Epson PICTUREMATE 500 Instruction Manual

1. Press On to turn on the printer.
Note:
If the language setting appears, press or to highlight your preferred
language, then press OK. This setting appears in some areas.
2. Shake the new photo cartridge four or five times.
3. Remove the photo cartridge from its protective bag.
.
4. Open the cover on the back of the printer. Slide the lever into the
Release position by sliding it in the direction shown.
5. Place the cartridge properly into the cartridge holder, then push
it in until you feel resistance and hear the cartridge faintly click
into place.
Note:
After installing the cartridge, make sure the sides of the cartridge are even. If
either side of the cartridge sticks out, push the side of the cartridge until it clicks.
6. Set the lever to the Lockposition by sliding it in the direction shown.
Close the cover.
cCaution:
Do not load paper until ink charging is complete.
Note:
If you cannot close the cover, the photo cartridge is not installed correctly. Go
back to Step 4 and eject the photo cartridge. Then install the photo cartridge
again
7. The printer automatically starts to charge ink. Charging takes
about three minutes.
cCaution:
Do not turn off the printer during the ink charging process.
8. Press OK to finish.
Note:
The photo cartridge packaged with your printer is partly used during initial setup.
In order to produce high quality printouts, the print head in your printer will be
fully charged with ink. This one-off process consumes a quantity of ink and
subsequent cartridge will last for their full rated life.
Do not touch this part.
c
Caution:
❏Do not shake the photo cartridge after
removing it from the bag; it can cause
leakage.
❏Do not remove or tear the label on the
cartridge; this can cause leakage.
Start Here cCautions must be observed to
avoid damage to your
equipment.
Notes contain important information
and useful tips on the operation of
your printer.
Cautions and Notes
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Connect the power cord and AC adapter, then plug-
in the printer.
2 Getting Started1 Unpacking
Photo Printer
Remove the contents from the box. Remove all tape from the printer.
printer
photo cartridge
The contents may vary in certain
locations.
Start
Here
Basic
Operation
Guide
CD-ROM PictureMate
Photo Paper
AC adapter power cord
3 Installing the Photo Cartridge
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5 Getting More Information
The example below demonstrates how to print
Borderless photos.
Loading Paper
1. Adjust the LCD panel so that you can see it well.
2. Open the paper support and output tray.
3. Load suitable paper into the paper feeder. Then slide the left edge
guide against the left edge of the paper.
Inserting a Memory Card
1. Open the memory card slot cover.
2. Insert the memory card containing your photos into the
appropriate memory card slot. When the card is in, the memory
card light comes on.
Note:
For the available memory card, refer the Basic Operation Guide.
3. Close the memory card slot cover.
Printing Photos
Note:
If there is DPOF data on the memory card, an information display appears. See Basic
Operation Guide to print DPOF data.
1. When the following display appears, press or to highlight
Print Some, then press OK.
2. Press or to view the photo you want to print.
3. Press or to select the number of copies you want to print.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for additional photos.
5. Press OK.
6. The confirmation screen below appears. Confirm your print
selections, then press Print.
7. Now you have printed photos!
CompactFlash/
Microdrive Memory Stick/ Memory Stick Duo/
SD Card/
Memory Stick PRO/
Memory Stick PRO Duo/
MagicGate Memory Stick/
MagicGate Memory Stick Duo/
MultiMediaCard/
miniSD card
SmartMedia/
xD-Picture Card/
xD-Picture Card Type M
4 Printing Photos from a Memory Card
Memory
card light
For more information about PictureMate
Printing without a computer
See the Basic Operation Guide to learn about printing and saving photos without using a computer.
Printing with a computer
See the Basic Operation Guide for steps on installing the software. See the online User's Guide for instructions on printing with a computer.