Epson EcoTank ET-8500 Print/Scan/Copy Wi-Fi Photo Ink Tank Printer, With Up To 2 Years Worth Of Ink Included

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After I selected the correct paper from my computer, the Ultra Glossy option became available on the LCD screen.

Photo printing can take a bit longer, especially if you set the print to the best quality for an A4 print. In addition to writing hundreds of articles for PCMag, over the years he also wrote for many other computer and business publications, among them Computer Shopper, Digital Trends, MacUser, PC World, The Wirecutter, and Windows Magazine. He also served as the Printers and Scanners Expert at About.com.

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For the next test, I timed the ET-8500 as it printed our colorful and complex Adobe Acrobat documents, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with accompanying charts and graphs, and PowerPoint presentation handouts full of brightly colored, detailed graphics and text in varying weights and styles. Then, I combined these results with those from printing the text document in the previous test and came up with a score of 10.7ppm for printing our entire collection of business test documents. This time, the ET-8500 outpaced all the other AIOs discussed here so far—most of them by more than 5ppm. The ET-8550, at 7.9ppm, split the difference. ink bottle yields based on the ISO/IEC 24712 pattern with Epson's methodology. Replacement ink bottle photo yields are significantly lower and are based on the ISO/IEC 29103 pattern with Epson's methodology. Actual ink yields will vary considerably for reasons including images printed, print settings, temperature and humidity. Yields may be lower when printing infrequently or predominantly with one ink colour. All ink colours are used for printing and printer maintenance, and all colours must be available for printing. For more information, visit www.epson.ca/inkinfo

The Epson EcoTank ET-8500 is available from www.epson.com.au. DRN would like to thank Epson for providing the review unit on loan.

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From this point on, all you need to do is to unscrew the lid of the ink bottle and up-end it onto the appropriate tank. The instructions calls to avoid squeezing the bottles prevent splashing. The process stops automatically when the unit detects the tank is “full”. Printing is slow or the printer stops printing when I try to print from Windows or my Mac. What should I do? I was able to print from Windows before with a wireless connection, but now I can't. What should I do?

Supported cards: SD, SDHC, SDXC, MiniSD (With Adapter), MiniSDHC (With Adapter), MicroSD (With Adapter), MicroSDHC (With Adapter), MicroSDXC (With Adapter)

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I was able to print from my Mac before with a wireless connection, but now I can't. What should I do? I tried to install the product's software for an Ethernet connection but cannot complete the installation in Windows or on my Mac. What should I do? I was able to print from my Mac before with an Ethernet connection, but now I can't. What should I do? Printing beautiful photos on a variety of media is an art in itself, and one that the Epson Ecotank ET-8500 masters admirably – from classic photo formats to printing on fine art paper. The versatility of this multi-functional tank printer is what sets it apart – and makes it fun to try out. And, thanks to the ink tanks, the photo costs remain low. I was able to print from Windows before with an Ethernet connection, but now I can't. What should I do?

Pressure adjustment is more extensive on the ET-8500 than on other printer models. This shows that it is a more specialised device whose print head needs to be aligned a little more precisely. Features: Aimed at photo fansRefilling the ET-8500 is not particularly difficult. You need to access the tanks by first opening the top of the ET-8500 unit, then flip up the grey cover that protects the refill ports. Helpfully located under the grey cover is a colour coded chart noting which colour belongs to which of the 6 tanks. Additionally each bottle is physically keyed to prevent filling the wrong colour into the wrong tank. The big question is, how is the print quality? Focusing on the photo printing aspect, I was provided with the best quality paper Epson has available – the Ultra Glossy photo paper. I tried to install the product in Windows with a wireless connection, but the installation failed. What should I do?