epson ca Canadian sales You can also purchase supplies from an Epson authorized reseller To find the nearest one call 800 GO EPSON 800 463 7766 Note We recommend that you use genuine Epson maintenance boxes and cartridges and do not refill them The use of other products may affect your print quality and could result in printer
80. Product Makes Noise When It Sits for a While Parent topic Solving Problems Product Makes Noise But Nothing Copies If your product makes a noise but nothing copies try these solutions Runa nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged Then clean the print head if necessary fthe nozzle check page does not print but the product s power is on make sure your product software is installed correctly Make sure your product is level not tilted Parent topic Solving Copying Problems 264 Related concepts Print Head Nozzle Check Print Head Cleaning Product Makes Noise When It Sits for a While Your product is performing routine maintenance This is normal Parent topic Solving Copying Problems Solving Paper Problems Check these sections if you have problems using paper with your product Paper Feeding Problems Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product Paper Jam Problems in the Cassette Paper Jam Problems in the Duplexer Document Jams in the Automatic Document Feeder Paper Ejection Problems Parent topic Solving Problems Paper Feeding Problems If you have problems feeding paper try these solutions If paper does not feed for printing remove it from the tray or cassette Reload it against the right side then adjust the edge guides Make sure the paper stack is not above the tab on the edge guides inside the cassette If multiple pages feed at once remove the paper fan the edges to se
81. Related topics Placing Originals on the Product Image is Distorted or Blurry If a scanned image appears distorted or blurry try these solutions Make sure your original is not wrinkled or warped This may prevent the original from laying flat on the scanner glass Do not move your original or your product during scanning 292 Your product will not operate properly while tilted at an angle Place it on a flat stable surface that extends beyond the base of the product in all directions Adjust these Epson Scan settings if available and try scanning again Select the Unsharp Mask setting Adjust the Auto Exposure setting Increase the Resolution setting Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Related topics Selecting Epson Scan Settings Image Colors are Patchy at the Edges If you are scanning a thick or warped original cover its edges with paper to block external light as you scan it Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Image is Too Dark If your scanned image is too dark try these solutions Adjust these Epson Scan settings if available and try scanning again Auto Exposure Brightness Histogram Adjustment Check the brightness and contrast settings of your computer monitor Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Related topics Selecting Epson Scan Settings Back of Original Image Appears in Scanned Image If an image from the back of a thin or
82. Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Managing Color Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Related topics Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Solving Scanning Problems Check these solutions if you have problems scanning with your product Scanning Software Does Not Operate Correctly Cannot Start Epson Scan Scanning Does Not Function Correctly Using the PCL or PostScript Software Parent topic Solving Problems Scanning Software Does Not Operate Correctly If your scanning software does not operate correctly try these solutions Make sure your computer has adequate memory and meets the system requirements for your operating system Make sure your computer is not running in a power saving mode such as sleep or standby If so wake your system and restart your scanning software f you upgraded your operating system but did not reinstall your scanning software try reinstalling it 289 Note With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 or 10 8 in addition to scanning with Image Capture you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images and provides an interface for TWAIN compliant OCR scanning software such as ABBYY FineReader To download Epson Scan visit Epson s driver download site U S downloads or Canadian downloads Parent topic Solving Scanning Proble
83. Send OK Proceed 222 4 5 If you hear a fax tone select the Receive option and press the OK button Note Leave the answered call active as you receive the fax transmission Follow the instructions on the screen to receive the fax When fax transmission is finished you see the previous LCD screen Press the OK button to print the fax Hang up the phone Parent topic Receiving Faxes 223 Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes The maintenance box stores ink that gets flushed from the system during print head cleaning When an ink cartridge is expended or the maintenance box is at the end of its service life you need to replace it You may also need to replace a cartridge that is more than six months old if your printouts do not look their best even after cleaning and aligning the print head Note Please dispose of your used Epson branded ink cartridges and maintenance boxes responsibly and in accordance with local requirements If you would like to return your used ink cartridges and maintenance boxes to Epson for proper disposal please go to www epson com recycle for more information Check Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status Purchase Epson Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Box Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges Replacing the Maintenance Box Check Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status Your printer and its software will let you know when an ink cartridge is low or expended or when the maintenance b
84. Up Speed Dial and Group Dial Lists eene 195 Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Product Control Panel sssssss 196 Creating Speed Dial LiSUEHlfIeS iei ttr etr certi tite itv tee tassel a Postea otn 196 Printing Your Speed Dial List et HEC EERURTH MR MUTA Pea e Eon xU EA IueUR dice 198 Creating Group Dial EisPEntTIes icio riot tel fatti etse te diete aa debet demeetus 200 Printing Your Group Dial Llst 5 eet trente tee uet pe ERE INR Eo ERR dun Rea eee ERR HER 203 Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Fax Utility Windows sseese 204 Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Fax Utility Mac OS X sssssssse 208 SOLDI AKC aec deese cites ehe Le tufanid tos E aa hee taba lade Oe 209 Sending Faxes from the Product Control Panel ssseeeenen 210 Manually Dialing or Redialing Fax Numbers seem 210 Selecting Fax Numbers From Speed or Group Dial Lists eesessessese 211 Dialing Fax Numbers from a Connected Telephone sseseeeeeee 212 Broadcasturdgia FX s demo ueniat hehehe eas eeu us e git tct I rese dera 213 Sending a Fax at a Specified Time rette e ae REX nb ine in Rn ar uR 215 Fax SENG Options 5 eroe re E die Te ei Da e Eee R reed ee eer Poe babe i ade ER CAR Ud dede 216 Sending Faxes Using the Fax Utility Windows seen 216
85. V Show Add Page dialog after scanning Select PDF as the Type setting Select any other settings you want to use on the File Save Settings window Click the Options button to access additional settings Click OK Epson Scan scans your document and you see this window 168 Add Page Confirmation we Scanning complete Do you want to continue scanning and add more pages Select Edit Page to finish scanning and edit the pages before saving the file Select Save File to finish scanning and save the file without editing the pages Editpage Save Fie 10 Choose one of the following options on the screen If you are scanning only one page click Save File f you need to scan additional pages in a document click Add page Place additional pages on the product for scanning click Scan and repeat until you have scanned all the pages When you are finished click Save File f you need to delete or reorder the scanned pages click Edit page Delete or reorder the pages using the icons that appear on the bottom of the editing window When you are finished click OK Note If you installed an OCR Optical Character Recognition program you may see a screen indicating the program is converting your page to text Wait until the program re scans the page and close the program if necessary 11 Click Close to exit the Epson Scan window if necessary Epson Scan scans your original and saves
86. WorkForce Pro WP 4590 User s Guide Contents WorkForce Pro WP 4590 User s Guide eeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee enne nnne nennt nana nasse nnn nn nnn nnn 13 Product Basics ie monete reri Eee o Eee do in RE Rr aea E ahe Fn ae YE Ya aya REY Y REA dei aec o Ert e PES or Ere Eure redeo Eau 14 Setting Up the Control Panel audes oh dde dec fee ui eet n ttes eror ases 14 Printer Parts Control Panel Buttons and Lights eee 14 Changing LCD Screen Eariguage iore trs Rit re tes So ut fecus tA secet Lo Lebe Lodo 15 Turning Off Control Panel SOUS cider pe oed tr e oye deca Toce De Ede he coetu wee Ce Du ER Ds 16 Product Parts Locations cre edet eat ee eode a RE ERI prse p de PER Re Roca Seed Re PR ep Eco RE EYE 16 Printer Parts Paper Path eem t Ree a e ee e Re Pra ER Ree ORE RYE De e He veas 17 Printer Parts Front icis err PERRA avedeius dang RSS EAE REO AROUND RT CHR EXER ers 19 Printer Parts Inside nennen nmenrrretr renes nnn r nennen sensns n nsns enne nenne renis 20 Printer Parts Back tei ei settori ier dM Pret OF v tebe bare E rd ee E 21 Two Sided Printing Scanning Copying and Faxing ssseeem m 21 Using EPSON Connect Email PEUFL s cedente aei dotted eana adia ae inat aai ii aiai 22 Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software eeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeenenneeeenenn nennen nnn 24 Installing the PCL or PostScript Pri
87. ake sure your system meets the requirements for your operating system If you are printing a high resolution image you may need more than the minimum requirements If necessary increase your system s memory f you are using Windows 7 close the Devices and Printers window before you print Clear space on your hard drive or run a defragmentation utility to free up existing space Close any programs you are not using when you print If your product is connected to a USB hub connect it directly to your computer instead f printing becomes slower after printing continuously for a long time the product may have automatically slowed down to protect the print mechanism from overheating or becoming damaged Let the product rest with the power on for 30 minutes then try printing again For the fastest printing select the following settings in your product software Make sure the paper type setting matches the type of paper you loaded Turn on any high speed settings in your product software Select a lower print quality setting Windows Click the Maintenance tab select Extended Settings and select the following settings High Speed Copies Always spool RAW datatype Page Rendering Mode Print as Bitmap Parent topic Solving Problems Printing from a Computer Related references Windows System Requirements Mac System Requirements Paper or Media Type Settings Related tasks Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON P
88. andard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Managing Color Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Printing From a Computer Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Select the basic settings for the document or photo you want to print 1 Open a photo or document for printing 2 Select the print command in your application Note You may need to select a print icon on your screen the Print option in the File menu or another command See your application s help utility for details 3 Select your product as the Printer setting Printer EPSON 4 v Presets Standard B 7 PDFv Preview Cancel Print 4 If necessary click the arrow next to the Printer setting or the Show Details button to expand the print window You see the expanded printer settings window for your product 90 Printer EPSON ie 2 Presets Standard Copies 1 M Collated Pages 9 All QFrom 1 to 1 Paper Size US Letter E 8 50 by 11 00 inches Orientation T I La Preview M V Auto Rotate O Scale 9 Scale to Fit 9 Print Entire Image O Fill Entire Paper Images per page 1 B __ Print 1 copies per page J Note The print window may look different depending on the version of
89. arent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Related topics Selecting Epson Scan Settings Scan Area is Not Adjustable in Thumbnail Preview If you cannot adjust the scan area while viewing a Thumbnail preview in Epson Scan try these solutions Create a scan area by drawing a marquee on your preview image and adjusting it as necessary Switch to Normal preview mode if available and preview your image again Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems 294 Related concepts Image Preview Guidelines Related tasks Scanning in Home Mode Scanning in Office Mode Scanning in Professional Mode Scanned Image Edges are Cropped If the edges of a scanned image are cropped make sure your original is placed correctly for scanning If necessary move your original away from the edges of the scanner glass slightly Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Related topics Placing Originals on the Product Solving Faxing Problems Check these solutions if you have problems faxing with your product Cannot Send or Receive Faxes Cannot Receive Faxes with a Telephone Connected to Your Product Parent topic Solving Problems Cannot Send or Receive Faxes If you cannot send or receive faxes try these solutions Make sure the recipient s fax machine is turned on and working Make sure paper is loaded correctly in your product Make sure Auto Answer mode is turned on to receive faxes automatically Check your prod
90. aults If you have a problem with settings on the product control panel you can reset them to their factory defaults You can choose which settings to reset or reset them all 1 Press the I Setup button 2 Pressthe arrow buttons to select Restore Default Settings and press the OK button 258 You see this screen Restore Default Settings o Fax Data Settings a Network Setting o All except Network OK Proceed Back 3 Select one of these options and press the OK button Fax Send Receive Settings Resets all settings for sending and receiving faxes Fax Data Settings Deletes the speed and group dial lists header and fax log Network Setting Resets all network settings All except Network amp Fax Setting Resets all control panel settings except for network and fax settings All Settings Resets all control panel settings You see a confirmation screen 4 Select Yes and press the OK button to reset the selected settings Select No and press the OK button if you want to cancel the operation Parent topic Solving Problems Solving Setup Problems Check these sections if you have problems while setting up your product Noise After Ink Installation Software Installation Problems Control Panel Setup Problems Parent topic Solving Problems 259 Noise After Ink Installation If you hear noises from your product after installing ink try these solutions Make sure you removed the foam and plastic pr
91. axing 2 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM Quality Standard 2 Sided Faxing Off Contrast i RB Send I Settings 3 Press the v Menu button press the arrow buttons to select Broadcast Fax and press the OK button 4 Do the following as necessary Use the numeric keypad to manually enter fax numbers Press the down arrow button to add additional fax numbers To select a speed or group dial entry press the v Menu button Use the up and down arrows to highlight an entry the right arrow button to select an entry and the left arrow button to deselect an entry When you have finished selecting your recipients press the OK button 6 Press the Start B amp W button If prompted select where you placed your document Automatic Document Feeder or scanner glass Note To cancel faxing press the Stop Reset button Your product scans your original and prompts you to place additional pages if necessary After scanning your originals your product dials the number and sends the fax 214 Note If the number is busy or there is a communication problem your product displays a redialing message and will redial the number in a few minutes Parent topic Sending Faxes from the Product Control Panel Sending a Fax at a Specified Time You can send a fax at a time of your choice Note You can only send faxes in black and white when you use this option Place your original on the product for faxi
92. ble depending on other settings you have chosen or if you are accessing the product over a network Select the 2 Sided Printing checkbox 2 Ifthe Auto checkbox is not automatically selected do one of the following Select the Auto checkbox to automatically print your double sided print job Deselect the Auto checkbox to print your double sided print job manually by printing one side and flipping the paper over to print the other side recommended for paper types that do not support automatic duplexing 3 Click the Settings button You see this window 78 2 Sided Printing Settings 0 12 0 12 1 18 0 12 0 12 1 18 Create Folded Booldet F Booklet Center Binding Side Binding Select the double sided printing options you want to use Click OK to return to the Main tab Click the Print Density button You see this window 79 Print Density Adjustment Select Document Type e Text Text amp Graphics Text amp Photos Adjustments 7 Selectthe type of document you are printing as the Document Type setting The software automatically sets the Adjustments options for that document type 8 If you selected the User Defined document type select the Adjustments options you want to use 9 Click OK to return to the Main tab 10 Print a test copy of your double sided document to test the selected settings 11 Follow any instructions displayed on the screen during printing Double sided Printin
93. ce t l phonique La terminaison d une interface peut consister en une combinaison quelconque de dispositifs la seule condition que la somme d indices d quivalence de la sonnerie de tous les dispositifs n exc de pas 5 328 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Parent topic Notices Software Notices OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE LICENSE 1 This printer product includes open source software programs listed in Section 6 according to the license terms of each open source software program 2 We provide the source code of the GPL Programs LGPL Programs and Apple Public Source License Programs each is defined in Section 6 until five 5 years after the discontinuation of same model of this printer product If you desire to receive the source code above please contact Epson customer support for your region You shall comply with the license terms of each open source software program 3 The open source software programs are WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE See the license agreements of each open source software program for more details which are described in OSS pdf on your Printer Software CD 4 OpenSSL toolkit This printer product includes software developed by the OpenSSL project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young eay cr
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95. ck Settings o Restore Default Settings OK Proceed Select Print PS3 Status Sheet and press the OK button 3 Press either of the Start buttons to print the PS3 status sheet Press the Q Stop Reset button if you want to cancel the operation Examine the settings shown on the network status sheet to diagnose any problems you have Parent topic Solving PCL PostScript Problems Solving Problems Printing from a Computer Check these sections if you have problems while printing from your computer Note For problems while printing with the PCL or PostScript PS3 printer software see the sections covering that software in this manual 278 Nothing Prints Product Icon Does Not Appear in Windows Taskbar Error After Cartridge Replacement Printing is Slow Parent topic Solving Problems Nothing Prints If you have sent a print job and nothing prints try these solutions Make sure your product is turned on Make sure any interface cables are connected securely at both ends If you connected your product to a USB hub make sure it is a first tier hub If it still does not print connect your product directly to your computer instead of the hub Run a product check to see if a test page prints If the test page prints check to see if your product software is installed correctly In Windows make sure your product is selected as the default printer In Windows clear any stalled print jobs from the Windows Spooler Window
96. d make any necessary settings in the Epson Scan window Parent topic Scanning in Home Mode Related concepts Image Preview Guidelines Available Image Adjustments Home Mode You can select these Image Adjustments options in Epson Scan Home Mode Image Adjustments Descreening Backlight Correction Color Restoration Dust Removal Image Ophion Text Er i to Are atic Brightness Note Select the Image Option checkbox if you need to set any of the grayed out image adjustments Not all adjustment settings may be available depending on the Document Type and Image Type setting Click the Brightness button to access additional settings Descreening Removes the ripple pattern that might appear in subtly shaded image areas such as skin tones This option improves results when scanning magazines or newspapers The results of descreening do not appear in the preview image only in your scanned image Color Restoration Restores the colors in faded photos automatically 143 Backlight Correction Removes shadows from photos that have too much background light Dust Removal Removes dust marks from your originals automatically Text Enhancement Sharpens the appearance of letters in text documents Auto Area Segmentation Makes grayscale images clearer and text recognition more accurate by separating the text from the graphics Brightness Adjusts the overall lightness and darkness of the scanned image Contrast Adjust
97. d option to one of the ICM Handling options and select the ICM Intent setting you want to use 5 Adjust the Pages Per Sheet Layout setting to change the order of multiple pages on a single sheet of paper when you have adjusted the Pages Per Sheet setting on the Layout tab 6 Adjust the Booklet Binding Edge setting to change the orientation of your printed booklet 7 Expand the PostScript Options heading to access the advanced PostScript printer software features 8 Select any of the remaining Printer Features options to customize your printouts Parent topic Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows 115 Selecting Default Print Settings PostScript Printer Software Windows When you change your print settings in a program the changes apply only while you are printing in that program session If you want to change the print settings you use in all your Windows programs you can select new default print settings 1 Doone ofthe following Windows 7 Click e and select Devices and Printers Right click your printer name and select Printing Preferences Windows Vista Click e and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound then right click your printer name and select Printing Preferences Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Right click your product name and select Printing Preferences You see the printer settings window Printing Preferences Layat Paper Quality
98. d that you use genuine Epson maintenance boxes and cartridges and do not refill them The use of other products may affect your print quality and could result in printer damage Part of the ink from the included set of cartridges is used for priming the printer Yields vary considerably based on images printed print settings paper type frequency of use and temperature For print quality a variable amount of ink remains in the cartridge after the replace cartridge indicator comes on 307 Color Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Cartridge life Opened package 6 months Unopened package do not use if the date on the package has expired Temperature Storage 4 to 104 F 20 to 40 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C Ink freezes at 8 6 F 13 C Ink thaws and is usable after 3 hours at 77 F 25 C Note For best printing results use up a cartridge within 6 months of opening the package Parent topic Technical Specifications Dimension Specifications Height Stored 13 4 inches 341 mm Printing 15 1 inches 383 mm Width Stored 18 1 inches 460 mm Printing 18 1 inches 460 mm Depth Stored 16 5 inches 420 mm Printing 25 7 inches 654 mm Weight 30 4 Ib 13 8 kg without ink cartridges Parent topic Technical Specifications Electrical Specifications Power supply rating 100 to 240 V Input voltage range 90 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 60 Hz 308 Input frequency range 49 5 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 7 0
99. dentify the origin of the fax Then click OK to save the sender information 7 Addacover sheet input a fax number or set up a phone book of numbers for future use then click Next Note For detailed instructions on using the Epson FAX Utility click Help 8 If you added a cover sheet to your fax select a cover sheet style enter your subject and comment information then click Next 9 Click Send to transmit your fax Parent topic Sending Faxes Sending Faxes Using the Fax Utility Mac OS X You can send a fax from a Mac OS X printing program using the FAX Utility You can fax up to 100 pages at a time including a cover sheet 218 Open the file you want to fax Select the print command in your application Note You may need to select a print icon on your screen the Print option in the File menu or another command See your application s help utility for details Printer FAX req a Presets Standard Copies 1 Collated Pages MAN From 1 to 1 Paper Size US Letter B 8 50 by 11 00 inches Orientation Te Ts Select your product FAX option as the Printer setting If necessary click the arrow next to the Printer setting or the Show Details button to expand the print window Select the number of pages you are faxing as the Pages setting Note Leave the Copies setting set to 1 Select Recipient Settings from the pop up menu You see this window 219 Recipient Settings aq Rec
100. des additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images and provides an interface for TWAIN compliant OCR scanning software such as ABBYY FineReader To download Epson Scan visit Epson s driver download site U S downloads or Canadian downloads Open an image editing application such as Image Capture Select your Epson product from the DEVICES or SHARED list if necessary 3 If you see the Show Details button click it If you are scanning an item on the scanner glass your product begins a preview scan 165 4 Select the Scan Mode setting indicating where you placed your original if available Select any other scan settings as necessary 5 Select the folder in which you want to save your scanned file in the Scan To pop up menu 6 Click Scan Your scanned file is saved in the folder you selected Available Scan Settings Mac OS X Image Capture Parent topic Scanning Available Scan Settings Mac OS X Image Capture You can select these scan settings in your imaging editing application for Mac OS X Unsharp Mask Makes the edges of certain image areas clearer Turn off this option to leave softer edges Descreening Removes the ripple pattern that might appear in subtly shaded image areas such as skin tones This option improves results when scanning magazines or newspapers The results of descreening do not appear in the preview image only in your scanned image Backlight Correction Remov
101. e If the port is not Ested you can create a new port O Use the following port S NO Create a new port Type of port Standard TCP IP Port 6 Select Create a new port 7 Select Standard TCP IP Port as the Type of port setting and click Next You see this window 29 Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard Welcome to the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard You use this wizard to add a poet foe network preter Belcee continuing be sure that 1 The device is turned on 2 The network is connected and configured To continue chek Next Click Next You see this window Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard Add Port For which device do you want to add a port Enter the Panter Name or IP address and a port name for the desired device Printer Name or IP Address 000000 Port Name OOK KKK 30 9 Todetermine the network information you need to enter print a network status sheet Press the i Setup button on the control panel select Network Settings and press the OK button Select Confirm Network Settin Ee and press the OK button Press either of the Start buttons to print a status sheet Press the W Stop Reset button if you want to cancel the operation 10 Locate the IP address on the network status sheet you just printed and enter it as the Printer Name or IP Address in the Add Printer Wizard window Click Next 11 Click Finish You see this window Add Printer Wizard Install P
102. e Mode You can select these Image Adjustments options in Epson Scan Office Mode Image Adjustments Unsharp Mask Descreening Image Option Text Enhancement Auto Area Segmentation Color Enhance Red Brightness Q 0 Contrast g 0 Note Select the Image Option checkbox if you need to set any of the grayed out image adjustments Not all adjustment settings may be available depending on the Image Type setting Unsharp Mask Makes the edges of certain image areas clearer Turn off this option to leave softer edges 150 Descreening Removes the ripple pattern that might appear in subtly shaded image areas such as skin tones This option improves results when scanning magazines or newspapers The results of descreening do not appear in the preview image only in your scanned image Text Enhancement Sharpens the appearance of letters in text documents Auto Area Segmentation Makes grayscale images clearer and text recognition more accurate by separating the text from the graphics Color Enhance Enhances the red green or blue shades in the scanned image Brightness Adjusts the overall lightness and darkness of the scanned image Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall scanned image Threshold Adjusts the level at which black areas in text and line art are delineated improving text recognition in OCR Optical Character Recognition programs Parent topic Scanning in Office
103. e Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Related references Paper or Media Type Settings Related tasks Selecting Page Setup Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 93 Paper Source Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can select any of the available options in the Paper Source menu to print from paper loaded in that source Auto Select Automatically selects the paper source based on the selected paper size Rear MP Tray Selects the paper in the rear MP tray as the paper source Paper Cassette 1 Selects the paper in cassette 1 as the paper source Paper Cassette 2 Selects the paper in cassette 2 as the paper source Note If your product only has one paper cassette the Paper Cassette 2 option will not be available Parent topic Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Print Quality Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can select any of the available Print Quality options to fine tune the quality of your print Some settings may be unavailable depending on the paper type and border setting you have chosen Economy For fast printing with reduced quality Normal For everyday text and image printing Fine For text and graphics with good quality and print speed Quality For photos and graphics with good quality and print speed High Quality For phot
104. e basic settings for the document or photo you want to print 1 Open a photo or document for printing 2 Select the print command in your application Note You may need to select a print icon on your screen the Print option in the File menu or another command See your application s help utility for details 3 Select your product as the Printer setting Printer EPSON Presets Default Settings 117 If necessary click the arrow next to the Printer setting or the Show Details button to expand the print window You see the expanded printer settings window for your product Printer EPSON WP 4090 Series Presets Default Settings Copies 1 Two Sided Pages All From 1 to 1 Paper Size US Letter 8 50 by 11 00 inches Orientation Te Te Preview M Auto Rotate Scale 100 Scale to Fit Copies per page 1 od Cancel Print Note The print window may look different depending on the version of Mac OS X and the application you are using Select the Two Sided Copies and Pages settings as necessary Note If you do not see these settings in the print window check for them in your application before printing 118 6 Select the page setup options Paper Size and Orientation Note If you do not see these settings in the print window check for them in your application before printing They may be accessible by selecting Page Setup from the File menu 7 Select an
105. e replaced 3 Openthe front cover 231 Note Dispose of used cartridges carefully Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it Warning If ink gets on your skin wash it thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water If ink gets into your mouth spit it out and see a doctor right away Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children 5 Remove the cartridge from the package Caution Do not touch the green chip on the cartridge Install the new cartridge immediately after removing the old one if you do not the print head may dry out and be unable to print 6 Gently shake the ink cartridge horizontally for about five seconds as shown eee P 232 Caution Do not remove any labels or seals or ink will leak 7T Insert the new cartridge into the holder and push it in until it clicks into place After the product checks the cartridges ink replacement is complete Remove the ink cartridge and reinstall it to clear the error 233 Note Do not turn off the printer during ink replacement If you remove a low or expended ink cartridge you cannot re install and use the cartridge Caution If you remove an ink cartridge for later use protect the ink supply area from dirt and dust and store it in the same environment as the printer The valve in the ink supply port is designed to contain any excess ink but do not touch the ink supply por
106. e with the product you can fax using the printer buttons or the utilities included with the standard Epson printer software To download the standard Epson printer software go to www epson com support wp4590downloads Connecting a Telephone or Answering Machine Setting Up Fax Features Setting Up Speed Dial and Group Dial Lists Sending Faxes Receiving Faxes Connecting a Telephone or Answering Machine You must connect your product to a telephone wall jack to send or receive faxes If you want to use the same telephone line to receive calls you can connect a telephone or answering machine to your product using an additional phone cable Note If you do not connect a telephone to your product make sure to turn on Auto Answer Otherwise you cannot receive faxes 176 1 Connect the phone cable to your telephone wall jack and to the LINE port on your product Note If your telephone line included a DSL Internet connection you must connect a DSL filter to the wall jack to be able to use the line for faxing or voice calls using your product Contact your DSL provider for the necessary filter 177 1 Telephone wall jack 2 DSLfilter 3 DSL modem 2 If you are connecting a telephone or answering machine to your product using a second phone cable remove the cap from the EXT port on your product BIL 44 178 3 Connectthe second phone cable to your telephone or answer
107. eRestore Settings Untfed Save Settings To enable Job Finishing choose from the ist to fe right 1 Select one of the following Finishing Mode options To print multiple pages on each sheet of paper select the N Up option Tocreate a booklet that can be folded or bound select the Booklet option To adjust the printed size of your document or photo select the Scaled option To print your document or photo across multiple sheets of paper select the Poster option Adjust the various options that appear in the Settings box as necessary 3 Tocreate or load a text or graphic overlay click the Manage Overlays button and select the options as necessary 4 Toadd a watermark to your document or photo click the Watermarks button and select the options as necessary Parent topic Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows 110 Selecting Default Print Settings PCL Printer Software Windows When you change your print settings in a program the changes apply only while you are printing in that program session If you want to change the print settings you use in all your Windows programs you can select new default print settings 1 Doone ofthe following Windows 7 Click e and select Devices and Printers Right click your product name and select Printing Preferences Windows Vista Click e and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound then right click your product name and select Pri
108. ecifications External USB Device Specifications Network Interface Specifications Safety and Approvals Specifications PS3 Mode Fonts PCL5 Mode Fonts PCL6 Mode Fonts Symbol Sets EPEAT Registration This product is EPEAT registered at the Bronze level For more information see EPEAT specifications here Parent topic Technical Specifications 301 Windows System Requirements To use your product and its software your computer should use one of these Microsoft operating systems Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows XP SP3 Windows Server 2008R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 When you use Windows Server you can only print Scanning and any additional included software are not supported Note Visit Epson s support website at www epson com support U S or www epson ca support Canada for the latest in compatibility and drivers for your product Parent topic Technical Specifications Mac System Requirements To use your product and its software your Mac should use one of these operating systems Mac OS X 10 5 8 Mac OS X 10 6 x Mac OS X 10 7 x Mac OS X 10 8 x Note Visit Epson s support website at www epson com support U S or www epson ca support Canada for the latest in compatibility and drivers for your product Parent topic Technical Specifications 302 Printing Specifications Paper path Rear MP tray capacity Paper cassette capacity
109. ect Open Printer Utility Mac OS X 10 5 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax select the FAX option for your product and select Open Print Queue Select Utility 2 Double click FAX Utility if necessary 194 You see this window en FAX Utility Printer FAX Tool Fax Settings A 1 ij 3 Select your FAX product in the Printer list Select Fax Settings 5 Follow the prompts that appear on the screen to enter your fax header information and select your fax settings Note For detailed information select the FAX Utility icon Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Setting Up Speed Dial and Group Dial Lists You can set up a speed dial list of fax numbers so you can quickly select them for faxing You can also set up a group dial list to send a fax message to multiple speed dial numbers See these sections to set up speed dial and group dial lists Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Product Control Panel Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Fax Utility Windows Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Fax Utility Mac OS X Parent topic Faxing 195 Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Product Control Panel You can set up your speed dial and group dial lists using the control panel on your product Creating Speed Dial List Entries Printing Your Speed Dial List Creating Group Dial List Entries Printing Your Group Dial List Par
110. ection mode Speed dial group dial numbers Page memory Redial Black and white and color fax capability Household phone line Up to 33 6 kbps Monochrome Standard 203 x 98 dpi Fine 203 x 196 dpi Photo 203 x 196 dpi with Error Diffusion Color Fine 200 x 200 dpi Photo 200 x 200 dpi CCITU ITU Group 3 fax with error correction mode Up to 60 combined Up to 180 ITU T No 1 chart 2 times with 1 minute interval 304 Interface RJ 11 Phone Line RJ 11 Telephone set connection Parent topic Technical Specifications Paper Specifications Use paper under normal conditions Temperature 59 to 77 F 15 to 25 C Humidity 40 to 6096 RH Note Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time Epson cannot guarantee the quality of any non EPSON brand or type of paper Always test a sample of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Single sheets Size Paper types Thickness Weight AA 8 3 x 11 7 inches 210 x 297 mm A6 4 1 x 5 8 inches 105 x 148 mm Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm Legal 8 5 x 14 inches 216 x 357 mm 4 x 6 inches 102 x 152 mm 5 x 7 inches 127 x 178 mm 8 x 10 inches 203 x 254 mm 16 9 wide 4 x 7 1 inches 102 x 181 mm Plain paper and paper distributed by Epson 0 003 to 0 004 inch 0 08 to 0 11 mm 17 Ib 64 g m to 24 Ib 90 g m Note You can load binder paper with
111. en instructions to install the PS3 printer software When the install process is completed click Finish In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan Click the button Select your EPSON product and click Add Note Make sure the PostScript printer software is selected as the Print Using setting Your product is now installed Parent topic Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Related topics Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X 33 Loading Paper Before you print load paper for the type of printing you will do Note Load only plain paper when printing with the PCL or PostScript PS3 printer software Loading Paper in the Cassette Loading Paper in the Rear MP Multipurpose Tray Loading Envelopes Paper Loading Capacity Available EPSON Papers Paper or Media Type Settings Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Setting Additional Paper Options Installing and Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette Loading Paper in the Cassette You can load Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm A4 8 3 x 11 7 inches 210 x 297 mm and Legal 8 5 x 14 inches 216 x 357 mm plain paper in the paper cassette 1 Close the output tray if necessary 34 2 Pullout the paper cassette 3 Slide the edge guides outward Note If you are using legal size paper squeeze the tab to extend the paper cassette
112. ent Portrait Specifies the orientaton of your originals only available Orientation when 2 gt 1 Sided or 1 gt 2 Sided is selected Binding Direction Specifies the orientation of your originals only available Top en 2 gt 1 Sided is selected Binding Margin Y EL Specifies the orientation of 2 sided copies only Top lTopEdge ITopEdge avaliable when 122 Sided is selected Parent topic Copying 73 Printing From a Computer Before printing from your computer make sure you have set up your product and installed its software as described on the Start Here sheet Note If you have an Internet connection it is a good idea to check for updates to your product software on Epson s support website If you see a Software Update screen select Enable automatic checking and click OK The update scans your system to see if you have the latest product software Follow the on screen instructions Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows Printing with the Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X Cancelling Printing Using a Product Button Related tasks Checking for Software Updates Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows You can print with the standard Epson printer software using any Windows printing program as descr
113. ent topic Setting Up Speed Dial and Group Dial Lists Creating Speed Dial List Entries You can create a speed dial list of fax numbers to help you quickly send faxes Note You can create up to 60 speed dial and group dial entries combined 1 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM Quality Standard 2 Sided Faxing Off 2 Press the v Menu button You see this screen 196 Fax Menu speed Dial Setup Group Dial Setup Send Fax Later Broadcast Fax IOK Proceed 5 Back Press the arrow buttons to select Speed Dial Setup and press the OK button Select Create and press the OK button You see this screen Add Speed Dial OK Proceed 3 Back Select the number you want to use for the fax number you are adding and press the OK button Use the numeric buttons on the control panel to enter the fax number You can enter up to 64 characters Press the OK button You see this screen 197 ABCDEFGHIJ ab12 KLMNOPQRST symbol UVWXYZ MALE 1234567890 PR amp C PES Done 8 Usethe keypad to enter a name for the speed dial entry You can enter up to 30 characters 9 Select Done and press the OK button You return to the Speed Dial Setup screen 10 Do the following as necessary Tocreate additional entries select Create and repeat the steps above To edit an existing entry select Edit select the entry and change the information Todelete an entry select Delete select the entry pr
114. enu To scale the image to fit on a specific paper size select the Scale to fit paper size checkbox and select a paper size from the Destination Paper Size pop up menu Parent topic Printing with the Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can print on both sides of the paper by selecting Two sided Printing Settings from the pop up menu on the print window 97 _Two sided Printing Settings i Two sided Printing Off Note Some options may be pre selected or unavailable depending on other settings you have chosen or if you are accessing the product over a network This screen may be different depending on the version of Mac OS X you are using Select one of the Two sided Printing options 2 Select the type of document you are printing as the Document Type setting The software automatically sets the Adjustments options for that document type Two sided Printing Settings i Two sided Printing Long Edge binding B Document Type Text 7 Y Adjustments Print Density 9 50 0 Increased Ink Drying Time 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 98 3 Ifnecessary customize the Adjustments settings as instructed on the screen 4 Printa test copy of your double sided doc
115. ert scanned documents to editable text 1 Place your original on your product for scanning 2 Doone ofthe following to open ABBYY FineReader Windows 8 Navigate to the Start screen and select ABBYY FineReader 9 0 Sprint Windows other versions Click eo or Start gt All Programs or Programs gt ABBYY FineReader 9 0 Sprint gt ABBYY FineReader 9 0 Sprint You see this window 171 y Get Image from Scanner f e a2 A Sean to POF Pa Scan to Other Formats i Scan and e mal mages o Get Image from Folder e Lot Corregrt to Other Formats CL ABBYY FineReader Professional Edition Benefits a gt uH AV M ay e ky Tips for best OCR rests Set the scanning resoluton to 300 dpi Select the language used in the document you are going to scan as the Document Language setting Click either the Scan to Other Formats icon or the icon that corresponds with the program you want to scan to If you see the Select Scanner window select your product and click OK Note Do not select a WIA option for your product it will not work correctly You see the scan settings window Select your scan settings Click Preview and adjust the area you want to scan if necessary Click Scan Note To scan a multi page document select settings in the Multi Page Scanning section and click Scan for each page When you are finished scanning click Close 172 Your document is scanned and processed into editable text then you see the Save A
116. es Right click your product name and select Properties then click the Device Settings tab You see this window 61 o Convert Gray Text to PostScript Gray No Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray No Add Euro Currency Symbol to PostScript Fonts No Job Timeout 0 seconds Wait Timeout 0 seconds Minimum Font Size to Download as Outline 100 pixel s Maximum Font Size to Download as Bitmap 600 pixel s Installable Options Lower Cassette Unit None 62 3 Select 1 Cassette Unit as the Lower Cassette Unit setting EPSON O General Sharing Pots Advanced Color Management Securty Device Settings am EPSON n Font Substitution Table Available PostScript Memory 22767 KB Output Protocol ASCE Send CTRL D Before Each Job No Send CTRL D After Each Job Yes Convert Gray Text to PostScript Gray No Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray No Add Euro Currency Symbol to PostScript Fonts No Job Timeout 0 seconds Wait Timeout 0 seconds Minimum Font Size to Download as Outline 100 pixel s Maximum Font Size to Download as Bitmap 600 pixel fe Installable Options PATI ta None 1 Cassette Unit Click OK The optional second paper cassette is now enabled Parent topic Installing and Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X You need to enable the optional paper cassette before you can
117. es and repeat the process as necessary 240 If you don t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 4 times wait at least 6 hours Then try cleaning the print head again If quality still does not improve one of the ink cartridges may be old or damaged and needs to be replaced Parent topic Print Head Nozzle Check Checking the Nozzles Using a Computer Utility You can check the print head nozzles using a utility on your Windows or Mac computer 1 Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product 2 Doone ofthe following Windows Right click the product icon in the Windows taskbar Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan select your product and select Options amp Supplies Select Utility and select Open Printer Utility Mac OS X 10 5 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax select your product and select Open Print Queue Select Utility 3 Select Nozzle Check You see a window like this To perform a nozzle check make sure that the printer is on and connected to the computer Also make sure that A4 or Letter size plain paper is loaded in the rear MP tray or the paper cassette Click Print to print a nozzle check pattern or dick Cancel to quit 241 4 Click Print 5 Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines Print head is clean
118. es shadows from photos that have too much background light Dust Removal Removes dust marks from your originals automatically Color Restoration Restores the colors in faded photos automatically Parent topic Scanning with Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 Using Image Capture Scanning Special Projects Your product s scanning software offers various options to help you quickly complete special scan projects Scanning to a PDF File Restoring Photo Colors as You Scan Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text OCR Parent topic Scanning 166 Scanning to a PDF File Using Epson Scan you can scan a multi page document and save it in one PDF Portable Document Format file on your computer 1 Place your original on your product for scanning Start Epson Scan Select the scan mode you want to use Select the scan settings for your scan Preview your image oa kf WN When you finish selecting all your settings click Scan You see the File Save Settings window 167 amp File Save Settings Location My Documents 9 My Pictures Other Desktop File Name Prefix 3 digt numbe Prefix mg Image Format Type Details Pape Size Actual Image Size Orientation Portrait Margr Left Top 0 0mm 0 00mm Page Number Save File With Al Pages Compression Level Standard Compression F Overwrke any files wth the same name V Show this dialog box before next scan J Open image folder after scanning
119. ess the OK button and confirm the deletion Parent topic Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Product Control Panel Related tasks Entering Numbers and Characters for Faxing Printing Your Speed Dial List You can print your speed dial list for easy reference 1 Make sure you loaded letter size or larger paper in your product 198 2 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM Quality 2 Sided Faxing HI Send Settings 3 Press the v Menu button You see this screen Fax Menu speed Dial Setup Group Dial Setup Send Fax Later Broadcast Fax OK Proceed Back 4 Press the arrow buttons to select Fax Report and press the OK button You see this screen 199 Fax Report Last Transmission speed Dial List Group Dial List Reprint Faxes OK Proceed Back 5 Select Speed Dial List and press the OK button 6 Press either of the Start buttons to print the report Parent topic Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Product Control Panel Creating Group Dial List Entries You can create a group dial list after creating a speed dial list Each group dial list can include up to 30 fax numbers Note You can create up to 60 speed dial and group dial entries combined 1 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM Standard Off bib Send t Set tings 200 2 Press the Y Menu button You see this screen Fax Menu a Speed Dial Setup o Group Dial Setup a
120. estores all of the default network settings All except Network amp Fax Settings Restores all of the default settings on the control panel except for the network and fax settings All Settings Restores all of the default settings on the control panel Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Setting Up Fax Features Using the Fax Utility Windows You can set up your fax header and select your fax settings using the FAX Utility for Windows 1 Doone ofthe following Windows 8 Navigate to the Start screen 192 Windows other versions Click x or Start gt Programs or All Programs gt EPSON Software 2 Select FAX Utility You see this window 3 Select Fax Settings for Printer Select your product if prompted You see this window 193 4 Select Fax Settings 5 Follow the prompts that appear on the screen to enter your fax header information and select your fax settings Note For detailed information select the FAX Utility Help option Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Setting Up Fax Features Using the Fax Utility Mac OS X You can set up your fax header and select your fax settings using the FAX Utility for Mac OS X 1 Doone ofthe following Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan select the FAX option for your product and select Options amp Supplies Select Utility and sel
121. ets rhea Sheen oe a Sabah ta aa aaa aaa Sake es aa aaa a a aeaii 259 Noise After Ink Installation 2 2 2 2 cccccc cece cee ce cece cece teeta tee eeeaeeeaaeaaaeaaaeaaaeaaaeaaeeaeceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeteess 260 Software Installation Problems ssssssssssssseeeeneen enne ennemi nnns 260 Control Panel Setup Proble MS iieri a a a eene nennen nein resin nnns 260 Solving Network Problems euenire Oo tee iiie uteiispide MM aded dais ted ue Read 261 Network Software Cannot Find Product on a Network ssssseeen 261 Product Does Not Appear in Mac OS X Printer Window ssssee 261 Cannot Print Over a Network ssssssssssesssseeeeeeene enne nennen nenne nnn rne rene reene eent 262 Cannot Scan Over a Network esssssssssessessssesseeen nennen nennen nennen nennen nnn nennen enn nnns 262 Printing a Network Status Shigel a rtr Letti dU i e bte st dakte tipa ken aco ctetu bul asSag 263 Solving Copying Proble MS riinan ni tute esee ou tide curn need eee em deae ee addu dem eus 264 Product Makes Noise But Nothing Copies ssssssssseneennene nennen teni 264 Product Makes Noise When It Sits for a While ccccccceceeee cette eee ee ete ee eee ee eee eeaseeaaeeaaeaaeees 265 Solving Paper Problemis deae oen ire p SER Ee HER A Desa aaa ka alana aKa Taaa ioios 265 Paper Feeding Problems oe e Ce ics 265 Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product
122. ext as Black Onentaton Portrait Landscape Paper Paper Sre AT amp 5x 11 2 Selectthe Paper Source 3 Select the paper size you loaded in the selected paper source as the Paper Size setting If your paper doesn t match any of the sizes listed for the rear MP tray click the Custom button and choose the settings that match your paper size Note The PCL printer software supports plain paper in A4 letter and envelope sizes 4 Click Apply 5 Close the Printing Preferences window Parent topic Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Setting the Paper Size and Source PostScript Printer Software You can set the paper size and source using your PostScript PS3 printer software Setting the Paper Size and Source PostScript Printer Software Windows Setting the Paper Size PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Setting the Paper Size for Each Source 54 Setting the Paper Size and Source PostScript Printer Software Windows You can change the default paper size and source in Windows using the PostScript PS3 printer software 1 Doone ofthe following Windows 7 Click and select Devices and Printers Right click your product name and select Printing preferences Windows Vista Click o and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound right click your product name and select Printing Preferences Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Or open the Cont
123. fore receiving a fax Note If you run out of paper during fax printing load more paper and press the button indicated on your product s LCD screen to continue Parent topic Receiving Faxes 221 Receiving Faxes Automatically Auto Answer To receive and print faxes automatically you can turn on Auto Answer mode Check the amp Auto Answer light on your product to see if Auto Answer mode is turned on or not To turn Auto Answer mode on or off press the Auto Answer button If an answering machine is connected make sure the product s Rings to Answer setting is set higher than the number of rings your answering machine is set to answer a call For example if the answering machine is set to pick up on the fourth ring set the product to pick up on the fifth ring or later If a telephone is connected and you use it to answer a call that turns out to be a fax wait until the product s LCD screen displays a message that a connection has been made before hanging up Parent topic Receiving Faxes Related tasks Connecting a Telephone or Answering Machine Receiving Faxes Manually You can set up your product to receive faxes manually by turning off Auto Answer mode This lets you check for a fax tone on the connected telephone before receiving a fax 1 When the connected telephone rings answer the call You see this message on your product s LCD screen The phone receiver is off the hook Select Send or Receive Or hang up a
124. g Windows 7 Click 6 and select Devices and Printers Right click your printer name and select Printing Preferences then click the Printer tab Windows Vista Click e and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound then right click your printer name and select Printing Preferences Click the Printer tab Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Right click your product name and select Printing Preferences then click the Printer tab You see this window j General FA Output and Graphics E Finishing G Parter Save estore Settings _ Tm Printer Device Unspeofed 2 Select Cassette 1 in the Optional Paper Sources box and click Yes 3 Click OK The optional second paper cassette is now enabled Parent topic Installing and Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette 60 Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows You need to enable the optional second paper cassette before you can use it with the PS3 printer software 1 Doone ofthe following Windows 7 Click e and select Devices and Printers Right click your printer name and select Printer Properties then click the Device Settings tab Windows Vista Click e and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound then right click your printer name and select Properties Click the Devices Settings tab Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Fax
125. g Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Print Density Adjustments Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Parent topic Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows Double sided Printing Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows You can select any of the available options on the 2 Sided Printing Settings window to set up your double sided print job Binding Edge Options Select a setting that orients double sided print binding in the desired direction Binding Margin Options Select options that define a wider margin to allow for binding Create Folded Booklet Options Select the Booklet checkbox and a binding option to print double sided pages as a booklet Parent topic Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 80 Print Density Adjustments Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows When you select the User Defined setting you can select any of the available options on the Print Density Adjustment window to adjust the print quality of your double sided print job Print Density Sets the level of ink coverage for double sided printing Increased Ink Drying Time Sets the amount of time required for drying ink after printing on one side of the paper before printing the other side in double sided printing to prevent ink smearing Parent topic Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Additiona
126. hics may not be used in any advertising or publicity relating to the software without the specific prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE Parent topic Copyright Notice A Note Concerning Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials Epson encourages each user to be responsible and respectful of the copyright laws when using any Epson product While some countries laws permit limited copying or reuse of copyrighted material in certain circumstances those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume Contact your legal advisor for any questions regarding copyright law Parent topic Copyright Notice 336 Default Delay Times for Power Management for Epson Products This product will enter sleep mode after a period of nonuse The time interval has been set at the factory to ensure that the product meets Energy Star standards of energy efficiency and cannot
127. hone Broadcasting a Fax Sending a Fax at a Specified Time Fax Send Options Parent topic Sending Faxes Manually Dialing or Redialing Fax Numbers You can send a fax from your product control panel by manually dialing the fax number or redialing the last dialed fax number 1 Place your original on the product for faxing 2 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM Quality Standard 2 Sided Faxing Off 210 3 Doone ofthe following Use the numeric keypad to enter the fax number You can enter up to 64 characters Press the Redial Pause button to redial the last dialed fax number 4 If you need to change any fax settings press the v Menu button select Send Settings press the OK button and select your settings When you finish selecting settings press the v Menu button 5 Press either of the Start buttons Note If your recipient s fax machine does not print in color your fax is automatically sent in black and white To cancel faxing press the Stop Reset button Your product scans your original and prompts you to place additional pages if necessary After scanning your originals your product dials the number and sends the fax Note If the number is busy or there is a communication problem your product displays a redialing message and will redial the number in a few minutes Parent topic Sending Faxes from the Product Control Panel Selecting Fax Numbers From Speed or Group Dial Lists
128. i e e E E enne enne nnne nne ennt 130 Changing Default Scan Button Settings sssssssssseeeeennm een 131 Starting a Scan Using the Epson Scan IGOE s uda de aseo ornari e et cate ees riae du e idus 131 Starting a Scan from a Scanning Program itr neret deti tee ERE de LR LH deem bene tik 134 Selecting EPSOM Scan SSelllfiS adesse ierant aces eese vob feet cede o lara ed esci lalate idest enl 136 lec M HP 136 Selecting the Scan MOUS m 136 Scanningin Home Mods 2 exi e a ie ai eer vie nue i ra uis E eat E ed 137 Selecting a Scan Area Home Mode seen einn n e n inni nh nnns 140 Available Image Adjustments Home Mode ssseeneee enne 143 Selecting a Scan Size Home Mode sse inne einnrdnnthh nnn n nn ninei 144 Scanning in Office Mode 1t eae eta tei ase etos 146 Selecting a Scan Area Office Mode eerte ipei tae Ro cte etate ege eua olas 148 Available Image Adjustments Office Mode sssseeee 150 Scanning in Professional MOGO rius ree inte eee dren tn cies outer tete a te iopbese tst osocte ies 151 Available Image Types Professional Mode sssssseeen e 154 Selecting a Scan Area Professional Mode essen nennen 154 Available Image Adjustments Professional Mode ssee 157 Selecting a Scan Size Professional Mode se
129. ibed in these sections Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting a Printing Preset Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Default Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Changing Automatic Update Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Parent topic Printing From a Computer Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Select the basic settings for the document or photo you want to print 74 Open a photo or document for printing 2 Select the print command in your application Note You may need to select a print icon on your screen the Print option in the File menu or another command See your application s help utility for details 3 Ifnecessary select your product name as the printer you want to use Note You may also need to select Properties or Preferences to view your print settings You see the Main tab of your printer settings window iem Printing Preferences 0o o rr Man More Optons Maintenance Auto Select Letter 8 1 2 x Lim Fast High Quality 9 Pott undsagt 2 5ded 200 Plain Paper Bright White Paper 2 Sided with 240p
130. ics Options PCL Printer Software Windows You can select a variety of additional print quality options for your document or photo on the Output and Graphics tab pe EPSON Aj General ZA Otot ond Genetics H Finishing d Panter Save Restore Settings Model todel Coe EE Print Quality Method User Defined Print Quality Fne Toner Save off Enhancement Mode Proto Reais bo Advanced tance 108 1 Select one of the following Print Quality options For fast printing with reduced quality select Fast Fortext and graphics with good quality and print speed select Fine 2 To print using less ink set the Toner Save setting to On Note Print quality may be significantly reduced when the Toner Save setting is enabled 3 Select one of the following as the Enhancement Mode setting Fortext or simple graphics such as charts or presentations select the Vivid or Vivid Accent setting For photos or detailed graphics select the Photo Realistic or Photo Realistic Accent setting 4 To adjust additional TrueType and font settings click the Advanced button and select the options as necessary Parent topic Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows Selecting Finishing Options PCL Printer Software Windows You can select a variety of finishing options for your document or photo on the Finishing tab 109 ine EPSON dj General IY Output end Graphics E Frething d Panter Sav
131. iew select Programs and click Uninstall a program Select Epson Universal Laser P6 and click Uninstall Change Windows XP Click Start and select Control Panel Double click Add or Remove Programs select Epson Universal Laser P6 and click Change Remove Follow any on screen instructions to uninstall your printer software Open the Windows Control Panel utility Do one of the following to uninstall Epson Event Manager if necessary then follow any on screen instructions Windows 7 or Windows Vista Select Programs and Features In Classic view select Programs and click Uninstall a program Select Epson Event Manager and click Uninstall Change Windows XP Double click Add or Remove Programs Select Epson Event Manager and click Change Remove Do one of the following to uninstall Epson Scan if necessary then follow any on screen instructions Windows 7 or Windows Vista Select Epson Scan and click Uninstall Change Windows XP Select Epson Scan and click Change Remove Restart your computer then re install your software Note If you find that re installing your product software does not solve a problem contact Epson 298 Parent topic When to Uninstall Your Product Software Uninstalling Product Software Mac OS X In most cases you do not need to uninstall your product software before re installing it However you can download the Uninstaller utility from the Epson support website to uninstall your product
132. iginal appears in your scanned image place a piece of black paper on the back of the original and scan it again Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems 293 Ripple Patterns Appear in an Image You may see a ripple pattern called a moir in scanned images of printed documents This is caused by interference from differing pitches in the scanner s screen and your original s halftone screen To reduce this effect adjust these Epson Scan settings if available and try scanning again Select the Descreening setting Select a lower Resolution setting Parent topic Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems Related topics Selecting Epson Scan Settings Scanned Image Colors Do Not Match Original Colors Printed colors can never exactly match the colors on your computer monitor because printers and monitors use different color systems monitors use RGB red green and blue and printers typically use CMYK cyan magenta yellow and black Check the color matching and color management capabilities of your computer display adapter and the software you are using to see if they are affecting the palette of colors you see on your screen To adjust the colors in your scanned image adjust these Epson Scan settings if available and try scanning again Change the Image Type setting and experiment with different combinations of the next settings Adjust the Tone Correction setting Adjust the Auto Exposure setting P
133. iginal into the ADF If desired select the area in your preview image that you want to scan scan area Note You cannot select a scan area if you chose ADF Double sided as the Document Source setting Select any of the image adjustment settings you want to use Before making adjustments click the image or scanned image area in the Preview window If you want to reduce or enlarge your image as you scan select the Target Size setting you want to use Note You cannot select a target size if you chose ADF Double sided as the Document Source setting Click Scan You see the File Save Settings window Change any of the necessary file save settings and click OK Epson Scan scans your original and saves the file in the selected folder or opens it in your scanning program If the file was saved directly to your computer you see the file in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder where you can view and print the image if desired Available Image Types Professional Mode 153 Selecting a Scan Area Professional Mode Available Image Adjustments Professional Mode Selecting a Scan Size Professional Mode Parent topic Selecting Epson Scan Settings Related concepts Scan Resolution Guidelines Image Preview Guidelines Related tasks Selecting Scan File Settings Available Image Types Professional Mode You can select these Image Type options in Epson Scan Professional Mode 24 bit Color Select this setting for color photos
134. ignment Then print another alignment sheet and check it Note Click Skip where available if you want to skip a particular alignment sheet 6 When you are done click Finish Parent topic Print Head Alignment 249 Cleaning the Paper Path If you see ink on the back of a printout you can clean the paper path to remove any excess ink 1 Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product 2 Usethe product control panel to make a copy but without placing a document on the scanner glass 3 Check the back of the ejected paper to see if it is clean 4 Repeatas necessary until the paper comes out clean Parent topic Adjusting Print Quality Related topics Copying 250 Cleaning and Transporting Your Product See these sections if you need to clean or transport your product Cleaning Your Product Transporting Your Product Cleaning Your Product To keep your product working at its best you should clean it several times a year Caution Do not use a hard brush alcohol or paint thinner to clean the product or you may damage it Do not use oil or other lubricants inside the product or let water get inside it Turn off the product Unplug the power cable Disconnect any connected cables Remove all the paper from the rear MP tray Clean the rear MP tray using a soft brush OO Eam a Clean the scanner glass with a soft lint free cloth microfiber is recommended moistened with a little glass cleaner Caution Do not spra
135. ing Automatic Update Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Your printer software for Windows automatically checks for updates to the product driver You can change how often the software checks for updates or disable this feature 1 Right click the product icon in the Windows taskbar 2 Select Auto Update Settings You see a window like this 88 EPSON Driver Update Settings I Driver Update Check every nx Never 3 Doone of the following To change how often the software checks for updates select a setting in the Check every menu To disable the automatic update feature select the Never option 4 Click Apply 5 Click OK to exit Note If you choose to disable the automatic update feature it s a good idea to periodically check for updates Parent topic Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows Related tasks Checking for Software Updates 89 Printing with the Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can print with the standard EPSON printer software using any Mac OS X printing program as described in these sections Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Page Setup Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Print Layout Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Sizing Printed Images Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Double sided Printing Settings St
136. ing machine and to the EXT port on your product Note If you connect an answering machine and Auto Answer is turned on make sure the product s Rings to Answer setting is set higher than the number of rings your answering machine is set to answer a call Any phone or answering machine must be connected to the EXT port for your product to detect an incoming fax call when the phone is picked up Epson cannot guarantee compatibility with VoIP cable phone systems or fiberoptic digital services such as FIOS Parent topic Faxing Setting Up Fax Features Before faxing with your product set up your fax header and select the fax features you want to use Note If you leave your product unplugged for a long period of time you may need to reset the date and time settings for faxes Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Setting Up Fax Features Using the Fax Utility Windows Setting Up Fax Features Using the Fax Utility Mac OS X 179 Parent topic Faxing Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel See these sections to set up fax features using the product control panel Selecting Your Country or Region Selecting the Date and Time Entering Fax Header Information Entering Numbers and Characters for Faxing Selecting Fax Send and Receive Settings Selecting Fax Communication Settings Printing Fax Reports Restoring Default Fax Settings Fax Sending Options Fax Receive Option
137. inting and load a paper size that supports 2 sided printing or press You can only use either of the Start buttons to continue printing on one side of the currently Letter A4 size plain loaded paper paper for 2 sided print Data error Document A problem with the print data such as the inclusion of compressed data has was not printed occurred Check the print data 255 LCD screen message Condition solution Cannot print because Press either of the Start buttons to cancel the current job and print the next memory is full job Memory is full Data was If the quality of the printout is not acceptable try simplifying the print job by printed with low reducing the number of graphics or the number and type of fonts resolution Memory is full Only one To print multiple copies of a document try simplifying the print job by copy of documents was reducing the number of graphics or the number and type of fonts printed Parent topic Solving Problems Related references Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product Paper Jam Problems in the Cassette Paper Jam Problems in the Duplexer Document Jams in the Automatic Document Feeder Where to Get Help Related tasks Connecting a USB Thumb Drive or External Device Related topics Loading Paper Placing Originals on the Product Solving Network Problems Setting Up Fax Features Running a Product Check Running a product check helps you determine if your product is operating
138. ions to add the optional paper cassette to your product Note If you are using the optional paper cassette with the PCL or PostScript PS3 printer software you must enable the second cassette in the printer software Installing the Optional Second Paper Cassette Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette PCL Printer Software Windows Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Loading Paper Installing the Optional Second Paper Cassette You can install the optional paper cassette to provide more paper capacity 1 Turn off the product and unplug the power cord and any connected cables Caution To avoid electric shock make sure you unplug the power cord 2 Remove the paper cassette from its carton and place it where you want to set up the product 58 3 Carefully lift the product as shown then gently lower it onto the paper cassette Make sure the connectors and pins align correctly 4 Reconnect the power cord and other connection cables and plug in the product 5 Turn on the product Parent topic Installing and Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette PCL Printer Software Windows You need to enable the optional second paper cassette before you can use it with the PCL printer software 59 1 Doone ofthe followin
139. ipient List Name Company Corp Fax Number L ru ge Add Name Company Corp Fax Number A hyphen is available only at the beginning of the phone number because it acts as a pause in dialing External Access Prefix Cancel Fax M Do one of the following to choose your recipient Select a name or group from the Recipient List Enter a name company and fax number and click the button Click the a icon and select a recipient from your address book Select Fax Settings from the pop up menu You see this window 220 Fax Settings 3 Color Black amp White _ Color Image Quality Normal H Cancel C Fax 9 Select the Color and Image Quality settings you want to use for your fax 10 Click Fax Parent topic Sending Faxes Receiving Faxes See these sections to receive faxes with your product Fax Reception Receiving Faxes Automatically Auto Answer Receiving Faxes Manually Parent topic Faxing Fax Reception Your product will automatically receive and print faxes when you set fax reception to Auto Answer mode If you connected a telephone to your product so you can use the same phone line for faxes and voice calls you can also set your product to receive faxes manually This allows you to check for a fax tone using the telephone and press a button on your product to receive the fax Make sure to load paper in your product and select your fax settings be
140. is screen Restore Default Settings o Fax Data Settings a Wi Fi Network Setting o All except Wi Fi Network IOK Proceed B Select one of the available options and press the OK button You see a confirmation screen Select Yes or No and press the OK button Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Fax Sending Options Set the options you want to use for outgoing faxes Setting Options Description o Quality Standard Provides good scan resolution and print quality for most faxes Provides best scan resolution and print quality for faxes of small print and line art Provides best scan resolution and print quality for faxed photos 189 Setting Options Description Contrast 4 to 4 Adjusts the contrast for faxes negative settings make faxes lighter and positive settings make faxes darker 2 Sided Faxing C Lets you fax 2 sided originals placed in the ADF Last Transmission Does not print a report on the last transmitted fax after Report you send a fax Prints a report on the last transmitted fax only if a fax error occurs default setting Prints a report on the last transmitted fax after every fax you send Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Fax Receive Options Set the printing options you want to use for incoming faxes Setting Options Description i O Paper Source to Print al 1 Sets the paper source for incoming faxes Rea
141. isclaimer 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 DIRECTI INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES 335 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 information is subject to change without notice libTIFF Software Acknowledgment A Note Concerning Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials Default Delay Times for Power Management for Epson Products Copyright Attribution Parent topic Notices libTIFF Software Acknowledgment Copyright 1988 1997 Sam Leffler Copyright 1991 1997 Silicon Graphics Inc Permission to use copy modify distribute and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee provided that I the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in all copies of the software and related documentation and ii the names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Grap
142. ize or larger paper in your product 2 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM Off 0 3 Press the v Menu button Press the arrow buttons to select Fax Report and press the OK button You see this screen 203 Fax Report Last Transmission speed Dial List Group Dial List Reprint Faxes OK Proceed Back 5 Select Group Dial List and press the OK button 6 Press either of the Start buttons to print the report Parent topic Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Product Control Panel Setting Up Speed Group Dial Lists Using the Fax Utility Windows You can set up your speed dial and group dial lists using the FAX Utility for Windows The utility also lets you import fax numbers from the Windows Address Book and back up fax numbers stored in your product s memory Note You can create up to 60 speed dial and group dial entries combined 1 Doone ofthe following Windows 8 Navigate to the Start screen Windows other versions Click o or Start gt Programs or All Programs gt EPSON Software 2 Select FAX Utility You see this window 204 3 Select Fax Settings for Printer Select your product if prompted You see this window 205 4 Select Speed Dial Group Dial List You see this window 206 T 8 Select an empty entry and click the icon Note To edit an entry select it and click the icon To delete an entry select it and click the icon
143. k the print job marked Hold and click Resume To pause printing for all queued print jobs click Pause Printer To check ink status click Supply Levels Parent topic Printing Your Document or Photo PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X 125 Cancelling Printing Using a Product Button If you need to cancel a print job you can press the amp Stop Reset button on your product Parent topic Printing From a Computer 126 Scanning You can scan original documents or photos and save them as digital files on your computer or on a thumb drive or other USB device Connecting a USB Thumb Drive or External Device Starting a Scan Selecting Epson Scan Settings Scanning with Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 Using Image Capture Scanning Special Projects Connecting a USB Thumb Drive or External Device To save scanned images on a USB thumb drive or other USB device you must first connect the device to your product Note Epson cannot guarantee the compatibility of your drive 1 Make sure the product is turned on but not printing 2 Insert your USB thumb drive or the USB cable that came with your device into the USB port on the front of your product 127 When you finish scanning make sure the access light on the drive is not flashing then remove or disconnect it from the product Caution Do not remove the USB thumb drive or cable when the access light is flashing or you may lose data on the drive Parent topic Scanning
144. l and click Printer under Hardware and Sound Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Or open the Control Panel select Printers and Other Hardware if necessary and Printers and Faxes Right click your product name select Printing Preferences and select your product name again if necessary Click the Maintenance tab Click the Extended Settings button Select Enable EPSON Status Monitor 3 then click OK Click the Monitoring Preferences button Click the Shortcut Icon box Click OK to close the open program windows Parent topic Solving Problems Printing from a Computer Error After Cartridge Replacement If you see an error light or error message after you replace an ink cartridge follow these steps 1 2 3 Make sure the print head is in the ink cartridge replacement position The ink cartridge holder should be beneath the cutout in the product case allowing access to the cartridges Note If the print head is not in the ink cartridge replacement position follow the instructions on replacing an ink cartridge in this manual to move it Remove and reinsert the ink cartridge you replaced making sure to push it all the way into its slot Complete the ink cartridge installation steps Parent topic Solving Problems Printing from a Computer Related topics Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes 280 Printing is Slow If printing becomes slow try these solutions M
145. l Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows You can select a variety of additional layout and printing options for your document or photo on the More Options tab ie Printing Preferences o o o on a Man More Opters Maintenance Printing Presets Document Sre Letter 8 1 2 x Lim Ad fRemove Presets Output Paper Same as Document Suae Document Fast Reduce Erix ge Document S Document High Quality Document Fast Grayscale Document High Quality Grayscale 81 1 To change the size of your printed document or photo select the Reduce Enlarge Document checkbox and select one of these sizing options Selectthe Fit to Page option to size your image to fit the paper you loaded Select the size of the your document or photo as the Document Size setting and the size of your paper as the Output Paper setting Select the Zoom to option to reduce or enlarge your document or photo by a specific percentage Select the percentage in the menu 2 Select one of the following Color Correction options Select Automatic to automatically adjust the sharpness brightness contrast and color saturation for your image Select Custom and click the Advanced button to manually adjust the color correction settings or turn off color management in your printer software 3 Toadd a watermark to your printout select Watermark settings 4 Select any of the Additional Settings options
146. lable options 99 3 Select Color Options from the pop up menu in the print window Color Options B Q Manual Settings J Fix Photo Off No Color Adjustment Advanced Settings Note The available settings on the Color Options menu depend on the option you selected on the Color Matching menu 4 Select one of the available options Color Matching and Color Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Printing with the Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Color Matching and Color Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can select from these settings on the Color Matching and Color Options menus Color Matching Settings EPSON Color Controls Lets you manage color using controls in your printer software or turn off color management ColorSync Prints using standard color profiles for your product and paper to help match image colors You can customize the conversion method and filter settings on the ColorSync pop up menu in the print window Color Options Settings Manual Settings Lets you select manual color adjustments Click the arrow next to Advanced Settings and select settings for Brightness Contrast Saturation and individual color tones You can also select a color Mode setting for printing photos and graphics If you select the Adobe RGB color mode you can also adjust the midtone density using the Gamma setting Fix Photo Improves the color contrast and sharpne
147. lace your original on the product for faxing 2 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM Quality Standard 2 Sided Faxing Off L L L 212 3 Dial the fax number from the connected telephone You see this screen The phone receiver is off the hook Select Send or Receive Or hang up a Send OK Proceed 4 Using your product control panel select Send and press the OK button Note Your product now communicates with the recipient s fax machine 5 If you need to change any fax settings press the v Menu button select Send Settings press the OK button and select your settings When you finish selecting settings press the v Menu button 6 Press either of the Start buttons Note If your recipient s fax machine does not print in color your fax is automatically sent in black and white To cancel faxing press the Stop Reset button Your product scans your original and prompts you to place additional pages if necessary 7 Hang up the telephone After scanning your originals your product sends the fax Parent topic Sending Faxes from the Product Control Panel Broadcasting a Fax You can easily send a fax to several recipients at the same time using your speed dial list or group dial list or by entering phone numbers You can send the same fax to up to 30 phone numbers 213 Note You can only send faxes in black and white when you use this option Place your original on the product for f
148. lated tasks Selecting the Scan Mode Related topics Starting a Scan Selecting Epson Scan Settings 170 Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text OCR You can scan a document and convert the text into data that you can edit with a word processing spreadsheet or HTML editing program This process is called OCR Optical Character Recognition To scan and use OCR you need to install an OCR program such as ABBYY FineReader In Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 you can use ABBYY FineReader to convert scanned documents to editable text by first using an application such as Image Capture Scan and save your document in Image Capture then open ABBYY FineReader open the Get Images From pop up menu and select File Select the conversion option you want to use then select your scanned file and follow the instructions on the screen Note With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 or 10 8 in addition to scanning with Image Capture you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images and provides an interface for TWAIN compliant OCR scanning software such as ABBYY FineReader To download Epson Scan visit Epson s driver download site U S downloads or Canadian downloads Scanning Using OCR Windows Scanning Using OCR Mac OS X Parent topic Scanning Special Projects Scanning Using OCR Windows You can use the ABBYY FineReader OCR program to conv
149. lect Head Cleaning You see a window like this Select one of the rado buttons below according to the result of the nozzle check and then dick Start to dean the print head nozzles Because deaning consumes some ink from some ink cartridges orby dean the print head when faint areas or gaps appear in your printout Use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the print head needs to be deaned Select the cleaning cycle you want to run based on the nozzle check pattern Click Start to begin the cleaning cycle The power light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and stays on when the cleaning cycle is finished Caution Never turn off the product during a cleaning cycle or you may damage it 245 6 When the power light stops flashing and remains on you can check to see if the nozzles are clean click Print Nozzle Check Pattern and click Print 7 Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines Print head is clean fthere are no gaps click Finish fthere are gaps or the pattern is faint click Clean to clean the print head again Parent topic Print Head Cleaning Related topics Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Print Head Alignment If your printouts become grainy or blurry you notice misalignment of vertical lines or you see dark or
150. m Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi gloss Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Ultra Glossy Epson Photo Paper Glossy Parent topic Copying Paper Size Settings Copying Select the Paper Size setting that matches the paper you loaded 4x6inches 102 x 152 mm e 5x7 inches 127 x 178 mm 8x 10 inches 203 x 254 mm Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm Legal 8 5 x 14 inches 216 x 357 mm A4 8 3 x 11 7 inches 210 x 297 mm Parent topic Copying Copying Options Select the copying options you want to use for your copies Note Not all options or settings may be available depending on other copying settings 72 Copyingoption Available settings 2 Sided Copying 1 gt 1 Sided Uses the duplexer and ADF to make 2 sided copies 1 gt 2 Sided 2 gt 1 Sided 2 gt 2 Sided Collate Copying lon Specifies the page order for multiple copies of Layout With Border Leaves a small margin around the image 2 up Copy Copies 2 originals on a single sheet Reduce Enlarge Custom Size Automatically sizes the image by the percentage you select Copies at 100 size unless you select a different percentage as the Custom Size setting Auto Fit Page Automatically sizes the image to fit the selected paper size setting Legal gt Letter and Automatically converts from one size to another other conversions Quality Best Provides the highest quality for special copies Docum
151. mmunication a Check Fax Connection OK Proceed Back Select Communication and press the OK button Select Header and press the OK button Select Fax Header and press the OK button You see this screen 183 Fax Headei ABCDEFGHIJ ab12 KLMNOPQRST symbol UVWXYZ MALE 1234567890 oo AAS hal al Done 6 Use the keypad to enter the sender name for your fax source such as your name or a business name You can enter up to 40 characters 7 Select Done and press the OK button to return to the Header menu 8 Select Your Phone Number and press the OK button 9 Use the numeric buttons on the control panel to enter your fax number up to 20 characters You do not need to use dashes 10 Press the OK button to return to the Header menu 11 Press the Copy button to exit Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Related tasks Entering Numbers and Characters for Faxing Entering Numbers and Characters for Faxing Follow these guidelines to enter numbers and characters for setting up your fax settings You can use the LCD keypad described here or the numeric buttons on the product control panel 184 ABCDEFGHIJ ab12 KLMNOPORST Symbol UVWXY2Z lt gt 1234567890 Space AES hal Done Press the arrow buttons to highlight a character or a function button displayed on the keypad Then press the OK button to select it To change the case of letters or select symbols select AB12 uppe
152. ms Related references Windows System Requirements Mac System Requirements Cannot Start Epson Scan If you cannot start Epson Scan try these solutions Make sure your product is turned on and any interface cables are securely connected at both ends Make sure Epson Scan is selected in your scanning program Make sure your computer is not running in a power saving mode such as sleep or standby If so wake your system and restart Epson Scan Check the connection setting and test the connection using Epson Scan Settings Windows 8 Navigate to the Start screen and select EPSON Scan Settings Make sure the correct Connection setting is selected then click the Test button Windows other versions Click e or Start gt All Programs or Programs gt EPSON gt EPSON Scan gt EPSON Scan Settings Make sure the correct Connection setting is selected then click the Test button Mac OS X Open the Applications folder click Epson Software and click EPSON Scan Settings Make sure the correct Connection setting is selected then click the Test button Make sure you do not have multiple versions of Epson Scan installed If you do uninstall both versions and install one version If you upgraded your operating system but did not reinstall Epson Scan try reinstalling it Note With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 or 10 8 in addition to scanning with Image Capture you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software Epson Scan provides additional
153. nd click Yes Make sure your product is selected as the printer in your printing program f your product is connected to a USB hub connect it directly to your computer instead Parent topic Solving Page Layout and Content Problems Incorrect Image Size or Position If your printed image is the wrong size or in the wrong position try these solutions Make sure you selected the correct paper size and layout settings in your printing program and printer software Make sure your paper is positioned correctly for feeding into the printer You can use the preview option in your printer software to check your margins before you print Parent topic Solving Page Layout and Content Problems Related tasks Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 284 Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Print Layout Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Slanted Printout If your printouts are slanted try these solutions Select a higher print quality setting in your printer software Align the print head Make sure the product is not printing while tilted or at an angle Parent topic Solving Page Layout and Content Problems Related tasks Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON P
154. ng 2 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM Quality Standard 2 Sided Faxing Uff 40 Settings 3 Entera phone number or select a number from a speed or group dial list 4 Press the v Menu button press the arrow buttons to select Send Fax Later and press the OK button 5 Select On use the number pad to enter your desired time press the OK button then press the 5 Back button 6 Press the Start B amp W button If prompted select where you placed your document Automatic Document Feeder or scanner glass Note To cancel faxing press the Stop Reset button 215 Your product scans your original and prompts you to place additional pages if necessary After scanning your originals your product dials the number and sends the fax at the specified time You cannot send additional faxes until the timed fax has been sent Note If the number is busy or there is a communication problem your product displays a redialing message and will redial the number in a few minutes Parent topic Sending Faxes from the Product Control Panel Fax Send Options While sending a fax you can select these options setting Options Description i O Quality Standard Provides good scan resolution and print quality for most faxes Provides best scan resolution and print quality for faxes of small print and line art Provides best scan resolution and print quality for faxed photos Contrast 4 to 4 Adju
155. nter Software c ccccccccecccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 54 Setting the Paper Size and Source PostScript Printer Software Windows 55 Setting the Paper Size PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X ssssssseseee 56 Setting Additional Paper Options ssssssssssssssesseeenenene eene enne nennen nennen nnne nen 57 Installing and Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette ssssssssssssssssssesses 58 Installing the Optional Second Paper Cassette cccccceceeceeecee cece eeeeeneeeeeeeeeeaaeeeaaeeaaeaaaeeaeeaeees 58 Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette PCL Printer Software Windows 59 Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows 61 Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X 63 Placing Originals on the Product iiiio uec cran re nantur edant ase ari n aba vaa ac cii Earn a n a Ree Ra Kad RN SE KE VY Cn nda dala eg 65 Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass 4 a esseeisieseeeseekee ean nee there enata tnn katie nbus 65 Placing Originals in the Automatic Document Feeder seessseeeeeem enn 66 COpyiNg m u isss 70 Copying Documents or Photos sssssssssssssesssessssseneneneenenn nennen nennen en nennen nnne nennen 70 Pape
156. nter Software Windows 7 Windows Vista ssuss 24 Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Windows XP ssssee 28 Installing the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X sssseessseeeeeennm nnn 33 Loading Papet em toS 34 Loading Paper in the Cassette eee e re re ERR IP do ERR are Pn REA ELE dane 34 Loading Paper in the Rear MP Multipurpose Tray seseeenmm enn 39 Merlsiolcia i re em 42 Paper Eoading GCapaolly i aae ite iussi tecto a einst tesis that er lo Eoo aM tet on HIS tua eed 45 Available EPSON PAapers nie eiie deett im p te ese tire te e D RP EU eL E T aria eden 46 Paper or Media Type Seltlirigs 1 cerit edet honra ERR HERR sar ERR Ion R Ee DRE dM poe dERe oaaae 48 setting the Paper Size for Each SOUfCG cerae ect Ie hai nel weed te Cena isl ig ee eee DER LU Du RS 49 Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Control Panel c ccceeeeeeeeeennneeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeenennaaaees 49 Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software sss 50 Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software Windows 50 Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software Mac OS X 52 Setting the Paper Size and Source PCL Printer Software WindOwWS ccccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 53 Setting the Paper Size and Source PostScript Pri
157. nting Preferences Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Right click your product name and select Printing Preferences You see the printer settings window Save Restore Setangs Color Opsons Print in Full Color Print al Text as Black Onentaton 9 Portat Landscape Paper Paper Sre AT amp 5x lin Paper Type Unspeafed Paper Source 2 Selectthe print settings you want to use as defaults in all your Windows programs 3 Click OK 111 These settings are now the defaults selected for printing You can still change them as needed for printing in any program session Parent topic Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows You can print with the PostScript PS3 printer software using any Windows printing program as described in these sections Note The PostScript printer software supports products that are connected via Ethernet If your product is connected via USB you will need to install the standard Epson printer software To download the standard Epson printer software go to www epson com support wp4590downloads Selecting Basic Print Settings PostScript Printer Software Windows Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options PostScript Printer Software Windows Selecting Default Print Settings PostScript Printer Software Windows Parent topic Printing From a Computer Selecting Basic Print Settings PostScript
158. nu button Select Scan Settings gt 2 Sided Scanning If you are using the Epson Scan software select ADF Double sided as the Document Source Office or Professional Modes only To copy a double sided document in the ADF press the Copy button then press the v Menu button Select Paper and Copy Settings then select one of the 2 Sided Copying settings To fax a double sided document in the ADF press the amp Fax button then press the v Menu button Select Send Settings 2 Sided Faxing Parent topic Product Basics Related references Copying Options Scan to USB Device Options Fax Sending Options Fax Send Options Related tasks Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Basic Print Settings PCL Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings PostScript Printer Software Windows Placing Originals in the Automatic Document Feeder Scanning in Office Mode Scanning in Professional Mode Using EPSON Connect Email Print With EPSON Connect Email Print you can print from any device that can send email such as your smartphone tablet or laptop Email Print features a unique email address assigned to your EPSON product similar to having a dedicated fax number When you want to print just send an email with attachments to your product s email address 1 Setup your prod
159. oblems Related tasks Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Related topics Loading Paper 283 Incorrect Characters Print If incorrect characters appear in your prints try these solutions before reprinting Make sure any cables are securely connected at both ends n Windows delete all print jobs from the Windows Spooler Windows 8 Navigate to the Start screen right click the screen and select All apps Select Control Panel gt Hardware and Sound gt Devices and Printers Right click your product name select See what s printing and select your product name again if necessary Right click the stalled print job click Cancel and click Yes Windows 7 Click and select Devices and Printers Right click your product name select See what s printing and select your product name again if necessary Right click the stalled print job click Cancel and click Yes Windows Vista Click eo and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound right click your product name and select Open Right click the stalled print job click Cancel and click Yes Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Or open the Control Panel select Printers and Other Hardware if necessary and select Printers and Faxes Right click your product name select Open right click the stalled print job click Cancel a
160. oduct PCL Printer Software Windows You need to select the product in the PCL printer software before you can adjust your printer settings 1 Doone ofthe following Windows 7 Click and select Devices and Printers Right click your printer name and select Printing Preferences then click the Printer tab Windows Vista Click and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound then right click your printer name and select Printing Preferences Click the Printer tab Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Right click your product name and select Printing Preferences then click the Printer tab You see this window 104 2 Select WP 459x as the Device setting Save Restore Settings Defaut Printer Device None Optonw Paper Sources Yes Optional Output Trays 3 Click OK Parent topic Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings PCL Printer Software Windows Select the basic settings for the document or photo you want to print 1 Open a photo or document for printing 2 Select the print command in your application Note You may need to select a print icon on your screen the Print option in the File menu or another command See your application s help utility for details 3 If necessary select your product name as the printer you want to use Note You may also need to select Properties or Preference
161. oduct includes the open source software program json parser which applies the terms and conditions provided by owner of the copyright to the json parser json parser Program json_parser MD5 license This printer product includes the open source software program MD5 which applies the terms and conditions provided by owner of the copyright to the MD5 MD5 Program MD5 1 6 AES license This printer product includes the open source software program AES which applies the terms and conditions provided by owner of the copyright to the AES AES Program AES 1 6 333 Parent topic Notices Trademarks EPSON Supplies Central and WorkForce are registered trademarks Epson Connect is a trademark and EPSON Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation EPEAT is a registered trademark of EPEAT Inc 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 EPSON EXCEED YOUR VISION Parent topic Notices Copyright Notice All rights reserved 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 The information contained herein is designed only for use with this
162. of different areas You can also use the scan area to select specific Image Adjustments settings for a scanned image Just be sure to click inside the scan area before selecting the settings 148 In the Preview window click the Auto Locate icon to create a marquee dotted line on the preview image tee be ho tse we L 4 g 4 4 m Y ereere RT T E605 in 854 in 1813 x 2590 pixels 1343 MB Do the following as necessary to work with the selected scan area lf the marquee is correct continue with the next step To move the marquee click inside the scan area and drag the marquee where you want it 149 Toresize the scan area place your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee then click and drag the edges where you want them Hold down the Shift key as you resize the marquee to retain the same width height proportions Tocreate additional marquees up to 50 if available click the x Copy Marquee icon to copy the existing marquee and paste it on the preview image Note If you draw multiple marquees make sure you select the All button in the Preview window before you scan Otherwise only the area inside the currently selected marquee will be scanned To delete a marquee click the marquee then click the Delete Marquee icon 3 Click inside each scan area and make any necessary settings in the Epson Scan window Parent topic Scanning in Office Mode Available Image Adjustments Offic
163. older that you downloaded in the previous step 3 Doone ofthe following Windows 7 Click o select Devices and Printers then select Add Printer Windows Vista Click e and select Control Panel Double click Printers then select Add Printer You see this window 24 What type of printer do you want to install Adda local printer Use this option only you don t have a USB panter Windows automatically installs USB printers when you plug them n Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer Maite sure that your computer is connected to the network or that your Bluetooth or wireless printer n turned on 4 Click Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer You see a window like this Address A 8 5100N EPSON 1362395243 8 5000N EPSON 1362395244 tb AL C1000 EPSON 136 239 6245 AL C1 EPSON 136 239 5246 GP EM inlopen 1572 IBM Corp 1362396248 13623942 98 dh Phases SSSOON Xerox 13623952151 J The printer that want isn t listed nes eme 25 Select your product from the list of network printers and click Next Do not select any product with WSD in its name Note If your product does not appear on the list make sure it is turned on and connected to your network and click Search again Click Have disk You see this window r Install From Disk LJ Insert the manufacturer s instalation disk and then OK make sure that the correct drive is selected bel
164. omatically saves your scanned file in JPEG format in your operating system s Pictures or My Pictures folder or opens it in your scanning program You can select settings preview and change the scanned file settings as necessary Note You must place your original on the scanner glass when using Home Mode 1 Start Epson Scan and select Home Mode as the Mode setting You see this window 137 Descreening F Color Restoration Image Option X Text Enhancement Auto Area Segmentation 2 Select the Document Type setting that matches your original such as Photograph or Text Line Art 3 Select the Image Type setting that matches your original 138 10 11 Select the way you plan to use your scanned image as the Destination setting The Resolution setting is selected automatically based on the Destination setting you choose Screen Web Select this option for images you will e mail view on a computer screen or post on the web Printer Select this option for images you will print or documents you will convert to editable text using OCR Optical Character Recognition software Other Select this option if you want to select a custom resolution for your image If you selected Other in the last step select the Resolution setting you want to use for your scan Click the Preview button Epson Scan previews your original and displays the result in a separate Preview window If desired select the area in your
165. onnected to the product make sure this setting is set higher than the number of rings your answering machine is set to answer a call Dial Tone Detection Automatically dials the phone number you enter to send a fax when the product detects a dial tone on the line Turns off automatic dial tone detection This is necessary if you connected your product to a phone line on a Private Branch Exchange PBX or Terminal amar 10005 TA system lFaxHeader Header Lets you set up the header information for outgoing Your Phone faxes Number Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Fax Report Options Select the fax report or list you want to print 191 Fax Log View or print a report on recent fax transmissions Last Transmission Print a report on your last fax transmission Speed Dial List Print a list of your speed dial entries Group Dial List Print a list of your group dial entries Reprint Faxes Reprint the most recent incoming fax Protocol Trace Print a protocol trace of your last fax transmission Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Restore Default Settings Options Select the product settings you want to restore Fax Send Receive Settings Restores all of the default fax settings on the Send Settings Receive Settings and Communication screens Fax Data Settings Erases the speed dial list group dial list header and fax log Network Setting R
166. ope at a time f print quality declines when printing multiple envelopes try loading one envelope at a time Do not load envelopes that are curled folded or too thin Parent topic Loading Paper Related references Paper Loading Capacity Related tasks Loading Paper in the Cassette Loading Paper in the Rear MP Multipurpose Tray 44 Paper Loading Capacity Paper type Loading capacity paper Loading capacity rear MP cassette tray Plain paper 250 sheets 80 sheets Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm 250 sheets Legal 8 5 x 14 inches 216 x 357 mm Epson Bright White Paper 200 sheets 50 sheets 20 sheets for manual two sided printing Epson Presentation Paper Matte o 80 sheets Thick paper cardstock up to 68 Ib 10 sheets Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm and A4 8 3 x 11 7 inches 210 x 297 mm 5 sheets for manual two sided printing 45 Paper type Loading capacity paper Loading capacity rear MP cassette tray Epson Premium Presentation Paper 20 sheets Matte Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Double sided Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte Epson Brochure amp Flyer Paper Matte Double sided Epson Photo Paper Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi gloss Envelopes 1 envelopes Parent topic Loading Paper Available EPSON Papers You can purcha
167. original 147 Select the Resolution setting you want to use for your scan 6 Click the Preview button Epson Scan previews your original and displays the result in a separate Preview window If you are using the ADF reinsert your original into the ADF If desired select the area in your preview image that you want to scan scanned image area Note You cannot select a scan area if you chose ADF Double sided as the Document Source setting 9 Select any of the image adjustment settings you want to use Before making adjustments click the image or scanned image area in the Preview window 10 Click Scan You see the File Save Settings window 11 Change any of the necessary file save settings and click OK Epson Scan scans your original and saves the file in the selected folder or opens it in your scanning program If the file was saved directly to your computer you see the file in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder where you can view and print the image if desired Selecting a Scan Area Office Mode Available Image Adjustments Office Mode Parent topic Selecting Epson Scan Settings Related concepts Scan Resolution Guidelines Related tasks Selecting Scan File Settings Selecting a Scan Area Office Mode You can select a specific area in your preview image to include in your scanned image You can select the entire image area or a portion of it You can even select multiple scan areas to create multiple scanned images
168. os and graphics with high print quality Best Quality For the best print quality but the slowest print speed Parent topic Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 94 Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can select any of the print options to customize your print Some options may be unavailable depending on other settings you have chosen Grayscale Prints text and graphics in black or shades of gray Mirror Image Flips the printed image left to right Parent topic Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Page Setup Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Depending on your application you may be able to select the paper size and orientation settings from the print window Paper Size US Letter B 8 50 by 11 00 inches Orientation I r I gt Note If you do not see these settings in the print window check for them in your application before printing They may be accessible by selecting Page Setup from the File menu 1 Select the size of the paper you loaded as the Paper Size setting You can also select a custom setting to create a custom paper size 2 Selectthe orientation of your document or photo as shown in the print window E Note If you are printing an envelope select the icon Note You can reduce or enlarge the size of the printed image by selecting Paper Handling from the
169. otective materials from inside the product The first time you install ink cartridges the product must prime its print head Wait until priming finishes before you turn off the product or it may prime improperly and use excess ink the next time you turn it on Your product is finished priming the print head when the power light stops flashing fthe product s print head stops moving or making noise and the charging process has not finished after 15 minutes turn off your product Turn it back on and check to see if charging is still in progress If itis still in progress contact Epson for help Parent topic Solving Setup Problems Software Installation Problems If you have problems while installing your product software try these solutions Make sure your product is turned on and any necessary cables are securely connected at both ends If you still have problems installing software disconnect the cable and carefully follow the instructions on the Start Here sheet Also make sure your system meets the requirements for your operating system Close any other programs including screen savers and virus protection software and install your product software again n Windows make sure your product is selected as the default printer and the correct port is shown in the printer properties f you see any error message or your software does not install correctly in Windows you may not have software installation privileges Con
170. ouble with this equipment please contact Name Epson America Inc Address 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach CA 90806 U S A Telephone 562 981 3840 The telephone company may ask that you disconnect this equipment from the network until the problem has been corrected or until you are sure that the equipment is not malfunctioning A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to the premises wiring and telephone network must comply with the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and requirements adopted by the ACTA A compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided with this product It is designed to be connected to a compatible modular jack that is also compliant See installation instructions for details The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic device including fax machines to send any message unless such message clearly contains in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page or on the first page of the transmission the date and time it is sent and an identification of the business or other entity or other individual sending the message and the telephone number of the sending machine or such business other entity or individual In order to program this information into your fax machine follow the instructions for entering fax header information According to the FCC s electrical safety advisory we recommend that you may install an AC surge arresto
171. ow Copy manufacturer s fles from Click Browse Locate and open the folder you unzipped in a previous step Do one of the following f you are installing the PCL printer software select EPUP6SETUP inf and click OK f you are installing the PS3 printer software select eppsnt inf and click OK You see a window like this 26 Qm Add Printer Install the printer driver Choose your printer from the Int Chick Windows Update to see more models To install the driver from an inatalistion CD cick Have Disk Preters EPSON WP 4090 Series This driver is digitally signed Yiindows Update Heve Dnk 10 Select the name of your product and click Next Note If you are installing the PCL printer software select Epson Universal Laser P6 from the Printers list 11 Enter the name of your product as the Printer name and click Next 12 Click Print a test page to confirm that your product is installed 13 Click Finish to close the window and complete setup Your product is now installed Note If you are using the PCL printer software you need to select your product in the printer software before you can adjust your print settings Parent topic Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Related tasks Selecting the Product PCL Printer Software Windows Related topics Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows 27 Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Windows
172. ows 84 Selecting a Printing Preset Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows ss 84 Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 85 Selecting Default Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 86 Changing the Language of the Printer Software Screens Standard EPSON Printer Software WINDOWS teritetss Nearne ia nasy a aye tae Molded eT eel aan nas ses 87 Changing Automatic Update Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 88 Printing with the Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X ccccccceeceeeeeeee eee eteeteeeteeeeeeneeees 90 Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X ssss 90 Paper Source Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X sess 94 Print Quality Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X cccccecseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 94 Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X cccccccceececsessseseeeeeeeeeeesaeaaes 95 Selecting Page Setup Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 95 Selecting Print Layout Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 95 Sizing Printed Images Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 96 Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard
173. ox needs to be replaced Note When using the PCL or PostScript PS3 printer software with the product you can check ink cartridge and maintenance box status by using the printer buttons or the utilities included with the standard Epson printer software To download the standard Epson printer software go to www epson com support wp4590downloads Checking Cartridge Status on the LCD Screen Checking Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status With Windows Checking Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status With Mac OS X Parent topic Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Checking Cartridge Status on the LCD Screen You can check the status of your ink cartridges using your product s LCD screen 1 Press the I Setup button 2 Select Ink Levels and press the OK button 224 You see a screen like this Ink Levels Note The display is different depending on which ink cartridges are low or expended if any Displayed ink levels are approximate 3 Pressthe Copy button to exit Parent topic Check Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status Checking Cartridge and Maintenance Box Status With Windows A low ink reminder appears if you try to print when ink is low and you can check your cartridge or maintenance box status at any time using a utility on your Windows computer 1 To check your status double click the product icon in the Windows taskbar then click Details You see this window 225 EPSON itis ready to print
174. parate the sheets and reload it Do not load more than the recommended number of sheets If paper jams when you print on both sides of the paper try loading fewer sheets For best results follow these guidelines Use new smooth high quality paper that is not curled creased old too thin or too thick Load paper in the cassette printable side down Do not load binder paper with holes in the cassette Follow any special loading instructions that came with the paper 265 Parent topic Solving Paper Problems Related references Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product Paper Jam Problems in the Cassette Paper Jam Problems in the Duplexer Document Jams in the Automatic Document Feeder Paper Loading Capacity Related topics Loading Paper Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product If paper has jammed inside the product try these solutions 1 Cancel the print job from your computer if necessary 2 Open the front cover 3 Remove any paper inside including torn pieces 266 5 If any jammed paper remains near the output tray carefully remove it 6 Press either of the Start buttons to resume printing Parent topic Solving Paper Problems 267 Related references Paper Jam Problems in the Cassette Paper Jam Problems in the Duplexer Paper Jam Problems in the Cassette If paper has jammed in the cassette try this solution 1 Close the output tray 2 Pull out the paper cassette 3 Remo
175. ph Book ITC Lubalin Graph Book Oblique ITC Lubalin Graph Demi ITC Lubalin Graph Demi Oblique Marigold Monaco ITC Mona Lisa Recut 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 311 Symbol 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 Parent topic Technical Specifications PCL5 Mode Fonts Fontname Family HP equivalent DingDingsSWA ITC Zapt Dingbats Ribbon 131 Coronet Clarendon 701 Charenton Condensed Caligraphic401 ooo Marigo S O 312 Fontname Family HP equivalent Swiss 721 SWA Medium Bold Oblique Bold Helvetica Oblique Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Medium Bold Oblique Bold Helvetica Narrow Oblique Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Geometric 711 SWA Medium Bold Oblique Bold ITC Avant Garde Gothic Italic Revival 711 SWA Light Demi Bold Light Italic ITC Bookman Demi Bold Italic Century 702 SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic
176. prevent you from printing with the wrong paper size settings If you turn this option off and you try to print with the wrong settings the printer will print even if the image size exceeds the printable area and your printout may be smudged Click Apply When you see the confirmation message click Yes 51 8 Close the Printer Settings window Parent topic Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software Setting the Paper Size for Each Source Standard Epson Printer Software Mac OS X You can change the default paper size for each source in Mac OS X 1 Doone ofthe following Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan select your product and select Options amp Supplies Select Utility and select Open Printer Utility Mac OS X 10 5 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax select your product and select Open Print Queue Select Utility 2 Click the Printer Settings button You see this window Buy Epson Ink Monitoring Preferences EPSON ov 2 Printer Settings Epson Printer Utility 4 Paper Size Loaded Cassette 1 Letter re Rear MP Tray Letter B Mv Paper Size Notice Print Status Sheet 3 Select the paper size you loaded in each paper source as the Paper Size Loaded If your paper doesn t match any of the sizes listed for the rear
177. preview image that you want to scan scan area Select any of the image adjustment settings you want to use Before making adjustments click the image or scan area in the Preview window If you want to reduce or enlarge your image as you scan select the Target Size setting you want to use Click Scan You see the File Save Settings window Change any of the necessary file save settings and click OK Epson Scan scans your original and saves the file in the selected folder or opens it in your scanning program If the file was saved directly to your computer you see the file in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder where you can view and print the image if desired Selecting a Scan Area Home Mode Available Image Adjustments Home Mode Selecting a Scan Size Home Mode Parent topic Selecting Epson Scan Settings Related concepts Scan Resolution Guidelines Image Preview Guidelines Related tasks Selecting Scan File Settings 139 Selecting a Scan Area Home Mode You can select a specific area in your preview image to include in your scanned image You can select the entire image area or a portion of it You can even select multiple scan areas to create multiple scanned images of different areas Normal Preview mode only You can also use the scan area to select specific Image Adjustments settings for a scanned image Just be sure to click inside the scan area before selecting the settings 1 Doone ofthe following to
178. product Proof of purchase such as a store receipt and date of purchase Computer configuration Description of the problem Then call U S 562 276 4382 6 AM to 8 PM Pacific Time Monday through Friday and 7 AM to 4 PM Pacific Time Saturday Canada 905 709 3839 6 AM to 8 PM Pacific Time Monday through Friday and 7 AM to 4 PM Pacific Time Saturday Days and hours of support are subject to change without notice Toll or long distance charges may apply Purchase Supplies and Accessories You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper at Epson Supplies Central at www epson com ink3 U S sales or www epson ca Canadian sales You can also purchase supplies from an Epson authorized reseller To find the nearest one call 800 GO EPSON 800 463 7766 Parent topic Solving Problems 300 Technical Specifications These sections list the technical specifications for your product Note Epson offers a recycling program for end of life products Please go to www epson com recycle for information on how to return your products for proper disposal EPEAT Registration Windows System Requirements Mac System Requirements Printing Specifications Scanning Specifications Automatic Document Feeder ADF Specifications Fax Specifications Paper Specifications Printable Area Specifications Ink Cartridge Specifications Dimension Specifications Electrical Specifications Environmental Specifications Interface Sp
179. properly 1 Disconnect any interface cables connected to your product 2 Load plain paper in the product 3 Press the I Setup button 4 Press the arrow buttons to select Maintenance and press the OK button You see this screen 256 Maintenance a Head Cleaning o Head Alignment OK Proceed Back 5 Press the OK button You see this screen Print nozzle check pattern on Letter A4 size plain paper Press or 49 6 Press either of the Start buttons After the nozzle pattern prints you see this screen 257 o Head Cleaning If any segments are missing from the printed pattern clean the print head 7 Do the following depending on the results of the product check Ifthe page prints and the nozzle check pattern is complete the product is operating properly Any operation problem you may have could be caused by your computer cable software or selected settings Check the other solutions in this book or try uninstalling and reinstalling your printer software Ifthe page prints but the nozzle check pattern has gaps clean or align the print head Ifthe page does not print the product may have a problem Check the other solutions in this manual If they do not work contact Epson Parent topic Solving Problems Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Print Head Alignment When to Uninstall Your Product Software Related references Where to Get Help Resetting Control Panel Def
180. quee dotted line on the preview image 155 Hep ONE mm 823mm 846x972 potis 235 MB R247 G240 8 235 2 Dothe following as necessary to work with the selected scan area Ifthe marquee is correct continue with the next step To move the marquee click inside the scan area and drag the marquee where you want it Toresize the scan area place your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee then click and drag the edges where you want them Hold down the Shift key as you resize the marquee to retain the same width height proportions 156 Normal preview To create additional marquees up to 50 if available click the xi Copy Marquee icon to copy the existing marquee and paste it on the preview image To delete a marquee click the marquee then click the L Delete Marquee icon Note If you draw multiple marquees make sure you select the All button in the Preview window before you scan Otherwise only the area inside the currently selected marquee will be scanned 3 Click inside the scan area and make any necessary settings in the Epson Scan window Parent topic Scanning in Professional Mode Related concepts Image Preview Guidelines Available Image Adjustments Professional Mode You can select these Adjustments options in Epson Scan Professional Mode Adjustments aj 4 pa sj 9 Goes V Unsharp Mask _ Descreening Color Restoration _ Backlight Correction
181. r MP Rear MP Tray Auto Reduction Reduces size of incoming faxes to fit on the paper in the selected Paper Source to Print Prints incoming faxes in original size or on multiple sheets if loaded paper size is smaller Use the FAX Utility on your computer if you want to save incoming faxes instead of printing them Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Fax Communications Options Set the communication options you want to use for faxing over your phone line 190 Setting Options Description AN If you are using a Distinctive Ring Service on your Single sid phone line your telephone company can assign two or more phone numbers to the same line and assign different ring patterns to each If you use this service Triple si select the number of rings for your fax number as the DRD setting so your product can receive faxes on the Double amp Triple correct number of rings All is the default setting and works for phone lines that do not use this service ECM Turns on Error Correction Mode ECM to automatically request retransmission of faxes received with detected errors default setting lof Turns off Error Correction Mode ECM V 34 lon Transmits faxes at 33 6 Kbps default setting lof Transmits faxes at 14 4 Kbps Rings to Answer Sets the number of rings before your product receives a fax The default setting is 4 If Auto Answer is turned on and an answering machine is c
182. r Type Settings Copying ce need ewe Side ee ee ee 71 Paper Size Settings GCopylhg eie deeded ee dat egit eise ced aaatng icvamsnahdedeteeedeasccben sedis 72 Gopylhg Optloris siio n E En eR ROT ERA E OR RR ud ahah tan RE ORO ica C ER RV ORE EXEAT AE YYCUN 72 Printing From a Computer oceano tatu n r4h an R2 Da cio sav naana TRA Fin aO awae sssaaa w Ew anain Ea REN EV CRT AY XV E naE UL ives 74 Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows see 74 Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 74 Paper Source Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows sesee 77 Print Quality Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows ssssss 77 Multi Page Printing Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 78 Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 78 Double sided Printing Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 80 Print Density Adjustments Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 81 Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 81 Custom Color Correction Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows 82 Additional Settings Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Wind
183. r in the AC outlet to which this equipment is connected Telephone companies report that electrical surges typically lightning transients are very destructive to customer terminal equipment connected to AC power sources and that this is a major nationwide problem 327 If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line ensure the installation of this equipment Model C451E does not disable your alarm equipment If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment consult your telephone company or a qualified installer This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver Connec
184. r product by checking the messages on its LCD screen You can also press the Help button to view help topics LCD screen message Condition solution Paper out or paper jam Follow the instructions on the screen to load paper in the indicated paper source or check for paper jams Paper jam Follow the instructions on the screen to see how to remove the jammed paper from the area indicated Then press either of the Start buttons No paper source Load the paper you want to print on or select the size loaded in the product matches paper size setting Communication error Make sure the computer is connected to your product and your software is installed correctly Recovery mode An error has occurred during firmware updating Connect your product using a USB cable and try updating the firmware again If you still receive this error message contact Epson for support Cannot recognize USB Make sure the USB thumb drive or other device has been inserted correctly device No dial tone detected Make sure the phone cable is connected correctly and the phone line works Try Check Fax If you connected the product to a PBX Private Branch Exchange phone line Connection or Terminal Adapter turn off the Dial Tone Detection setting Printer error Turn the product off and then back on again If the error continues make sure you removed the foam and plastic protective materials from inside the product One side will be printed Cancel pr
185. r size in Mac OS X using the PostScript PS3 printer software 56 1 Doone ofthe following Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan and select your product Mac OS X 10 5 In the Apple menu or the Dock select System Preferences Select Print amp Fax and select your product 2 Selectthe desired paper size as the Default paper size Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 or Default Paper Size in Page Setup Mac OS X 10 5 Note The PostScript printer software supports plain paper in A4 letter and envelope sizes 3 Close the Printer Settings window Parent topic Setting the Paper Size and Source PostScript Printer Software Setting Additional Paper Options When printing or copying on special paper you can adjust these options to ensure your documents print correctly 1 Press the Setup button 2 Select Printer Setup and press the OK button You see this screen Printer Setup a Thick Paper o Dry Time a Sound Date Time lOKlProceed Back 57 3 Select one of the following Select Thick Paper and press the OK button to print on heavyweight paper Select Dry Time then choose Long or Longer and press the OK button to increase ink drying time when you print double sided on special paper 4 Pressthe Copy button to exit Parent topic Loading Paper Installing and Enabling the Optional Second Paper Cassette Follow these instruct
186. r your image click the orientation icon A marquee dotted line appears on your preview image proportioned for the size you selected 159 Hep 49504 mm T126 men 1500 x 2100 pixels 9 01 MB R2S5 G 255 8255 3 Dothe following as necessary to work with the selected scan area To move the marquee click inside the scan area and drag the marquee where you want it Toresize the scan area place your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee then click and drag the edge where you want it Note Manually adjusting the marquee will not change the size of the scanned file The marquee only indicates the area of the image that will be scanned 160 4 Tocreate a scanned image size that is not available in the Target Size list click the Customize option Target Size Delete OF 5 Name the custom size enter the size click Save and click OK Then create a scan area on the preview image The marquee is automatically proportioned for your custom scan size 6 To use additional sizing tools click the Windows or amp Mac OS X icon next to the Target Size setting and select options as desired Target Size w Scale Trimming Scale Reduces or enlarges your image by the percentage you enter Trimming Turns automatic image cropping on or off 161 5 Unlock icon Unlocks the width height proportions of the scanned image size so you can adjust it without constraint
187. rcase ab12 lowercase or Symbol and press the OK button Then highlight an option and press the OK button to select it To enter a space select Space and press the OK button Todelete characters select the back arrow and press the OK button When you finish entering characters select Done and press the OK button Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Selecting Fax Send and Receive Settings You can select the paper source fax quality and other settings for incoming and outgoing faxes Note You can also select settings for faxing by pressing the amp Fax button then pressing the Menu button 1 Press the I Setup button 2 Pressthe arrow buttons to select Fax Settings and press the OK button You see this screen 185 Fax Settings a Receive Settings a Communication a Check Fax Connection OK Proceed 3 Back 3 Select Send Settings or Receive Settings and press the OK button 4 Change any of the available settings 5 Press the Copy button to exit Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Related references Fax Send Options Fax Sending Options Fax Receive Options Selecting Fax Communication Settings You can customize how your product sends and receives faxes over your phone line 1 Press the I Setup button 2 Pressthe arrow buttons to select Fax Settings and press the OK button You see this screen 186 Fax Settings a Recei
188. riginals on the Product Loading Paper Copying Documents or Photos You can copy documents or photos onto various sizes and types of paper including Epson special papers 1 Place your original document or photo on the scanner glass or place multi page documents in the ADF Load the paper you want to print on Press the Copy button You see this screen 70 131 Copy with Border i4 1 copies Density cao i Letter Plain Paper Standard Quality Settings 4 Toprint more than one copy press the up or down arrow buttons to select the number up to 99 5 If you need to adjust the darkness of your copy press the left or right arrow buttons to change the Density setting 6 To change any of the print settings displayed on the LCD screen press the v Menu button select Paper and Copy Settings press the OK button and select the necessary settings 7 When you are ready to copy press either of the Start buttons Note To cancel printing press the Stop Reset button Parent topic Copying Paper Type Settings Copying Select a Paper Type setting that matches the paper you loaded Paper type loaded Paper Type setting Plain paper Plain Paper Epson Bright White Paper Epson Presentation Paper Matte 71 Paper type loaded Paper Type setting Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte Epson High Quality Ink Jet Paper Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Pre
189. rinter FixedPitch 810 Hebrew7 0H FixedPitch 850 ISO 8859 8 Hebrew 7H David BT Hebrew8 8H Narkis Tam BT PC 862 Hebrew 15H Miryam BT Arabic8 8V PC 864 Arabic 10V HPWARA 9V Symbol SWA Symbol 19M a OCR B OCR B 10 EE OCR B Extension 3Q Code3 9 Code3 9 0Y 321 Typeface details Symbol set names EAN UPC EAN UPC 8Y PCL6 Mode Symbol Sets Symbol set name ISO Norwegian ISO Italian ISO 8859 1 Latin 1 ISO Swedish ASCII ISO United Kingdom ISO French 4 LEE La ocem e UN a m ia Font classification N Latin 2 ISO 8859 9 Latin 5 Windows 3 1 Latin 5 Microsoft Publishing A TETTES S SESE A TEETE SSS SSE OORTE OET TELE U PATTA ETE EA E 322 a Te T I I ISO 8859 10 Latin 6 E 3 1 Er m 2 ww pu e EE RR SR paot 8859 15 Latin 9 Windows 3 1 Latin 1 Pc 755 E tee fe 323 Font classification EXER EE DESSERT CCP RIETI Migne gio Jos sempe ie cues JEn c er Symbol beau je PC 866 Cyrillic Greek Zere Windows Greek Windows Cyrillic PC 851 Greek 327 EH ES SER CNET EDEN d ee EE 8859 5 Cyrillic PC Grek a vy E E ISO 8859 7 Greek Lc vm on Eo E E S om ae m 324 Parent topic Technical Specifications Related references PCL5 Mode Fonts PCL6 Mode Fonts 325 Notices Check these sections for important notices about your product Note Epson offers a recycling program for end of life
190. rinter Software Mac OS X Related topics Loading Paper Solving Print Quality Problems Check these sections if your printouts have problems with print quality but your image looks fine on your computer screen White or Dark Lines in Printout Blurry or Smeared Printout Faint Printout or Printout Has Gaps Grainy Printout Incorrect Colors Parent topic Solving Problems Related topics Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems White or Dark Lines in Printout If you notice white or dark lines in your prints also called banding try these solutions before you reprint Runa nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged Then clean the print head if necessary Make sure the paper type setting matches the type of paper you loaded 285 Make sure you loaded the printable side of the paper correctly for your product Turn off any high speed settings in your product software Align the print head You may need to replace the ink cartridges Parent topic Solving Print Quality Problems Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Print Head Alignment Related references Paper or Media Type Settings Related tasks Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Blurry or Smeared Printout If your printouts are blurry or smeared try these solutions Make sure your paper is not damp curled
191. rinter Software Mac OS X Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can select from these settings on the Driver tab Thick paper and envelopes Prevents ink from smearing when you print on envelopes or other thick paper Skip Blank Page Ensures that your product does not print pages that contain no text or images 103 Quiet Mode Lessens noise during printing when you select Plain Paper Bright White Paper as the paper Type or Media Type setting High Speed Printing Speeds up printing but may reduce print quality Parent topic Selecting Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows You can print with the PCL printer software using any Windows printing program as described in these sections Note The PCL printer software supports products that are connected via Ethernet If your product is connected via USB you will need to install the standard Epson printer software To download the standard Epson printer software go to www epson com support wp4590downloads Selecting the Product PCL Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings PCL Printer Software Windows Selecting Output and Graphics Options PCL Printer Software Windows Selecting Finishing Options PCL Printer Software Windows Selecting Default Print Settings PCL Printer Software Windows Parent topic Printing From a Computer Selecting the Pr
192. rinter Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 281 Solving Page Layout and Content Problems Check these sections if you have problems with the layout or content of your printed pages Inverted Image Too Many Copies Print Blank Pages Print Incorrect Margins on Printout Incorrect Characters Print Incorrect Image Size or Position Slanted Printout Parent topic Solving Problems Inverted Image If your printed image is inverted unexpectedly try these solutions Turn off any mirror or inversion settings in your printing application Turn off the Mirror Image Flip horizontally or Reverse page orientation settings in your printer software This option has different names depending on your operating system version Note Leave these options turned on when you print on Epson Iron on Cool Peel Transfer paper if available for your product Parent topic Solving Page Layout and Content Problems Related tasks Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Too Many Copies Print Make sure that the Copies setting in your printing program or printer software is not set for multiple copies Parent topic Solving Page Layout and Content Problems Related tasks Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting
193. rinter Software The marnulacturer and model determine which pinte software to use Select the manufacture and model of your panter If your panzer came with an instalishon ga disk chick Have Disk If your printer is not Ested consult your printes documentation for compatible printer software Marulacturer Pune Compaq SJ Epson 6000 ESC P 2 EJ Epson ActionLaser 1000 Digtal EJ Epson ActionL aser 1100 EPSON 3 Me son ActonL aser 1400 DULL SS UM Tell me vty chives signing iz mpodant 12 Click Have disk 13 Click Browse 14 Locate and open the folder you unzipped in a previous step 15 Do one of the following f you are installing the PCL printer software select EPUP6SETUP inf and click OK f you are installing the PostScript printer software select eppsnt inf and click OK You see a window like this 31 16 17 18 19 Add Printer Wizard Install Printer Software The manulacturer and model determine which printer software to use Select the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came wath an instalation disk cick Have Disk If your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation foe compatible panter software Printers EPSON WP 4590 PS3 Senes EPSON WP 4582 PS3 Senes EPSON WP 4595 PS3 Senes AQ This driver is not digitally signed Windows Update Have Disk Tel me why diver signing is important Cate Jes Select the name of your product and click Next
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195. rns off color management in your printer software so you can manage color using only your application software 83 Parent topic Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Additional Settings Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows You can select any of the Additional Settings options to customize your print Some options may be pre selected or unavailable depending on other settings you have chosen Rotate 180 Prints the image rotated 180 from its original orientation High Speed Speeds up printing but may reduce print quality Mirror Image Flips the printed image left to right Edge Smoothing Smooths jagged edges in low resolution images such as screen captures or images from the Web Fix Red Eye Reduces or removes red eye in photos Parent topic Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting a Printing Preset Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows For quick access to common groups of print settings you can select a printing preset on the Main or More Options tab Note You can create your own preset by clicking the Add Remove Presets button 1 Click the Main or More Options tab You see the available Printing Presets on the left 84 Man More Optons Maintenance Document Fast S Socument righ Quality Oocument 2 Sded LU Document 2 Up 2 Document 2 Sided with 240p Documen
196. rol Panel select Printers and Other Hardware if necessary and select Printers and Faxes Right click your product name and select Printing Preferences 2 Click the Paper Quality tab You see this window Printing Preferences Layout Paper Qualty Tray Selection Paper Source rd Automatically Select Media Plain Color I 2 Black amp White ez Color Adyanced a Comes 3 Select the Paper Source 55 4 Click the Advanced button You see this window Fr m EPSON mm EPSON a 4 Paper Output Copy Count 1 Copy iv Graphic Print Quality Fine Q Image Color Management ICM Method CM Disabled ICM Intent Pictures Scaling 100 TrueType Font Substitute with Device Font ife Document Options Advanced Printing Features Enabled Pages per Sheet Layout Right then Down Booklet Binding Edge On Left Edge aem PostScript Options 3 9 Printer Features Color Mode Color Press Simulation Auto Simulation Method Off Pure Black Mode On j m C Ce 5 Select the paper size you loaded in the selected paper source as the Paper Size Note The PostScript printer software supports plain paper in A4 letter and envelope sizes 6 Click OK 7 Close the Printing Preferences window Parent topic Setting the Paper Size and Source PostScript Printer Software Setting the Paper Size PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X You can change the default pape
197. rse page orientation Flip horizontally Cancel Print To print multiple pages on one sheet of paper select the number of pages in the Pages per Sheet pop up menu To arrange the print order of the pages select a Layout Direction setting To print borders around each page on the sheet select a line setting from the Border pop up menu To rotate the printed image select the Reverse page orientation setting 122 Parent topic Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X Sizing Printed Images PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X You can adjust the size of the image as you print it by selecting Paper Handling from the pop up menu on the Print window Paper Handling M Collate pages Pages to Print All pages Page Order Automatic Scale to fit paper size Cancel Print To print only selected pages in a multi page document select an option from the Pages to Print pop up menu To adjust the order in which pages are printed select an option from the Page Order pop up menu To scale the image to fit on a specific paper size select the Scale to fit paper size checkbox and select a paper size from the Destination Paper Size pop up menu Parent topic Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X Managing Color PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X You can adjust the Color Matching settings to fine tune the colors in your printout 123 1 Selec
198. s Fax Communications Options Fax Report Options Restore Default Settings Options Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Selecting Your Country or Region Before faxing select the country or region in which you are using your product Note If you change the country or region your fax settings return to their defaults and you must select them again 1 Press the I Setup button 2 Pressthe arrow buttons to select Printer Setup and press the OK button You see this screen 180 Printer Setup Thick Paper Dry Time Sound Date Time OK Proceed US Back 3 Select Country Region and press the OK button 4 Select your country or region and press the OK button You see a confirmation screen 5 Ifthe setting is correct select Yes and press the OK button If not select No and retry Note Changing the country or region will restore the fax settings to the default settings Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Selecting the Date and Time Before faxing select the current date time and daylight saving phase in your area and choose your preferred date and time format 1 Press the I Setup button 2 Press the arrow buttons to select Printer Setup and press the OK button You see this screen 181 W B OB e Printer Setup Thick Paper Dry Time Sound Date Time OK Proceed 3 Back Select Date Time and press the OK button You see this screen Date Format a yyyy
199. s 8 Navigate to the Start screen right click the screen and select All apps Select Control Panel gt Hardware and Sound gt Devices and Printers Right click your product name select See what s printing and select your product name again if necessary Right click the stalled print job click Cancel and click Yes Windows 7 Click and select Devices and Printers Right click your product name select See what s printing and select your product name again if necessary Right click the stalled print job click Cancel and click Yes Windows Vista Click and select Control Panel Click Printer under Hardware and Sound right click your product name and select Open Right click the stalled print job click Cancel and click Yes Windows XP Click Start and select Printers and Faxes Or open the Control Panel select Printers and Other Hardware if necessary and select Printers and Faxes Right click your product name select Open right click the stalled print job click Cancel and click Yes Parent topic Solving Problems Printing from a Computer Related tasks Running a Product Check 279 Product Icon Does Not Appear in Windows Taskbar If you do not see your product icon in the Windows taskbar first try restarting your computer If that does not work try this solution 1 oOo N OO FB CO Do one of the following Windows 7 Click o and select Devices and Printers Windows Vista Click o select Control Pane
200. s From File HH Document Language English 3 Convert to Text Document E Convert to Spreadsheet Document s Convert to HTML Document 9 Open the Get Images From pop up menu and select your product Select the language used in the document you are going to scan as the Document Language setting Select the type of document you are going to scan Epson Scan starts in the last scan mode you used Select your scan settings and click Scan Your document is scanned and you see the Epson Scan window while your document is converted to editable text Click Close to close the Epson Scan window and Preview window if necessary 174 You see the Save Converted File As window Save Converted File As save As Route Where i3 Documents HH mM Open after saving Cancel Save 8 Click the Save button The file is saved and then opened in an application associated with the file type you selected if available on your system Parent topic Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text OCR 175 Faxing See these sections to fax using your product Note This product allows you to store names telephone numbers and fax data in its memory even when the power is turned off Make sure you restore all of the default settings if you give away or dispose of the product This will erase all of your network settings and fax data Note When using the PCL or PostScript PS3 printer softwar
201. s the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall scanned image Threshold Adjusts the level at which black areas in text and line art are delineated improving text recognition in OCR Optical Character Recognition programs Parent topic Scanning in Home Mode Selecting a Scan Size Home Mode You can reduce or enlarge the size of your image as you scan You can also select a specific scan size such as a common photo size like 4 x 6 inches 102 x 152 mm This places a scan area of that size on the preview image so you can use it to help crop the image in the correct proportions 1 Click the Preview button to preview your image 2 Inthe Epson Scan window select the size you want your scanned image to be from the Target Size list Target Size Sx n AJ Note If you need to rotate the orientation of the target size for your image click the Orientation icon A marquee dotted line appears on your preview image proportioned for the size you selected 144 Hep 716 mm 523mm 8461972 pixels 235 ME R247 GHO 8 235 Do the following as necessary to work with the selected scan area To move the marquee click inside the scan area and drag the marquee where you want it Toresize the scan area place your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee then click and drag the edge where you want it Note Manually adjusting the marquee will not change the size of the scanned file The marquee
202. s to view your print settings 106 You see the General tab of your printer settings window Save Restore Settings Coler Op ons Print in Full Color Print al Text as Black Onertaten 9 Portat Landscape Paper Paper Sre AT amp 5x lin Select from the following Color Options settings To print a color document or photo select the Print in Full Color checkbox To print only text in black or shades of gray select the Print all Text as Black checkbox To print all content in black or shades of gray leave both of the checkboxes unselected Select the orientation of your document Note If you are printing an envelope select Landscape Select the size of the paper you loaded as the Paper Size setting Note You can also click Custom button to create a custom paper size 107 7 Select Plain as the Paper Type setting Note The PCL printer software only supports plain paper in A4 letter and envelope sizes 8 Select the Paper Source setting that indicates where you loaded the paper you want to print on 9 To print on both sides of the paper select one of the Duplex options Note Duplex printing is only available if you select Plain as the Paper Type 10 To print multiple copies select the Copies options 11 Click the Advanced button to rotate the image 180 from its original orientation or adjust the print order Parent topic Printing with the PCL Printer Software Windows Selecting Output and Graph
203. s window 10 Select a name and a file format for your document and click Save The file is saved and then opened in an application associated with the file type you selected if available on your system Parent topic Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text OCR Scanning Using OCR Mac OS X You can use the ABBYY FineReader OCR program to convert scanned documents to editable text In Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 you can use ABBYY FineReader to convert scanned documents to editable text by first using an application such as Image Capture Scan and save your document in Image Capture then open ABBYY FineReader open the Get Images From pop up menu and select File Select the conversion option you want to use then select your scanned file and follow the instructions on the screen Note With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 or 10 8 in addition to scanning with Image Capture you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images and provides an interface for TWAIN compliant OCR scanning software such as ABBYY FineReader To download Epson Scan visit Epson s driver download site U S downloads or Canadian downloads 1 Place your original on your product for scanning 2 Openthe Applications folder and click the ABBYY FineReader Sprint icon You see this window 173 Quick Tasks ABBYY ai FineReader Sprint 8 0 Get Image
204. se genuine Epson ink and paper at Epson Supplies Central at www epson com ink3 U S sales or www epson ca Canadian sales You can also purchase supplies from an Epson authorized reseller To find the nearest one call 800 GO EPSON 800 463 7766 Paper Type C LR Hn n Epson Bright White Paper Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 041586 216 x o mm Epson Brochure amp Flyer Paper Letter 8 5 x 11 inches S042384 Matte Double sided 216 x b mm 46 Paper Type size Partnumber Sheet count Epson Presentation Paper Matte Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 041062 100 216 x 279 mm Legal 8 5 x 14 inches S041067 100 216 x 357 mm Epson Premium Presentation 8 x 10 inches 203 x 254 mm S041467 Paper Maite Letter 8 5 x 11 inches S041257 50 E19 Sere mmm S042180 100 Epson Premium Presentation Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 041568 50 Paper Matte Double sided 216 x 279 mm Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 041341 50 Paper Matte 216 x 279 mm Epson Photo Paper Glossy 4 x 6 inches 102 x 152 mm 5041809 50 S042038 100 20 C Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 041141 216 x 279 mm 3041649 S041271 Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy 5x 7 inches 127 x 178mm 58041464 8 x 10 inches 203 x 254 mm S041465 Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 042183 216 x 279 mm S041667 Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper 4 x 6 inches 102 x 152 mm S042181 lossy S042174 5x 7 inches 127 x 178 mm 58041945 8 x 10 inches 203 x 254 mm S041946
205. select your scan area in the Preview image Thumbnail preview Your scan area is selected automatically but you can change it Place your cursor in one corner of the desired scan area then click and drag the cursor to the opposite corner to create a marquee dotted line on the preview image 140 Hep 715mm 823mm 8461972 pacis 235 ME R247 G240 8235 Normal preview Click the 5S Auto Locate icon to create a marquee dotted line on the preview image 141 Hep 91004 men TT 1454 mm 1185 x 1717 pots 32 MB 2 Dothe following as necessary to work with the selected scan area Ifthe marquee is correct continue with the next step To move the marquee click inside the scan area and drag the marquee where you want it Toresize the scan area place your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee then click and drag the edges where you want them Hold down the Shift key as you resize the marquee to retain the same width height proportions 142 Normal preview To create additional marquees up to 50 click the x Copy Marquee icon to copy the existing marquee and paste it on the preview image Note If you draw multiple marquees make sure you select the All button in the Preview window before you scan Otherwise only the area inside the currently selected marquee will be scanned To delete a marquee click the marquee then click the x Delete Marquee icon 3 Click inside the scan area an
206. sider which font to use also consider which symbol set to combine with the font Available symbol sets vary depending on the mode and font you choose PCL5 Mode Typefaces and Symbol Sets In the PCL5 mode symbol sets table you can use any of these typefaces in the left column 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 318 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 PCL5 Mode Symbol Sets Typeface details Symbol set names FixedPitch 810 IBM US 10U Roman 8 8U Dutch 801 ECM94 1 ON Roman 8 8U Swiss 742 8859 9 ISO 5N 8859 10ISO 6N FixedPitch 850 IBM DN 11U PcMultilingual 12U Line Printer Legal 1U 8859 151SO 9N 319 Typeface details Symbol set names FixedPitch 810 Dutch 801 Swiss 742 FixedPitch 850 FixedPitch 810 Dutch 801 Swiss 742 FixedPitch 850 David BT Miryam BT Narkis Tam BT Naskh BT Koufi BT Ryadh BT WiTurkish 5T Norweg1 0D French2 1F Roman 9 4U PcEur858 13U ISO 8859 4 Latin 4 4N Unicode 3 0 18N PsMath 5M Math 8 8M ANSI ASCII 0U 320 FixedPitch 810 Dutch 801 Swiss 742 FixedPitch 850 FixedPitch 810 ISOCyr 10N Dutch 801 Swiss 742 FixedPitch 850 Line P
207. software as described here Note If you find that re installing your product software does not solve a problem contact Epson 1 Todownload the Uninstaller utility visit the Epson download site U S downloads or Canadian downloads Follow the instructions on the screen to install the Uninstaller utility Quit all applications currently running on your Mac Double click the Uninstaller icon Select the checkbox for each software program you want to uninstall Click Uninstall Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the software ON oa fF oN To reinstall your product software see the Start Here sheet for instructions Note If you uninstall the printer driver and your product name remains in the Print amp Fax or Print amp Scan window select your product name and click the remove icon to remove it Parent topic When to Uninstall Your Product Software Where to Get Help If you need to contact Epson for technical support services use the following support options Internet Support Visit Epson s support website at www epson com support U S or www epson ca support Canada for solutions to common problems You can download drivers and documentation get FAQs and troubleshooting advice or e mail Epson with your questions 299 Speak to a Support Representative Before you call Epson for support please have the following information ready Product name Product serial number located on a label on the
208. ss of flawed photos 100 Note Fix Photo uses a sophisticated face recognition technology to optimize photos that include faces For this to work both eyes and the nose must be visible in the subject s face If your photo includes a face with an intentional color cast such as a statue you may want to turn off Fix Photo to retain the special color effects Fix Red Eye Reduces or removes red eye in photos Off No Color Adjustment Turns off color management in your printer software so you can manage color using only your application software Parent topic Managing Color Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Once you have selected your print settings you are ready to print Click Print at the bottom of the print window Print Settings B Paper Source Auto Select B Media Type _ Plain Paper Bright White Paper E Print Quality Normal B Grayscale Mirror Image Cancel C Print 3 Checking Print Status Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X 101 Parent topic Printing with the Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Checking Print Status Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X During printing you can view the progress of your print job control printing and check ink cartridge status 1 Click the printer icon when it appears in the Dock You see the print status window ane EPSON 9 90 w
209. sssesssene een 159 Image Preview GldeliniBs o oorr erre bari rrr e testable caved aeons eee 162 Scan Resolution Guidellnes 2 ep n er CES HR SERERE FR FLUR IH ER ECL aS XR SR POR Ee RR ade 162 Selecting Scan File SellitSos mess edescntio denote ftn orti ddr e ace beu rettet iidem p AaB Uiir atte tated 163 Available Scanned File Types and Optional Settings seseeeeeeee 164 Scanning with Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 Using Image Capture seenen 165 Available Scan Settings Mac OS X Image Capture sesssseeeeeen 166 Scanning Special DO SOUS isi t eteunie arces uo sedebit piu te oct hatha ferie bytalet giae er iyn esaka 166 Scanning toa PDF File iter tein i eco HE pends sacees de GERE REL RE ROT RRT NR ARI ER ORAE IER 167 Restoring Photo Colors as YOU SCAN 3 ibant Shi tantes o e Lecta udotac ide ope Ei eas ce Ute tuia Puce 170 Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text OCR ssseeeeeeeenn 171 Scanning Using OCR WIDnOOWS i6 eene eee a deba taie rap Sc en dt nU tee uc Seed enR dE epA 171 Scanning Using OCR Ma c OS Xs nios teet eren ette etes od ulin emet pec ttes 173 PAX IG C M 176 Connecting a Telephone or Answering Machine sessssssseennee eee 176 Setting Up Fax Featules octo pt E E dade M cu OE Asc deudtdc de mom rude ceri e E duct dud 179 Setting Up Fax Features Using
210. sts the contrast for faxes negative settings make faxes lighter and positive settings make faxes darker 2 Sided Faxing C Lets you fax 2 sided originals placed in the ADF Parent topic Sending Faxes from the Product Control Panel Sending Faxes Using the Fax Utility Windows You can send a fax from a printing program in Windows You can fax up to 100 pages at a time including a cover sheet 1 Open the file you want to fax and select the print command You see a window like this 216 General Select Printer ts Add Printer g Fax 5 EPSON iA Microsoft XPS Documen TT a Li Print to file Preferences Fing Printer Number of copies 1 jl 22 33 om emen Select your product with the FAX option as the printer To change the Paper Size Orientation Color Image Quality or Character Density settings click the Preferences or Properties button Note If you see a Setup Printer or Options button click it Then click Preferences or Properties on the next screen For more information about selecting fax print settings click Help Select the Page Range as necessary Leave the Number of copies set to 1 Click Print If you re faxing for the first time you see a window like this one 217 Enter Sender Information Nickname Senderi Name Phone Number Fax Number Division Title 6 Enter your sender information so that recipients can i
211. t Fast Grayscale 3 Document High Quality Grayscale Reset Order Place your cursor over one of the Printing Presets to view its list of settings Use any of the available options on the screen to control your printing presets To choose an option for printing select it Click OK Parent topic Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows gi cu N Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Once you have selected your print settings you are ready to save your settings and print 1 Click OK to save your settings You see your application s Print window such as this one 85 Select Printer L Add Printer IEB EPSON g Fax inm Microsoft XPS Documen Printtofie Preferences Find Printer 2 Click OK or Print to start printing Parent topic Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows Selecting Default Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows When you change your print settings in a program the changes apply only while you are printing in that program session If you want to change the print settings you use in all your Windows programs you can select new default print settings 1 Right click the product icon in the Windows taskbar 2 Select Printer Settings You see the printer settings window 86 m Printing Preferences a t Man More Options Mantenance Printing Presets Auto Select Add Remove Presets
212. t Color Matching from the pop up menu in the print window Color Matching ColorSync In printer Profile Automatic Profile Unknown 2 Doone ofthe following To print using standard color profiles for your product and paper to help match image colors select ColorSync Select one of the available Profile options to change the active color profile Touse the product s default color matching select In printer Parent topic Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X Printing Your Document or Photo PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Once you have selected your print settings you are ready to print Click Print at the bottom of the print window Printer Features Feature Sets Quality MediaType Plain Print Quality Fine Cancel Print 124 Checking Print Status PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Printing with the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X Checking Print Status PostScript Printer Software Mac OS X During printing you can view the progress of your print job control printing and check ink cartridge status 1 Click the printer icon when it appears in the Dock You see the print status window eoo EPSON o j o 70 w rs 2 Select the following options as necessary To cancel printing click the print job and click Delete To pause printing click the print job and click Hold To resume printing clic
213. t or surrounding area Always store ink cartridges with the label facing up do not store cartridges upside down Parent topic Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Related concepts Purchase Epson Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Box Replacing the Maintenance Box Make sure you have a new maintenance box before you begin Caution Do not reuse a maintenance box that has been removed and left uninstalled for more than a week Keep the maintenance box away from direct sunlight 1 Make sure the product is not printing 2 Remove the new maintenance box from its package Caution Do not touch the green chip on the maintenance box 234 3 Press the buttons on the sides of the duplexer rear unit and remove it 4 Grasp the maintenance box as shown and pull it out of its holder Note Do not tilt the used maintenance box or take it apart 235 6 Warning If ink gets on your skin wash it thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water If ink gets into your mouth spit it out and see a doctor right away Keep the maintenance box out of the reach of children and do not drink the ink Place the used maintenance box in the plastic bag that came with the new maintenance box Seal the bag and dispose of it carefully Insert the new maintenance box into the holder and push it all the way in 236 7 Pressthe buttons on the sides of the duplexer rear unit and reat
214. t the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification or Declaration of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device If this equipment has more than one interface connector do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment For Canadian Users 1 This product meets the applicable Industry Canada technical specifications 2 The Ringer Equivalence Number is an indication of the maximum number of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interface The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the RENs of all the devices does not exceed five This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Le pr sent mat riel est conforme aux sp cifications techniques applicables d Industrie Canada L indice d quivalence de la sonnerie IES sert indiquer le nombre maximal de terminaux qui peuvent tre raccord s une interfa
215. tach it Parent topic Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Related concepts Purchase Epson Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Box 237 Adjusting Print Quality If your print quality declines you may need to run a utility to clean or align the print head Note When using the PCL or PostScript PS3 printer software with the product you can clean and align the print head and run a nozzle check by using the printer buttons or the utilities included with the standard Epson printer software To download the standard Epson printer software go to www epson com support wp4590downloads If running these utilities does not solve the problem you may need to replace the ink cartridges Print Head Maintenance Print Head Alignment Cleaning the Paper Path Print Head Maintenance If your printouts become too light or you see dark or light bands across them you may need to clean the print head nozzles Cleaning uses ink so clean the nozzles only if print quality declines You can check for clogged nozzles before you clean them so you don t clean them unnecessarily Note You cannot clean the print head if an ink cartridge is expended and may not be able to clean it when a cartridge is low You must replace the cartridge first Print Head Nozzle Check Print Head Cleaning Parent topic Adjusting Print Quality Related topics Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes Print Head Nozzle Check You can print a nozzle
216. tact your System Administrator Parent topic Solving Setup Problems Related concepts When to Uninstall Your Product Software Related references Windows System Requirements Mac System Requirements Control Panel Setup Problems If you have problems setting up the control panel try these solutions To view LCD screen text in a different language select a different language setting for the panel 260 To turn off the beep heard when you press a button turn off the panel s sound setting This also turns off the dialing sound for sending faxes Parent topic Solving Setup Problems Related tasks Changing LCD Screen Language Turning Off Control Panel Sounds Solving Network Problems Check these solutions if you have problems setting up or using your product on a network Network Software Cannot Find Product on a Network Product Does Not Appear in Mac OS X Printer Window Cannot Print Over a Network Cannot Scan Over a Network Printing a Network Status Sheet Parent topic Solving Problems Network Software Cannot Find Product on a Network If EpsonNet Setup cannot find your product on a network try these solutions Make sure your product is turned on and connected to your network Verify connection using your product control panel f necessary reinstall your product software and try running EpsonNet Setup again Parent topic Solving Network Problems Related concepts When to Uninstall Your Product Software Prod
217. the PDF file in the selected folder or opens it in your scanning program If the file was saved directly to your computer you see the file in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder where you can view and print the document if desired Parent topic Scanning Special Projects Related tasks Selecting the Scan Mode Selecting Scan File Settings 169 Related topics Starting a Scan Selecting Epson Scan Settings Restoring Photo Colors as You Scan You can restore the colors in faded photos as you scan them using Epson Scan s Color Restoration setting You can select this setting in any of the available scan modes Note Color restoration is not available in Office Mode if Epson Scan offers that mode 8 9 SECO Or d o0 Mol Place your original on your product for scanning Start Epson Scan Select the scan mode you want to use Select the scan settings for your scan Preview your image Locate or access the image adjustment settings Select the Color Restoration checkbox When you finish selecting all your settings click Scan Click Close to exit the Epson Scan window if necessary Epson Scan scans your original and saves the color restored file in the selected folder or opens it in your scanning program If the file was saved directly to your computer you see the file in the Windows Explorer or Mac OS X Finder where you can view and print the image if desired Parent topic Scanning Special Projects Re
218. the Product Control Panel sseeeeeeeeee 180 Selecting Your Country or RegIO Ia oa tucte pem utet ib it B ete tede P ee a Sete ete 180 selecting the Date and Tire iei e e o ete MORS ERR GR nM ee ERE R E IRE MEI ER 181 Entering Fax Header informierte Ce era ptus Esa e e mte neo etr sdec etestesten 183 Entering Numbers and Characters for Faxing seem 184 Selecting Fax Send and Receive Settings eesseeeeeeeneeennennnee 185 Selecting Fax Communication Settings ecu cec ieseee mee nennt bkn nndis emenn 186 Printing Fax Reports c rdi Een otenep e Pel e cR ee e ER dee ect ER d Fei RR dons 187 Restoring Default Fax Settings iss et unte ture t eebe dites ox alsa ha e M UP eb ede Rev 189 Fax Sending Options nini teet LE ERE Mb Uo E ides d tap el re De RR eR ERR EE Lese Saaie 189 Fax Receive Options ccccccccceceeeccee eee ces eecsecsecesascaeanaaaeaaneaeeaecaaeceeccecceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeneness 190 Fax Communications Options cccccccccccceceeeeeee eens eee eae a a a e i a 190 Fax Report Options itid cette inen RE IERI e PR Rp esee usta Fede ER MR TU cach a OE RR EA A ATE 191 Restore Default Settings ODIOLS a sccociate tradi ote coi tenu dct preste ten ed rot ic ia tbid 192 Setting Up Fax Features Using the Fax Utility Windows seeeemm 192 Setting Up Fax Features Using the Fax Utility Mac OS X 194 Setting
219. the edge guides against the paper but not too tightly Always follow these paper loading guidelines Load only the recommended number of sheets Load paper short edge first no matter which way your document faces Load letterhead or pre printed paper top edge first Do notload paper above the arrow mark inside the edge guides Check the paper package for any additional loading instructions 41 Note You can load binder paper with holes in the rear MP tray The paper must be one of the following sizes Letter 8 5 x 11 inches 216 x 279 mm A4 8 3 x 11 7 inches 210 x 297 mm or Legal 8 5 x 14 inches 216 x 357 mm The holes must be within 0 74 inch 19 mm of the left edge of the page Parent topic Loading Paper Related references Paper Loading Capacity Related tasks Loading Paper in the Cassette Loading Envelopes Loading Envelopes You can print on plain paper envelopes in this size No 10 4 1 x 9 5 inches 105 x 241 mm 1 Extend the output tray and open the paper stopper 42 2 Pullupthe rear MP tray 43 4 Insert envelopes short edge first and with the flap facing down in the center of the tray 5 Slide the edge guides against the envelopes but not too tightly Always follow these envelope loading guidelines f you have trouble loading a stack of envelopes press each envelope flat before loading it or load one envel
220. til the product s LCD screen displays a message that a connection has been made before you hang up Parent topic Solving Faxing Problems Related tasks Connecting a Telephone or Answering Machine When to Uninstall Your Product Software If you have a problem that requires you to uninstall and re install your software follow the instructions for your operating system Uninstalling Product Software Windows Uninstalling Product Software PCL Printer Software Windows Uninstalling Product Software Mac OS X 296 Parent topic Solving Problems Uninstalling Product Software Windows You can uninstall and then re install your product software to solve certain problems 1 2 3 Turn off the product Disconnect any interface cables Do one of the following Windows 8 Navigate to the Start screen right click the screen and select All apps Select Control Panel gt Programs gt Programs and Features Select EPSON Software Uninstall then select Uninstall Change Note If you see a User Account Control window click Yes or Continue Select your product again if necessary then select OK and click Yes to confirm the uninstallation Windows other versions Click eo or Start and select All Programs or Programs Select EPSON select your product then click EPSON Printer Software Uninstall Note If you see a User Account Control window click Yes or Continue In the next window select your product and click O
221. tings 4 Open the Edit Job Settings drop down list and select the scan button settings you want to view or change 5 Change the settings as necessary 6 Click OK 7 Click Close to close the Event Manager window Parent topic Starting a Scan Using the Product Control Panel Starting a Scan Using the Epson Scan Icon You can start the Epson Scan program to select scan settings scan and save the scanned image to a file 131 Windows Double click the EPSON Scan icon on your computer desktop Mac OS X Open the Applications folder open the Epson Software folder and double click the EPSON Scan icon Note With Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 or 10 8 in addition to scanning with Image Capture you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images and provides an interface for TWAIN compliant OCR scanning software such as ABBYY FineReader To download Epson Scan visit Epson s driver download site U S downloads or Canadian downloads You see an Epson Scan window like this 132 Mode Grayscale Printer 300 Target Size Image Adjustments _ Descreening _ Color Restoration Image Option Text Enhancement Auto Area Segmentation V Thumbnail Parent topic Starting a Scan Related tasks Scanning with Mac OS X 10 6 10 7 10 8 Using Image Capture Related topics Selecting Epson Scan Settings
222. to customize your print Custom Color Correction Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Additional Settings Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Parent topic Printing with the Standard Epson Printer Software Windows Related tasks Printing Your Document or Photo Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Custom Color Correction Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows You can select any of the available options in the Color Correction window to customize the image colors for your print job 82 Color Correction Color Management Cor Contos Fw Photo 10M No Color Acus ment Color Mode EPSON Vd Coler Adjustment Method Coler Orde Color Controls Lets you select a Color Mode setting individual settings for Brightness Contrast Saturation and Density and individual color tones If you select the Adobe RGB color mode you can also adjust the midtone density using the Gamma setting Fix Photo Improves the color contrast and sharpness of flawed photos Note Fix Photo uses a sophisticated face recognition technology to optimize photos that include faces For this to work both eyes and the nose must be visible in the subject s face If your photo includes a face with an intentional color cast such as a statue you may want to turn off Fix Photo to retain the special color effects ICM Lets you manage color using installed color printing profiles No Color Adjustment Tu
223. ttings in your product software Runa nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged Then clean the print head if necessary Align the print head You may need to increase the image resolution or print a smaller size see your software documentation Parent topic Solving Print Quality Problems Related concepts Print Head Alignment Related tasks Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options Standard EPSON Printer Software Windows Selecting Basic Print Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Selecting Printing Preferences Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Related topics Loading Paper Incorrect Colors If your printouts have incorrect colors try these solutions Make sure the Monochrome Black Grayscale or Grayscale setting is not selected in your printer software 288 Runa nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged Then clean the print head if necessary The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink and you may need to replace them Your printed colors can never exactly match your on screen colors However you can use a color management system to get as close as possible Try using the color management options in your printer software For best results use genuine Epson ink and paper Parent topic Solving Print Quality Problems Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Related references Available EPSON Papers Related tasks
224. u will increase the image size to retain a high image quality For example if the resolution is 300 dpi dots per inch and you will double the image size later change the Resolution setting to 600 dpi You will scan the image at 100 or smaller size Select Epson Scan s Resolution setting based on how you will use the scanned image E mail view on a computer screen post on the web 96 to 150 dpi Print convert to editable text OCR 300 dpi Fax 200 dpi 162 Parent topic Selecting Epson Scan Settings Selecting Scan File Settings You can select the location name and format of your scan file on the File Save Settings window You can also select various optional settings that control how Epson Scan behaves when you scan and save files amp File Save Settings Location My Pictures Other Desktop File Name Prefix 3 digt numbe Prefix mg Start Number Image Format Type JPEG fipo Dptions Details Compression Levet 16 Encoding Standard Embed ICC Profile ON Overte ary files with the same name V Show this dialog box before next scan V Open image folder after scanning V Show Add Page dialog after scanning o Cancel The File Save Settings window may appear after you click Scan on the Epson Scan window You may also be able to access the window by clicking the 4 icon on the Epson Scan window 163 1 Doone ofthe following to select the folder in which you want to sa
225. uct Does Not Appear in Mac OS X Printer Window If your product does not appear in the Mac OS X printer window try these solutions Turn your product off wait 30 seconds then turn it back on again f you are connecting the product via EpsonNet Setup make sure your product software was installed correctly If necessary reinstall your software Parent topic Solving Network Problems 261 Cannot Print Over a Network If you cannot print over a network try these solutions Make sure that your product is turned on Make sure you install your product s network software as described in your product documentation Print a network status sheet and verify that the network settings are correct If the network status is Disconnected check any cable connections and turn your product off and then on again If you are using TCP IP make sure the product s IP address is set correctly for your network If your network does not assign IP addresses using DHCP set the IP address manually If network printing is slow print a network status sheet and check the signal strength If it is poor place your product closer to your router or access point Note Avoid placing your product near a microwave oven 2 4 GHz cordless phone or large metal object such as a filing cabinet Check your wired LAN router or access point to see if the LED for the port to which your product is connected is on or flashing If the link LED is off try the following
226. uct control panel to see if this mode is turned on Check that the cable connecting your telephone wall jack to your product s LINE port is secure Print a fax connection report using your product control panel or fax software to help diagnose the problem Verify that the telephone wall jack works by connecting a phone to it and testing it If you connected your product to a DSL phone line you must connect a DSL filter to the phone jack to enable faxing over the line Contact your DSL provider for the necessary filter 295 f yourtelephone line has static turn off your product s V 34 and error correction mode fax communication settings and try faxing again Note If your product is connected to a VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol phone line keep in mind that fax machines are designed to work over analog phone lines Epson cannot guarantee that fax transmission will work when using VoIP If your phone line includes voice mail answering services calls or faxes may be inadvertently received by your voice mail service Parent topic Solving Faxing Problems Related tasks Receiving Faxes Automatically Auto Answer Connecting a Telephone or Answering Machine Printing Fax Reports Selecting Fax Communication Settings Related topics Loading Paper Cannot Receive Faxes with a Telephone Connected to Your Product Make sure your telephone is connected to your product s EXT port Note When answering a call that is a fax wait un
227. uct for network printing as described on the Start Here sheet 22 2 If you did not already set up Email Print when you installed your product software visit www epson com connect to learn more about Email Print check compatibility and get detailed setup instructions 3 Send an email with attachments to your product s Email Print address Note Both the email and any attachments print by default You can change these printing options by logging into your EPSON Connect account Parent topic Product Basics 23 Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Before installing any printer software make sure you have set up your product as described on the Start Here sheet Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Windows 7 Windows Vista Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Windows XP Installing the PostScript PS3 Printer Software Mac OS X Installing the PCL or PostScript Printer Software Windows 7 Windows Vista If you did not install the standard EPSON printer software you need to install either the PCL or PostScript PS3 printer software before you can adjust the print settings and print to your network printer Note Make sure your product is turned on and connected to the same network as your computer before installing the printer software 1 Double click the Download WP 4590 Driver shortcut on your desktop and download the latest PCL or PS3 printer software 2 Extractthe zipped f
228. ument to test the selected settings 5 Follow any instructions displayed on the screen during printing Double sided Printing Options and Adjustments Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Parent topic Printing with the Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Double sided Printing Options and Adjustments Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can select any of the available options in the Two sided Printing Settings or Output Settings pop up menu to set up your double sided print job Two sided Printing Options Long Edge binding Orients double sided printed pages to be bound on the long edge of the paper Short Edge binding Orients double sided printed pages to be bound on the short edge of the paper Adjustments Print Density Sets the level of ink coverage for double sided printing Increased Ink Drying Time Sets the amount of time required for drying ink after printing on one side of the paper before printing the other side in double sided printing Parent topic Selecting Double sided Printing Settings Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X Managing Color Standard EPSON Printer Software Mac OS X You can adjust the Color Matching and Color Options settings to fine tune the colors in your printout or turn off color management in your printer software 1 Select Color Matching from the pop up menu in the print window Color Matching 4 JColorSync EPSON Color Controls 2 Select one of the avai
229. ve Settings a Communication a Check Fax Connection OK Proceed 3 Back 3 Select Communication and press the OK button 4 Change any of the available settings 5 Press the Copy button to exit Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel Related references Fax Communications Options Printing Fax Reports You can run a variety of reports on your fax transmissions and print your speed and group dial lists Note You can also select to print a report automatically after a fax is sent by pressing the I Setup button and selecting Fax Settings Send Settings Last Transmission Report 1 Make sure you loaded letter size or larger paper in your product 187 2 Press the amp Fax button Jan 01 2011 12 03 AM 3 Press the v Menu button 4 Pressthe arrow buttons to select Fax Report and press the OK button You see this screen Fax Report a Last Transmission a Speed Dial List a Group Dial List o Reprint Faxes lOK Proceed Back 5 Select one of the available reports and press the OK button 6 Press either of the Start buttons to print the report Parent topic Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel 188 Restoring Default Fax Settings You can restore your fax settings to their default options if necessary 1 2 4 Press the Setup button Press the arrow buttons to select Restore Default Settings and press the OK button You see th
230. ve any jammed paper inside the cassette 4 Remove any paper jammed inside the paper cassette slot 268 5 Carefully follow all paper loading instructions when you load new paper 6 Replace the paper cassette 269 7 Press either of the Start buttons to resume printing Parent topic Solving Paper Problems Related references Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product Paper Jam Problems in the Duplexer Paper Jam Problems in the Duplexer If paper has jammed in the duplexer rear unit try these solutions 1 Cancel the print job from your computer if necessary 2 Press the buttons on the sides of the duplexer and remove it 270 4 If paper is jammed in the duplexer remove the paper as shown 271 6 Press either of the Start buttons to resume printing Parent topic Solving Paper Problems Related references Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product Paper Jam Problems in the Cassette 272 Related tasks Placing Originals in the Automatic Document Feeder Document Jams in the Automatic Document Feeder If you have problems with document jams in the automatic document feeder ADF try these solutions 1 Remove your originals from the ADF 2 Open the ADF cover 3 Remove any jammed pages 273 Caution Do not remove pages jammed inside the ADF without opening the cover or you could damage the ADF 4 Leave the ADF cover open then raise the document cover 5 Remove any jammed pages
231. ve your scanned image Click the button for one of the displayed folders Click the Other button click the Browse or Choose button and select a folder 2 Typein a stem file name in the Prefix field This name is used along with numbers to automatically name your scanned files Select a different number as the Start Number setting if you like Select the file format you want to use in the Image Format Type menu If your file format provides optional settings click the Options button to select them Choose any of the optional settings you want to use by selecting their checkboxes Click OK Available Scanned File Types and Optional Settings D cp OF dme w Parent topic Selecting Epson Scan Settings Available Scanned File Types and Optional Settings You can select from a variety scanned file types and optional settings on the File Save Settings window in Epson Scan File Formats Bitmap bmp A standard image file format for most Windows programs JPEG jpg An image format that lets you highly compress image data However the higher the compression the lower the image quality The Tiff format is recommended when you need to modify or retouch your scanned image Multi TIFF tif A Tiff file format when multiple pages are saved to the same file allowing you to edit the images using a compatible program PDF pdf A document format that is readable by Windows and Mac OS X systems using Adobe Reader Acrobat
232. y application specific settings that appear on the screen such as those shown in the image above for the Preview application 8 Select Paper Feed from the pop up menu Y Preview Layout Color Matching Paper Handling Paper Feed Cover Page Printer Features Supply Levels You see these settings Paper Feed All Pages From Auto Select First Page From Remaining From Cancel Print 9 Select All Pages From or First Page From and select the paper source you want to print from 119 10 Select Printer Features from the pop up menu Y Preview Layout Color Matching Paper Handling Paper Feed Cover Page Printer Features Supply Levels You see these settings Printer Features Feature Sets Quality MediaType Plain Print Quality Fine Cancel Print 11 Select Plain as the MediaType setting Note The PostScript printer software supports plain paper printing in A4 letter and envelope sizes 12 Select one of the following Print Quality options For fast printing with reduced quality select Fast 120 For printing text and graphics with good quality and print speed select Fine 13 Select Color from the Feature Sets pop up menu You see these settings Printer Features Feature Sets Color Color Mode Color Press Simulation Auto Simulation Method Off Pure Black Mode On Cancel Print 14 Select a
233. y glass cleaner directly on the glass and do not press the glass surface with any force 7 Open the ADF cover and use a soft dry lint free cloth microfiber is recommended to clean the rollers and the interior of the ADF 251 8 Clean the outer case and control panel with a soft dry cloth Do not use liquid or chemical cleansers Parent topic Cleaning and Transporting Your Product Transporting Your Product Abas need to ship your product or transport it a long distance prepare it for transportation as described ere Caution During transportation and storage follow these guidelines Avoid tilting the product placing it vertically or turning it upside down otherwise ink may leak Leave the ink cartridges installed Removing the cartridges can dry out the print head and may prevent the product from printing Turn off the product Remove all the paper from the product Unplug the power cable Disconnect any connected cables t e du IP oux Close the paper support feeder guard and output tray as shown 252 6 Place the product in its original packing materials if possible or use equivalent materials with cushioning around the product Make sure the box adequately protects the product control panel Keep the product level during transportation If print quality has declined when you print again clean and align the print head Parent topic Cleaning and Transporting Your Product Related concepts Print Head
234. yptsoft com 5 The license terms of each open source software program are described in OSS pdf on your Printer Software CD 6 The list of open source software programs which this printer product includes are as follows GNU GPL This printer product includes the open source software programs which apply the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later version GPL Programs The list of GPL Programs busybox 1 7 2 coreutils 5 2 1 debianutils 2 6 2 dpkg 1 10 18 hostname 2 10 329 ifupdown 0 6 4 inetutils ftpd 1 4 2 initscripts 2 85 libcG 2 3 6 libgcc1 4 1 1 login 4 0 3 module init tools 1 60 9 net tools 1 60 netbase 4 14 procps 3 1 14 sysvinit 2 85 telnetd 0 17 21 udhcp 0 9 8cvs20050124 5 util linux 2 12 GNU LGPL This printer product includes the open source software programs which apply the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2 or later version LGPL Programs The list of LGPL Programs inetutils ftpd 1 4 2 libc6 2 3 6 procps 3 1 14 sysvinit 2 85 zeroconf 0 6 1 1 iksemel 1 4 Apple Public Source License This printer product includes the open source software programs which apply the Apple Public Source License Version 1 2 or its latest version Apple Public Source License Programs Apple Public Source License Programs Bonjour 330 Net SNMP license This printer product includes the open source software program Net SNMP which applies the terms and conditions provided by owner

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