EPSON WF-2630 SETUP

You are on the right page if you are looking for a simple guide to set up your Epson WorkForce WF-2630 printer. We shall take you through the stages of setting up the Epson printer for the first time.Epson Wf-2630 Setup is an all-in-one wireless printer designed for small home/office needs. It comes with 4-color DURABrite Ultra pigment ink and offers some great features like:

Automatic Document Feeder
Mobile printing
Wireless & Wi-Fi Direct connectivity
PC-Fax
Hand-free voice-activated printing and more

You can set up this printer easily and quickly, even if you don’t have any experience in setting up a printer in the past.

UNBOXING AND SETTING UP- FIVE SIMPLE STEPS

Prepare your Epson WF-2630 printer for the setup by unpacking it. Turn on the printer. Install the genuine ink cartridges and load paper into the tray. Configure the fax settings if necessary. Finally, connect your printer to the network and install its driver on your computer to finish the setup.

Unpacking and turning on the printer

• Open the product box and take the printer and its components out of it.
• Remove the packing cover and Styrofoam pieces from the printer.
• Unpack your printer completely by removing all the packing tapes, cardboard pieces, and materials present inside and outside of it.
• Now, connect your printer directly to an electrical outlet using its power cord.
• Turn on the printer.
• Configure the basic settings, such as date/time, region, language, etc., by following the prompts displayed on the screen.
• Ensure that the settings are saved.

Installing the ink cartridges

• Raise the top cover of your Epson printer.
• Locate the ink cartridge slots and ensure that there is no packing material is present in them.
• Now, shake the ink cartridges that are shipped along with the printer two or three times.
• Remove the cartridge from its package.
• Gently peel off the yellow tape from the cartridge and insert it in its slot.
• Similarly, unpack and insert all the other cartridges into their slots.
• Lower the top cover.

Loading paper

• Flip the feeder guard and raise the paper support of your printer.
• Move the guides to the left of the support.
• Fan and load a stack of the desired paper type into the support.
• Ensure that the recommended number of papers is loaded into the support.
• Adjust the guides.
• Open the output tray.
• Raise the paper stopper.

Configuring the fax settings

Note: If you’re not using the Fax function on your printer, skip this step.

• Get a phone cord.
• Connect one end of the cord to your printer’s LINE port.
• Plug the other end into the telephone wall jack.
• Configure the fax settings by following the prompts displayed on the screen.

Installing the printer software

• Before you begin the software installation process, choose the connection type you wish to use. You need to do this because the printer driver installation process may vary slightly based on the connection type.

For USB Connection

• If your connection type is USB, run the software file on your computer, and select the Direct USB Connection option when prompted during the driver installation.



• Also, connect the Epson printer to your computer using the USB cable when prompted.
• Finish the driver installation process by following the prompts displayed on the screen.

For Wireless Connection

• Pre-connect your Epson printer to a wireless network or connect it when prompted during the driver installation.
• Run the printer driver file on your computer.
• Complete the wireless setup by following the on-screen instructions.

*Note: Refer to the instructions given under the “Epson WF-2630 Wi-Fi setup” section to know the wireless setup process in detail.

Congratulations! The Epson WF-26230 printer setup is completed and the printer is ready to use.

EPSON WF-2630 DRIVER DOWNLOAD

• Go to the Epson printer’s official support page.
• Select your printer model (WF-2630) from the Printers list.
• Click the Downloads tab on your printer’s support page.
• Ensure that your OS type is selected correctly.
• If you wish to download the printer driver for some other OS, select it manually from the Operating System drop-down menu.
• Locate the recommended printer driver for your OS type and click the Download button beside it.



EPSON WORKFORCE WF-2630 MANUAL

A manual of a printer contains all the information related to the printer, starting from its parts to the troubleshooting solutions. A hard copy of the manual is provided along with the printer during the purchase. To download the soft copy of the manual, follow the instructions below.

• Click on the Manuals and Warranty tab on your printer’s support page.
• Now, a list of manuals available for your printer will be displayed on the screen.
• Locate the manual you need and click the PDF command beside it.
• Now, the located manual will open within your browser.
• Click the Download icon in the opened window followed by the Save button.



EPSON WF-2630 WIRELESS SETUP

You can use the Wi-Fi Setup Wizard or the WPS method to set up your printer over a wireless network. In this section, we have explained the wireless setup using the Wi-Fi Setup Wizard.

• Turn on your printer and the wireless router if they are turned off.
• Now, select the Wi-Fi Setup option from the printer’s home screen using the arrow button.
• Press OK.



• Choose the Wi-Fi Setup Wizard option and press OK.



• Now, your printer will look for the available Wi-Fi networks and display their SSIDs on its screen.
• Select your network’s SSID from the list.



• Type the selected network’s password in the given field.
• Press OK > OK.
• Once your printer is connected to the selected wireless network, the Setup Complete message will be displayed on the screen.



• Now, connect your Windows or Mac computer to the same network (to which you’ve connected the printer).
• Run the Epson WF-2630 printer software file on your computer.
• Select the Wireless connection option and click Next.



• If you haven’t connected your printer to the wireless network, select “Set up printer for the first time” on the Select Setup Option screen. Similarly, if your printer is already connected to the printerwireless network, select “The printer is already on my wireless network.”



• Complete the rest of the wireless setup by following the on-screen prompts.

EPSON WF-2630 SCAN

The Epson WF-2630 printer’s scan function allows you to scan and save a document to cloud storage, a computer, or send it to an email address. However, your printer should be prepared for the same to use these scan functions.

Prepare your Epson printer and the computer for the scan operation by ensuring the following:

• The devices (printer and computer) are turned on and connected to the same network.
• The necessary scanner drivers are installed on your computer.
• The document you want to scan is placed with its print-side facing down on the scanner glass of your printer.

SCAN TO PC

• Select the Scan option from your printer’s Home screen using the arrow buttons.
• Choose the Computer option on the Scan to screen.



• Now, if you have connected your printer to the computer over a USB connection, select the USB Connection option and configure the scan settings as per your preferences.
• Similarly, if you have connected your printer to the computer over a wireless network, choose the computer name and follow the on-screen instructions.
• Finally, press the Color Start button to initiate the scan operation.
• Now, the printer will start scanning the placed document.
• Once the scanning is done, the copy of it will be saved to the selected or connected computer.

SCAN TO EMAIL

You can scan and send a document to an email address using the Epson printer software.

• Initially, scan the document using the Epson Scan software.
• Next, open the EPSON folder on your computer.
• Locate and double-click on the Epson Software file.
• Select Attach to Email> Epson Attach to Email.
• Perform the on-screen instructions to send the scanned document to an email address.

EPSON WF-2630 TROUBLESHOOTING

The troubleshooting guide given below will help you in solving the common Epson Wf-2630 Setup problems like “printer printing blank pages,” “paper jam,” etc. Contact us if you need real-time technical assistance in solving your printer problems.

PRINTING BLANK PAGES

The printer printing blank pages is a known problem. This may occur when:

• Your printer’s ink cartridges are running out of ink.
• The print settings are configured wrongly.
• An incorrect media type or size is loaded into the support.
• The nozzles are clogged.

To fix the problem, perform the simple troubleshooting methods given below.

Replacing the empty cartridge

If all the pages of the printouts are blank, it means the ink cartridges are empty or low. To confirm it, check the ink levels of the cartridges using the printer’s screen or the printer utility.

• Open the Epson Printer Utility on your computer.
• The remaining ink levels of the cartridges installed on your printer will be displayed on the main screen.



• Locate the empty or low cartridge and replace it.

Configuring the print settings correctly

• Check to ensure that your printer is selected correctly in the Print dialog box.
• If your document (that you’re printing) has two or three blank pages, select the “Skip blank pages” option to avoid printing them.

Choosing the correct media type

• Check whether the recommended paper type is loaded into the support.
• If not, replace it with the correct one.

Clean the print head

• Check whether the printer’s nozzles are clogged by running a print head nozzle check.
• If the nozzles are clogged, clean the heads to fix the problem.

PRINTER ERROR 0X60

The Epson WF-2630 printer error code 0x60 occurs due to so many reasons like:

• F1 fuse is open
• The cartridge board is damaged. (It occurs when ink spills on the head of the contacts many times).
• Problem with the paper sensor, etc.

To clear this error:

• Clean the sensor.
• Repair the board.

Contact us to know the troubleshooting process in detail.

PAPER JAM

Clear the jammed paper from inside the printer by following the instructions given below.

• Initially, cancel the print jobs if you have queued any.
• Next, gently pull out the jammed paper from the paper support.
• After removing it, raise the scanner unit.
• Look for the jammed paper inside the printer.
• Remove the jammed paper carefully if you find it.
• After removing the jammed paper, lower the unit.
• Reload the paper support.
• Print a test page to check whether the paper jam problem is fixed.
• If the printer prints the test page successfully, it means that the paper jam problem is fixed.
• Otherwise, recheck your printer for the jammed paper and remove it.