Table Of Content®
Artisan 730 User's Guide
Contents
Artisan730User'sGuide.......................................................................................................................... 13
ProductBasics.......................................................................................................................................... 14
SettingUptheControlPanel.............................................................................................................. 14
ControlPanelButtonsandLights.................................................................................................. 14
AdjustingControlPanelPosition................................................................................................... 15
ChangingLCDScreenLanguage.................................................................................................. 16
TurningOffControlPanelSounds................................................................................................. 16
ProductPartsLocations..................................................................................................................... 16
ProductParts-Top........................................................................................................................ 17
ProductParts-Front..................................................................................................................... 19
ProductParts-Inside.................................................................................................................... 20
ProductParts-Back...................................................................................................................... 20
SelectingWirelessNetworkSettingsFromtheControlPanel............................................................ 21
LoadingPaper........................................................................................................................................... 24
LoadingPaperintheMainTray......................................................................................................... 24
LoadingPaperinthePhotoTray........................................................................................................ 29
LoadingEnvelopes............................................................................................................................. 34
PaperLoadingCapacity..................................................................................................................... 40
AvailableEpsonPapers..................................................................................................................... 41
BorderlessPaperTypeCompatibility................................................................................................. 43
PaperorMediaTypeSettings............................................................................................................ 44
PlacingOriginalsontheProduct............................................................................................................. 45
PlacingOriginalsontheScannerGlass............................................................................................. 45
Copying...................................................................................................................................................... 47
CopyingDocuments........................................................................................................................... 47
CopyingPhotos.................................................................................................................................. 49
PaperTypeSettings-Copying........................................................................................................... 51
PaperSizeSettings-Copying............................................................................................................ 52
CopyingOptions................................................................................................................................. 53
3
PrintingFromaComputer........................................................................................................................ 55
PrintingwithWindows........................................................................................................................ 55
SelectingBasicPrintSettings-Windows...................................................................................... 55
BasicPrintOptions-Windows.................................................................................................. 57
SelectingAdvancedPrintSettings-Windows............................................................................... 58
AdvancedPrintQualitySettings-Windows.............................................................................. 60
AdvancedPrintOptions-Windows........................................................................................... 61
ColorManagementOptions-Windows.................................................................................... 61
SelectingPrintLayoutOptions-Windows..................................................................................... 62
SelectingDouble-sidedPrintingSettings-Windows..................................................................... 63
Double-sidedPrintingOptions-Windows................................................................................. 65
PrintDensityAdjustments-Windows....................................................................................... 66
SelectingaPrintingPreset-Windows........................................................................................... 66
PrintingYourDocumentorPhoto-Windows................................................................................ 67
CheckingPrintStatus-Windows.............................................................................................. 68
SelectingDefaultPrintSettings-Windows.................................................................................... 69
ChangingtheLanguageofthePrinterSoftwareScreens......................................................... 70
ChangingAutomaticUpdateOptions............................................................................................ 72
PrintingwithMacOSX10.5,10.6,or10.7......................................................................................... 73
SelectingBasicPrintSettings-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7............................................................. 73
PrintQualitySettings-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7..................................................................... 77
PrintOptions-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7.................................................................................. 77
SelectingPageSetupSettings-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7........................................................... 78
SelectingPrintLayoutOptions-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7........................................................... 78
SelectingDouble-sidedPrintingSettings-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7........................................... 79
Double-sidedPrintingOptionsandAdjustments-MacOSX................................................... 81
ManagingColor-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7.................................................................................. 82
ColorMatchingandColorOptions-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7................................................. 83
PrintingYourDocumentorPhoto-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7....................................................... 83
CheckingPrintStatus-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7.................................................................... 84
SelectingPrintingPreferences-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7........................................................... 85
PrintingPreferences-MacOSX10.5/10.6/10.7...................................................................... 86
PrintingwithMacOSX10.4............................................................................................................... 87
4
SelectingPageSetupSettings-MacOSX10.4........................................................................... 87
SelectingBasicPrintSettings-MacOSX10.4............................................................................. 89
PrintQualitySettings-MacOSX10.4..................................................................................... 91
PrintOptions-MacOSX10.4.................................................................................................. 91
SelectingPrintLayoutOptions-MacOSX10.4........................................................................... 92
SelectingDouble-sidedPrintingSettings-MacOSX10.4........................................................... 92
ManagingColor-MacOSX10.4.................................................................................................. 93
ColorOptions-MacOSX10.4................................................................................................. 94
SelectingPrintingPreferences-MacOSX10.4........................................................................... 94
PrintingPreferences-MacOSX10.4...................................................................................... 95
PrintingYourDocumentorPhoto-MacOSX10.4....................................................................... 95
CheckingPrintStatus-MacOSX10.4.................................................................................... 96
CancellingPrintingUsingaProductButton........................................................................................ 97
Scanning.................................................................................................................................................... 98
StartingaScan................................................................................................................................... 98
StartingaScanUsingtheProductControlPanel.......................................................................... 98
ScantoMemoryCardOptions................................................................................................ 100
ChangingDefaultScanButtonSettings.................................................................................. 100
StartingaScanUsingtheEpsonScanIcon................................................................................ 101
StartingaScanfromaScanningProgram.................................................................................. 103
SelectingEpsonScanSettings........................................................................................................ 105
ScanModes................................................................................................................................ 105
SelectingtheScanMode............................................................................................................. 105
ScanninginFullAutoMode......................................................................................................... 106
AvailableImageAdjustments-FullAutoMode....................................................................... 109
ScanninginHomeMode............................................................................................................. 109
SelectingaScanArea-HomeMode...................................................................................... 112
AvailableImageAdjustments-HomeMode........................................................................... 115
SelectingaScanSize-HomeMode....................................................................................... 116
ScanninginOfficeMode.............................................................................................................. 118
SelectingaScanArea-OfficeMode...................................................................................... 120
AvailableImageAdjustments-OfficeMode........................................................................... 122
ScanninginProfessionalMode................................................................................................... 123
5
AvailableImageTypes-ProfessionalMode........................................................................... 126
SelectingaScanArea-ProfessionalMode............................................................................ 126
AvailableImageAdjustments-ProfessionalMode................................................................. 129
SelectingaScanSize-ProfessionalMode............................................................................ 131
ImagePreviewGuidelines........................................................................................................... 134
ScanResolutionGuidelines........................................................................................................ 134
SelectingScanFileSettings........................................................................................................ 135
AvailableScannedFileTypesandOptionalSettings.............................................................. 136
ScanningwithMacOSX10.6/10.7.................................................................................................. 137
ScanningtoaPDFFile..................................................................................................................... 138
RestoringPhotoColorsasYouScan............................................................................................... 141
UsingMemoryCardsWithYourProduct.............................................................................................. 142
InsertingaMemoryCard.................................................................................................................. 142
MemoryCardTypes.................................................................................................................... 143
MemoryCardFileSpecifications................................................................................................. 145
RemovingaMemoryCard........................................................................................................... 145
PrintingfromaMemoryCard........................................................................................................... 146
ViewingandPrintingPhotos........................................................................................................ 146
ViewingandPrintingIndividualPhotos................................................................................... 146
PrintingAllPhotos................................................................................................................... 149
PrintingPhotosbyDate.......................................................................................................... 151
ViewingandPrintingPhotosFromaSlideShow.................................................................... 154
CroppingPhotosDisplayedontheLCDScreen..................................................................... 155
ModifyingPhotosDisplayedontheLCDScreen.................................................................... 155
PhotoAdjustmentOptions...................................................................................................... 156
SelectingPrintSettingsforPhotosDisplayedontheLCDScreen.......................................... 158
PrintSettingOptions-PhotoMode......................................................................................... 158
PrintingPhotoLayoutsFromaMemoryCard.............................................................................. 159
PhotoLayoutOptions............................................................................................................. 161
PrintingPhotoGreetingCards..................................................................................................... 162
CreatingandPrintingaGreetingCardTemplate.................................................................... 162
PrintingaGreetingCardFromaTemplate............................................................................. 164
PrintingPhotoProofsheetsFromaMemoryCard....................................................................... 166
6
TransferringPhotosonaMemoryCard........................................................................................... 167
TransferringPhotosfromaMemoryCardtoYourComputer...................................................... 167
TransferringPhotosFromaMemoryCardtoanExternalDevice............................................... 168
UsinganExternalDevicewithYourProduct........................................................................................ 171
WirelessPrintingfromaMobileDevice............................................................................................ 171
PrintingfromaCameraConnectedtoYourProduct........................................................................ 171
ConnectingandPrintingFromaCamera.................................................................................... 172
SelectingPrintSettingsforPrintingFromaCamera................................................................... 173
PrintSettings-Camera........................................................................................................... 176
PhotoAdjustments-Camera.................................................................................................. 177
ViewingorPrintingfromaUSBFlashDriveorExternalDevice....................................................... 178
USBDeviceFileSpecifications................................................................................................... 178
ConnectingandUsingaUSBFlashDriveorExternalDevice..................................................... 179
ChargingaUSBDeviceUsingYourProduct.................................................................................... 180
PrintingPersonalizedProjects............................................................................................................... 182
PrintingColoringBookPages.......................................................................................................... 182
PrintingPersonalizedNotePaper.................................................................................................... 184
PrintingLinedPaperandGraphPaper............................................................................................ 186
PrintingonCDs/DVDs............................................................................................................................. 188
CD/DVDPrintingFeatures............................................................................................................... 188
LoadingaCD/DVD........................................................................................................................... 188
RemovingaPrintedCD/DVD........................................................................................................... 190
PlacingaCD/DVDontheScannerGlass......................................................................................... 191
CopyingontoaCD/DVD.................................................................................................................. 192
PrintingPhotosFromaMemoryCardOntoaCD/DVD.................................................................... 193
PrintingaJewelCaseInsertFromaMemoryCard.......................................................................... 195
PrintingonCDs/DVDsfromaComputer.......................................................................................... 197
PrintingonaCD/DVDwithWindows........................................................................................... 198
DesigningaCD/DVD-Windows............................................................................................. 198
PrintingYourCD/DVDDesign-Windows............................................................................... 199
AdjustingCD/DVDPrintPosition-Windows........................................................................... 200
AdjustingCD/DVDPrintQuality-Windows............................................................................ 201
PrintingonaCD/DVDwithMacOSX......................................................................................... 202
7
DesigningaCD/DVD-MacOSX .......................................................................................... 203
PrintingYourCD/DVDDesign-MacOSX............................................................................. 204
AdjustingCD/DVDPrintPosition-MacOSX......................................................................... 205
AdjustingCD/DVDPrintQuality-MacOSX........................................................................... 206
ReplacingInkCartridges........................................................................................................................ 208
CheckCartridgeStatus.................................................................................................................... 208
CheckingCartridgeStatusontheLCDScreen........................................................................... 208
CheckingCartridgeStatuswithWindows.................................................................................... 209
CheckingCartridgeStatuswithMacOSX.................................................................................. 212
PurchaseEpsonInkCartridges........................................................................................................ 213
InkCartridgePartNumbers......................................................................................................... 213
RemovingandInstallingInkCartridges............................................................................................ 214
ConservingLowBlackInkwithWindows......................................................................................... 219
AdjustingPrintQuality............................................................................................................................ 220
PrintHeadMaintenance................................................................................................................... 220
PrintHeadNozzleCheck............................................................................................................. 220
CheckingtheNozzlesUsingtheProductControlPanel......................................................... 220
CheckingtheNozzlesUsingaComputerUtility...................................................................... 223
PrintHeadCleaning.................................................................................................................... 226
CleaningthePrintHeadUsingtheProductControlPanel...................................................... 226
CleaningthePrintHeadUsingaComputerUtility................................................................... 228
PrintHeadAlignment....................................................................................................................... 231
AligningthePrintHeadUsingtheProductControlPanel............................................................ 232
AligningthePrintHeadUsingaComputerUtility......................................................................... 234
CleaningthePaperPath.................................................................................................................. 237
CleaningandTransportingYourProduct............................................................................................. 238
CleaningYourProduct..................................................................................................................... 238
TransportingYourProduct............................................................................................................... 238
SolvingProblems.................................................................................................................................... 241
CheckingforSoftwareUpdates........................................................................................................ 241
ProductStatusMessages................................................................................................................ 242
RunningaProductCheck................................................................................................................ 243
8
ResettingControlPanelDefaults..................................................................................................... 245
SolvingSetupProblems................................................................................................................... 246
NoiseAfterInkInstallation........................................................................................................... 246
SoftwareInstallationProblems.................................................................................................... 247
ControlPanelSetupProblems.................................................................................................... 248
SolvingNetworkProblems............................................................................................................... 248
ProductCannotConnecttoaWirelessRouterorAccessPoint.................................................. 248
NetworkSoftwareCannotFindProductonaNetwork................................................................. 249
ProductDoesNotAppearinMacOSXPrinterWindow.............................................................. 249
CannotPrintOveraNetwork....................................................................................................... 249
CannotScanOveraNetwork...................................................................................................... 250
PrintingaNetworkStatusSheet.................................................................................................. 251
SolvingCopyingProblems............................................................................................................... 251
ProductMakesNoise,ButNothingCopies.................................................................................. 252
ProductMakesNoiseWhenItSitsforaWhile............................................................................ 252
SolvingPaperProblems................................................................................................................... 252
PaperFeedingProblems............................................................................................................. 252
PaperJamProblemsInsidetheProduct..................................................................................... 253
PaperJamProblemsintheMainTray......................................................................................... 256
PaperJamProblemsintheAutoDuplexer.................................................................................. 260
PaperEjectionProblems............................................................................................................. 264
SolvingProblemsPrintingfromaComputer.................................................................................... 265
NothingPrints.............................................................................................................................. 265
ProductIconDoesNotAppearinWindowsTaskbar................................................................... 266
ErrorAfterCartridgeReplacement.............................................................................................. 266
PrintingisSlow............................................................................................................................ 267
SolvingPageLayoutandContentProblems.................................................................................... 268
InvertedImage ............................................................................................................................ 268
TooManyCopiesPrint................................................................................................................ 268
BlankPagesPrint........................................................................................................................ 269
IncorrectMarginsonPrintout....................................................................................................... 269
BorderAppearsonBorderlessPrints.......................................................................................... 270
IncorrectCharactersPrint............................................................................................................ 270
9
IncorrectImageSizeorPosition.................................................................................................. 271
SlantedPrintout........................................................................................................................... 271
SolvingPrintQualityProblems......................................................................................................... 272
WhiteorDarkLinesinPrintout.................................................................................................... 272
BlurryorSmearedPrintout.......................................................................................................... 273
FaintPrintoutorPrintoutHasGaps............................................................................................. 274
GrainyPrintout............................................................................................................................. 275
IncorrectColors........................................................................................................................... 276
SolvingScanningProblems............................................................................................................. 276
ScanningSoftwareDoesNotOperateCorrectly......................................................................... 276
CannotStartEpsonScan............................................................................................................ 277
SolvingScannedImageQualityProblems....................................................................................... 277
ImageConsistsofaFewDotsOnly............................................................................................. 278
LineofDotsAppearsinAllScannedImages............................................................................... 278
StraightLinesinanImageAppearCrooked................................................................................ 279
ImageisDistortedorBlurry......................................................................................................... 279
ImageColorsarePatchyattheEdges........................................................................................ 279
ImageisTooDark....................................................................................................................... 280
BackofOriginalImageAppearsinScannedImage.................................................................... 280
RipplePatternsAppearinanImage............................................................................................ 280
ImageisScannedUpside-Down................................................................................................. 280
ScannedImageColorsDoNotMatchOriginalColors................................................................. 281
ScanAreaisNotAdjustableinThumbnailPreview..................................................................... 281
ScannedImageEdgesareCropped........................................................................................... 282
SolvingMemoryCardProblems....................................................................................................... 282
MemoryCardDoesNotFitIntoaSlot......................................................................................... 282
CannotVieworPrintPhotosfromaMemoryCard...................................................................... 282
CannotTransferPhotosToorFromaMemoryCard.................................................................. 283
WhentoUninstallYourProductSoftware........................................................................................ 283
UninstallingProductSoftware-Windows.................................................................................... 284
UninstallingProductSoftware-MacOSX.................................................................................. 284
WheretoGetHelp............................................................................................................................ 285
10
Description:72. Printing with Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6, or 10.7..
73. Selecting Basic Print Settings - Mac OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7.