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... Cancel and disconnect the USB cable. 2 Insert the product CD or download and run your product's software package: www.epson.com/support/xp640downloads (U.S.) or www.epson.ca/support/xp640downloads (Canada) 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to run the setup program. OS X: Make sure... nozzles are using a Mac, an Internet connection is fully extended. To print from Google Play™) with Epson Connect™ and Google Cloud Print™. Any problems? Mobile printing Connect wirelessly from your product from your router offers both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz connections, make...
... Cancel and disconnect the USB cable. 2 Insert the product CD or download and run your product's software package: www.epson.com/support/xp640downloads (U.S.) or www.epson.ca/support/xp640downloads (Canada) 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to run the setup program. OS X: Make sure... nozzles are using a Mac, an Internet connection is fully extended. To print from Google Play™) with Epson Connect™ and Google Cloud Print™. Any problems? Mobile printing Connect wirelessly from your product from your router offers both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz connections, make...
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...Running a Product Check ...202 Resetting Control Panel Defaults ...203 Solving Setup Problems ...204 Noise After Ink Installation ...205 Software Installation Problems ...205 Control Panel Setup Problems ...205 Solving Network Problems ...206 Product Cannot Connect to a Wireless Router or Access Point 206 ...Network Software Cannot Find Product on a Network 207 8 OS X 182 Conserving Low Black Ink with Expended Color Cartridges - Purchase Epson...
...Running a Product Check ...202 Resetting Control Panel Defaults ...203 Solving Setup Problems ...204 Noise After Ink Installation ...205 Software Installation Problems ...205 Control Panel Setup Problems ...205 Solving Network Problems ...206 Product Cannot Connect to a Wireless Router or Access Point 206 ...Network Software Cannot Find Product on a Network 207 8 OS X 182 Conserving Low Black Ink with Expended Color Cartridges - Purchase Epson...
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...Product Icon Does Not Appear in Windows Taskbar 219 Error After Cartridge Replacement 219 Printing is Slow ...220 Solving Page Layout and Content Problems 221 Inverted Image...221 Too Many Copies Print ...222 Blank Pages Print ...222 Incorrect Margins on Printout...222 Border Appears on Borderless... Prints 223 Incorrect Characters Print...223 Incorrect Image Size or Position 224 Slanted Printout ...224 Solving Print Quality Problems ...225 White or Dark Lines in Printout ...225 Blurry or Smeared Printout ...226 Faint Printout or Printout Has Gaps 227 Grainy ...
...Product Icon Does Not Appear in Windows Taskbar 219 Error After Cartridge Replacement 219 Printing is Slow ...220 Solving Page Layout and Content Problems 221 Inverted Image...221 Too Many Copies Print ...222 Blank Pages Print ...222 Incorrect Margins on Printout...222 Border Appears on Borderless... Prints 223 Incorrect Characters Print...223 Incorrect Image Size or Position 224 Slanted Printout ...224 Solving Print Quality Problems ...225 White or Dark Lines in Printout ...225 Blurry or Smeared Printout ...226 Faint Printout or Printout Has Gaps 227 Grainy ...
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Scanning Software Does Not Operate Correctly 230 Cannot Start Epson Scan 2 ...230 Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems 231 Image Consists of a Few Dots Only 232 Line of Dots Appears... Image Colors Do Not Match Original Colors 234 Scanned Image Edges are Cropped 235 Solving Memory Card Problems...235 Memory Card Does Not Fit Into a Slot 235 Cannot View or Print Photos from a Memory Card... or Device 236 Solving CD/DVD Problems...236 CD/DVD Jam Problems...237 Image Not Centered on CD/DVD 237 Ink Smears on CD/DVD...237 Faint Image on CD...
Scanning Software Does Not Operate Correctly 230 Cannot Start Epson Scan 2 ...230 Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems 231 Image Consists of a Few Dots Only 232 Line of Dots Appears... Image Colors Do Not Match Original Colors 234 Scanned Image Edges are Cropped 235 Solving Memory Card Problems...235 Memory Card Does Not Fit Into a Slot 235 Cannot View or Print Photos from a Memory Card... or Device 236 Solving CD/DVD Problems...236 CD/DVD Jam Problems...237 Image Not Centered on CD/DVD 237 Ink Smears on CD/DVD...237 Faint Image on CD...
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Your product should now display a WiFi symbol on a network. 1. Press the arrow buttons to help you determine the causes of any problems you may have using your product on the LCD screen. Select Network Status and press the OK button. 43 Parent topic: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Printing a Network Status Sheet You can print a network status sheet to select Settings and press the OK button. 3. If it does not, repeat these steps to try again. You see this screen: 4. Press the home button, if necessary. 2. Select Network Settings and press the OK button.
Your product should now display a WiFi symbol on a network. 1. Press the arrow buttons to help you determine the causes of any problems you may have using your product on the LCD screen. Select Network Status and press the OK button. 43 Parent topic: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Printing a Network Status Sheet You can print a network status sheet to select Settings and press the OK button. 3. If it does not, repeat these steps to try again. You see this screen: 4. Press the home button, if necessary. 2. Select Network Settings and press the OK button.
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... to change or update how your product connects to view additional options. 6. You see a screen like this: Note: If you are connected to diagnose any problems you want to cancel the operation.) Examine the settings shown on the network status sheet to a network, the signal strength is also displayed. 5. Press the...
... to change or update how your product connects to view additional options. 6. You see a screen like this: Note: If you are connected to diagnose any problems you want to cancel the operation.) Examine the settings shown on the network status sheet to a network, the signal strength is also displayed. 5. Press the...
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... Settings and press the OK button. 4. Do one of your product's SSID (network name) and password, and any network settings selected for the Epson Connect services you change your network connection type or need to solve a problem with your product software. • OS X: Go to select Settings and press the OK button. 3.
... Settings and press the OK button. 4. Do one of your product's SSID (network name) and password, and any network settings selected for the Epson Connect services you change your network connection type or need to solve a problem with your product software. • OS X: Go to select Settings and press the OK button. 3.
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Allow Applications to Perform ICM Color Matching Allows applications to correct printing problems. Refine screening pattern Prints graphics with a finer screening pattern. Windows Once you have selected your print settings, you are ready to save your application. Print ... contain no text or images. Skip Blank Page Ensures that your settings. 91 Always Spool RAW Datatype Increases print speed and may solve other printing problems. Page Rendering Mode Increases print speed when printing is extremely slow or the print head stops during printing.
Allow Applications to Perform ICM Color Matching Allows applications to correct printing problems. Refine screening pattern Prints graphics with a finer screening pattern. Windows Once you have selected your print settings, you are ready to save your application. Print ... contain no text or images. Skip Blank Page Ensures that your settings. 91 Always Spool RAW Datatype Increases print speed and may solve other printing problems. Page Rendering Mode Increases print speed when printing is extremely slow or the print head stops during printing.
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.... 184 Adjusting Print Quality If your print quality declines, you may need to replace the ink cartridges. If running these utilities does not solve the problem, you don't clean them so you may need to run a utility to clean or align the print head.
.... 184 Adjusting Print Quality If your print quality declines, you may need to replace the ink cartridges. If running these utilities does not solve the problem, you don't clean them so you may need to run a utility to clean or align the print head.
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... • Windows: Your printer software automatically checks for free updates to problems you may have using your version of this manual or visit Epson's driver download site (U.S. Solving Problems Check these sections for solutions to your product software. Checking for Software ...Product Check Resetting Control Panel Defaults Solving Setup Problems Solving Network Problems Solving Copying Problems Solving Paper Problems Solving Problems Printing from the Home screen of Windows. 199 You can also update the software by selecting EPSON Software Updater in the printer settings window ...
... • Windows: Your printer software automatically checks for free updates to problems you may have using your version of this manual or visit Epson's driver download site (U.S. Solving Problems Check these sections for solutions to your product software. Checking for Software ...Product Check Resetting Control Panel Defaults Solving Setup Problems Solving Network Problems Solving Copying Problems Solving Paper Problems Solving Problems Printing from the Home screen of Windows. 199 You can also update the software by selecting EPSON Software Updater in the printer settings window ...
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... folder and selecting EPSON Software Updater. • OS X: You can manually update the software by checking the messages on its LCD screen. You can often diagnose problems with your documentation. 200 LCD screen message Condition/solution Operation canceled. Make sure error ...while the memory card or external device is expended. Printer error. disabled. A fatal error has occurred. Parent topic: Solving Problems Related tasks Changing Automatic Update Options Product Status Messages You can also see documentation. You need to instructions on again. If ...
... folder and selecting EPSON Software Updater. • OS X: You can manually update the software by checking the messages on its LCD screen. You can often diagnose problems with your documentation. 200 LCD screen message Condition/solution Operation canceled. Make sure error ...while the memory card or external device is expended. Printer error. disabled. A fatal error has occurred. Parent topic: Solving Problems Related tasks Changing Automatic Update Options Product Status Messages You can also see documentation. You need to instructions on again. If ...
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... product. Recovery mode Condition/solution The ink pads are not a user-replaceable part. There is a problem with the network connection to use cloud services. The Epson Status Monitor, your product. Update the root certificate to your LCD screen, or lights on printed pages...its service life. Parent topic: Solving Problems Related references Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product Paper Jam Problems in the Paper Cassette Paper Jam Problems in the printer collect, distribute, and contain the ink that is invalid. Please contact Epson support. Access your product's built-in...
... product. Recovery mode Condition/solution The ink pads are not a user-replaceable part. There is a problem with the network connection to use cloud services. The Epson Status Monitor, your product. Update the root certificate to your LCD screen, or lights on printed pages...its service life. Parent topic: Solving Problems Related references Paper Jam Problems Inside the Product Paper Jam Problems in the Paper Cassette Paper Jam Problems in the printer collect, distribute, and contain the ink that is invalid. Please contact Epson support. Access your product's built-in...
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...You can reset them all. 1. Press the home button, if necessary. 2. The nozzle check pattern is operating properly. Any operation problem you may have a problem with settings on the results of the product check: • If the page prints and the nozzle check pattern is complete, ...Problems Resetting Control Panel Defaults If you can choose which settings to select Settings and press the OK button. 203 Select Nozzle Check and press the OK button. 7. Press the start button. Press the arrow buttons to reset or reset them to their factory defaults. If they do not work, contact Epson...
...You can reset them all. 1. Press the home button, if necessary. 2. The nozzle check pattern is operating properly. Any operation problem you may have a problem with settings on the results of the product check: • If the page prints and the nozzle check pattern is complete, ...Problems Resetting Control Panel Defaults If you can choose which settings to select Settings and press the OK button. 203 Select Nozzle Check and press the OK button. 7. Press the start button. Press the arrow buttons to reset or reset them to their factory defaults. If they do not work, contact Epson...
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... a confirmation screen. 5. Select Yes to reset the selected settings. (Select No if you want to cancel the operation.) Parent topic: Solving Problems Solving Setup Problems Check these options: • Network Settings: Resets all network settings. • All except Network Settings: Resets all control panel settings, except ...Resets all control panel settings. Select Restore Default Settings and press the OK button. 4. Noise After Ink Installation Software Installation Problems Control Panel Setup Problems Parent topic: Solving Problems 204 3. Select one of these sections if you have...
... a confirmation screen. 5. Select Yes to reset the selected settings. (Select No if you want to cancel the operation.) Parent topic: Solving Problems Solving Setup Problems Check these options: • Network Settings: Resets all network settings. • All except Network Settings: Resets all control panel settings, except ...Resets all control panel settings. Select Restore Default Settings and press the OK button. 4. Noise After Ink Installation Software Installation Problems Control Panel Setup Problems Parent topic: Solving Problems 204 3. Select one of these sections if you have...
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...charge its print head. Parent topic: Solving Setup Problems Control Panel Setup Problems If you have problems while installing your product software, try these solutions: • Make sure your product is still in progress, contact Epson for help. Noise After Ink Installation If you... hear noises from your System Administrator. Your product is still in progress. Parent topic: Solving Setup Problems Software Installation Problems If you have problems setting up the control panel, try ...
...charge its print head. Parent topic: Solving Setup Problems Control Panel Setup Problems If you have problems while installing your product software, try these solutions: • Make sure your product is still in progress, contact Epson for help. Noise After Ink Installation If you... hear noises from your System Administrator. Your product is still in progress. Parent topic: Solving Setup Problems Software Installation Problems If you have problems setting up the control panel, try ...
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... access restrictions are set the router to operate in OS X Printer Window Cannot Print Over a Network Cannot Scan Over a Network Parent topic: Solving Problems Product Cannot Connect to a Wireless Router or Access Point If your product has trouble finding or connecting to a wireless router or access point, try ... or another device. • You may cause loss of your product's MAC address to see if access restrictions, such as a filing cabinet. Epson is operating correctly by connecting to it from the product control panel within contact range of network data and settings.
... access restrictions are set the router to operate in OS X Printer Window Cannot Print Over a Network Cannot Scan Over a Network Parent topic: Solving Problems Product Cannot Connect to a Wireless Router or Access Point If your product has trouble finding or connecting to a wireless router or access point, try ... or another device. • You may cause loss of your product's MAC address to see if access restrictions, such as a filing cabinet. Epson is operating correctly by connecting to it from the product control panel within contact range of network data and settings.
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If necessary, delete the existing DIRECT-xxxxxxxx connection settings from your product software from the Epson website using the instructions on a Network If EpsonNet Setup cannot find your network. Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related topics Wi-Fi Networking Network Software Cannot Find Product on the Start Here sheet. 207 ASCII characters. •...
If necessary, delete the existing DIRECT-xxxxxxxx connection settings from your product software from the Epson website using the instructions on a Network If EpsonNet Setup cannot find your network. Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related topics Wi-Fi Networking Network Software Cannot Find Product on the Start Here sheet. 207 ASCII characters. •...
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Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related concepts Uninstall Your Product Software Related topics Wi-Fi Networking Product Does Not Appear in OS X Printer Window If your product does not appear ... your LCD screen, make sure your router uses a single network name (SSID) for instructions. If your product software was installed correctly. Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related concepts Uninstall Your Product Software Related topics Wi-Fi Networking 208 Note: If you are using a 5 GHz wireless router, set the router to the...
Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related concepts Uninstall Your Product Software Related topics Wi-Fi Networking Product Does Not Appear in OS X Printer Window If your product does not appear ... your LCD screen, make sure your router uses a single network name (SSID) for instructions. If your product software was installed correctly. Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related concepts Uninstall Your Product Software Related topics Wi-Fi Networking 208 Note: If you are using a 5 GHz wireless router, set the router to the...
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... verify that is preventing printing from a device over the network. If your router uses a single network name (SSID) for your network. Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related concepts Uninstall Your Product Software Related tasks Printing a Network Status Sheet Related topics Wi-Fi Networking 209 If necessary, reinstall your product near a microwave...
... verify that is preventing printing from a device over the network. If your router uses a single network name (SSID) for your network. Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related concepts Uninstall Your Product Software Related tasks Printing a Network Status Sheet Related topics Wi-Fi Networking 209 If necessary, reinstall your product near a microwave...
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... This is performing routine maintenance. Parent topic: Solving Copying Problems Solving Paper Problems Check these solutions if you have problems copying with your product. Parent topic: Solving Copying Problems Related concepts Print Head Nozzle Check Print Head Cleaning Product ... tilted). downloads or Canadian downloads). To download Epson Scan 2, visit Epson's driver download site (U.S. Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related topics Wi-Fi Networking Scanning Solving Copying Problems Check these sections if you have problems using paper with your product. 211
... This is performing routine maintenance. Parent topic: Solving Copying Problems Solving Paper Problems Check these solutions if you have problems copying with your product. Parent topic: Solving Copying Problems Related concepts Print Head Nozzle Check Print Head Cleaning Product ... tilted). downloads or Canadian downloads). To download Epson Scan 2, visit Epson's driver download site (U.S. Parent topic: Solving Network Problems Related topics Wi-Fi Networking Scanning Solving Copying Problems Check these sections if you have problems using paper with your product. 211