User's Guide Contents Connection Type - Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Connection Type - Wi-Fi Direct (Direct Connection). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Connection Settings Between the Printer and a Smart Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Procedure Outline for Connecting through an Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Making Wi-Fi Network Settings from the Printer's Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Connecting the Smart Device to the Same Network as the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Procedure Outline for Wi-Fi Direct Connection (Simple AP Mode). . . . .
. . . . . . . . .57 Connecting the Smart Device to the Printer Directly by Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Connecting the Smart Device to the Printer Directly by Wi-Fi Direct (for Android Only). . . . 60 Connecting the Smart Device and Printer by Wi-Fi Direct Mode (for Android Only). . . . . . . . 61 Checking the Connection Using Epson iPrint. . . . . 63 Changing the Connection Method Between the Printer and the Smart Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Additional Connections for a Smart Device. . . . . . .65 Checking the Printer's Network Status. . . . . . . . . . .66 Checking the Network Status Using Network Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 66 Checking the Network Status from the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Checking the Network Status by Printing Network Connection Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Messages and Solutions on the Network Connection Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Connecting the Printer and a Computer. . . . . . . . . 68 Connecting the Printer to the Computer. . . . . . . 68 Changing a Connection Method Between the Printer and a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Adding Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Checking Printer Status - Mac OS X. . . . . . . . . . 77 Paper Does Not Feed Correctly. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Paper Jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Paper Feeds at a Slant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Several Sheets of Paper are Fed at a Time. . . . . . .78 No Paper Feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Cannot Print from a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Cannot Make Network Connection Settings. . . . . . 79 Cannot Connect to the Network Even Though the Network Connection Report Does Not Show Any Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Checking the SSID Connected to the Printer. . . . 81 Checking the SSID for the Computer. . . . . . . . .
82 Suddenly the Printer Cannot Print over a Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Suddenly the Printer Cannot Print Using a USB Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Cannot Use AirPrint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Printout Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Nothing or a Very Faint Image is Printed. . . . . . .84 Printouts Become Faint, Banding, or Unexpected Colors Appear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Blurry Prints, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Mosaic-Like Patterns in the Prints. . . . . . . . . . .
.84 Print Photo Quality is Poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Printed Photos are Sticky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Images or Photos are Printed in Unexpected Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 The Position, Size, or Margins of the Printout Are Incorrect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Cannot Print Without Margins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Edges of the Image are Cropped During Borderless Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Paper Is Smeared or Scuffed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled. . . . 86 The Printed Image Is Inverted. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.86 Cannot Clear the Printout Problem After Trying All Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Other Printing Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Printing Is Too Slow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Printing Slows Down Dramatically During Continuous Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Cannot Print Microsoft Word Files (.doc) Correctly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Cannot Cancel Printing from a Computer Running Mac OS X v10.6.8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Other Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Slight Electric Shock when Touching the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Disconnecting or Initializing the Network Disabling Wi-Fi from the Printer's Control Panel. . . 76 Disconnecting Wi-Fi Direct from the Printer's Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Initializing the Network Settings from the Printer's Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Solving Problems Checking the Printer Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Checking the Printer Status - Windows. . . . . . . . 77 5