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Epson Stylus Photo RX700 Series Basic Operation Manual

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Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Basic Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Overview of the Basic Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loading Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Changing the Copy Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Changing Copy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Useful Information for Copying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Copying on CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Loading a CD/DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Copying a CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the Print Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ejecting the CD/DVD Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Basic Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inserting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Printing Basics to 10 x 15 cm Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Printing Using an Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing a Single Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing Multiple Photos onto One Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing Enlarged Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing Photo Stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing on CD/DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Printing a CD Jacket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Printing Using a Combo Printing Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printing with DPOF Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Printing with Photo Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Changing Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Printing from Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Printing Basics to10 x 15 cm Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Printing a Single Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Printing Enlarged Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting the Film Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Storing the Film Holder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Scanning to a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Printing Directly from a Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Printing Directly from a Digital Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Printing Directly from an External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Choosing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Checking the Ink Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Precautions on Ink Cartridge Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing Ink Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Maintenance and Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Restoring Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Transporting This Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Clearing the Jammed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The Copied Image Is Improperly Sized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
The Printout Is Blurry or Smeared. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Appears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Your Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Technical Support Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Summary of Panel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 2: All In One Product

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  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read all of the instructions in this section when setting up and using this product. When placing this product ❏ Avoid places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity. Also, keep this product away from direct sunlight, strong light, and heat sources.

  • Page 4: Using The Control Panel

    Using the Control Panel Control Panel Functions Buttons Icon Button Setup Creative Projects Memory Card Film Copy Scan Screen View Options Back Copies B&W Color Stop 4-way Scroll LCD panel Displays a preview of the selected images, items or settings which can be changed with the buttons. If you leave this product on without performing an operation for 13 minutes, the LCD display panel turns to black.

  • Page 5: Basic Copying

    Basic Copying Overview of the Basic Procedure Press the Copy button. Load appropriate paper. & See “Loading Paper” of the next section Place the original document. & See “Placing a Photo or Document on the Document Table” on page 7 Change the copy layout if necessary.
  • Page 6 Caution: Do not push the paper too far. If you do so, the paper is not loaded correctly. The paper is pushed past the guideline for A4 paper. Some sheets of paper are pushed past the guideline for A4 paper. Slide the left edge guide so that it meets the left edge of the paper.

  • Page 7: Placing A Photo Or Document On The Document Table

    Note: ❏ The loading capacity differs depending on the following types of paper. Paper Type Paper Type Settings Plain Paper Plain (Front) Plain (Back) EPSON Bright Bright White White Ink Jet (Front) Paper Bright White (Back) Epson Photo Photo Paper...

  • Page 8: Changing The Copy Layout

    hanging the Copy Layout Copy Layout Copy w/Borders (Default setting) Borderless CD Copy Other copy layouts Copy Layout Repeat Copy-Auto Repeat Copy-4 Repeat Copy-9 Repeat Copy-16 2-up Copy 4-up Copy Photo Stickers Note: The layout that you selected last in More Layout is added to Copy Layout. But this is replaced with the one you select next time in More Layout.

  • Page 9: Changing Copy Settings

    Copy photo layout Copy Layout Copy Photo Changing Copy Settings Menu Item Setting Item Copies 1 to 99 Zoom Copy Layout Paper Type Plain (Front), Plain (Back), Prem.Glossy, GlossyPhoto, SemiGloss, Matte, PQIJ, Photo Paper, Bright White (Front), Bright White (Back), Sticker, CD/DVD A4, A5, A6, 10 ×...
  • Page 10 Changing the Zoom settings Back Setting Item Actual Auto Fit Page 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in) -> A4 A4 -> 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in) A4 -> A5 A5 -> A4 25% to 400% Changing Detailed settings Menu Item Setting Item...

  • Page 11: Useful Information For Copying

    Useful Information for Copying Note for copying ❏ When you make a copy using a control panel function, a moiré (cross-hatch) pattern may appear on your printout. To eliminate the moiré, change the reduce/enlarge ratio or shift the position of the original document. ❏...
  • Page 12 When copying in Copy Photo Place each photo horizontally as shown in the illustration below. ❏ You can copy photos bigger than 64 × 89 mm, and smaller than 127 × 178 mm inclusively. ❏ Position each photo at least 10 mm apart from its adjacent photo.

  • Page 13: Copying On Cd/Dvd

    Copying on CD/DVD Note: ❏ Use only CD/DVD media labelled as suitable for printing, for example “Printable on the label surface” or “Printable with ink jet printers”. ❏ The printed surface is easily smeared immediately after printing. ❏ Be sure to let CD/DVD dry completely for more than 24 hours before using them or touching the printed surface.

  • Page 14: Adjusting The Print Position

    Press the x Color button to copy in color, or the x B&W button to copy in grayscale. Note: ❏ If you need to stop copying, press the y Stop button. ❏ We recommend that you print a test of the layout on a test CD/DVD, before printing on a real CD/DVD.

  • Page 15: Printing Directly From A Memory Card

    Printing Directly from a Memory Card - Basic Printing Note: We recommend that you disconnect the USB cable when printing directly from a memory card, otherwise the print operation may take longer. Inserting Memory Cards Open the memory card slot cover. Make sure the memory card light beside the memory card slot is off, and then insert a memory card as far as it can go into the...

  • Page 16: Printing Basics To 10 X 15 Cm Paper

    Printing Basics to 10 x 15 cm Paper You can print photos to 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in) Premium Glossy Photo Paper without altering any settings. Load a memory card. Press the Memory Card button. Select Basic Print. Back Select the photos you want to print and set the number of copies.

  • Page 17: Index Sheet

    Printing an Index Sheet Load a memory card. Press the Memory Card button. Select Index Sheet. Back Select Print Index Sheet. Back Select the range of the photos you want to print on the Index Sheet. Back Range Description All photos Prints all photos stored on a memory card.

  • Page 18: Changing The View Of Photos On The Lcd Panel And Selecting Photos

    Changing the View of Photos on the LCD Panel and Selecting Photos You can change the view of photos by pressing the Screen View button when selecting photos. One photo Displays one photo stored on the memory card at a time. Note: You can set up to 99 as the number of prints.
  • Page 19 Detailed settings for selecting photos You can set the number of prints in detail by pressing the Options button when selecting photos. Select All Sets one print for all photos in the memory card. Note: Press the Copies button to change the number of prints for each photo. Select Sets the range of photos in the memory card and the number of prints for each.

  • Page 20: Printing Directly From A Memory Card - Printing Options

    Printing Directly from a Memory Card – Printing Options Printing a Single Photo Load a memory card. Press the Memory Card button. Select Custom Print. Back Select Photo (Single). Back Change the print setting. & See “Changing Print Settings” on page 28 Select the photo which you want to print and set the number of copies.

  • Page 21: Printing Enlarged Images

    Printing Enlarged Images You can crop and enlarge your photos. Load a memory card. Press the Memory Card button. Select Custom Print. Back Select Crop. Back Change the print setting if necessary. & See “Changing Print Settings” on page 28 Select the desired photo.

  • Page 22: Printing On Cd/Dvd

    LCD panel to print directly onto a CD/DVD, without the use of a computer. Refer to the User ’s Guide on the desktop if you are printing from a computer connected to the printer. Note: ❏ Use only CD/DVD media labelled as suitable for printing, for example “Printable on the label surface”...

  • Page 23: Printing A Cd Jacket

    Select the photo which you want to print and set the number of copies. & See “Changing the View of Photos on the LCD Panel and Selecting Photos” on page 18 Note: You cannot set the number of images to more than will fit on one CD/DVD.

  • Page 24: Printing On Epson Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper

    Printing on EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper You can print an image on EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper and copy the printed image onto fabric using an iron. Load a memory card. Press the Memory Card button. Select Custom Print.
  • Page 25 Printing a Combo Printing Sheet Load a memory card. Press the Creative Projects button. Select Combo Print. Back Select Select Photo and Print Template. Back Select the photo which you want to print. & See “Changing the View of Photos on the LCD Panel and Selecting Photos”...

  • Page 26: Printing With Dpof Functions

    PIF DESIGNER software and saving them with the EPSON PRINT Image Framer Tool software. Choose from a variety of ready made frames in the software CD-ROM and save the frames to a memory card in advance.
  • Page 27 PRINT Image Framer data. Note: Be sure to save the PRINT Image Framer data to the memory card using the EPSON PRINT Image Framer Tool; otherwise the P.I.F. file name will not appear on the LCD panel. Press the Memory Card button.

  • Page 28: Changing Print Settings

    Changing Print Settings Menu Item Setting Item Paper Type Plain (Front), Plain (Back), Prem.Glossy, GlossyPhoto, SemiGloss, Photo Paper, Matte, Bright White (Front), Bright White (Back), CD/DVD A4, A6, 10 × 15 cm Paper Size (4 × 6 in), CD Layout Borderless* with Border Upper1/2...
  • Page 29 Menu Item Setting Item Description Density Normal Makes no adjustment. (only for Darker Makes printouts slightly darker. CD/DVD) Darkest Makes printouts very dark. Print detail settings Print Options Setting Item Description Item Date Format None* Prints with no date information. Prints the yyyy.mm.dd e.g.
  • Page 30 Print Options Setting Item Item Saturation Lowest Lower Default Higher Highest Small Image Off* Print Info. Off* Fit to Frame Off* Bidirectional * Indicates the default setting. Printing Directly from a Memory Card – Printing Options Description Makes printouts very dull. Makes printouts slightly duller.

  • Page 31: Printing From Film

    Printing from Film Loading and Setting Film on the Document Table Caution: Hold the film at its edges, or else use gloves. Touching the film surface with bare hands can leave fingerprints or other traces on the film. Note: Wipe the inside of the document cover and the document table before scanning transparencies.

  • Page 32: Printing Basics To10 X 15 Cm Paper

    35 mm slides 1 Place the film holder on the document table with the side where the slides will be placed facing toward you. 2 Set the slides into the film holder with the base side facing down. The base side of the film is the side where the film maker's name and film ID numbers can be read correctly.

  • Page 33: Printing A Single Photo

    Printing a Single Photo You can print photos to various size and types of paper with the appropriate settings. Load and set film on the document table. Press the Film button. Select Custom Print. Back Select Photo (Single). Back Change the print setting. &...

  • Page 34: Selecting The Film Type

    Selecting the Film Type Back Color negative film Positive color film (strip) Color slide B&W negative Changing Print Settings Back Menu Item Setting Item Description Paper Type Plain (Front), Prints in the paper type Plain (Back), you select. Bright White See page 4 for detailed (Front), Bright settings.

  • Page 35: Scanning To A Memory Card

    Scanning to a Memory Card Note: ❏ For information on scanning images to a computer or e-mail, see the User’s Guide. ❏ The scanned images are saved in JPEG format to the “epscan” folder which is automatically created when you scan to a memory card. Scanning and Saving a document to a Memory Card Place an original document on the document table.
  • Page 36 Select the desired photo and enter the check mark of the photo you want to save. Back Select the Quality option by pressing the l/r buttons. Scan quality affects the file size of the images. Be sure to leave enough space according to the following table: Quality Scanning...

  • Page 37: Printing Directly From A Digital Camera

    ❏ Some of the settings on your digital camera may not be reflected in the output because of the printer’s specifications. ❏ You cannot print TIFF format image files. If you wish to print TIFF files, print directly from a memory card.

  • Page 38: Printing Directly From An External Device

    Printing Directly from an External Device Printing Directly from an External Device You can print images directly from an external device such as an MO drive, CD-R drive or USB flash drive, when connected to this product with a USB cable.

  • Page 39: Replacing Ink Cartridges

    Magenta Yellow Light cyan Light magenta Caution: Epson recommends the use of genuine Epson ink cartridges. Epson warranties do not cover damage to your product caused by the use of ink cartridges not manufactured by Epson. Checking the Ink Level Press the Setup button.

  • Page 40: Replacing Ink Cartridges

    Replacing Ink Cartridges Note: Before replacing an ink cartridge, read “Precautions on Ink Cartridge Replacement” on page 39 and “When handling ink cartridges” on page 3. When the ink is empty: Refer to the LCD panel message to see which ink cartridge is empty.

  • Page 41: Maintenance And Transporting

    Maintenance and Transporting Checking the Print Head Nozzles If you find that the printed image is unexpectedly faint or some dots in the printed image are missing, checking the print head nozzles helps you to identify the problem. Note: Make sure the CD/DVD tray is not inserted in this product and the CD/DVD guide is closed before using the Nozzle check utility.

  • Page 42: Aligning The Print Head

    Note: ❏ If the print quality has not improved after repeating this procedure four or five times, turn this product off and leave it alone overnight. Then, perform the nozzle check again and repeat head cleaning if necessary. ❏ If the print quality still has not improved, one or more of your ink cartridges may be old or damaged and may need to be replaced.

  • Page 43: Transporting This Product

    After confirming the message on the LCD panel, press the OK button to restore the settings. All the settings are restored to their defaults. Transporting This Product If you need to transport this product, carefully repack it using the original box (or a similar box that this product fits snugly into) and packing materials as follows: Caution:...

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    Printer error occurred. Please see documentation. Scanner error occurred. Please see documentation. Service required. Parts inside your printer are at the end of their service life. See your printer's documentation for details. Service required. Parts inside your printer are at near end of their service life.

  • Page 45: The Copied Image Is Improperly Sized

    The Copied Image Is Improperly Sized When Auto Fit Page is selected as the Zoom setting on the LCD panel and the border of the original document is white or very light, the size of the original might not be recognized correctly. This may cause the copied image to be improperly sized.

  • Page 46: Customer Support

    Technical Support Web Site Go to http://www.epson.com and select the Support section of your local EPSON web site for the latest drivers, FAQs, manuals and other downloadables. Epson's Technical Support Web Site provides help...

  • Page 47: Loadable Memory Card

    ❏ Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, Epson cannot guarantee the quality of any non-Epson brand or type of paper. Always test a sample of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.

  • Page 48: Summary Of Panel Settings

    Summary of Panel Settings Copy Mode Copies Copy Layout Copy w/Borders, Borderless, CD Copy Paper Type Plain (Front), Plain (Back), Prem.Glossy, GlossyPhoto, SemiGloss, Matte, PQIJ, Photo Paper, Bright White (Front), Bright White (Back), Sticker, CD/DVD A4, A5, A6, 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in) Paper Size Quality Draft, Text, Photo, Best Photo...
  • Page 49 Print Setting for Memory Card Mode Paper Type Plain (Front), Plain (Back), Prem.Glossy, GlossyPhoto, SemiGloss, Photo Paper, Matte, Bright White (Front), Bright White (Back), CD/DVD A4, A6, 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in), CD Paper Size Layout Borderless, with Border, Upper 1/2, 2-up, 4-up, 8-up, 20-up, 80-up, P.I.F.

  • Page 50: Scan Mode

    Setup Mode Ink Levels CD/DVD Position Up/Down Nozzle check CD/DVD Position Left/Right Head Cleaning BT Printer ID Set Head Alignment BT Connectivity Mode PictBridge Setup BT Encryption Direct Print Document Set BT PIN Code Set Backup Memory Card BT Device Address...

  • Page 51: Index

    Index Aligning print head, 42 Borderless copies, 8, 11 printing, 28, 34 Buttons, 4 Cleaning print head, 41 to 42 Control panel, 4 Copying basic copying, 5 borderless photos, 8, 11 layout settings, 8, 11, 12 multiple photos, 9, 12 non-readable area, 7 number of copies, 9 paper type, 7...
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