Epson Stylus Photo RX600 User manual

User’s Guide
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Contents
Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Where You Can Find Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
About Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Loading Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Loading Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Loading Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Copying Without a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the Copy Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lightening or Darkening Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Restoring Color as You Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Saving and Reusing Copy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Canceling Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Copying With a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Placing Your Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Copying With Epson Smart Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Printing From a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Customizing Windows Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Printing Borderless Photos in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Printing on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Printing With OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Printing With OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Customizing Macintosh Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Printing Borderless Photos on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting Your Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Scanning to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using Epson Smart Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Scanning to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Scanning From a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Placing Your Document or Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Scanning Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the Scan Area (Marquee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Restoring Color in Faded Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Placing Your Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Scanning Your Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Scanning 35 mm Slides and Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Removing the Film Holder and Document Mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Loading 35 mm Film Strips in the Film Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Placing 35 mm Slides on the Film Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Scanning Film or Slides With Epson Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Scanning Using the RX600 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Scanning to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Scanning to E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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Printing and Scanning Without a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Compatible Memory Cards and Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Inserting and Removing Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Viewing Photos from a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Printing From a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selecting One Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Selecting a Set of Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Selecting a Range of Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Printing All Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using DPOF to Select Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Printing Your Selected Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selecting the Type, Size, Layout, and Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Selecting Special Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Saving and Reusing Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Printing From an Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Printing the Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Selecting Photos from the Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using All Index Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Printing from Film or Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Removing the Film Holder and Document Mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Loading 35 mm Film Strips in the Film Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Placing 35 mm Slides on the Film Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Printing Your Film or Slide Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Scanning a Photo to a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Scanning Film or Slides to a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Inserting Your Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Removing the Film Holder and Document Mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Loading 35 mm Film Strips in the Film Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Placing 35 mm Slides on the Film Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Scanning and Saving to Your Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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Cropping Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Selecting Your Photo and Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Cropping Your Selected Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Transferring Photos from a Memory Card to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . 114
Configuring PhotoStarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Preparing Your Computer to Remove a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Printing From Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Printing From a Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Printing From a CD Drive or Zip Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Saving Photos to a CD or Zip Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Using a Bluetooth Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Connecting the Bluetooth Photo Print Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Disconnecting the Bluetooth Photo Print Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Printing With Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Choosing Bluetooth Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Maintaining the RX600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Checking the Ink Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Purchasing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ink Cartridge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Transporting the Stylus Photo RX600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Checking the RX600 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Printing a Nozzle Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Setup and Software Installation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Printing and Copying Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Scanning Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Paper Feed Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Miscellaneous Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Scan Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
RX600 Screen Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Uninstalling Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Macintosh OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Epson Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Other Software Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Requirements and Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
LCD Panel Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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Welcome!
The Epson Stylus®Photo RX600 combines the convenience of scanning and
stand-alone copying with true photo print quality. It includes these outstanding
features:
■Built-in memory card slots that support CompactFlash™Type I and II,
SD (Secure Digital), miniSD (adapter required), MMC (MultiMediaCard),
xD-Picture Card, SmartMedia,
™
Sony Memory Stick,
®
Memory Stick PRO,
™
Memory Stick DUO (adapter required), MagicGate Memory Stick,and IBM®
Microdrive.
™
■Supports Epson®’s BorderFree®print technology, which lets you print without
borders on a variety of popular paper sizes.
■Includes a built-in transparency unit and a film holder for scanning your
35 mm film or slides.
■Includes a USB host port to connect a PictBridge®or USB direct print camera
for printing. You can also connect a CD-ROM or Zip®drive to save photos
from a memory card or to print from a Picture CD.
■Includes photo restoration features to restore faded color photos to their
original brilliance.
■Supports Epson’s revolutionary PRINT Image Matching™technology and the
Exif (Exchangeable Image File) Print format. With both technologies, your
digital camera saves specific printing information, such as gamma level and
color saturation, with each JPEG or Tiff image file.
You can print P.I.M. or Exif images directly from your memory card
using the Stylus Photo RX600’s control panel, or you can use ArcSoft®
PhotoImpression,
™
included on the software CD-ROM.
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10 Welcome!
Where You Can Find Information
You can do a lot with your Epson Stylus Photo RX600! Look at the table below to
find information on many of the available features.
Original Equipment What you can do
Copy: Use the RX600 as a copy machine
to create duplicates of black and white or
color documents. See page 21.
Copy: Use the Epson Smart Panel™Copy
Center to create copies. See page 30.
Print: See page 36 (Windows) or
page 43 (Macintosh).
Scan: See page 57. To scan editable text,
see the Smart Panel Help.
Copy: Use the RX600 as a copy machine
to create duplicate photos. See page 21.
Scan to memory card: Scan photos and
save the image files on a memory card.
See page 103.
Copy: Use the Epson Smart Panel™Copy
Center to create copies. See page 30.
Print: See page 36 (Windows)
or page 51 (Macintosh).
Scan: See page 57.
Scan to computer or e-mail: Scan using
the RX600 buttons. See page 78.
Print photos: Print photos from film or
slides without a computer. See page 97.
Scan to memory card: Scan film or
slides and save the image files on a
memory card. See page 106.
Scan: Scan film or slides with Epson
Scan.
See page 72.
Print Photos: Scan and print photos from
film using the Reprint Photos option in
Epson Smart Panel. See the Smart Panel
Help.
Text document
- Print text
- Copy text
- Scan text
Text Documents
RX600
RX600 + computer
Photos
RX600
RX600 + computer
Film and Slides
RX600
RX600 + computer
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Print: See page 86.
Print and scan from an index sheet:
Print a form containing thumbnails of all
your photos, then fill in bubbles on the
sheet and scan it to print the selected
photos. See page 94.
Save photos to CD-R or Zip disk: Back
up memory card photos without a
computer. See page 122.
Use the RX600 as a card reader: Save
backups of memory card photos when
you insert a memory card in the RX600
and connect it to your computer. See
page 114.
Copy and restore color: Restore color
when copying 4 × 6-inch photos using the
RX600 buttons. See page 28.
Print and restore color: Restore color
when printing from faded film or slides.
See page 97.
Scan and restore color: Restore color
when scanning faded film or slides to a
memory card. See page 106.
Scan and restore color: Restore color
and fix other flaws while scanning with
Epson Scan. See page 68.
Print and restore color: Restore color
when scanning and printing with the
Reprint Photos option in Epson Smart
Panel. See your Smart Panel Help.
Fax: Use Epson Smart Panel and your
own fax software. See the Smart Panel
Help.
Original Equipment What you can do
Memory Card
Photos
RX600
RX600 + computer
Faded Photos,
Film, and Slides
RX600
RX600 + computer
Fax
FAX
555-1212
Important Fax
Message
RX600 + computer
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About Your Documentation
To set up your RX600 and install its software, see the Start Here sheet.
For basic document and photo copying, and printing from a memory card or film
without using a computer, see the How to Copy and Print guide.
This book contains system requirements, important safety information, your
warranty, and instructions on:
■Loading paper
■Copying with and without a computer
■Using the printer software for basic and advanced printing, including
instructions for creating borderless prints
■Using Epson Scan to produce high-quality scans of all your photos and
documents
■Using a memory card, including supported cards and the correct way to insert
and remove a card
■Using other devices, including external USB and Bluetooth®devices
■Maintaining the Stylus Photo RX600
■Solving basic problems
At the end of the book, you’ll find an index.
For specifications and more instructions on using and maintaining the Stylus
Photo RX600, see your on-screen Reference Guide. To view it, just double-click its
icon on your desktop.
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips
Please follow these guidelines throughout:
Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
Notes contain important information about your Stylus Photo RX600.
Tips contain hints for better copying, scanning, and printing.
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About Your Software
Your software CD-ROM includes all of the software you need for printing,
scanning, and copying. See the Start Here sheet for installation instructions.
■Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you control how your
documents look. You can’t print from your computer without it.
Tip:
It’s a good idea to check Epson’s support website periodically for free updates to
your printer and scanner software. Visit http://support.epson.com. Download
instructions are posted for your convenience.
■Your scanner software (Epson Scan) runs your scanner and lets you control
how your scans look. You can’t scan from your computer without it.
■Your on-screen Reference Guide gives you complete information about
your Stylus Photo RX600. To view the on-screen Reference Guide, you need a
browser, such as Microsoft®Internet Explorer®4.0 or later, Netscape
Navigator®3.0 or later, or SafariTM 1.0 or later. If you’re using a different
browser,thepages maynotdisplaycorrectly. (A browser is not included on the
Epson software CD-ROM.)
Note:
You can view the Reference Guide by double-clicking the icon on your desktop.
■Your software CD-ROM also includes these great tools:
■Epson Smart Panel isan easy, step-by-stepprogram for scanning, copying,
printing, and more.
■ArcSoft PhotoImpression is for editing, retouching, or enhancing images
and printing images with templates, frames, and borders.
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Loading Paper
Follow the guidelines below to load paper in your Stylus Photo RX600. For a list
of Epson papers, see the inside back cover of this manual.
■“Loading Single Sheets” below
■“Loading Envelopes” on page 17
■“Loading Special Papers” on page 19
Loading Single Sheets
1. Open the output tray.
2. Flip the feeder guard forward.
Output tray
Feeder guard
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3. Press the sides of the left edge guide together and slide it all the way to the left.
4. Insert your paper—short edge first—against the right edge of the sheet feeder,
behind the tab.
5. Press the sides of the left edge guide together and slide it against the paper
(but not too tightly).
Note:
Do not place the paper in front of the feeder guard.
6. Flip the feeder guard back over the paper.
Letter-size paper Narrower paper widths
Feeder guard
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Also be sure to:
■Load all paper with the printable side up. It’s usually brighter or whiter.
■Always load the short edge first, even when printing on 4 × 6 inch paper.
■Do not load paper above the arrow on the left edge guide.
■Load letterhead or preprinted paper top edge first.
■If you’re using special paper, follow the instructions that came with the paper.
Loading Envelopes
1. Open the output tray.
2. Flip the feeder guard forward.
Output tray
Feeder guard
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3. Load up to 10 envelopes at a time—short edge first, flap edge left, and
printable side up. Place them against the right edge of the sheet feeder, behind
the tab.
Note:
Do not place the envelopes in front of the feeder guard.
4. Press the sides of the left edge guide together and slide it against the envelopes
(but not too tightly).
Note:
For best results, press each envelope flat before loading, or load one envelope at a
time. Avoid envelopes that are too thin; they may curl during printing.
Select the following settings when printing on envelopes:
■Plain paper as the Type (Windows®) or Media Type (Macintosh®) setting
■The correct envelope size as the Size (Windows) or Paper Size (Macintosh)
setting
■Landscape as the Orientation setting
For instructions on selecting these settings, see:
■“Printing in Windows” on page 36
■“Printing on a Macintosh” on page 43
Load envelopes
short edge first,
printable side up,
and flap edge left
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Loading Special Papers
Always load paper short edge first, no matter what the paper size, as shown below.
Follow these loading guidelines:
■Load all paper with the printable side up. It’s usually brighter or whiter.
■Always load the short edge first.
■Check the paper package for additional instructions on using special papers.
Load only the number of sheets or cards listed in this table:
Paper type Loading capacity
Epson Premium Bright White Paper
Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper 80 sheets
Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 30 cards
Epson Ink Jet Transparencies 30 sheets
Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight
PremierArt™Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper for Epson
Epson Photo Paper
Epson All-Purpose Glossy Photo Paper
Epson Glossy Photo Paper
Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
Epson Semigloss Scrapbook Photo Paper
20 sheets
Loadnarrowpaper
short edge first,
printable side up
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Epson Glossy Photo Greeting Cards 10 cards
Epson Iron-On Transfer Paper
Epson Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets
Epson Double-Sided Matte Paper
Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper
Epson ColorLife Photo Paper
Epson Photo Stickers®
1 sheet
Paper type Loading capacity
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