Epson Expression Home XP-2100 User manual

Getting Started with the
Epson XP-2100 Printer

1. Unpacking
The box contains the printer, Epson warranty paperwork and a pack
of 4 inks for the printer.
Open the box and remove all plastic wrapping from the printer. Also
remove all the blue tape, which is placed on certain parts of the
printer to stop them vibrating and moving during transit.
2. Quick tour
This section describes the various parts of the printer.
Paper Output Tray
The front of the printer has a large opening where the paper appears
after printing. At the bottom of the opening is a pull-out tray for paper
to rest on after being printed. Pull out this tray when using the printer.
Paper support (in-tray)
Scanner lid
Control Panel
Paper support
(out-tray)

Control Panel
Above the paper output opening is the control panel. This contains six
buttons that can be used to control the printer. Each button has a
raised coloured dot above it. From left to right the button are:
Power button: Use this to turn the printer on and off
Wifi button: Press for 10 seconds to make the printer look for
a new Wifi connection
Wifi report button: Press to print details of the current Wifi
connection
Photocopy B&W: Copy the current page or photo on the scanner
glass in black and white
Photocopy colour: Copy the current page or photo on the scanner
glass in colour
Stop printing: Press this button to stop printing or to replace
ink cartridges when the ink warning light comes
on.
Lights on the Control Panel
Wifi Lights:
To the left of the Wifi button are two lights, one above each other.
The top one stays illuminated if the printer is connected to your Wifi.
The lower light indicates if the printer is connected directly to a

device with something called Wifi-Direct. The lower light can be
ignored.
Ink and Paper Lights:
To the right of the Stop Printing button are two lights, one above
each other. The top light illuminates if ink needs replacing, the
bottom if blank paper needs replacing.
Scanner Lid
The top surface of the printer forms the scanner lid. Open this to place
a page or photo on the scanner glass, ready to be copied.
Paper In-tray
The top back edge of the printer, where the scanner lid hinges, has an
opening to load blank paper. Lift the small cover and move the blue
slider inside to match the width of paper you are loading. Keep the
paper pushed against the right hand side of the opening and adjust the
slider on the left to meet the edge of the paper.
Pull up the very back edge of the printer to form a rest for the paper
to lie against. The rest tilts back slightly.
Location of Ink Cartridges
With the printer’s control panel facing you, feel along the left and right
sides of the printer. A finger sized gap on each side allows the top half
of the printer to open up, revealing the inner workings. The ink
cartridges are located in a little holder on the right hand side, inside
the printer. The cartridge holder will only be accessible when the Stop
Printing button has been pressed on the Control Panel. Do not try and
pull out the cartridge holder yourself, or the printer will break!

The top half of the printer latches open. Push the blue catch on the left
hand side to allow the top half of the printer to close again.
Power inlet
The power inlet socket is located at the back of the printer in a small
recess. Plug the small end of the power cord into this socket and the
other end into a wall socket.
3. Switching on for the first
time
Ensure both paper tray supports are pulled out. Load some
plain A4 paper into the top opening
Open the top half of the printer to show where the ink
cartridges are located
Location of ink
cartridge holder

Plug in the power cord and switch on the printer. The empty
holder for the ink cartridges should automatically move over to
the left, ready for the ink cartridges to be inserted. If it doesn’t
move over, just press the Stop Printing button.
4. Loading ink for the first
time
When the printer is first switched on, the ink cartridge holder should
move over automatically, ready to have the cartridges inserted.
Never try and move the cartridge holder yourself, or you will break
the printer!
There are four different coloured cartridges. Each will only fit in the
correct slot.
From left to right the cartridge colours must be: Black, Yellow,
Magenta and Cyan.
Close the top half of the printer when complete.

5. Connecting to Wifi
The easiest way to connect the printer to your Wifi connection is to
use WPS.
Turn on the printer and press the Wifi Button for 5 seconds. The
lights to the left of the Wifi button will begin to flash alternately
As quickly as you can, press the WPS button on your Wifi router
Wait for the top light, to the left of the Wifi button on the
printer, to turn on permanently. This may take a minute or two
If both lights flash together at the same time, there is a problem
with connecting to your Wifi. Turn off the printer and try again.
To view the current Wifi settings, press the Wifi Report button.
The printer will print details of the current Wifi settings.
To fully reset the printer’s Wifi settings, press and hold the Wifi
Report button, then press and hold the Wifi button. Keep both
pressed for 10 seconds.
6. Installing the Epson Apps
Epson Print Enabler
From the Tools menu in Synapptic, use the Play Store app to search
for and install the Epson Print Enabler app. This allows Synapptic, and
other apps, to communicate with an Epson printer.

Epson iPrint
In addition to the Print Enabler app, we recommend installing the
Epson iPrint app. This app allows you to view and configure printer
settings, update your printer’s software, check ink levels, etc.
7. Printing from Synapptic
Use Synapptic to print photos, notes emails and letters. Further
details and help is available in Synapptic, or through the Synapptic
User Manual.
8. Replacement ink and paper
At Synapptic we stock a full range of paper and inks for all Epson
printers. Please contact us if you would like to place an order.
9. Replacing empty ink
When ink starts to run out in a particular cartridge, the ink light will
begin to flash. When a cartridge is completely empty the ink light will
stay on permanently and the printer will not print.
Open the top half of the printer, then press the Stop Printing button.
The ink cartridge holder will move to the centre of the printer and
the empty cartridge will align with a small arrow shaped bump just
below the bottom of the cartridge holder.

Press the Stop Printing button again. The cartridge holder will either
move a little, so the bump aligns with another empty cartridge, or the
holder will move to the right, ready to have the cartridge or
cartridges replaced.
Close the top half of the printer when complete.
10. Full user manual
This document provides a quick summary of the printer. A full User
Manual can be downloaded from the Epson website by searching for
“Epson XP 2100 printer user manual”or by typing in the following
URL:
https://download.epson-
europe.com/pub/download/6334/epson633412eu.pdf
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