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Printing by Touching Smart Devices to the NFC Tag

You can connect the printer and your smart device automatically and print by touching the NFC antenna of a smart device running Android 4.0 or later and that supports NFC (Near Field Communication) to the printer's NFC tag.

The location of the NFC antenna varies depending on the smart device. See the documentation provided with your smart device for more details.

Important:

  • Make sure that the Wi-Fi Direct (Simple AP) connection setting is enabled.

  • Enable the NFC function on your smart device.

  • Make sure that Epson iPrint is installed on your smart device. If not, touch the NFC antenna of the smart device to the printer's NFC tag and install it.

Note:

  • If the printer does not communicate with the smart device even after touching it to the tag, try adjusting the position of the smart device and touch it to the tag again.

  • If there are obstacles such as metal between the printer's NFC tag and the NFC antenna of the smart device, the printer may not be able to communicate with the smart device.

  • This feature uses a Wi-Fi Direct (Simple AP) connection to connect to the printer. You can connect up to four devices to the printer at the same time.

  • If you have changed the password for the Wi-Fi Direct (Simple AP) connection, you cannot use this feature. Restore the initial password to use this feature.

  1. Load paper in the printer.

  2. Touch the NFC antenna of your smart device to the printer's NFC tag.

    Epson iPrint starts.

  3. On the Epson iPrint home screen, touch the NFC antenna of your smart device to the printer's NFC tag again.

    The printer and the smart device are connected.

  4. Select the image you want to print, and then select Next at the top right of the screen.

  5. Touch the NFC antenna of your smart device to the printer's NFC tag again.

    Printing starts.