Epson EcoTank ET-3850 Wireless Color All-in-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printer with Scanner, Copier, ADF and Ethernet – The Perfect Printer Home Office
Product Parts - Front
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1 Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) cover
2 ADF input tray
3 ADF edge guides
4 ADF document support
5 ADF output tray extension
6 ADF output tray
1 Output tray
2 Paper cassette
3 Paper cassette edge guides
4 Legal-size paper guide
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Control Panel Buttons and Lights
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- power button and light
- home button
- help button
- LCD screen
- + and – buttons
- stop button
- back button
- Arrow buttons and OK button
- reset button
- start button
The LCD Screen
- Displays the maintenance box status
- Displays the network connection status
- Displays the Quiet Mode screen
- Menu options
- Scrolls the screen to the right
- Select a tab to view different options and settings
- Settings options
- Displays available options
- Performs the selected action
Viewing Animations
You can view animations on the LCD screen to help guide you with a procedure or to troubleshoot a problem.
- Press the help button.
- Select Troubleshooting if you are experiencing a problem or How To to view instructions on common procedures.
- Select a topic from the list of available topics and follow the on-screen instructions.
Adjusting the Screen Brightness
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen.
- Press the home button, if necessary.
- Select Settings > General Settings > Basic Settings > LCD Brightness.
- Press the – or + icons to decrease or increase the brightness.
- Select OK to exit.
Turning Off the Operation Time Out Setting
The Operation Time Out setting causes the LCD screen to return to the Home screen after a few minutes of inactivity. This feature is enabled by default, but you can turn it off.
- Press the home button, if necessary.
- Select Settings > General Settings > Basic Settings.
- Scroll down and set Operation Time Out to Off
Using Power Saving Settings
Your product enters sleep mode automatically and turns off the LCD screen if it is not used for a period of time. You can make the time period shorter and select other options to save energy and resources.
Changing the Sleep Timer Settings
Changing the Power Off Timer Settings
Changing the Sleep Timer Settings
You can adjust the time period before your product enters sleep mode and turns off the LCD screen.
- Press the home button, if necessary.
- Select Settings > General Settings > Basic Settings > Sleep Timer.
- Do one of the following: Press the + or – button to increase or decrease the number of minutes. Press the OK button to display the on-screen keypad, select the number of minutes, and select OK.
- Select Done.
Changing the Power Off Timer Settings
You can have the product turn off automatically if it is not used for a specified period of time.
- Press the home button, if necessary.
- Select Settings > General Settings > Basic Settings.
- Select Power Off Timer, then select a time period between 30minutes and 12h (12 hours).
Using the Epson Smart Panel Mobile App
Use this free Apple and Android app to set up your Epson product and then print, copy, or scan with your networked Epson product. Epson Smart Panel also lets you check ink levels and product status.
- Visit epson.com/connect (U.S) or epson.ca/connect (Canada) to learn more about Epson Smart Panel and check the compatibility of your mobile device.
- Download Epson Smart Panel from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- Connect your mobile device to the wireless network that you want to connect your product to or to the same wireless network as your product (if your product is already set up).
- Do one of the following: If you haven't set up your product, open Epson Smart Panel and follow the instructions to set up your product. If your product is already set up, open Epson Smart Panel and select your Epson product, if necessary.
Epson Connect Solutions for Smartphones, Tablets, and More
Use your smartphone, tablet, or computer to print and scan documents, photos, emails, and web pages from your home, office, or even across the globe.
Note: If you are using your Epson product with the Windows 10 S operating system, you cannot use the software described in this section. You also cannot download and install any Epson product software from the Epson website for use with Windows 10 S; you must obtain software only from the Windows Store.
Print from anywhere with these Epson Connect solutions:
- Epson Email Print
- Epson Remote Print
Scan and send a file as an email or upload it to an online service directly from your Epson product with Epson Scan to Cloud.
Setting Up Epson Connect Services
If you did not activate your product's email address for use with Epson Connect when you set up your product, you can activate it using the product control panel.
- Press the home button, if necessary.
- Select Settings > General Settings > Web Service Settings > Epson Connect Services.
- Select Register.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to activate your product's email address.
Using Epson Email Print
With Epson Email Print, you can print from any device that can send email, such as your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Just activate your product's unique email address. When you want to print, attach a PDF, Microsoft Office document, or photo to an email and send it to your product. Both the email and the attachments will print automatically.
- Connect your product to your network. See the link below.
- If you did not already set up Email Print when you installed your product software, see the link below to use your product control panel to activate your unique email address. Or visit epson.com/connect (U.S) or epson.ca/connect (Canada) to learn more about Email Print, create your Epson Connect account, and register your product to the Epson Connect service.
- Now you are ready to send and print emails to your product's Email Print address.
Using Epson Remote Print
With Epson Remote Print software, you can print from your laptop or desktop computer to an Epson Email-enabled product anywhere in the world.
- Connect your Epson product to your wireless network. See the link below.
- If you did not already set up an Epson Connect account when you installed your product software, visit epsonconnect.com to create your account and register your product to the Epson Connect service.
- Visit epsonconnect.com to learn more about Remote Print and how to download the Remote Print Driver software.
- Download and install the Remote Print software.
- Enter the email address and optional access key of your Epson product during Remote Print setup.
- Now you are ready to print remotely. Select the print command in your laptop or desktop computer application and choose the Remote Print option for your Epson product.
Download Epson EcoTank ET-3850 Driver windows, Mac and Epson Smart Panel app.
This model is compatible with the Epson Smart Panel app, which allows you to perform printer or scanner operations easily from iOS and Android devices.
- Download iOS App
- Download Android App
- Download Epson EcoTank ET-3850 User Manuals PDF
Using Epson Scan to Cloud
The Epson Scan to Cloud service allows you to scan and send a file as an email or upload it to an online service directly from your Epson product. Register an email address or online services such as Box, DropBox, Evernote, or Google Drive with your Epson Connect account.
- Connect your Epson product to your network. See the link below.
- If you did not already set up an Epson Connect account when you installed your product software, visit epsonconnect.com to create your account and register your product to the Epson Connect service.
- Visit epsonconnect.com to sign into your account with the email address and password you selected.
- Select your product, select Scan to Cloud, and select Destination List.
- Click Add, then follow the instructions on the screen to create your destination list.
- Now you are ready to use Scan to Cloud. Select the setting for scanning to Scan to Cloud on your Epson product control panel.