Avoid, except in a favourable WIFI environment and for very occasional printing.
- The first problem was the difficulty of managing WIFI.
The printer is used on the first floor of our house (where our office is located) where WIFI is not available. So we initially connected it directly to our machines via WIFI (our PCs are also connected to the network via PLC sockets). However, the printer automatically reset its connection with the WIFI router (WIFI is used without any problems on the ground floor) despite the weak signal upstairs, with the result that printouts fail (due to a lack of signal)!
The only solution was to switch off the WIFI router (and therefore cut off the ground floor users from using it) for the duration of the print job!
After many unsuccessful attempts (we feel sorry for users who are not very comfortable with computers), we opted for a direct USB cable connection (not supplied) with a HUB to connect the two machines upstairs.
- Second disappointment: the machine emits an almost permanent whistling noise when not in use. It is therefore necessary to switch it off when not in use. In addition, many direct printouts of Excel or Word documents, or images, fail. Solution: flatten the document using a PDF document.
- Third disappointment: the extreme slowness of the printing process for certain documents, despite their small size. What a surprise to finally see a document appear that had been unsuccessfully launched an hour earlier, when it was no longer expected!
- Fourth disappointment: It is practically impossible to use cartridges other than those (very expensive) from EPSON = forced sale on EPSON's part.
In short, we very much regret this purchase, which was intended to replace a CANON MP250 bought in 2009 and which has only just given up the ghost after 15 years of service, without failing, and after moving house 3 times.
We're considering buying another scanner printer, as the XP2200 is practically unusable in its current state.
