Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Product Basics
- Selecting Wireless Network Settings From the Touch Panel
- Loading Paper
- Placing Originals on the Product
- Copying
- Printing From a Computer
- Printing with Windows
- Printing with Mac OS X
- Cancelling Printing Using a Product Button
- Scanning
- Starting a Scan
- Selecting EPSON Scan Settings
- Scanning with Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8 Using Image Capture
- Scanning Special Projects
- Faxing
- Connecting a Telephone or Answering Machine
- Setting Up Fax Features
- Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel
- Selecting Your Country or Region
- Selecting the Date and Time
- Entering Fax Header Information
- Entering Numbers and Characters for Faxing
- Selecting Fax Send and Receive Settings
- Selecting Fax Communication Settings
- Printing Fax Reports
- Restoring Default Fax Settings
- Fax Send Options
- Fax Receive Options
- Fax Communications Options
- Fax Report Options
- Restore Default Settings Options
- Setting Up Fax Features Using the Fax Utility - Windows
- Setting Up Fax Features Using the Fax Utility - Mac OS X
- Setting Up Fax Features Using the Product Control Panel
- Setting Up Speed Dial and Group Dial Lists
- Sending Faxes
- Receiving Faxes
- Using Memory Cards With Your Product
- Using an External Device with Your Product
- Printing Personalized Projects
- Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes
- Adjusting Print Quality
- Cleaning and Transporting Your Product
- Solving Problems
- Checking for Software Updates
- Product Status Messages
- Running a Product Check
- Resetting Control Panel Defaults
- Solving Setup Problems
- Solving Network Problems
- Solving Copying Problems
- Solving Paper Problems
- Solving Problems Printing from a Computer
- Solving Page Layout and Content Problems
- Solving Print Quality Problems
- Solving Scanning Problems
- Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems
- Image Consists of a Few Dots Only
- Line of Dots Appears in All Scanned Images
- Straight Lines in an Image Appear Crooked
- Image is Distorted or Blurry
- Image Colors are Patchy at the Edges
- Image is Too Dark
- Back of Original Image Appears in Scanned Image
- Ripple Patterns Appear in an Image
- Scanned Image Colors Do Not Match Original Colors
- Scan Area is Not Adjustable in Thumbnail Preview
- Scanned Image Edges are Cropped
- Solving Faxing Problems
- Solving Memory Card Problems
- When to Uninstall Your Product Software
- Where to Get Help
- Technical Specifications
- Windows System Requirements
- Mac System Requirements
- Printing Specifications
- Scanning Specifications
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) Specifications
- Fax Specifications
- Paper Specifications
- Printable Area Specifications
- Ink Cartridge Specifications
- Dimension Specifications
- Electrical Specifications
- Environmental Specifications
- Interface Specifications
- External USB Device Specifications
- Memory Card Specifications
- Network Interface Specifications
- Safety and Approvals Specifications
- Notices

Note: With Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, in addition to scanning with Image Capture, you can
download and install EPSON Scan scanning software. EPSON Scan provides additional image
adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images, and provides an interface
for TWAIN-compliant OCR scanning software, such as ABBYY FineReader. To download EPSON
Scan, visit Epson's driver download site (U.S. downloads or Canadian downloads).
Parent topic: Solving Scanning Problems
Related concepts
When to Uninstall Your Product Software
Related references
Windows System Requirements
Mac System Requirements
Related tasks
Scanning with Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8 Using Image Capture
Cannot Start EPSON Scan
If you cannot start EPSON Scan, try these solutions:
• Make sure your product is turned on and any interface cables are securely connected at both ends.
• Make sure EPSON Scan is selected in your scanning program.
• Make sure your computer is not running in a power-saving mode, such as sleep or standby. If so,
wake your system and restart EPSON Scan.
• Check the connection setting and test the connection using EPSON Scan Settings:
Windows: Click or Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON > EPSON Scan > EPSON Scan
Settings. Make sure the correct Connection setting is selected, then click the Test button.
Mac OS X: Open the Applications folder, click Epson Software, and click EPSON Scan Settings.
Make sure the correct Connection setting is selected, then click the Test button.
• Make sure you do not have multiple versions of EPSON Scan installed. If you do, uninstall both
versions and install one version.
• If you upgraded your operating system but did not reinstall EPSON Scan, try reinstalling it.
Note: With Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, in addition to scanning with Image Capture, you can download
and install EPSON Scan scanning software. EPSON Scan provides additional image adjustment and
photo correction features for enhancing scanned images, and provides an interface for TWAIN-
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