EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide User’s Guide NPD2382-00
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EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Contents Copyrights and Trademarks Chapter 1 Printing with Windows Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Accessing the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 From Windows XP x64 and XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 From Windows 2000 . . . . . .
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increasing the Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Speed & Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Printer Utility Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the EPSON Printer Utility2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If you have not used your printer for a long time . . . .
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Product Information Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printable area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Printing with Windows 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 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Accessing the Printer Software To access the printer software installed in your computer, follow the steps below. Note: The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the versions of Windows you are using. From Windows XP x64 and XP 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Printing Preferences. The printer software window appears.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Basic Settings Making the printer driver settings This section describes the basic printer driver settings for printing your data. To make the basic printer driver settings, follow the steps below. 1. Click Print on the File menu of your application. The Print dialog box appears. 2. Make sure your printer is selected, and then click Properties or Options. You may need to click a combination of these buttons. The driver settings window appears. 3. Click the Main tab.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 5. Make the Color setting. Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W Photo. Note: When printing on any media, we recommend Color even if the data to print is black. 6. Make the Mode setting. Check that Automatic is selected. 7. Adjust Speed and Quality in the Mode box if a slider appears.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 11. Select Borderless to print your data without margins. See “Making the Borderless setting” on page 33. 12. From the Paper Size list, select the size of paper loaded in the printer. Note: Most Windows applications feature paper size settings that override similar settings in the printer driver. 13. Make settings for Copies and Orientation, as necessary. 14. Click the Layout tab. The Layout menu appears.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 19. Click Print to start printing. While printing is in progress, the EPSON Progress Meter appears, showing the printing progress and the status of your printer. Canceling printing To cancel 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Making Settings on the Main Menu From this menu, you can make the Media Type, Color, and Mode settings, and also check the ink cartridge status. You can also access the User’s Guide, the paper information, and the Technical Support Web Site by clicking the Print Assistant button. Making the Media Type setting The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available; therefore, always make this setting first.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Media Type setting list Media Type Setting Epson Special Media Name/Description Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (Commercial) Plain Paper - Photo Black - Enhanced Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Making the Mode setting You can select either the Automatic or Custom mode. These modes are provided to give you two levels of control over the printer driver. Automatic mode Automatic mode 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 Color settings.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Color Control mode When Color is selected as the Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, the Color Control pull-down menu appears in the Mode box. You can select from the following settings. EPSON Vivid Select this setting to produce vivid blue and green tones in printouts. Note: Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor, your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Custom mode The 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. Note: These ready-made settings may not appear, depending on the Media Type and Color settings. Advanced Photo 2880 Good for printing scanned photos and digitally captured images in high quality.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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. To make Advanced settings, follow the steps below. 1. Select Custom from the Main menu, and then click Advanced.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 6. Make the Printer Color Management settings. For details, see “Printer Color Management” on page 22. Note: Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Media Type, Color, and Print Quality settings you have made. 7. Make other settings as needed. For details, see the online help. 8. Click OK to apply your settings and then return to the Main menu. If you want to return to the previous screen without applying your settings, click Cancel.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 Drying Time per Print Head Pass User’s Guide 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 using slow ink absorption on the media, set a higher value. The drying time per print head pass can be set from 0 to 5 seconds, in 0.1 second increments. Note: If you use this feature, the printing time will be longer. Paper Feed Adjustment Controls the paper feeding value, in 0.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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 the color enhancement sliders. For details on the additional settings, see the online help.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color setting, the following screen appears. You can then adjust the advanced monochrome settings. For details on the additional settings, see the online help. 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 the Digital Camera Correction settings.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Note: ❏ This mode is available only with 16-, 24-, or 32-bit color data. ❏ Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required in printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of the data contained in your data. Digital Camera Correction If you are printing photos taken with a digital camera, select this check box to give your printed photos a smooth and natural appearance like that of photos taken with a film camera.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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. See “Color Management” on page 163 for detailed information on color management. Note: Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Intent Select the rendering intent or color mapping preference. Saturation: This setting is the best option for presentation graphics to accurately reproduce vivid colors. Use of this setting is not recommended when printing photo data. Perceptual: This setting renders an image’s color to appear naturally, and is often used to render the wide color range of the original image. Use of this setting is recommended when printing photo data.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Saving the Advanced settings To save your Advanced settings, follow the steps below. 1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears. 2. Type a unique name, up to 31 characters, for 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 custom settings (including the imported settings).
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Deleting the Advanced settings To delete your Advanced setting, follow the steps below. Note: You cannot delete ready-made settings from the Custom Settings list. 1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears. 2. Select the name of settings you want to delete. 3. Click Delete. The setting will be deleted from the Custom Settings list.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 4. Select the location where you want to save the file, and then enter the file name. 5. Click Save. 6. When the message “Processing complete.” appears, click OK. Importing the Advanced settings To import custom settings, use the following steps. 1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears. 2. Click Import. 3. Select the folder where the file for importing settings is located, and then select the file. 4. Click Open. 5.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Previewing your printout If you select the Print Preview check box, you can see how your printout will look before printing. When you send a print job to the printer, the EPSON Print Preview window appears, allowing you to make changes before printing. The EPSON Preview toolbar contains several buttons that you can use to perform the following functions. Zoom Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed image.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide You can also manipulate the previewed data in the following ways. ❏ Select and preview individual pages. ❏ Reduce or enlarge the size of preview. ❏ Select and print any or all pages. ❏ Magnify the previewed document: Click View and then select Magnify to open the Magnify window, which magnifies the area of the previewed document outlined by the red box. By dragging the red box, you can change the part of the document to magnify.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Making Settings on the Paper Menu You can make Paper Source, Borderless, Paper Size, Copies, or Orientation settings on this menu. Note: Most Windows applications feature paper size and page layout settings that override similar settings in the printer driver. However, if your application does not have these features, verify the settings on the printer driver’s Paper menu.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Making the Borderless setting You can print your data without margins on paper. For this printing mode, Epson recommends the following media conditions. Accommodate media size: ❏ Letter (8.5 × 11 in) ❏ US B (11 × 17 in) ❏ US C (17 × 22 in) ❏ A4 (210 × 297 mm) ❏ A3 (297 × 420 mm) ❏ Super A3 (329 × 483 mm) ❏ A2 (420 × 594 mm) ❏ 89 × 127 mm (3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide To print your data with this feature, follow the steps below. 1. Select Borderless. 2. Click the Expansion button. The Expansion dialog box appears. 3. Choose Auto Expand or Retain Size, and the amount of enlargement. Auto Expand Select this setting if you want to enlarge the size of print data automatically and print without margins. You can choose the amount of enlargement by moving the slider.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Retain Size Select this setting if you do not want to change the ratio of your print data. When you select this setting, you need to enlarge your image data to exceed the paper width and height, to avoid unprinted areas appearing along the all four edges. Enlarging 5 mm in all four directions is recommended, using the application that created the data. Amount of Enlargement When you select Auto Expand, the slider becomes available.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Making the Copies setting You can specify the number of copies to print. Enter a number in the Copies box, or click the arrow next to the box. You can enter any number from 1 to 9999. 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. Making the Orientation settings You can specify the direction of printing on the page.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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 Settings on the Layout Menu You can make the Reduce/Enlarge, Double-Sided Printing, Multi-Page, and Optimize Enlargement settings on this menu. Note: According to the paper source you choose, some of the functions are not available.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Making the Reduce/Enlarge setting You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you to print on. To enable this function, select Reduce/Enlarge. When this function is enabled, you can make the following settings. Fit to Page Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you have selected in the Output Paper Size. Custom Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce a data.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide ❏ Depending on the type of paper and the amount of ink used to print text and images, ink may bleed through to the other side of the paper. ❏ The surface of the paper may be smeared during double-sided printing. ❏ This function is available only when Sheet is selected as the Paper Source setting. Standard double-sided printing To print odd and even numbered pages on the opposite sides of a sheet, follow the steps below. 1. Select Double-Sided Printing. 2.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 4. Specify the width of the binding margin, using the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 to 30 mm. Note: The actual binding margin may vary depending on the settings specified in your application. We recommend that you test the print quality before printing the entire job. 5. Click OK to return to the Layout menu, and then click OK to save your settings. 6. Make sure paper is loaded, and then send a print job from your application.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide A booklet can be created by printing pages 1 and 4 on the first sheet of paper, pages 5 and 8 on the second sheet of paper, and pages 9 and 12 on the third sheet of paper. After these sheets are reloaded into the sheet feeder, you can then print pages 2 and 3 on the back of the first sheet of paper, pages 6 and 7 on the back of the second sheet of paper, and pages 10 and 11 on the back of the third sheet of paper.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 4. Specify the width of the binding margin, using the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 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.) ✽ Folding Edge ✽✽ Margin 5. Click OK to return to the Layout menu, and then click OK to save your settings. 6.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Making Multi-Page settings 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 2 Pages 4 Pages Prints two or four pages of your data on a single sheet 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 on the Orientation selection on the Paper menu. Print page frames Prints frames around the pages printed on each sheet. Making Poster settings A single page can be enlarged to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed sheets of paper.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Using the Printer Utilities The Epson printer utilities let you check the current printer status and perform printer maintenance from your screen. 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide If you click Auto in the Nozzle Check dialog box, or select AUTO for NOZZLE CHECK from the control panel on the printer, this utility not only checks the clogging nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically. Head Cleaning This utility cleans the print head. You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined. Use this utility to perform head cleaning. See “Cleaning the print head” on page 48.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 3. Click Print if you want to visually check if any print head nozzles are clogged. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check, and if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary, perform an automatic head cleaning. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a nozzle check pattern. If you find missing dots, clean the print head nozzle. See “Cleaning the print head” on page 48.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 4. Click Print Nozzle Check Pattern in the Head Cleaning dialog box to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle. If you still find missing dots after cleaning, try the following solutions. ❏ Select POWER CLEANING from the control panel on the printer. See “POWER CLEANING” on page 107. ❏ Repeat this procedure four or five times, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight, and then try head cleaning again.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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. High Speed Copies To print multiple copies of your data faster, select High Speed Copies. This speeds up printing by using your hard disk space as a cache when printing multiple copies of your data.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Always spool RAW datatype To enable NT-based clients spool documents to use 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 the EMF format do not print correctly.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Monitoring Preferences This function lets you specify the monitoring feature of EPSON Status Monitor 3. To make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3, follow the steps below. 1. Click Monitoring Preference. The Monitoring Preference dialog box appears. 2. Make the following settings. 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Getting Information Through Online Help Your printer software has extensive online help, which provides instructions on printing, making printer driver settings, and using printer utilities. To access help from your application, follow the steps below. 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. You can also access the printer software.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs Using the Progress Meter When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter window 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 your computer is established. This meter also displays helpful tips for better printing and error messages.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide EPSON Printing Tips Tips on 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. Error messages If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears in the text box at the top of the Progress Meter window. Check the message and solve the problem accordingly.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information on the printer status. 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 52.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Current Status EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic display of the ink cartridge status and the free space of the maintenance cartridge, and status messages. If the ink runs low or expended, or the maintenance cartridge becomes full, the How to button appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window. Click How to to display instructions on how to replace the cartridge.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Increasing the Print Speed General tips Printing color data using higher print quality settings takes longer than printing black-and-white data using 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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. For details, see “Making the Speed & Progress settings” on page 50. Sharing Your Printer This section describes how to share your printer so that other computers on a network can use it. The computer on a network can share the printer that is directly connected to one of them.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Sharing. If the following menu appears, click Network Setup Wizard or If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard, click here, and follow the on-screen instruction. 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 1. Install the printer driver to the client computer from the software CD-ROM. 2. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer’s icon, and open the Properties for your printer. 3. Click the Ports tab, and click Add Port. 4. Select Local Port, then click New Port. 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. 6.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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 2000 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 the steps below. 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Select your printer, then click Sharing on the File menu. 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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 the steps below. 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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. 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software This section describes how to upgrade your Windows operating system, update the printer software in Windows XP x64, XP, or 2000, and uninstall the printer driver from your computer. Updating the driver in Windows XP x64, XP, or 2000 When you update the printer driver in Windows XP x64, XP, or 2000, you must uninstall the previous printer driver before you install the new driver.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 2 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 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 dialogs.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 Utility User’s Guide EPSON Status Monitor, Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, Print Head Alignment, EPSON LFP Remote Panel, Print Assistant Accessing the Printer Software To access the printer software installed in your computer, follow the steps below. Accessing the Page Setup dialog To access the Page Setup dialog, click Page Setup on the File menu of your application. Accessing the Print dialog To access the Print dialog, click Print on the File menu of your application.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Page Setup Dialog Settings You can make the appropriate Settings, Format for, Paper Size, Orientation, and Scale settings for printing. Note: The Page Setup dialog is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Settings You can select Page Attributes, Custom Paper Size, or Summary. Page Attributes Displays the page setup settings. Custom Paper Size Displays the paper size settings. You can set a custom paper size.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Paper Size Select a paper size and a print area that you want to use. The print area is listed when you click the arrow mark next to the Paper Size you have selected. The following table lists the print areas you can select. Printer Description Sheet Feeder Prints on cut-sheet paper with 3-mm margins in four directions. Manual-Rear Prints on cut-sheet paper with 3-mm margins in four directions; paper is fed through the rear manual feed slot.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Print Dialog Settings You can make the appropriate Printer and Presets settings use for printing. Note: The Print dialog is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Printer Select a printer you want to use. Note: Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog with the Printer setting in the Print dialog; otherwise, data may not be printed correctly. Presets You can select Standard or Save As.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Scheduler You can make the appropriate Print Document (time) and Priority settings that you want to use for printing. Note: Scheduler is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Paper Handling You can make the appropriate Page Order, Print (pages), and Destination Paper Size settings that you want to use for printing. Note: Paper Handling is the standard feature of Mac OS X.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide ColorSync You can make the appropriate Color Conversion and Quartz Filter settings that you want to use for printing. Note: ColorSync is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Cover Page You can make the appropriate Print Cover Page, Cover Page Type, and Billing Info settings that you want to use for printing. Note: Cover Page is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Print Settings You can make the Page Setup, Media Type, Color, and Mode settings. Page Setup Shows the print area that has been chosen from the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog. Select the print area chosen from the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog. If you have selected custom paper, the paper source pull-down menu appears. Select Sheet Feeder if you are using the Auto Sheet Feeder.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Media Type setting list Media Type Setting Epson Special Media Name/Description Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (Commercial) Plain Paper - Photo Black - Enhanced Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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 Color settings. Quality and Speed slider Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type setting while Color or Black is selected as the Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, a Quality or Speed slider appears in the Mode box.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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. The Custom Settings pull-down menu includes the following ready-made settings. Note: These ready-made settings may be dimmed, depending on the Media Type and Color settings. Advanced Photo 2880 Good for printing scanned photos and digitally captured images in high quality.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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. Print Quality Select the print quality that you want to use for printing.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Printer Color Management This option gives you control over the color matching and adjustment methods provided by 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Mode EPSON Vivid Select this setting to enrich the blue and green tones in printouts. Note: Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor, your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected. Charts and Graphs Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Color Controls (for Advanced B&W Photo) When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color, the following screen appears. You can adjust the advanced monochrome settings. For the details of additional settings, see the online help. ColorSync This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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. See “Color Management” on page 163 for detailed information on color management. Paper Configuration The following settings in Paper Configuration let you make the detailed paper settings.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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. Set the scroll bar to the 0 position when you print on Epson special media.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Expansion You can print your data without margins on paper. This menu is available when you select the paper size with Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Auto Expand) or Manual-Rear Borderless (Auto Expand) as the Paper Size in the Page Setup dialog. Amount of Enlargement Using the slider, you can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of paper during borderless printing. For most print jobs, Max is recommended to eliminate margins on all sides of paper.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Saving your settings in the Print dialog To save your settings in the Print dialog, follow the steps below. 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 To use your saved settings, select the name of your custom setting from the Presets pull-down menu.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Performing Borderless Printing When selecting the paper size with Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Auto Expand), Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Retain Size), Manual-Rear - Borderless (Auto Expand), or Manual- Rear - Borderless (Retain Size) as the Paper Size in the Page Setup dialog, Epson recommends the following media conditions. Accommodate media width: ❏ Letter (8.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide To perform borderless printing, follow the steps below. Note: Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog with the Printer setting in the Print dialog; otherwise, data may not be printed correctly. 1. Select the paper size with Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Auto Expand), Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Retain Size), Manual-Rear - Borderless (Auto Expand), or Manual-Rear - Borderless (Retain Size) as the Paper Size in the Page Setup dialog. 2. Click OK. 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 1. Double-click Macintosh HD (default setting). 2. Double-click the Applications folder. 3. Double-click the Utilities folder. 4. Double-click the Print Center icon (for Mac OS X 10.2.x) or Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3 or later). 5. Select the printer you want to use to access its EPSON Printer Utility2. 6. Click the Configure button (for Mac OS X 10.2.x) or the Utility button (for Mac OS X 10.3 or later) in the Printer List dialog.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide EPSON StatusMonitor This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status. Nozzle Check This utility checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the nozzles when you notice the 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 91.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide EPSON LFP Remote Panel This utility lets you optimize your printer. See “Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel” on page 93. Print Assistant You can also access the User’s Guide, the media information, and Technical Support Web Site by clicking the Print Assistant button. See “Using the Print Assistant function” on page 93.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a nozzle check pattern. 5. If you find missing dots, clean the print head nozzles, referring “Cleaning the print head” on page 92. 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 using the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Aligning the print head If you find misaligned lines or black or white banding on the printed data, you may be able to solve these problems by using the Print Head Alignment utility to align the print head. To use the Print Head Alignment utility, follow the steps below. 1. Make sure that the printer is on and EPSON special sheet of A4/Letter size or larger paper is loaded in the printer. 2. Click Print Head Alignment. 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Getting Information Through Online Help Your printer software has extensive online help, which provides you with instructions on printing, making printer driver settings, and using the printer utilities. To access the online help, follow the steps below. 1. Click Print on the File menu of your application. 2. Select the dialog which you want to see its online help. 3. Click the Help button.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 3 The Control Panel Buttons, Lights, and Messages The control panel of the printer consists of 7 buttons, 3 lights, and a liquid crystal display (LCD). Buttons This section describes the functions of the buttons on the control panel. Button Description 1 Power button P Turns the printer on or off. 2 Cancel/Reset button + Release the ink cover lock when an ink error has occurred. Clears print data in the printer memory if pressed and held for 3 seconds.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 6 User’s Guide Menu/Right button r Enters Menu mode when pressed in the READY state. When pressed in Menu mode, a desired menu can be selected. Enters PRINTER STATUS menu if pressed during printing. Cleans the print head if pressed and held for 3 seconds. 7 Enter button Sets the selected parameter in the selected item in Menu mode. Executes the item if the selected item is for execution only. Lights This section describes the functions of the lights on the control panel.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Combination of buttons This section describes the functions available when several buttons are pressed at the same time. Buttons Function 1. Power button P If the printer is turned on while you are pressing and holding the Cancel/Reset + button, the printer enters Maintenance mode. 2. Cancel/Reset button + Messages This section describes the meaning of messages displayed on the LCD panel. The messages are either status messages or error messages.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Icons This section describes the meaning of icons displayed on the LCD panel. Paper type icon Icons Description Sheet Platen Gap icon Icons Description Widest Wider Wide Narrow Ink cartridge status icon Displays the ink cartridge status. Icons Description Ink cartridge status, 100 - 1% Ink expended Cartridge error or no cartridge Note: ❏ The ink icon with the abbreviation of the ink color flashes when the ink gets low.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Remaining maintenance cartridge icon Displays the free capacity of the maintenance cartridge. Icons Description Free capacity of the maintenance cartridge, 100 - 1% Maintenance cartridge full Maintenance cartridge error or no maintenance cartridge Note: The maintenance cartridge icon flashes when the maintenance cartridge gets nearly full.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide “TEST PRINT” on page 104 “PRINTER STATUS” on page 105 “NOZZLE CHECK” on page 104 MANUAL, AUTO “STATUS SHEET” on page 104 PRINT “NETWORK STATUS SHEET” on page 104 PRINT “JOB INFORMATION” on page 104 PRINT “CUSTOM PAPER” on page 104 PRINT “VERSION” on page 105 xxxxxx-xx xx ICBS “PRINTABLE PAGES” on page 105 MATTE BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES PHOTO BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES LIGHT BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES LIGHT LIGHT BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES CYAN nnnnnnn PAGES MAGENTA nnnnnnn PAGES LI
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide “CUSTOM PAPER” on page 106 “MAINTENANCE” on page 107 “HEAD ALIGNMENT” on page 108 “JOB HISTORY” on page 105 No. 0-No. 9 “TOTAL PRINTS” on page 105 nnnnnn PAGES “PAPER NUMBER” on page 106 STANDARD, PAPER NO.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide “NETWORK SETUP” on page 108 “NETWORK SETUP” on page 108 DISABLE, ENABLE “IP ADDRESS SETTING” on page 108 AUTO, PANEL, PING “IP, SM, DG SETTING” on page 108 IP ADDRESS 000.000.000.000 - 192.168.192.168 255.255.255.255 SUBNET MASK 000.000.000.000 - 255.255.255.000 255.255.255.255 DEFAULT GATEWAY 000.000.000.000 - 255.255.255.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 4. Select an item Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to select a desired item. 5. Set the item Press the Menu/Right r button to enter the selected item. The first parameter appears on the LCD panel. 6. Select a parameter Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to select a parameter for the item. 7. Set the parameter Press the Enter button to store the selected parameter.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide INITIALIZE SETTINGS You can return all setting values you have made in the PRINTER SETUP to their factory set value. TEST PRINT This menu contains the following items. NOZZLE CHECK You can print a print head nozzle check pattern for each ink cartridge. From the printing results, you can check whether the nozzles are delivering ink properly. For details, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 109.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide PRINTER STATUS This menu contains the following items. VERSION You can see the firmware version. PRINTABLE PAGES You can see the number of pages printable for each ink cartridge. INK LEVEL You can see the status of each ink cartridge. MAINTENANCE TANK You can see the free capacity of the maintenance cartridge. USAGE COUNT You can see the ink consumption in milliliters. Note: Values shown in USAGE COUNT are rough indications.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide CUSTOM PAPER This menu contains the following items. To make the paper setting, see “Making the paper settings” on page 113. PAPER NUMBER When you select STANDARD, 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 have made.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide THICKNESS NUMBER Check the paper thickness detection pattern, and then enter the number for the print pattern with the smallest gap. PAPER FEED ADJUST A You can set the paper feed amount of the printable area. The range is -0.70 to 0.70%. If the paper feed value is too large, white horizontal micro-banding may appear. If the paper feed value is too small, dark horizontal micro-banding may appear.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide HEAD ALIGNMENT This menu contains the following items. AUTO You can correct any head misalignment automatically to obtain optimum printing results. If you use Epson special media, select AUTO, and then select the paper. MANUAL You can correct any head misalignment manually to obtain optimum printing results. It you use non-Epson special media, select MANUAL, and then select the paper thickness in the range of 0.1 to 0.4 mm.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide APPLE TALK You can set the AppleTalk settings of the printer. MS NETWORK You can set the MS Network settings of the printer. BONJOUR You can set the Bonjour settings of the printer. INIT NETWORK SETTING You can return the network settings of the printer to the factory default value. Checking the print head nozzles To find out if nozzles are delivering ink properly, you can print a nozzle check pattern.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 7. Press the Enter button to start printing a nozzle check pattern. After a nozzle check pattern is printed, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status. Nozzle check pattern examples (Manual): 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/Right r button for more than 3 seconds or access the Head Cleaning utility software.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 4. Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to select AUTO, and then press the Menu/Right r button. 5. Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to select the paper type loaded in the printer from PREM._GLOSSY/LUSTER, P_Q_INK_JET_PAPER, or ENHANCED_MATTE_PAPER, and then press the Menu/Right r button. PREM.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 6. Press the Enter button, and the printer starts printing. Head alignment pattern examples: #1 1 4 2 3 5 7 8 9 7 8 9 7 8 9 6 #2 1 4 2 3 5 6 #3 1 4 2 3 5 6 7. After printing is finished, the pattern number and current set number are displayed. Select the set that has the smallest gaps, and then press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to display the number for that set. 8. Press the Enter button to register the set number.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Making the paper settings You can register and recall your own paper settings according to any media. The paper settings you can make are: ❏ Paper type ❏ Platen gap ❏ Thickness pattern ❏ Thickness number ❏ Paper feed adjustment ❏ Drying time Registering the settings To register the paper settings, follow the steps below. 1. Load the paper that you want to check. 2. Press the Menu/Right r button to enter Menu mode. 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 9. Select PLATEN GAP, and then press the Menu/Right r button. Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to select NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, or WIDER. Then press the Enter button to save the selected platen gap setting. 10. Press the Back/Left l button. 11. Select THICKNESS PATTERN, and then press the Menu/Right r button. Press the Enter button to print the paper thickness test printing pattern.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 17. Select PAPER FEED ADJUST B, and then press the Menu/Right r button. Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to set the paper feed amount of the bottom area that is 2 or 3 cm from the bottom of the paper (B area in the illustration below), and then press the Enter button. B 18. Press the Back/Left l button. 19. Select DRYING TIME, and then press the Menu/Right r button.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Printing a status sheet While in Menu mode, you can print a status sheet to see the current default values. To print a status sheet, follow the steps below. 1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer. 2. Press the Menu/Right r button to enter Menu mode. 3. Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to display TEST PRINT, and then press the Menu/Right r button. 4.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 4. Select a parameter Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to select a parameter for the item. 5. Set the parameter Press the Enter button to store the selected parameter. If the parameter is for execution only, press the Enter button to execute the function for the item. Note: If second parameter is displayed on the LCD panel, repeat the steps 4 and 5 to select and set the second parameter. 6.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide UNIT You can select a unit of measurement to use to display length. To select a unit, follow the steps below. 1. In Maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to display UNIT, and press the Menu/Right r button. 2. Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to select a suitable unit. 3. Press the Enter button to set the unit. DEFAULT PANEL You can set all setting values you made in Menu mode to their factory set value.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Paper Handling Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media Although most types of coated paper provide good printing results, the print quality varies depending on the paper quality and the manufacturer. Test the print quality before purchasing a large amount of paper. c Caution Keep fingers off the printable surface of the media, as fingerprints may reduce the print quality. Whenever possible, use gloves to handle media.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Using Cut Sheet Media Checking the paper path The paper path changes according to the media type you use. Always check the media type and its paper path.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Epson special media Size Loadable capacity in the Auto Sheet Feeder Premium Glossy Photo Paper 5 × 7 in 20 102 × 148 mm 20 8 × 10 in 20 4 × 6 in 20 11 × 14 in 10 LTR 20 A4 20 A3 10 Super A3/B 10 A2 1 US C 1 4 × 6 in 20 LTR 20 A4 20 A3 10 Super A3/B 10 A2 1 LTR 20 A3 10 Super A3/B 10 US C 1 Super A3/B 50 A2 10 US C 10 A4 60 LTR 60 LGL 50 US B 50 Super A3/B 1 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo P
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Archival (Enhanced) Matte Paper LTR 20 A4 20 A3 10 Super A3/B 10 A2 1 US C 1 Loading paper from the Auto Sheet Feeder Follow the steps below to load the paper from the Auto Sheet Feeder. 1. Make sure the printer is on and in the READY state. 2. Extend the paper guide according to the paper size.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 3. Push the output tray cover. 4. Raise and pull out the output tray extension while pulling it out. Note: Make sure to raise the output tray until the triangle mark on the output tray matches with the triangle mark on the left side of the printer.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 5. Pull out the output tray extension according to the paper size. If you do not extend it properly, the printout may fall. 6. Slide the edge guide to the left so it is slightly wider than the width of your paper.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 7. Fan a stack of paper, and then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. If the paper is curled, flatten it before you load it. If it curls excessively and jams frequently, stop using it. 8. Hold the left and right edges of the paper. Align the right edge of the paper to the right, and then insert the paper until it meets resistance. Slide the edge guide to fit to the left side of the paper. Now, the printer is ready to print.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Note: If a paper skew occurs when printing on A3 or larger plain paper, use the edge guide located on the right side of the Auto Sheet Feeder to load the paper straight. Loading paper into the front manual feed slot As the printer feeds paper from the front side to the rear side of the printer, keep enough space between the rear side of the printer and the wall, according to the following table.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Note: ❏ When PAPER SIZE CHECK is set to OFF on the printer’s control panel, you cannot feed paper from the manual feed slot. See “PAPER SIZE CHECK” on page 103 for details. ❏ When you print on a thick paper (1.2 to 1.5 mm), always load the sheet from the front manual feed slot. ❏ You can load a sheet of A4/Letter to A2 size. ❏ Load one sheet at a time into the front feed slot. ❏ Load paper with the printable surface up. 1.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 3. Insert a sheet to where paper is usually ejected. 4. Adjust the right edge of the paper resting against the right side of the front manual tray, and also align the bottom edge of the paper with the white line.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 5. Press the Paper Feed/Down d button to feed the paper to the printing position. 6. Pull out the output tray extension according to the paper size. If you do not extend it properly, the printout may fall. Now, the printer is ready to print. c Caution: Do not leave the paper in the printer for a long period of time; its quality will deteriorate. We recommend that you remove the paper from the printer after printing.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Loading paper into the rear manual feed slot Note: ❏ You can load a sheet of A4/Letter to A2/USC size with a thickness of 0.29 to 0.5 mm. ❏ Load one sheet at a time into the rear feed slot. ❏ Load paper with the printable surface up. 1. Make sure the printer is on and in the READY state. 2. Attach the rear sheet guide to the back of the printer. 3. Slide the edge guide to the left so it is slightly wider than the width of your paper.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 4. Using the rear sheet guide, insert the paper into the rear manual feed slot flush with the right edge guide. 5. Slide the edge guide on the rear sheet guide until it is flush with the paper. 6. Guide the paper into the slot and feed it into the printer until it meets resistance. Maintain a constant pressure against the paper (approx. 3 seconds) until you feel the printer pull the paper in slightly. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the printing position.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 7. Pull out the output tray extension according to the paper size. Now, the printer is ready to print. c Caution: Do not leave the paper in the printer for a long period of time; its quality will deteriorate. We recommend that you remove the paper from the printer after printing.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation Replacing Ink Cartridges When the printer’s indicator light is flashing, this indicates that the ink is low and you need to obtain a replacement ink cartridge. When the indicator light remains on, this indicates that you need to replace the expended ink cartridge. The LCD panel also displays INK LOW or INK CARTRIDGE REPLACE INK CARTRIDGE. Note: Even if only one ink cartridge is expended, the printer cannot continue to print.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Note: When ink is expended (INK CARTRIDGE REPLACE INK CARTRIDGE appears on the LCD panel), the ink cover opens simply by pressing the Ink Cover Open/Up u button. 3. Open the ink cover. 4. Press the ink eject button, then the ink cartridge is slightly pushed out.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 5. Carefully pull the expended cartridge straight out of the slot, and dispose of it properly. 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. c Caution: Do not shake cartridges (that have been installed previously) with too much force. 6. Make sure the replacement ink cartridge is the correct color, and remove it from the package.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 7. Shake the ink cartridge well before installing it for best results. 8. Hold the ink cartridge with the arrow mark facing up and pointing to the rear of the printer, and then insert it into the slot as far as it will go until it clicks. Note: ❏ A protection system is provided to prevent improper cartridge insertion. If you cannot insert the ink cartridge smoothly, the type of cartridge may be incorrect. Check the package and product code.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 9. Close the ink cover. The printer returns to the previous status.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge If the maintenance cartridge icon tells that the maintenance cartridge is full or near full on the LCD panel, replace the maintenance cartridge. To check the product code of the maintenance cartridge, see “Consumable Products” on page 190. To replace the maintenance cartridge, follow the steps below. 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the maintenance cartridge cover.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 3. Put your hand on the handle of the maintenance cartridge, then push up the maintenance cartridge and gently pull it outward. 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. 4. Put the used maintenance cartridge in the plastic bag provided with the replacement cartridge, and dispose it properly.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 5. Remove the replacement maintenance cartridge from its package. c Caution: Do not touch the green chip on the side of the cartridge. Doing so may prevent normal operation. 6. Insert the new maintenance cartridge into place as far as it will go. 7. Close the maintenance cartridge cover.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer in top operating condition, clean it thoroughly if it becomes soiled. w c Warning: Be careful not to touch the gears inside the printer. Caution: ❏ Never use alcohol or thinners to clean the printer; these chemicals can damage the components as well as the case. ❏ Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components. ❏ Do not use a hard or abrasive brush.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 2. If the front manual tray is pushed out, store it by pushing it in.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 3. Open the top cover and then use a soft, clean cloth to carefully remove any dust or dirt inside the printer. If the back of a printout is soiled, carefully clean the rib (the light magenta part) using a soft, clean cloth by following the directions of the arrows. 4. If the problem still occurs, clean it using a soft, clean cloth dampened with mild detergent. Then, wipe the inside of the printer dry with a dry, soft cloth. 5.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 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 become 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 109. To perform a nozzle check using the printer software, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 47 for Windows, or “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 91 for Mac OS X.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 5. Make sure the printer is turned off, and then unplug the power cord. 6. Insert the protective materials and repack the printer. Contact your dealer for assistance. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 174. Over a short distance If you need to move the printer over a short distance, be sure to perform the following tasks. ❏ Remove the rear sheet guide. ❏ Lift the printer. The printer weighs approximately 19.6 kg (43.2 lb) and must be lifted carefully.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Problem Solver Troubleshooting Printer stops printing unexpectedly Head cleaning, ink charging, or ink drying is in progress During head cleaning, ink charging, and ink drying, CLEANING PLEASE WAIT, CHARGING INK, and INK DRYING appears on the LCD panel respectively. Wait until the printer resumes printing. An error has occurred Many common printer problems can be identified by the messages on the LCD panel.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide MAINTENANCE REQUEST NNNN A part used in the printer has nearly reached the end of its life. “NNNN” shows the code of the part. Note the code and contact your dealer. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 174. CLEANING ERROR Cleaning cannot be executed because thick paper is loaded. Remove the thick paper. The paper is removed from the rear manual feed slot. Remove the paper from the rear manual feed slot.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide PAPER ERROR No paper is loaded in the printer. Load paper correctly. The paper installed is not supported for borderless printing, or the PAPER SIZE CHECK setting is off. Press the Paper Feed/Down d button, and then load a different size of cut sheet media. Also, select ON for PAPER SIZE CHECK on the printer’s control panel. See “Making the Borderless setting” on page 33 for Windows, or “Performing Borderless Printing” on page 87 for Mac OS X.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide INK CARTRIDGE ERROR An ink cartridge with the wrong product code is installed. Remove the ink cartridge, and install the ink cartridge with the correct product code. See “Consumable Products” on page 190. An ink cartridge that cannot be used with this printer is installed. Remove the ink cartridge, and install an ink cartridge that can be used with this printer. See “Consumable Products” on page 190. Non-genuine ink cartridge is installed.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide FRONT FEED SLOT OPEN The front slot error has occurred. Press the Paper Feed/Down d button, and then remove the paper from the front manual feed slot. The maintenance cartridge is full. Replace the maintenance cartridge with a new one. See “Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge” on page 138. Non-genuine maintenance cartridge is installed. Replace the maintenance cartridge with a genuine Epson cartridge.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide PAPER FEED ERROR REMOVE PAPER AND LOAD PAPER CORRECTLY INK COVER OPEN The printer could not feed the paper. Remove the paper, and then load the paper correctly. The ink cover is open. Close the ink cover. The maintenance cartridge cover is open. Close the maintenance cartridge cover. The maintenance cartridge is not set in the printer. Install the maintenance cartridge. The paper may be jammed. Remove the jammed paper.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide The printer does not turn on or stay on When the Power light does not come on and mechanism initialization does not start even when the Power P 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide For Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings and select Printers. 2. Right-click EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 in the Printers window. 3. Select Set As Default, then close the Printers window. For Mac OS X Make sure that the printer driver Stylus Pro 3800 is correctly added to the Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2.x) or Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3 or later), and the correct one is selected in the Print Center or the Printer Setup Utility.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing prints Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 48. For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 92. ❏ If the Head Cleaning utility does not work, replace the ink cartridges. See “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 133.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Printed color differs from the color on the screen Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Adjust the Color Density in the Paper Configuration dialog. For Windows, see “Paper Configuration” on page 20. For Mac OS X, see “Paper Configuration” on page 83. ❏ Make sure the media type setting matches the paper being used. ❏ Since monitors and printers produce colors differently, printed colors will not always match on screen colors perfectly.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide For paper other than Epson’s, register and select paper thickness in Menu mode. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using. See “Making the paper settings” on page 113. ❏ Set the PLATEN GAP to WIDE in the PRINTER SETTING of Menu mode. See “PRINTER SETUP” on page 103. Printouts are curled when they are ejected If the printouts are curled on the output tray, remove the paper before the next sheet of paper is ejected.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Horizontal banding Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ For Windows, check the Media Type setting in the Main menu. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using. See “Making Settings on the Main Menu” on page 14. For Mac OS X, check the Media Type setting in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using, see “Page Setup” on page 75. ❏ Make sure the printable side of the paper is face-up.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide ❏ For Windows, check the Media Type setting in the Main menu. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using. See “Making Settings on the Main Menu” on page 14. For Mac OS X, check the Media Type setting in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using. See “Page Setup” on page 75. ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 48.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Color documents print in black only Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Make sure the color data settings in your application are correct. ❏ For Windows, make sure Color is set in the Main menu. See “Making Settings on the Main Menu” on page 14. For Mac OS X, make sure Color is set in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog. See “Color” on page 76. Printing could be faster Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Select High Speed on the Advanced dialog box.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Paper skew occurs when printing on A3 or larger plain paper Use the edge guide located on the right side of the Auto Sheet Feeder to load the paper straight. Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Make sure the paper is not folded or wrinkled. ❏ Make sure the paper is flattened. ❏ Make sure printing occurs within the operational temperature range. ❏ Make sure the paper is not damp.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide ❏ For non-Epson special media, check the paper type selected in the CUSTOM PAPER of Menu mode. See “Making the paper settings” on page 113. Whenever loading non-Epson special media, test if the paper can be loaded correctly before printing. To clear Paper jams, see “Clearing paper jams” on page 161. Clearing paper jams When paper loaded from the Auto Sheet Feeder is jammed To remove jammed paper, follow the steps below. 1. Turn off the printer. 2.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide When paper loaded from the front manual feed slot is jammed To remove jammed paper, follow the steps below: 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Remove the jammed paper from the front or rear side of the printer. Front Rear When paper loaded from the rear manual feed slot is jammed To remove jammed paper, follow the steps below: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on. 2. Press the Paper Feed/Down d button to feed the paper back.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 3. Remove the jammed paper from the back. Color Management The printer driver provides a setting for performing color management to printing data and a color adjustment that produces better looking prints by using only the printer driver. Color adjustment is performed without adjusting the color of the original data for printing.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide About color management system (CMS) Since devices such as a digital camera, scanner, monitor, or printer produce color differently, the printing result looks different from the image you see on the display. To adjust the color between devices, use both the color management system prepared for the operating system and image editing software. Each operating system supports the color management system, such as ICM for Windows and ColorSync for Mac OS.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 ICM/ColorSync User’s Guide Application Printer driver Since it prints using the color management function of operating systems, a difference may appear in a printing color between Windows and Mac OS. An application needs to support ICM or ColorSync color management. See “Color management by Host ICM or ColorSync” on page 167 for details. Application Application Application The color management is performed by specifying the all profiles by the application.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 3. Select Color Management, and select Document for the Source Space. Select Same As Source for the Profile. Then click Done. 4. From the File menu, select Print. Select the target printer, and then click Properties. 5. Select Custom for the Mode, and then click the Advanced button.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 6. Select ICM for the Printer Color Management. Select Driver ICM (Basic) or Driver ICM (Advanced) for the ICM Mode. For more detailed information, see “ICM” on page 25. 7. Make other settings, if necessary. Then click OK. Color management by Host ICM or ColorSync The color management of the operating system is performed by the printer driver. Image data needs color management to be performed according to the system or input equipment.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 2. From the File menu, select Print with Preview. Select the Show More Options check box. 3. Select Color Management, and then select Document for the Source Space. Select Printer Color Management for the Profile. Then click Done. 4. From the File menu, select Print. For Windows users, select the target printer, and then click Properties.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 5. Select Custom for the Mode, and then click the Advanced button. 6. Select ICM (Windows) or ColorSync (Mac OS) for the Printer Color Management. If you are using Windows XP x64, XP, or 2000, select Host ICM for the ICM Mode. In this case, the ICC profile that has been set by the application is set for the Input Profile. For the Printer Profile, the ICC profile that corresponds to the paper is automatically set. 7. Make other settings, if necessary. Then click OK.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Color management by application If you use an application that supports a color management system, the input profile of printing image data and the printer profile are managed by the application. In this case, you need to select Off (No Color Adjustment) for the Printer Color Management in the printer driver.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 5. Select Color Management, and select Document for the Source Space. Select the profile of the paper and the intent. Then click Done. 6. From the File menu, select Print. For Windows users, select the target printer, and then click Properties. 7. Select Custom for the Mode, and then click the Advanced button.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide 8. Select Off (No Color Adjustment) for the Printer Color Management. 9. Make other settings, if necessary. Then click OK.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Paper Information Epson offers specially designed media for ink jet printers to meet most high-quality printing needs. See “Epson Special Media” on page 191 for more detailed information on the Epson special media. Paper settings Media Name Borderless Printing ICC Profile Premium Glossy Photo Paper Supported Pro38 PGPP.icc Premium Luster Photo Paper Supported Pro38 PLPP.icc Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Supported Pro38 PSPP.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Contacting Customer Support Before Contacting Epson If your Epson product is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation, contact customer support services for assistance. If customer support for your area is not listed below, contact the dealer where you purchased your product.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Speak to a Support Representative Dial: (562) 276-1300 (U.S.), or (905) 709-9475 (Canada), 6 am to 6 pm, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. Toll or long distance charges may apply.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au Access the Epson Australia World Wide Web pages. Worth taking your modem here for the occasional surf! The site provides a download area for drivers, Epson contact points, new product information and technical support (e-mail). Epson Helpdesk Epson Helpdesk is provided as a final backup to make sure our clients have access to advice. Operators on the Helpdesk can aid you in installing, configuring and operating your Epson product.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Help for Users in Thailand Contact for information, support, and services are: World Wide Web (http://www.epson.co.th) Information on product specifications, drivers for download, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and e-mail are available.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Epson Hotline ❏ Sales enquiries and product information ❏ Technical support Phone (62) 21-572 4350 Fax (62) 21-572 4357 Epson Service Center Jakarta Mangga Dua Mall 3rd floor No 3A/B Jl. Arteri Mangga Dua, Jakarta Phone/Fax: (62) 21-62301104 Bandung Lippo Center 8th floor Jl. Gatot Subroto No.2 Bandung Phone/Fax: (62) 22-7303766 Surabaya Hitech Mall lt IIB No. 12 Jl.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Internet Home Page Epson Hong Kong has established a local home page in both Chinese and English on the Internet to provide users with the following information: ❏ Product information ❏ Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❏ Latest versions of Epson product drivers Users can access our World Wide Web home page at: http://www.epson.com.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Epson Helpdesk ❏ Sales enquiries and product information (Infoline) Phone: 603-56288222 ❏ Enquiries on repair services & warranty, product usage and technical support (Techline) Phone: 603-56288333 Help for Users in India Contacts for information, support, and services are: World Wide Web (http://www.epson.co.in) Information on product specifications, drivers for download, and products enquiry are available.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Pune Phone: 24335460/90 Ext 214 Fax: 24330881 Ahmedabad Phone: 26407176/77 Fax: 26407347 Toll Free Telephone Support To learn more about Epson products or to avail service support, please call 1600 440011. This is a toll-free number and can be accessed (9 A.M to 9 P.M) anywhere in the country.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Product Information Printer Specifications Printing Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configuration Black: 180 nozzles × 3 (Photo Black or Matte Black, Light Black, Light Light Black) Color: 180 nozzles × 5 (Cyan, Magenta, Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Yellow) Character mode Character Pitch Printing Column 10 cpi* 167 Horizontal resolution Printable width Available dots 360 dpi* 441.8 mm (17.39 inches) 6262 720 dpi 441.8 mm (17.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Printable area A B-L B-R C A Cut sheets The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12”) B-L Cut sheets The minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12”) B-R Cut sheets The minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12”) C Cut sheets The minimum bottom margin is 3.0 mm (0.12”) Note: ❏ The printer automatically detects the dimensions of the paper that is loaded. Print data that exceeds the printable area of the paper cannot be printed.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Electrical 100-120 V Model 220-240 V Model Input voltage range 90 to 132 V 198 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Rated current 0.6 A 0.3 A Power consumption Approx. 25 W Approx. 5 W in Low-power mode Approx. 0.3 W in Power off mode Approx. 25 W Approx. 5.5 W in Low-power mode Approx. 0.4 W in Power off mode Note: Check the label on the back of the printer for voltage information.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Initialization Hardware initialization at power on The printer mechanism is set to its initial state. 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Paper Size Letter (8.5 × 11 inches, 215.9 × 279.4 mm) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches, 215.9 × 356 mm) Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches, 139.5 × 215.9 mm) US B (11 × 17 inches, 279.4 × 431.8 mm) US C (17 × 22 inches, 431.8 × 558.8 mm) A6 (105 × 148 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A3 (297 × 420 mm) Super A3/B (329 × 483 mm) A2 (420 × 594 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm) B4 (257 × 364 mm) B3 (364 × 514 mm) 3.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Ink cartridges Colors Photo Black Matte Black Light Black Light 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) -20 to 40°C (-4 to 104°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 80 ml Dimensions 30.1 mm (W) × 93.4 mm (D) × 70.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide System Requirements To use your printer with Windows Your computer should meet the following system requirements: Minimum system Pentium 4.1.4 MHz or higher processor for Windows XP x64, XP, and 2000 256 MB RAM or more 8 GB or more free hard disk space VGA monitor Your computer dealer can help you update your system if it does not meet these requirements.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Interface Specifications Your printer is equipped with a USB interface and an Ethernet interface. USB interface 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.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Chapter 8 Options and Consumable Products Consumable Products The following consumable products are available for use with your printer. Maintenance cartridge The Maintenance cartridge absorbs discharged liquid. If it becomes full, you need to replace it. See “Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge” on page 138. Maintenance cartridge T5820 Ink cartridges To replace ink cartridges, see “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 133. Note: The product number varies by country.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Epson Special Media Most plain paper works well in your printer. In addition, Epson offers specially designed media for ink jet printers to meet most high-quality printing needs. Note: ❏ The availability of special media varies by country. ❏ The names of some special media vary by country. Use the product number to confirm the type of special media you need or have. ❏ For the latest information on media available in your area, contact Epson customer support web site.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 4 × 6 in A4 LTR A3 Super A3/B A2 EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (Commercial) Super A3/B Contract Proofing Archival Matte Paper LTR Enhanced Matte Paper A4 POP 3D CAD/GIS Photo/Fine Art A3 Super A3/B A2 US C Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper LTR A4 POP 2D CAD/GIS Imposition Proofing LGL US B Singleweight Matte Paper Super A3/B A2 US C Velvet Fine Art Paper LTR Photo/Fine Art Super A3/B A2 US C UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Super A3/
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions before using this product. Also be sure to follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. When choosing a place for this product ❏ Place this product on a flat, stable surface that is larger than this product. This product will not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle. ❏ Avoid places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide ❏ Use only the power cord that comes with this product. Use of another cord may result in fire or electric shock. ❏ Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord. ❏ If you use an extension cord with this product, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide When handling the ink cartridges ❏ Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children and do not drink. ❏ If ink gets on your skin, wash it off with soap and water. If it gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water. ❏ Shake the ink cartridge well before installing it for best results. c Caution: Do not shake cartridges (that have been installed previously) with too much force. ❏ Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the cartridge carton.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide When transporting this product ❏ Before transporting the printer, make sure the print heads are in the home (far right) position. Warning, Cautions, and Notes w c Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of this printer.
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Index A Advanced settings Windows, 19 B Buttons, 95 C Cleaning printer, 141 Color management, 163 ColorSync setting, 78 Consumable products, 190 Contacting Epson, 174 Custom mode Windows, 18 Cut sheet media media type, 191 using, 122 Maintenance Mode, 116 Media Type setting Mac OS X, 75 Windows, 14 Menu mode head alignment, 108 menus, 99 network, 108 paper configuration, 106 printer setting, 103 printer status, 105 setting procedure, 102 usage, 99 Multi-page printing
EPSON Stylus Pro 3800 User’s Guide Print Quality setting Mac OS X, 79 Windows, 19 Problems, solving contacting Epson, 174 Progress Meter, 54 R Replacing Ink cartridges, 133 Maintenance cartridge, 138 S Service, 174 Specifications electrical, 184 interface, 189 Standards and Approvals, 185 Status Message, 97 Status Sheet, 116 T Transport the printer, 144 Troubleshooting, 146 U Utility Speed & Progress, 50 Using, 59 Index 198
