While the plain printers have been relegated to a back seat by the all conquering all in ones, there is still a large market for dedicated printers with good print outputs. Epson Stylus Photo R360 comes under one such categories.
Epson Stylus Photo R360 is primarily a photo printer and as such the image results are very good. At the enhanced 5760 dpi, the print quality is smooth, without any jagged edges, thought there might be some edges in plain black prints. The print speed is 30 ppm for blacks and 5 ppm for colour, and can be claimed as decent looking at the quality being given as output. The connectivity to computers is only through USB 2.0 which can be slight dampener. Epson Stylus Photo R360 ink cartridges are a total of 6 with Light Cyan and Light magenta, adding to the smoothness and accuracy of the images being printed. The printer itself is a compact unit with input tray capacity of 120 sheets.
One distinct feature is the large LCD display, which helps one to take prints directly from various SD cards, and when printing directly from cards, the display also shows a rough estimate of how the photo will look when printed. The connectivity options are many with 2 card slots, a separate PictBridge connection.
Advantages:- Excellent image printouts
- Prints directly on CDs also
- Can print directly from SD cards, camera, etc
- The 6 Epson Stylus Photo R360 ink cartridges help in correctly recreating images
- Only USB connectivity
- Black prints not as good as image prints
Epson Stylus Photo R360 is aimed as a photo printer and it does that job really well, with good print quality and connectivity options for cards and cameras. For its cost it is a good value for money printer.
Compatible cartridge:The compatible Epson Stylus Photo R360 ink cartridges are:
- Epson T0807 ink cartridges pack
- Epson T0801 Black ink cartridge
- Epson T0802 Cyan ink cartridge
- Epson T0803 Magenta ink cartridge
- Epson T0804 Yellow ink cartridge
- Epson T0805 Light Cyan ink cartridge
- Epson T0806 Light Magenta ink cartridge
How to solve the banding or missing colour problem of Epson Stylus Photo R360 printer?
While your printer is not being used for so long, it may be possible that printheads get clogged or the Epson Stylus Photo R360 ink cartridges ran out of ink. Thus, creating several printing and banding issues. Follow the steps below and get rid of the problems associated.
- Make sure that the printable side of the paper always face up in the sheet feeder
- Run the head cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles. See cleaning the print heads from user manual
- Consume the ink cartridges within six months after opening the packages
- It is always recommended to use high-quality Epson Stylus Photo R360 ink cartridges
- Check the ink cartridge status by using EPSON Status Monitor 3 (Windows) or EPSON Status Monitor (Macintosh)
- If the graphic displays the ink is low or expended, replace the appropriate ink cartridge causing trouble and check the results. For replacing purpose refer user manual
- Make sure the paper type selected in the printer driver is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the printer. Select the correct paper type
- Run the head cleaning utility to clear any clogged print heads. See the procedure for cleaning the printhead nozzles from user manual
- Run the print head alignment utility. See aligning the printheads from manual
- Clear the high-speed check box in your advanced printer settings. Refer online user manual for details
- Select the correct paper type in the printer driver and make sure it is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the printer. See selecting the correct paper type for more reference
- Clear the grayscale setting in your printer driver (for Windows). Change the ink setting in your printer driver to colour (for Macintosh). See the online help for more details
- Adjust the colour settings in your application or in your advanced printer settings. Refer online user manual for details
- Run the head cleaning utility. See cleaning the printheads
- If the graphic displays the ink is low or expended, replace the appropriate ink cartridge. See Replacing the Epson Stylus Photo R360 ink cartridges from user manual
- If you have just replaced an ink cartridge, make sure the date on the box has not expired. If you have not used the printer for a long time, replace the ink cartridges. See replacing procedure for more reference