User’s Guide NPD4043-00 EN
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Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Contents Chapter 1 Using the Printer Software (Windows) Printer Software Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Canceling printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 When problem occurs during printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Using Printer Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Exporting or Importing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Color Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color management by Driver ICM (Windows only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color management by Host ICM (Windows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Maintenance and Transportation Replacing Ink Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Help for Users in the Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Chapter 8 Product Information Printer Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Index Contents 8
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Using the Printer Software (Windows) Printer Software Introduction The printer software CD-ROM includes the following software. See the Start Here for installing the software, and see its online help for detailed information for each software. ❏ Printer driver ❏ EPSON Status Monitor 3 ❏ EPSON LFP Remote Panel Printer driver The printer driver lets you print documents from applications to the printer.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide ❏ Executes the printer maintenance functions and sets the operation of the printer driver in the Utility tab. You can also import or export printer settings. EPSON Status Monitor 3 This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free space of the maintenance cartridge, and it also checks for printer error. EPSON Status Monitor 3 is installed with the printer driver automatically.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide EPSON LFP Remote Panel EPSON LFP Remote Panel gives the user a broad range of control over the printer, to obtain better print quality in printing on various media. Accessing the Printer Driver You can access the printer driver in the following ways: ❏ From Windows applications ❏ From the Printer icon From Windows applications Access the printer driver from your application when you make the print settings.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 1. From the File menu, select Print or Page Setup. 2. Make sure your printer is selected, and click Printer, Setup, Options, Properties, or Preferences.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide The printer driver window appears. Make the settings as necessary, and then start printing. From the Printer icon When you make common settings or perform printer maintenance, such as Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, access the printer driver from the Printer icon. 1. Open the Printers and Faxes or Printers folder. For Windows XP: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Windows Vista: Click , click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers. For Windows 2000: Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers. 2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Printing Preferences. The printer driver window appears. The settings you make here become the default settings of the printer driver.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Getting Information Through Online Help You can view a detailed explanation using the following ways. ❏ Right-click the item, and then click Help.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 ❏ For Windows XP/2000, click the then click the item. User’s Guide button on the top right of the printer driver window, and Basic Settings This section describes how to print your data from an application using the Epson printer driver.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Setting the printer driver First, make the print data using the application software. Before printing, open the printer driver window, and confirm the print settings such as the media type, paper size. Checking the printer status When you send a print job to the printer, you can monitor the printer status in the following windows.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Progress Meter The Progress Meter appears on your display when you start printing. It indicates the progress of the current print job and provides printer status information such as ink remaining and product number of the ink cartridges. Also, you can cancel a print job using Progress Meter. Print queue window You can check a list of all jobs waiting and its information, and also you can cancel print jobs.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Note: You cannot cancel a job waiting in the computer. To cancel a job waiting in the computer, see the next section “Canceling printing by the computer” on page 19. Canceling printing by the computer Canceling printing Click Stop on the EPSON Progress Meter dialog box. Note: ❏ The Progress Meter shows the progress of the current print job. It disappears when the job has been sent to the printer. ❏ You cannot cancel a print job that has been sent to the printer.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide If you want to delete a specific job, select the job and select Cancel from the Document menu. Note: ❏ The print queue window shows the progress of each print job. Print job disappears when the job has been sent to the printer. ❏ You cannot cancel a print job that has been sent to the printer. In this case, cancel the print job by the printer.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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. Nozzle Check This utility checks the print head nozzles to see if they are clogged and need to be cleaned. Check the nozzles when you notice the print quality has declined and after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleaned. If the print head nozzles are clogged, perform head cleaning.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide EPSON Status Monitor 3 This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free space of the maintenance cartridge, and it also checks for printer error. See “Using EPSON Status Monitor 3” on page 23. Monitoring Preferences This function lets you specify the monitoring feature of EPSON Status Monitor 3. See “Using Monitoring Preferences” on page 24. Print Queue This function displays the job waiting list.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 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. To know the detailed status of the printer, open the printer detailed window. EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts to monitor the printer status when the printing begins, and if there are any problems, it shows an error message and its solutions.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Note: In the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, select the Shortcut Icon check box to display a shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar. Right-click the shortcut icon, and select the printer name to display the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. See “Viewing information in Monitoring Preferences” on page 26.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Accessing Monitoring Preferences Open the printer driver window, click the Utility tab, and then click Monitoring Preferences. Note: In the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, select the Shortcut Icon check box to display a shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar. Right-click the shortcut icon, and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Viewing information in Monitoring Preferences In the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, you can select error types for which you wish to receive notification, and you can make the shortcut icon setting and monitoring of shared printers setting. Uninstalling the Printer Software This section describes how to uninstall the printer software from your computer. Note: ❏ For Windows XP/Vista, you must log in as a user with an Administrator account.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Windows Vista, click Programs, and then Programs and Features in the Control Panel. 3. Select EPSON Printer Software, and then click Change/Remove (or Uninstall/Change). 4. Select the target printer icon, and then click OK. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete uninstallation. When the confirmation message appears, click Yes. Restart the computer when you reinstall the printer driver.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software (Mac OS X) Printer Software Introduction The printer software CD-ROM includes the following software. See the Start Here for installing the software and its online help for detailed information for each software. ❏ Printer driver ❏ EPSON Printer Utility3 ❏ EPSON StatusMonitor ❏ EPSON LFP Remote Panel Printer driver The printer driver lets you print documents from applications to the printer.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide EPSON Printer Utility3 You can execute the printer maintenance functions, such as Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning. EPSON Printer Utility3 is installed with the printer driver automatically. EPSON StatusMonitor This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free space of the maintenance cartridge, and a printer error.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide EPSON LFP Remote Panel EPSON LFP Remote Panel gives the user a broad range of control over the printer, to obtain better print quality in printing on various media. Accessing the Printer Driver To access the printer driver, follow the steps below. The following procedures may differ depending on the application you use. ❏ Page Setup dialog You can make the paper settings, such as media type, paper size. ❏ Print dialog You can make the settings related to print quality.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Accessing the Page Setup dialog To access the Page Setup dialog, click Page Setup on the File menu of your application. The Page Setup dialog is displayed. You can select a paper size, borderless printing, a paper source, and a print area in the Paper Size setting. Note for Mac OS X 10.5 or later: Depending on your application, the Page Setup menu may not appear on the File menu. If so, click Print on the File menu of your application, select the appropriate settings.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide The Print dialog is displayed. For Mac OS X (10.5 or later), click the button. Make the settings as necessary, and then start printing. Note for Mac OS X 10.5 or later: Depending on your application, you may have some of the same setting items as the Page Setup dialog.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Getting Information Through Online Help To access the online help, click the button in the dialog of the printer driver. Basic Settings This section describes how to print your data from an application using the Epson printer driver.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Setting the printer driver First, make the print data using the application software. Before printing, open the printer driver window, and confirm the print settings such as the media type, paper size. Checking the printer status 1. Click the Printer icon in the Dock.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. You can check the jobs waiting and their information, and also cancel the printing. Canceling printing You can cancel a print job waiting from the computer. If the printing is already started, you can cancel printing by the printer. Canceling printing by the printer Press and hold the Cancel/Reset + button for 3 seconds to reset the printer. Even when it is printing a job, the printer is reset.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Click the job you want to delete, and then click Delete. Note: ❏ You can delete a job waiting with the same procedures above. ❏ You cannot cancel a print job that has been sent to the printer. In this case, cancel the print job by the printer. When problem occurs during printing If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Using Printer Utilities The Epson printer utilities let you check the current printer status and perform printer maintenance from your screen. EPSON StatusMonitor This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free space of the maintenance cartridge, and a printer error. Nozzle Check This utility checks the print head nozzles to see if they are clogged and need to be cleaned.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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 appear out of alignment or if white or black banding noise appear in your printed data. Use this utility to realign the print head. EPSON LFP Remote Panel This utility lets you optimize your printer. You can start this utility only if it is installed. See the EPSON LFP Remote Panel online help for detailed information.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Accessing EPSON StatusMonitor Open the EPSON Printer Utility3 window, and then click EPSON StatusMonitor.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Viewing information in EPSON StatusMonitor EPSON StatusMonitor 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 a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears. Check the message and solve the problem accordingly. Uninstalling the Printer Software To uninstall the printer software, follow the steps below.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Uninstalling the printer driver To uninstall the printer driver and EPSON Printer Utility3, follow the steps below. 1. Turn off the printer, and unplug the interface cable connected with the computer and printer. 2. Close the all application software. 3. For Mac OS X (10.3.9 to 10.4): Double-click the Applications folder, and then double-click the Utilities folder. Double-click Printer Setup Utility icon.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X (10.5 or later): Double-click the Applications folder, and then double-click the System Preferences folder. Then double-click the Print & Fax folder. 4. For Mac OS X (10.3.9 to 10.4): Select the printer, and then click Delete.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X (10.5 or later): Select the printer, and then click -. After clicking Delete, close the dialog. 5. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 6. Double-click the Printer Driver folder. Note: If the folder does not appear, double-click the EPSON icon on the desk top.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 7. Double-click the EPSON_IJ_Printer icon. 8. If the Authenticate dialog appears, enter the password or phrase and then click OK. To uninstall the printer driver, you must log in as a user with administrator rights. 9. Click Continue, and then click Agree. 10. Select Uninstall from the pull-down menu, and then click the Uninstall button. 11. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the printer driver.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel Drag the EPSON LFP Remote Panel folder to the Trash. See the EPSON LFP Remote Panel online help for more information.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Variety of Printings Auto Color Adjustment by PhotoEnhance (Windows only) When using PhotoEnhance, you can adjust the color of the prints depending on the types of subject, such as people, landscape, or night scene. It can also convert color data to gray print or sepia print. The printer driver performs color adjustment automatically when selecting your desired mode.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Select Color Management. In the Print section, select Document and choose Printer Manages Colors for Color Handling. Click Print. When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function, you need to perform the color matching process from step 4. 4. Open the printer driver window.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 5. Click Custom for the Mode in the Main menu, and select PhotoEnhance, and then click Advanced. 6. In the PhotoEnhance dialog box, select the effect settings. See the online help of the printer driver for detailed information. 7. Check other settings, and then start printing. Color Adjustment by the Printer Driver You can adjust colors using the printer driver during printing by setting one of the following two color systems.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Furthermore, when you set manual color adjustment (by selecting Custom for Windows or Advanced Settings for Mac OS X), you can perform fine tuning of the color and brightness. Use this function if the application does not support color management. For Windows 1. If the application supports color management, refer to the table below to adjust color management settings in the application.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Select Color Management. In the Print section, select Document and choose Printer Manages Colors for Color Handling. Click Print. When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function, you need to perform the color matching process from step 4. 4. Open the printer driver window. See “From Windows applications” on page 11 5. In the Main menu, select Automatic or Custom. 6. Select the method for the color adjustment.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide If you select Custom for the Mode to set manually, select Color Controls, and then click Advanced. 7. Make the necessary settings. See the online help of the printer driver for detailed information. Note: You can perform the color adjustment by checking the sample image on the left side of the window. You can also use the color circle for the fine color adjustment. 8. Check other settings, and then start printing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X 1. If the application supports color management, refer to the table below to adjust color management settings in the application. Application Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4 Setting of Color management Mac OS X v10.5 Mac OS X v10.3.9 to v10.4 Printer Manages Colors No Color Management No Color Management No Color Management Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Other Applications Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Select Color Management. In the Print section, select Document and choose Printer Manages Colors for Color Handling. Click Print. When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function, you need to perform the color matching process from step 4. 4. Open the Print dialog. See “Accessing the Print dialog” on page 31 5. For Mac OS X 10.5, select Color Matching, and then select EPSON Color Controls.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Note: When using Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 in Mac OS X 10.5, select EPSON Color Controls in Step 1. 6. Open the advanced settings dialog. For Mac OS X 10.5: Select Print Settings, and change Color Settings if necessary. If you adjust the color manually, click Advanced Color Settings. Note: If you use Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac OS X 10.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4: Select Printer Color Management, and click Color Controls, and then click Advanced Settings. 7. Make the necessary settings. See the online help of the printer driver for detailed information. For Mac OS X 10.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4: 8. Check other settings, and then start printing. Black-and-White Photo Printing Advanced black-and-white photo printing is available in the Color Controls dialog, allowing color images to be printed in black-and-white without first converting them to monochrome in the imaging application. The print image is adjusted without affecting the original data.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Application Setting of Color management Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4 Printer Manages Colors User’s Guide Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Elements 6/7 Other Applications No Color Management Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2. Open the File menu and select Print.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Select Color Management. In the Print section, select Document and choose Printer Manages Colors for Color Handling. Click Print. When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function, you need to perform the color matching process from step 4. 4. Open the printer driver window.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 5. Select Advanced B&W Photo for the Color. 6. Click Custom for the Mode in the Main menu, and select Color Controls, and then click Advanced. 7. Make the necessary settings, and then start printing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For more detailed information, see the online help of the printer driver. 8. Check other settings, and then start printing. For Mac OS X 1. If the application supports color management, refer to the table below to adjust color management settings in the application. Application Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4 Setting of Color management Mac OS X v10.5 Mac OS X v10.3.9 to v10.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Open the File menu and select Print. 3. Select Color Management. In the Print section, select Document and choose Printer Manages Colors for Color Handling. Click Print. When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function, you need to perform the color matching process from step 4. 4. Open the Print dialog.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide See “Accessing the Print dialog” on page 31 5. Select Print Settings, and select Advanced B&W Photo for the Color. For Mac OS X 10.5: Note: If you use Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac OS X 10.5, clear the Use Generic RGB checkbox. When you use another application, select the checkbox.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4: 6. Open the advanced settings dialog. For Mac OS X 10.5: Click Advanced Color Settings.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4: Select Printer Color Management. 7. Make the necessary settings. For more detailed information, see the online help of the printer driver. For Mac OS X 10.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4: 8. Check other settings, and then start printing. Borderless Printing You can print your data without margins on paper. There are two types of borderless printing. Note: All four sides can be borderless on a sheet of paper. ❏ Auto Expand Enlarge the size of print data automatically and print without margins. Enlarged areas that exceed the paper size will not be printed on the paper.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide ❏ Retain Size Using an application, enlarge your image data to exceed the paper width and height, to avoid unprinted areas appearing along the four edges. The printer driver does not enlarge the image data. Select this setting if you do not want to change the ratio of your print data by the printer driver. Supported media type The following media sizes are supported for borderless printing. Paper width Letter (8.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Paper width 203 × 254 mm (8 × 10 in) 254 × 305 mm (10 × 12 in) 279 × 356 mm (11 × 14 in) 406 × 508 mm (16 × 20 in) Note: ❏ If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to zero before printing. ❏ The ink may contaminate the platen of the printer. In this case, wipe the ink away using a cloth. ❏ Printing with this feature takes longer time than normal printing. ❏ Smear may result in the top and bottom areas depending on the media.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Printer driver settings To print your data with this feature, follow the steps below. For Windows 1. Open the printer driver window. See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 11. 2. In the Main menu, select the media type, paper source, page size, or paper size.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Select Borderless, and then click Expansion. 4. Select Auto Expand or Retain Size. If you select Auto Expand, you can change the amount of enlargement. Max In the case of A2 size, about 5 mm for bottom, 3.3 mm for top, and 4.5 mm for left and right Mid Half of Max Min 0 mm Note: Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image enlargement; however, as this amount decreases, margins may appear on one or more sides of the paper. 5.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X 1. Open the Page Setup dialog. See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 30. 2. Select the paper size and borderless printing such as Auto Expand or Retain Size, and then click OK. 3. Open the Print dialog. See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 30. 4. If Auto Expand is selected, you can change the amount of the enlargement in the Print Layout Settings dialog (10.5 or later) or Expansion dialog (10.3.9 to 10.4).
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Mac OS X (10.5 or later) Note: Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image enlargement; however, as this amount decreases, margins may appear on one or more sides of the paper. Mac OS X (10.3.9 to 10.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 5. In the Print Settings dialog, select the media type. 6. Check the other settings, and then start printing. Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you print on. There are two ways to enlarge or reduce the size of your data.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide ❏ Fit to Page (Windows only) Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you have selected in the Output Paper list. ❏ Custom Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce a data. Fit to Page (Windows only) You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you to print on. 1. Open the printer driver window. See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 11.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Click the Page Layout tab, and then select the same paper size as the paper size of the data. 3. Select the paper size that is loaded in the printer from the Output Paper list. Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you have selected for the Output Paper. 4. Check the other settings, and then start printing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Custom Lets you define the percentage you want to reduce or enlarge. For Windows 1. Open the printer driver window. See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 11. 2. Click the Page Layout tab, and then select the same paper size as the paper size of the data. 3. Select the paper size that is loaded in the printer from Output Paper. 4. Select Reduce/Enlarge, and then click Custom. Click the arrows next to the Scale box to select a proportion from 10 to 650%. 5.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Select the printer and paper size that is loaded in the printer. 3. Set the value for Scale. For Mac OS X 10.5: 1 to 10000% For Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4: 1 to 400% 4. Check the other settings, and then start printing. Pages Per Sheet Printing You can print two or four pages of your document on one sheet of paper. If you print continuous layout data prepared at A4 size, it will be printed as shown below.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Note: ❏ For Windows users, use the printer driver’s function for layout printing. For Mac OS X, use the standard feature of the operating system for layout printing. ❏ You cannot use the Multi-Page function of Windows printer driver if you are using borderless printing. ❏ For Windows users, using the Fit to Page function, you can print the data on different sizes of paper. See “Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing” on page 72. For Windows 1. Open the printer driver window.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. In the Print Layout dialog box, specify the order in which the pages will be printed. To print frames around the pages printed on each sheet, check the Print page frames check box. 4. Check the other settings, and then start printing. For Mac OS X 1. Open the Print dialog. See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 30. 2. Select Layout from the list to specify the order in which the pages will be printed.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Poster Printing (Windows only) The poster printing function allows you to print poster-size images by enlarging one page to cover several sheets of paper. This function is supported by Windows only. You can make a poster or a calendar by joining the several printed sheets of paper together. Poster printing is available up to 16-fold of the normal printing (four sheets by four sheets.) The poster printing supports following two types.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 11. 3. Click the Page Layout tab, select the Multi-Page check box, select Poster, and then click Settings. 4. In the Poster Settings dialog box, select the number of printed pages you want the poster to cover. Note: You can make a larger poster if you select a greater number for division.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 5. When you want to print a borderless poster, select the Borderless Poster Print check box, and select the panels that you do not want to print, and then click OK. Then go to step 6. 6. If you want margins around the poster, make sure the Borderless Poster Print check box is cleared, and make the other settings as necessary. Note: Regarding the size when the parts are joined together: The finished size whether Trim Lines is selected or not is the same.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For borderless poster printing This section explains how to join the four printed pages together. Join the printed pages together appropriately, and stick them on the back of sheets using the cellophane tape. Join them by the following order indicated in the illustration below. Borderless poster printing may not produce a set of complete partial images which can be used to assemble a poster.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide The four sheets are joined together by the following order. 1. Cut the upper left sheet along the alignment mark (vertical blue line). The guide is black for the black-and-white printing. 2. Lay the upper left sheet on top of the upper right sheet. The X marks should be matched as in the illustration below, and join the upper left sheet to the upper right sheet with cellophane tape temporarily. 3. Cut the upper sheets along the alignment mark (vertical red line).
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide The guide is black for the black-and-white printing. 4. Join the upper left and right sheets together with cellophane tape on the back of the sheets. 5. Try step 1 to 4 for the lower sheets. 6. Cut the bottom of upper sheets along the alignment mark (horizontal blue line). The guide is black for the black-and-white printing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 7. Lay the upper sheets on top of the lower sheets. The X marks should be matched as in the illustration below, and join the upper sheets and lower sheets together with cellophane tape temporarily. 8. Cut the sheets along the alignment mark (horizontal red line). The guide is black for black-and-white printing. 9. Join the upper sheets and lower sheets together with cellophane tape on the back of the sheets.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 10. After joining all the sheets together, cut the margins along the outer guide. Double-Sided Printing 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, the paper can be reloaded for printing the even-numbered pages onto the opposite side of the paper. You can also perform Folded Booklet double-sided printing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 11. 2. Click the Page Layout tab, select the Double-Sided Printing check box, and then click Margins. 3. Specify the edge of the paper where binding will be placed. You can choose Left, Top, or Right. Then, specify the width of the binding margin, using the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 to 30 mm (0.12 to 1.18 inches).
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 6. Follow the on-screen instructions and reload the paper. Note: ❏ The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used. If this problem occurs, 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. ❏ Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 3880 User’s Guide 3. 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 4. Click OK to return to the Layout menu, and then click OK to save your settings. 5.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 8. Once printing is complete, fold the sheets and bind them together using a stapler or other binding method. Printing on Custom Paper You can also print on a custom paper, using the steps below. The sizes available depend on the sheet feeder used.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Click User Defined in the Main menu. Note: You cannot select User Defined if Borderless is selected for Paper Settings. 3. Set the custom paper size you want to use, and then click Save. ❏ You can enter up to 24 characters for the Paper Size Name. ❏ You can easily change the size by selecting the paper size close to the size you want to set in the Base Paper Size.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Note: ❏ To change the paper size you have registered, select the paper size name in the list, and then change the size. ❏ To delete the user-defined size you have registered, select the paper size name in the list, and then click Delete. ❏ You can register up to 100 paper sizes. 4. Click OK to save the custom paper size. The custom paper size is registered in the Paper Size. Now, you can print by taking the same steps as usual. For Mac OS X 1.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Click +, and enter the paper size name. 4. Enter the paper width, paper height, and margins, and then click OK. The paper size and printer margin you can set is as follow. Printer Description Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Auto Expand) Prints data enlarged on cut-sheet paper without margins in four directions. Sheet Feeder - Borderless (Retain Size) Prints data on cut-sheet paper without margins in four directions, while retaining the ratio of the original size.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide ❏ To duplicate the paper size you have registered, click the paper size name from the list, and then click Duplicate. ❏ To delete the paper size you have registered, click the paper size name from the list, and then click -. ❏ The custom paper size setting is different depending on the version of the operating system. See your operating system’s documentation for details. 5. Click OK. The custom paper size is registered in the Paper Size pop-up menu.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Click Save/Del... in the Main or Page Layout menu. 3. Enter the name in the Name box, and then click Save. You can choose a setting you have registered from the Select Setting list box. Saving as a custom media You can save the items of the Media Settings in the Main menu.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 1. Change the Media Settings items in the Main menu. 2. Click Custom Settings.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Enter the name in the Name box, and then click Save. You can choose a setting you have registered from the Media Type list box. Menu arrangement You can arrange the Select Setting, Media Type, and Paper Size items. 1. Click the Utility tab, and then click Menu Arrangement.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Select the edit item. 3. In the List box, arrange the items as you prefer, or classify the items into groups. ❏ You can arrange the list items by drag-and-drop operation. ❏ To add a new group, click Add Group. ❏ To delete the group, click Delete Group. ❏ Move the unused items into the Not Display group. Note: You cannot delete the default items.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 4. Click Save. Exporting or Importing You can export or import the settings you have registered as a file. Exporting the settings 1. Open the Save or Deletes Select Settings dialog box or the Saves or deletes Custom Media dialog box. 2. Select the setting in the List box, and click Export. 3. Select the location, and enter the file name, and then click Save. Importing the settings 1.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Click Import. 3. Select the file you want to import, and then click Open. Exporting or importing all settings You can export or import the all of the printer driver settings as a file. 1. Click the Utility tab, and then click Export or Import.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Click Export or Import. 3. To export the setting, enter the file name and then click Save. To import the setting, select the file you want to import and then click Open. Using Color Management You can perform color management by the printer driver in the following three ways. ❏ Color management by Driver ICM (Windows only) You can perform color management by using the printer driver only. It is useful when you use an application that does not support this function.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Application Input profile Output profile Intent setting Application Application Application User’s Guide The printer profile for each sheet that is needed when performing color management is installed with the printer driver of this product. You can select the profile in the settings dialog box of the printer driver. See the following for detailed information.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Color management by Driver ICM (Windows only) 1. If the application supports color management, refer to the table below to adjust color management settings in the application. Application Setting of Color management Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4 Printer Manages Colors Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Elements 6/7 Other Applications No Color Management Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2. From the File menu, select Print.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Select Color Management. In the Print section, select Document and choose Printer Manages Colors for Color Handling. Click Print. When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function, you need to perform the color matching process from step 4. 4. Open the printer driver window.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 5. Select Custom for the Mode in the Main menu, and select ICM, and then click Advanced. 6. In the ICM dialog box, select Driver ICM (Basic) or Driver ICM (Advanced) for the ICM Mode. If you select Driver ICM (Advanced), you can specify the profiles and intent for image, graphics, and text data individually. Intent Explanation Saturation Performs conversion, keeping the current saturation unchanged.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Intent Explanation Absolute Colorimetric Assigns absolute color gamut coordinates to both of original and print data and performs conversion. Therefore, color tone adjustment is not performed on any white point (or color temperature) for the original or print data. This feature is used for special purposes such as logo color printing. 7. Check other settings, and then start printing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. From the File menu, select Print. 3. Select Color Management. In the Print section, select Document and choose Printer Manages Colors for Color Handling. Click Print. 4. Open the printer driver window.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 5. Select Custom for the Mode in the Main menu, and select ICM, and then click Advanced. 6. Select Host ICM. The printer profile is selected automatically. You can change it by selecting the Show all profiles check box. 7. Check other settings, and then start printing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Color management by ColorSync (Mac OS X) Use image data in which an input profile has been embedded. The application needs to support ColorSync. For Mac OS X 10.5 When you want to perform color management by the ColorSync using an application other than Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, make the following settings.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 4. Select Print Settings from the list, and select Off (No Color Adjustment) for the Color Settings. For Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4 1. Disable color management in the application. Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2. Select Print in the application File menu. 3. Select Color Management and choose No Color Management for Color Handling. Click Print. 4. Open the Print dialog.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 5. Select Printer Color Management, and then select ColorSync. 6. Check other settings, and then start printing. Color management by application The following procedure is for applications that support color management. 1. Set the color management setting in the application. Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2. From the File menu, select Print.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Select Color Management, and select Document for the Print. Select Photoshop Manages Colors for the Color Handling. Select the Printer Profile and the Rendering Intent. Then click Print. 4. Open the printer driver window (Windows) or the Print dialog (Mac OS X). Windows See “From Windows applications” on page 11 Mac OS X See “Accessing the Print dialog” on page 31 5. Set the color management to off.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Windows, select Custom for the Mode in the Main menu, and then select Off (No Color Adjustment). Note: When using Windows Vista/Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later and .NET 3.0, Off (No Color Adjustment) is automatically selected.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Mac OS X 10.5, select Print Settings and select Off (No Color Adjustment) for the Color Settings. For Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4, select Off (No Color Adjustment) in the Printer Color Management dialog. 6. Check other settings, and then start printing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Changing the Black Ink Both Photo and Matte Black ink are installed in this printer. Photo Black ink can be used for most media types with professional quality results. Matte Black ink significantly increases black optical density when printing on matte and fine art type papers. These black inks are switched automatically according to the media type. See “Paper Information” on page 194 for the suitable black ink for the media type.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 1. Open the Main menu (Windows) or the Print Settings dialog (Mac OS X). 2. Select the paper from the Media Type.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide The black inks are switched automatically according to the media type. 3. Check the other settings, and then start printing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 4 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 3880 Button Description 5 Feeds the paper in forward direction. Paper Feed/Down button d User’s Guide When the paper is set, Auto Sheet Feeder and Manual-Front loads the paper to the printing position automatically, and Manual-Rear back feeds the paper. Loads a sheet from the paper source to the printing position automatically. Changes the parameters in forward order when selecting a desired parameter in Menu mode.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Light 10 User’s Guide Description Ink status light (orange) On: The installed ink cartridge is expended. The installed ink cartridges cannot be used with this printer. The maintenance cartridge is full. Flashing: The installed ink cartridge is nearly expended. The maintenance cartridge is nearly full. Note: When a service call error occurs, all the lights are flashing.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Message Description UPDATING FIRMWARE The printer is updating the FirmWare. FIRMWARE UPDATE The printer has completed update of the FirmWare. User’s Guide COMPLETE CLEANING The printer is cleaning the ink tubes. BLACK INK CHANGING The printer is changing the black ink, either Photo Black to Matte Black or Matte Black to Photo Black. RELEASING THE INK COVER LOCK The printer is releasing the ink cover lock.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Icons User’s Guide Description Ink cartridge status, 100 - 1% Ink expended Cartridge error or no cartridge Unselected Photo Black or Matte Black cartridge. Note: ❏ The ink icon with the abbreviation of the ink color flashes when the ink gets low. ❏ The ink icon with the abbreviation of the ink color stays on when the ink is expended. Remaining maintenance cartridge icon Displays the free capacity of the maintenance cartridge.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Menu Settings When to use Menu mode The Menu 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: ❏ Some applications may send commands to the printer that override the Menu settings. If you are not getting the results you expect, check your application’s settings. ❏ To see the current Menu settings, print a status sheet.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Item Parameter “VERSION” on page 129 xxxxxx-xx xx ICBS “PRINTABLE PAGES” on page 130 MATTE BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES User’s Guide PHOTO BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES LIGHT BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES LIGHT LIGHT BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES CYAN nnnnnnn PAGES VIVID MAGENTA nnnnnnn PAGES LIGHT CYAN nnnnnnn PAGES VIVID LIGHT MAGENTA nnnnnnn PAGES YELLOW nnnnnnn PAGES “INK LEVEL” on page 130 MATTE BLACK nn% PHOTO BLACK nn% LIGHT BLACK nn% LIGHT LIGHT BLACK nn% CYAN nn% VIVID MAGENTA nn% LIGHT CYAN nn% VIVID LIGH
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Item Parameter “PAPER NUMBER” on page 130 STANDARD, PAPER NO.1-10 “PAPER TYPE” on page 131 MATTE THICK, MATTE THIN, PHOTO PAPER, FINE ART PAPER, REMOTE PANEL PAPER “PLATEN GAP” on page 131 NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, WIDER “THICKNESS PATTERN” on page 131 PRINT “THICKNESS NUMBER” on page 131 1 - 15 “PAPER FEED ADJUST A ” on page 131 -0.70% - 0.70% “PAPER FEED ADJUST B” on page 132 -0.70% - 0.70% “DRYING TIME” on page 132 0.0 SEC- 10.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Item Parameter “IP ADDRESS SETTING” on page 133 AUTO, PANEL, PING “IP, SM, DG SETTING” on page 133 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 3880 User’s Guide 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. If the parameter is for execution only, press the Enter button to execute the function for the item.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 134.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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 CART. 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. CLEAR USAGE COUNT You can clear the values set in USAGE COUNT.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 ❏ Platen gap ❏ Thickness pattern ❏ Thickness number ❏ Paper feed adjustment ❏ Drying time User’s Guide Note: 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. PAPER TYPE You can select paper type from MATTE THICK, MATTE THIN, PHOTO PAPER, FINE ART PAPER, or REMOTE PANEL PAPER.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide PAPER FEED ADJUST B You can set the paper feed amount of the bottom area of the paper. 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. DRYING TIME You can set the ink drying time for each print head pass. The range is 0 to 10 seconds. MAINTENANCE This menu contains the following items.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide NETWORK SETUP This menu contains the following items. For detailed information about network settings, see the Administrator’s Guide. NETWORK SETUP You can configure the network setting of the printer. The following items appear only when ENABLE is selected. IP ADDRESS SETTING You can select the method to set the IP address to the printer. When AUTO or PING is selected, IP, SM, DG SETTING is not displayed.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Checking the print head nozzles To find out if nozzles are delivering ink properly, you can print a nozzle check pattern. If the nozzles are not delivering ink properly, missing dots will be evident in the print pattern. To print a nozzle check pattern, follow the steps below. Note: Before you start printing your data, make sure that nozzle check pattern printing is complete; otherwise, the print quality may decline. 1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer. 2.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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. For Windows, see “Using the Printer Utilities” on page 21. For Mac OS X, see “Using Printer Utilities” on page 37.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 ENHANCED_MATTE_PAPER User’s Guide Enhanced Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper 6. Press the Enter button to start printing. After printing is complete, the head alignment starts automatically. After the head alignment is completed, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status. Aligning the print head manually When you want to use the non-Epson special media, you can perform the head alignment manually. To perform head alignment manually, follow the steps below. 1.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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 repeat step 7. button to register the set number. The next pattern number appears.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 ❏ Thickness pattern ❏ Thickness number ❏ Paper feed adjustment ❏ Drying time User’s Guide 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. Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to display CUSTOM PAPER. 4. Press the Menu/Right r button to display PAPER NUMBER. 5.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 11. Select THICKNESS PATTERN, and then press the Menu/Right r button. Press the Enter button to print the paper thickness test printing pattern. Paper thickness test pattern example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 12. Examine the printed pattern to determine which set of lines are aligned (showing the smallest gap), and note the corresponding number. 13. After the pattern is printed, THICKNESS NUMBER appears.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 button. the Enter B 18. Press the Back/Left l button. 19. Select DRYING TIME, and then press the Menu/Right r button.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 3880 User’s Guide 3. Set the item Press the Menu/Right r button to enter the selected item. The first parameter is displayed on the LCD panel. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 1. In Maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u button to display LANGUAGE, and press the Menu/Right r button. 2. Press the Paper Feed/Down d or Ink Cover Open/Up u to select a suitable language. 3. Press the Enter button to set the language. Confirm that the READY (or similar word in the language selected) appears on the LCD panel. Note: It takes a while until READY (or similar word in the language selected) appears.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 5 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 3880 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 3880 User’s Guide Epson special media Size Loadable capacity in the Auto Sheet Feeder Premium Glossy Photo Paper 89 × 127 mm 20 5 × 7 in 20 102 × 181 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 USC 1 LTR 20 A3 10 Super A3/B 10 A2 1 US C 1 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Paper Handling 146
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Epson special media Size Loadable capacity in the Auto Sheet Feeder Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper A4 60 LTR 60 LGL 50 US B 50 A3 50 Super A3 50 A2 10 US C 10 Epson Proofing Paper White Semimatte Super A3/B 1 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Extend the paper guide according to the paper size.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Push the output tray cover, and then open it by hand fully.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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 right side of the printer. 5. Pull out the output tray extension according to the paper size. If you do not extend it properly, the printout may fall.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 6. Slide the edge guide to the left so it is slightly wider than the width of your paper. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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. c Caution: ❏ During printing the edge guide automatically moves 3 mm to the outside. Do not move it back manually. ❏ Do not leave the paper in the printer for a long period of time; its quality will deteriorate.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 3880 A3 280 mm A4 160 mm 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 128 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 3880 User’s Guide 2. Push the front manual tray a little harder, then the front manual tray is pushed out.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 3880 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 3880 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Slide the edge guide to the left so it is slightly wider than the width of your paper. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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. Note: If you want to remove the paper, press the Paper Feed/Down d button to back feed the paper. 7. Pull out the output tray extension according to the paper size.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 c User’s Guide 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 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 6 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 3880 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 4. Press the ink eject button, then the ink cartridge is slightly pushed out. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 c User’s Guide Caution: Do not touch the green chip on the side of the cartridge. Doing so may prevent normal operation and printing. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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. ❏ If the ink status light remains on, this indicates the ink cartridge may not be installed correctly. Remove the ink cartridge and then reinsert it as described above. ❏ If you install an ink cartridge in the wrong slot, INK CARTRIDGE ERROR appears on the LCD panel.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide To check the product code of the maintenance cartridge, see “Consumable Products” on page 220. To replace the maintenance cartridge, follow the steps below. 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the maintenance cartridge cover.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 3880 User’s Guide Note: Do not tilt the used maintenance cartridge until after it is sealed in the plastic bag. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 7. Close the maintenance cartridge cover. Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer in top operating condition, clean it thoroughly if it becomes soiled. w Warning: Be careful not to touch the gears inside the printer. c 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 3880 c User’s Guide Caution: Do not touch the ink absorption (the light magenta part); otherwise, printouts may be soiled.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. If the front manual tray is pushed out, store it by pushing it in.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 3880 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 134. To perform a nozzle check using the printer software, see “Using the Printer Utilities” on page 21 for Windows, or “Using Printer Utilities” on page 37 for Mac OS X.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 3. Make sure the print head is in the home (far right) position. 4. Turn off the printer. 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 201. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide ❏ The first time you start printing after transporting the printer, or if you have not turned on the printer for a long time, the print head nozzles may be clogged. Epson recommends that you perform a nozzle check and clean the print head, and also realign the print head to ensure print quality. To perform a nozzle check using the control panel, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 134.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 7 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 3880 User’s Guide Message Description What to do 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 201. 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 3880 User’s Guide Message Description What to do 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 “Borderless Printing” on page 65.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Message Description What to do INK CARTRIDGE ERROR 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 220. Non-genuine ink cartridge is installed. Replace the ink cartridge with a genuine Epson ink cartridge. See “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 162 and “Consumable Products” on page 220.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Message Description What to do 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 166. Non-genuine maintenance cartridge is installed. Replace the maintenance cartridge with a genuine Epson cartridge.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Message Description What to do PAPER FEED ERROR 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. See “Clearing paper jams” on page 191 for details.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide ❏ 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. If not, turn off the printer and unplug the power cord immediately. Contact your dealer for assistance. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 201.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Right-click EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX. 3. Select Set As Default Printer, then close the window. For Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings and select Printers. 2. Right-click EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX in the Printers window. 3. Select Set As Default, then close the Printers window. For Mac OS X Make sure that the printer driver Epson Stylus Pro XXXX is correctly added to the Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide For Windows 2000 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers. 2. Right-click EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX in the Printers window, then select Properties. 3. Click the Ports tab. 4. Make sure that your printer port is selected. 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 “Using the Printer Utilities” on page 21.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide ❏ Make sure the paper set position is correct. See “Using Cut Sheet Media” on page 145. Inverted image For Mac OS X, turn off the Flip Horizontal setting in the Print Settings dialog. See the online help for more information. 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. See the online help for more information.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide ❏ For Windows, if you use Epson special media, check the Media Type setting in the Main menu. See the online help for more information. For Mac OS X, if you use Epson special media, check the Media Type setting in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog. See the online help for more information. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 the online help for more information. 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 the online help for more information. ❏ Make sure the printable side of the paper is face-up.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles. For Windows, see “Using the Printer Utilities” on page 21. For Mac OS X, see “Using Printer Utilities” on page 37. You can also clean the print head nozzles using the control panel. To clean the print head nozzles, press the Menu/Right r button for 3 seconds. ❏ Check the ink status light. If necessary, replace ink cartridges. See “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 162.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Printing could be faster Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ For Windows, select the High Speed check box in the Quality Options dialog box. See the online help for more information. For Mac OS X, select the High Speed check box in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog. See the online help for more information. ❏ For Windows, select Quality Options for the Print Quality in the Main menu.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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. ❏ Make sure the paper is not too thick or too thin. See “Paper” on page 215. ❏ Make sure no foreign objects are inside the printer. ❏ For Windows, check the Media Type setting in the Main menu.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 2. Carefully remove the jammed paper. If necessary, open the top cover, and remove the jammed paper. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide 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 3880 User’s Guide 3. Remove the jammed paper from the back. Paper Information Epson offers specially designed media for ink jet printers to meet most high-quality printing needs. Item Explanation Media name Describes the media name. Recommended application Describes the recommended application for the media. Size Describes the paper size for cut sheet media. Thickness Describes the thickness of each media. Borderless Describes whether borderless printing is available.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Item Explanation Media type of the printer driver Describes the Media Type of the printer driver. Be sure to match the media type you set in the printer driver and the paper loaded in the printer; otherwise, the print quality may decline. Cut sheet Premium Luster Photo Paper Recommended application Photograph / Contact Proof Size Borderless Thickness Letter Possible 0.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Premium Glossy Photo Paper 89 × 127 mm (3.5" × 5") Possible 0.27 mm 102 × 152 mm (4" × 6") 127 × 178 mm (5" × 7") 16:9 wide size (102 × 181 mm) 203 × 254 mm (8" × 10") 279 × 356 mm (11" × 14") Letter A4 A3 Super A3/B A2 US C ICC profile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 PremiumGlossyPhotoPap er.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 102 × 152 mm (4" × 6") Possible 0.27 mm A4 Letter A3 Super A3/B A2 US C ICC profile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 PremiumSemiglossPhoto Paper.icc - Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Epson Proofing Paper White Semimatte Recommended application Contact Proof Size Borderless Thickness Super A3/B Impossible 0.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Velvet Fine Art Paper Letter Possible 0.48 mm Super A3/B A2 US C ICC profile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black - Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 VelvetFineArtPaper.icc Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Recommended application Photograph / Fine Art Reproduction Size Borderless Thickness Super A3 Possible 0.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Photo Black Matte Black - Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 WatercolorPaper-Radiant White.icc Fine Art Paper Watercolor Paper Radiant White Enhanced Matte Paper Recommended application Indoor Signage / Photograph / Fine Art Reproduction / Proof Size Borderless Thickness Letter Possible 0.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Archival Matte Paper Photo Black Matte Black - Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 ArchivalMattePaper.icc Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Recommended application Indoor Signage / Proof Size Borderless Thickness A4 Impossible 0.12 mm Letter Legal USB A3 Super A3 A2 USC ICC profile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black - Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 PhotoQualityInkJetPaper.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide If you need the latest drivers, FAQs, manuals, or other downloadables, access the site at: http://www.epson.com Then, select the support section of your local Epson Web site. 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Internet Support Visit Epson’s support website at http://epson.com/support and select your product for solutions to common problems. You can download drivers and documentation, get FAQs and troubleshooting advice, or e-mail Epson with your questions. 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. Days and hours of support are subject to change without notice.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Help for Users in Australia Epson Australia wishes to provide you with a high level of customer service. In addition to your product documentation, we provide the following sources for obtaining information: Your Dealer Don’t forget that your dealer can often help identify and resolve problems. The dealer should always be the first call for advise on problems; they can often solve problems quickly and easily as well as give advise on the next step to take.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide World Wide Web (http://www.epson.com.sg) Information on product specifications, drivers for download, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Sales Enquiries, and Technical Support via e-mail are available.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Service Center: User’s Guide 80 Truong Dinh Street, District 1, Hochiminh City Vietnam Help for Users in Indonesia Contacts for information, support, and services are: World Wide Web (http://www.epson.co.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Yogyakarta Hotel Natour Garuda Jl. Malioboro No. 60 Yogyakarta Phone: (62) 274-565478 Medan Wisma HSBC 4th floor Jl. Diponegoro No. 11 Medan Phone/Fax: (62) 61-4516173 Makassar MTC Karebosi Lt. Ill Kav. P7-8 JI. Ahmad Yani No.49 Makassar Phone: (62)411-350147/411-350148 User’s Guide Help for Users in Hong Kong To obtain technical support as well as other after-sales services, users are welcome to contact Epson Hong Kong Limited.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Fax: User’s Guide (852) 2827-4383 Help for Users in Malaysia Contacts for information, support, and services are: World Wide Web (http://www.epson.com.my) ❏ Information on product specifications, drivers for download ❏ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Sales Enquiries, questions through e-mail Epson Trading (M) Sdn. Bhd. Head Office.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Epson India Head Office - Bangalore Phone: 080-30515000 Fax: 30515005 Epson India Regional Offices: Location Telephone number Fax number Mumbai 022-28261515 /16/17 022-28257287 Delhi 011-30615000 011-30615005 Chennai 044-30277500 044-30277575 Kolkata 033-22831589 / 90 033-22831591 Hyderabad 040-66331738/ 39 040-66328633 Cochin 0484-2357950 0484-2357950 Coimbatore 0422-2380002 NA Pune 020-30286000 /30286001/30286002 020-30286000 Ahmedabad 0
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Helpdesk Direct Line: (63-2) 706 2625 E-mail: epchelpdesk@epc.epson.com.ph User’s Guide World Wide Web (http://www.epson.com.ph) Information on product specifications, drivers for download, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and E-mail Enquiries are available. Toll-Free No.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 8 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, Vivid Magenta, Light Cyan, Vivid 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 3880 Character tables PC 437 (US, Standard Europe) PC 850 (Multilingual) Character sets EPSON Courier 10 cpi 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.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Dimensions Width: 684 mm (27.36 inches) Depth: 376 mm (14.88 inches) Height: 257 mm (10.28 inches) Weight Approx. 19.6 kg (43.2 lb) with consumables User’s Guide Electrical 100/120 V Model 220/240 V Model Rated voltage 100 V model: 100 V 120 V model: 120 V 220 V to 240 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz 50 to 60 Hz Rated current 0.6 A 0.3 A Power consumption 100 V model: Approx. 25 W Approx. 5 W in Sleep mode Approx. 0.2 W in Power off mode Approx. 25 W Approx. 5.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Operational conditions (temperature and humidity): 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 3880 EMC User’s Guide FCC part 15 subpart B class B CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR22 Class B AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class B EMC Directive 2004/108/EC EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 Product Information 214
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 3880 User’s Guide Note: ❏ Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, Epson cannot attest to the quality of any non-Epson brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs. ❏ Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and cause paper jams or other problems. If you encounter problems, switch to a higher grade of paper.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Note: ❏ The ink cartridges packaged with your printer are partly used during initial setup. In order to produce high-quality prints, the print head in your printer will be fully charged with ink. This one-off process consumes a quantity of ink and therefore these cartridges may print fewer pages compared to subsequent ink cartridges.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide To use your printer with Mac OS X Your computer should meet the following system requirements: Minimum system PowerPC G4 1.67 GHz or Intel CPU or higher processor PowerPC-based Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later Intel-based Macintosh computers with Rosetta 512 MB or more available memory 3 GB or more free disk space Note: To see how much memory is available, choose About this Mac from the Apple menu.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Note: Only computer equipped with a USB connector and running Windows XP x 64, XP, 2000, or Mac OS X.10.x support the USB interface. Ethernet interface The printer has a built-in Ethernet interface. Use a 10Base-T and 100Base-TX STP (shielded twisted-pair) cable via the RJ-45 connector to connect to the network.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Chapter 9 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 166. Maintenance cartridge T5820 Ink cartridges To replace ink cartridges, see “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 162. Note: The product number varies by country.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 Ink cartridge (Light Light Black) T5809 T5819 User’s Guide T5899 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. For detailed information, see “Paper Information” on page 194. Note: ❏ The availability of special media varies by country. ❏ The names of some special media vary by country.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 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 3880 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 3880 User’s Guide ❏ 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. ❏ Use up the ink cartridge within six months of installation for best results. ❏ Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them. This could damage the print head. ❏ Store ink cartridges in a cool, dark place.
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide Warning, Cautions, and Notes w Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. c 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 3880 User’s Guide Index A H Adjust paper margin...........................................................65 Head Alignment................................................................135 Help Epson...............................................................................201 Help (Mac OS X).................................................................33 Host ICM............................................................................107 B Black-and-white photo printing..
Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide solving.............................................................................201 R Reduce size printing............................................................72 Replacing Ink cartridges..................................................................162 Maintenance cartridge..................................................166 S Service.................................................................................201 Specifications electrical............
