Printer User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chap 1-Setting Up the Printer
- Unpacking and Assembling the Epson Stylus Pro 7800
- Unpacking and Assembling the Epson Stylus Pro 9800
- Connecting the Power Cord
- Installing Ink
- Connecting to Your System
- Connecting to the Network
- Installing the Software for Macintosh
- Installing the Software for Windows
- Updating Your Printer Firmware
- Configuring the Printer for Your Network
- Chap 2-Handling Paper and Other Media
- Chap 3-Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh
- Chap 4-Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows
- Chap 5-Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
- Checking Printer Status and Part Life
- Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
- Aligning the Print Head
- Replacing Ink Cartridges
- Switching Black Ink Cartridges
- Changing the Date and Time
- Using Maintenance Mode
- Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade
- Replacing the Maintenance Tank
- Cleaning the Printer
- Transporting or Storing the Printer
- Chap 6-Solving Problems
- Appendix A: Specifications
- Index
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2 Handling Paper and Other Media
Selecting Media for Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Guidelines for Using Epson Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Roll Paper Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Loading the Paper onto the Spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Placing the Paper in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing Paper from the Spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Switching Between 2-Inch and 3-Inch Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cutting Paper Manually with the Built-in Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Printing Trim Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using Cut Sheet Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Loading Cut Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Loading Small Cut Sheets or Fine Art Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Printing on Posterboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Adjusting the Platen Gap for Thick or Thin Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Using the Paper Basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Catching Printouts From the Epson Stylus Pro 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Catching Printouts in Front of the Epson Stylus Pro 9800 . . . . . . . . 72
Catching Printouts Under the Epson Stylus Pro 9800 . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Optimizing the Settings for Your Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Creating Paper Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Printing Your Paper Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selecting Paper Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
3 Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh
Choosing Page Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Choosing Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Choosing Color Management Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Choosing Paper Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Choosing Roll Paper Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Borderless Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating a Custom Preset and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Choosing Advanced Black and White Photo Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Checking Ink Levels and the Maintenance Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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