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On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 7:53:07 AM UTC-6, GSalisbury wrote:

"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote in message
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On 11/15/2017 07:59 AM, GSalisbury wrote:

Is there any way of remotely powering-up an Epson WF-4630 printer? Even >>>> if plugged into a "live" power outlet, it seems there is no way for it >>>> to become ready for action without someone actually pressing the power >>>> button on the front; is that really the case, or is there some way of >>>> sending it a "wake up" signal over the network?

If there is a way to do what you are asking, it is probably covered in >>> the owner's manual. But the obvious answer is to just leave the printer >>> turned on all the time.

I have a combination inkjet printer and scanner, as well as a Laser
printer accessible via WiFi. They are left on all the time, which is
handy when I have company that wants to print.

I certainly haven't found anything in the owner's manual, which is why I >> was asking here.

It's so seldom that I need to print anything on that printer -- which is >> located in a different room from the laser printer that we use most of
the time, and which is now powered via a WiFi-controlled outlet, so
other people can turn it on when they want to print, rather than having >> to leave their desk twice, once to turn the printer on and once to
collect their printouts -- that I was hoping to avoid having it switched >> on the whole time and using power unnecessarily.

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First I don't have (never have had) any kind of an Epson Printer but, out >> of curiosity, I put Epson WF-4630 into a google search and followed an
epson.com hit.
It's too long - I didn't bother copying it and don't have a "make short". >> The User Manual there sure has what seems to me to have a number of power >> control options including wi-fi - the implication is, after appropriate >> setup, sending something to the printer can turn it on and off as needed. >> Have you googled? (You never said whether you did or didn't.)
At this juncture I would consider auto-power-on a standard feature that >> virtually all ordinary printers/MFU's would support.
I have (and had) older Canon inkjets that support auto power-on/off.
The epson site is probably your best resource (said something about a
firmware update as well).

Yes, I had searched on line for any relevant information, and I had searched the electronic version of the manual. There are many options
for setting delays before the printer goes to sleep or powers off, but I see nothing about being able to wake it up from "off."

I guess I just have to decide whether I want it to keep it "asleep"
(1.8W) rather than "off" (0.3W).

Perce
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Not looking to belabor the point but you could, of course, pose the question on the Epson Site for an "authoritative<g>" response.

But in my mind it's still an ordinary enough function that, with the power-off settings, implies that it will power-on - but of I could be way off base.
Set the power-off profile that fits yours and leave the printer turned on. Do something else then print and see what happens.

I did just have a chat session with Epson support, and they tell me that even from "sleep" mode it's impossible to print. So the only benefit of "sleep" mode, I guess, is that it will "wake up" when the button is
pressed more quickly than when it was off.

Perce
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Oh well - we tried.
I have an older Canon Pixma IP3000 Inkjet plugged into a USB Port on the router and it auto-powers on/off.
Convenient.
I also have an older Brother MFC5460CN AIO plugged into both a USB Port on my main P/C and an Ethernet Port on the router.
It doesn't do either auto power-on or off.
Both printers are basically within arms reach of "command central<g>", however, so power on/off is implicitly automatic.
Too bad on the Epson.
Geo.

If anyone is interested I have found a solution... but you need a robot. I use the switchbot. I realize this is years later but if I stumbled upon this it may come in handy for others. Have fun!
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oh man, I wasn't expecting someone was dealing with the same problem but gave another way of a solution instead....
however, the device you mentioned is very familiar to me anyways but unfortunately its not available in my country.
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