Printing on CDs and DVDs

Your printer includes a special tray that lets you print customized text, graphics, and photos directly on any ink jet-printable CD or DVD. The Epson Print CD software makes it easy to import your own photos, add text, and modify your designs with a variety of special effects. You can print on both regular 12-cm and 8-cm mini CDs and DVDs.

Caution:

Use only ink jet-printable CDs and DVDs for printing. Thermal-printable and regular CDs and DVDs should not be used with this printer; otherwise the ink may smear.

Follow the steps in these sections to print on CDs or DVDs:

■“Cleaning the Rollers” below

■“Inserting a CD or DVD” on page 31

■“Designing and Printing a CD/DVD with Windows” on page 33

■“Designing and Printing a CD/DVD with a Macintosh” on page 37

Cleaning the Rollers

Before you print on CDs or DVDs, you need to clean the rollers inside your printer. You can do this by feeding and ejecting several sheets of plain paper.

1.Make sure your printer is turned on and several sheets of letter-size paper are loaded.

2.Press the ) paper button to feed a sheet of paper through the printer.

3.Repeat step 2 several times.

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