Epson Stylus Photo PX700W Manual

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Epson Stylus Photo PX700W
Contents
Achieving the best results using the Epson Stylus PX700W .............................................................2
Driver Settings.....................................................................................................................................3
Softw are..............................................................................................................................................5
Epson Scan.........................................................................................................................................7
Features ............................................................................................................................................11
Wi-Fi and Ethernet ............................................................................................................................14
Ink Cartridges and ISO Yields ..........................................................................................................16
Full Product Specifications ...............................................................................................................17
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•Integrated w ireless and Ethernet for shared printing and sc anning.
•Dedic ated dual A4 and photo paper trays.
•Print directly onto suitable CDs and D Ds.
•Print from memory c ards or Pic tBridge w ithout using a PC
•Save money with individual inks – only replace the colour you use.

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Achieving the best results using the Epson Stylus Photo PX700W
Make sure you sele t the orre t driver and media settings.
Sele t Text mode for printing high-quality text do uments, or Photo for high-quality
photos.
Choose the orre t paper settings - e.g. sele t 'Premium Glossy Photo Paper' for the best
photo quality on glossy paper.
To a hieve high quality photo prints, it is re ommended that Epson media is used.
Choose the 'Borderless' photo setting to get true edge-to-edge printing without any
white borders.
This Epson printer in ludes a permanent Mi ro Piezo
TM
print head. This means that a
head alignment should not be required during the set-up pro ess.

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Settings
Short uts
The Short ut menu below an be used to make a qui k and easy sele tion of the pr int settings r equir ed.
When ea h pr inting pr eset is sele ted, a brief des ription of the setting is given.
Driver Settings
The driver settings an be ontr olled manually too. It is important to sele t the appr opr iate settings
before printing, to a hieve the best results. Start by sele ting the Main tab in the dr iver .
Text Printing
Sele t Dr aft on the pr inter dr iver for e onomi al high
speed text pr inting.
Sele t Text mode for printing high-quality text
do uments.
Sele t Text & Image for pr inting high-quality olour
do uments with images.
Photo Printing
Sele t Dr aft mode for printing photo pr oofs.
Sele t Photo mode for standard day-to-day photographi
printing.
Sele t Best Photo mode for high-quality photographi
printing, su h as album images.
Media Settings

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To get the best fr om an Epson pr inter , it is impor tant to
hoose the or r e t media setting.
This an be done by sele ting the appropriate media fr om the
drop-down menu (see image to the left).
For optimum photo quality, Epson Pr emium Glossy Photo Paper
is r e ommended
Epson PhotoEnhance
When sele ted, Epson PhotoEnhan e automati ally adjusts olour and ontr ast to your photos to ensure
per fe t r esults. It is a default setti ng for pr inting photos on glossy media, however as you an see below,
it an be turned off by li king on the ti k box.
Before After

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Software
Epson Easy Photo Print
Epson Easy Photo Print is a software whi h is i n luded with all Epson inkjet pr inter s. It offers easy-to-use
fun tions su h as PhotoEnhan e, r ed-eye removal and adding fr ames.
To a ess, go to Start, All Programs, Epson Softw are and sele t Epson Easy Photo Print.
Sele t the i mage or images then li k the Next Step button on the bottom r ight
Red-Eye Removal
You an li k on Red-Eye Fix All
( ir led here in blue) for automati
red-eye removal.
Please note that this fun tion will not
show a pr eview on your s r een;
however , the image wi ll be pr inted
without r ed-eye.
You an also manually or automati ally
remove red-eye, with a preview, by
li king on the Image Corre t button
( ir led in red).
Image Corre t will take you to the
s reen shown here. You an then
hoose to remove red-eye manually
( ir led in Green) or automati ally
( ir led in Yellow).

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PhotoEnhance
PhotoEnhan e an also be a essed via Epson Easy Photo Print as you an see below ( ir led in r ed).
On e it is sele t ed, you an then hoose the pr eferred Scene Correction
( ir led in blue).
With PhotoEnhan e and Red-Eye Fix
(Auto) sele ted, the image an be
previewed befor e pr inting.
This is also availab le as a stand-alone feature

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Epson Scan
Epson S an is a TWAIN Dr iver that an be a essed as a stand-alone desktop appli ation or through a
thir d par ty imaging progr am.
It an be used for s anning do uments and images and there ar e three modes.
The fir st option is Full Auto Mode whi h is the default
setting, ensur ing that s anning is simp le.
The driver automati ally re ognises the type of media and
s ans to an ideal pre-set r esolution with one pr ess of the
“S an” button. Additionally, the driver pinpoints the media
on the flatbed and aut omati ally rops and adjusts the
image.
Another option is Home Mode whi h features s an settings
su h as automati sizing and do ument type.
This is ideal for advan ed amateur s.
You will be ab le to a ess Epson Easy Photo Fix™ ( ir led
here in red) via this mode. It onsists of Colour
Restoration, Ba klight Corre tion and Dust Removal.
These fun tions an be used to restor e olour, r emove dust
and orr e t ba klight to damaged images.

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The thir d option is Professional Mode whi h allows
omplete user ontrol of s an settings and advan ed
ontr ols, su h as histogram adjustment and tone
orr e tion.
Other features in lude automati exposur e, multiple r op
frames, densitometer and a do ument mode avai lab le for
more advan ed user s.
Images and do uments an also be pr eviewed first before
s anning.
As you s r oll down, Epson Easy Photo Fix™ is also avai lab le
in this mode.
Preview S reen

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The Epson S an driver allows you to pr eview images or do uments before s anning in both the Home and
Professional modes. This an be done by pr essing the Preview button and it is espe ially useful when
using the olour r estoration fun tion as an be seen below.
Preview without Colour Restor ation: Preview with Colour Restor ation turned on:

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S anning Multiple Images
Multiple images an be s anned by pla ing them appr oximately 2mm apart on the s an bed (number of
images will depend on the size).
To do this, make sure that Thumbnail ( ir led in red below) is sele ted befor e pro eeding.
The image or images an then be pr eviewed as you an see above and then s anned. These wi ll
automati ally be saved into separate files.