Epson WorkForce 500 Support Question
Epson WorkForce 500 Support Question
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Question posted by Dlcomkleis on February 10th, 2014
How To Use Scanner On Workforce 500 When Ink Is Out
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Product Brochure - Page 1
WorkForce™ 500
Print | Copy | Scan | Fax | Photo
Your personal business and photo center. Print speeds up to 180 pages in less time - Copy, scan or fax stacks of documents with useful software included - High-capacity Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow ink cartridges available
• Get product protection you need - Automatically correct under- also faxes...
Product Brochure - Page 2
...use and temperature. WorkForce 500 Print | Copy | Scan | Fax | Photo
Printing Technology Ink Palette Ink Cartridge Configuration Ink Type
Fade Resistance / Print Longevity4 Minimum Ink Droplet Size Maximum Print Resolution Print Speed1
Copy Speed1
Fax Specifications
Scanner...2000 Mac OS® X 10.3.9, 10.4.x, and 10.5.x
Epson printer driver, Web to Page, Epson Scan, ArcSoft® Print ...
Quick Guide - Page 13
... . Connect the phone cable from a speed dial list. port
Note: If you're connecting the WorkForce 500 Series to a DSL phone line, you must plug a DSL filter into the wall jack or you won't be able to use the fax or telephone equipment as described below ■ "Setting Up Fax Features" on page...
Quick Guide - Page 14
...is a fax and you hang up the phone or the answering machine answers, the WorkForce 500 Series automatically begins receiving the transmission. Setting Up Fax Features
Before sending or receiving ... answering machine connected to the EXT. To use a telephone or answering machine, you pick up a speed dial list of
rings needed for the WorkForce 500 Series to detect an incoming fax call comes...
Quick Guide - Page 16
.../Backspace
Function
Moves the cursor to the left .
■ To enter a fax number, use the numeric keypad to enter the characters indicated on the screen. Use the # button to type the + symbol when entering a phone number in your WorkForce 500 Series, select the size at which faxes are printed, and select when you want...
Quick Guide - Page 18
... Faxing a Document or Photo Select Speed Dial and press OK. 4. Make sure letter-size paper is loaded in the WorkForce 500 Series, then press
x Start to identify the speed dial entry (see
page 16), then press OK.
Use the numeric keypad to enter a name to print your speed dial list, follow these steps...
Quick Guide - Page 20
... of the speed dial entry you want to use, then press OK.
■ To redial the last fax number you see a redialing message and the WorkForce 500 Series redials after one minute. Your document is...different time to receive a fax from the phone. The last fax number is displayed on the scanner glass or in the Automatic Document Feeder. Change the setting back to fax additional pages, place...
Quick Guide - Page 26
... to expand the Print window, if necessary.
26 Printing From Your Computer
Open the File menu and select Print. 3. Select EPSON WorkForce 500 as the Printer setting. Check ink cartridge status
Cancel printing
Printing With a Macintosh
See the section below for your print job. Mac OS® X 10.5
1. Open a photo or document in an...
Quick Guide - Page 30
... Glossy Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss Premium Presentation Paper Matte
Envelope
30 Printing From Your Computer To monitor your printer software. This tells the WorkForce 500 Series what kind of paper you're using, so the ink coverage can be adjusted accordingly. For this paper/media
Plain paper Epson Bright White Paper Epson Presentation Paper...
Quick Guide - Page 33
... press OK. 4. Select Head Cleaning and press OK. 5. Press x Start.
If you do not use your WorkForce 500 Series and wait at least once a month to maintain good print quality. Note: You cannot clean the print head if an ink cartridge is low. Press the Setup button. 3.
When it is clean. Cleaning the Print...
Quick Guide - Page 34
... Accept or Decline. See page 36 to print when ink is actually a High Capacity cartridge. This window can optionally display ink offers and other cartridges are not expended. Checking the Ink Cartridge Status
Your WorkForce 500 Series will let you know when an ink cartridge is low or expended by displaying a message on -screen Epson Information...
Quick Guide - Page 35
... www.epson.com/ink3 (U.S. You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper at Epson Supplies CentralSM at least 3 hours before using them .
Purchasing Epson Ink Cartridges 35 Use the following list when you bring them to room temperature for priming the printer. We recommend that you use of ink remains in a cool, dark place.
For print quality...
Quick Guide - Page 36
... your screen may dry out.
1. Open the scanner, then open ink cartridge packages until you see a message on the WorkForce 500 Series. If ink gets into your hands, wash them immediately with soap and water. Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of it up. Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to install the...
Quick Guide - Page 37
... into place.
8. Close the scanner. 9. Replacing Ink Cartridges 37
This takes about 2 minutes.
Caution: To conserve ink, never turn off the WorkForce 500 Series while ink is finished. Shake the cartridge ... ink cartridge. Do not to begin charging the ink. When you see a completion message on the display screen, ink charging is charging. If you remove a low or expended ink ...
Quick Guide - Page 38
..., you 're having trouble using your paper is in sleep mode to your on the Maintenance tab in -one.
Load it 's a good idea to check Epson's support website for free updates to save power. Open your WorkForce 500 Series software. Also select EPSON Scan and click EPSON WorkForce 500 Series Scanner Driver Update. Press any button...
Quick Guide - Page 39
...first, or you could damage the mechanism. Then
lift the scanner, remove the jammed paper and torn pieces, close the scanner, and turn off the printer.
Caution: Do not try to eject the jammed paper. ...at once (see page 30).
■ Use the Automatic Document Feeder to fax or scan legal-size documents, but not to the left corner of the scanner glass. If paper is positioned against it ...
Quick Guide - Page 40
... of glass cleaner on the WorkForce 500 Series is connected to a DSL phone line, you 're copying, place the document flat against the scanner glass. ■ Clean the scanner glass with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth (paper towels are not
recommended), or use Epson papers (see page 5) and genuine Epson ink cartridges (see page 36).
■...
Start Here - Page 3
Charging takes about 2 minutes.
Caution: Don't turn off the WorkForce 500 Series while the ink system is
initializing or you'll waste ink. 4 Install ink cartridges
Note: Don't load paper before installing the ink cartridges.
1 Lift up the scanner. 2 Open the cartridge cover.
3 Shake the ink cartridges,
then unpack them.
4 Remove only the yellow tape from each cartridge.
Caution...
Start Here - Page 5
... a telephone wall jack to the LINE port on -screen instructions. Contact your DSL provider for instructions.
Windows
1 Make sure the WorkForce 500 Series is NOT CONNECTED to fax. 6 Connect the phone cord
To use a DSL filter or you won't be able to
your computer. Note: If you see the AutoPlay window, click Run...
Start Here - Page 7
....
when you see this screen, click Open the Printer List.
8 Follow the steps on -screen Epson ...using your software Select Help or ? You can download drivers and documentation, get FAQs and troubleshooting advice, or e-mail Epson with your
product for solutions to the WorkForce 500...problems. You can also purchase paper and ink. Software Technical Support ArcSoft Print Creations™...
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