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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 1 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM
User’s Guide
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 2 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM 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 informatio
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 3 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Contents Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Where You Can Find Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 About Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 About Your Software . . . . . . . . .
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 4 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Customizing Macintosh Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Customizing OS X Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Customizing OS 9 Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Printing Photos on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Printing Photos With OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 5 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Printing Your Selected Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Saving and Reusing Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Printing From an Index Sheet . . . . . . . . . . .
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 6 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Checking the Ink Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Purchasing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . .
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 7 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 LCD Panel Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 8 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM 8 Contents
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 9 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Welcome! ® The Epson Stylus Photo RX600 combines the convenience of scanning and stand-alone copying with true photo print quality. It includes these outstanding features: ™ ■ Built-in memory card slots that support CompactFlash Type I and II, SD (Secure Digital), miniSD (adapter required), MMC (MultiMediaCard), ™ ® ™ xD-Picture Card, SmartMedia, Sony Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, ® Memory Stick DUO (adapter required),
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 10 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Where You Can Find Information You can do a lot with your Epson Stylus Photo RX600! Look at the table below to find information on many of the available features. Original Equipment What you can do Copy: Use the RX600 as a copy machine, to create duplicates of black and white or color documents. See page 21. Text document - Print text RX600 - Copy text - Scan text ™ Copy: Use the Epson Smart Panel Copy Center to create
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 11 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Original Equipment What you can do Print: See page 82. Print photo index: Thumbnail prints of all photos on your card. See page 90. Print and scan from an index sheet: Print a form with thumbnails of photos and fill in bubbles to choose which to print. See page 88. RX600 Save photos to CD-R or Zip disk: Back up memory card photos without a computer. See page 114. Memory Card Use the RX600 as a card reader: Save Photos
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 12 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM About Your Documentation To set up your RX600 and install its software, see the Start Here sheet. For basic 4 × 6-inch photo printing, copying, and printing from film when using your Stylus Photo RX600 without a computer, see the How to Copy and Print guide. This book contains system requirements, important safety information, your warranty, and instructions on: ■ Loading paper ■ Copying with and without a computer ■ Us
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 13 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM About Your Software Your software CD-ROM includes all of the software you need for printing, scanning, and copying. See the Start Here sheet for installation instructions. ■ Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you control how your documents look. You can’t print from your computer without it. Tip: It’s a good idea to check Epson’s support website periodically for free updates to your printer and scanner softwa
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 14 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM 14 Welcome!
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 15 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Loading Paper Follow the guidelines below to load paper in your Stylus Photo RX600. For a list of Epson papers, see the inside back cover of this manual. ■ “Loading Single Sheets” below ■ “Loading Envelopes” on page 17 ■ “Loading Special Papers” on page 19 Loading Single Sheets 1. Open the output tray. Output tray 2. Flip the feeder guard forward. Feeder guard 15
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 16 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM 3. Press the sides of the left edge guide together and slide it all the way to the left. 4. Insert your paper against the right edge of the sheet feeder, behind the tab. 5. Press the sides of the left edge guide together and slide it against the paper (but not too tightly). Note: Do not place the paper in front of the feeder guard. 6. Flip the feeder guard back over the paper. Feeder guard 16 Loading Paper
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 17 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Also be sure to: ■ Load all paper with the printable side up. It’s usually brighter or whiter. ■ Always load the short edge first, even when printing on 4 × 6 inch paper. ■ Do not load paper above the arrow on the left edge guide. ■ Load letterhead or preprinted paper top edge first. ■ If you’re using special paper, follow the instructions that came with the paper. Loading Envelopes 1. Open the output tray. Output tray 2. F
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 18 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM 4. Press the sides of the left edge guide together and slide it against the envelopes (but not too tightly). Load envelopes short edge first, printable side up, and flap edge left Note: For best results, press each envelope flat before loading, or load one envelope at a time. Avoid envelopes that are too thin; they may curl during printing. Select the following settings when printing on envelopes: ® ® ■ Plain paper as
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 19 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM Loading Special Papers To load Epson ink jet papers, follow these guidelines: Paper type Loading capacity Epson Premium Bright White Paper 80 sheets Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 30 cards Epson Ink Jet Transparencies 30 sheets Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight 20 sheets ™ PremierArt Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper for Epson Epson Photo Paper Epson All-Purpose Glossy Photo Paper Epson Glossy Pho
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SP RX600 Users Guide.book Page 20 Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:08 PM 20 Loading Paper
