Epson Stylus Photo 925 User manual

EPSON Stylus®Photo 925
Quick Reference
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CPD-14610
Printing Without a Computer

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Using This Guide
Your EPSON Stylus Photo 925 lets you print without even connecting a computer.
It’s as easy as following these steps:
Turn on the printer
Connect your camera or insert its memory card (pages 3 and 4)
Select your photos (page 6) and print settings (page 8)
Load paper (page 5 for sheets or page 12 for roll paper)
Print your photos
For more details on printing—with or without
a computer—see Printer Basics.
Keeping This Guide Handy
Use the hook that came with this guide to
hang it on the side of your printer.

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Using the Control Panel
Cancel control panel
settings or cancel
printing
Start printing
Select your photos
and print settings
Turn on the printer
Load, cut, and eject
roll paper

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Inserting a Memory Card
1. Insert the memory card into the appropriate slot, as shown:
Note: If you’re using a Memory Stick or SmartMedia card, it won’t be possible
to insert it fully; this is normal.
2. The printer checks for images on the card.
After a moment, you see a screen similar to
this and your images are available for printing.
Caution: Do not eject a card while the light next to the card slot is flashing, or you may
lose data on the card.
If your computer is connected to the printer, do the following before ejecting the card.
Windows XP or 2000: Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the taskbar, then stop
the EPSON Mass Storage Device. Macintosh: Drag the memory card icon to the trash.
SmartMedia™
(top)
Memory Stick®
(middle)
CompactFlash™ or
Microdrive™ (bottom)

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Connecting a Digital Camera
1. Remove any memory cards from the printer.
2. Connect the USB cable from your camera to the back of the printer. Some digital cameras
require a special USB cable; if so, be sure to use the one that came with the camera.
3. Make sure the printer and your camera are turned on.
The printer checks for images on the card. After a moment,
you see a screen similar to this and your images are
available for printing.
Note: Not all cameras are compatible. If necessary, remove the camera’s card and
insert it in the printer as described on page 3.

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Printing an Index
An index shows small, numbered images of all the photos
on your memory card. This helps you select the photos
you want to print.
1. Load several sheets of plain paper in the printer:
•Place the paper against the right edge of the feeder.
•Slide the left edge guide against the paper.
2. Press the Cancel button to clear any settings
you may have made. Index is automatically
selected as the Print Mode setting:
3. Press the Print button. Your index starts printing.
Index is
automatically
selected

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Selecting Photos to Print
You can select one photo or a set of photos for printing.
If you don’t have the optional preview monitor, first
print an index as described above.
Selecting One Photo
1. Press the Cancel button to clear any previous settings.
2. Highlight Print Mode, then press the Select button.
3. In the Print Mode menu, use
the and buttons to
highlight One, then
press Select.
4. Highlight the Select Photo menu, then press the
Select button. Use the and buttons
to select the photo you want to print, then
press Select.
Be sure to select your paper type and layout options before printing. See page 8.

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Selecting a Set of Photos
1. Press the Cancel button to clear any previous settings.
2. Highlight Print Mode, then press the Select button.
3. In the Print Mode menu, highlight Set then press Select.
4. Use the button to highlight the Select Photo menu, then press Select.
5. Highlight Select, press Select, then press Select again.
6. Use the and buttons to select the first photo
you want to print, then press Select.
7. Use the button to highlight Enter, then press Select.
8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 for each additional photo you want to print.
Note: If you want to print all
your photos, select All as the
Print Mode.

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When done, your list of selected photos is displayed.
(If you’ve selected four or more photos, use the
button to scroll up and view the rest of them.)
9. Use the button to highlight Close, then press Select.
Your photos are selected for printing.
Be sure to select your paper type and layout options before printing. See below.
Printing Your Selected Photos
1. Load paper in the printer. If you’re using roll paper, see page 12.
2. Enter the Paper Type menu. Highlight the type of paper
you’ve loaded, then press Select.
Note: It’s important to select the correct Paper Type setting for
the paper you’re using, or the print quality may not be what you
expect. See Printer Basics for details.
3. Enter the Paper Size menu, then select the size of paper you’ve
loaded. For example, if you’re printing with roll paper, select 4" Roll.
continue

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4. In the Layout menu, select one of the options listed below.
Note: The printer automatically resizes your photos to fit the size of paper you’ve selected.
5. If you’re printing a single photo (Print Mode is set to One), you can print multiple sheets
of your selected layout. Enter the Copies menu, then select from 1 to 100 copies.
(You can also use Copies if you’ve selected All as your Print Mode.)
If you’ve selected a set of photos for printing, the number of pages required to print the
photos is automatically determined (it’s displayed as Pages next to the Copies setting).
6. To adjust the quality of your printout, enter the Quality menu and select a setting (some
settings may not be available, depending on your selected Paper Type).
7. Press the Print button. Your photos are printed.
One photo, borderless, printed lengthwise 20 photos per sheet; includes the
on the paper photo number and date
Roll paper only. One photo, borderless, Roll paper only. Prints one photo, borderless,
printed across the paper. along the length of the paper (photo is cropped
to create a “panoramic” look).
1, 2, 3, 4, or 9 photos,
with borders Six photos in various sizes on one sheet

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Cropping and Adjusting Images
You can adjust the image quality of your photos, and even crop them so you print only a part
of each image. You can apply these settings to all your photos, or just to selected photos.
Note: Additional photo editing features are available. See Printer Basics for details.
1. Select the photos you want to print.
2. Enter the Advanced Settings menu (use the and buttons to highlight Advanced
Settings, then press Select).
3. If you’re printing just one photo, or if you’re printing multiple photos and want to
make the same adjustments to all of them, skip to step 5.
4. To make separate adjustments to selected photos, highlight Photo Number, then press
Select. Select the first photo by number, press Select, then make any desired
adjustments as described in the following steps. Repeat for any other photos you
wish to adjust.
5. To adjust the image quality, highlight Brightness, Saturation, or Sharpness,
as needed, then press Select. Highlight one of the five settings, then
press Select to activate it.
continue

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6. To print only a portion of your image, highlight Crop then press Select. Choose from
18 different cropping options—for example, Upper Left 1.2 prints only the upper-left area.
(Upper Left 1.5 prints a smaller portion of the image.)
Your cropped image is automatically resized to fit the paper size and layout you select.
Note: If you’re using the optional preview monitor, you see a
yellow border around the cropped area. Use the border as a
rough guide, as it indicates the approximate area of your
cropped image.
See Printer Basics for information on ordering the
preview monitor.
Upper left Center Lower Right
1.2
1.5

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Loading Roll Paper
1. Load the roll paper onto the holders. Make sure
the paper is cut straight across.
2. Slide the holders into
the slots as shown.
3. Feed the end of the paper into the printer as far as
it will go, then slide the left edge guide against the paper.
Note: Make sure the end of the paper is not curled,
or it won’t feed properly.
4. While holding the paper in place, press the
roll paper button. The paper feeds into
the printer.

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Removing Roll Paper From the Printer
1. When you’re done printing, press the roll paper button to cut and eject the last page.
Tip: Your printer has a built-in cutter to make roll paper printing quick and easy.
For details, see Printer Basics.
2. Press the roll paper button and hold it down for about three seconds.
The paper feeds all the way back and an error message appears.
3. Pull the paper all the way out of the paper feed slot in back.
4. Press the roll paper button to clear the error message.

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Other Great Features
You can copy photos from your camera and store them
onto a Zip®drive. This lets you save your photos so
you can view, share, and reprint them in the future.
Using your favorite photos and special EPSON paper,
you can make fun, creative projects like stickers,
greeting cards, and iron-on transfer decals.
You don’t even need to turn on your computer.
For more information on these features, see Printer Basics.
Copyright © 2002 by Epson America, Inc. Printed on recycled paper.

Printed in USA
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EPSON Stylus Photo 925
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Printing Without a Computer