Epson Stylus CX9300F User Manual

							English
Introduction
Important Safety Instructions .........3
Personal Information Stored in 
Memory ........................................4
Control Panel Functions
Control Panel ...................................5
Handling Paper and Originals
Handling paper ...............................8
Handling Originals ...........................9
Faxing a Photo or Document
Connecting a Phone or 
Answering Machine ..................11
Setting Up Your Fax Features .......11
Sending a Fax ................................14
Receiving Faxes .............................16
Selecting Send/Receive 
Settings .......................................17
Copying
Copying Photos .............................19
Copying Documents.....................20
Printing from a Memory Card
Handling a Memory Card ............21
Printing Photos ...............................22
Selecting and Printing Photos 
Using an Index Sheet ................23
Printing from a Digital Camera
Using the PictBridge or 
USB DIRECT-PRINT .......................26
Replacing Ink Cartridges
Precautions ....................................27
Removing and Installing 
Ink Cartridges .............................27
Maintenance
Checking the Ink Cartridge 
Status .......................................... 30
Checking and Cleaning the 
Print Head .................................. 30
Aligning the Print Head ................ 31
Solving Problems
Error Messages .............................. 32
Problems and Solutions ................ 32
Summary of Panel Settings
Fax Mode....................................... 37
Copy Mode ................................... 38
Memory Card Mode .................... 40
Photo Print Mode .......................... 41
Setup Mode................................... 42
Basic Operation Guide
-for use without a computer-
 
						

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Paper manuals
Start Here
Be sure to read this sheet first.
This sheet tells you how to set up the printer and install the software.
Basic Operation Guide -for use without a computer-
This book provides information on using the printer without 
connecting to your computer, such as instructions on faxing, copying, 
or printing from a memory card.
If you have problems using the printer, see the Solving Problems 
chapter in this book. 
Online manuals
Users Guide
This guide provides instructions for printing and scanning from your 
computer and information on the software.
This guide is included in the software CD-ROM and installed 
automatically when you install the software. To read this guide, 
double-click the icon on your desktop.
Online help
Online help is built into each application included on the software 
CD-ROM. It provides detailed information on the application.
wWarning: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
cCaution: Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
Note: Notes contain important information about the printer.
Tip: Tips contain hints for using the printer.
(this book)
 
						

							Introduction3
English
Introduction
Important Safety 
Instructions
Before using this printer, read and follow 
these safety instructions:
■Use only the power cord that comes with 
the printer. Use of another cord may 
cause fire or shock. Do not use the cord 
with any another equipment.
■Make sure the power cord meets all 
relevant local safety standards. 
■Use only the type of power source 
indicated on the label.
■Place the printer near a wall outlet where 
the power cord can be easily unplugged.
■Do not let the power cord become 
damaged or frayed.
■Make sure the total ampere rating of the 
devices plugged into an extension cord or 
a wall outlet does not exceed the ampere 
rating limit.
■Avoid locations that are subject to rapid 
changes in heat or humidity, shocks or 
vibrations, dust, or direct sunlight.
■Do not block or cover openings in the case 
or insert objects through the slots.
■Place the printer on a flat, stable surface 
that extends beyond its base in all 
directions. It will not operate properly if it 
is tilted or at an angle. And make sure the 
back of the printer is at least 10 cm away 
from the wall for sufficient ventilation.
■Do not open the scanner unit while 
copying, printing, or scanning.
■Do not touch the white flat cable inside 
the printer.
■Do not spill liquid on the printer.
■Do not use aerosol products that contain 
flammable gases inside or around the 
printer. Doing so may cause fire.
■Except as specifically explained in your 
documentation, do not attempt to service 
the printer yourself.
■Unplug the printer and refer servicing to 
qualified service personnel under the 
following conditions: if the power cord or 
plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the 
printer; if the printer has been dropped or 
the case damaged; if the printer does not 
operate normally or exhibits a distinct 
change in performance.
■When storing or transporting the printer, 
do not tilt it, stand it on its side, or turn it 
upside down; otherwise ink may leak 
from the cartridge.
■Be careful not to trap your fingers when 
closing the scanner unit.
■Do not press too hard on the document 
table when placing the originals.
■Do not place anything except for originals 
in the automatic document feeder.
Ink cartridge safety 
instructions
■Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of 
children and do not drink the ink.
■If ink gets on your skin, wash it off with 
soap and water. If it gets in your eyes, 
flush them immediately with water. If 
you still have discomfort or vision 
problems, see a doctor immediately.
■If you remove an ink cartridge for later 
use, protect the ink supply area from dirt 
and dust and store it in the same 
environment as the printer. Do not touch 
the ink supply port or surrounding area.
Telephone Equipment Safety 
Instructions
When using telephone equipment, you 
should always follow basic safety 
precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electric 
shock, and personal injury, including the 
following:
■Do not use the product near water.
 
						

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■Avoid using a telephone during an 
electrical storm. There may be a remote 
risk of electric shock from lightning.
■Do not use a telephone to report a gas leak 
in the vicinity of the leak.
■Keep this instruction manual handy for 
future reference.
For European users:
We, Seiko Epson Corporation, hereby 
declare that this equipment, model C361A is 
in compliance with the essential 
requirements and other relevant provisions 
of Directive 1999/5/EC.
For use only in; UK, Ireland, Germany, 
France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, 
Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, 
Luxemburg, Denmark, Finland, Norway, 
Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Czech, Slovakia, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia, Greece, 
Romania, Bulgaria.
For New Zealand users:
General warning
The grant of a Telepermit for any item of 
terminal equipment indicates only that 
Telecom has accepted that the item 
complies with the minimum conditions for 
connection to its network. It indicates no 
endorsement of the product by Telecom, 
nor does it provide any sort of warranty. 
Above all, it provides no assurance that any 
item will work correctly in all respects with 
another item of Telepermitted equipment of 
a different make or model, nor does it imply 
that any product is compatible with all of 
Telecoms network services.
Personal Information 
Stored in Memory
This printer allows you to store names and 
telephone numbers in its memory which are 
saved even when the power is turned off.
We recommend that you use the following 
procedure to erase the memory if you give 
the printer to someone else or when you 
dispose of the printer.
Erasing the memory
1. Press FSetup.
2. Select Restore Default Settings, and 
then press OK.
3. Select Init All Settings, and then press 
OK.
4. Select OK, and then press OK.
All data stored in the memory is erased.
 
						

							Control Panel Functions5
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Control Panel Functions
Control Panel
Control panel design varies depending by location.
Buttons
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ButtonsFunction
aPOnTurns the printer on 
and off.
(Light is on when the 
printer is on, and 
flashes when the 
printer is active, 
turning on, or turning 
off.)
bMode * Switches the modes 
among rCopy, 
sMemory Card, 
Fax, and 
Photo.
(Lights show which 
mode is selected.)
cFSetup * Runs maintenance 
programs or adjusts 
miscellaneous 
settings.
dxMenu * Displays detailed 
settings for each 
mode.
eu d l r 
4-way 
ScrollSelects photos and 
menu items.
OKActivates the 
settings you have 
selected.
fyBackCancels the current 
operation and 
returns to the 
previous menu.
g Display/CropChanges the view of 
photos on the LCD 
screen, or crops the 
photos.
In Fax mode, this 
buttons functions 
include printing the 
Speed Dial list, 
Reprinting Faxes, 
and printing other 
reports.
h Numeric keypad
1234567890*#As well as fax 
numbers, you can 
also use these to 
specify or enter 
Speed Dial numbers, 
specify the 
date/time, specify 
the number of copies 
when printing, and 
so on.
i Copies 
(+ and -)Sets the number of 
copies, or changes 
the cropping area.
ButtonsFunction
 
						

							6Control Panel Functions
* For details on the items in each mode, see 
“Summary of Panel Settings” on page 37.
LCD screen
Note:
The LCD screen may contain a few small bright 
or dark spots, and because of its features it may 
have an uneven brightness. These are normal 
and do not indicate that it is damaged in any 
way.
Using the LCD screen
Follow the instructions below to select and 
change the setting menus and the photos on 
the LCD screen.j [Auto Answer/
Space]Turns Auto Answer 
On or Off. You can 
use this button as a 
space button when 
entering or editing 
numbers or 
characters.
k [Speed Dial/
Back Space]Displays the speed 
dial list when in Fax 
mode. You can use 
this button as a back 
space button when 
entering or editing 
numbers or 
characters.
l [Redial/Pause] Displays the last 
phone number you 
dialed. You can use 
this button as a 
pause button (to 
enter -) when 
entering or editing 
numbers. When 
entering characters, 
you can also enter a 
-.
mxStartStarts faxing, 
copying, and 
printing.
nyStop/ClearStops faxing, 
copying, and 
printing, or resets the 
settings you have 
made.
ButtonsFunction
aPress l or r to select the setting item.
bPress u or d to select the menu item. 
The highlighted part moves up or down.
cPress r to open the setting item list. 
Press u or d to select the setting item 
and then press OK.
dPress l or r to change the displayed 
photo on the LCD screen.
eUse Copies (+, -) or a number key to set 
the number of copies for the selected 
photo.
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b,c
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a,c,d
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Adjusting the brightness of the 
LCD screen
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD 
screen.
1. Press FSetup to enter the setup mode.
2. Press l or r to select Maintenance, 
then press OK.
3. Press u or d to select LCD Brightness, 
then press OK. You see the following 
screen.
4. Press u or d to adjust the brightness of 
the screen, then press OK.
Adjusting the angle of the LCD 
screen
You can change the angle of the LCD screen.
Power supply information
Turning off the Power
To prevent you from turning the power off 
accidentally, when you press POn, an 
information screen is displayed asking if 
you want to turn the printer off. Press OK to 
turn the printer off.
When the power is turned off, the following 
data stored in the printers temporary 
memory is erased.
■Fax reception data
■Data stored in Delayed Sending
■Data being retransmitted or redialed
Also, when the printer is left off for 
extended periods of time, the clock may be 
reset causing irregularities. Check the clock 
when you turn the power on.
Restarting automatically after a 
power failure
If the power supply fails while the printer is 
in fax standby mode or printing, it restarts 
automatically when the power is 
resupplied.
The printer runs through the following 
procedures when it restarts.
1. The printer beeps for about two seconds.
2. All LEDs turn on and then turn off one at 
a time.
3. The LCD screen turns on, it begins initial 
operations, and then restarts.
w
Warning:
If the power fails when the scanner unit is open, 
do not put your hand inside the printer after it 
restarts until the print head and so on have 
stopped moving. You could injure your finger 
and so on if you place it inside the printer during 
operating.
Note:
❏Restart is stopped if any of the buttons on the 
control panel are pressed before the LCD 
turns on.
❏Depending on the circumstances before the 
power failure occurred, it may not restart. In 
this case, you can restart by pressing POn.
❏Even if you have changed the settings so that 
a beep does not sound, a beep does sound in 
this situation.
❏If a power failure occurs during fax reception 
and the data is not printed, a Power Off 
Report is printed.
Power saving function
After 13 minutes of inactivity, the screen 
turns black to save energy.
Press any button (except POn) to return 
the screen to its previous state.
 
						

							8Handling Paper and Originals
Handling Paper and Originals
Handling paper
Selecting Paper
Before printing, you need to select the 
correct paper type setting. This important 
setting determines how the ink is applied to 
the paper.
Note:
❏The availability of special media varies by 
location.
❏You can find the part number for the following 
Epson special papers on the Epson support 
Web site.
Choose from these paper types and settings:
* You can use paper with a weight of 64 to 90 
g/m².
Loading Paper
1. Open and extend the paper support.
2. Slide out the output tray and the 
extension.
3. Flip the feeder guard forward and slide 
the edge guide.
Paper TypePaper 
Type 
SettingLoading 
capacity
Plain paper * Plain 
Paper12 mm
Epson Bright White 
Paper80 sheets
Epson Premium 
Ink Jet Plain Paper80 sheets
Epson Matte Paper 
HeavyweightMatte 20 sheets
Epson Photo Quality 
Ink Jet Paper80 sheets
Epson Premium 
Glossy Photo PaperPrem.
Glossy20 sheets
Epson Premium 
Semigloss Photo 
Paper
Epson Ultra Glossy 
Photo PaperUltra 
Glossy20 sheets
Epson Glossy Photo 
PaperPhoto 
Paper20 sheets
 
						

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4. Load the paper short edge first, even for 
landscape printing, with the printable 
side up.
5. Place behind the tabs.
6. Slide the edge guide to the right. Make 
sure it fits under the arrow inside the left 
edge guide
7. Flip the feeder guard back.Follow the same steps to load A4 paper.
Handling Originals
When faxing or copying you can select the 
document table or the automatic document 
feeder.
Placing Originals on the 
Document Table
1. Open the document cover and place 
your original face-down on the 
document table. 
Note:
You can place more than one photo on the 
document table when copying photos. See 
“Copying multiple photos” on page 19.
2. Close the cover gently.
Placing Originals in the 
Automatic Document Feeder
Usable originals
You can use the following originals in the 
automatic document feeder.
The printable side 
is often whiter or 
brighter than the 
other side.
10×15 cm (4×6 in.) and 
13×18 cm (5×7 in.)
Size A4/ Letter/ Legal size paper
Type Plain paper
Weight 60g/m² to 95g/m²
A4
 
						

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cCaution:
Do not use the following documents as they can 
cause paper jams. For these kind of documents 
you can use the document table.
❏Documents held together with paper clips, 
staples, and so on.
❏Documents that have tape or paper stuck to 
them.
❏Photos, OHPs, or thermal transfer paper.
❏Paper with a coated surface.
❏Paper that is torn, wrinkled, or has holes. 
Note:
When you use the copy function with the 
automatic document feeder, the print settings 
are fixed at zoom - 100%, paper type - Plain 
Paper, and Paper Size - A4. The print out is 
cropped if you copy an original larger than A4.
Placing the originals
Note:
❏In Fax mode and Copy mode, the ADF icon is 
displayed on the left of the LCD screen as 
follows when there is a document in the 
automatic document feeder.
❏When there is a document in the automatic 
document feeder and on the document table, 
priority is given to the document in the 
automatic document feeder.
1. Tap the originals on a flat surface to even 
the edges.
2. Slide the edge guide on the automatic 
document feeder.
3. Insert the originals face-up and short 
edge first into the automatic document 
feeder.
4. Slide the edge guide until it is flush with 
the originals.Capacity 30 sheets or 3 mm (A4, Letter)/
10 sheets (Legal)