Epson Artisan 725 User manual

Artisan 725 Series
Quick Guide
Basic Copying, Printing, and Scanning
Maintenance
Network Setup
Solving Problems
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2Contents
Contents
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adjusting the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Placing Originals for Copying or Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Copying a Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Copying a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Restoring, Cropping, or Copying Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Printing From a Memory Card or External Drive. . . . . . . . . . 16
Inserting Your Camera’s Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Inserting a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting and Printing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Printing from a Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing a Photo Using Epson iPrint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing From Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing With a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Scanning a Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Quick Scanning With the Scan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Scanning With Epson Scan Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Scanning With Mac OS X 10.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Maintaining Your Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Checking the Ink Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Purchasing Epson Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Wireless Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Wired (Ethernet) Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

4Using the Control Panel
Using the Control Panel
■To save energy, the control panel goes dark after 13 minutes of inactivity.
Press any button to wake it up.
■To switch the screen from displaying one photo at a time to 9 photos at a
time, press Display/Crop 3 times when viewing your photos.
■The control panel responds only to direct finger touch. Make sure you touch
the panel gently with the tip of your finger, and do not use any objects such as
a pencil or pen.
■The blue status light at the bottom of the panel flashes when the product is
operating or performing routine maintenance.
Note:
If the blue status light flashes rapidly, check the control panel for error messages.
Turn product
on/off
Return to
main menu
Crop photos, change
number of photos displayed
Turn View Auto
Correct on/off Display detailed
settings
Cancel/
return to
previous
menu
Select number
of copies
u,d, l, r, OK: Select
photos/menus/settings
Cancel copying/
printing
LCD
screen
Start copying/
printing
Blue status light
Open/close
CD tray
Unlock control
panel

Adjusting the Control Panel 5
You may see the following icons on the screen:
Adjusting the Control Panel
The control panel is adjustable. To raise it, lift it as shown below. To lower it, press
the button and then push the control panel down.
Caution:
To avoid damaging the product, always press and hold the button to lower
the control panel. Don’t try to push it down without pressing the button.
Icon Meaning
The product is connected to a wired network
The product is connected to a wireless network
The current photo is cropped
The Fix Red-Eye setting is on for the current photo or all photos
Reminds you whether View Auto Correct is on or off (see page 18)

6Loading Paper
Loading Paper
Your product has two paper trays. The main tray is for letter-size, legal-size, A4, or
8 × 10-inch paper. You can load up to 120 sheets of letter-size or A4 plain paper in
the main tray. When extended, the tray can hold up to 50 legal-size sheets.
The photo tray is for 4 × 6 or 5 × 7-inch photo paper. You can load up to 20
sheets. Check your online User’s Guide for detailed information about sheet
capacity for each paper size and type.
1. Pull out the paper cassette. Then slide back the photo tray and lift it up.
2. Squeeze the edge guides and slide them out. Then insert paper with the glossy
or printable side face-down.
Note:
Load letterhead or pre-printed paper face-down, with the top edge at the back of
the paper cassette. To load legal-size paper, squeeze the lever and extend the tray.
For legal-size paper, squeeze
lever to extend tray.

Loading Paper 7
3. Slide the left edge guide against the paper.
4. Adjust the front edge guide to your paper size.
5. Lower the photo tray.
Make sure the paper stack
fits under the edge guide

8Loading Paper
6. To load paper in the photo tray, squeeze the edge guides and slide them out.
Then insert photo paper with the glossy or printable side face-down.
7. Slide the left edge guide against the paper. Then adjust the front edge guide to
your paper size.
Note:
Make sure the paper fits under the edge guide.
8. Keep the cassette flat as you insert it.

Using Special Papers 9
9. Extend the output tray and flip up the stopper.
For details on paper and instructions on loading envelopes and legal-size sheets,
see the online User’s Guide.
Using Special Papers
Epson offers a wide array of high quality papers, making it easy to maximize the
impact of your photos, presentations, and creative projects.
You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper at Epson Supplies CentralSM 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 name Size
Part
number
Sheet
count
Epson Ultra Premium Photo
Paper Glossy
Borderless 4 × 6 inches S042181
S042174
60
100
Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041945 20
Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041946 20
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S042182
S042175
25
50
Epson Ultra Premium Photo
Paper Luster
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041405 50

10 Loading Paper
Epson Premium Photo Paper
Glossy
Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041808
S041727
40
100
Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041464 20
Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041465 20
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S042183
S041667
25
50
Epson Premium Photo Paper
Semi-gloss
Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041982 40
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041331 20
Epson Photo Paper Glossy Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041809
S042038
50
100
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041141
S041649
S041271
20
50
100
Epson Ultra Premium
Presentation Paper Matte
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041341 50
Epson Premium Presentation
Paper Matte
Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041467 50
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041257
S042180
50
100
Epson Premium Presentation
Paper Matte Double-sided
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041568 50
Epson Presentation Paper Matte Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041062 100
Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) S041067 100
Epson Bright White Paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041586 500
Epson Photo Quality Self-
adhesive Sheets
A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches) S041106 10
Epson Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer
paper
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041153 10
Paper name Size
Part
number
Sheet
count