WorkForce 500    Print | Copy | Scan | Fax | Photo   Specifications
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Epson America, Inc. 
3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806
Epson Canada, Ltd. 
3771 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M1W 3Z5
www.epson.com 
www.epson.ca
Printing Technology  4-color (CMYK) drop-on-demand MicroPiezo
® 
ink jet technology
Ink Palette  Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black
Ink Cartridge Configuration  4 individual ink cartridges
Ink Type  DURABrite
®
 Ultra pigment ink  
  (smudge, fade and water resistant, highlighter friendly)
Fade Resistance / Print Longevity
4
  Up to 105 years
Minimum Ink Droplet Size  3 droplet sizes, as small as 3 picoliters
Maximum Print Resolution  5760 x 1440 optimized dpi
Print Speed
1
  Black text up to 33 ppm 
  Color text up to 33 ppm 
 4" x 6" borderless photo in as fast as 26 seconds
Copy Speed
1
  Black up to 31 cpm 
  Color up to 31 cpm
Fax Specifications  Black-and-white and color 
  Modem: 33.6 Kbps — as fast as 3 sec per page 
  Memory: Up to 180 pages 
  Speed dials: 60 (max.)
Scanner Type  Color flatbed
Photoelectric Device  Color CIS line sensor
Optical Resolution  1200 dpi
Hardware Resolution  1200 x 2400 dpi
Maximum Resolution  9600 x 9600 dpi interpolated
Scanner Bit Depth  48-bit color / 24-bit output
Copy Quality  Color: Black/White, Draft: Normal
Copy Quantity  1 – 99 (PC-free)
Maximum Copy Size  8.5" x 11" (PC-free)
Copy Features  Fit to page, automatic reduction and enlargement (25 – 400%),  
  Adjustable copy density
PC-free Printing  Print all photos, photo index sheet and color photo restoration
Automatic Document Feeder  30 sheets
Color Display  2.5" tilt LCD
Built-in Memory Card Slots Compatibility  CompactFlash
®
, Microdrive
®
, Memory Stick
®
, Memory Stick  
  Duo
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, MagicGate
™
 Memory Stick, MagicGate Memory Stick  
  Duo
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, Memory Stick PRO
™
, Memory Stick Pro Duo
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,  
  Secure Digital (SD
™
), SDHC
™
, mini SD
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, mini SDHC
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,  
  Memory Stick Micro
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, micro SD
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, micro SDHC
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,  
  MultiMediaCard
™
, xD-Picture Card
™
, xD-Picture Card Type-M, 
  xD-Picture Card Type-M+, xD-Picture Card Type-H
Direct Camera Connection  Front PictBridge
™
 port (print from digital cameras and 
  mobile phones)
Supported Digital Camera Technologies  Epson PRINT Image Matching
®
, Exif Print, DPOF
PC-free Filters and Image Enhancements  Auto Photo Correction
PC-free Paper Support  Plain (8.5" x 11"), Photo (4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8.5" x 11")
Maximum Paper Size  8.5" x 44"
Paper Sizes  3.5" x 5", 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 8.5" x 11", 8.5" x 14",  
  A4, B5, A5, A6, half letter, executive, user definable  
  (3.5" – 44" in length)
Borderless Photo Sizes  3.5" x 5", 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", 8.5" x 11", A4
Paper Types  Supports plain paper, Epson Bright White Paper, Photo Paper  
  Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Glossy, Ultra Premium Photo  
  Paper Glossy, Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss, Presentation  
  Paper Matte, Premium Presentation Paper Matte, Premium  
  Presentation Paper Matte Double-sided, and Matte Scrapbook  
  Photo Paper (letter)
Envelope Types  No. 10, DL, C6; plain paper, bond paper, air mail
Input Paper Capacity  100 sheets plain paper, 10 envelopes
Recommended Ink Cartridges
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  68 High-capacity Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow or  
  69 Black, 69 Cyan, 69 Magenta, 69 Yellow
Weight and Dimensions (W x D x H)  Printing: 18.1" x 18.9" x 10.6" 
  Storage: 18.1" x 16.1" x 9.3" 
  Weight: 16.8 lbs.
Connectivity  Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Operating Systems  Windows Vista
®
, XP, XP Professional x64, 2000 
  Mac OS
®
 X 10.3.9, 10.4.x, and 10.5.x
Software Included  Epson printer driver, Web to Page, Epson Scan, ArcSoft
®
 Print  
  Creations, ABBYY
®
 FineReader
®
Color Management  Auto Photo Correction, Epson Vivid Color
™
, Adobe RGB and ICM
Sound Level  39 dB
Temperature  Operating: 50 ° to 95 °F (10 ° to 35 °C) 
  Storage: -4 ° to 140 °F (-20 ° to 40 °C)
Relative Humidity  Operating: 20 – 80% (RH) 
  Storage: 5 – 85% (RH) (no condensation)
Safety Approvals  Safety standards UL60950, CSA C22.2 No. 60950 EMI FCC  
  Part 15 subpart B class B, CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR 22 class B
Telecom Regulations  FCC Part 68 (USA), IC/CS03 (Canada)
Power Requirements  Rated voltage: 100–120 VAC 
  Rated frequency: 50–60 Hz 
  Rated current: 0.6 Amp
Power Consumption  Approx. 13 W ISO 10561 (Standalone copy printing) 
  Approx. 3.0 W (Standby Mode) 
  Energy Star
®
 compliant
Warranty  One-year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada
What’s In The Box  WorkForce 500 color all-in-one, instructional manual,  
  CD-ROM with drivers and bonus software, free sample paper  
  pack with offers, power cord, telephone cord, 4 DURABrite  
  Ultra Ink cartridges (one 69 standard-capacity Black ink  
  cartridge and three 69 standard-capacity color ink cartridges:  
  Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) 
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PPM/CPMspeedsmeasuredafterrstpage,basedonblackandcolortextpatternsinDraftModeonplainpaper.ColorphotoinDraftModeonPremiumPhotoPaperGlossymeasuredfromstartofpaperfeed.
Additionalprinttimewillvarybasedonsystemconguration,softwareapplicationandpagecomplexity.Seewww.epson.com/printspeedformoreinformationaboutprintspeeds.
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Someapplicationsand/orfunctions,likedouble-sidedprinting,maynotbesupportedbyMac.
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Comparedtocompetitivemonochromelaserprintersat$199andunderavailableasofMarch2008.BasedonEpsontestingofpowerestimatedtobeusedduringaneight-hourday.
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Inkfaderesistanceratingsbasedonacceleratedtestingofprintsonspecialtymedia,displayedindoors,underglass.Actualprintstabilitywillvaryaccordingtomedia,printedimage,displayconditions,light
intensity,humidityandatmosphericconditions.Epsondoesnotguaranteethelongevityofprints.Formaximumprintlife,displayallprintsunderglassorproperlystorethem.Visitwww.wilhelm-research.comfor
thelatestinformation.
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Adapterrequired
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WerecommendthatyouusegenuineEpsoninkcartridges.Theuseofotherproductsmayaffectyourprintqualityandcouldresultinall-in-onedamage.Cartridgeyieldsvaryconsiderablybasedonimages
printed,printsettings,papertype,frequencyofuseandtemperature.Forprintquality,asmallamountofinkremainsinthecartridgeafterthe“Replacecartridge”indicatorcomeson.Tosendfaxes,printorcopy
requirestheinstallationoffunctioningblackandcolorinkcartridges.Theall-in-oneshipswithfullcartridgesandpartoftheinkfromtherstcartridgesisusedforprimingtheall-in-one.Seewww.epson.com/
cartridgeinfoformoreinformationaboutcartridges.