Table Of Contents - Epson EcoTank ET-M1180 Series User Manual

User's Guide
Contents
About This Manual
Introduction to the Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Manual to Search for Information. . . . . . . 5
Marks and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Descriptions Used in this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operating System References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Important Instructions
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety Instructions for Ink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Printer Advisories and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Advisories and Warnings for Setting Up the
Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Advisories and Warnings for Using the Printer. . . 9
Advisories and Warnings for Transporting or
Storing the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Advisories and Warnings for Using the
Printer with a Wireless Connection. . . . . . . . . . . 10
Protecting Your Personal Information. . . . . . . . . . . 10
Printer Basics
Part Names and Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Buttons and Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lights and Printer Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Network Settings
Network Connection Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ethernet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Wi-Fi Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Wi-Fi Direct (Simple AP) Connection. . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting to a Smart Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Making Wi-Fi Settings from the Printer. . . . . . . . . .18
Making Wi-Fi Settings by Push Button Setup. . . . 19
Making Wi-Fi Settings by PIN Code Setup
(WPS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making Wi-Fi Direct (Simple AP)
Connection Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Checking the Network Connection Status. . . . . . . . 22
Checking the Network Status Using Network
Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Printing a Network Status Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Replacing or Adding New Wireless Routers. . . . . 28
Contents
Changing the Connection Method to a Computer. . 28
Restoring the Network Settings from the
Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Preparing the Printer
Loading Papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Available Paper and Capacities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette. . . . . . . . . . 33
Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed Slot. . . . . .36
Loading Envelopes and Precautions. . . . . . . . . . 38
List of Paper Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Outputting Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Saving Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Saving Power - Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Saving Power - Mac OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Printing
Printing from the Printer Driver on Windows. . . . . 41
Accessing the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Printing Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Printing on 2-Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Printing Several Pages on One Sheet. . . . . . . . . . 44
Printing and Stacking in Page Order (Reverse
Order Printing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document. . . . . 45
Printing One Image on Multiple Sheets for
Enlargement (Creating a Poster). . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Printing with a Header and Footer. . . . . . . . . . . 51
Printing a Watermark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Printing Multiple Files Together. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjusting the Print Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Printing to Emphasize Thin Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Printing to Enhance Light Text and Lines. . . . . . 54
Printing Clear Bar Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Canceling Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Menu Options for the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . 55
Printing from the Printer Driver on Mac OS. . . . . . 58
Printing Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Printing on 2-Sides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Printing Several Pages on One Sheet. . . . . . . . . . 61
Printing and Stacking in Page Order (Reverse
Order Printing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document. . . . . 62
Canceling Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Menu Options for the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . 63
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