The Epson Workforce 520 is a multifunctional wireless printer designed for office and home use. It offers functionality including scanning, printing, copying, and faxing using several connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, USB, and Ethernet. The printer provides an automatic document feeder for up to 30 pages.

List of features

• Printing speed of 15 pages per minute for black and white printing, and 5.4 pages per minute for color printing
• Print, scan, copy, and fax functionality
• Automatic document feeder capacity of 30 pages
• Wireless and wired connectivity options
• Wi-Fi Direct for wireless printing without a network
• Compact size with dimensions of 43.5 x 39.4 x 22.4 cm and weight of 5.9 kg

Specifications

• Printing resolution: 5760 x 1440 dpi
• Scanner resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi
• Operating systems supported: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later versions
• Scanner bit depth: 48-bit color input / 24-bit output

Using technologies

The device uses Inkjet technology for printing, and CIS (Contact Image Sensor) for scanning. The printer also supports Epson PrecisionCore technology, which is responsible for the high-quality print output produced by this device. The technology uses a high-density print chip that produces up to 40 million drops of ink per second, guaranteeing professional-grade print output. it is also equipped with MicroPiezo printing technology that enhances the accuracy of each color droplet for smooth image quality.

Known issues with this device, troubleshooting

One of the known issues of this device is frequently experiencing the light print-on-paper or missing inkjets. In case of light printing or blurry use improving printing quality option on driver software. Another common issue is paper feed problems with the automatic document feeder (ADF), which can be caused by paper jam, incomplete paperpick up or the loaded page is not suitable for ADF requirements. Broken or malfunctioned printer could also cause communication errors both in printing and scanning steps. Troubleshooting depends on the error you experience, guarantee policies or upkeep done.

About its driver

The driver in Epson Workforce 520 is an electronic file that helps to communicate the instruction to the printing device promptly. Epson provides drivers for prominent operating systems such as Windows and macOS. The driver provides additional functionality upon the base operating system to enhance printer operation, print attributes, jobs' queue, error inhibition and all those IT-related tasks. As the intervening component for both user and device, it plays a pivotal role in maintaining performance whilst providing packaged UI and queue software.