Table Of Content®
Artisan 837 User's Guide
Contents
Artisan837User'sGuide.......................................................................................................................... 15
ProductBasics.......................................................................................................................................... 16
SettingUptheControlPanel.............................................................................................................. 16
TouchPanelButtonsandLights.................................................................................................... 16
AdjustingControlPanelPosition................................................................................................... 17
ChangingLCDScreenLanguage.................................................................................................. 18
TurningOffControlPanelSounds................................................................................................. 18
ProductPartsLocations..................................................................................................................... 18
ProductParts-Top........................................................................................................................ 19
ProductParts-Front..................................................................................................................... 21
ProductParts-Inside.................................................................................................................... 22
ProductParts-Back...................................................................................................................... 23
SelectingWirelessNetworkSettingsFromtheTouchPanel............................................................. 23
LoadingPaper........................................................................................................................................... 26
LoadingPaperintheMainTray......................................................................................................... 26
LoadingPaperinthePhotoTray........................................................................................................ 32
LoadingEnvelopes............................................................................................................................. 36
PaperLoadingCapacity..................................................................................................................... 42
AvailableEpsonPapers..................................................................................................................... 43
BorderlessPaperTypeCompatibility................................................................................................. 45
PaperorMediaTypeSettings............................................................................................................ 46
PlacingOriginalsontheProduct............................................................................................................. 47
PlacingOriginalsontheScannerGlass............................................................................................. 47
PlacingOriginalsintheAutomaticDocumentFeeder........................................................................ 48
Copying...................................................................................................................................................... 52
CopyingDocuments........................................................................................................................... 52
CopyingPhotos.................................................................................................................................. 54
PaperTypeSettings-Copying........................................................................................................... 56
PaperSizeSettings-Copying............................................................................................................ 57
CopyingOptions................................................................................................................................. 58
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PrintingFromaComputer........................................................................................................................ 60
PrintingwithWindows........................................................................................................................ 60
SelectingBasicPrintSettings-Windows...................................................................................... 60
BasicPrintOptions-Windows.................................................................................................. 62
SelectingAdvancedPrintSettings-Windows............................................................................... 63
AdvancedPrintQualitySettings-Windows.............................................................................. 65
AdvancedPrintOptions-Windows........................................................................................... 65
ColorManagementOptions-Windows.................................................................................... 66
SelectingPrintLayoutOptions-Windows..................................................................................... 66
SelectingDouble-sidedPrintingSettings-Windows..................................................................... 68
Double-sidedPrintingOptions-Windows................................................................................. 70
PrintDensityAdjustments-Windows....................................................................................... 71
SelectingaPrintingPreset-Windows........................................................................................... 71
PrintingYourDocumentorPhoto-Windows................................................................................ 72
CheckingPrintStatus-Windows.............................................................................................. 73
SelectingDefaultPrintSettings-Windows.................................................................................... 74
ChangingtheLanguageofthePrinterSoftwareScreens......................................................... 75
ChangingAutomaticUpdateOptions............................................................................................ 77
PrintingwithMacOSX10.5,10.6,or10.7......................................................................................... 78
SelectingBasicPrintSettings-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7............................................................. 78
PrintQualitySettings-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7..................................................................... 82
PrintOptions-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7.................................................................................. 82
SelectingPageSetupSettings-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7........................................................... 83
SelectingPrintLayoutOptions-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7........................................................... 83
SelectingDouble-sidedPrintingSettings-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7........................................... 84
Double-sidedPrintingOptionsandAdjustments-MacOSX................................................... 86
ManagingColor-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7.................................................................................. 87
ColorMatchingandColorOptions-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7................................................. 88
PrintingYourDocumentorPhoto-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7....................................................... 88
CheckingPrintStatus-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7.................................................................... 89
SelectingPrintingPreferences-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7........................................................... 90
PrintingPreferences-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7...................................................................... 91
PrintingwithMacOSX10.4............................................................................................................... 92
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SelectingPageSetupSettings-MacOSX10.4........................................................................... 92
SelectingBasicPrintSettings-MacOSX10.4............................................................................. 94
PrintQualitySettings-MacOSX10.4..................................................................................... 96
PrintOptions-MacOSX10.4.................................................................................................. 96
SelectingPrintLayoutOptions-MacOSX10.4........................................................................... 97
SelectingDouble-sidedPrintingSettings-MacOSX10.4........................................................... 97
ManagingColor-MacOSX10.4.................................................................................................. 98
ColorOptions-MacOSX10.4................................................................................................. 99
SelectingPrintingPreferences-MacOSX10.4........................................................................... 99
PrintingPreferences-MacOSX10.4.................................................................................... 100
PrintingYourDocumentorPhoto-MacOSX10.4..................................................................... 100
CheckingPrintStatus-MacOSX10.4.................................................................................. 101
CancellingPrintingUsingaProductButton...................................................................................... 102
Scanning.................................................................................................................................................. 103
StartingaScan................................................................................................................................. 103
StartingaScanUsingtheProductControlPanel........................................................................ 103
ScantoMemoryCardOptions................................................................................................ 105
ChangingDefaultScanButtonSettings.................................................................................. 105
StartingaScanUsingtheEpsonScanIcon................................................................................ 106
StartingaScanfromaScanningProgram.................................................................................. 108
SelectingEpsonScanSettings........................................................................................................ 110
ScanModes................................................................................................................................ 110
SelectingtheScanMode............................................................................................................. 110
ScanninginHomeMode............................................................................................................. 111
SelectingaScanArea-HomeMode...................................................................................... 114
AvailableImageAdjustments-HomeMode........................................................................... 117
SelectingaScanSize-HomeMode....................................................................................... 118
ScanninginOfficeMode.............................................................................................................. 120
SelectingaScanArea-OfficeMode...................................................................................... 122
AvailableImageAdjustments-OfficeMode........................................................................... 124
ScanninginProfessionalMode................................................................................................... 125
AvailableImageTypes-ProfessionalMode........................................................................... 128
SelectingaScanArea-ProfessionalMode............................................................................ 128
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AvailableImageAdjustments-ProfessionalMode................................................................. 131
SelectingaScanSize-ProfessionalMode............................................................................ 133
ImagePreviewGuidelines........................................................................................................... 136
ScanResolutionGuidelines........................................................................................................ 136
SelectingScanFileSettings........................................................................................................ 137
AvailableScannedFileTypesandOptionalSettings.............................................................. 138
ScanningwithMacOSX10.6/10.7.................................................................................................. 139
ScanningSpecialProjects................................................................................................................ 140
ScanningtoaPDFFile................................................................................................................ 141
RestoringPhotoColorsasYouScan.......................................................................................... 144
ConvertScannedDocumentstoEditableText(OCR)................................................................. 145
ScanningUsingOCR-Windows............................................................................................ 145
ScanningUsingOCR-MacOSX10.4or10.5....................................................................... 147
Faxing....................................................................................................................................................... 149
ConnectingaTelephoneorAnsweringMachine.............................................................................. 149
SettingUpFaxFeatures.................................................................................................................. 151
SettingUpFaxFeaturesUsingtheProductControlPanel.......................................................... 152
SelectingYourCountryorRegion........................................................................................... 152
SelectingtheDateandTime................................................................................................... 153
EnteringFaxHeaderInformation............................................................................................ 155
EnteringNumbersandCharactersforFaxing......................................................................... 158
SelectingFaxSendandReceiveSettings.............................................................................. 159
SelectingFaxCommunicationSettings.................................................................................. 160
PrintingFaxReports............................................................................................................... 161
RestoringDefaultFaxSettings............................................................................................... 163
FaxSendingOptions.............................................................................................................. 164
FaxReceiveOptions............................................................................................................... 164
FaxCommunicationsOptions................................................................................................. 165
FaxReportOptions................................................................................................................. 166
RestoreDefaultSettingsOptions............................................................................................ 166
SettingUpFaxFeaturesUsingtheFaxUtility-Windows............................................................ 167
SettingUpFaxFeaturesUsingtheFaxUtility-MacOSX.......................................................... 169
SettingUpSpeedDialandGroupDialLists..................................................................................... 170
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SettingUpSpeed/GroupDialListsUsingtheProductControlPanel.......................................... 171
CreatingSpeedDialListEntries............................................................................................. 171
PrintingYourSpeedDialList.................................................................................................. 173
CreatingGroupDialListEntries.............................................................................................. 175
PrintingYourGroupDialList................................................................................................... 177
SettingUpSpeed/GroupDialListsUsingtheFaxUtility-Windows............................................ 178
SettingUpSpeed/GroupDialListsUsingtheFaxUtility-MacOSX.......................................... 182
SendingFaxes................................................................................................................................. 183
SendingFaxesfromtheProductControlPanel........................................................................... 184
ManuallyDialingorRedialingFaxNumbers........................................................................... 184
SelectingFaxNumbersfromSpeedorGroupDialLists......................................................... 186
DialingFaxNumbersfromaConnectedTelephone............................................................... 187
FaxSendOptions................................................................................................................... 189
SendingFaxesUsingtheFaxUtility-Windows.......................................................................... 190
SendingFaxesUsingtheFaxUtility-MacOSX......................................................................... 192
ReceivingFaxes............................................................................................................................... 195
FaxReception............................................................................................................................. 196
ReceivingFaxesAutomatically(AutoAnswer)............................................................................ 196
ReceivingFaxesManually........................................................................................................... 196
UsingMemoryCardsWithYourProduct.............................................................................................. 198
InsertingaMemoryCard.................................................................................................................. 198
MemoryCardTypes.................................................................................................................... 199
MemoryCardFileSpecifications................................................................................................. 201
RemovingaMemoryCard........................................................................................................... 201
PrintingfromaMemoryCard........................................................................................................... 202
ViewingandPrintingPhotos........................................................................................................ 202
ViewingandPrintingIndividualPhotos................................................................................... 202
PrintingAllPhotos................................................................................................................... 205
PrintingPhotosbyDate.......................................................................................................... 207
ViewingandPrintingPhotosfromaSlideShow..................................................................... 210
CroppingPhotosDisplayedontheLCDScreen..................................................................... 211
ModifyingPhotosDisplayedontheLCDScreen.................................................................... 211
PhotoAdjustmentOptions...................................................................................................... 212
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SelectingPrintSettingsforPhotosDisplayedontheLCDScreen.......................................... 213
PrintSettingOptions-PhotoMode......................................................................................... 214
PrintingPhotoLayoutsfromaMemoryCard............................................................................... 215
PhotoLayoutOptions............................................................................................................. 217
PrintingPhotoGreetingCards..................................................................................................... 218
CreatingandPrintingaGreetingCardTemplate.................................................................... 218
PrintingaGreetingCardfromaTemplate.............................................................................. 220
PrintingPhotoProofsheetsfromaMemoryCard........................................................................ 222
TransferringPhotosonaMemoryCard........................................................................................... 223
TransferringPhotosfromaMemoryCardtoYourComputer...................................................... 223
TransferringPhotosfromaMemoryCardtoanExternalDevice................................................. 224
UsinganExternalDevicewithYourProduct........................................................................................ 227
WirelessPrintingfromaMobileDevice............................................................................................ 227
PrintingfromaCameraConnectedtoYourProduct........................................................................ 227
ConnectingandPrintingFromaCamera.................................................................................... 228
SelectingPrintSettingsforPrintingfromaCamera..................................................................... 229
PrintSettings-Camera........................................................................................................... 231
PhotoAdjustments-Camera.................................................................................................. 232
ViewingorPrintingfromaUSBFlashDriveorExternalDevice....................................................... 234
USBDeviceFileSpecifications................................................................................................... 234
ConnectingandUsingaUSBFlashDriveorExternalDevice..................................................... 234
ChargingaUSBDeviceUsingYourProduct.................................................................................... 235
PrintingPersonalizedProjects............................................................................................................... 237
PrintingColoringBookPages.......................................................................................................... 237
PrintingPersonalizedNotePaper.................................................................................................... 239
PrintingLinedPaperandGraphPaper............................................................................................ 240
PrintingonCDs/DVDs............................................................................................................................. 242
CD/DVDPrintingFeatures............................................................................................................... 242
LoadingaCD/DVD........................................................................................................................... 242
RemovingaPrintedCD/DVD........................................................................................................... 244
PlacingaCD/DVDontheScannerGlass......................................................................................... 245
CopyingontoaCD/DVD.................................................................................................................. 246
PrintingPhotosfromaMemoryCardOntoaCD/DVD..................................................................... 247
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PrintingaJewelCaseInsertfromaMemoryCard........................................................................... 249
PrintingonCDs/DVDsfromaComputer.......................................................................................... 251
PrintingonaCD/DVDwithWindows........................................................................................... 252
DesigningaCD/DVD-Windows............................................................................................. 252
PrintingYourCD/DVDDesign-Windows............................................................................... 253
AdjustingCD/DVDPrintPosition-Windows........................................................................... 253
AdjustingCD/DVDPrintQuality-Windows............................................................................ 255
PrintingonaCD/DVDwithMacOSX......................................................................................... 256
DesigningaCD/DVD-MacOSX .......................................................................................... 257
PrintingYourCD/DVDDesign-MacOSX............................................................................. 258
AdjustingCD/DVDPrintPosition-MacOSX......................................................................... 259
AdjustingCD/DVDPrintQuality-MacOSX........................................................................... 260
ReplacingInkCartridges........................................................................................................................ 262
CheckCartridgeStatus.................................................................................................................... 262
CheckingCartridgeStatusontheLCDScreen........................................................................... 262
CheckingCartridgeStatuswithWindows.................................................................................... 263
CheckingCartridgeStatuswithMacOSX.................................................................................. 266
PurchaseEpsonInkCartridges........................................................................................................ 267
InkCartridgePartNumbers......................................................................................................... 267
RemovingandInstallingInkCartridges............................................................................................ 268
ConservingLowBlackInkwithWindows......................................................................................... 272
AdjustingPrintQuality............................................................................................................................ 274
PrintHeadMaintenance................................................................................................................... 274
PrintHeadNozzleCheck............................................................................................................. 274
CheckingtheNozzlesUsingtheProductControlPanel......................................................... 274
CheckingtheNozzlesUsingaComputerUtility...................................................................... 277
PrintHeadCleaning.................................................................................................................... 280
CleaningthePrintHeadUsingtheProductControlPanel...................................................... 280
CleaningthePrintHeadUsingaComputerUtility................................................................... 282
PrintHeadAlignment....................................................................................................................... 285
AligningthePrintHeadUsingtheProductControlPanel............................................................ 286
AligningthePrintHeadUsingaComputerUtility......................................................................... 288
CleaningthePaperPath.................................................................................................................. 291
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CleaningandTransportingYourProduct............................................................................................. 292
CleaningYourProduct..................................................................................................................... 292
TransportingYourProduct............................................................................................................... 292
SolvingProblems.................................................................................................................................... 295
CheckingforSoftwareUpdates........................................................................................................ 295
ProductStatusMessages................................................................................................................ 296
RunningaProductCheck................................................................................................................ 297
ResettingControlPanelDefaults..................................................................................................... 299
SolvingSetupProblems................................................................................................................... 300
NoiseAfterInkInstallation........................................................................................................... 301
SoftwareInstallationProblems.................................................................................................... 301
ControlPanelSetupProblems.................................................................................................... 302
SolvingNetworkProblems............................................................................................................... 302
ProductCannotConnecttoaWirelessRouterorAccessPoint.................................................. 302
NetworkSoftwareCannotFindProductonaNetwork................................................................. 303
ProductDoesNotAppearinMacOSXPrinterWindow.............................................................. 303
CannotPrintOveraNetwork....................................................................................................... 304
CannotScanOveraNetwork...................................................................................................... 304
PrintingaNetworkStatusSheet.................................................................................................. 305
SolvingCopyingProblems............................................................................................................... 306
ProductMakesNoise,ButNothingCopies.................................................................................. 306
ProductMakesNoiseWhenItSitsforaWhile............................................................................ 306
SolvingPaperProblems................................................................................................................... 306
PaperFeedingProblems............................................................................................................. 307
PaperJamProblemsInsidetheProduct..................................................................................... 307
PaperJamProblemsintheMainTray......................................................................................... 310
PaperJamProblemsintheAutoDuplexer.................................................................................. 314
PaperJamsintheAutomaticDocumentFeeder......................................................................... 318
PaperEjectionProblems............................................................................................................. 321
SolvingProblemsPrintingfromaComputer.................................................................................... 321
NothingPrints.............................................................................................................................. 321
ProductIconDoesNotAppearinWindowsTaskbar................................................................... 322
ErrorAfterCartridgeReplacement.............................................................................................. 323
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