® Reference Guide
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Printer Parts Front view Roll paper cover Rear manual feed slot Paper lever Top cover Control panel Roll paper support Ink lever Maintenance tank Paper tray cover Paper tray Front manual feed slot ink compartment Ink cartridge slot Rear view Knobs Rear cover AC inlet USB interface connector IEEE1394 interface connector 3
Contents Chapter 1 The Control Panel Buttons, Lights, and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combination of buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Making the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Canceling printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Making Settings on the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Making the Media Type setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Making the Ink setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sharing Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Windows Me and 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating to Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Making the Printable Area settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 Making the Roll Paper Option settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174 Making Settings in the Layout Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176 Making the Fit to Page setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Making Multi-Page settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Making Print Order settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copies & Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printer Color Management . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 6 Maintenance and Transportation Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Changing the Ink Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268 Updating the printer driver information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 Replacing the Maintenance Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277 Replacing the Paper Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horizontal banding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vertical misalignment or banding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faint printout or gaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blurry or smeared printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color Documents Print in Black Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing Could be Faster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 9 Options and Consumable Products Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337 Roll paper spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337 Interface card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337 Borderless Print Spacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338 Reference Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1 The Control Panel Buttons, Lights, and Messages The control panel of the printer consists of 6 buttons, 3 lights, and a 32-character liquid crystal display (LCD). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Menu 3sec. Buttons This section describes the function of the buttons on the control panel. Button Description 1 Power button Turns the printer on and off. 2 Pause button Stops printing temporarily. Restart printing if pressed when printer is in pause mode.
3 Paper Source button Selects the paper source (Roll Auto Cut On /Roll Auto Cut Off /Sheet ) Cuts the roll paper automatically after printing if pressed and held for 3 seconds when Roll Auto Cut On is selected. Returns to the previous level when pressed in SelecType mode. 4 Paper Feed button Feeds paper in forward. Ejects the cut sheet when Sheet as the paper source. is selected 1 Loads a sheet from the paper tray to the printing position automatically if Sheet is selected as the paper source.
6 Menu button Enters SelecType mode. Enters PRINT STATUS MENU if pressed during printing. Selects a desired menu in forward order if pressed in SelecType mode. Sets the selected parameter in the selected item in SelecType mode. Executes the item if the selected item is for execution only. Cleans the print head if pressed and held for 3 seconds. Lights This section describes the function of the lights on the control panel.
9 Paper check light (red) On: No paper is loaded in the paper tray when Sheet is selected as the paper source. Roll paper is out when Roll Auto Cut On or Roll Auto Cut Off is selected as the paper source. Selected paper source (Roll Auto Cut On /Roll Auto Cut Off /Sheet ) does not match the paper source in the printer driver. Paper lever is in the released position. The loaded paper is too thick for head cleaning. Flashing: Paper is jammed.
Messages This section describes the meaning of the messages displayed on the LCD. The messages displayed on the LCD are divided to status messages and error messages. For error messages, see “An error has occurred” on page 289. 16 Message Description READY The printer is ready to print data. PRINTING The printer is processing data. PLEASE WAIT Wait until READY is displayed. PAUSE The printer is paused. PRESS PAUSE BUTTON Press the Pause button. CUTTING The printer is cutting the printout.
SelecType Settings 1 When to use SelecType 1 The SelecType mode enables you to make printer settings similar to those you would normally make in the driver or software, as well as other additional settings — directly through the control panel. Note: ❏ Application programs may send commands to the printer that override SelecType settings. If you are not getting the results you expect, check your application settings. ❏ To see the current SelecType settings, print a status sheet.
SelecType menu list Menu Item Parameter “PRINTER SETUP” on page 22 “PLATEN GAP” on page 22 NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, WIDER “PAGE LINE” on page 22 ON, OFF “INTERFACE” on page 23 AUTO, USB, IEEE1394, OPTION “CODE PAGE” on page 23 PC437, PC850 “PAPER MARGIN” on page 24 T/B15 mm, 3 mm, 15mm “PPR SIZE CHK” on page 24 ON, OFF “PPR ALIGN CHK” on page 25 ON, OFF “TIME OUT” on page 25 OFF, 30SEC, 60SEC, 180SEC, 300SEC “CUTTER ADJ” on page 25 EXEC “REFRESH MRGN” on page 25 ON, OFF “SHEET SIZE CK
“PRINTER STATUS” on page 27 “VERSION” on page 27 Ixxxxx P “PRINTABLE PG” on page 27 MK xxxxxxxPG 1 C xxxxxxxPG 1 M xxxxxxxPG Y xxxxxxxPG 1 PK (MK-2) xxxxxxxPG LC (C-2) xxxxxxxPG 1 LM (M-2) xxxxxxxPG LK (Y-2) xxxxxxxPG “INK LEFT” on page 28 MK E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn% 1 C E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn% 1 M E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn% 1 Y E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn% PK (MK-2) E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn% LC (C-2) E*****F, E****F, E***F,
“USE COUNT CLR” on page 29 INK PAPER “JOB HISTORY” on page 29 No. 0-No.
“MAINTEN ANCE” on page 32 “HEAD ALIGNME NT” on page 33 “CUTTER REPL” on page 32 EXEC “CHNG INK SET” on page 32 EXEC “PWR CLEANING” on page 32 EXEC “CLOCK SETTING” on page 32 YY/MM/DD HH:MM MM/DD/YY HH:MM “PAPER THKNS” on page 33 STD, 0.1 mm - 1.6 mm “ALIGNMENT” on page 33 AUTO, MANUAL 1 1 1 1 Basic SelecType setting procedure This section describes how to enter the SelecType mode and how to make settings with the buttons on the control panel.
5. Set the item button to enter the selected item. The first Press the Menu parameter is displayed on the LCD. 6. Select a parameter Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed parameter for the item. button to select a 7. Set the parameter Press the Menu button to store the selected parameter. If the parameter is for execution only, press the Menu button to execute the function for the item. After execution, the printer exits SelecType mode and return to the READY status. 8.
This operation changes according to the Auto Cut settings. 1 Paper Source Print Page Line Printer’s Operation Roll Auto Cut On On Prints page line on the right side only, and cuts paper automatically after the print job. Roll Auto Cut On Off Does not print page lines, and cuts paper automatically after the print job. Roll Auto Cut Off On Prints page lines on the right side and below the data, but does not cut paper automatically after the print job.
PAPER MARGIN You can select margins for roll paper from T/B 15mm, 15mm, and 3mm. Margin settings Top/Bottom Left/Right T/B 15 mm 15 mm 3 mm 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm Note: The combination of “Top/Bottom = 3 mm, Left/Right = 15 mm” is not selectable. When the same data is printed with a 3 mm margin and a 15 mm margin and compared, you may notice that part of the right side of the 15 mm margin image is not printed.
PPR ALIGN CHK When you select ON, if the paper is not straight, PAPER NOT STRAIGHT is displayed on the LCD and the printer stops printing. When you select OFF, a paper align error does not occur even if the printed data is out of range of the paper and the printer continues to print. 1 1 1 TIME OUT The setting range is 30 to 300 seconds. If a cable of your printer unplugged or your printer hangs up for more than the set time range, the print job is cancelled and the printer starts paper feed.
Note: Do not select ON if you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm. AUTO CLEANING When you select ON and perform a nozzle check from the printer driver or the control panel, the printer does not only check the clogging nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically. Note: Do not select ON if you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm.
Note: You can print a nozzle check pattern using the Utility in the printer software. For Windows, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 102. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x , see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 183. For Mac OS X, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 230. 1 1 1 STATUS CHECK You can print the current SelecType status. For details, see “Printing a status sheet” on page 40. 1 JOB INFO You can print the job information saved in the printer (up to 10 jobs).
INK LEFT You can see the amount of ink left in the each ink cartridge. E ✽✽✽✽✽ F (100-81%) E ✽✽✽✽ F (80-61%) E ✽✽✽ F (60-41%) E ✽✽ F (40-21%) E ✽ F (20-11%) nn% (less than 10%) MAINT TANK You can see the free capacity of Maintenance tank. E ✽✽✽✽✽ F (100-81%) E ✽✽✽✽ F (80-61%) E ✽✽✽ F (60-41%) E ✽✽ F (40-21%) E ✽ F (20-11%) nn% (less than 10%) USAGE COUNT You can see ink remaining in grams and paper consumption amount in centimeters.
USE COUNT CLR 1 You can clear the values set in USAGE COUNT. JOB HISTORY You can see ink consumption (INK) in ml, paper consumption (PAPER) in m2, and the time required for the print job (PRINT TIME) in seconds for each print job saved in the printer. The latest job is saved as No. 0. 1 1 JOB HSTRY CLR You can clear the job history in the printer. 1 TOTAL PRINTS You can see the total amount of pages you have printed. 1 SERVICE LIFE 1 You can see the lives of consumables.
CUSTOM PAPER This menu contains the following items. PAPER NUMBER When you select STD, the printer determines paper thickness automatically. You can also select No. X (X can be any number between 1 to 10) to register the following settings or to recall the following settings you made.
THICKNESS NUM If you use Epson special media, you should normally select AUTO. If you use non-Epson special media, confirm the paper thickness detection pattern, and enter the number for the print pattern with the smallest gap. CUT METHOD You can specify the cutting method. There are four ways to cut paper, STANDARD, THIN PAPER, THICK, FAST, and THICK, SLOW. 1 1 1 1 PPR FEED ADJ You can set the paper feed amount. The range is -0.70 to 0.70%.
DRYING TIME You can set the ink drying time per print head pass. The range is 0 to 10 seconds. SUCTION You can set the suction pressure for feeding the printed-paper. Select STANDARD, -1, -2, -3, or -4. M/W ADJ You can adjust the MicroWeave mode. The setting range is STANDARD, 1 and 2. Increase the value to give priority to the printing speed. Decrease it to give priority to the print quality. MAINTENANCE This menu contains the following items.
HEAD ALIGNMENT 1 This menu contains the following items. PAPER THKNS You can adjust the paper thickness of the paper that you are going to use. If you use Epson special media and its paper thickness is 0.2mm or 1.2mm, select STD. If you use non-Epson special media, enter the paper thickness in the range of 0.0 to 1.6mm. You can correct any head misalignment to obtain optimum printing results. For details, see “Aligning the print head” on page 34.
6. Press the Menu check pattern. button again to start printing a nozzle After printing a nozzle check pattern, the printer exits the SelecType mode and returns to the READY status. Nozzle check pattern examples: good head cleaning necessary If you find that any dots are missing from the test lines in the pattern, you need to clean the print heads. Press the Menu button for more than 3 seconds or access the Head Cleaning utility software. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 104.
2. Press the Menu button to enter SelecType mode. 3. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display HEAD ALIGNMENT, and press the Menu button. 4. As PAPER THKNS is displayed, press the Menu 1 button. 5. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select STD or paper thickness value between 0.0mm and 1.6mm.When you want to print on Epson special media, select STD. When you want to print on non-Epson special media, enter the thickness value of the paper. 6.
2. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display button. HEAD ALIGNMENT, and press the Menu 3. As PAPER THKNS is displayed, press the Menu button. 4. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select STD or paper thickness value between 0.1 mm and 1.6 mm.When you want to print on Epson special media, select STD. When you want to print on non-Epson special media, enter the thickness value of the paper. 5. Press the Menu button to register your value. 6. Press the Menu button again.
9. After printing, the pattern number and current set number are displayed. Select the set that has the smallest gaps, then press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display the number for that set. 10. Press the Menu button to register the set number. The next pattern number appears. Then repeat step 9. If you are not satisfied with the printed pattern, press the Paper Source button to return to the previous level, and select BI-D ALL.
Registering the settings To register the paper settings, follow these steps. 1. Load the paper which you want to check. 2. Press the Menu button to enter SelecType mode. 3. Press the Paper Feed CUSTOM PAPER. 4. Press the Menu or Paper Feed button to display button to display PAPER NUMBER. button, and press the Paper Feed or 5. Press the Menu Paper Feed button to select STANDARD or the number (No. 1 to No. 10) you want to register as the setting.
10. After printing the pattern, THICKNESS NUM is displayed. Press Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select the number noted in step 9. 11. Press the Menu button to save the selected value. 12. CUT METHOD is displayed. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select STANDARD, THICK, SLOW, THICK, FAST, or THIN PAPER, and press the Menu button. 1 1 1 13. PPR FEED ADJ is displayed. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to set the paper feed amount, and press the Menu button. 1 14.
3. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display button. PAPER NUMBER, and press the Menu 4. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select the number registered that you want to use. If you select STANDARD, the printer prints data according to the driver settings. If you select No. X, the control panel settings override the driver settings. 5. Press the Menu button. If you select No. X, the number you selected is displayed on the LCD. 6. Press the Pause button to exit the SelecType mode.
Chapter 2 Maintenance Mode 2 Maintenance Mode 2 Maintenance mode setting procedure 2 This section describes how to enter the maintenance mode and how to make settings with the buttons on the control panel. 2 To make the maintenance mode settings, follow these steps. 2 Note: Press the Paper Source button to return to the previous step. 1. Enters the maintenance mode Confirm the printer is turned off first.
Note: If second parameter is displayed on the LCD, repeat the steps 4 and 5 to select and set the second parameter. 6. Exit the maintenance mode Press the Power button to turn off the printer, and turn it on again.
Details of maintenance mode items 2 HEX DUMP Data received from the host computer can be printed out in hexadecimal numbers. 2 To print it out, follow these steps. 2 1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer. 2. In maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed Feed button to display HEX DUMP. 2 or Paper 3. Press the Menu button to display PRINT. Press the Menu button again to start printing. 2 The print data in the print buffer is printed with 16-byte hex.
Note: It takes a while until READY (or similar word in the language selected) is displayed. UNITS You can select the units for displaying length. To select the units, follow these steps. Note: This item is available only when you choose ENGLISH in LANGUAGE. 1. In maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display UNITS, and press the Menu button. 2. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed suitable unit is displayed. 3. Press the Menu button to select a button to set the units.
Chapter 3 3 Printing with Windows 3 Printer Software Introduction The printer software that comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top condition. The printer software includes the following menus.
Note: The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the version of Windows you are using. Online help provides more information about the printer software. See “Getting Information Through Online Help” on page 111. Accessing the Printer Software To access the printer software installed in your computer, follow these steps. Note: ❏ The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the versions of Windows you are using.
From Windows Me and 98 1. Double-click the My Computer icon, and double-click the Printers. 2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Properties. The printer software window appears. 3 3 3 From Windows 2000 1. Double-click the My Computer icon, the Control Panel icon, and the Printers. 2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Printing Preferences. The printer software window appears. 3 3 3 From Windows NT4.0 1. Double-click the My Computer icon, and double-click the Printers. 2.
Basic Settings Making the printer driver settings This section describes the basic printer driver settings to print your data. To make the basic printer driver settings, follow these steps. 1. Click Print on the File menu of your application. The Print dialog box appears. 2. Make sure your printer is selected, and click Properties, or Options. You may need to click a combination of these buttons. The driver settings window appears. 3. Click Main tab. The Main menu appears.
4. Select the media that matches the paper loaded in the printer from the Media Type. See “Media Type setting list” on page 54. Note: ❏ Check the media type and its paper path. See “Paper path list” on page 247. 3 3 3 ❏ The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first. ❏ Some media types are not available for the Paper Source you have selected. 5. Make the Ink setting.
8. Click the Paper tab. The Paper menu appears. 9. Select the type of paper loaded in the printer from the Paper Source. 10. Select Borderless to print your data with no margin. See “Making the Borderless setting” on page 75. 11. Select the paper size loaded in the printer under Paper Size. Note: Most Windows applications feature paper size settings that override similar settings in the printer driver. 12.
13. Make settings for Orientation, Copies, and Printable Area as necessary. 14. Click the Layout tab. The Layout menu appears. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 15. Select Reduce/Enlarge and adjust the size of printed data, if necessary. See “Making the Reduce/Enlarge setting” on page 89. Note: This function is not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected from the Paper Source. 16. Select Double-Sided Printing and make settings as needed. See “Making Double-sided Printing setting” on page 90 for details. 17.
19. Click Print to start printing. While printing, the EPSON Progress Meter appears, showing the printing progress and the status of your printer. P Canceling printing To cancel the printing in progress, click Stop on the EPSON Progress Meter. You can also pause or restart printing. To pause printing, click Pause. To resume printing, click this button again. c 52 Caution: When you stop printing in progress, you may need to start printing again from the beginning for best result.
Making Settings on the Main Menu 3 You can make Media Type, Ink, and Mode settings, and check the remaining ink of the installed ink cartridges on this menu. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Making the Media Type setting 3 The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first. Select the media that matches the paper loaded in the printer from the Media Type. Find your paper in the list, and select a corresponding Media Type setting.
❏ When using paper other than Epson special media, see “Notes for Epson Special Media and Other Media” on page 235. ❏ For the latest information on media available in your area, contact Epson customer support web site. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 344.
Making the Ink setting You can select ink mode. Select Color/B&W Photo to print color or monotone photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color/B&W Photo even if the data to be printed is black. Making the Mode setting You can select Automatic, PhotoEnhance, or Custom mode. These modes are arranged to give you three levels of control over the printer driver.
Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type while Automatic is selected, a slider appears in the Mode box that lets you choose Quality or Speed. Select Quality when print quality is more important than print speed. Select Speed when print speed is more important than print quality. Note: Most Windows applications feature paper size and page layout settings that override similar settings in the printer driver.
Note: ❏ This mode is only available when printing 8-, 16-, 24, or 32-bit color data. 3 ❏ Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required for printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of data. 3 You can select from the following settings. 3 Standard This setting provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first. People This setting is best for photos of people. Nature This setting is best for outdoor scenery such as mountains, skies, and oceans.
Custom mode Custom mode lets you make a wide range of changes with a single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings pull-down menu, you will find ready-made settings provided by Epson. They are designed to match particular kinds of printouts, such as graphs and charts for a presentation. The Custom Settings pull-down menu includes the following ready-made settings: Text/Graph Good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts. sRGB Best for color matching with other sRGB devices.
Making Advanced setting The Advanced setting gives you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings pull-down menu. 3 3 3 To make Advanced settings, follow these steps. Note: The printer driver screens that appear in this procedure are for Windows 2000.
Note for Enhanced Matte Paper: When you select Enhanced Matte Paper as the Media Type, Black as the Ink, turn the MicroWeave on and the Super off, the print quality may not be what you expected. Use this combination of settings only for printing drafts. 3. Make the ink setting. Select Color/B&W to print color or monotone photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color/B&W Photo even if the data to be printed is black. 4.
Paper Configuration 3 3 3 3 3 3 The following settings in Paper Configuration let you make the detailed paper settings. Mode Description Color Density Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider with your mouse to the right (+) to deepen the color of your printout or left (-) to lighten its color. You can also type a number (-50 to +50) in the box next to the slider. Use this function when you print on paper other than Epson special media.
Mode Description Drying Time per Print Head Pass Adds a waiting time when the print head reaches the end of every pass. Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve the print quality by slow ink absorption on the media, set the value larger. The drying time per print head pass can be set in 0.1 second increments, from 0 to 5 seconds. Note: If you use this feature, printing time will be longer. Paper Feed Adjustment Controls the paper feeding value in 0.01% increments.
Mode Description Platen Gap Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded into the printer to the print head. By adjusting this parameter, you may produce better print quality. This is set automatically according to the Paper Thickness specified. Note: Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print quality, but make sure that the media does not wrinkle or touch the print head. Otherwise, the printed data or the print head surface may be damaged. Use Wider or Widest in such case.
Printer Color Management Color Controls This setting provides the color matching and image-enhancement methods. When you select this setting, additional settings appear under the Printer Color Management box where you can select a Mode setting and adjust Color Enhancement sliders. For the details of additional settings, see online help.
PhotoEnhance This settings provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. When you select this setting, you will need to make Tone, Effect, and Digital Camera Correction settings. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Note: ❏ This mode is available only with 16-, 24-, or 32-bit color data.
Tone Effect Normal This setting provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first. Hard This setting provides modulate image correction for your print data. Vivid This setting provides chromatic and vivid image correction for your print data. Sepia This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos. Monochrome This setting applies a black and white tone to your print data. None No color adjustment is applied. Sharpness This setting provides enhanced outline to your print data.
Off (No Color Adjustment) This setting turns off printer driver color management. Use this setting when using the color management of the application to apply ICC profile. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 sRGB This setting is useful for color matching with other sRGB devices.
ICM This setting uses the Windows color matching method to automatically adjust printout colors to match colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics. Note: Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching. When you select this setting, you also need to make the following settings. ICC/ICM Profile 68 Select standard or custom ICC/ICM profile.
Intent Select rendering intent or color mapping preference. Saturation: This setting is the best option for presentation graphics to accurately reproduce vivid colors. Use this setting is not recommended for printing photo data. Perceptual: This setting renders images so that colors appear natural. This setting is often used to render the wide color range of the original image. Use of this setting is recommended for printing photo data.
2. Type a unique name, up to 16 characters, or your settings in the Name text box. 3. Click Save. Your setting will be added to the Custom Setting List. You can save up to 100 groups of settings. You can select your saved group of settings from the Custom Settings pull-down menu in the Mode box on the Main menu. When you select your saved settings in the Custom Settings, be aware that making new settings, for example Media Type and Ink settings, may change your custom settings.
Checking the Ink Levels 3 You can check the amount of the remaining ink of each ink cartridge. 3 3 3 3 3 3 Note: ❏ If the printer is not connected properly or EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed, Cartridge Option is displayed instead. ❏ For High Speed Ink Set users: When you access the printer driver for the first time after installation of the printer driver, Photo Quality Ink Set is displayed as the selected ink set.
Previewing your printout If you select the Print Preview check box, you can see how your data will look before printing. When you send a print job to the printer, the EPSON Print Preview window opens, allowing you to make changes before printing. The EPSON Preview toolbar contains several icon buttons that you can use to perform the following functions. 72 Zoom Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page.
Printable area on/off Click this button to display a rectangle indicating the printable area on the page being previewed. The printer cannot print anything which is outside of this rectangle. Click the button again to turn this feature off. Previous page Click this button to display the page previous to the one currently being previewed. If there is no previous page, this feature is not available. Next page Click this button to display the next page in the data.
Making Settings on the Paper Menu You can make Paper Source, Borderless, Paper Size, Roll Paper Option, Orientation, Copies, and Printable Area or Roll Paper Option settings on this menu. Note: When Paper Tray or Manual Feed is selected as the Paper Source, Printable Area is displayed on the menu, and this is the default.When Roll Paper or Roll Paper Banner is selected as the Paper Source, Roll Paper Option is displayed on the menu.
Making the Borderless setting You can print your data without margins on the paper. 3 For this printing mode, Epson recommends the following media conditions. 3 Accommodate media width: 3 ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 8 inch, 203.2 mm 210 mm (A4) Letter (8.5 in), 215.9 mm 10 inch, 254 mm 257 mm 297 mm (A3) 300 mm 12 inch, 304.8 mm 329 mm (Super A3/B) 13 inch, 330.2 mm 14 inch, 355.6 mm 400 mm 16 inch, 406.4 mm 420 mm (A2) 17 inch, 431.
❏ Printing with this feature takes longer than for normal printing. ❏ When printing on the following media, the bottom margin is always 14 mm. EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Smooth Fine Art Paper EPSON Textured Fine Art Paper EPSON Velvet Fine Art Paper To print your data with this feature, follow these steps. 1. Select Borderless.
2. Choose Auto Expand or Retain Size from the pull-down menu next to the Borderless check box. Auto Expand 3 Select this setting if you want to enlarge the size of print data automatically and print with no margins. Note: Enlarged areas that exceed the paper size will not be printed on the paper. Retain Size Select this setting if you do not want to change the ratio of your print data.
Single Cut Select this setting if you want to save paper. If you select this setting, the boundary of a picture and a picture, or boundary of a page and page is cut. However, the cut position may shift slightly. Double Cut Select this setting to avoid the slight gap that occurs with the Single Cut setting. A margin is created between the pictures, and 1mm along the inside of each picture is cut.
Normal Cut Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data. 3 3 3 3 3 3 Off Select this setting to cut the printouts manually. To cut the printouts manually, follow these steps. 3 1. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button, and match the cutting position with the scissors mark on the left side of the print head.
2. Press the Paper Source . button to select Roll Auto Cut On 3. Press and hold the Paper Source button for 3 seconds. The paper cutter cuts the printout at the cutting position. Making the Paper Size setting You can select the paper size that you want to use. Select the proper paper size in the Paper Size. You can also add a custom paper size. To do this, follow these steps. 1. Select User Defined in the Paper Size. The User Defined Paper Size dialog box appears. 2.
Making the Printable Area setting This setting is available when you select Paper Tray or Manual Feed as the Paper Source. You can make the following settings. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Standard 3 Select this setting to use the standard printable area.
Maximum Select this setting to increase the printable area at the bottom edge. Note: ❏ This setting is not available for the following media. EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Smooth Fine Art Paper EPSON Textured Fine Art Paper EPSON Velvet Fine Art Paper ❏ The print quality may decline at the edges of the printout when this setting is selected.
Making the Roll Paper Option settings This option is available when you select Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) as the Paper Source. You can make the following settings.
Auto Rotate Note: This function is not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source. This function is effective only when the print data length is shorter than the printable width of the roll paper. The print data will automatically be turned 90 degrees to print crosswise, saving roll paper. Original Auto Rotate off Auto Rotate on To enable this function, follow these steps. 1. Select Auto Rotate. The Roll Paper Width button is activated. 2. Click Roll Width.
Print Page Line This function lets you to specify whether to print a page line on the right side, and also below the document for manual cutting. To enable this function, select Print Page Line. The Print Page Line operation changes according to the Auto Cut setting. Check these settings as necessary by referring the printer’s operation.
Making the Orientation settings You can specify the direction of printing on the page. Portrait Print direction is short edge first, like most magazines. Landscape Print direction is long edge first, like many spreadsheets. Rotated by 180° Prints your document upside down. Note: This function is not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source.
Making the Copies setting You can specify the number of copies. Type the number you want in the Copies box, or click the arrow next to the box. You can enter any number from 1 to 9999.
Making Settings on the Layout Menu You can make Reduce/Enlarge, Double-Sided Printing, and Multi-Page settings on this menu.
Making the Reduce/Enlarge setting You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you will print on. To enable this function, select Reduce/Enlarge. When this function is enabled, you can make the following settings 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Fit to Page Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you select in the Output Paper Size. Custom Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce a data.
Making Double-sided Printing setting You can perform double-sided printing. There are two types of double-sided printing available. Standard double-sided printing lets you to print the odd-numbered pages first. Once these pages are printed, they can be reloaded to print the even-numbered pages onto the opposite side of the paper. You can also perform Folded Booklet double-sided printing. It lets you to make single-fold booklets.
Standard double-sided printing To print odd and even numbered pages onto opposite sides of the sheet, follow these steps. 3 3 1. Select Double-Sided Printing. 3 3 3 3 3 3 2. Click Margins. The following dialog box appears. 3 3 3 3 3. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose between Left, Top, and Right.
4. Specify the width of the binding margin using the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 mm to 30 mm. Note: The actual binding margin may vary from the specified settings depending on your application. Experiment with a few sheets to examine actual results prior to printing the entire job. 5. Click OK to return to the Layout menu, then click OK to save your settings. 6. Make sure paper is loaded, and send the print job from your application.
Folded Booklet double-sided printing You can also make single-fold booklets using the double-sided printing feature. To create a single-fold booklet, the pages that appear on the outside (after the booklet is folded) are printed first. The pages that will appear inside the booklet can then be printed after the paper is reloaded into the printer.
1. Select Double-Sided Printing, and select Folded Booklet. 2. Click Margins. The Margins dialog box appears.
3. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose from Left, Top, and Right. 3 Note: When Portrait is selected as the Orientation setting on the Main menu, Left or Right binding positions are available. The Top binding position is supported when Landscape is selected as the Orientation setting. 4. Specify the width of the binding margin using the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 mm to 30 mm.
7. Instructions for printing the inside pages will be displayed while the outside pages are output. Follow the on-screen instructions for reloading the paper. Note: ❏ The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used. Should this occur, slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction prior to reloading them into the printer. ❏ Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat surface prior to reloading the stack into the printer.
Making Multi-Page settings 3 Selecting Multi-Page lets you choose between the N-up and Poster settings.
Making N-up settings Select N-up as the Multi-Page setting to print two or four pages of your document on one sheet of paper. When N-up is selected, you can make the following settings: 98 2 Pages 4 Pages Prints two or four pages of your data on a single piece of paper. Page Order Opens the Print Layout dialog box, where you can specify the order in which the pages will be printed. Some settings may be unavailable, depending upon the Orientation selection on the Paper menu.
Making Poster settings A single page can be enlarged to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed sheets of paper. Select Poster as the Multi-Page setting to print a poster-size image. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Click Settings to adjust the way your poster will print. The Poster Settings dialog box opens.
You can make the following settings. Print Cutting Guides Check this box to turn the cutting guide options on. Overlapping Alignment Marks Slightly overlaps the images and prints alignment markers so that they can be aligned more precisely. Trim Lines Prints border lines on the images to guide you when trimming the pages.
Note: ❏ The letter in parentheses after the utility name indicates the shortcut key for that utility. Press ALT and the letter on the keyboard to open that utility. ❏ Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities if your printer is connected to your computer through a network. ❏ Do not use Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities while printing is in progress. Otherwise, your printout may be marred.
Head Cleaning This utility cleans the print head. You may need to clean the print head if you notice print quality has declined. Use this utility to perform the head cleaning. See “Cleaning the print head” on page 104. Head Alignment This utility can be used to improve the print quality of your printed data. The alignment of the print head may need to be adjusted if vertical lines should appear out of alignment or if white or black banding noise should appear in your printed data.
2. Click Nozzle Check. 3. Click Print if you want to visually check if any print head nozzles are clogged, if you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check and, if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary, an automatic head cleaning.
Cleaning the print head If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed data are missing, you may be able to solve these problems by cleaning the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly, by using the Head Cleaning utility. To use the Head Cleaning utility, follow these steps. Note: ❏ Do not start the Head Cleaning utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
❏ Repeat this procedure four or five times, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight, and try head cleaning again. ❏ Replace some of ink cartridges as they may be old or damaged. If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these solutions, contact your dealer. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 344.
Using Printer and Option Information This utility lets the printer driver to confirm printer configuration information. It also provides specific information regarding certain characteristics of the printer. If message appears in the Current Setting box prompting you to enter settings, or if you change the printer’s configuration, make the necessary settings manually. Cartridge Option The printer driver usually gets the ink cartridge information automatically, and prints with the appropriate print mode.
Printer ID Depending on the configuration of your system, the information displayed in the Printer and Option Information dialog box may be updated automatically, or may need to be updated manually. To make the Printer ID setting, follow these steps. 3 3 3 1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer. 2. Click Settings Sheet. Information on your printer and options is printed out. 3 3. Make sure that the information in the utility matches the printed information.
Making the Speed & Progress settings You can make settings related to print speed and progress. To make the Speed & Progress settings, click Speed & Progress on the Utility menu. The Speed & Progress dialog box appears. Note: The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the printer model and version of Windows that you are using. High Speed Copies To print multiple copies of your data faster, select High Speed Copies.
Always Spool Raw Datatype (For Windows XP, 2000 and NT 4.0 only) To have NT-based clients spool documents using the RAW format instead of the EMF (metafile) format, select the Always Spool Raw datatype check box (Windows NT-based applications use the EMF format by default). Try using this option if documents spooled in EMF format do not print correctly.
1. Click Monitoring Preference. The Monitoring Preference dialog box appears. 2. Make the following settings. 110 Select Notification Displays the current error item notification settings. Select the appropriate check boxes to specify the error types for which you wish to receive notification. Select Shortcut Icon Select the Shortcut Icon to have a shortcut icon placed in your Windows taskbar. Clicking the shortcut icon in the taskbar will open EPSON Status Monitor 3.
Getting Information Through Online Help 3 Your printer software has an extensive online help feature, which provides instructions on printing, making printer driver settings, and using printer utilities. 3 Accessing help from your application To access help from your applications, follow these steps. 3 1. Click Print or Page Setup on the File menu. 2. Click Printer, Setup, Options, or Properties. Depending on your application, you may need to click a combination of these buttons.
Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs Using the Progress Meter When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter opens. The Progress Meter indicates the progress of the current print job and provides printer status information when bi-directional communication between the printer and computer is established. This meter also displays helpful tips for better printing and error messages.
EPSON Printing Tips Tips for getting the most out of your Epson printer driver appear at the bottom of the Progress Meter window. A new tip appears every 30 seconds. For more details on a displayed tip, click Details. 3 3 3 3 Error messages If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears on the text box at the top of the Progress Meter dialog box. Check the message and solve the problem. When the ink runs low or out, a How to button appears on the Progress Meter dialog box.
Using the EPSON Spool Manager Note: EPSON Spool Manager is not available for Windows XP, 2000, and NT 4.0. EPSON Spool Manager is similar to Windows Print Manager. If it receives two or more print jobs at one time, it puts them in a line (or print queue) in the order received. When a print job reaches the top of the line (or print queue), the EPSON Spool Manager sends the job to the printer.
Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information on the printer status. 3 3 3 3 3 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the shortcut icon To access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the shortcut icon, double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on the Windows taskbar. Note: To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see “Monitoring Preferences” on page 109.
Viewing information in EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides the following information: Current Status EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic display, and status messages. If the ink runs low or out, How to appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window. Click How to to display cartridge replacement instructions. Information EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides a graphic display of the amount of ink remaining.
Increasing the Print Speed 3 General tips 3 Printing color data using higher print quality settings takes longer than printing black-and-white data in standard print quality, as the volume of high quality color data is much greater. For this reason, it is important to be selective in your use of color and print quality settings if you also require a faster print speed.
Print speed Faster Slower Data characteristics Variety of colors Grayscale Full color Hardware resources System speed Fast Slow HDD free space Large Small Memory free space Large Small Running applications One Many Virtual memory Not in use In use Software status Using Speed & Progress You can make certain print speed settings in the Speed & Progress dialog box. To access this dialog box, click Speed & Progress on the Utility menu.
Note: To connect your printer directly to a network without setting it up as a shared printer, consult your network administrator. 3 3 For Windows XP 3 Setting up your printer as a shared printer To share a printer that is connected directly to your computer with others on a network, follow these steps. 3 1. Click the Start button, and Printers and Faxes. 2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Sharing.
3. Select Share this printer, and type the name in the Share name box. 4. Click OK. Note: Do not choose any drivers from the Additional Drivers list. Accessing the shared printer To access the shared printer from another computer on a network, follow these steps. Note: Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer to which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer. 1. Install the printer driver to the client computer from the software CD-ROM.
2. Click the Start button, and open Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer's icon, and open the Properties for your printer. 3 3. Click the Ports tab, and click Add Port. 3 3 3 3 3 3 4. Select Local Port, then click New Port. 3 3 3 3 5.
Then click OK. 6. Close the Printer Ports dialog box to return to the Ports menu. 7. On the Ports menu, make sure that the new port is added and the check box is selected. Click OK to close the Properties. For Windows Me and 98 Setting up your printer as a shared printer To share a printer connected directly to your computer with other computers on a network, follow these steps. 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network. 3 3. Click File and Print Sharing. 3 3 3 3 3 4. Click the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s), and click OK. 3 3 3 3 5. In the Network window, click OK.
6. In the Control Panel, double-click Printers. Note: ❏ If a dialog box requesting the Windows Me or 98 CD-ROM appears, insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, then follow the on-screen instructions. ❏ If a dialog box appears requesting you to restart your computer, do so. Then open the Printer folder, and continue from step 7. 7. Select your printer, and choose Sharing on the File menu. 8. Select Shared As, enter the printer information as needed, and click OK.
Note: Your printer must be setup as a shared resource on the computer to which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer. 3 1. On the computer you want to access the printer from, click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers. 3 2. Double-click Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard screen appears. 3 3 3 3 3 3. Click Next. 3 4. Click Network printer, then click Next.
5. Click Browse. 6. Double-click the icon of the computer that is directly connected to the printer. Then click the printer’s icon. 7. Click OK and follow the on-screen instructions.
For Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 3 Setting up your printer as a shared printer To share a printer that is connected directly to your computer with others on a network, follow these steps. 3 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers. 3 2. Select your printer, then click Sharing on the File menu. 3. Select Shared as, and enter the name in the Share Name text box. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4. Click OK. 3 Note: Do not choose any drivers from the Additional Drivers list.
Accessing the shared printer To access the shared printer from another computer on a network, follow these steps. Note: Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer to which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer. 1. Install the printer driver to the client computer from the software CD-ROM. 2. Open the Printer folder from the Control Panel, right-click your printer’s icon, and open the Properties for your printer. 3.
4. Select Local Port, and click New Port. 3 3 3 5. In the text box, type the following information: \\name of computer that is connected to the printer\name of the shared printer Then click OK. 3 3 3 3 6. When you enter the information, the Cancel button on the Printer Ports dialog box changes to the Close button. Click Close to return to the Ports menu.
7. On the Ports menu, make sure that the new port is added and the check box is selected. Click OK to close the printer driver. Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software This section describes how to upgrade your Windows operating system, update the printer software in Windows XP, 2000, or Me, and uninstall the printer driver from your computer.
Updating the driver in Windows XP, 2000, and NT 4.0 3 When you update the printer driver in Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0, you must uninstall the previous printer driver before you install the new driver. Installing over the existing printer driver results in a failure to update. To uninstall the printer driver, see “Uninstalling the printer driver” on page 131. 3 3 3 Uninstalling the printer driver To uninstall the printer driver, follow these steps. 1.
Uninstalling the USB Host Device Driver To uninstall the USB Host Device Driver, follow these steps. Note: ❏ This function is for Windows Me and 98 only. ❏ This function activates only when you are using a USB conversion cable. 1. Double-click the My computer icon, and double-click the Control Panel. 2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 3. Select the EPSON USB Printer Devices, and click Add/Remove. Note: If EPSON USB Printer Devices does not appear in the Add/Remove Program list, double-click EPUSBUN.
Chapter 4 4 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x 4 Printer Software Introduction The printer software that comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition. The printer software includes the following dialog boxes.
Accessing the Printer Software To access the printer software installed in your computer, follow these steps. Accessing the Print dialog box To access the Print dialog box, click Print on the File menu of your application, or click Options in the Page Setup dialog box. Accessing the Page Setup dialog box To access the Page Setup dialog box, click Page Setup on the File menu of your application. Accessing the Layout dialog box To access the Layout dialog box, click the in the Print dialog box.
Basic Settings 4 Making the printer driver settings 4 This section describes the basic printer driver settings to print your data. 4 To make the basic printer driver settings, follow these steps. Note: While many Macintosh applications override the settings made in the printer driver, some do not, so you must verify the settings to get the results you expect. 1. Click Page Setup on the File menu of your application. The Page Setup dialog box appears. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2.
4. Select Borderless if you want to print your data with no margin. See “Making the Borderless setting” on page 160. 5. Make settings for Orientation and Reduce or Enlarge as necessary. 6. When Paper Tray or Manual Feed is selected as the Paper Source, make the Printable Area setting as needed. See “Making the Printable Area settings” on page 173. When Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source, make Roll Paper Option settings as needed.
11. Make the Ink setting. Select Color/B&W Photo to print color or monotone photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color/B&W Photo even if the data to be printed is black. 4 4 12. Make the Mode setting. Make sure that Automatic is selected. Note: When Automatic is selected, the printer driver takes controls of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type setting and Ink settings. 13.
When background printing is on 1. Select EPSON Monitor IV from the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar. 2. Turn off the printer. 3. Click the name of data which is in print process on the screen, then click Stop to cancel the print job. When background printing is off 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Hold down the J Command key on your keyboard, and press the [.] period key to cancel the print job. 138 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Making Settings in the Print Dialog Box 4 You can make Media Type, Mode, Ink, Copies, and Page settings in the Print dialog box. From this dialog box, you can access other dialog boxes, from which you can set the print time, and preview the data before printing. 4 4 4 4 4 Making the Media Type setting 4 The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first. Select the media that matches the paper loaded in the printer from the Media Type.
Media Type setting list 140 Media Type setting Epson Special Media Name/Description Singleweight Matte Paper EPSON Singleweight Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper EPSON Enhanced Matte Paper EPSON Archival Matte Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper EPOSN Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) (Roll) EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy P
Making the Ink setting You can select ink mode. Select Color/B&W Photo to print color or monotone photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color/B&W Photo even if the data to be printed is black. Making the Mode setting 4 4 4 4 You can select Automatic, PhotoEnhance, or Custom mode. These modes are arranged to give you three levels of control over the printer driver.
PhotoEnhance PhotoEnhance mode lets you choose from a variety of image-correction settings specially designed for photos. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. Note: ❏ This mode is only available when printing 8-, 16-, 24, or 32-bit color data. ❏ Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required for printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your data. You can select from the following settings.
Selecting PhotoEnhance also enables the Digital Camera Correction check box. Select this check box when you are printing photos taken with a digital camera to give your printed images the smooth, natural appearance of photographs taken with a film camera. 4 4 Custom mode Custom mode lets you make a wide range of changes with a single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings pull-down menu, you will find ready-made settings provided by Epson.
Making Advanced setting The Advanced setting gives you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings list. To make Advanced settings, follow these steps. 1. Select Custom in the Main menu, and click Advanced. The Advanced dialog box appears. 2.
3. Make the Ink setting. Select Color/B&W Photo to print color or monotone photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color/B&W Photo even if the data to be printed is black. 4 4 4. Select a Print Quality setting. 4 5. If you are using non-Epson special media, click Paper Config, and make settings as needed. For details, see “Paper Configuration” on page 146. 4 6. Make Printer Color Management settings.
Paper Configuration The following settings in Paper Configuration let you make the detailed paper settings. Mode Description Color Density Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider with your mouse to the right direction (+) to deepen the color of your printout or left direction (-) to lighten its color. You can also type a number (-50 to +50) in the box next to the slider. Use this function when you print on paper other than Epson special media.
Mode Description Drying Time per Print Head Pass Adds a waiting time when the print head reaches the end of every pass. Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve the print quality by slow ink absorption on the media, set the value larger. The drying time per print head pass can be set in 0.1 second increments, from 0 to 5 seconds. 4 4 4 Note: If you use this feature, printing time will be longer. Paper Feed Adjustment Controls the paper feeding value in 0.01% increments.
Mode Description Platen Gap Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded into the printer to the print head. By adjusting this parameter, you may produce better print quality. This is set automatically according to the Paper Thickness specified. Note: Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print quality, but make sure that the media does not wrinkle or touch the print head. Otherwise, the printed data or the print head surface may be damaged. Use Wider or Widest in such case.
Printer Color Management 4 Color Controls This setting provides the color matching and image-enhancement methods. When you select this setting, additional settings appear under the Printer Color Management box where you can select a Mode setting and adjust Color Enhancement sliders. For the details of additional settings, see online help. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
PhotoEnhance This setting provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. When you select this setting, you will need to make Tone, Effect, and Digital Camera Correction settings. Note: ❏ This mode is available only when 16-, 24-, or 32-bit color data. ❏ This mode is available only when 32-bit color is selected as your monitor display setting for Macintosh.
Tone Effect 4 Normal Applies Epson standard tone adjustment to your printed data. Try this first. Hard Prints in high contrast, which sharpens the printed data. 4 Vivid Intensifies the colors, and lightens the midtones and highlights of printed data. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs. 4 Sepia Adjusts brightness and contrast, and applies a sepia tone to the printed image. 4 Monochrome Prints the image in black-and-white only.
ColorSync This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics. Note: Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching. 152 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Off (No Color Adjustment) This setting is generally not recommended, because it does not allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color in any way. Only use this setting when you create a new color profile or if the other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Saving the Advanced settings To save your Advanced settings, follow these steps. 1. Click Save Settings in the Advanced dialog box. The Custom Settings dialog box appears. 4 4 4 4 2.
3. Click Save. Your settings will be added to the Custom Settings pull-down menu. You can save up to 100 groups of settings. You can select your saved group of settings from the Custom Settings pull-down menu in the Print dialog box. When you select your saved settings in the Custom Settings, be aware that making new settings, for example Media Type and Ink settings, may change your custom settings. This may cause unexpected results in your printout.
Making the Copies setting You can specify the number of copies. Type the number you want in the Copies box, or click the arrows next to the box. You can enter any number from 1 to 9999. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Making the Pages setting You can specify the range or printed pages. Select either All or Range. If you select Range, enter the appropriate range of pages in the Range text box. 4 4 4 4 4 Setting the print time You can specify the time you want the printer to begin printing your data. Printing with Mac OS 8.
To set the print time, follow these steps. 1. Click Background Printing, if necessary. 2. Select On as the Background Printing, if necessary. 3. Select Urgent, Normal, Print at, or Hold as the Print Time. If you select Print at, use the arrows beside the date and time boxes to specify the date and time that you want to print the data. Note: Make sure that the computer and printer are turned on at the date and time you specify. 4. Click OK. 5.
3. Click Preview. The Preview dialog box appears, and displays a preview of your data. 4 4 4 4 4 4 The Preview dialog box contains several icon buttons that you can use to perform the following functions. Zoom Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page. Show/Hide Printable Area Click this button to display or hide the borderlines which indicate the printable area. The printer cannot print anything which is outside of this area.
4. If you are satisfied with the previewed data, click Print. If you are not satisfied with the appearance of the data, click Cancel. The Preview and Print dialog boxes close with the current print settings preserved. Open the Print dialog box again to make additional changes to the print settings. Making Settings in the Page Setup Dialog Box You can make Paper Size, Paper Source, Borderless, Orientation, Reduce or Enlarge, Printable Area, and Roll Paper Option settings in this dialog box.
1. Click Customize. The following dialog box appears. 4 4 4 4 4 2. To define a new paper size, click New. 3. Type a unique name for the paper size in the paper size list. 4 4 4. Specify the measurement unit as either cm or inch. 5. Enter the width and height of your paper by typing the text in the appropriate text boxes. Note: The maximum paper height is 44 inches (111.8 cm). 4 4 6. Specify the margins by typing in the Margin text boxes or by manipulating the preview image. 4 7.
Making the Paper Source setting You can select Roll Paper, Roll Paper (Banner), or Sheet from the Paper Source pull-down menu. Select one that matches the paper loaded in the printer. Making the Borderless setting You can print your data without margins on the paper. For this printing mode, Epson recommends the following media conditions. Accommodate media width: ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 8 inch, 203.2 mm 210 mm (A4) Letter (8.5 in), 215.9 mm 10 inch, 254 mm 257 mm 297 mm (A3) 300 mm 12 inch, 304.
❏ If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to zero before printing. ❏ When printing on cut sheet media, only the left and right margins are set to zero. ❏ The ink may contaminate the platen of the printer. In this case, wipe the ink away using a cloth. 4 4 ❏ Printing with this feature takes longer than for normal printing. 4 ❏ When printing on the following media, the bottom margin is always 14mm.
2. Choose Auto Expand or Retain Size from the pull-down menu next to the Borderless check box. Auto Expand Select this setting if you want to enlarge the size of print data automatically and print with no margins. Note: Enlarged areas that exceed the paper size will not be printed on the paper. Retain Size Select this setting if you do not want to change the ratio of your print data.
Single Cut Select this setting if you want to save paper. 4 If you select this setting, the boundary of a picture and a picture, or boundary of a page and page is cut. However, the cut position may shift slightly. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Double Cut Select this setting to avoid the slight gap that occurs with the Single Cut setting. A margin is created between the pictures, and 1mm along the inside of each picture is cut. 4 4 4 4 4 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Normal Cut Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data. Off Select this setting to cut the printouts manually. To cut the printouts manually, follow these steps. 1. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button, and match the cutting position with the scissors mark on the left side of the print head. 164 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
2. Press the Paper Source button to select Auto Cut On . 3. Press and hold the Paper Source button for 3 seconds. The paper cutter cuts the printout at the cutting position. 4 4 Making the Orientation setting 4 You can specify the direction of printing on the page. 4 4 4 4 4 Portrait Print direction is short edge first, like most magazines. Landscape Print direction is long edge first, like many spreadsheets. Rotated by 180° Prints your document upside down.
Making Double-sided Printing Setting You can perform double-sided printing. There are two types of double-sided printing available. Standard double-sided printing allows you to print the odd-numbered pages first. Once these pages are printed, they can then be reloaded to print the even-numbered pages onto the opposite side of the paper. You can also perform Folded Booklet double-sided printing. It lets you to make single-fold booklets.
Standard double-sided printing To print odd and even numbered pages onto opposite sides of the sheet, follow these steps. 4 4 1. Select the Double-Sided Printing. 4 4 4 4 4 2. Click Margins. The following dialog box appears. 4 4 4 3. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose between Left, Top, and Right. 4 4 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
4. Specify the width of the binding margin using the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 mm to 30 mm. Note: The actual binding margin may vary from specified settings depending on your application. Experiment with a few sheets to examine actual results prior to printing the entire job. 5. Click OK to return to the Page Setup dialog box, then click OK to save your settings. 6. Make sure paper is loaded, and send the print job from your application.
Folded Booklet double-sided printing You can also make single-fold booklets using the double-sided printing feature. To create a single-fold booklet, the pages that appear on the outside (after the booklet is folded) are printed first. The pages that will appear inside the booklet can then be printed after the paper is reloaded into the printer.
1. Select Double-Sided Printing, and select the Folded Booklet. 2. Click Margins. The Margins dialog box appears. 3. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose from Left, Top, and Right. Note: When Portrait is selected as the Orientation setting in the printer driver, Left or Right binding positions are available. The Top binding position is supported when Landscape is selected as the Orientation setting. 170 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
4. Specify the width of the binding margin using the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 mm to 30 mm. The specified margin width will be used on both sides of the fold. For example, if a 10-mm margin is specified, a 20-mm margin will be inserted (a margin of 10 mm will be placed on each side of the fold). ✽ 4 4 4 4 4 ✽ Portrait ✽ 4 4 Landscape ✽ Folding Edge 4 ✽✽ Margin 5. Click OK to return to the Page Setup dialog box, then click OK to save your settings. 6.
❏ Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat surface prior to reloading the stack into the printer. ❏ Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts. Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if the printouts are not reloaded correctly. 8. Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the inside pages. 9. Once printing is complete, fold the sheets and bind them together using a stapler or other binding method.
Making the Printable Area settings This setting is available when you select Paper Tray or Manual Feed as the Paper Source. You can make the following settings. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Standard Select this setting to use the standard printable area. 4 Maximum Select this setting to increase the printable area at the bottom edge. Note: ❏ This setting is not available for the following media.
Centered Select this setting to center the print out. Making the Roll Paper Option settings This option is available when you select Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) as the Paper Source. You can make the following settings. Auto Rotate Note: This function is not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source. 174 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
This function is effective only when the print data length is shorter than the printable width of the roll paper. The print data will automatically be turned 90 degrees to print crosswise, saving roll paper. 4 4 4 Original Auto Rotate off 4 Auto Rotate on 4 To enable this function, select Auto Rotate. Print Page Line This function lets you to specify whether to print a page line on the right side and also below the printed data for manual cutting. To enable this function, select Print Page Line.
Save Roll Paper Note: This function is available only when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source. This function is effective if you wish to save roll paper because blank portion of the last page or your printed data is not fed through the printer.To enable this function, select Save Roll Paper. Making Settings in the Layout Dialog Box You can make Fit to Page, Multi-Page, and Print Order settings in this dialog box. 176 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Making the Fit to Page setting You can enlarge or reduce the size of the data proportionally to make it fit the paper size you selected in the Paper Size pull-down menu. To use this function, select Fit to Page, and select the paper size you loaded in the printer in the Output Paper Size pull-down menu. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Making Multi-Page settings Selecting Multi-Page lets you to choose between the Pages Per Sheet and Poster settings. 4 4 4 4 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Making Pages Per Sheet settings Select Pages Per Sheet as the Multi-Page setting to print two or four pages of your document on one sheet of paper. When Pages Per Sheet is selected, you can make the following settings: 178 2 Pages 4 Pages Prints two or four pages of your document on a single piece of paper. Page Order Allows you to specify the order in which the pages will be printed on the sheet of paper. Print page frames Prints frames around the pages printed on each sheet.
Making Poster settings A single document page can be enlarged to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed sheets of paper. Select Poster as the Multi-Page setting to print a poster-size image. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 You can make the following settings. 1 page covers xx sheets Specifies how many printed sheets of paper the enlarged document page is to cover. You can select 4, 9, or 16 pages. 4 Overlapping Alignment Marks Slightly overlaps the images and prints alignment markers so that they can be aligned more precisely.
Making Print Order settings You can specify the printing order for your print job. When printing multiple copies of your document, select Collate to print one complete document set at a time. Select Reverse Order to print your documents in reverse order, starting with the last page. 180 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Using the Printer Utilities 4 EPSON printer utilities let you to check the current printer status and do some printer maintenance from your screen. 4 4 4 4 4 Note: ❏ Do not use Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities if your printer is connected to your computer through a network. ❏ Do not use Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities while printing is in progress. Otherwise, your printout may be marred.
Nozzle Check This utility checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the nozzles when you notice print quality has declined and after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleared. See “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 183. If you click Auto in the Nozzle Check dialog box, or turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer, this utility does not only check the clogging nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically.
Checking the print head nozzles If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed data are missing, you may be able to identify the problem by checking the print head nozzles by using the Nozzle Check utility. 4 4 4 To use the Nozzle Check utility, follow these steps. Note: Do not start Nozzle Check utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred. 4 1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer. 4 2. Click Nozzle Check. 3.
Note: If you turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer even though Print has been selected, the Nozzle Check utility does not only check the clogging nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically. If you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm, turn off AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a nozzle check pattern. 5.
2. Click Head Cleaning. 4 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. 4. Click Print Nozzle Check Pattern in the Head Cleaning dialog box to confirm that the head is cleaned and to reset the cleaning cycle. 4 If you still find missing dots after cleaning, try these solutions. 4 ❏ Select PWR CLEANING from the control panel on the printer. See “PWR CLEANING” on page 32. ❏ Repeat this procedure four or five times, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight, and try head cleaning again.
Getting Information Through Online Help Your printer software has an extensive online help feature, which provides instructions on printing, making printer driver settings, and using printer utilities. To access online help, click Print or Page Setup on the File menu of your application, and click Help. Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs Using the EPSON StatusMonitor EPSON StatusMonitor regularly monitors the printer status.
2. Click StatusMonitor, or click Utility. If you click Utility, click EPSON StatusMonitor in the Utility dialog box. The EPSON StatusMonitor dialog box appears. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EPSON StatusMonitor informs you of the amount of ink remaining as of the time the StatusMonitor was opened. To update ink-level information, click Update. 4 4 4 4 4 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Making Configuration Settings You can select the way the EPSON StatusMonitor utility monitors your printer, and the way you will be notified of information. To make Configuration settings, click Configuration in the Utility dialog box. The Configuration Settings dialog box appears. You can make the following settings in this dialog box. 188 Error notification Choose how the EPSON StatusMonitor notifies you in case of an error.
Data will be sent to the printer after being stored on your disk Select this check box to prevent horizontal banding in your printout. By default, graphics data is sent by the computer to the printer in rectangular bands, which prevents the printer from having to reconstruct an entire data in memory before printing it. Selecting this check box will make the computer temporarily store the data on its hard drive and then send it to the printer as a whole to prevent banding in the printed image.
1. Select On as the Background Printing setting in the Chooser or in the Background Printing dialog box. 2. Send a print job to the printer. 3. Select EPSON Monitor IV from the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar. The EPSON Monitor IV dialog box appears. Note: You can also open EPSON Monitor IV dialog box by double-clicking the EPSON Monitor IV icon in the Extensions folder. 190 Printing with Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Managing print jobs using EPSON Monitor IV 4 You can manage the print jobs in the following ways. ❏ Use the following buttons to hold, resume, and delete print jobs. Select the print job that you want to manage, and click the appropriate button. 4 4 Hold Pauses printing and keep the current print job at the top of the print queue. Resume Resumes printing 4 Delete Stops printing and deletes print job from the print queue 4 ❏ Click Stop Print Queue to stop printing.
❏ Click the Show details arrow to open an extension at the bottom of the EPSON Monitor IV dialog box. The extension displays detailed information on the selected data’s printer software settings. Changing print job priority To change the priority of print jobs in a print queue, follow these steps. Note: You can also change the priority of print jobs that had print times previously set in the Background Printing dialog box. 1. Select the print job that you want to change the priority in the Document Name.
2. Click the Show details arrow to open an extension at the bottom of the EPSON Monitor IV dialog box. 4 4 4 4 4 4 3. Select Urgent, Normal, Hold, or Print Time from the Priority pull-down menu. 4 4 Sharing Your Printer This section describes how to share your printer so that other computers on a network can use it. 4 The computer on a network can share the printer that is directly connected to one of them.
Setting up your printer as a shared printer To share a printer connected directly to your computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network, follow these steps. 1. Turn on the printer. 2. Select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the printer’s icon. Select the port to which the printer is connected. 3. Click Setup. The Printer Sharing Setup dialog box appears. 4. Select Share this Printer, and type the printer name and password information as needed. 5. Click OK.
Accessing the shared printer 4 To access the shared printer from another computer on the network, follow these steps. 4 1. Turn on your printer. 2. On each computer from which you want to access the printer, select Chooser from the Apple menu. Click your printer's icon and select the printer port you want to use from the Select a printer port box on the right. You can only select from the printers connected to your current AppleTalk zone. 4 4 4 4 4 4 3.
Uninstalling the Printer Software To uninstall the printer driver, follow these steps. 1. Turn on your computer and insert the printer software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The Epson printer software disk opens automatically. 2. Find the English folder, and double-click it. 3. Double-click the EPSON STYLUS PRO 4000 folder. 4. Double-click the Disk Package folder, and Disk 1 folder in it. 5. Double-click the Installer icon, and follow the on-screen instructions to open the Installer dialog box. 6.
Printing with Mac OS X Printer Software Introduction The printer software which comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition. The printer software includes the following dialog boxes.
Accessing the Printer Software To access the printer software installed your printer, follow these steps. Accessing the Page Setup dialog box To access the Page Setup dialog box, click Page Setup on the File menu of your application. Accessing the Print dialog box To access the Print dialog box, click Print on the File menu of your application.
Page Setup dialog settings You can make appropriate Settings, Format for, Paper Size, Orientation, and Scale settings that you want to use for printing. Note: Page Setup dialog box is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Settings You can select Page Attributes or Summary. Page Attributes Displays the page setup settings. Summary Displays the list of current setting items.
Format for Select a printer with the desired paper and margins. Printer Description SPro 4000: Borderless (Auto Expand) Select this setting when printing on a cut sheet. SPro 4000: Borderless (Retain Size) Select this setting when printing on a cut sheet. SPro 4000: Maximum Select this setting when printing on a cut sheet. Prints your data with no margins enlarging the size of print data automatically. Prints your data with no margins keeping the ratio of your print data.
Note: Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog box and the Printer setting in the Print dialog box. Otherwise the data may not be printed correctly. Paper Size Select the paper size that you want to use. Orientation Select the printing orientation. Scale Input the scale to reduce or enlarge the size of your data.
Print dialog box settings You can make appropriate Printer and Presets settings that you want to use for printing. Note: Print dialog box is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Printer Select a printer with the desired paper and margins. Printer Description SPro 4000: Borderless (Auto Expand) Select this setting when printing on a cut sheet. SPro 4000: Borderless (Retain Size) Select this setting when printing on a cut sheet.
SPro 4000: Roll Paper Select this setting when printing on a roll paper. Prints your data with using the standard printable area. SPro 4000: Roll Paper Banner Select this setting when printing on a banner. SPro 4000: Roll Paper Borderless (Auto Expand) Select this setting when printing on roll paper. SPro 4000: Roll Paper Borderless (Retain Size) Select this setting when printing on roll paper. SPro 4000: Roll Paper Borderless Banner Select this setting when printing on banner.
Copies & Pages You can make the appropriate Copies, Collated, Pages settings that you want to use for printing. Copies To make the Copies setting, enter the number of copies that you want to print in the Copies text box. Collated To make print order setting, select Collated to print one complete document set at a time when printing multiple copies. Pages To make the Pages setting, select either All or From and to.
Layout You can make the appropriate Pages per Sheet, Layout Direction, and Border settings that you want to use for printing. Note: Layout is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Pages per Sheet You can print multiple pages of your data on a single piece of paper. You can select from 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16. Layout Direction You can specify the order in which the pages will be printed on the sheet of paper.
Border You can print a border around the pages printed on each sheet. You can select from None, Single hairline, Single thin line, Double hairline, or Double thin line. Output Options You can print your data as a file if you click the Save as file check box, and select its format from the Format pull down menu. If you want to print your data on paper, clear the Save as file check box. Note: Output Options is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.
Print Settings You can make Media Type, Ink, and Mode settings. Page Setup Page Setup shows the printer driver that is selected. If one of the choices listed below is selected as the Format for in the Page Setup dialog box and as the Printer setting in the Print dialog box, a pop-up menu appears. Select Paper Tray if you are using the paper tray or select Manual Feed if you are using the front or rear manual feed slot.
If the pop-up menu does not appear, download the latest printer driver from Epson customer support web site. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 344. Media Type The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first. Select the media that matches the paper loaded in the printer from the Media Type. Find your paper in the list, and select a corresponding Media Type setting.
Media Type setting list Media Type setting Epson Special Media Name/Description Singleweight Matte Paper EPSON Singleweight Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper EPSON Enhanced Matte Paper EPSON Archival Matte Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper EPOSN Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) (Roll) EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo P
Mode You can select Automatic, Custom, or Advanced settings. Automatic Automatic is the quickest and easiest way to start printing. When Automatic is selected, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Ink settings. Note: Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list while Automatic is selected, a slider appears in the Mode box that lets you choose Quality or Speed. Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed.
Custom Custom lets you make a wide range of changes with a single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings pull-down menu, you will find ready-made settings provided by Epson. They are designed to match particular kinds of printouts, such as graphs and charts for a presentation. The Custom Settings pull-down menu includes the following ready-made settings: Text/Graph Good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts.
Advanced Settings Advanced Setting gives you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings list. 212 Print Quality Select the printing quality that you want to use for printing. MicroWeave Gives you slightly more detail, but print times will be longer.
Printer Color Management This option gives you control over the color matching and adjustment methods provided with the printer driver. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas or to fine-tune a range of printer settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can add them to the Custom Setting list in the Print dialog box.
Color Controls Select this setting to use the color matching and adjustment methods provided with the printer. Gamma Controls image contrast by modifying the midtones and mid-level grays Mode 214 Photo -realistic Increases the contrast in an image. Use this setting for color photographs. Vivid Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.
Sliders The color enhancement slide bars adjust the indicated options in a range of -25% to +25%. Drag the slide bar to the right or left with your mouse to adjust the settings. You can also type a value from -25% to +25% in the boxes next to the slide bars. ColorSync This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics.
Off (No Color Adjustment) This setting is generally not recommended, because it does not allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color in any way. Only use this setting when you create a new color profile or if the other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results.
Paper Configuration The following settings in Paper Configuration let you make the detailed paper settings. If you are using non-Epson special media, make these settings as needed. Mode Description Color Density Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider with your mouse to the right direction (+) to deepen the color of your printout or left direction (-) to lighten its color. You can also type a number (-50 to +50) in the box next to the slider.
Mode Description Drying Time per Print Head Pass Adds a waiting time when the print head reaches the end of every pass. Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve the print quality by slow ink absorption on the media, set the value larger. The drying time per print head pass can be set in 0.1 second increments, from 0 to 5 seconds. Note: If you use this feature, printing time will be longer. Paper Feed Adjustment Controls the paper feeding value in 0.01% increments.
Mode Description Platen Gap Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded into the printer to the print head. By adjusting this parameter, you may produce better print quality. This is set automatically according to the Paper Thickness specified. Note: Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print quality, but make sure that the media does not wrinkle or touch the print head. Otherwise, the printed data or the print head surface may be damaged. Use Wider or Widest in such case.
Roll Paper Option You can make Auto Cut, Print Page Line, and Save Roll Paper settings. Auto Cut You can select the following cutting methods. Single Cut Select this setting if you want to save paper. If you select this setting, the boundary of a picture and a picture, or boundary of a page and page is cut. However, the cut position may shift slightly.
Double Cut Select this setting to avoid the slight gap that occurs with the Single Cut setting. A margin is created between the pictures, and 1mm along the inside of each picture is cut. Normal Cut Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data.
Off Select this setting to cut the printouts manually. To cut the printouts manually, follow these steps. 1. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button, and match the cutting position with the scissors mark on the left side of the print head. 2. Press the Paper Source button to select Auto Cut On . 3. Press and hold the Paper Source button for 3 seconds. The paper cutter cuts the printout at the cutting position.
Print Page Line You can specify whether to print a page line on the right side and also below the printed data for manual cutting. The Print Page Line operation changes according to the Auto Cut setting. Check these settings as necessary by referring the printer’s operation. Auto Cut Print Page Line Printer’s Operation Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Selected Prints page line on the right side only, and cuts paper automatically after the print job.
Summary You can confirm the current settings in the Print dialog box. Note: The Summary option is a standard feature of Mac OS X. Saving your settings in the Print dialog box To save your settings in the Print dialog box, follow these steps. 1. Select Save as from the Presets. 2. Enter the name of the custom setting in the Save Preset As. 3. Make sure that the name you entered in step 2 is saved in the Presets pull-down menu.
Using your saved settings in the Print dialog box To use your saved settings, select the name of your custom setting from the Presets pull-down menu. If you change the Media Type or Ink settings while your customized setting is selected in the Saved Settings list, your saved setting is not affected by the change. To return to your saved setting, simply reselect it in the list. Preview You can see how your data will look before actually printing it. Note: Preview is a standard feature of Mac OS X.
Performing borderless printing When selecting Spro 4000: Borderless (Auto Expand) or Spro4000: Borderless (Retain Size) as Format for in the Page Setup dialog box and Printer in the Print dialog box, Epson recommends the following media conditions. Accommodate media width: ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 8 inch, 203.2 mm 210 mm (A4) Letter (8.5 in), 215.9 mm 10 inch, 254 mm 257 mm 297 mm (A3) 300 mm 12 inch, 304.8 mm 329 mm (Super A3/B) 13 inch, 330.2 mm 14 inch, 355.6 mm 400 mm 16 inch, 406.
❏ Printing with this feature takes longer than for normal printing. ❏ When printing on the following media, the bottom margin is always 14mm. EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Smooth Fine Art Paper EPSON Textured Fine Art Paper EPSON Velvet Fine Art Paper To perform borderless printing, follow these steps.
Printer Utility Dialog box Accessing the EPSON Printer Utility To access the EPSON Printer Utility, follow these steps. 1. Double-click Macintosh HD (by default setting). 2. Double-click Applications folder. 3. Double-click the EPSON Printer Utility icon. Mac OS X 10.2 or later users can also access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog box in the following way. 1. Double-click Macintosh HD (by default setting). 2. Double-click Applications folder. 3. Double-click the Utilities folder. 4.
Using the Printer Utilities EPSON printer utilities let you to check the current printer status and to perform printer maintenance from your computer. Note: ❏ Do not use Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities if your printer is connected to your computer through a network. ❏ Do not use Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
Nozzle Check This utility checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the nozzles when you notice print quality has declined and after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleared. See “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 230. If you click Auto in the Nozzle Check dialog box, or turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer, this utility does not only check the clogging nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically.
1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer. 2. Click Nozzle Check. 3. Click Print if you want to visually check to see if any print head nozzles are clogged, if you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check and, if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary, an automatic head cleaning.
Cleaning the print head If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed image are missing, you may be able to solve these problems by cleaning the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly, by using the Head Cleaning utility. To use the Head Cleaning utility, follow these steps. Note: ❏ Do not start Head Cleaning utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
❏ Repeat this procedure four or five times, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight, and try head cleaning again. ❏ Replace some of ink cartridges as they may be old or damaged. If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these solutions, contact your dealer. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 344.
Uninstalling the Printer Software To uninstall the printer driver, follow these steps. 1. Open the Print Center. 2. Select the printer name you want to uninstall from Printer List. 3. Click Delete.
Chapter 5 5 Paper Handling 5 Notes for Epson Special Media and Other Media 5 Although most types of coated paper will provide good printing results, printout quality varies depending on the paper quality and the manufacturer. Test the printout quality before purchasing large amounts of paper. c Caution Keep fingers off the printable surface of the media, as fingerprints may reduce printout quality. Whenever possible, use gloves to handle media.
Storing Epson special media To keep the quality of Epson special media: ❏ Store unused media in the original plastic bag and outer package so as to avoid moisture problems. ❏ Avoid storing the media in places exposed to high temperature, humidity, or direct sunlight.
2. When attaching roll paper with 2-inch core, remove the gray attachments. 5 5 5 Note: Keep the gray attachments in a safe place for future use. 5 When attaching roll paper with 3-inch core, slide the gray attachments to the black and white ones, matching the four arrows. 5 5 5 5 5 3. Place the roll paper on a flat surface so that it does not unwind. Slide the roll paper onto the spindle and onto the white flange until it fixes into place.
4. Slide the black movable flange (removed in step 1) onto the spindle and into the end of the roll paper until it fixes into place. Attaching the spacer to the spindle When you perform borderless printing on roll paper with a width of 8 inches or 420mm (A2), you need to attach a spacer to the spindle. To attach the spacer to the spindle, follow these steps. Note: You cannot attach the spacer to the spindle when the gray attachments for roll paper with a 3-inch core are attached to the spindle. 1.
Removing the roll paper from the spindle To remove the roll paper from the spindle, follow these steps. 5 1. Place the paper loaded spindle down on a flat surface. 2. Slide the black movable flange off the end of the spindle by tapping the same end of the spindle with your hand to loosen it. The flange is removed. c 5 Caution: To remove the black movable flange from the spindle, do not hold the spindle vertically and tap the end on the floor; otherwise, damage may occur. 5 5 5 5 3.
Loading the roll paper To load roll paper, follow these steps. 1. Open the roll paper cover. 2. Move the paper lever to the released position.
3. Raise the roll paper support. 5 5 5 5 4. Make sure that the black movable flange is fixed into the end of the roll paper properly. 5. Hold the roll paper spindle so that the black movable flange is on the left side. 5 5 5 5 5 5 6. Make sure that the roll paper is attached to the printer properly.
7. Hold the both sides of the paper, and load the paper into the paper insertion slot. Pull the paper until it hangs down over the paper tray. Note: If you load thin paper, press the Paper Feed button to decrease the value of paper suction. If you load thick and curled paper, press the Paper Feed button to increase the value of paper suction. 8. Hold the both fixed and movable flanges, and rewind the paper to the line marked with A4/B4.
9. Move the paper lever to the secured position. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the printing position. 5 5 5 5 10. Extend the paper tray and paper tray cover according to the paper size. 5 5 5 5 5 5 11. Close the roll paper cover. 12. Press the Paper Source button to select Roll Auto Cut On or Roll Auto Cut Off .
Now the printer is ready to print. While the printer is printing, do not open the top cover. If the top cover is opened while printing, the printer stops printing, and then restarts printing when the top cover is closed. Stopping and restarting printing may reduce the print quality. Using the roll paper belt The roll paper belt is packed with the optional 2/3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle.
Cutting the roll paper automatically To cut the roll paper automatically after printing, follow these steps. 1. Before printing, press the Paper Source Roll Auto Cut On . button to select 5 5 2. Print your data. 5 To make the auto cut setting using the printer driver, see “Making the Auto Cut setting” on page 77 for Windows, “Making the Auto Cut setting” on page 162 for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, or “Auto Cut” on page 220 for Mac OS X.
3. Press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to match the cutting position on the paper with the cutting position on the left side of the print head. 4. Press the Paper Source . button to select Roll Auto Cut On 5. Press and hold the Paper Source button for 3 seconds. The printer cuts the printout at the cutting position. Printing page lines If you want to print continuously on roll paper first, then cut the page yourself after you finish printing, use the Print Page Line setting.
Using Cut Sheet Media 5 Confirming the paper path Paper path changes according to the media type you use. Always check the media type and its paper path.
Loading cut sheet media You can load cut sheet media into a paper tray, front manual feed slot, or rear manual feed slot. The paper tray can hold up to 250 sheets of 17 lb. or 64 g/m² plain paper. Do not load paper above the arrow mark on the inside surface of the right edge guide. For information on the loaded capacity of Epson special media, see the following table.
Loading A3 or larger paper in a paper tray 5 1. Make sure that the printer is on and in the READY status. 2. Extend the paper tray and paper tray cover. 5 5 5 5 5 3. Lift up the paper tray cover.
4. Pull the paper guide roller up, and slide the edge guide to the left as far as it will go. 5. Clean the inside of the paper tray to remove any dust. Dust may affect printout quality. 6. Thumb through a stack of paper, then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. If your paper is curled, flatten it before you load it. If it curls excessively and jams frequently, stop using it.
7. Load the sheets with the printable face down and the right edge of the paper resting against the right side of the paper tray. Make sure the sheets lie flat on the bottom of the tray. 5 5 5 5 5 Note: ❏ Always set the paper in portrait. ❏ When you load the sheets of paper, make sure to put the edge of the paper against the right inner corner of the paper tray. Otherwise, the printing may become misaligned.
9. Put the paper guide roller down. Confirm that the paper guide roller is on the edge of the paper. 10. Adjust the length of paper tray cover, and attach it back. Note: Make sure that roll paper support is not raised.
11. If you have extended the paper tray and cover fully, pull the paper tray cover extension to support the large size of printout. 5 5 5 5 5 12. Press the Paper Source button to select Sheet . Note: Before printing on cut sheet media, check if the paper in the paper tray is curled. If it is curled, uncurl it. Otherwise, a paper jam may occur. Now the printer is ready to print. While the printer is printing, do not open the top cover.
Loading paper smaller than A3 in a paper tray 1. Make sure that the printer is on and in the READY status. 2. Lift up the paper tray cover, and pull the paper guide roller. 3. Pull the paper guide, and slide the edge guide to the left as far as it will go. 4. Clean the inside of the paper tray to remove any dust. The dust may decrease the printout quality.
5. Thumb through a stack of paper, then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. 5 5 5 If your paper is curled, flatten it before you load it. If it curls excessively and jams frequently, stop using it. 6. Load the sheets with the printable face down and the right edge of the paper resting against the right side of the paper tray. Make sure the sheets lie flat on the bottom of the tray. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Note: ❏ Always set the paper in portrait.
7. Adjust the paper guide and edge guide according to the paper size. 8. Put the paper guide roller down, and attach the paper tray cover back. Note: Make sure that roll paper support is not raised. 9. Press the Paper Source button to select Sheet . Note: Before printing on cut sheet media, check if the paper in the paper tray is curled. If it is curled, uncurl it. Otherwise, a paper jam may occur.
Now the printer is ready to print. While the printer is printing, do not open the top cover. If the top cover is opened while printing, the printer stops printing, and then restarts printing when the top cover is closed. Stopping and restarting printing may reduce the print quality. 5 5 Loading into the front manual feed slot As the printer feeds the paper from front side to rear side of the printer, keep the enough space between the rear side of the printer and wall according to the following table.
1. Make sure that the printer is on and in the READY status. 2. Move the paper lever to the released position. 3. Open the top cover.
4. Insert a sheet to where paper is usually ejected. 5 5 5 5 5 5. Pass the paper under the feed roller. 5 5 6. Adjust the right side of the paper with the line marked with arrow mark, and also adjust the bottom edge of the paper with the line marked with A4/B4 on the paper tray.
7. Close the top cover. 8. Move the paper lever to the secured position. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the printing position.
9. Extend the paper tray and paper tray cover according to the paper size. If you do not extend them, the printout may fall. 5 5 5 5 5 Note: Make sure the roll paper support is not raised. 10. Press the Paper Source button to select Sheet 5 . Now the printer is ready to print. While the printer is printing, do not open the top cover. If the top cover is opened while printing, the printer stops printing, and then restarts printing when the top cover is closed.
1. Make sure that the printer is on and in the READY status. 2. Align the right edge of the paper with the right edge of the rear manual feed slot until it meets resistance. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the printing position. 3. Adjust the length of paper tray and paper tray cover according to the paper size. If you do not extend them, the printout may fall. Note: Make sure the roll paper support is not raised.
4. Press the Paper Source button to select Sheet . Now the printer is ready to print. While the printer is printing, do not open the top cover. If the top cover is opened while printing, the printer stops printing, and then restarts printing when the top cover is closed. Stopping and restarting printing may reduce the print quality.
Chapter 6 Maintenance and Transportation Replacing Ink Cartridges The printer’s indicator lights tell you when to obtain a replacement ink cartridge by flashing when ink is low, and when to replace an empty ink cartridge by remaining on when ink is depleted. The LCD panel also displays INK LOW or INK OUT. Note: Even if only one ink cartridge is empty, the printer cannot continue to print. Epson recommends the use of genuine Epson ink cartridges.
2. Open the ink compartment cover by pushing it. 6 6 6 6 3. Raise the ink levers to the released position. 6 6 6 6 4. Carefully pull the empty cartridge straight out of the printer.
w Warning: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. 5. Make sure the replacement ink cartridge is the correct color, and remove it from the package. c Caution: Do not shake cartridges that have been installed previously. Doing so may cause ink to leak out. Note: ❏ Shake the ink cartridge gently before installing it for best results. ❏ There is a protection system against improper cartridge insertion.
6. Hold the ink cartridge with the arrow on the left side and pointing to the rear of the printer, and insert it into the slot. Do not force the cartridge in further by hand. 6 6 6 6 Note: If the Ink check light remains on, the ink cartridge may not be installed correctly. Remove the ink cartridge and then reinsert it as described above. 6 6 6 7. Lower the ink lever to the secured position. 6 6 6 Note: If you install a ink cartridge to wrong slot, NO INK CARTRIDGE appears on the LCD.
8. Close the ink compartment cover. The printer returns to the previous status. Note: If you have installed 220 ml ink cartridge, do not close the ink compartment cover. Changing the Ink Set You can change the ink set according to your purpose. If you give priority to print quality over print speed, select Photo Quality Ink Set. If you give priority to print speed over print quality, select High Speed Ink Set.
c Caution: To avoid interrupting ink set change, observe the following: 6 ❏ Do not turn off the printer. 6 ❏ Do not open the top cover. ❏ Do not remove the rear cover. 6 ❏ Do not move the paper lever to the released position. 6 ❏ Do not remove the ink cartridges. ❏ Do not remove the maintenance tank. 6 ❏ Do not unplug the power cord. Note: ❏ If an electrical power failure occurs during this operation, turn the printer on again. You can continue your procedure at the breakpoint.
5. Press the Menu button again to execute. Note: If MNT TK NEAR FULL or MNT TNK FULL is displayed on the LCD, you need to replace the maintenance tank. See “Replacing the Maintenance Tank” on page 277. 6. Confirming that RAISE BOTH INK LEVERS is displayed on the LCD, raise the ink levers on the right and left ink compartments. 7. Confirming that REMOVE INK CRTG is displayed on the LCD, remove the ink cartridges from the right ink compartment.
8. After removing the ink cartridges from the right ink compartment, LOWER THE RIGHT INK LEVER is displayed on the LCD. Lower the ink lever on the right. 6 6 6 6 6 9. The printer starts draining ink, and DRAINING XX% is displayed on the LCD. Wait until draining is complete. 10. When draining is complete, RAISE THE RIGHT INK LEVER is displayed on the LCD. Raise the ink lever on the right.
11. After confirming that INSERT CLEANING CRTG is displayed on the LCD, insert a cleaning cartridge into the slots on the right ink compartment. 12. After confirming that LOWER THE RIGHT INK LEVER is displayed on the LCD, lower the ink lever on the right. 13. The printer starts cleaning the ink tubes, and CLEANING XXX% is displayed on the LCD. Wait until cleaning is complete.
14. When cleaning is complete, RAISE THE RIGHT INK LEVER is displayed on the LCD. Raise the ink lever on the right. 6 6 6 6 15. After confirming that REMOVE CLEANING CRTG is displayed on the LCD, remove the cleaning cartridges. 6 6 6 6 6 16. After confirming that LOWER THE RIGHT INK LEVER is displayed on the LCD, lower the ink lever on the right.
17. The printer starts draining cleaning liquid. Wait until draining is complete. 18. When draining is complete, RAISE THE RIGHT INK LEVER is displayed on the LCD. Raise the ink lever on the right. 19. After confirming that INSERT INK CRTG is displayed on the LCD, insert the new ink cartridges.
20. After confirming the LOWER BOTH INK LEVERS is displayed on the LCD, lower the ink levers on the right and left. 6 6 6 6 21. The printer starts charging ink. After approximately 2 minutes, ink lever messages appear on the LCD. When a message appears on the LCD, raise or lower the ink levers accordingly until READY appears on the LCD. Note: Because the ink charging after changing the ink set consumes a large quantity of ink, you may need to replace the ink cartridges soon. 6 6 6 6 22.
For Windows Click the Main tab and make sure that the correct ink set is displayed. If not, set the information manually by clicking the Utility tab, then the Printer and Option Information button. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x Select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the printer's icon and printer port. For Mac OS X Remove the installed printer driver from the Print Center, and then reinstall it.
Replacing the Maintenance Tank 6 If MNT TNK FULL or MNT TK NEAR FULL is displayed on the LCD while changing the ink mode or other time, replace the maintenance tank. The maintenance tank should be replaced after the ink set has been changed twice. To confirm the product code of the Maintenance Tank, see “Consumable Products” on page 338. 6 6 6 To replace the maintenance tank, follow these steps. 1. Confirm that the printer is not draining the ink or cleaning fluid. 2.
4. Put your hand on the handle under the right ink compartment, then gently pull the maintenance tank outward. 5. Put the used maintenance tank in the plastic bag provided. Note: Do not tilt the used maintenance tank until after it is sealed in the plastic bag. 6. Insert the new maintenance tank into the place. 7. If you are using 220ml ink cartridges, reinstall the removed ink cartridges.
Replacing the Paper Cutter 6 When the paper cutter does not cut cleanly, it may be blunt and require replacement. w Warning: Be careful not to cut yourself while replacing the paper cutter. To confirm the product code of the Auto Cutter Spare Blade, see “Consumable Products” on page 338. To replace the paper cutter, follow these steps. 6 button to enter SelecType mode. 3. Press the Paper Feed MAINTENANCE on LCD. or Paper Feed button to display 4.
6. When the print head stops at the replacement position, OPEN TOP COVER is displayed. Open the top cover. 7. When REPLACE CUTTER is displayed on the LCD, push in the side pin and turn the paper cutter cover to the right to open the casing.
8. Slowly take your finger off the side pin, and carefully remove the old cutter from the printer. 6 6 6 6 6 9. Remove the new paper cutter from its package. 10. Fully insert the new cutter into the paper cutter holder. Make sure the cutter slide pin is set to the left.
11. While pushing in the side pin, turn the paper cutter cover to the left to close the casing. Note: Make sure that the paper cutter cover is set correctly. Otherwise, the paper may not be cut. 12. Make sure that CLOSE TOP COVER is displayed, then close the top cover. The cutter holder moves to the home (far right) position. 13. Wait until READY is displayed on the LCD. Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer operation at its best, you should clean it thoroughly several times a year. 1.
3. Make sure that the ink compartment covers are closed. Then use a soft brush to carefully clean away any dust or dirt inside the printer. 4. Close the roll paper cover. 5. Open the top cover and use a soft brush to carefully clean away any dust or dirt inside the top cover. Then close the cover. 6. If the platen is dirty with ink, clean it with a soft, clean cloth dampened with mild detergent. 6 6 6 6 7. If the outer case is dirty, clean it with a soft, clean cloth dampened with mild detergent.
If you have not used your printer for a long time If you have not used your printer for a long time, the print head nozzles may be clogged. Perform a nozzle check and clean the print head. To perform a nozzle check using the control panel, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 33. To perform a nozzle check using the printer software, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 102 for Windows, “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 183 for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Transporting the Printer 6 A long distance 6 When you need to transport your printer a long distance, the printer should be repacked using the original box and packing materials. To prepare repacking the printer, follow these steps. 6 6 1. Make sure that the printer is turned on. 6 2. Remove the following parts: ❏ Roll and cut sheet media 6 ❏ Roll paper spindle 6 ❏ Paper tray 3. Raise the ink levers. You can choose whether to remove the ink cartridges or not.
5. Push the green tab on the left side of the print head to the right to lock the print head. 6. Make sure the ink levers are raised, and turn off the printer. Note: 7. Make sure the printer is turned off, and then unplug the power cord. 8. Insert the protective materials and repack the printer. Contact your dealer for assistance. See “Options and Consumable Products”. A short distance When you need to move the printer a short distance, make sure of the following. ❏ Raise the ink levers.
Setting up the printer after transporting it The steps you need to take to set up the printer after transporting it are almost identical to the steps carried out the first time you set up the printer. When you set up the printer again, see the Setup Guide, and note the following points: ❏ Do not forget to remove any protective material. ❏ Do not forget to pull the green tab on the left side of the print head to release the print head.
To clean the print head using the printer software, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 104 for Windows, “Cleaning the print head” on page 184 for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, or “Cleaning the print head” on page 232 for Mac OS X. To realign the print head using the control panel, see “Aligning the print head” on page 34. To realign the print head using the printer software, see “Aligning the print head” on page 105 for Windows, “Aligning the print head” on page 185 for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Chapter 7 7 Troubleshooting 7 Printer Stops Printing Unexpectedly 7 Head cleaning, ink charging, or ink drying is in progress Check to see if the Pause light is flashing. If so, the printer is in the process of head cleaning, ink charging or ink drying. During head cleaning and ink charging, PLEASE WAIT is displayed on the LCD. During ink drying, DRYING is displayed. Wait until the printer resumes printing.
Error messages 290 Message Description What to do UNABLE TO PRINT An error may be occurring when you try to print patterns such as nozzle checker head alignment. End the TEST PRINT MENU first, and solve the error displayed on the LCD. Then try to print patterns again. MNT TK NEAR FULL The maintenance tank is almost full. Replace the maintenance tank with new one. See “Replacing the Maintenance Tank” on page 277. INK LOW Ink cartridge is nearly empty.
NOZZLES STILL CLOGGED The nozzles are still clogged. Run the Head Cleaning utility. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 104. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 184. For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 232. CHANGE PAPER TYPE The loaded paper does not match the paper type selected. Match the loaded paper to the paper type. See “Buttons” on page 12. WRONG PAPER SIZE The loaded paper size does not match the data size.
RELOAD PAPER INSERT DEEPLY Cut sheet media inserted from the front manual feed slot is not inserted deep enough. Insert the paper deeper. See “Loading into the front manual feed slot” on page 257. NOT STRAIGHT RELOAD Cut sheet media is not loaded straight, and needs to be aligned. Load the cut sheet media correctly. See “Loading cut sheet media” on page 248. PAPER NOT STRAIGHT The paper is not loaded straight. Load paper straight.
LOAD SHEET PAPER IN P. TRAY The cut sheet media is not set correctly in the paper tray. Set the cut sheet media in the paper tray correctly, and select Sheet . See “Loading cut sheet media” on page 248. FEED SHEET PAPER The cut sheet media needs to be loaded manually. Load the cut sheet media. FORBIDDEN MEDIA FROM P. TRAY Cut sheet media, which is to be loaded from the front or rear manual feed slot, is being loaded from the paper tray.
SET INK CRTG CSIC error has occurred. Remove the ink cartridge and reinstall it. If this message is displayed after reinstalling the ink cartridge, replace it. See “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 264. NO INK CRTG Ink cartridge is not installed, or ink lever is raised to the released position. Install ink cartridge, or lower the ink lever to the secured position. MNT TNK FULL The maintenance tank is full. Replace the maintenance tank with new one.
PAPER JAM Paper is jammed in the printer. Open the top cover and remove the jammed paper. If TURN PRINTER PWR OFF AND THEN ON is displayed on the LCD, turn the printer off, leave it for a while, and turn it on again. See “Clearing Paper Jams” on page 316. 7 7 7 NO MNT TNK The maintenance tank is not set in the printer. Install the maintenance tank. REAR COVER OPEN The rear cover is open. Close the rear cover. 7 UPDATE FAILED The printer failed to update the FirmWare. Update the FirmWare again.
The Printer does not Turn on or Stay on When the Pause light does not come on and mechanism initialization does not start even when the Power button is pressed to turn on the printer, try the following solutions for the problem. ❏ Turn off the printer and make sure the power cord is securely plugged into the printer. ❏ Make sure your outlet works and is not controlled by a wall switch or timer. ❏ Make sure the supplied voltage to the printer matches the rating voltage labeled on the printer.
❏ Make sure the interface cable specifications match the specifications for the printer and computer. 7 ❏ Make sure the interface cable is directly connected to the computer without passing through any device, such as a printer switching device, or extension cable. 7 Your Epson printer is not selected as the default printer Install the printer driver if it is not installed yet, and follow these steps to select your Epson printer as the default printer. 7 7 7 For Windows XP 7 1.
For Mac OS X: Make sure that the printer driver Spro 4000 is correctly added to the Print Center, and the correct one is selected in the Print Center. Printer port setting does not match the printer connection port (for Windows only) To select the printer port, follow these steps. For Windows XP 1. Click the Start button, and open Printers and Faxes. 2. Right-click your printer's icon, then open the Properties. 3. Click the Ports tab. 4. Make sure that your printer port is selected.
For Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings and select Printers. 2. Right-click EPSON Stylus Pro 4000 in the Printers window, then select Properties. 3. Click the Ports tab. 7 7 7 4. Make sure that your printer port is selected.
2. Select the icon of your printer, and click Properties on the File menu. 3. Click the Details tab.
If EPUSBX: (EPSON Stylus Pro 4000) is displayed in the Print to the following port list, then the USB printer device driver and printer software are installed correctly. If the correct port is not displayed, proceed to the next step. 4. Click the Device Manager tab. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 If your drivers are correctly installed, EPSON USB Printer Device should appear on the Device Manager menu.
If neither USB Printer nor EPSON Stylus Pro 4000 appears under Other devices, click Refresh or unplug the USB cable from the printer, and then plug it into the printer again. Once you have confirmed that these items appear, proceed to step 5. 5. Under Other devices, select USB Printer or EPSON Stylus Pro 4000, and click Remove. Then click OK. When the following dialog box appears, click OK. 6. Click OK to close the System Properties dialog box. 7. Uninstall the printer software.
The printer driver does not have enough available memory (for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x and Mac OS X only) 7 To increase the available memory in your Macintosh, select Control Panel from the Apple menu and double-click the Memory icon. You can increase the size of RAM cache or virtual memory to increase total available memory. Also quit all unnecessary applications. The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing prints 7 7 7 7 Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility.
For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, clear any stalled print jobs from the EPSON Monitor IV. See “Managing print jobs using EPSON Monitor IV” on page 191. If the problem persists, turn off the printer and computer. Make sure the printer’s interface cable is plugged in securely. Incorrect margins Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Check the margin settings in your application. ❏ Make sure the margins are within the printable area of the page. See “Printable area” on page 326.
For Mac OS X, turn off the Flip Horizontal setting in the Advanced Settings selected in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog box. See “Advanced Settings” on page 212. 7 Printed color differs from the color on the screen 7 Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Adjust the Color Density in the Paper Configuration dialog box. For Windows, see “Paper Configuration” on page 61. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, see “Paper Configuration” on page 146. For Mac OS X, see “Paper Configuration” on page 217.
For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, select PhotoEnhance in the Advanced dialog box. See “Making Advanced setting” on page 144. ❏ For Windows, select Color Controls in the Advanced menu, and adjust color, brightness, etc. as required. See “Making Advanced setting” on page 59. Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, select Color Controls in the Advanced dialog box, and adjust color, brightness, etc. as required. See “Making Advanced setting” on page 144.
Printout has smears on the bottom edge Try one or more of these solutions: 7 ❏ If the paper is curled towards the printable side, flatten it or curl it slightly to the opposite side. 7 ❏ For Windows, if you use Epson special media, check the Media Type setting in the Main menu. See “Making Settings on the Main Menu” on page 53. 7 Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, if you use Epson special media, check the Media Type setting in the Print dialog box. See “Making Settings in the Print Dialog Box” on page 139.
For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, check the Media Type setting in the Print dialog box. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using. See “Making Settings in the Print Dialog Box” on page 139. For Mac OS X, check the Media Type setting in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog box. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using, see “Page Setup” on page 207. ❏ Make sure the printable side of the paper is face-up. ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles.
For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, turn off the High Speed setting in the Advanced dialog box. See “Making Advanced setting” on page 144. For Mac OS X, turn off the High Speed setting in the Advanced Settings is selected in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog box. See “Advanced Settings” on page 212. ❏ Run the Print Head Alignment utility. For Windows, see “Aligning the print head” on page 105. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, see “Aligning the print head” on page 185.
❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 104. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 184. For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 232. You can also clean the print head nozzles using the control panel. To clean the print head nozzles, press the Menu button for 3 seconds. ❏ Check the Ink check light. If necessary, replace ink cartridges. See “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 264.
❏ Make sure your paper is dry and the printable side is face-up. Also, make sure you are using the correct type of paper. See “Paper” on page 330 for specifications. 7 ❏ Ink may have leaked inside the printer; wipe the inside of the printer with a soft, clean cloth. 7 ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 104. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 184. For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 232.
Printing Could be Faster Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Select High Speed on the Advanced dialog box. For Windows, see “Making Advanced setting” on page 59. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, see “Making Advanced setting” on page 144. For Mac OS X, see “Advanced Settings” on page 212. ❏ For Windows, select the Automatic mode and move the slider towards Speed in the Main menu to increase print speed. See “Making Settings on the Main Menu” on page 53. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
❏ Delete unnecessary files to make room on your hard disk drive. Note for Windows: Your computer may not have enough memory. For further tips, see “Increasing the Print Speed” on page 117. 7 7 7 Roll Paper Cannot be Cut Try one or more of these solutions: 7 ❏ Make sure that paper cutter cover is set correctly. See “Replacing the Paper Cutter” on page 279. 7 ❏ Make sure that the Roll Auto Cut On is selected as the Paper Source on the LCD. Press the Paper Source button if necessary.
Paper Feed or Paper Jam Problems Occur Frequently Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Before loading paper and guiding it through the paper insertion slot, adjust paper suction. To adjust the paper suction using the printer driver, see “Paper Configuration” on page 61 for Windows, see “Paper Configuration” on page 146 for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, or see “Paper Configuration” on page 217 for Mac OS X. To adjust the paper suction using the control panel, see “CUSTOM PAPER” on page 30.
For Mac OS X, check the Media Type setting in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog box. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using. See “Page Setup” on page 207 ❏ Make sure that the platen gap setting matches your paper. You can change the platen gap setting in the PRINTER SETUP of the SelecType mode. See “PLATEN GAP” on page 22. ❏ For non-Epson special media, check the paper type selected in the CUSTOM PAPER of the SelecType mode. See “Making the paper settings” on page 37.
Clearing Paper Jams When roll paper is jammed To remove jammed roll paper, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the roll paper cover, and move the paper lever to the release position. 3. Cut the paper at the paper insertion slot, and remove the roll paper.
4. Remove the jammed paper from the front or rear side of the printer. 7 7 7 7 If necessary, open the top cover, and remove the jammed paper.
When paper loaded from the paper tray is jammed To remove jammed paper, follow these steps. 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Move the paper lever to the release position. 3. Remove the paper tray from the printer.
4. Carefully pull down the jammed paper. 7 7 7 7 If necessary, open the top cover, and remove the jammed paper.
If the paper is jammed around the rear cover, remove the rear cover by squeezing the knobs, and remove the jammed paper.
When paper loaded from the front manual feed slot is jammed To remove jammed paper, follow these steps: 7 7 1. Turn off the printer. 7 2. Move the paper lever to the released position. 7 7 7 7 3. Remove the jammed paper from the front or rear side of the printer.
Rear When paper loaded from the rear manual feed slot is jammed To remove jammed paper, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Move the paper lever to release position.
3. Remove the jammed paper from the front. If necessary, open the top cover and remove the jammed paper.
Chapter 8 Product Information Printer Specifications Printing Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configuration Photo Quality Ink Set Mode Black: 180 nozzles × 3 (Photo Black, Matte Black, Light Black) Color: 180 nozzles × 5 (Cyan, Magenta, Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Yellow) High Speed Ink Set Mode Black: 180 nozzles × 2 (Matte Black × 2) Color: 180 nozzles × 6 (Cyan × 2, Magenta × 2, Yellow × 2) Character mode Character Pitch Printing Column 10 cpi* 167 * characters per inch 324 Product
Raster graphic mode Horizontal resolution Printable width Available dots 360 dpi* 451.98 mm (17.79 inches) 6404 720 dpi 451.98 mm (17.79 inches) 12808 1440 dpi 451.98 mm (17.79 inches) 25617 2880 dpi 451.98 mm (17.
Printable area A B-R B-L C A B-L B-R C Roll paper The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12") Cut sheets The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12") Roll paper The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12") Cut sheets The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12") Roll paper The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12") Cut sheets The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12") Roll paper The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12") Cut sheets The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.
Mechanical Paper feed method Friction Paper path Roll paper 8 8 Cut sheets (paper tray/front manual insertion/rear manual insertion) Dimensions Width: 848 mm (33.92 inches) Depth: 762 mm (30.48 inches) Height: 369 mm (14.76 inches) Weight Approx. 40kg (88.2 lb) without consumables 8 8 8 Electrical Rated voltage: 100 V to 240 V Input voltage range: 90 to 264 V Rated frequency range: 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range: 49 to 61 Hz Rated current: 1.0 - 0.5 A Power consumption: Approx.
Environmental Temperature Humidity Operation 10 to 35°C (50 to 95°F) Print Quality Guarantee 15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F) Storage -20 to 40°C (-4 to 104°F) -20 to 60°C (-4 to 140°F)* Transit 1 month at 40°C (104°F) 120 hours at 60°C (140°F) Operation 20 to 80% RH** Print Quality Guarantee 40 to 80% RH** Storage 20 to 85% RH* Transit 5 to 85% RH*,** * Stored in shipping container ** Without condensation Operational conditions (temperature and humidity): 328 Product Information
Initialization Hardware initialization at power on The printer mechanism is set to its initial state. 8 The input data buffer and print buffer are cleared. The printer returns to the default condition last set. Software initialization when the ESC@ (initialize the printer) command is received The print buffer is cleared. Panel button initialization by pressing the Pause button on the control panel for 3 seconds, or *INI signal is sent Print head capping occurs.
Standards and Approvals Safety UL 60950 CSA 22.2 No. 60950 Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC EMC EN 60950 FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.8 class B AS/NZS 3548 class B EMC Directive 89/336/ECC EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 Paper Roll paper: Size 203 mm (8 inches) to 432 mm (17 inches) (W) × 45000 mm (1771.68 inches) (L) when internal diameter is 2 inches 203 mm (8 inches) to 432 mm (17 inches) (W) × 202000 mm (7952.
Cut sheets: Size 8 inches × 10 inches, 203.2 mm 8 × 254 mm A4 (210 mm × 297 mm) Letter (8.5 inches ×11 inches, 215.9 mm × 279.4 mm) B4 (257 mm × 364 mm) 11 inches × 14 inches, 279.4 mm × 355.6 mm US B (11 inches × 17 inches, 279.4 mm × 431.8 mm) 8 8 A3 (297 mm × 420 mm) 300 mm × 450 mm Super A3/B (329 mm × 483 mm) 8 B3 (364 mm × 515 mm) A2 (420 mm × 594 mm) 16 inches × 20 inches, 406.4 mm 8 8 × 508 mm US C (17 inches × 22 inches, 431.8 mm × 558.
Ink cartridges Colors Photo Black Matte Black Light Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta Cartridge life 2 years from production date if unopened. Within 6 months after opening package. Temperature Storage (uninstalled) -30 to 40°C (-22 to 105°F) 1 month at 40°C (104°F) Storage (installed) -20 to 40°C (-4 to 104°F) 1 month at 40°C (104°F) Capacity 110 ml 220 ml Dimensions 110 ml: 25.1 mm (W) × 165.8 mm (D) × 105.3 mm (H) (0.98 inches (W) × 6.52 inches (D) × 4.
System Requirements 8 To use your printer with Windows 8 Your computer should also meet the following system requirements: 8 Minimum system Recommended system Pentium 330 MHz for Windows XP Pentium 150 MHz for Windows Me Pentium 133 MHz for Windows 2000 Pentium for Windows 98 and NT 4.0 Pentium 4.1.4 GHz or higher processor 8 128 MB RAM for Windows XP 64 MB RAM for Windows 2000 32 MB RAM for Windows Me, 98, and NT 4.
128 MB available memory 256 MB or more available memory 60 MB free disk space 2 GB or more free disk space Note: The amount of available memory varies according to the number and kind of applications that are open. To see how much memory is available, choose About This Computer from the Apple menu and refer to the memory size (listed in kilobytes) under “Largest Unused Block” (1,024 K = 1 MB).
Interface Specifications 8 Your printer is equipped with a USB interface, an IEEE1394 interface and an Ethernet interface. 8 USB interface 8 The printer’s built-in USB interface is based on the standards specified in the Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 2.0, the Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.1, and the Universal Serial Bus Device Class Definition for Printing Devices Version 1.1. This interface has the following characteristics.
Basic specifications Data transfer method Half-duplex Data/Strobe differential serial Synchronization method DS-Link bit level encoding Encoding/decoding DS-Link bit level encoding Compatible connectors IEEE 1394-1995 compliant plug (6 contact) Connector pin signal layout Pin number Signal name Function 1 VP Cable power supply 2 VG Cable ground 3 TPB* Strobe during receipt, data during transmission (differential pair) 4 TPB 5 TPA* 6 TPA Data during receipt, strobe during transmissi
Chapter 9 9 Options and Consumable Products 9 Options The following options are available for use with your printer. Note: The availability of options and consumable products varies by location. 9 9 9 Roll paper spindle To use optional spindles, see “Using Roll Paper” on page 236. 2/3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle C12C811171 2/3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle (High Tension) C12C811191 Roll Paper Belt C12C890121 9 9 9 9 Interface card To install optional interface card, see the Setup Guide.
Borderless Print Spacer When printing on roll paper with a width of 8 inches (203.2 mm) or 420 mm (A2), attach the spacer to the spindle. To attach the spacer to the spindle, see “Attaching the spacer to the spindle” on page 238. Borderless Print Spacer for 420 mm and 8 inch Roll Paper C12C811201 Reference Chart EPSON Gray Balancer Reference Chart C12C890091 Consumable Products The following consumable products are available for use with your printer.
Maintenance Tank This tank absorbs discharged liquid. If it becomes full, you need to replace it. See “Replacing the Maintenance Tank” on page 277. Maintenance Tank C12C890071 Note: The Maintenance Tank for this printer is the same as the one for Stylus Pro 7600/9600. Ink cartridges 9 9 9 9 9 To replace ink cartridges, see “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 264. Note: ❏ The product number varies by country. ❏ The UltraChrome ink cartridges for Stylus Pro 7600/9600 can also be used with this printer.
Ink Cartridge (Light Black) 110ml: T5437 220ml: T5447 Ink cartridge (Light Cyan) 110ml: T5435 220ml: T5445 Ink cartridge (Light Magenta) 110ml: T5436 220ml: T5446 Cleaning Cartridge Cleaning cartridges are required when changing the ink set. To change the ink set, see “Changing the Ink Set” on page 268. Cleaning Cartridge (1 set : 4 cartridges) C13T5540A0 Epson Special Media Most plain paper works well in your printer.
Roll paper 9 Media Name Size Product Code EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper 8" × 10’ (3 m) S041465 11" × 14’ (4.3 m) S041466 EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) 16" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041742 9 EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) 10" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041644 9 300 mm × 30.5 m S041646 EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) 16" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041743 9 EPSON Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250) 16" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041738 9 EPSON Photo Semigloss Paper 420 mm × 100’ (30.
EPSON Smooth Fine Art Paper 17" × 50’ (15 m) S041715 EPSON Textured Fine Art Paper 17" × 50’ (15 m) S041745 Media Name Size Product Code EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper LTR S041286 Cut sheets S041667 A4 S041285 S041287 S041297 S041624 A3 S041288 S041315 A3+ S041289 S041316 EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) 342 LTR S041405 A3 S041406 Super B S041407 Options and Consumable Products
EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Singleweight Matte Paper A4 S041332 A3 S041334 Super A3 S041328 Super B S041327 A3+ S041747 S041768 A2 S041748 C S041759 EPSON Archival Matte Paper LTR S041341 A4 S041342 EPSON Enhanced Matte Paper A3 S041344 A3+ S041340 LTR S041029 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper S041062 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A4 S041061 EPSON Bright White Ink Jet Paper A4 S041442 EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte A3+ S041668 9 EPSON Velvet Fine Art Paper LTR S0415
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Glossary The following definitions apply specifically to printers. application A software program that helps you carry out a particular task, such as word processing or financial planning. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols. banding The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics. This occurs when the print heads are misaligned. See also MicroWeave.
ColorSync Macintosh software that is designed so you get WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) color output. This software prints colors as you see them on your screen. cpi See characters per inch. default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on, reset, or initialized. DMA Direct Memory Access. A data transfer feature that by-passes a computer’s CPU and allows direct communication between the computer’s memory and peripheral devices (such as printers).
ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This system of commands gives you control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all Epson printers and supported by most application programs for personal computers. ESC/P Raster A command language that gives you control of your printer from your computer. Commands in this language produce laser-like features, such as enhanced graphics printing. font A style of type designated by a family name.
interface The connection between the computer and the printer. A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time. interface cable The cable that connects between the computer and the printer. LCD Liquid Crystal Display. Shows various messages according to status of the printer. local printer The printer which is connected to the computer’s port directly by interface cable. media Materials upon which data is printed, such as roll paper and cut sheets, plain paper, and special paper.
PhotoEnhance4 The Epson software to change the shade of tone, to correct image data and to change the sharpness of the image data. port An interface channel through which data is transmitted between devices. printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins. printer driver A software program that sends commands for using the features of a particular printer. Often shortened to “driver”. See also driver.
SelecType settings Settings made using the printer’s control panel. In SelecType mode, various printer settings that are not available using the printer driver, such as test print settings, can be made. serial interface See interface. spool The first step in printing, in which the printer driver converts the print data into codes that your printer understands. This data is then sent to the printer directly or to the print server.
Index A Advanced Photo, 143, 211 Advanced settings Macintosh, 144 Windows, 59 Auto Rotate Macintosh, 175 B Background printing, 189 Black ink replacement, 268 Buttons, 12 C Cleaning printer, 282 ColorSync setting, 143, 211 Configuration settings, 188 Consumable products, 338 Contacting EPSON, 344 Customer support, 344 Custom mode Macintosh, 143 Windows, 58 Cut sheet media media type, 340 using, 249, 254 D Dual roll feed spindle, 237 E EPSON Monitor3, 190 EPSON special media, 235, 340 EPSON Spool Manager
Macintosh, 181, 186, 229 Windows, 115 Error indication, 289 H Head Alignment, 34 I Ink cartridges, 264, 339 Ink options Macintosh, 145 Windows, 60 L Layout menu (Windows), 88 to 100 Loading roll paper, 240 M Maintenance Mode, 41 Maintenance tank, 277 Media Type setting Macintosh, 139 Windows, 53 Multi-page printing Macintosh, 178, 179 Windows, 98, 99 N Notes for media, 235 Nozzle check pattern, 33 O Online help Macintosh, 186 Macintosh (Mac OS X), 233 Windows, 111 Options, 337 394 Index
P Page line, 246 Paper cutter, 279 Paper Thickness, 38 PhotoEnhance settings Windows, 65 Preview feature Macintosh (Mac OS X), 225 Printer driver Macintosh, 139 Windows, 53 Printer Software uninstalling (Windows only), 131 updating, 130 Printer Software for Macintosh (Mac OS X) utilities, 228 to 233 Printer utilities Macintosh, 181 Windows, 100 Print Quality setting Macintosh, 145 Windows, 60 Progress Meter, 112 R Replacing Black ink cartridges, 268 Maintenance tank, 277 Roll paper loading, 240 media type,
printer setting, 22 Specifications electrical, 327 interface, 335 Standards and Approvals, 330 Spindle attaching the roll paper, 236 removing the roll paper, 239 sRGB setting, 58 Status Message, 16 Status Sheet, 40 System requirements Macintosh, 333 T Technical support, 344 Text/Graph setting Macintosh, 143, 211 Windows, 58 Transport the printer, 285 Troubleshooting, 289 U Utilities Macintosh (Mac OS X), 228 to 233 Utility Speed & Progress, 108 Using, 118 396 Index
