Epson RX680 - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet User manual

Quick Guide
Basic Copying, Printing, and Scanning
Maintaining Your All-in-One
Solving Problems
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2Contents
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading in the Front Paper Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Loading in the Rear Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Copying a Photo or Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Placing the Original on the Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Copying a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Copying a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Editing Photos While You Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Printing From a Memory Card, Camera, or Other Device . . 16
Printing From a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Printing From a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Viewing and Selecting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Automatically Correcting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing Custom Photo Greeting Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing From a Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Printing From Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printing With a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Scanning a Photo or Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Basic Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Restoring and Correcting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Contents 3
Maintaining Your All-in-One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Checking the Ink Cartridge Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Display Screen Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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4Introduction
Introduction
After you set up your Epson Stylus
®
Photo RX680 Series (see the Start Here sheet),
turn to this
Quick Guide and your on-screen User’s Guide for instructions.
Please follow these guidelines as you read the instructions:
Warning:
Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
Caution:
Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
Note:
Notes contain important information about your all-in-one.
Tip:
Tips contain hints for better copying, scanning, and printing.
Features Where to find information
Copy documents or photos
(including red-eye reduction, automatic restoration
of faded photos, and instant photo reprints)
See this Quick Guide.
Copy onto a CD or DVD
(copy a photo, design, or another disc label directly
onto an ink jet-printable CD/DVD)
See the on-screen User’s Guide.
Print from a memory card, flash drive,
or camera
(view your photos individually or by date, preview
auto correction, and print from a camera)
See this Quick Guide for the basics.
See the on-screen User’s Guide for details.
Print custom photo greeting cards See this Quick Guide.
Print directly on a CD/DVD
(print on discs with or without a computer)
See the on-screen User’s Guide.
Print from or scan to your computer
(print and scan with a variety of custom settings,
including auto duplexing, using your Epson®
software)
See this Quick Guide for the basics.
See the on-screen User’s Guide for details.
Print photos wirelessly from a phone or PDA
(print using the optional Bluetooth®adapter)
See the on-screen User’s Guide.
Scan to a memory card
(scan a photo or document and store it on a
memory card without a computer)
See the on-screen User’s Guide.
Perform routine maintenance and solve
problems
See this Quick Guide for the basics.
See the on-screen User’s Guide for details.
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Printer Parts 5
Printer Parts
Paper support
Edge
guide
Control panel
buttons
Display screen
Rear sheet feeder
Front paper
cassette
Document cover
Scanner glass
Memory card slots
EXT. IF port for
external devices
Output tray and
extensions
Auto duplexer
Power inlet
(for power cable)
Lower rear cover
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6Loading Paper
Loading Paper
The Epson Stylus Photo RX680 Series all-in-one allows you to have two different
types of paper loaded at the same time. For example, you can keep plain paper
loaded in the front paper cassette and use the rear sheet feeder for various sizes of
photo paper.
Loading in the Front Paper Cassette
1. Pull out the paper cassette and remove the cover.
2. Press in the tab on the edge guides and slide them to fit the paper.
3. Insert the paper with the glossy or printable side face-down, and the short
edge against the back of the paper cassette.
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Loading in the Front Paper Cassette 7
4. Replace the paper cassette cover and insert the cassette back into the printer.
5. Open the output tray and its extensions.
Always load paper face-down, with the short edge facing the back of the paper
cassette. Load letterhead or pre-printed paper with the top edge facing the back of
the cassette.
Do not load envelopes in the paper cassette.
Note:
For details on paper, including the maximum number of sheets you can load, see your
on-screen User’s Guide.
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8Loading Paper
Loading in the Rear Sheet Feeder
1. Open the paper support and pull up the extension.
2. Insert the paper, glossy or printable side up, short edge first, against the right
side.
3. Slide the edge guide against the paper.
Letter-size paper Smaller photo paper
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Using Special Papers 9
4. Open the output tray and its extensions.
Always load paper short edge first, even for landscape printing.
Load letterhead or pre-printed paper top edge first.
Note:
For details on paper and instructions on loading envelopes in the
rear sheet feeder, see your on-screen 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 ww.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).
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10 Loading Paper
Epson Special Papers
Paper name Size
Part
number
Sheet
count
Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041934
S042181
S042174
50
60
100
Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041945 20
Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041946 20
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041935
S042182
S042175
20
25
50
Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041405 50
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) S041286
S042183
S041667
20
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 Bright White Paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041586 500
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 x 11 inches) S041062 100
Legal (8.5 x 14 inches) S041067 100
Epson Photo Quality Self-adhesive Sheets A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches) S041106 10
Epson Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer Paper Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) S041153 10
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