About This Manual
Introduction to the Manuals
Using the Manual to Search for Information
Marks and Symbols
Descriptions Used in this Manual
Operating System References
Important Instructions
Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions for Ink
Printer Advisories and Warnings
Advisories and Warnings for Setting Up the Printer
Advisories and Warnings for Using the Printer
Advisories and Warnings for Transporting or Storing the Printer
Advisories and Warnings for Using the Printer with a Wireless Connection
Advisories and Warnings for Using the LCD Screen
Protecting Your Personal Information
Printer Basics
Part Names and Functions
Guide to the Control Panel
Control Panel
Guide to the Home Screen
Entering Characters
Viewing Animations
Network Settings
Network Connection Types
Wi-Fi Connection
Wi-Fi Direct (Simple AP) Connection
Connecting to a Computer
Connecting to a Smart Device
Connecting to a smart device over a wireless router
Connecting to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using Wi-Fi Direct
Connecting to Android Devices using Wi-Fi Direct
Connecting to Devices other than iOS and Android using Wi-Fi Direct
Making Wi-Fi Settings from the Printer
Making Wi-Fi Settings by Entering the SSID and Password
Making Wi-Fi Settings by Push Button Setup
Making Wi-Fi Settings by PIN Code Setup (WPS)
Checking the Network Connection Status
Network Icon
Printing a Network Connection Report
Messages and Solutions on the Network Connection Report
E-1
E-2, E-3, E-7
E-5
E-6
E-8
E-9
E-10
E-11
E-12
E-13
Message on the Network Environment
Printing a Network Status Sheet
Replacing or Adding New Wireless Routers
Changing the Connection Method to a Computer
Changing the Wi-Fi Direct (Simple AP) Settings
Disabling Wi-Fi from the Control Panel
Disconnecting Wi-Fi Direct (Simple AP) Connection from the Control Panel
Restoring the Network Settings from the Control Panel
Preparing the Printer
Loading Papers
Available Paper and Capacities
Genuine Epson Paper
Commercially Available Paper
Paper for Borderless Printing
Paper for 2-Sided Printing
Paper Handling Precautions
Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed
Loading Envelopes and Precautions
Loading Long Papers
List of Paper Type
Placing Originals
Available Originals for the ADF
Placing Originals on the ADF
Placing Originals on the ADF for 2-up Copying
Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass
Placing an ID Card for Copying
Managing Contacts
Registering or Editing Contacts
Registering or Editing Grouped Contacts
Register Contacts on a Computer
Destination Setting Items
Registering Destinations as a Group
Menu Options for Settings
Menu Options for Supply Status
Menu Options for Maintenance
Menu Options for Printer Setup
Menu Options for Network Settings
Menu Options for Epson Connect Services
Menu Options for Google Cloud Print Services
Menu Options for Contacts Manager
Menu Options for Fax Settings
Menu Options for Print Status Sheet
Menu Options for Print Counter
Menu Options for Customer Research
Menu Options for Restore Default Settings
Menu Options for Firmware Update
Saving Power
Saving Power - Control Panel
Fax Settings
Before Using Fax Features
Connecting to a Phone Line
Compatible Telephone Lines
Connecting the Printer to a Phone Line
Connecting to a Standard Phone Line (PSTN) or PBX
Connecting to DSL or ISDN
Connecting Your Phone Device to the Printer
Making the Printer Ready to Send and Receive Faxes (Using Fax Setting Wizard)
Making Settings Individually for Printer's Fax Features
Setting Receive Mode
Usage of Manual Mode
Usage of Auto Mode
Making Settings When You Connect an External Phone Device
Making Settings to Use an Answering Machine
Making Settings to Receive Faxes Operating Only a Connected Phone (Remote Receive)
Making Settings for Blocking Junk Faxes
Making Settings to Send and Receive Faxes on a Computer
Making Save to Computer Setting to Receive Faxes
Making Save to Computer Setting to Also Print on the Printer to Receive Faxes
Making Save to Computer Setting not to Receive Faxes
Check Fax Connection
Fax Setting Wizard
Basic Settings Menu
Receive Settings Menu
Report Settings Menu
Security Settings Menu
User Default Settings Menu
Printing
Printing from the Printer Driver on Windows
Accessing the Printer Driver
Printing Basics
Printing on 2-Sides
Print Settings
Printing Several Pages on One Sheet
Printing and Stacking in Page Order (Reverse Order Printing)
Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document
Printing One Image on Multiple Sheets for Enlargement (Creating a Poster)
Making Posters Using Overlapping Alignment Marks
Printing with a Header and Footer
Printing a Watermark
Printing Multiple Files Together
Printing Using the Color Universal Print Feature
Adjusting the Print Color
Printing to Emphasize Thin Lines
Printing Clear Bar Codes
Canceling Printing
Canceling
Menu Options for the Printer Driver
Main Tab
More Options Tab
Maintenance Tab
Printing from the Printer Driver on Mac OS
Menu Options for Layout
Menu Options for Color Matching
Menu Options for Paper Handling
Menu Options for Cover Page
Menu Options for Print Settings
Menu Options for Color Options
Menu Options for Two-sided Printing Settings
Making Operation Settings for the Mac OS Printer Driver
Accessing the Operation Settings Window of the Mac OS Printer Driver
Operation Settings of the Mac OS Printer Driver
Printing from Smart Devices
Using Epson iPrint
Installing Epson iPrint
Printing Using Epson iPrint
Using Epson Print Enabler
Using AirPrint
Canceling the Ongoing Job
Copying
Copying on 2-Sides
Copying Multiple Originals onto One Sheet
Menu Options for Copying
Scanning
Scanning Using the Control Panel
Scanning to a Computer
Making Custom Settings in Epson Event Manager
Scanning Using WSD
Setting Up a WSD Port
Scanning from a Computer
Scanning Using Epson Scan 2
Scanning from Smart Devices
Scanning Using Epson iPrint
Faxing
Sending Faxes Using the Printer
Sending Faxes Using the Control Panel
Sending Faxes Automatically Using the Control Panel
Sending Faxes Dialing from the External Phone Device
Various Ways of Sending Faxes
Sending Many Pages of a Monochrome Document (Direct Send)
Sending Faxes in Monochrome at a Specified Time (Send Fax Later)
Sending Different Size Documents Using ADF (ADF Continuous Scan)
Receiving Faxes on the Printer
Receiving Incoming Faxes
Receiving Faxes by Making a Phone Call
Receiving Faxes by Polling (Polling Receive)
Menu Options for Faxing
Fax
Scan Settings
Fax Send Settings
More
Contacts Manager
Sending a Fax from a Computer
Sending Documents Created Using an Application (Windows)
Sending Documents Created Using an Application (Mac OS)
Receiving Faxes on a Computer
Saving Incoming Faxes on a Computer
Canceling the Feature that Saves Incoming Faxes to the Computer
Checking for New Faxes (Windows)
Using the Fax Icon on the Task Bar (Windows)
Using the Notification Window (Windows)
Checking for New Faxes (Mac OS)
Open the Received Fax Folder from Received Fax Monitor (Mac OS)
Using Other Faxing Features
Printing Fax Report Manually
Replacing Ink Cartridges and Other Consumables
Checking the Status of the Remaining Ink and the Maintenance Box
Checking the Status of the Remaining Ink and the Maintenance Box - Control Panel
Checking the Status of the Remaining Ink and the Maintenance Box - Windows
Checking the Status of the Remaining Ink and the Maintenance Box - Mac OS X
Ink Cartridge Codes
Ink Cartridge Handling Precautions
Replacing Ink Cartridges
Maintenance Box Code
Maintenance Box Handling Precautions
Replacing a Maintenance Box
Temporarily Printing with Black Ink
Temporarily Printing with Black Ink - Control Panel
Temporarily Printing with Black Ink - Windows
Temporarily Printing with Black Ink - Mac OS
Conserving Black Ink when the Black Ink Is Low (for Windows Only)
Maintaining the Printer
Preventing the Print Head from Drying
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head - Control Panel
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head - Windows
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head - Mac OS
Aligning the Print Head
Aligning the Print Head - Control Panel
Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smears
Cleaning the ADF
Cleaning the Scanner Glass
Cleaning the Translucent Film
Network Service and Software Information
Application for Configuring Printer Operations (Web Config)
Running Web Config on a Web Browser
Running Web Config on Windows
Running Web Config on Mac OS
Application for Scanning Documents and Images (Epson Scan 2)
Adding the Network Scanner
Application for Configuring Scanning Operations from the Control Panel (Epson Event Manager)
Application for Configuring Fax Operations and Sending Faxes (FAX Utility)
Application for Sending Faxes (PC-FAX Driver)
Application for Printing Images (Epson Photo+)
Software Update Tools (EPSON Software Updater)
Application for Configuring Multiple Devices (EpsonNet Config)
Installing the Latest Applications
Updating Applications and Firmware
Uninstalling Applications
Uninstalling Applications - Windows
Uninstalling Applications - Mac OS
Printing Using a Network Service
Solving Problems
Checking the Printer Status
Checking Error Codes on the LCD Screen
Checking the Printer Status - Windows
Checking the Printer Status - Mac OS
Checking the Software Status
Removing Jammed Paper
Removing Jammed Paper from the Rear Paper Feed
Removing Jammed Paper from Inside the Printer
Removing Jammed Paper from Rear Cover
Removing Jammed Paper from the ADF
Paper Does Not Feed Correctly
Paper Jams
Paper Feeds at a Slant
Several Sheets of Paper are Fed at a Time
Paper Out Error Occurs
Paper is Ejected During Printing
Original Does Not Feed in the ADF
Power and Control Panel Problems
Power Does Not Turn On
Power Does Not Turn Off
Power Turns Off Automatically
LCD Screen Gets Dark
Cannot Print from a Computer
Checking the Connection (USB)
Checking the Connection (Network)
Checking the Software and Data
Checking for Genuine Epson Printer Drivers
Checking the Printer Status from the Computer (Windows)
Checking the Printer Status from the Computer (Mac OS)
When You Cannot Make Network Settings
Cannot Connect from Devices Even Though Network Settings are No Problems
Checking the SSID Connected to the Printer
Checking the SSID for the Computer
Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) Connections Become Unstable When Using USB 3.0 Devices on a Mac
Cannot Print from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Printout Problems
Printout is Scuffed or Color is Missing
Banding or Unexpected Colors Appear
Colored Banding Appears at Intervals of Approximately 2.5 cm
Blurry Prints, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment
Print Quality Does Not Improve Even After Aligning the Print Head
Print Quality is Poor
Paper Is Smeared or Scuffed
Paper is Smeared During Automatic 2-Sided Printing
Printed Photos are Sticky
Images or Photos are Printed in Unexpected Colors
Cannot Print Without Margins
Edges of the Image are Cropped During Borderless Printing
The Position, Size, or Margins of the Printout Are Incorrect
Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled
The Printed Image Is Inverted
Mosaic-Like Patterns in the Prints
Uneven Colors, Smears, Dots, or Straight Lines Appear in the Copied Image
Moiré (Cross-Hatch) Patterns Appear in the Copied Image
An Image of the Reverse Side of the Original Appears in the Copied Image
Banding Appears when Copying from the ADF
The Printout Problem Could Not be Cleared
Other Printing Problems
Printing Is Too Slow
Printing or Copying Slows Down Dramatically During Continuous Operation
Cannot Cancel Printing from a Computer Running Mac OS X v10.6.8
Cannot Start Scanning
Cannot Start Scanning when Using the Control Panel
Scanned Image Problems
Uneven Colors, Dirt, Spots, and so on Appear when Scanning from the Scanner Glass
Straight Lines Appear when Scanning from ADF
The Image Quality Is Rough
Offset Appears in the Background of Images
Text is Blurred
Moiré Patterns (Web-Like Shadows) Appear
Cannot Scan the Correct Area on the Scanner Glass
Text is Not Recognized Correctly when Saving as a Searchable PDF
Cannot Solve Problems in the Scanned Image
Other Scanning Problems
Scanning Is Too Slow
Scanning Slows Down Dramatically During Continuous Scanning
Scanning Stops when Scanning to PDF/Multi-TIFF
Problems when Sending and Receiving Faxes
Cannot Send or Receive Faxes
Cannot Send Faxes
Cannot Send Faxes to a Specific Recipient
Cannot Send Faxes at a Specified Time
Cannot Receive Faxes
Memory Full Error Occurs
Sent Fax Quality Is Poor
Faxes Are Sent at the Wrong Size
Received Fax Quality Is Poor
Received Faxes Are Not Printed
Pages are Blank or only a Small Amount of Text is Printed on the Second Page in Received Faxes
Other Faxing Problems
Cannot Make Calls on the Connected Telephone
Answering Machine Cannot Answer Voice Calls
Sender's Fax Number Not Displayed on Received Faxes or the Number Is Wrong
Other Problems
Slight Electric Shock when Touching the Printer
Operation Sounds Are Loud
The Date and Time Are Incorrect
Application Is Blocked by a Firewall (for Windows Only)
Appendix
Technical Specifications
Printer Specifications
Printable Area
Printable Area for Single Sheets
Printable Area for Envelopes
Scanner Specifications
Interface Specifications
Fax Specifications
Network Function List
Wi-Fi Specifications
Security Protocol
Supported Third Party Services
Dimensions
Electrical Specifications
Environmental Specifications
Environmental Specifications for Ink Cartridges
System Requirements
Regulatory Information
Standards and Approvals
Standards and Approvals for U.S. Model
Standards and Approvals for European Model
Standards and Approvals for Australian Model
Standards and Approvals for New Zealand Model
German Blue Angel
Restrictions on Copying
Transporting and Storing the Printer
Copyright
Trademarks
Where to Get Help
Technical Support Web Site
Contacting Epson Support
Before Contacting Epson
Help for Users in Europe
Help for Users in Taiwan
Help for Users in Australia
Help for Users in New Zealand
Access the printer driver window.
Click EPSON Status Monitor 3 on the Maintenance tab.
If EPSON Status Monitor 3 is disabled, click Extended Settings on the Maintenance tab, and then select Enable EPSON Status Monitor 3.