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Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks. © 2004 Epson America, Inc. 6/04 CPD-16982R2 2 Contents Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What Your RX500 Can Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Loading Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Loading Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Copying Without a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Copy Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making Copies Lighter or Darker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving and Reusing Copy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Copy Size Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canceling Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying With a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 24 26 26 27 27 27 28 Printing From a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Windows Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Photos in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing With OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing With OS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 38 39 41 43 43 47 3 Customizing Macintosh Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing OS X Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing OS 8.6 to 9.x Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Photos on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Photos With OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Photos With OS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Your Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 49 50 51 52 53 54 Scanning to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Using Epson Smart Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scanning to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scanning From a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Scan Area (Marquee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoring Color to Old Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing Your Photo and Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoring and Saving Photos to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoring and Printing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scanning Slides and Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scanning Using the RX500 Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scanning to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scanning to E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 60 63 67 68 68 70 73 74 79 79 81 Using Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Compatible Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting and Removing Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying Photos to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows and OS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 84 85 86 87 4 Contents Printing From a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Printing an Index Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Selecting Photos To Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Printing With DPOF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Choosing Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Scanning a Photo to a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Maintaining the RX500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing New Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transporting the RX500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 111 111 115 118 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper Feeding Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Software Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 121 122 122 123 123 124 Contents 5 Requirements and Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCD Panel Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 125 126 127 128 129 129 130 130 131 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 6 Contents Welcome! The Epson Stylus® Photo RX500 combines the convenience of scanning and stand-alone copying with true photo print quality. It includes these features: Lets you print directly from your memory card, without even turning on your computer. Three built-in memory card slots support CompactFlashTM Type I and II, SD (Secure Digital), miniSD, MMC (MultiMediaCard), xD-Picture Card, TM ® SmartMedia, Sony® Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick TM TM Duo, MagicGateTM Memory Stick, and IBM® Microdrive. Serves as an external card reader that lets you copy images from the memory card to your computer, or vice versa. Includes photo restoration features to restore faded color photos to their original brilliance. Includes a built-in transparency unit and film holder so you can transform your slides and 35 mm film into beautiful photographs. Supports DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) technology, so you can pre-select the photos you want to print while your memory card is still in the camera. (Your digital camera must also support DPOF.) Includes software that lets you scan and edit text, or scan a photo and attach it to an e-mail. You can also upload photographs, free of charge, to Epson's photo-sharing web site. Supports Epson's BorderFree® print technology, which lets you print without borders on a variety of popular paper sizes. Supports Epson's PRINT Image MatchingTM technology and the Exif (Exchangeable Image File) Print format. With both technologies, your digital camera saves specific printing information, such as gamma level and color saturation, with each JPEG or TIFF image file. Your RX500 detects that information and uses it to optimize your print. You can print P.I.M. or Exif images directly from your memory card TM using the RX500's buttons, or you can use ArcSoft® PhotoImpression, one of the bonus applications that comes with your RX500. 7 What Your RX500 Can Do You can do a lot with your RX500! Look at the table below to find information on many of the available features. Original Equipment What you can do Copy: Use the RX500 as a copy machine to create duplicates of black and white or color documents. See page 19. RX500 Text document - Print text - Copy text - Scan text Text Documents Copy: Use Epson Smart PanelTM Copy Center to create copies. See page 28. Print: See page 36 (Windows®) or page 43 (Macintosh®). RX500 + Computer Scan: See page 57. To scan editable text, see Smart Panel Help. Copy: Use the RX500 as a copy machine to create duplicate photos. See page 19. Scan to memory card: Scan photos and save the image files on a memory card. See page 105. Copy: Use Epson Smart Panel Copy Center to create copies. See page 28. Print: See page 36 (Windows) or page 43 (Macintosh). Scan: See page 57. Scan to computer or ...