Problems Printing From a Computer

Nothing Prints, Even Though the Printer is Turned On

Printing Noise Occurs, Even Though Nothing Prints

Noise Occurs When the Product Sits for a While

No Printer Icon Appears in Windows Taskbar

Slow Printing

Cannot Print Over a Network

Nothing Prints, Even Though the Printer is Turned On

•	Make sure the USB cable is connected securely at both ends and meets the requirements.

•	Run a printer check. If the test page prints, make sure your software is installed correctly.

•	Make sure the printer cover is closed.

•	In Windows, clear any stalled print jobs from the Windows Spooler:

Windows Vista:
Click , select Control Panel, and click Printer under Hardware and Sound. Then right-click EPSON WorkForce 40 Series, select Open, right-click the stalled print job, and click Cancel.

Windows XP:
Click Start, select Control Panel, then select Printers and Faxes (or Printers and Other Hardware and then Printers and Faxes). Then right-click EPSON WorkForce 40 Series, select Open, right-click the stalled print job, and click Cancel.

Windows 2000:
Click Start, point to Settings, then select Printers. Then right-click EPSON WorkForce 40 Series, select Open, right-click the stalled print job, and click Cancel.

Note:
If you print continuously for a long period of time, the paper may temporarily stop feeding or the print head may temporarily stop moving in order to slow down the printing speed and prevent the printer mechanism from overheating and being damaged. If this happens, you can continue to print, but Epson recommends that you stop and leave the printer on for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, turn the printer off and on and it will resume printing at normal speed.

Printing Noise Occurs, Even Though Nothing Prints

Check to see if the print head nozzles are clogged.

Noise Occurs When the Product Sits for a While

The WorkForce 40 Series is performing routine maintenance.

No Printer Icon Appears in Windows Taskbar

Try restarting your computer. If you still don’t see the  icon, follow these steps:

1.	Do one of the following:

Windows Vista:
Click , select Control Panel, and click Printer under Hardware and Sound.

Windows XP:
Click Start, select Control Panel, then select Printers and Faxes (or Printers and Other Hardware and then Printers and Faxes).

Windows 2000:
Click Start, point to Settings, then select Printers.

2.	Right-click EPSON WorkForce 40 Series and select Printing Preferences or Properties.

3.	Click the Maintenance tab.

4.	Click the Speed & Progress button, then click the Monitoring Preferences button.

5.	Click the Shortcut Icon box. Then click OK to close the open windows.

Slow Printing

Make sure your system meets the requirements. If you’re printing a high-resolution image, you need more than the minimum requirements listed. You may also need to:

•	Clear space on your hard drive or run a defragmentation utility.

•	Close programs that you’re not using.

•	Increase your system’s memory.

For the fastest printing, try these tips:

•	Choose Black Ink Only in your printer settings if your document doesn’t include color.

•	For Windows, choose Draft for Quality Option.

•	For Macintosh, set the Quality/Speed slider to Speed.

•	Make sure Quiet Mode is not selected.

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Click the Speed & Progress button in the Maintenance tab of the printer settings window and activate the following settings: High Speed Copies, Always spool RAW datatype, Page Rendering Mode, and Print as Bitmap. (For more information on each of these settings, click Help in the Speed & Progress window.)

•	If the WorkForce 40 Series is connected to a USB hub, disconnect unused USB devices.

Cannot Print Over a Network

Make sure you set up your software properly for network printing. See the printed network guide for instructions.

•	Try printing to the WorkForce 40 Series from another computer on the network and see if the problem persists.

•	If you installed the WorkForce 40 Series on a wireless network, make sure that your computer and the WorkForce 40 Series are both connected to the same network.

To print a network status sheet for your printer, press the  button.