Epson Stylus Photo RX700 User Manual
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Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other equipment. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s operating and maintenance instructions. Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation. Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials Digital cameras, scanners, and ink jet printers, like conventional photocopiers and cameras, can be misused by improper copying or printing of copyrighted material. While some countries’ laws permit limited copying of copyrighted material in certain circumstances, those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume. Epson encourages each user to be responsible and respectful of the copyright laws when using digital cameras, scanners, and ink jet printers. Trademarks Epson, Epson Stylus, MicroWeave, PictBridge, and Epson Photo Stickers are registered trademarks and PhotoFine, PRINT Image Matching, the PRINT Image Matching logo, and USB Direct Print are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. ColorLife is a registered trademark, PhotoEnhance is a trademark, and Epson Connection, Epson Store, and SoundAdvice are service marks of Epson America, Inc. Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo are registered trademarks and Memory Stick PRO and Memory Stick PRO Duo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. SD is a trademark. xD-Picture Card is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. DPOF is a trademark of Canon, Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks. © 2005 Epson America, Inc. CPD-19736 4/05 4100347-00
3 Contents Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About Your Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Copying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Loading Plain Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Loading Epson Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Copying Text and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Copying a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Selecting a Copy Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Making Prints From Slides or Negatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Removing the Document Mat and Film Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Placing 35-mm Slides in the Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Placing 35-mm Film Strips in the Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Scanning and Printing Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cropping a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Restoring Color From Faded Slides, Negatives, and Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Restoring Slides or Negatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Restoring 4 × 6 Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Making Prints From Your Digital Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Compatible Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Inserting Your Camera’s Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Quick Printing of 4 × 6-inch Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Custom Printing Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Selecting Your Paper and Making the Correct Paper Type Setting . . . . . 31 Selecting the Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Other Ways to View and Select Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Selecting Special Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4Contents Printing From an Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Printing Your Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Selecting Photos From the Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Connecting Your Camera Directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Cropping a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Creating Photo Greeting Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Selecting a Photo and Printing a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Using the Template Selection Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Printing on CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Loading a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Using EPSON Print CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Designing CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Printing Your Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Adjusting the Print Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Adjusting the Print Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Printing a CD/DVD Without a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Using a Printed Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Printing From a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Adjusting the Print Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Creating a Jewel Case Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Scanning to a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Inserting a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Scanning a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Scanning Film or Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Saving and Storing Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Copying Photos to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Copying Photos to a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Printing Your Stored Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Removing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Contents5 Maintaining Your RX700. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Checking the Ink Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Purchasing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Checking and Cleaning and Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Checking the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Setup and Software Installation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Printing and Copying Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Paper Feed Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Scanning Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Scan Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 RX700 Screen Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Epson Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Other Software Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 LCD Panel Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 E NERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7 Welcome! The Epson Stylus® Photo RX700 combines the convenience of scanning and stand-alone copying with true photo print quality. It includes these outstanding features: ■Built-in transparency unit that lets you make photo reprints directly from your slides and negatives. ■Color Restoration technology that allows you to restore faded color photos to their original brilliance. ■CD/DVD printing so you can enhance your collection by printing photos and colorful designs directly on your disks. ■Dual paper paths that let you keep plain paper in the front tray for everyday printing, while using the rear sheet feeder for Epson specialty papers. ■2.5-inch Epson® PhotoFineTM display for brilliantly clear previews of your photos. About Your Manuals To set up your RX700 and install its software, see the Start Here sheet. For copying, printing, and scanning when using the RX700 without a computer, follow the instructions in this Basics guide. Printing on CDs is also included. To use the RX700 with your computer, see the on-screen Reference Guide. To view the guide, just click the Epson RX700 Reference Guide icon on your desktop.
8Welcome! Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips Please follow these guidelines when reading this manual: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes contain important information about your product. Tips contain hints for better copying, scanning, and printing.
9 Copying You can use your Stylus Photo RX700 to copy all sorts of materials, such as scrapbooking elements, 4 × 6 photos, and 35-mm slides and negatives. If your photos are old and faded, you can bring them back to life with Color Restoration. See these sections: ■“Loading Paper” on page 10 ■“Copying Text and Graphics” on page 14 ■“Copying a Photo” on page 16 ■“Making Prints From Slides or Negatives” on page 19 ■“Restoring Color From Faded Slides, Negatives, and Photos” on page 25
10Copying Loading Paper Your Stylus Photo RX700 lets you load plain, letter-size paper in the front tray (for everyday printing) and special Epson papers in the rear sheet feeder for photo- quality results. Loading Plain Paper The front tray is for loading letter-size plain paper only (8.5 × 11-inch photocopier paper). You can load up to 150 sheets of plain paper in the front tray. Caution: All other types of paper must be loaded in the rear sheet feeder (see page 12). 1. Open the front cover. 2. Fan a stack of paper (up to 150 sheets), then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. 3. Load the paper. Align it with the line on the yellow sticker, being careful not to push it in too far. Press