Document Outline

• Copyright and Trademarks
  • Copyright and Trademarks
• Guidelines
  • Where to Find Information
    • Available features for your product
    • Illustrations used in this guide
    • Menu names used in this guide
  • Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
• Safety Instructions
  • Important Safety Instructions
    • Setting up the product
    • Choosing a place for the product
    • Using the product
    • Handling ink cartridges
    • Using the LCD screen
  • Restrictions on Copying
  • Protecting Your Personal Information
• Contents
• Getting to Know Your Product
  • Product Parts
  • Guide to the Control Panel
    • Buttons and LCD
      • Using the LCD screen
  • Power Saving Function
  • Restarting Automatically After a Power Failure
• Paper Handling
  • Introduction to Using, Loading, and Storing Media
    • Selecting which tray to use and its loading capacities
    • Storing paper
  • Loading Paper
    • Into the paper cassette
    • Into the rear MP tray
  • Loading Envelopes
  • Placing Originals
    • Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
    • Document glass
• Printing
  • Using Your Software
    • Printer driver and status monitor
      • Accessing the printer driver for Windows
      • Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X
  • Basic Printing
    • Selecting the correct paper type
    • Loading paper or envelopes
    • Basic printer settings for Windows
    • Basic printer settings for Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6
  • Canceling Printing
    • Using the printer button
    • For Windows
      • Using EPSON Status Monitor 3
    • For Mac OS X
  • Printing with Special Layout Options
    • 2-‍Sided Printing
      • Printer settings for Windows
      • Printer settings for Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6
    • Fit to Page Printing
      • Printer settings for Windows
      • Printer settings for Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6
    • Pages Per Sheet Printing
      • Printer settings for Windows
      • Printer settings for Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6
    • Poster Printing (for Windows only)
      • Printer settings
      • How to make a poster from your prints
    • Watermark Printing (for Windows only)
      • Printing the watermark
  • Sharing Your Printer
  • Using the PostScript Printer Driver and the PCL6 Printer Driver
• Scanning
  • Let’s Try Scanning
    • Starting a Scan
    • Image Adjustment Features
  • Basic Scanning
    • Scanning from the Control Panel
      • Scanning to a USB storage device
      • Scanning to a folder
      • Scanning to an email
      • Scanning to a computer
    • Scanning in Home Mode
    • Scanning in Office Mode
    • Scanning in Professional Mode
    • Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area
      • Selecting a preview mode
      • Creating a marquee
      • Adjusting a marquee
  • Various Types of Scanning
    • Scanning a Magazine
    • Scanning Multiple Documents to a PDF File
    • Scanning a Photo
  • Software Information
    • Starting Epson Scan Driver
      • How to start
      • How to access the help
    • Starting Other Scanning Software
      • Epson Event Manager
• Copying
  • Selecting Paper
  • Copying Documents
    • Basic copying
    • 2-Sided Copying
    • Collate Copying
    • Layout copying
  • Copy Mode Menu List
• Faxing
  • Introducing FAX Utility
  • Connecting to a Phone Line
    • Using the phone line for fax only
    • Sharing line with phone device
      • Connecting to DSL
      • Connecting to ISDN (one phone number)
      • Connecting to ISDN (two phone numbers)
    • Checking the fax connection
  • Setting Up Fax Features
    • Setting up speed dial entries
    • Setting up group dial entries
    • Creating header information
    • Changing Fax Output setting to print
    • Selecting paper source to print fax
  • Sending Faxes
    • Basics of send faxes
    • Sending faxes using speed dial/group dial
    • Sending faxes by broadcasting
    • Sending a fax at a specified time
    • Sending a fax from a connected phone
  • Receiving Faxes
    • Receiving faxes automatically
    • Receiving faxes manually
    • Receive a fax by polling
  • Printing Reports
  • Fax Mode Menu List
• Using the Control Panel
  • Selecting a Mode
  • Setup Mode
    • Lock Settings
    • Power Off Timer
    • Paper Size Loaded
    • Paper Size Notice
    • Print Status Sheet
    • Print PS3 Status Sheet
    • Setup mode menu list
  • Copy Mode
    • Copy mode menu list
  • Scan Mode
    • Scan mode menu list
      • Scan settings
  • Fax Mode
    • Fax mode menu list
  • Error Messages
• Installing Option
  • 250-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit
    • Installing the paper cassette unit
    • Uninstalling the cassette unit
• Replacing Consumables
  • Ink Cartridges
    • Checking the ink cartridge status
      • For Windows
      • For Mac OS X
      • Using the control panel
    • Precautions on ink cartridge replacement
    • Replacing an ink cartridge
  • Maintenance Box
    • Checking the maintenance box status
    • Handling precautions
    • Replacing a maintenance box
• Maintaining Your Printer and Software
  • Checking the Print Head Nozzles
    • Using the Nozzle Check utility for Windows
    • Using the Nozzle Check utility for Mac OS X
    • Using the control panel
  • Cleaning the Print Head
    • Using the Head Cleaning utility for Windows
    • Using the Head Cleaning utility for Mac OS X
    • Using the control panel
  • Aligning the Print Head
    • Using the Print Head Alignment utility for Windows
    • Using the Print Head Alignment utility for Mac OS X
    • Using the control panel
  • Setting/Changing Time and Region
  • Making Printer Settings
    • Power Off Timer Setting
      • For Windows
      • For Mac OS X
    • Paper Size Loaded Setting
      • For Windows
      • For Mac OS X
  • Cleaning the Printer
    • Cleaning the exterior of the printer
    • Cleaning the interior of the printer
  • Transporting the Printer
  • Checking and Installing Your Software
    • Checking the software installed on your computer
      • For Windows
      • For Mac OS X
    • Installing the software
  • Uninstalling Your Software
    • For Windows
    • For Mac OS X
• Troubleshooting for Printing
  • Diagnosing the Problem
    • Status monitor
    • Running a printer operation check
  • Checking Printer Status
    • For Windows
      • Using EPSON Status Monitor 3
    • For Mac OS X
      • Using EPSON Status Monitor
  • The Paper Jams
    • Removing jammed paper from the rear unit
    • Removing jammed paper from the front cover and the output tray
    • Removing jammed paper from the paper cassette(s)
    • Removing jammed paper from the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
    • Preventing paper jams
    • Reprinting after a paper jam (for Windows only)
  • Print Quality Problems
    • Horizontal banding
    • Vertical banding or misalignment
    • Blurry or smeared print
  • Miscellaneous Printout Problems
    • Incorrect or garbled characters
    • Incorrect margins
    • Printout has a slight slant
    • Inverted image
    • Blank pages print
    • Printed side is smeared or scuffed
    • Printing is too slow
  • Paper Does Not Feed Correctly
    • Paper does not feed
    • Multiple pages feed
    • Paper is improperly loaded
    • Paper is not ejected fully or is wrinkled
  • The Printer Does Not Print
    • The LCD screen or all lights are off
    • The LCD screen or lights came on and then went out
    • The LCD screen or lights are on
    • An ink error is indicated after you replace the cartridge
  • Increasing the Print Speed (For Windows Only)
  • Other Problem
    • Printing plain papers quietly
• Troubleshooting for Scanning
  • Problems Indicated by Messages on the LCD Panel or Status Light
  • Problems When Starting a Scan
    • Using the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
    • Using the button
      • How to unblock Epson Event Manager
    • Using scanning software other than Epson Scan driver
  • Problems When Feeding Paper
    • The paper gets dirty
    • Multiple sheets of paper are fed
    • The paper jams in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
  • Problems With Scanning Time
  • Problems With Scanned Images
    • Scan quality is unsatisfactory
      • An image on the back of your original appears in your scanned image
      • Characters are distorted or blurred
      • Characters are not recognized correctly when converted into editable text (OCR)
      • Ripple patterns appear in your scanned image
      • Uneven color, smears, dots, or straight lines appear in your image
    • The scanning area or direction is unsatisfactory
      • The edges of your original are not scanned
      • Multiple documents are scanned into a single file
      • Cannot scan the area you want
      • Cannot scan in the direction you want
  • Problems Remain After Trying All Solutions
• Troubleshooting for Copying
  • You see banding (light lines) in your prints or copies
  • Your print is blurry or smeared
  • Your print is faint or has gaps
  • Your print is grainy
  • The image size or position is incorrect
• Troubleshooting for Faxing
  • Cannot send fax
  • Cannot receive fax
  • Quality problems (sending)
  • Quality problems (receiving)
  • Answering machine cannot answer voice calls
  • Incorrect time
• Product Information
  • Ink and Paper
    • Ink cartridges
    • Maintenance box
    • Paper
  • Option
    • 250-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit/PXBACU1
  • System Requirements
    • Windows requirements
    • Macintosh requirements
  • Technical Specifications
    • Printer specifications
      • Paper
      • Printable area
    • Scanner specifications
    • Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) specifications
    • Fax specifications
    • Network Interface Specification
    • Mechanical
    • Electrical
    • Environmental
    • Standards and approvals
    • Interface
    • External USB Device
  • Font Information
    • Available fonts
      • PS 3 mode
      • PCL5 mode
      • PCL6 mode
    • Symbol sets
      • Introduction to symbol sets
      • In the PCL5 mode
      • In the PCL6 mode
• Where To Get Help
  • Technical Support Web Site
  • Contacting Epson Support
    • Before Contacting Epson
    • Help for Users in Europe
• Index