Epson RX500 - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet User manual

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Epson and Epson Stylus are registered trademarks, and PRINT Image Matching and the PRINT Image
Matching logo are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.
BorderFree is a registered trademark of Epson America, 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.
© 2004 Epson America, Inc. 1/04
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Welcome
Did you know you can copy and print using your Epson Stylus®
Photo RX500 without your computer?
Try the step-by-step instructions in this booklet for these projects:
❍Copying a 4 ×6-inch photo (page 4)
❍Printing photos from a memory card (page 9)
There’s much more you can do with your Stylus Photo RX500! See
some examples on pages 17 and 18.
For detailed instructions on using the RX500, see your User’s Guide.
For instructions on setting up your RX500 and connecting it to a
computer, see the Start Here sheet.
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Copying a Photo
Here’s how to make a copy of a 4 × 6-inch photo using Epson
Premium Glossy Photo Paper:
1Open the output tray.
2Pinch the sides of the left edge guide together as you slide the
guide all the way to the left.
3Flip the feeder guard forward.
Output tray
Feeder guard
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4Insert a sheet of 4 × 6 Premium Glossy Photo Paper against the
right edge of the sheet feeder. Make sure the shiny side is up and
the short edge of the paper is inserted first, as shown.
5Slide the left edge guide against the paper (but not too tightly).
6Flip the feeder guard back over the paper.
Always load your paper
short edge first
Slide the left edge
guide against the
paper
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7Open the scanner lid.
8Place your photo face down on the glass, in the upper left
corner. Move it about 0.1 inch from the top and side edge so
the entire photo is scanned.
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9Close the scanner lid.
10 Press the POn button to turn on the RX500. Wait a minute
while it warms up.
11 Press the Copy button.
12 Press the Menu button. You see this screen:
13 Press the OK button.
14 Press the green button next to the screen to display
BorderFree.
15 Press the OK button.
LCD screen and navigation buttons
Copy button
On button Menu
button
OK
button
Color button
Copy Menu
1. Copy Layout
Copy Layout
2.BorderFree
Press until you see
BorderFree
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16 Press the LCD screen buttons as indicated until you see these
settings:
Note:
Always choose Auto Fit Page for borderless prints.
17 Press the xColor button. Your photo is copied.
Note:
If you need to cancel copying, press the yStop button. Canceling
appears on the LCD screen and the print is ejected.
Prem.Glossy
Best
Auto
4x601 Paper size
Reduce/enlarg
e
Paper type
Print quality
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Printing Photos from a Memory Card
Here’s how to print 4 × 6-inch photos on Premium Glossy Photo
Paper directly from your digital camera’s memory card.
First you need to load plain paper and insert your memory card.
Then you’ll print and scan an index sheet to select the photos you
want to print. Finally, you’ll load Premium Glossy Photo Paper and
print your photo.
Loading Plain Paper and Inserting Your
Memory Card
1Open the output tray.
2Pinch the sides of the left edge guide together as you slide the
guide all the way to the left.
Output tray
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3Flip the feeder guard forward.
4Insert some plain paper against the right edge of the sheet
feeder.
5Slide the left edge guide against the paper (but not too tightly).
Feeder guard
Slide the left edge
guide against the
paper
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6Flip the feeder guard back over the paper.
7Press the POn button to turn on the RX500. Wait a minute
while it warms up.
8Open the memory card slot cover.
Memory card
slot cover
On button
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9Insert your memory card into the correct slot. Be careful not to
force it (it won’t go in all the way). Do not insert more than one
card at a time.
The memory card light turns green.
10 Close the memory card slot cover.
The message Found Images appears on the LCD screen.
CompactFlash™or
Microdrive™(bottom)
Memory Stick®
(middle)
SD or MMC
(middle)
SmartMedia™
(top)
xD
(top)
Found Images...
Total 5 OK
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Selecting and Printing Your Photos
1Press the Memory Card button.
Print Index appears on the LCD screen.
(If Print Index doesn’t appear, press the top left LCD button
repeatedly until it appears.)
2Press the OK button.
3Press the x Color button to print the index.
After the index prints, Scan Index appears on the LCD screen.
Color button
OK button
Memory card button
1.Print Index
OK
2.Scan Index
OK
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Note:
Leave your memory card in the memory card slot so that you can
print from it.
4Look at the printed index. Choose the photo or photos you
want to print.
5On the index, use a dark pen to fill in the oval under each photo
you want to print.
At the bottom of the index, fill in the oval beside Prem.
Glossy - 4x6.
6Press the
OK button. The message Place the Index appears on
the screen.
Yes
No
Place the Index
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7Flip the feeder guard forward.
8Remove any remaining sheets of plain paper, and insert some
4 × 6 Premium Glossy Photo Paper against the right edge of the
sheet feeder.
Make sure the shiny side is up and the short edge of the paper is
inserted first, as shown.
9Slide the left edge guide against the paper (but not too tightly).
Feeder guard
Always load your paper
short edge first
Slide the left edge
guide against the
paper
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10 Flip the feeder guard back over the paper.
11 Open the scanner lid and place the index face down on the
glass, in the upper left corner.
12 Close the scanner lid. Then press the x Color button. Your
photo(s) are scanned and printed.
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What Else You Can Do
There is much more you can do with your Stylus Photo RX500.
You’ll find instructions for all of these features and more in your
User’s Guide.
Print and scan from your
computer. Also use your
RX500 as a memory card
reader to save photos from
a memory card to your
computer.
Use the built-in
transparency unit and film
holder to transform your old
slides and negatives into
beautiful photographs.
If your camera has P.I.M. (PRINT Image
MatchingTM) or Exif Print support, use
these enhancement features when
printing from your memory card.
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If you have faded photos or negatives, you can bring them back to
life using the Color Restoration setting in your scanner software.
You can select this setting in Smart Panel or EPSON Scan.
❍In Smart Panel, click the Reprint Photos icon, then click the
Color Restoration icon on the screen that appears. The icon
turns blue.
❍In EPSON Scan, choose either Home Mode or Professional
Mode. Then select the Color Restoration check box. (You
may have to scroll to see this option.)
See the Scanning chapter in your User’s Guide for more information
about Color Restoration.
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