English ® User’s Guide
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English Printer Parts Front view roll paper spindles roll paper cover paper lever mounting brackets control panel paper basket ink cartridge compartment front cover Rear view USB interface connector IEEE1394 interface connector AC inlet Optional interface card slot cover 3
Contents Chapter 1 Printing with Windows Printer Software Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From Windows Me and 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From Windows applications . . . . . .
English Cleaning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Using Printer and Option Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Making the Speed & Progress settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Getting Information Through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Making Advanced setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making the Copies setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making the Pages setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the print time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previewing your printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making Settings in the Page Setup Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
English Accessing the Page Setup dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Accessing the Print dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 Accessing the Utility dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 Page Setup Dialog Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158 Format for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4 The Control Panel Buttons, Lights, Messages, and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combination of buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Icons. . . . . . . . . . . .
English Cutting the roll paper or printing page lines . . . . . . . . . . . . .251 Using the Auto Take-up Reel Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253 Using Cut Sheet Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267 Loading cut sheet media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267 Printing on thick paper (0.5 to 1.5 mm). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271 Setting the Paper Basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roll paper does not eject properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When feeding paper forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When feeding paper backward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting on the Optional Auto Take-up Reel Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contacting Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . .
Glossary Index 11 English Manual Cutter Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367 Interface card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367 Interface cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367 Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368 Paper cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1 Printing with Windows Printer Software Introduction The printer software that comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top condition. The printer software includes the following menus.
Note: ❏ The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the version of Windows you are using. ❏ The printer driver screens that appear in this manual are provided for EPSON Stylus Pro 9800 running on Windows XP. The screens of EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7800/7400 and EPSON Stylus Pro 9800 are almost the same, except as noted. The online help provides more information on the printer software. See “Getting Information Through Online Help” on page 76.
2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Properties. The printer software window appears. From Windows 2000 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers. 2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Printing Preferences. The printer software window appears. From Windows applications 1. Click Print or Page Setup on the File menu. 2. Make sure your printer is selected, and click Printer, Setup, Options, Properties, or Preference.
3. Click the Main tab. The Main menu appears. 1 English 2. Make sure your printer is selected, and then click Properties or Options. You may need to click a combination of these buttons. The driver settings window appears. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4. From Media Type, select a media that matches the paper loaded in the printer. See “Media Type setting list” on page 21. 1 Note: ❏ The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available; therefore, always make this setting first.
5. Make the Color setting. For EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400: Select Color/B&W Photo to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800: Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W Photo. Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color or Color/B&W Photo even if the data to print is black. 6.
9. Click the Paper tab. The Paper menu appears. English 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10. Select a paper source from the Paper Source list. 1 11. Select Borderless to print your data with no margins. See “Making the Borderless setting” on page 46. 12. From the Paper Size list, select the size of paper loaded in the printer. Note: Most Windows applications feature paper size settings that override similar settings in the printer driver. 13. Make settings for Copies and Orientation, as necessary. 14.
When Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting, make the Roll Paper Option settings as needed. See “Making the Roll Paper Option settings” on page 57. 15. Click the Layout tab. The Layout menu appears. Note: ❏ The functions on the Layout menu are not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting. ❏ Depending on the paper source you choose, some of the functions may not be available. 16.
. Click Print to start printing. While printing is in progress, the EPSON Progress Meter appears, showing the printing progress and the status of your printer. P 1 English 18. Click OK. The screen returns to the Print Setup dialog box (or a similar dialog box) of your application. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Canceling printing To cancel printing in progress, click Stop on the EPSON Progress Meter. You can also pause or restart printing. To pause printing, click Pause. To resume printing, click this button again.
Making Settings on the Main Menu From this menu, you can make the Media Type, Color, and Mode settings, and also check the remaining ink of the installed ink cartridges. You can also access the User’s Guide, the paper information, and the Technical Support Web Site by clicking the Print Assistant button. Making the Media Type setting The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available; therefore, always make this setting first.
❏ When using paper other than Epson special media, see “Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media” on page 240. ❏ For the latest information on the special media available in your area, refer to the Epson customer support website. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 346. Media Type setting list 1 English Note: ❏ The availability of special media varies by country.
Enhanced Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Canvas Canvas Enhanced Matte Poster Board Enhanced Matte Posterboard Plain Paper - Plain Paper (Line drawing) - Singleweight Matte Paper (line drawing) Singleweight Matte Paper Tracing Paper -
EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color even if the data to print is black. 1 English Make the Color setting. Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W Photo. 1 1 1 Making the Mode setting 1 You can select either the Automatic or Custom mode.
Automatic mode Automatic mode is the quickest and easiest way to start printing. When Automatic is selected, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color settings. Quality and Speed slider Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type setting while Color (or Color/B&W Photo) or Black is selected as the Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, a Quality or Speed slider appears in the Mode box.
Color Control mode You can select from the following settings. EPSON Vivid 1 1 Select this setting to produce vivid blue and green tones in printouts. Note: Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor, your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected. Charts and Graphs Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.
Custom mode The Custom mode lets you make a wide range of changes with a single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings pull-down menu, you will find ready-made settings provided by Epson. Note: These ready-made settings may not appear, depending on the Media Type and Color settings. Advanced Photo Advanced Photo 2880 PhotoEnhance 26 Good for printing scanned photos and digitally captured images in high quality.
The Advanced setting gives you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings pull-down menu. 1 English Making Advanced setting 1 1 To make Advanced settings, follow the steps below. 1 1. Select Custom from the Main menu, and then click Advanced.
3. Make the Color setting. For EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400: Select Color/B&W Photo to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800: Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W Photo. Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color or Color/B&W even if the data to print is black. 4.
Paper Configuration English 1 1 1 1 1 1 The following settings in the Paper Configuration dialog box let you make the detailed paper settings. Mode Description Color Density Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider to the right (+) to deepen the color of your printout or left (-) to lighten its color. You can also type a number (-50 to +50) in the box next to the slider. Use this function when you print on paper other than Epson special media.
Mode Description Drying Time per Print Head Pass Adds a waiting time when the print head reaches the end of every pass. Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve the print quality by using slow ink absorption on the media, set a higher value. The drying time per print head pass can be set from 0 to 5 seconds, in 0.1 second increments. Note: If you use this feature, the printing time will be longer. Paper Feed Adjustment Controls the paper feeding value, in 0.01% increments.
Description Platen Gap Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded in the printer to the print head. By adjusting this parameter, you may produce better print quality. This is set automatically according to the Paper Thickness setting specified. Note: Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print quality, but make sure the media does not wrinkle or touch the print head; otherwise, printed data or the print head surface may be damaged. Use Wider or Wide in such case.
Printer Color Management Color Controls This setting provides the color matching and image-enhancement methods. When you select this setting, additional settings appear under the Printer Color Management box where you can select a Mode setting and adjust the color enhancement sliders. For details on the additional settings, see the online help.
1 English When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color setting, the following screen appears. You can then adjust the advanced monochrome settings. For details on the additional settings, see the online help.
PhotoEnhance This setting provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. When you select this setting, you can make the Tone and Digital Camera Correction settings. Note: ❏ This mode is available only with 16-, 24-, or 32-bit color data. ❏ Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required in printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of the data contained in your data.
❏ The Tone setting appears for EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400 only. 1 English Tone Auto Correct Provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first. Sepia Applies a sepia tone to your photos. Neutral Gray Applies a black and white tone to your print data. Warm Gray Applies a warmer black and white tone to your print data than Neutral Gray. Cool Gray Applies a cooler black and white tone to your print data than Neutral Gray.
Off (No Color Adjustment) This setting turns off the printer driver color management, which is useful when you use the color management function of the application to apply an ICC profile.
ICM 1 English This setting uses the Windows color matching method to automatically adjust printout colors to match colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Note: ❏ Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching. ❏ The following settings are available for Windows XP/2000 only.
Input Profile Select an input profile. This setting is not available when Host ICM is selected as the ICM Mode setting. Intent Select the rendering intent or color mapping preference. Saturation: This setting is the best option for presentation graphics to accurately reproduce vivid colors. Use of this setting is not recommended when printing photo data. Perceptual: This setting renders an image’s color to appear naturally, and is often used to render the wide color range of the original image.
1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears. English 1 1 1 1 2. Type a unique name, up to 31 characters, for your settings in the Name text box. 3. Click Save. Your setting will be added to the Custom Setting List. You can save up to 100 custom settings (including the imported settings). You can select your saved settings from the Custom Settings pull-down menu in the Mode box on the Main menu.
Deleting the Advanced settings To delete your Advanced setting, follow the steps below. Note: You cannot delete ready-made settings from the Custom Settings list. 1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears. 2. Select the name of settings you want to delete. 3. Click Delete. The setting will be deleted from the Custom Settings list.
3. Click Export. 1 English 4. Select the location where you want to save the file, and then enter the file name. 1 5. Click Save. 6. When the message “Processing complete.” appears, click OK. 1 Importing the Advanced settings 1 To import custom settings, use the following steps. 1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears. 2. Click Import. 1 3. Select the folder where the file for importing settings is located, and then select the file. 1 4. Click Open. 1 5.
Checking the Ink Levels You can check the amount of the remaining ink of each ink cartridge. Note: If EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 is not connected properly or EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed, Cartridge Option appears instead. The Cartridge Option is not displayed for EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400.
If you select the Print Preview check box, you can see how your printout will look before printing. When you send a print job to the printer, the EPSON Print Preview window appears, allowing you to make changes before printing. 1 English Previewing your printout 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 The EPSON Preview toolbar contains several buttons that you can use to perform the following functions. 1 Zoom Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed image.
Printable area on/off Click this button to display a rectangle indicating the printable area on the previewed image. The printer cannot print anything which is outside of this rectangle. Click this button again to turn this feature off. Previous page Click this button to display the previous page. If there is no previous page, this button is not available. Next page Click this button to display the next page. If there is no next page, this button is not available.
❏ Reference Guide (Troubleshooting page) English 1 ❏ Paper information that is most suitable for printing ❏ Technical Support Web Site 1 1 Making Settings on the Paper Menu You can make Paper Source, Borderless, Auto Cut, Paper Size (Page Size), Copies, Orientation, and Printable Area or Roll Paper Option settings on this menu. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Note: ❏ When Sheet is selected as the Paper Source setting, Printable Area appears on the menu.
❏ Most Windows applications feature paper size and page layout settings that override similar settings in the printer driver. However, if your application does not have these features, verify the settings on the printer driver’s Paper menu. Making the Paper Source setting You can select Roll Paper, Roll Paper (Banner), or Sheet from the Paper Source setting. Select one that matches the paper loaded in the printer. Making the Borderless setting You can print your data without margins on paper.
Accommodate media width: English 1 ❏ 10 inch, 254 mm ❏ 300 mm 1 ❏ 13 inch, 329 mm (Super A3/B) ❏ 16 inch, 406.4 mm 1 ❏ 17 inch, 431.8 mm 1 ❏ 515 mm (B2) ❏ 594 mm (A1) 1 ❏ 24 inch, 609.6 mm ❏ 728 mm (B1)* 1 ❏ 36 inch, 914.4 mm* ❏ 44 inch, 1117.6 mm* 1 * for EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/9400 use only. 1 Note: ❏ If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to zero before printing. 1 ❏ When printing on cut-sheet media, only the left and right margins are set to zero.
❏ When Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper is used in printing, the top margin is always 20 mm. ❏ The following media may smear in the top area when selecting Single Cut or Double Cut for the Auto Cut setting: Doubleweight Matte Paper, Singleweight Matte Paper, Enhanced Matte Paper, Textured Fine Art Paper, and UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper. ❏ Smear may result in the top and bottom areas depending on the media.
2. Click the Expansion button. The Expansion dialog box appears. English 1 1 1 1 1 1 3. Choose Auto Expand or Retain Size, and the amount of enlargement. Auto Expand Select this setting if you want to enlarge the size of print data automatically and print with no margins. You can choose the amount of enlargement by moving the slider. Note: Enlarged areas that exceed the paper size will not be printed on the paper.
Amount of Enlargement When you select Auto Expand, the slider becomes available. Using the slider, you can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing. For most print jobs, Standard is recommended in order to eliminate margins on all sides of the paper. In a very humid environment, the width of paper may expand due to moisture absorption. In this case, move the slider to Max to eliminate margins around the image.
1 English Note: This setting appears only when the Borderless check box is selected. 1 1 1 1 Double Cut 1 Select this setting to avoid the slight gap that occurs with the Single Cut setting. A margin is created between pictures, and 1 mm along the inside of each picture is cut. 1 Note: This setting appears only when the Borderless check box is selected.
Normal Cut Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data. Off Select this setting to cut printouts manually. To cut printouts manually, follow the steps below. Note: When you print on Canvas, only this setting is available. 1. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut Off . 2. Press the Enter button. 3. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the cutter guide, and the printer becomes offline. Pause appears on the LCD. 4.
button. The printer 1 English 6. After cutting the paper, press the Pause becomes online. Making the Paper Size setting 1 You can select a paper size that you want to use. Select the proper paper size from the Paper Size list. 1 You can also add a custom paper size, using the steps below. 1. Select User Defined from the Paper Size list. The User Defined Paper Size dialog box appears. 1 1 1 1 1 2. Enter Paper Size Name, Paper Width and Paper Height, and then select Unit.
Making the Copies setting You can specify the number of copies to print. Enter a number in the Copies box, or click the arrow next to the box. You can enter any number from 1 to 9999. When printing multiple copies of your document, select Collate to print one complete document set at a time. Select Reverse Order to print your documents in reverse order, starting with the last page.
Making the Orientation settings English 1 You can specify the direction of printing on the page. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Portrait Print direction is short edge first, like most magazines. Landscape Print direction is long edge first, like many spreadsheets. Rotated by 180° Prints your document upside down. 1 1 Note: This function is not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting.
Making the Printable Area setting This setting is available when you select Sheet as the Paper Source setting. You can make the following setting. Centered Select this setting to center printouts.
This setting is available when you select Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) as the Paper Source setting. You can make the following settings. 1 English Making the Roll Paper Option settings 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Auto Rotate Note: This function is available only when Roll Paper is selected as the Paper Source setting.
This function is effective only when the print data length is shorter than the printable width of the roll paper. The print data will automatically be turned 90 degrees to print crosswise, saving roll paper. Original Auto Rotate off Auto Rotate on To enable this function, follow the steps below. 1. Select Auto Rotate. The Roll Width button is activated. 2. Click Roll Width. The Roll Paper Width dialog box appears. 3. Select the installed roll paper size from the pull-down menu. 4. Click OK.
Auto Cut Print Page Line Printer’s Operation Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Selected Prints page line on the right side only, and cuts paper automatically after the print job. Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Not selected Does not print page line, but cuts paper automatically after the print job. Off Selected Prints page lines on the right side and below the document, but does not cut paper automatically after the print job. Off Not selected Does not print page lines or cut paper.
Making Settings on the Layout Menu You can make the Reduce/Enlarge, Multi-Page, and Optimize Enlargement settings on this menu. Note: ❏ The functions on the Layout menu are not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting. ❏ According to the paper source you choose, some of the functions are not available.
You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you to print on. To enable this function, select Reduce/Enlarge. When this function is enabled, you can make the following settings. 1 English Making the Reduce/Enlarge setting 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Fit to Page Custom Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you have selected in the Output Paper Size. Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce a data.
Making Multi-Page settings Selecting Multi-Page lets you choose between the N-up and Poster settings.
Making N-up settings 1 English Select N-up as the Multi-Page setting to print two or four pages of your document on one sheet of paper. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 When N-up is selected, you can make the following settings. 2 Pages 4 Pages Prints two or four pages of your data on a single sheet of paper. Page Order Opens the Print Layout dialog box, where you can specify the order in which the pages will be printed. Some settings may be unavailable, depending on the Orientation selection on the Paper menu.
Making Poster settings A single page can be enlarged to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed sheets of paper. Select Poster as the Multi-Page setting to print a poster-size image.
1 English Click Settings to adjust the way your poster will print. The Poster Settings dialog box opens. 1 1 1 1 1 You can make the following settings. 1 Print Cutting Guides Check this box to turn the cutting guide options on. Overlapping Alignment Marks Slightly overlaps the images and prints alignment markers so that they can be aligned more precisely. Trim Lines Prints border lines on the images to guide you when trimming the pages.
Making the Optimize Enlargement setting (for Windows XP and 2000 only) Select this check box to optimize an enlargement to achieve long poster or panoramic printing without using a particular application. Clear this check box if text or graphics are distorted; however, output length may be limited depending on the application. Using the Printer Utilities The EPSON printer utilities let you check the current printer status and perform printer maintenance from your screen.
❏ Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities if your printer is connected to your computer through a network. ❏ Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred. EPSON Status Monitor 3 This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the amount of ink remaining, the free space of the maintenance tank, and it also checks for printer error.
Head Cleaning This utility cleans the print head. You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined. Use this utility to perform head cleaning. See “Cleaning the print head” on page 70. Print Head Alignment This utility can be used to improve the print quality of your printed data. The alignment of the print head may need to be adjusted if vertical lines appear out of alignment or if white or black banding noise appear in your printed data.
Note: Do not start the Nozzle Check utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred. English 1 1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer. 1 2. Click Nozzle Check. 3. Click Print if you want to visually check if any print head nozzles are clogged, if you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check, and if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary.
Cleaning the print head If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed data are missing, you may be able to solve these problems by using the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly. To use the Head Cleaning utility, follow the steps below. Note: ❏ Do not start the Head Cleaning utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
❏ Replace some of ink cartridges as they may be old or damaged. If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these solutions, contact your dealer. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 346. 1 English ❏ Repeat this procedure four or five times, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight, and then try head cleaning again.
2. Click Printer and Option Information. The following dialog box appears. The printer driver usually obtains the ink cartridge information automatically, and prints in the appropriate print mode. If this is not possible, a message appears in the Current Setting box to prompt you to select an ink cartridge. In this case, select the correct ink cartridge according to the actual ink cartridge set on the printer. 3. Click OK. Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel You can optimize your printer using this utility.
You can make settings related to print speed and progress. To make the Speed & Progress settings, click Speed & Progress on the Utility menu. The Speed & Progress dialog box appears. 1 English Making the Speed & Progress settings 1 1 1 1 1 1 Note: The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the printer model and the version of Windows that you are using. 1 1 High Speed Copies To print multiple copies of your data faster, select High Speed Copies.
Always spool RAW datatype (for Windows XP and 2000 only) To enable NT-based clients spool documents to use the RAW format instead of the EMF (metafile) format, select the Always Spool Raw datatype check box (Windows NT-based applications use the EMF format by default). Try using this option if documents spooled in the EMF format do not print correctly.
Print as Bitmap (for Windows XP and 2000 only) Monitoring Preferences This function lets you specify the monitoring feature of EPSON Status Monitor 3. To make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3, follow the steps below. 1. Click Monitoring Preference. The Monitoring Preference dialog box appears. 1 English Use this function when the print speed is extremely slow or when the print head stops for a few minutes while printing.
2. Make the following settings. Select Notification Displays the current error item notification settings. Select the appropriate check boxes to specify the error types for which you wish to receive notification. Select Shortcut Icon Select the Shortcut Icon check box to display a shortcut icon in your Windows taskbar. Clicking the shortcut icon in the taskbar will open EPSON Status Monitor 3. Click the icon you prefer as shortcut icon, and you can confirm the icon at the right.
❏ Click Help on the Main, Paper, Layout, or Utility menu for help related to the item on that menu. Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs Using the Progress Meter 1 English ❏ Right-click the item, and then click the What's this? button. 1 1 1 1 When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter window opens.
Note: The Progress Meter window does not appear when the Show Progress Meter check box is turned off in the Speed & Progress dialog box. See “Making the Speed & Progress settings” on page 73 for more information. EPSON Printing Tips Tips on getting the most out of your Epson printer driver appear at the bottom of the Progress Meter window. A new tip appears every 30 seconds. For more details on a displayed tip, click Details.
1 English When the ink runs low or out, or when the maintenance tank becomes full, the How to button appears in the Progress Meter window. Click How to, and EPSON Status Monitor will lead you step by step through a procedure to replace the cartridge or the maintenance tank. 1 1 1 1 1 1 Using the EPSON Spool Manager 1 Note: EPSON Spool Manager is not available for Windows XP and 2000. EPSON Spool Manager is similar to Windows Print Manager.
1. Send a print job to your printer. A short cut icon of your printer appears on the taskbar. 2. Click the EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX icon. The EPSON Spool Manager dialog box appears. 3. If you want to cancel printing, select a print job and then click Cancel. If you want to pause or resume printing, select a print job and then click Pause/Resume. Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information on the printer status.
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the shortcut icon Note: To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see “Monitoring Preferences” on page 75. Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver To access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver, follow the steps below. 1. Access the printer driver. See “Accessing the Printer Software” on page 13. 1 English To access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the shortcut icon, double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on the Windows taskbar.
Current Status EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic display, and status messages. If the ink runs low or out, or the maintenance tank becomes full, the How to button appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window. Click How to to display instructions on how to replace the cartridge or the maintenance tank. Information EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides a graphic display of the remaining amount of ink and the free space of the maintenance tank.
1 General tips 1 English Increasing the Print Speed Printing color data using higher print quality settings takes longer than printing black-and-white data using standard print quality, as the volume of high quality color data is much greater. For this reason, it is important to be selective in your use of color and print quality settings if you also require a faster print speed.
Print speed Faster Slower Data characteristics Variety of colors Grayscale Full color Hardware resources System speed Fast Slow HDD free space Large Small Memory free space Large Small Running applications One Many Virtual memory Not in use In use Software status Using Speed & Progress You can make certain print speed settings in the Speed & Progress dialog box. To access this dialog box, click Speed & Progress on the Utility menu.
For Windows XP Setting up your printer as a shared printer English 1 To share a printer that is connected directly to your computer with others on a network, follow the steps below. 1 1. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. 1 2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Sharing. If the following menu appears, click Network Setup Wizard or If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard, click here, and follow the on-screen instruction.
3. Select Share this printer, and type the name in the Share name box. 4. Click OK. Note: Do not choose any drivers from the Additional Drivers list. Accessing the shared printer To access the shared printer from another computer on a network, follow the steps below. Note: Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer to which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer. 1. Install the printer driver to the client computer from the software CD-ROM. 2.
3. Click the Ports tab, and click Add Port. English 1 1 1 1 1 1 4. Select Local Port, and then click New Port. 1 1 1 5. In the text box, type the following information: \\name of computer that is connected to the printer\name of the shared printer 1 1 Then click OK.
6. Close the Printer Ports dialog box to return to the Ports menu. 7. On the Ports menu, make sure that the new port is added and the check box is selected. Click OK to close the Properties. For Windows Me and 98 Setting up your printer as a shared printer To share a printer connected directly to your computer with other computers on a network, follow the steps below. 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Network.
3. Click File and Print Sharing. English 1 1 1 1 1 4. Click the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s) check box, and click OK. 1 1 1 1 5. In the Network window, click OK. 1 6. In the Control Panel, double-click Printers. Note: ❏ If a dialog box requesting the Windows Me or 98 CD-ROM appears, insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, then follow the on-screen instructions. ❏ If a dialog box appears requesting you to restart your computer, do so.
7. Select your printer, and choose Sharing on the File menu. 8. Select Shared As, enter the printer information as needed, and click OK. Accessing the shared printer To access the shared printer from another computer on a network, follow the steps below. Note: Your printer must be setup as a shared resource on the computer to which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer. 1.
2. Double-click Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard screen appears. English 1 1 1 1 1 3. Click Next. 1 4. Click Network printer, then click Next.
5. Click Browse. 6. Double-click the icon of the computer that is directly connected to the printer. Then click the printer’s icon. 7. Click OK and follow the on-screen instructions.
For Windows 2000 Setting up your printer as a shared printer English 1 To share a printer that is connected directly to your computer with others on a network, follow the steps below. 1 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers. 1 2. Select your printer, then click Sharing on the File menu. 3. Select Shared as, and enter the name in the Share Name text box. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4. Click OK. 1 Note: Do not choose any drivers from the Additional Drivers list.
Accessing the shared printer To access the shared printer from another computer on a network, follow the steps below. Note: Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer to which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer. 1. Install the printer driver to the client computer from the software CD-ROM. 2. Open the Printer folder from the Control Panel, right-click your printer’s icon, and open the Properties for your printer. 3.
4. Select Local Port, and click New Port. English 1 1 1 1 5. In the text box, type the following information: \\name of computer that is connected to the printer\name of the shared printer 1 Then click OK. 1 1 6. When you enter the information, the Cancel button on the Printer Ports dialog box changes to the Close button. Click Close to return to the Ports menu.
7. On the Ports menu, make sure that the new port is added and the check box is selected. Click OK to close the printer driver. Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software This section describes how to upgrade your Windows operating system, update the printer software in Windows XP, Me, or 2000, and uninstall the printer driver from your computer.
If you have upgraded your computer’s operating system from Windows 98 to Windows Me, you must uninstall your printer software, and install it again. To uninstall the printer driver, see “Uninstalling the printer driver” on page 97. 1 English Updating to Windows Me 1 1 Uninstalling the printer driver 1 To uninstall the printer driver, follow the steps below. Windows XP 1 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs. 2.
5. Select the target printer icon. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete uninstallation. Note: If you are using the USB port to connect the printer in Windows Me or 98, you need to uninstall an additional USB components. See “Uninstalling the USB Host Device Driver” on page 98. Uninstalling the USB Host Device Driver To uninstall the USB Host Device Driver, follow the steps below. Note: ❏ This function is for Windows Me and 98 only.
Chapter 2 English 2 Printing with Mac OS 9.x 2 Printer Software Introduction The printer software that comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition. The printer software includes the following dialogs.
Accessing the Printer Software To access the printer software installed in your computer, follow the steps below. Accessing the Print dialog To access the Print dialog, click Print on the File menu of your application, or click Options in the Page Setup dialog. Accessing the Page Setup dialog To access the Page Setup dialog, click Page Setup on the File menu of your application. Accessing the Layout dialog To access the Layout dialog, click the Print dialog.
2 Making the printer driver settings 2 English Basic Settings This section describes the basic printer driver settings for printing your data. 2 To make the basic printer driver settings, follow the steps below. Note: While many Macintosh applications override the settings made in the printer driver, some do not, so you must verify the settings to get the results you expect. 1. Click Page Setup on the File menu of your application. The Page Setup dialog appears. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.
5. Make settings for Orientation and Reduce or Enlarge, as necessary. 6. When Sheet is selected as the Paper Source setting, make the Printable Area setting as needed. See “Making the Printable Area settings” on page 133. When Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting, make Roll Paper Option settings as needed. See “Making the Roll Paper Option settings” on page 134. 7. After making your settings, click OK to close the Page Setup dialog. 8.
Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color or Color/B&W Photo even if the data to print is black. 12. Make the Mode setting. Check that Automatic is selected. Note: When Automatic is selected, the printer driver takes controls of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type setting and Color settings. 13. Adjust Speed and Quality in the Mode box if a slider appears. Drag the slider to the left or right depending on which is more important.
Canceling printing To cancel printing in progress, follow the steps below. c Caution: If you stop printing in progress, you may need to start printing again from the beginning for best result; otherwise, misalignment or banding may appear in the printed image. When background printing is on 1. Select EPSON Monitor IV from the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar. 2. Turn off the printer. 3.
Making Settings in the Print Dialog You can make the Media Type, Mode, Color, Copies, and Pages settings in the Print dialog. From this dialog, you can access other dialog, from which you can set the print time, and preview the data before printing. English 2 2 2 2 2 2 Making the Media Type setting 2 The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available; therefore, always make this setting first. From Media Type, select a media that matches the paper loaded in the printer.
Media Type setting list 106 Media Type Setting Epson Special Media Name/Description Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250) Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo P
Enhanced Matte Posterboard Plain Paper - Plain Paper (Line drawing) - Singleweight Matte Paper (line drawing) Singleweight Matte Paper Tracing Paper - Enhanced Synthetic Paper Enhanced Synthetic Paper Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper 2 English Enhanced Matte Poster Board 2 2 2 Making the Color setting 2 EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400 2 Make the Color setting.
Making the Mode setting You can select the Automatic or Custom mode. These modes are provided to give you three levels of control over the printer driver. Automatic mode Automatic mode is the quickest and easiest way to start printing. When Automatic is selected, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color settings.
You can select from the following settings. 2 Select this setting to produce vivid blue and green tones in printouts. Note: Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor, your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected. Charts and Graphs Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.
Custom mode The Custom mode lets you make a wide range of changes with a single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings pull-down menu, you will find ready-made settings provided by Epson. Note: These ready-made settings may be dimmed, depending on the Media Type and Color settings. Advanced Photo Advanced Photo 2880 dpi 110 Good for printing scanned photos and digitally captured images in high quality. Helps prevent misprinting of ink dots that may occur due to movement of the print head and paper.
The Advanced setting gives you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings list. 2 English Making Advanced setting 2 2 To make Advanced settings, follow the steps below. 1. Select Custom in the Print dialog, and then click Advanced. The Advanced dialog appears.
For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800: Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W Photo. Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color or Color/B&W Photo even if the data to print is black. 4. Select a Print Quality setting. 5. If you are using non-Epson special media, click Paper Config, and then make settings as needed.
Paper Configuration English 2 2 2 2 2 2 The following settings in Paper Configuration let you make the detailed paper settings. Mode Description Color Density Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider with your mouse to the right direction (+) to deepen the color of your printout or left direction (-) to lighten its color. You can also type a number (-50 to +50) in the box next to the slider.
Mode Description Drying Time per Print Head Pass Adds a waiting time when the print head reaches the end of every pass. Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve the print quality by using slow ink absorption on the media, set a higher value. The drying time per print head pass can be set from 0 to 5 seconds, in 0.1 second increments. Note: If you use this feature, the printing time will be longer. Paper Feed Adjustment Controls the paper feeding value, in 0.01% increments.
Description Platen Gap Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded in the printer to the print head. By adjusting this parameter, you may produce better print quality. This is set automatically according to the Paper Thickness setting specified. Note: Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print quality, but make sure the media does not wrinkle or touch the print head; otherwise, printed data or the print head surface may be damaged. Use Wider or Wide in such case.
When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color setting, the following screen appears. You can then adjust the advanced monochrome settings. For details on the additional settings, see the online help. PhotoEnhance This setting provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. When you select this setting, you can make the Tone and Digital Camera Correction settings. 116 Printing with Mac OS 9.
❏ This mode is available only when 32-bit color is selected as your monitor display setting for Macintosh. ❏ Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required in printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of the data contained in your data. ❏ The Tone setting appears for EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400 only. Tone Auto Correct This setting provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first. Sepia This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.
ColorSync This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics. Note: Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching. 118 Printing with Mac OS 9.
Off (No Color Adjustment) 2 English This setting is generally not recommended, because it does not allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color in any way. Only use this setting when you create a new color profile or if the other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results. 2 2 2 2 2 2 Saving the Advanced settings To save your Advanced settings, follow the steps below. 1. Click Save Settings in the Advanced dialog. The Custom Settings dialog appears. 2 2 2 2 2.
3. Click Save. Your settings will be added to the Custom Settings pull-down menu. You can save up to 100 groups of settings. You can select your saved group of settings from the Custom Settings pull-down menu in the Print dialog. When you select your saved settings in the Custom Settings, be aware that making new settings, for example Media Type and Color settings, may change your custom settings. This may cause unexpected results in your printouts.
You can specify the number of copies. Type the number you want in the Copies box, or click the arrows next to the box. You can enter any number from 1 to 9999. 2 English Making the Copies setting 2 2 2 2 2 Making the Pages setting You can specify the range or printed pages. Select either All or Range. If you select Range, enter the appropriate range of pages in the Range text box. 2 2 2 2 2 Setting the print time You can specify the time you want the printer to begin printing your data.
To set the print time, follow the steps below. 1. Click Background Printing, if necessary. 2. Select On as the Background Printing, if necessary. 3. Select Urgent, Normal, Print at, or Hold as the Print Time setting. If you select Print at, use the arrows beside the date and time boxes to specify the date and time that you want to print the data. Note: Make sure that the computer and printer are turned on at the date and time you specify. 4. Click OK. 5.
2 English 3. Click Preview. The Preview dialog appears, and displays a preview of your data. 2 2 2 2 2 The Preview dialog contains several icon buttons that you can use to perform the following functions. Zoom Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page. Show/Hide Printable Area Click this button to display or hide the borderlines which indicate the printable area. The printer cannot print anything which is outside of this area.
4. If you are satisfied with the previewed data, click Print. If you are not satisfied with the appearance of the data, click Cancel. The Preview and Print dialogs close with the current print settings preserved. Open the Print dialog again to make additional changes to the print settings. Making Settings in the Page Setup Dialog You can make the Paper Size, Paper Source, Borderless, Auto Cut, Orientation, Reduce or Enlarge, Printable Area, and Roll Paper Option settings in this dialog.
1. Click Customize. The following dialog appears. English 2 2 2 2 2 2. To define a new paper size, click New. 3. Type a unique name for the paper size in the paper size list. 4. Specify the measurement unit as either cm or inch. 2 5. Enter the width and height of your paper by typing the text in the appropriate text boxes. Note: The maximum paper height is 90.55 inches (230 cm). 6. Specify the margins by typing in the Margin text boxes or by manipulating the preview image. 7.
Making the Borderless setting You can print your data without margins on paper. For this printing mode, Epson recommends the following media conditions. Accommodate media width: ❏ 10 inch, 254 mm ❏ 300 mm ❏ 13 inch, 329 mm (Super A3/B) ❏ 16 inch, 406.4 mm ❏ 17 inch, 431.8 mm ❏ 515 mm (B2) ❏ 594 mm (A1) ❏ 24 inch, 609.6 mm ❏ 728 mm (B1)* ❏ 36 inch, 914.4 mm* ❏ 44 inch, 1117.6 mm* * for EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/9400 use only.
❏ Printing with this feature takes longer time than normal printing. ❏ When Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper is used in printing, the top margin is always 20 mm. ❏ The following media may smear in the top area when selecting Single Cut or Double Cut for the Auto Cut setting: Doubleweight Matte Paper, Singleweight Matte Paper, Enhanced Matte Paper, Textured Fine Art Paper, and UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper.
2. Click the Expansion button. The following dialog appears. 3. Choose Auto Expand or Retain Size from the pull-down menu. Auto Expand Select this setting if you want to enlarge the size of print data automatically and print with no margins. You can choose the amount of enlargement by moving the slider. Note: Enlarged areas that exceed the paper size will not be printed on the paper. Retain Size Select this setting if you do not want to change the ratio of your print data.
When you select Auto Expand, the slider becomes available. Using the slider, you can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing. 2 For most print jobs, Standard is recommended in order to eliminate margins on all sides of the paper. 2 In a very humid environment, the width of paper may expand due to moisture absorption. In this case, move the slider to Max to eliminate margins around the image.
Note: This setting appears only when the Borderless check box is selected. Double Cut Select this setting to avoid the slight gap that occurs with the Single Cut setting. A margin is created between pictures, and 1 mm along the inside of each picture is cut. Note: This setting appears only when the Borderless check box is selected. 130 Printing with Mac OS 9.
Normal Cut 2 English Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data. 2 2 2 2 2 Off Select this setting to cut printouts manually. To cut printouts manually, follow the steps below. 2 Note: When you print on Canvas, only this setting is available. 2 1. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut Off . 2. Press the Enter button. 3. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the cutter guide, and the printer becomes offline. Pause appears on the LCD. 4.
6. After cutting the paper, press the Pause becomes online. button. The printer Making the Orientation setting You can specify the direction of printing on the page. 132 Portrait Print direction is short edge first, like most magazines. Landscape Print direction is long edge first, like many spreadsheets. Rotated by 180 degrees Prints your document upside down. Note: This function is not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting. Printing with Mac OS 9.
You can enlarge or reduce the size of data while maintaining its aspect ratio. You can enter any number from 25 to 400 in the Reduce or Enlarge box. 2 English Making the Reduce or Enlarge setting 2 2 2 2 2 Making the Printable Area settings 2 This setting is available when you select Sheet as the Paper Source setting. You can make the following settings. 2 2 2 2 2 Centered Select this setting to center printouts. Printing with Mac OS 9.
Making the Roll Paper Option settings This option is available when you select Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) as the Paper Source setting. You can make the following settings. Auto Rotate Note: This function is available only when Roll Paper is selected as the Paper Source setting. This function is effective only when the print data length is shorter than the printable width of the roll paper. The print data will automatically be turned 90 degrees to print crosswise, saving roll paper.
Print Page Line The Print Page Line operation changes according to the Auto Cut setting. Check these settings as necessary by referring to the printer’s operation. Auto Cut Print Page Line Printer’s Operation Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Selected Prints page line on the right side only, and cuts paper automatically after the print job. Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Not selected Does not print page line, and cuts paper automatically after the print job.
Making Settings in the Layout Dialog You can make the Fit to Page and Print Order settings in this dialog. Note: ❏ The functions on the Layout menu are not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting. ❏ According to the paper source you choose, some of the functions are not available. 136 Printing with Mac OS 9.
You can enlarge or reduce the size of the data proportionally to make it fit the paper size you selected in the Paper Size pull-down menu. To use this function, select Fit to Page, and select the paper size you loaded in the printer in the Output Paper Size pull-down menu. 2 English Making the Fit to Page setting 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Printing with Mac OS 9.
Making Print Order settings You can specify the printing order for your print job. When printing multiple copies of your document, select Collate to print one complete document set at a time. Select Reverse Order to print your documents in reverse order, starting with the last page. 138 Printing with Mac OS 9.
Using the Printer Utilities English 2 The EPSON printer utilities let you check the current printer status and perform printer maintenance from your screen. 2 2 2 2 2 Note: ❏ Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities if your printer is connected to your computer through a network. ❏ Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
If you click Auto in the Nozzle Check dialog, or turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer, this utility not only checks the clogging nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically. Head Cleaning This utility cleans the print head. You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined. Use this utility to perform head clean. See “Cleaning the print head” on page 142.
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer. 3. Click Print if you want to visually check if any print head nozzles are clogged, if you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check, and if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary. English 2 2. Click Nozzle Check.
Cleaning the print head If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed data are missing, you may be able to solve these problems by using the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly. To use the Head Cleaning utility, follow the steps below. Note: ❏ Do not start the Head Cleaning utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
❏ Replace some of ink cartridges as they may be old or damaged. If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these solutions, contact your dealer. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 346. English 2 2 2 Aligning the print head If you find misaligned lines or black or white banding on the printed data, you may be able to solve these problems by using the Print Head Alignment utility to align the print head. 2 To use the Print Head Alignment utility, follow the steps below. 2 1.
Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs Using the EPSON StatusMonitor EPSON StatusMonitor regularly monitors the printer status. If a printer error is detected, you will be informed with an error message. You can also use this utility to check ink levels before printing. Accessing EPSON StatusMonitor To access EPSON StatusMonitor, follow the steps below. 1. Click Print or Page Setup on the File menu of your application. 144 Printing with Mac OS 9.
2 English 2. Click Remaining Ink Level, or click Utility. If you click Utility, click EPSON StatusMonitor in the Utility dialog. The EPSON StatusMonitor dialog appears. 2 2 2 2 2 2 EPSON StatusMonitor informs you of the amount of ink remaining and the free space of the maintenance tank as of the time the StatusMonitor was opened. To update the information, click Update. 2 2 2 2 2 Printing with Mac OS 9.
Making Configuration Settings You can select the way the EPSON StatusMonitor utility monitors your printer, and the way you will be notified of information. To make Configuration settings, click Configuration in the Utility dialog. The Configuration Settings dialog appears. You can make the following settings in this dialog. 146 Error notification Choose how the EPSON StatusMonitor notifies you in case of an error.
Select this check box to prevent horizontal banding in your printout. By default, graphics data is sent by the computer to the printer in rectangular bands, which prevents the printer from having to reconstruct an entire data in memory before printing it. Selecting this check box will make the computer temporarily store the data on its hard drive and then send it to the printer as a whole to prevent banding in the printed image. Check for errors before starting to print.
1. Select On as the Background Printing setting in the Chooser or in the Background Printing dialog. 2. Send a print job to the printer. 3. Select EPSON Monitor IV from the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar. The EPSON Monitor IV dialog appears. Note: You can also open EPSON Monitor IV dialog by double-clicking the EPSON Monitor IV icon in the Extensions folder. 148 Printing with Mac OS 9.
Managing print jobs using EPSON Monitor IV ❏ Use the following buttons to hold, resume, and delete print jobs. Select the print job that you want to manage, and click the appropriate button. English 2 You can manage the print jobs in the following ways. 2 2 Hold Pauses printing and keep the current print job at the top of the print queue. Resume Resumes printing. 2 Delete Stops printing and deletes print job from the print queue. 2 ❏ Click Stop Print Queue to stop printing.
❏ Click the Show details arrow to open an extension at the bottom of the EPSON Monitor IV dialog. The extension displays detailed information on the selected data’s printer software settings. Changing print job priority To change the priority of print jobs in a print queue, follow the steps below. Note: You can also change the priority of print jobs that had print times previously set in the Background Printing dialog. 1. Select the print job that you want to change the priority in the Document Name.
2 English 2. Click the Show details arrow to open an extension at the bottom of the EPSON Monitor IV dialog. 2 2 2 2 2 3. Select Urgent, Normal, Hold, or Print Time from the Priority pull-down menu. 2 2 Sharing Your Printer This section describes how to share your printer so that other computers on a network can use it. 2 The computer on a network can share the printer that is directly connected to one of them.
Setting up your printer as a shared printer To share a printer connected directly to your computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network, follow the steps below. 1. Turn on the printer. 2. Select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the printer’s icon. Select the port to which the printer is connected. 3. Click Setup. The Printer Sharing Setup dialog appears. 4. Select Share this Printer, and type the printer name and password information as needed. 152 Printing with Mac OS 9.
6. Close the Chooser. 2 English 5. Click OK. The name of the shared printer appears in the port list in the Chooser. 2 Accessing the shared printer 2 To access the shared printer from another computer on the network, follow the steps below. 2 1. Turn on your printer. 2. On each computer from which you want to access the printer, select Chooser from the Apple menu. Click your printer's icon and select the printer port you want to use from the Select a printer port box on the right.
3. If the following dialog appears, enter the password for the printer, then click OK. 4. Select the appropriate Background Printing option button to turn background printing on or off. 5. Close the Chooser. Uninstalling the Printer Software To uninstall the printer driver, follow the steps below. 1. Turn on your computer and insert the printer software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The Epson printer software disk opens automatically. 2. Find the English folder, and double-click it. 3.
Chapter 3 English 3 Printing with Mac OS X 3 Printer Software Introduction The printer software which comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition. The printer software includes the following dialogs.
Print Common in all options: Printer, Presets Copies & Pages option: Copies, Collated, Pages Layout option: Pages Per Sheet, Layout Direction, Border Output Options option: Save as File, Format Print Settings option: Media Type, Color, Mode Printer Color Management option: Color Management Paper Configuration option: Color Density, Drying Time per Print Head Pass, Paper Feed Adjustment, Paper Thickness, Paper Suction, Cut Method, Platen Gap Roll Paper Option: Auto Cut, Print Page Line, Save Roll Paper Expa
To access the Print dialog, click Print on the File menu of your application. Accessing the Utility dialog To access the Utility dialog, double-click the EPSON Printer Utility icon in the Applications folder in Macintosh HD (default setting). 3 English Accessing the Print dialog 3 3 3 3 Page Setup Dialog Settings You can make the appropriate Settings, Format for, Paper Size, Orientation, and Scale settings for printing. 3 Note: The Page Setup dialog is a standard feature of Mac OS X.
Settings You can select Page Attributes, Custom Paper Size, or Summary. Page Attributes Displays the page setup settings. Custom Paper Size Displays the paper size settings. Summary Displays the list of current setting items. Format for Select a desired printer. Note: Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog with the Printer setting in the Print dialog; otherwise, the data may not be printed correctly. Paper Size Select a paper size and a print area that you want to use.
The following table lists the print areas you can select. 3 English When you select a paper size that supports a print area other than Standard, you can select the print area. If you cannot select the print area, it is set to Standard. 3 Printer Description Roll Paper Prints on roll paper with 3-mm margins in four directions. Roll Paper - Borderless (Auto Expand) Prints data enlarged on roll paper without margins.
Scale Input a scale to reduce or enlarge the size of your data. Print Dialog Settings You can make the appropriate Printer and Presets settings use for printing. Note: The Print dialog is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Printer Select a printer you want to use. Note: Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog with the Printer setting in the Print dialog; otherwise, data may not be printed correctly.
Presets English 3 You can select Standard or Save As. 3 Standard Prints with the current settings. 3 Save as 3 Prints with the custom saved settings. Copies & Pages 3 You can make the appropriate Copies, Collated, Pages settings that you want to use for printing. 3 3 3 3 3 Copies To make the Copies setting, enter the number of copies that you want to print in the Copies text box.
Pages To make the Pages setting, select either All or From and to. If you select From and to, enter the first page of the appropriate range of pages in the From text box and the last page in the to text box. Layout You can make the appropriate Pages per Sheet, Layout Direction, and Border settings that you want to use for printing. Note: Layout is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.
Border Output Options You can print your data as a file if you click the Save as File check box, and select its format from the Format pull-down menu. 3 English You can print a border around the pages printed on each sheet. You can select from None, Single hairline, Single thin line, Double hairline, or Double thin line. 3 3 3 3 3 If you want to print your data on paper, clear the Save as File check box. Note: Output Options is the standard feature of Mac OS X.
Print Settings You can make the Media Type, Color, and Mode settings. Page Setup Shows the print area that has been chosen from the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog. Select the print area chosen from the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog. Media Type The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available; therefore, always make this setting first. From Media Type, select a media that matches the paper loaded in the printer.
❏ When you are using paper other than Epson special media, see “Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media” on page 240. ❏ For the latest information on media available in your area, refer to the Epson customer website. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 346. Media Type setting list 3 English Note: ❏ The availability of special media varies by country.
Enhanced Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Canvas Canvas Enhanced Matte Poster Board Enhanced Matte Posterboard Plain Paper - Plain Paper (Line drawing) - Singleweight Matte Paper (line drawing) Singleweight Matte Paper Tracing Paper -
EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 Note: When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color even if the data to print is black. 3 English Make the Color setting. Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W Photo. 3 3 3 Mode You can select the Automatic, Custom, or Advanced settings. 3 Automatic Automatic is the quickest and easiest way to start printing.
Quality and Speed slider Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type setting while Color (or Color/B&W Photo) or Black is selected as the Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, a Quality or Speed slider appears in the Mode box. Select Quality when print quality is more important than print speed. Select Speed when print speed is more important than print quality.
Custom 3 English Custom lets you make a wide range of changes with a single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings pull-down menu, you will find ready-made settings provided by Epson. 3 3 3 3 3 3 The Custom Settings pull-down menu includes the following ready-made settings. Note: These ready-made settings may be dimmed, depending on the Media Type and Color settings. Advanced Photo Advanced Photo 2880 dpi ColorSync Good for printing scanned photos and digitally captured images in high quality.
Advanced Settings Advanced Setting gives you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings list. 170 Print Quality Select the print quality that you want to use for printing. Super MicroWeave Gives you slightly more detail, but the print time will be longer.
Depending on the Print Quality setting you select, you can turn on Finest Detail to print text, solid graphics, and line art with very sharp edges. Color Toning When you select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color, the Color Toning pull-down menu appears. (For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only) Neutral: This setting provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first. 3 English Finest Detail 3 3 Cool: This setting gives a cool tone to your photos.
Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas or to fine-tune a range of printer settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can add them to the Custom Setting list in the Print dialog. Color Controls Select this setting to use the color matching and adjustment methods provided with the printer. Click the triangle next to the Advanced Settings to see details.
Mode Select this setting to enrich the blue and green tones in printouts. Note: Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor, your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected. Charts and Graphs Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.
Color Controls (for Advanced B&W Photo) When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color, the following screen appears. You can adjust the advanced monochrome settings. For the details of additional settings, see the online help.
ColorSync 3 English This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics. 3 3 3 3 Note: Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching.
Off (No Color Adjustment) This setting is generally not recommended, because it does not allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color in any way. Only use this setting when you create a new color profile or if the other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results.
The following settings in Paper Configuration let you make the detailed paper settings. If you are using non-Epson special media, make these settings as needed. 3 English Paper Configuration 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Mode Description Color Density Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider with your mouse to the right direction (+) to deepen the color of your printout or left direction (-) to lighten its color.
Mode Description Drying Time per Print Head Pass Adds a waiting time when the print head reaches the end of every pass. Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve the print quality by using slow ink absorption on the media, set a higher value. The drying time per print head pass can be set from 0 to 5 seconds, in 0.1 second increments. Note: If you use this feature, the printing time will be longer. Paper Feed Adjustment Controls the paper feeding value, in 0.01% increments.
Description Platen Gap Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded in the printer to the print head. By adjusting this parameter, you may produce better print quality. This is set automatically according to the Paper Thickness setting specified. Note: Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print quality, but make sure the media does not wrinkle or touch the print head; otherwise, printed data or the print head surface may be damaged. Use Wider or Wide in such case.
If you select this setting, the boundary of a picture or the boundary of a page is cut. However, the cut position may shift slightly. Double Cut Select this setting to avoid the slight gap that occurs with the Single Cut setting. A margin is created between the pictures, and 1 mm along the inside of each picture is cut.
Normal Cut 3 English Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data. 3 3 3 3 3 Off Select this setting to cut printouts manually. To cut printouts manually, follow the steps below. 3 Note: When you print on Canvas, only this setting is available. 3 1. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut Off . 2. Press the Enter 3 button. 3. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the cutter guide, and the printer becomes offline. Pause appears on the LCD.
6. After cutting the paper, press the Pause becomes online. button. The printer Print Page Line You can specify whether to print a page line on the right side and also below the printed data for manual cutting. The Print Page Line operation changes according to the Auto Cut setting. Check these settings as necessary by referring the printer’s operation.
You can print your data without margins on paper. This menu appears when you select the paper size with Roll Paper Borderless (Auto Expand) or Sheet - Borderless (Auto Expand) as the Paper Size in the Page Setup dialog. 3 English Expansion 3 3 3 3 3 3 Amount of Enlargement Using the slider, you can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of paper during borderless printing. 3 For most print jobs, Standard is recommended to eliminate margins on all sides of paper.
Summary You can confirm the current settings in the Print dialog. Note: The Summary option is a standard feature of Mac OS X. Saving your settings in the Print dialog To save your settings in the Print dialog, follow the steps below. 1. Select Save as from the Presets. 2. Enter the name of the custom setting in the Save Preset As. 3. Make sure that the name you entered in step 2 is saved in the Presets pull-down menu.
To use your saved settings, select the name of your custom setting from the Presets pull-down menu. If you change the Media Type or Color settings while your customized setting is selected in the Saved Settings list, your saved setting is not affected by the change. To return to your saved setting, simply reselect it in the list. 3 English Using your saved settings in the Print dialog 3 3 3 Preview You can see how your data will look before actually printing it.
Accommodate media width: ❏ 10 inch, 254 mm ❏ 300 mm ❏ 13 inch, 329 mm (Super A3/B) ❏ 16 inch, 406.4 mm ❏ 17 inch, 431.8 mm ❏ 515 mm (B2) ❏ 594 mm (A1) ❏ 24 inch, 609.6 mm ❏ 728 mm (B1)* ❏ 36 inch, 914.4 mm* ❏ 44 inch, 1117.6 mm* * for EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/9400 use only. Note: ❏ If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to zero before printing. ❏ When printing on cut-sheet media, only the left and right margins are set to zero.
❏ The following media may smear in the top area when selecting Single Cut or Double Cut for the Auto Cut setting: Doubleweight Matte Paper, Singleweight Matte Paper, Enhanced Matte Paper, Textured Fine Art Paper, and UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper. ❏ Smear may result in the top and bottom areas depending on the media. 3 English ❏ When Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper is used in printing, the top margin is always 20 mm.
2. Turn off the printer. 3. In the Document Name list, select the data which is printing and click the Delete button to cancel printing. Printer Utility Dialog Accessing the EPSON Printer Utility To access the EPSON Printer Utility, follow the steps below. 1. Double-click Macintosh HD (default setting). 2. Double-click the Applications folder. 3. Double-click the EPSON Printer Utility icon. Mac OS X 10.2 or later users can also access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog in the following way. 1.
The EPSON printer utilities let you check the current printer status and perform printer maintenance from your computer. You can also access the User’s Guide, the paper information, and the Technical Support Web Site by clicking the Print Assistant button. 3 English Using the Printer Utilities 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Note: ❏ Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities if your printer is connected to your computer through a network.
EPSON StatusMonitor This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the amount of remaining ink. Nozzle Check This utility checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the nozzles when you notice the print quality has declined and after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleared. See “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 191.
Print Head Alignment EPSON LFP Remote Panel This utility lets you optimize your printer. See “Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel” on page 194. 3 English 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. See “Aligning the print head” on page 194.
3. Click Print if you want to visually check to see if any print head nozzles are clogged, if you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check, and if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary.
If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed data are missing, you may be able to solve these problems by using the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly. 3 English Cleaning the print head 3 3 To use the Head Cleaning utility, follow the steps below. Note: ❏ Do not start the Head Cleaning utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
❏ Replace some of ink cartridges as they may be old or damaged. If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these solutions, contact your dealer. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 346. Aligning the print head If you find misaligned lines or black or white banding on the printed data, you may be able to solve these problems by using the Print Head Alignment utility to align the print head. To use the Print Head Alignment utility, follow the steps below. 1.
You can access the following information by clicking the Print Assistant button: ❏ Reference Guide (Troubleshooting page) ❏ Paper information that is most suitable for the printing 3 English Using the Print Assistant function 3 3 ❏ Technical Support Web Site 3 Getting Information Through Online Help 3 Your printer software has extensive online help, which provides you with instructions on printing, making printer driver settings, and using the printer utilities.
3. Double-click the Printer Driver folder. 4. Double-click the SPro9800_xxx, SPro9400_xxx, SPro7800_xxx, or SPro7400_xxx icon. 5. If the Authenticate dialog appears, enter the password or phrase and then click OK. 6. Click Continue. 7. Select Uninstall from the pull-down menu at the top left, and click the Uninstall button at the bottom right.
Chapter 4 English 4 The Control Panel 4 Buttons, Lights, Messages, and Icons The control panel of the printer consists of 7 buttons, 4 lights, and a liquid crystal display (LCD). 4 4 4 4 4 Buttons 4 This section describes the functions of the buttons on the control panel. Button Description 1 Power button Turns the printer on or off. 2 Pause button Stops printing temporarily. 4 Restarts printing if pressed when the printer is in the pause mode.
3 Menu button r Enters the Menu mode when pressed in the READY state. When pressed in the Menu mode, a desired menu can be selected. Enters PRINTER STATUS menu if pressed during printing. Cleans the print head if pressed and held for 3 seconds. 4 Paper Source button l Selects a paper source (Roll Auto Cut On /Roll Auto Cut Off /Sheet ) Returns to the previous level when pressed in the Menu mode. Enters the cutter replacement mode if pressed and held for 3 seconds.
Enter button Executes the item if the selected item is for execution only. When Sheet is selected, this button ejects the cut sheet if pressed and held for 3 seconds. When Roll Auto Cut On is selected, this button cuts the paper automatically if pressed and held for 3 seconds. When Roll Auto Cut Off is selected, this button feeds the paper if pressed and held for 3 seconds. Then the paper is cut using the manual cutter unit.
3 Paper check light (red) On: No paper is loaded in the manual feed when Sheet is selected as the paper source. Roll paper is out when Roll Auto Cut On or Roll Auto Cut Off is selected as the paper source. The selected paper source (Roll Auto Cut On /Roll Auto Cut Off /Sheet ) does not match the paper source in the printer driver. The paper lever is in the released position. The loaded paper is too thick for head cleaning. Flashing: Paper is jammed. Paper is almost out.
2. Paper Source button l By pressing the Pause button and Paper Source l button, you can switch the Roll Paper Counter setting on and off. 4 Note: To use this combination of buttons, REMAINING PPR SETUP in the Maintenance mode and ROLL PAPER COUNTER in the Menu mode should be on. 4 English 1. Pause button 4 Messages This section describes the meaning of messages displayed on the LCD. Messages are either status messages or error messages. For error messages, see “An error has occurred” on page 314.
UPDATING FIRMWARE The printer is updating the FirmWare. FIRMWARE UPDATE COMPLETE The printer has completed update of the FirmWare. POWER OFF PLEASE WAIT The printer is turning off. Icons This section describes the meaning of icons displayed on the LCD.
Roll Paper Margin icon English 4 Displays the paper margin when the roll paper is selected. Icons Description Displays the top and bottom roll paper margins. This icon does not appear when Default is selected. 15mm: Top and bottom margins are15 mm, and right and left margins are 3 mm. 4 35/15mm: Top margin is 35 mm, bottom margin is 15 mm, and right and left margins are 3 mm. 4 3mm: Margins of all sides are 3 mm. 4 15mm: Margins of all sides are 15 mm.
Ink low Ink end Cartridge error or no cartridge Remaining maintenance tank icon Displays the free capacity of the maintenance tank. Displays one maintenance icon for EPSON Stylus Pro 7800/7400 and two maintenance icon for EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/9400.
4 When to use Menu mode 4 English Menu Settings 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 from 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.
Menu list 206 Menu Item Parameter “PRINTER SETUP” on page 212 “ROLL PAPER COUNTER” on page 212 ROLL PAPER LENGTH “PLATEN GAP” on page 212 NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, WIDER, WIDEST “PAGE LINE” on page 212 ON, OFF “INTERFACE” on page 213 AUTO, USB, IEEE1394, OPTIONAL I/F CARD “CODE PAGE” on page 213 PC437, PC850 “ROLL PAPER MARGIN” on page 214 DEFAULT, TOP/BOTTOM 15 mm, TOP 35/BOTTOM 15 mm, 3 mm, 15 mm, “PAPER SIZE CHECK” on page 215 ON, OFF “PAPER SKEW CHECK” on page 215 ON, OFF “TIME OUT”
“PRINTER STATUS” on page 217 “NOZZLE CHECK” on page 217 PRINT “STATUS SHEET” on page 217 PRINT “JOB INFORMATION” on page 217 PRINT “CUSTOM PAPER” on page 217 PRINT “VERSION” on page 217 SN0xxxx. ICBS SW0xxxx.
“INK LEVEL” on page 218 (EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800) LIGHT LIGHT BLACK E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%, 0% LIGHT MAGENTA E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%, 0% LIGHT CYAN E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%, 0% LIGHT BLACK E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%, 0% MATTE BLACK/PHOTO BLACK E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%, 0% CYAN E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%, 0% MAGENTA E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%, 0% YELLOW E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%, 0% “INK LEVEL” on
“USAGE COUNT” on page 218 INK xxxxx.xml “CLEAR USAGE COUNT” on page 219 INK EXECUTE “JOB HISTORY” on page 219 No. 0-No. 9 “CLEAR JOB HISTORY” on page 219 EXECUTE “TOTAL PRINTS” on page 219 xxxxxx PAGES “SERVICE LIFE” on page 219 CUTTER E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%, 0% English 4 PAPER xxxxx.
“CUSTOM PAPER” on page 220 “MAINTENANCE” on page 221 “HEAD ALIGNMENT” on page 222 210 The Control Panel “PAPER NUMBER” on page 220 STANDARD, 1-10 “PLATEN GAP” on page 220 NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, WIDER “THICKNESS PATTERN” on page 221 PRINT “THICKNESS NUMBER” on page 221 1 - 15 “CUT METHOD” on page 221 STANDARD, THIN PAPER, THICK PAPER,FAST, THICK PAPER,SLOW “PAPER FEED ADJUST” on page 221 -0.70% - 0.70% “DRYING TIME” on page 221 0.0 sec- 10.
This section describes how to enter the Menu mode and make settings with the buttons on the control panel. Note: ❏ Press the Pause button whenever you want to exit the Menu mode and return to the READY state. ❏ Press the Paper Source l button to return to the previous step. 1. Enter the Menu mode. Make sure that READY appears on the LCD, and then press the Menu r button. The first menu appears on the LCD. 2. Select a menu. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select a desired menu. 3.
8. Exit the Menu mode. Press the Pause button. The printer returns to the READY state. Details of Menu mode PRINTER SETUP This menu contains the following items. ROLL PAPER COUNTER You can get a message when there is not much paper left, by setting the roll alert. When using roll paper, enter the length of roll paper set in the printer and the alert value. You can set the roll paper length from 5.0 to 99.5 m, and the roll length alert from 1 to 15 m.
This operation changes according to the Auto Cut settings. Print Page Line Printer’s Operation Roll Auto Cut On On Prints a page line on the right side only, and cuts paper automatically after the print job. Roll Auto Cut On Off Does not print any page lines, and cuts paper automatically after the print job. Roll Auto Cut Off On Prints page lines on the right side and below the data, but does not cut paper automatically after the print job.
ROLL PAPER MARGIN You can select margins for roll paper: DEFAULT, TOP/BOTTOM 15 mm, TOP 35/BOTTOM 15 mm, 3 mm, or 15 mm. Margin settings Top Bottom Left/Right DEFAULT See the list below. 3 mm TOP/BOTTOM 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 3 mm TOP 35/BOTTOM 15 mm 35 mm 15 mm 3 mm 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm The following table shows the default paper margin for the paper.
4 Bottom 15 mm Area to be Clipped Printable area 4 Roll paper Top 15 mm Print direction 15 mm Right Leading edge 4 English When the same data is printed with a 3 mm margin and a 15 mm margin and compared, you may notice that part of the right side of the 15 mm margin image is not printed. 15 mm Left 4 4 PAPER SIZE CHECK Select ON to check the width of paper loaded in the printer to match the data width.
REFRESH MARGIN When you select ON, the printer cuts an extra print area after borderless printing is used automatically. AUTO NOZZLE CHECK When you select ON, the printer performs a nozzle check before printing, for each print job. Note: ❏ Do not select ON if you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm. ❏ This setting is available only when you select ON for AUTO CLEANING.
NOZZLE CHECK Note: You can print a nozzle check pattern using the Utility menu in the printer software. For Windows, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 68. For Mac OS 9.x, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 140. For Mac OS X, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 191. STATUS SHEET You can print the current status. For details, see “Printing a status sheet” on page 233. 4 English You can print a print head nozzle check pattern for each ink cartridge.
INK LEVEL You can see the amount of ink left in each ink cartridge. E ✽✽✽✽✽ F (100-81%) E ✽✽✽✽ F (80-61%) E ✽✽✽ F (60-41%) E ✽✽ F (40-21%) E✽ F (20-11%) nn% (less than 10%) 0% (ink end) MAINTENANCE TANK You can see the free capacity of the Maintenance tank.
Note: Values shown in USAGE COUNT are rough indications. English 4 CLEAR USAGE COUNT 4 You can clear the values set in USAGE COUNT. JOB HISTORY You can see the ink consumption (INK) in milliliters and paper consumption (PAPER) in cm2 for each print job saved in the printer. The latest job is saved as No. 0. CLEAR JOB HISTORY 4 4 You can clear the job history in the printer. 4 TOTAL PRINTS You can see the total amount of pages you have printed.
CUSTOM PAPER This menu contains the following items. To make the paper setting, see “Making the paper settings” on page 230. PAPER NUMBER When you select STANDARD, the printer determines the paper thickness automatically. You can also select No. X (X can be any number between 1 to 10) to register or recall the following settings you have made.
THICKNESS PATTERN 4 English You can print the paper thickness detection pattern. If you select STANDARD in PAPER NUMBER, the pattern is not printed. 4 THICKNESS NUMBER Check the paper thickness detection pattern, and then enter the number for the print pattern with the smallest gap. CUT METHOD You can specify a cutting method: STANDARD, THIN PAPER, THICK PAPER, FAST, or THICK PAPER, SLOW. 4 4 4 PAPER FEED ADJUST You can set the paper feed amount. The range is -0.70 to 0.70%.
CUTTER REPLACEMENT You can see the procedure used to replace the paper cutter. Follow the instructions on the LCD. BK INK CHANGE (for EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only) You can change the black ink according to your purpose. You can choose either Matte Black or Photo Black. See “Converting the Black Ink Cartridges” on page 286 for details. POWER CLEANING You can use this function to clean the print head more effectively than normal head cleaning.
To find out if the 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: ❏ If you want to perform an auto nozzle check before printing for each print job, select ON for AUTO CLEANING and then select ON for AUTO NOZZLE CHECK.
Nozzle check pattern examples: good head cleaning necessary If you find that any dots are missing from the test lines in the pattern, you need to clean the print heads. Press the Menu r button for more than 3 seconds or access the Head Cleaning utility software. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 70. For Mac OS 9.x, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 142. For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 193.
2. Press the Menu r button to enter the Menu mode. 4. When PAPER THICKNESS appears, press the Menu r button. 5. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select STANDARD or paper thickness value between 0.1 mm and 1.5 mm. When the paper thickness value is 0.2 mm or 1.2 mm, select STANDARD; otherwise, select the actual paper thickness value. 6. Press the Enter button to register your value. 7. Press the Paper Source l button, and then press the Paper Feed d button. 8.
You can also align the print head individually by selecting BI-D #1, BI-D #2, or BI-D #3. Select an ink dot size from BI-D #1 to BI-D #3 depending on the media you use and the print mode you want to try. The table below illustrates which parameter is available for the media type and print quality. For Print Quality, refer to the printer driver.
EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800: 4 English Media Name Print Quality ✽ Main Menu Custom Print Quality A B C D E F G Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Singleweight Matte Paper Doubleweight Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper (line drawing) #1 #2 - #1 #2 #3 - Enhanced Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper #2 #3 - #1 #2 #3 #3 Watercolor Paper - Radiant White - #3 - - #2 #3 - Photo Glossy Paper Photo Semigloss Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium S
Plain Paper (line drawing) #1 #2 - #1/ #2✽✽ #2 - - Tracing Paper #1 #2 - #1 #2 - - ✽ Print Quality A: Speed, B: Quality, C: Draft, D: Normal-360dpi, E: Fine-720dpi, F: Super Fine-1440dpi, G: Super Photo-2880dpi ✽✽ When Super in the Advanced dialog box of the printer driver is selected, select #2. When Super is not selected, select #1. 11. Press the Pause button to return to the READY state.
9. Press the Enter button, and the printer starts printing. 4 Head alignment pattern examples: 4 EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800: 4 Lm Lc 4 English 8. Select MANUAL and press the Menu r button. Then, press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select BI-D 2-COLOR. 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 4 EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400: 4 4 4 10. After printing is finished, the pattern number and current set number are displayed.
If you are not satisfied with the result of this alignment, press the Paper Source l button to return to the previous level, and then select BI-D ALL. If you are not satisfied with the result of the BI-D ALL alignment, try UNI-D. 12. After you set the patterns, press the Pause to the READY state. button to return Making the paper settings You can register and recall your own paper settings for any media.
2. Press the Menu r button to enter the Menu mode. 4 4. Press the Menu r button to display PAPER NUMBER. 5. Press the Menu r button, and then press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select STANDARD or the number (No. 1 to No. 10) you want to register as the setting. If you use Epson special media, select STANDARD and then go to step 11. You do not need to make the paper thickness setting because STANDARD automatically determines the paper thickness. 6. Press the Enter 4 English 3.
12. After the pattern is printed, THICKNESS NUMBER appears. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select the number noted in step 11, and then press the Enter button to save the selected value. 13. Press the Paper Source l button. 14. Select CUT METHOD, and then press the Menu r button. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select STANDARD, THICK PAPER, SLOW, THICK PAPER, FAST, or THIN PAPER, and then press the Enter button. 15. Press the Paper Source l button. 16.
Selecting the registered settings English 4 To select the registered settings, follow the steps below. 1. Press the Menu r button to enter the Menu mode. 2. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to display CUSTOM PAPER, and then press the Menu r button. 3. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to display PAPER NUMBER, and then press the Menu r button. 4. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select the number registered that you want to use.
5. Press the Enter button again to start printing a status sheet. After printing is finished, follow the message on the LCD to return to the READY state. Setting the alert value of the paper You can get a message when there is not much roll paper left, by setting the alert value using the steps below. Note: This setting is available only when you select ROLL for REMAINING PPR SETUP in the Maintenance mode. See “REMAINING PPR SETUP” on page 238 for details. 1.
Chapter 5 English 5 Maintenance Mode 5 Maintenance Mode 5 Maintenance mode setting procedure This section describes how to enter the maintenance mode and make settings with the buttons on the control panel. To make the maintenance mode settings, follow the steps below. Note: ❏ Press the Paper Source l button to return to the previous step. ❏ While you are using the printer in the Maintenance mode, no error message (if any) appears on the LCD.
5. Set the parameter. button to store the selected parameter. Press the Enter If the parameter is used for execution only, press the Enter button to execute the function for the item. Note: If a second parameter is displayed on the LCD, repeat steps 4 and 5 to select and set the second parameter. 6. Exit the maintenance mode. Press the Power button to turn off the printer, and then turn it on again.
EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800: LIGHT LIGHT BLACK LIGHT MAGENTA LIGHT CYAN LIGHT BLACK MATTE BLACK (or PHOTO BLACK) CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW MANUFACTURE, COLOR, INK TYPE, INK CAPACITY, INK LEVEL, PRODUCTION DATE, EXPIRATION DATE, INK LIFE, INK AGE 5 English “INK INFO MENU” on page 239 5 5 EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400: MATTE BLACK MATTE BLACK 2 CYAN CYAN 2 MAGENTA MAGENTA 2 YELLOW YELLOW 2 5 5 5 Details of maintenance mode items 5 HEX DUMP 5 Data received from the host computer can be printed out in hexadec
Note: If the last data is less than 16 bytes, it is not printed until you press the Pause button. LANGUAGE You can select the language to be displayed on the LCD. To select a suitable language, follow the steps below. 1. While in the maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to display LANGUAGE, and then press the Menu r button. 2. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select a suitable language. 3. Press the Enter button to set the language.
UNIT 1. While in the maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to display UNIT, and then press the Menu r button. 2. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select a suitable unit. 3. Press the Enter 5 English You can select a unit of measurement to use to display length. To select a unit, follow the steps below. 5 5 5 button to set the unit. 5 CUT PRESSURE You can select a cutting pressure. 5 SS CLEANING You can perform ultrasonic head cleaning.
Chapter 6 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.
Storing Epson special media English 6 To keep the quality of Epson special media: ❏ Store unused media in the original plastic bag and outer package so as to avoid moisture problems. 6 ❏ Avoid storing the media in places exposed to high temperature, humidity, or direct sunlight.
2. When attaching roll paper with a 2-inch core, remove the gray attachments from the flanges. Note: Keep the gray attachments in a safe place for future use. When attaching roll paper with a 3-inch core, slide the gray attachments to the black and white ones, matching the four arrows.
6 English 3. Place the roll paper on a flat surface so that it does not unwind. Slide the roll paper onto the spindle and onto the white flange until it fixes into place. 6 6 Note: Do not stand the spindle when attaching the roll paper. It may cause slant paper feeding. 4. Slide the black movable flange (removed in step 1) onto the spindle and into the end of the roll paper until it fixes into place.
c Caution: To remove the black movable flange from the spindle, do not hold the spindle vertically and tap the end on the floor; otherwise, damage may occur. 3. Remove the roll paper from the spindle. Note: Store unused roll paper in its original package. Put the roll paper into the plastic bag and outer package so as to avoid moisture problems. Attaching and removing the spindle from the printer To attach the paper loaded spindle to the printer, follow the steps below.
6 English 3. Hold the roll paper spindle so that the fixed flange is on the right side. Then place the spindle on the groove on top of the printer once. 6 6 6 6 6 Note: To mount the spindle correctly, match the color on the end of the spindle with the mounting bracket. 4. Lift the spindle again, then place it on the mounting brackets inside the printer.
5. Close the roll paper cover or see “Loading roll paper” on page 246 to load paper. Loading roll paper To load roll paper, follow the steps below. Note: You may want to setup the paper basket before printing. See “Setting the Paper Basket” on page 274. 1. Open the roll paper cover. Make sure that the roll paper is attached to the printer properly. 2. Make sure that the printer is on.
6 English 3. Make sure that the Power light is not flashing, and then set the paper lever to the released position. The LEVER RELEASED. LOAD PAPERappears on the LCD panel. 6 6 6 6 6 c Caution: Do not set the paper lever to the released position while the Power light is flashing. Doing so may damage the printer. 6 6 4. Load the paper into the paper insertion slot.
5. Pull the paper down through the paper insertion slot so that it comes out below. Note: If the roll paper does not come out, follow the instructions below. ❏ Adjust the feed strength by pressing the Paper Feed buttons on the control panel. When using thick, heavy, or curled paper, press the Paper Feed u button to increase the power. When using thin or light paper, press the Paper Feed d button to decrease the power.
Note: You do not have to align the right end of the paper with the vertical line. 6 English 6. Holding the bottom edge of the paper, turn the roll paper to remove the slack. Make sure that the bottom edge of the paper is straight, and that it is aligned with the horizontal line. 6 6 6 6 6 7. Set the paper lever to the secured position, and then close the roll paper cover. PRESS PAUSE BUTTON appears. 6 6 6 6 6 6 8. Press the Pause button.
The print heads move and the paper feeds into the printing position automatically. READY appears on the LCD panel. Note: Even if you do not press the Pause button, the print heads move and paper feeds into the printing position automatically. READY appears on the LCD panel. 9. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut On or Roll Auto Cut Off . c Caution: If you are loading thick roll paper, select Auto Roll Cut Off . Paper that is too thick may damage the paper cutter.
6 English To use the roll paper belt, tap the end of the roll paper belt lightly on the roll paper. The belt will wrap itself around the roll paper. 6 6 To remove the roll paper belt, simply unwrap it from the paper. When not using the roll paper belt, keep it wound around the end of the spindle. 6 6 6 Cutting the roll paper or printing page lines When your print job is finished, the printer cuts the roll paper automatically or prints page lines around the printed data according to your settings.
2. Print your data. To make the auto cut setting using the printer driver, see “Making the Auto Cut setting” on page 50 for Windows, “Making the Auto Cut setting” on page 129 for Mac OS 9.x, or “Auto Cut” on page 179 for Mac OS X. Cutting the roll paper manually To cut printouts manually, follow the steps below. 1. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut Off . 2. Press the Enter button. 3. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the cutter guide, and then the printer becomes offline.
6 English To make the Print Page Line setting using the printer software, see “Print Page Line” on page 58 for Windows, “Print Page Line” on page 135 for Mac OS 9.x, or “Print Page Line” on page 182 for Mac OS X. 6 Using the Auto Take-up Reel Unit When you want to print your data on roll paper and do not want to cut it or feed it out onto the floor, you can use this optional Auto Take-up Reel Unit to roll up your printout.
The roles of switches and meanings of the Sensor light are as follows. Manual Switch Auto Switch Sensor light ON Indicates that the light detector is aligned with the light emitter. This means that the Auto Take-up Reel Unit is ready to wind your printout. Flashing Indicates that the light detector and light emitter are not aligned properly. See “Adjusting the sensor” on page 255 for details. Flashing rapidly Indicates that the Auto Take-up Reel Unit has encountered a problem and stopped operation.
Adjusting the sensor c Caution: ❏ Avoid placing the sensor in direct sunlight; otherwise, the auto take-up reel unit may not operate properly. ❏ Prevent fans or air conditioners from blowing directly on the roll paper. If the paper is blown out of the sensor area, it will not be taken up properly. 6 English The angle of the sensors has already been adjusted when the unit is shipped.
2. Adjust the horizontal angle of the emitter so that the Sensor light turns on. 3. Holding the detector in position, retighten the knob. Loading roll paper onto the take-up reel core w Warning: ❏ Turn off the Auto Take-up Reel Unit before loading paper. If the take-up reel unit operates unexpectedly, bodily injury may occur. ❏ Make sure the take-up reel unit is installed properly and securely. Bodily injury may occur if it falls.
6 English ❏ Be sure to remove the center shaft from the upper basket hooks and the lower shafts from the holes on the bottom of the base unit, and put the paper basket under the printer. 6 6 6 6 Winding paper forward When you want paper wound onto the take-up reel core with the print on the outside, set the take-up reel unit to wind paper forward. Follow the steps below. 1. Attach the three paper guides packaged with the Auto Take-up Reel Unit evenly. 6 6 6 2.
4. Press the Paper Feed d button on the printer to advance the roll paper. 5. Set the Auto switch on the control box to Off.
6 English 6. Tape the leading edge of the roll paper to the take-up reel core in three places. 6 6 6 7. Press the Paper Feed d button to feed the paper forward and create a loop of slack.
8. Move and hold the Manual switch on the Auto Take-up Reel Unit to the Forward position, and take up at least one turn of paper on the take-up reel core. Make sure that adequate slack remains between the roll paper and the take-up reel core. Winding paper backward When you want the paper wound onto the take-up reel core with the print on the inside, set the take-up reel unit to wind paper backward. Follow the steps below. 1. Remove the paper guides from the printer. 2.
6 English 4. Press the Paper Feed d button on the printer to advance the roll paper. 6 6 6 6 5. Set the Auto switch on the control box to Off.
6. Pull the bottom of the roll paper around the back of the reel core as shown below. Then tape the leading edge of the paper to the reel core in three places. 7. Press the Paper Feed d button to feed the paper forward and create a loop of slack.
6 English 8. Move and hold the Manual switch on the Auto Take-up Reel Unit to the Backward position and take up at least one turn of paper on the take-up reel core. Make sure that adequate slack remains between the roll paper and the take-up reel core. 6 6 6 6 6 6 Taking-up your prints When the Auto Take-up Reel Unit is installed, and the take up reel core is loaded with paper to take-up in the desired direction, you can use the unit to take up your prints.
c Caution: During operation, be sure to stay out of the sensor detection area. Interrupting the sensor beam can cause paper to be taken up under tension and adversely affect printing. Light detector Light detector sensor detection area Light emitter 1. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut Off . 2. Set the direction of take-up with the Auto switch on the control box. To wind forward To wind backward 3. Send a print job to the printer. The printer starts printing.
6 English Note: Do not touch the Manual switch while printing is in progress. Doing so may damage your prints. 6 Removing paper after take-up After paper take-up, remove the take-up reel core as follows. 6 1. Turn off the Auto Take-up Reel Unit. w Warning: Turn off the Auto Take-up Reel Unit before removing the take-up reel core. If the take-up reel unit operates unexpectedly, injury may occur. 2. Press the Paper Source l button to select Roll Auto Cut On .
3. Turn the lever to unlock the movable unit, and then slide it to the left so that the flange knob clears the end of the take-up reel core. While doing this, support the take-up reel core with one hand to keep it from falling. 4. Remove the take-up reel core from the flange knob on the movable unit. 5. Similarly, remove the take-up reel core from the flange knob on the drive unit.
6 Loading cut sheet media 6 English Using Cut Sheet Media To load cut sheet media longer than 483 mm (long edge of Super A3/B), see the next section. To load paper with a length of A4, Letter, A3, US B, and Super A3/B, see “Loading cut sheet with a length of A4/Letter, A3/US B, and Super A3/B” on page 270. If you are printing on thick paper (0.5 to 1.5 mm), see “Printing on thick paper (0.5 to 1.5 mm)” on page 271.
3. Make sure that the Power light is not flashing, and then set the paper lever to the released position. The LEVER RELEASED. LOAD PAPERappears on the LCD panel. c Caution: Do not set the paper lever to the released position while the Power light is flashing; otherwise, damage may occur. 4. Load the sheet into the paper insertion slot until it comes out below. Make sure that the right and bottom edges of the sheet are straight and in line with the horizontal line and the vertical line.
5. Set the paper lever to the secured position. PRESS PAUSE BUTTON appears on the LCD panel. English 6 6 6 6 6. Press the Pause 6 button. The print heads move and the sheet feeds into the printing position automatically. READY appears on the LCD panel. 6 Note: Even if you do not press the Pause button, the print heads move and paper feeds into the printing position automatically. READY appears on the LCD panel. 6 Now the printer is ready to print.
Loading cut sheet with a length of A4/Letter, A3/US B, and Super A3/B To load cut sheet media with a length of A4/Letter, A3/US B, and Super A3/B, follow the steps below. c Caution: As much as possible, keep your fingers off the printable surface of the media, as fingerprints may reduce printout quality. 1. Make sure that the printer is on and the roll paper cover is closed. 2. Press the Paper Source l button repeatedly until Sheet appears. 3.
Now the printer is ready to print. While the printer is printing, do not open the front cover. If the front cover is opened while printing is in progress, the printer stops printing, and then restarts printing when the front cover is closed. Stopping and restarting printing may reduce the print quality. When printing is complete, the printer supports the printed media, and PAPER OUT. LOAD PAPER is displayed on the LCD panel.
2. Make sure that the printer is on. 3. Press the Paper Source l button repeatedly until Sheet appears. 4. Make sure that the Power light is not flashing, and then set the paper lever to the released position. LEVER RELEASED. LOAD PAPERappears on the LCD panel. 5. Open the front cover.
6 English 6. Load the sheet into the paper insertion slot so that the bottom edge of the paper rests behind the open front cover. Make sure that the right and bottom edges of the sheet are straight and in line with the horizontal line and the vertical line. 6 6 6 6 7. Set the paper lever to the secured position, and then close the front cover. PRESS PAUSE BUTTON appears on the LCD panel. 6 6 6 6 6 6 8. Press the Pause button, and then follow the same procedure used for other cut sheet media.
Note: Even if you do not press the Pause button, the print heads move and paper feeds into the printing position automatically. READY appears on the LCD panel. 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. Setting the Paper Basket To avoid your printouts getting dirty or crinkled, set the paper basket as explained below.
6 English 1. Make sure that the upper hooks are fully inserted, and the paper guides are in front of the paper basket. 6 6 6 6 2. Put the lower shafts down in the forward position as shown, so that they rest on the floor.
When feeding paper backward Note: ❏ When feeding roll paper larger than the B0 size backward, make sure that your printer has at least 30 cm (12 inches) of space to its rear. This prevents the printed paper edges from folding. ❏ When you feed paper backward, remove the flange from the drive unit and fully slide the movable unit to the left side of the printer; otherwise, the printed paper may conflict with the Auto Take-up Reel Unit and paper feed error may occur. 1.
6 English 2. Pull the upper hooks out to their full length. Hook both ends of the center shaft on the upper basket hooks. 6 6 6 6 3. Make sure the lower shafts are in the upward position, and hook the basket rings on the upper basket hooks.
For EPSON Stylus Pro 7800/7400 When feeding paper forward When feeding paper forward, put the paper basket down in the forward position, as shown below. Note: Feed the paper forward if it is thick (0.5 to 1.5 mm) or its length is 914.4 mm or more.
When the paper basket is loosened, turn the following part to fix it. English 6 6 6 6 6 When feeding paper backward 6 When feeding paper backward, turn the paper basket to the backward position, as shown below. Note: ❏ You can feed the paper backward when its length is shorter than 914.4 mm; otherwise, feed the paper forward.
❏ If the paper thickness is 0.5 mm or more, feed the paper forward.
Chapter 7 English 7 Maintenance and Transportation 7 Replacing Ink Cartridges When the printer’s Ink check light is flashing, this indicates that the ink is low and you need to obtain a replacement ink cartridge. When the Ink check light remains on, this indicates that there is no more ink and you need to replace the empty ink cartridge. The LCD panel also displays INK LOW or INK OUT. Note: Even if only one ink cartridge is empty, the printer cannot continue to print.
2. Open the ink compartment cover by pushing it. 3. Raise the ink levers to the released position.
4. Carefully pull the empty cartridge straight out of the printer. English 7 7 7 7 w c 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. Caution: Do not shake cartridges (that have been installed previously) with too much force. 5. Make sure the replacement ink cartridge is the correct color, and remove it from the package. Shake the ink cartridge well before installing it for best results.
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. 6. 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. Do not force the cartridge in further by hand. Note: ❏ If the Ink check light remains on, this indicates the ink cartridge may not be installed correctly.
7. Lower the ink lever to the secured position. English 7 7 7 7 7 8. Close the ink compartment cover. The printer returns to the previous status.
Converting the Black Ink Cartridges You can change the black ink according to your purpose. You can choose either Matte Black or Photo Black. c Caution: To avoid interrupting a black ink change, observe the following conditions: ❏ Do not turn off the printer. ❏ Do not open the front cover. ❏ Do not move the paper lever to the released position. ❏ Do not remove the ink cartridges. ❏ Do not remove the maintenance tank. ❏ Do not unplug the power cord.
2. Press the Menu r button to enter the Menu mode. 4. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to display BK INK CHANGE, and then press the Menu r button. 5. Press the Enter 7 English 3. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select MAINTENANCE, and then press the Menu r button. 7 7 button to execute. 6. Make sure OPEN THE RIGHT COVER appears on the LCD, and then open the right ink compartment cover.
7. Make sure RAISE THE RIGHT INK LEVER appears on the LCD, and then raise the ink lever on the right ink compartment. 8. Make sure OPEN THE LEFT COVER appears on the LCD, and then open the left ink compartment cover. 9. Make sure RAISE THE LEFT INK LEVER appears on the LCD, and then raise the ink lever on the left ink compartment.
7 English 10. Make sure REMOVE ALL FOUR INK CARTRIDGES ON THE RIGHT SIDE appears on the LCD, and then remove all four ink cartridges from the right ink compartment. 7 7 7 7 11. Make sure INSTALL C/M/Y CONVERSION CARTRIDGES appears on the LCD, and then insert three conversion cartridges in the slots on the right ink compartment.
Note: If CONVERSION CRTG LIFE. REPLACE CONVERSION CRTG WITH A NEW ONE. appears on the LCD, press the Pause button. Remove the old conversion cartridge(s) from the right ink compartment, and then insert the new conversion cartridge(s). Finally, go to step 4 to start again. 12. Make sure LOWER THE RIGHT INK LEVER appears on the LCD, and then lower the ink lever on the right ink compartment.
13. The printer starts draining ink, and DRAINING INK XX% appears on the LCD. Wait until draining is complete. 14. When draining is complete, RAISE THE RIGHT INK LEVER appears on the LCD. Raise the ink lever on the right ink compartment. English 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 15. Make sure REMOVE C/M/Y CONVERSION CARTRIDGES appears on the LCD, and then remove the conversion cartridges from the slots on the right ink compartment.
16. Make sure INSTALL ALL FOUR INK CARTRIDGES ON THE RIGHT SIDE appears on the LCD, and then insert the cartridges in their specified slots. 17. Make sure LOWER THE RIGHT INK LEVER appears on the LCD, and then lower the ink lever on the right ink compartment. Make sure LOWER THE LEFT INK LEVER appears on the LCD, and then lower the ink lever on the left ink compartment. 18. Make sure RAISE THE RIGHT INK LEVER appears on the LCD, and then raise the ink lever on the right ink compartment.
7 English Make sure RAISE THE LEFT INK LEVER appears on the LCD, and then raise the ink lever on the left ink compartment. 7 7 7 19. The printer starts charging ink. After a while, ink lever messages appear on the LCD. When a message appears on the LCD, raise or lower the ink levers accordingly. Note: Because ink charging after black ink conversion consumes a large quantity of ink, you may need to replace the ink cartridges soon. 20.
For Windows Click the Main tab and make sure that the correct ink cartridge is displayed. If not, set the information manually by clicking the Utility tab and then the Printer and Option Information button. For Mac OS 9.x Select Chooser from the Apple menu, and then click the printer's icon and printer port. For Mac OS X Remove the printer from the Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2.x) or the Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3.x), and then add it again.
Replacing the Maintenance Tank If the maintenance tank icon tells that the maintenance tank is full or near full on the LCD, replace the maintenance tank. To check the product code of the Maintenance Tank, see “Consumable Products” on page 368. English 7 7 7 To replace the maintenance tank, follow the steps below. 7 1. Open the package of a new maintenance tank. 2. Put your hand on the handle on the side of the printer, then gently pull the maintenance tank outward.
Replacing the Paper Cutter When the paper cutter does not cut cleanly, it may be blunt and require replacement. w Warning: Be careful not to cut yourself while replacing the paper cutter. To check the product code of the Auto Cutter Spare Blade, see “Consumable Products” on page 368. To replace the paper cutter, follow the steps below. 1. Make sure the printer is on. 2. Press the Menu r button to enter the Menu mode. 3.
7 English 6. When the paper cutter holder stops at the replacement position, OPEN FRONT COVER TO SEE CUTTER REPLACEMENT LABEL appears. Open the front cover. 7 7 7 7 7. When SEE LABEL TO REPLACE CUTTER appears on the LCD panel, push in the side pin while turning the paper cutter cover to the right to open the casing.
Note: Do not touch the circuit board attached to the print head when replacing the cutter blade. 8. Slowly take your finger off the side pin. The paper cutter raises so it can be removed. Note: Be careful not to let the cutter or the spring coil pop out of the casing. 9. Carefully remove the old cutter from the printer. 10. Remove the new paper cutter from its package. 11. Make sure the spring coil is inside the cutter holder and if necessary, reinstall the coil. 12.
13. Push in the side pin while turning the paper cutter cover to English 7 7 7 7 7 the left to close the casing. 14. Make sure that CLOSE FRONT COVER is displayed, then close 7 7 7 7 7 the front cover. The cutter holder moves to the home (far right) position. 7 15. Wait until READY appears on the LCD panel. Paper cutter replacement is complete.
Attaching the Manual Cutter Unit To attach the manual cutter unit, follow the steps below. Note: A manual cutter unit has either two or three holes on each side. The illustration used here is a manual cutter unit with three holes. The instructions are the same, except as noted. 1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. 2. Using the screwdriver, loosen the four screws (silver ones) on the platen and then remove them. Note: Do not loosen the black screws.
7 English 3. Hold the cutter unit, and hook its left side to the left square hole on the platen. 7 7 7 7 4. Similarly, hook the other side to the right square hole on the platen. 7 5. Secure the cutter unit with the four screws you removed in step 2. Use the second and third holes from the top.
Note: ❏ If your manual cutter unit has only two holes on each side, use the lower hole to secure the cutter unit with the screw. Keep the other two screws and do not lose them. ❏ If you are not using the cutter blade unit, fully slide it to the left so that it will not damage your print data. ❏ See the Manual Paper Cutter Unit manual shipped with your Manual Paper Cutter Unit for “Using the Manual Cutter Unit”. Removing the Manual Cutter Unit Remove the manual cutter unit when you transport the printer.
Cleaning the Printer English 7 To keep your printer operation in its top condition, clean it thoroughly if it becomes soiled. w c 7 Warning: Be careful not to touch the gears inside the printer. Caution: ❏ Never use alcohol or thinners to clean the printer; these chemicals can damage the components as well as the case. ❏ Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components. 7 7 7 ❏ Do not use a hard or abrasive brush.
c Caution: Do not touch the following parts; otherwise, printouts may be soiled. Roller Ink absorption Print head guide 2. Open the front cover and use a soft, clean cloth to carefully clean away any dust or dirt inside the printer. Wipe the gray part by following the directions of the arrows.
7 English If the back of the printout is soiled or if there is a serious problem of dirt on the inside of the printer, clean it using a soft, clean cloth dampened with mild detergent. Then, wipe the inside of the printer dry with a dry, soft cloth. 7 7 7 7 7 3. If some powdery paper dust is stuffed in the platen, use something like a toothpick to remove it. Close the front cover. 7 7 7 7 7 4. Remove the paper basket. Then clean away any dust or dirt around the leg assembly using a soft brush.
5. If the outer case is dirty, clean it using a soft, clean cloth dampened with mild detergent. Keep the ink compartment covers closed to prevent water from getting inside. 6. To wash the paper basket, remove the shafts from the basket and then wash it with mild detergent. If you have not used your printer for a long time If you have not used your printer for a long time, the print head nozzles may become clogged. Perform a nozzle check and clean the print head.
7 ❏ Even if you will not be using your printer for a long time, leave the ink cartridges installed. 7 English Note: ❏ If you select YES to start head cleaning, you need to move the ink levers according to the messages on the LCD. 7 Transporting the Printer 7 Over a long distance If you need to transport your printer over a long distance, repack the printer using the original box and packing materials. 7 7 To repack the printer, follow the steps below. 1.
3. Raise the ink levers. You can choose whether to remove the ink cartridges. Regardless of your choice, you must keep the ink levers raised when transporting the printer; otherwise, ink may leak from the printer. 4. Make sure the print head is in the home (far right) position. 5. Install the metal plate and tighten the screw to lock the print head. 6. Repack the printer using the original box and packing materials. Contact your dealer for assistance. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 346.
2. Remove the following parts: English 7 ❏ Power cord ❏ Interface cable 7 ❏ Paper basket 7 ❏ Roll paper spindle ❏ Roll and cut sheet media 7 ❏ Optional Auto Take-Up Reel Unit (if installed) 7 ❏ Optional Manual Cutter Unit (if installed) 3. Raise the ink levers. You can choose whether to remove the ink cartridges. Regardless of your choice, you must keep the ink levers raised when transporting the printer; otherwise, ink may leak from the printer. 4.
5. Remove the left and right side wing nuts. Keep them in a safe place. 6. For Stylus Pro 9800/9400 users: Have four or more people lift the printer unit off of the base unit, using the eight hand grips shown below. The printer unit weighs approximately 90 kg (198 lb) and should be lifted carefully. For Stylus Pro 7800/7400 users: Have two or more people lift the printer unit off of the base unit, using the four hand grips shown below. The printer unit weighs approximately 49 kg (107.
for Stylus Pro 7800/7400 English 7 7 7 7 7. Move the printer horizontally. When you set up the printer and perform a nozzle check and realign the print heads after transporting, see “Setting up the printer after transporting it” on page 313. To move the printer using casters When you want to transport the printer a very short distance such as within the same room, you can slide the printer on its casters. c Caution: Do not slide the printer on angled or uneven surfaces. 1.
2. Fully insert the upper hooks and put up the lower shafts as shown below. 3. Release the front casters and retract the stabilizer knobs. 4. Move the printer to the place of use carefully. Relock the casters and extend the stabilizer knobs after moving.
The steps you need to take to set up the printer after transporting it are almost identical to the steps carried out the first time you set up the printer. When you set up the printer again, see the Unpacking and Setup Guide, and note the following points. ❏ Do not forget to remove any protective materials. ❏ 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.
Chapter 8 Problem Solver Troubleshooting Printer stops printing unexpectedly Head cleaning, ink charging, or ink drying is in progress During head cleaning, ink charging, or ink drying, CLEANING PLEASE WAIT, CHARGING INK, or INK DRYING appears on the LCD respectively. Wait until the printer resumes printing. An error has occurred Many common printer problems and their solutions can be identified by the messages on the LCD. You can also check the lights on the control panel for errors.
Error messages Description What to do UNABLE TO PRINT An error may be occurring when you try to print patterns such as nozzle check or head alignment. End the TEST PRINT menu first, and then solve the error displayed on the LCD. Finally, try to print patterns again. MAINTENANCE TANK NEARLY FULL The maintenance tank is almost full. Replace the maintenance tank with a new one. See “Replacing the Maintenance Tank” on page 295. INK LOW The ink cartridge is nearly empty.
CLEANING ERROR PRESS PAUSE BUTTON SENSOR ERROR LOAD DIFFERENT PAPER PAPER EJECT ERROR The nozzles are still clogged. Run the Head Cleaning utility. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 70. For Mac OS 9.x, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 142. For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 193. The loaded paper does not match the paper type selected. Match the loaded paper with the paper type. See “Buttons” on page 197. Paper still remains in the printer.
LOAD PAPER PROPERLY PAPER CUT ERROR REMOVE UNCUT PAPER The paper is not loaded straight, and needs to be aligned. Paper is not cut correctly when Roll Auto Cut On is selected. Release the paper lever, and then set the paper properly. Finally, set the paper lever to the secured position. See “Loading roll paper” on page 246. Release the paper lever, and then remove the uncut paper. Finally, set the paper lever to the secured position. The paper cutter may not be installed correctly.
MISMATCH ERROR MAKE SURE THAT THE INK CARTRIDGE AND DRIVER SETTINGS MATCH PAPER SETTING ERROR The cartridge option of the printer driver has not been changed yet. Stop printing, and then press and hold the Pause button for 3 seconds. Finally, select the correct ink cartridge in the printer driver according to the actual ink cartridge set on the printer. See “Updating the printer driver information” on page 293. If you want to continue printing, press the Pause button.
INSTALL NEW CARTRIDGE INK CARTRIDGE ERROR CHECK CARTRIDGE INK CARTRIDGE ERROR The ink cartridge is empty. Replace the empty ink cartridge with a new one. See “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 281. An ink cartridge with the wrong product code is installed. Remove the ink cartridge, and then install an ink cartridge with the correct product code. See “Consumable Products” on page 368. The wrong Black ink cartridge (either Matte Black or Photo Black) is installed.
NO CARTRIDGE INSTALL INK CARTRIDGE MAINT TANK FULL REPLACE THE LEFT SIDE MAINTENANCE TANK MAINT TANK FULL REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE MAINTENANCE TANK MAINT TANK FULL REPLACE THE MAINTENANCE TANK MAINT TANK NEAR FULL REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE MAINTENANCE TANK MAINT TANK NEAR FULL No ink cartridge is installed. Install an ink cartridge. The left side maintenance tank is full. Replace the left side maintenance tank with a new one. See “Replacing the Maintenance Tank” on page 295.
The front cover is open. Close the front cover. The paper is not loaded. Load the paper. The paper lever is in the released position. Move the paper lever to the secured position. The ink lever is raised, but no ink cartridge is installed. Install the ink cartridge, and then lower the ink lever. Paper is jammed in the printer. Release the paper lever first, and then remove the jammed paper. Turn the printer off, leave it for a while, and then turn it on again. See “Clearing paper jams” on page 343.
F/W INSTALL ERROR UPDATE FAILED RESTART THE PRINTER I/F CARD ERROR CHECK CARD TYPE CARRIAGE LOCKED The printer fails to update the FirmWare. Restart the printer, and then update the FirmWare again. The installed interface card cannot be used with this printer. Turn the printer off. Next, remove the interface card, and then install an interface card that can be used with this printer. See “Options” on page 366. The print head is locked.
❏ 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 346. c Caution: If the supplied voltage and rating voltage do not match, do not plug the printer back in again, as damage may occur.
For Windows XP 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2. Right-click EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX. 3. Select Set As Default Printer, then close the window. For Windows Me, 98, and 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 9.x 1. Click the Apple menu and select Chooser.
For Windows XP 2. Right-click EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX, then select Properties. 3. Click the Ports tab. 8 English 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes. 8 8 4. Make sure that your printer port is selected. 8 For Windows Me or 98 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers. 2. Right-click EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX in the Printers window, then select Properties. 8 3. Click the Details tab. 8 4.
The USB printer device driver or the printer software may be incorrectly installed (Windows Me and 98 only) If you canceled the plug-and-play driver installation in Windows Me or 98 before the procedure was complete, the USB printer device driver or the printer software may be incorrectly installed. To ensure that the driver and printer software are installed correctly, follow the steps below. Note: The printer driver screens that appear in this procedure are for Windows 98.
3. Click the Details tab. English 8 8 8 8 8 8 If EPUSBX: (EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX) appears in the Print to the following port list, then the USB printer device driver and printer software are installed correctly. 8 If the correct port is not displayed, proceed to the next step.
4. Click the Device Manager tab. If your drivers are correctly installed, EPSON USB Printer Device should appear on the Device Manager menu. If EPSON USB Printer Devices does not appear on the Device Management menu, click the plus (+) sign beside Other devices to view the installed devices. If USB Printer or EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX appears under Other devices, the printer software is not installed correctly. Proceed to step 5.
8 English 5. Under Other devices, select USB Printer or EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX, and click Remove. Then click OK. 8 8 8 8 8 8 When the following dialog appears, click OK. 8 8 8 6. Click OK to close the System Properties dialog. 7. Uninstall the printer software. See “Uninstalling the printer driver” on page 97.
The printer driver does not have enough available memory (for Mac OS 9.x only) To increase the available memory in your Macintosh, select Control Panel from the Apple menu and double-click the Memory icon. You can increase the size of RAM cache or virtual memory to increase total available memory. Also quit all unnecessary applications. The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing prints Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility.
Incorrect margins English 8 Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Check the margin settings in your application. ❏ Make sure the margins are within the printable area of the page. See “Printable area” on page 353. ❏ For Windows, check the Borderless setting in the Paper menu. Make sure they are correct for the paper size you are using. See “Making Settings on the Paper Menu” on page 45. For Mac OS 9.x, check the Borderless setting in the Page Setup dialog.
❏ Adjust the Color Density in the Paper Configuration dialog. For Windows, see “Paper Configuration” on page 29. For Mac OS 9.x, see “Paper Configuration” on page 113. For Mac OS X, see “Paper Configuration” on page 177. ❏ Make sure the media type setting matches the paper being used. ❏ Since monitors and printers produce colors differently, printed colors will not always match on screen colors perfectly. However, the above color systems are provided to overcome color differences. For Mac OS 9.
8 English ❏ Mac OS 9.x, make sure your application and data reading devices support the ColorSync system when you are selecting ColorSync in the Advanced dialog. See “Making Advanced setting” on page 111. 8 A ruled line shifts Perform the print head alignment. For Windows, see “Aligning the print head” on page 71. Mac OS 9.x, see “Aligning the print head” on page 143. For Mac OS X, see “Aligning the print head” on page 194. If the problem persists, perform the print head cleaning.
❏ Set the PLATEN GAP to WIDE in the PRINTER SETTING of the Menu mode. See “PRINTER SETUP” on page 212. Print quality could be better Horizontal banding Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ For Windows, check the Media Type setting in the Main menu. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using. See “Making Settings on the Main Menu” on page 20. For Mac OS 9.x, check the Media Type setting in the Print dialog. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using.
Vertical misalignment or banding 8 English ❏ Check the Ink check light. If necessary, replace ink cartridges. See “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 281. Try one or more of these solutions: 8 ❏ For Windows, turn off the High Speed setting in the Advanced menu. See “Making Advanced setting” on page 27. 8 For Mac OS 9.x, turn off the High Speed setting in the Advanced dialog. See “Making Advanced setting” on page 111.
For Mac OS X, check the Media Type setting in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using. See “Page Setup” on page 164. ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 70. For Mac OS 9.x, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 142. For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 193. You can also clean the print head nozzles using the control panel.
8 ❏ Ink may have leaked inside the printer; wipe the inside of the printer with a soft, clean cloth. 8 ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 70. For Mac OS 9.x, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 142. For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 193. You can also clean the print head nozzles using the control panel. To clean the print head nozzles, press the Menu r button for 3 seconds.
Printing could be faster Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Select High Speed on the Advanced dialog box. For Windows, see “Making Advanced setting” on page 27. For Mac OS 9.x, see “Making Advanced setting” on page 111. For Mac OS X, see “Advanced Settings” on page 170. ❏ For Windows, select the Automatic mode and move the slider towards Speed in the Main menu to increase print speed. See “Making Settings on the Main Menu” on page 20. For Mac OS 9.
8 English Note for Windows: Your computer may not have enough memory. For further tips, see “Increasing the Print Speed” on page 83. 8 Roll paper cannot be cut 8 Try one or more of these solutions: ❏ Make sure that paper cutter cover is set correctly. See “Replacing the Paper Cutter” on page 296. ❏ Make sure that the Roll Auto Cut On is selected as the Paper Source on the LCD. If not, press the Paper Source l button to select it.
❏ Before loading paper and guiding it through the paper insertion slot, adjust paper suction. To adjust the paper suction using the printer driver, see “Paper Configuration” on page 29 for Windows, see “Paper Configuration” on page 113 for Mac OS 9.x, or see “Paper Configuration” on page 177 for Mac OS X. To adjust the paper suction using the control panel, see “CUSTOM PAPER” on page 220. ❏ Make sure the paper is not folded or wrinkled. ❏ Make sure the paper is flattened.
8 Whenever loading non-Epson special media, test if the paper can be loaded correctly before printing. 8 To clear Paper jams, see “Clearing paper jams” on page 343. 8 Roll paper does not eject properly English ❏ For non-Epson special media, check the paper type selected in the CUSTOM PAPER of the Menu mode. See “Making the paper settings” on page 230. 8 Roll paper is wound tightly and may feed with a curl. If so, attach the paper guides to the printer.
When feeding paper forward Attach the paper guides to the printer so they rest on the front of the paper basket.
Attach the paper guides to the printer so that they rest on the back of the paper basket. 8 English When feeding paper backward 8 8 8 8 8 8 Clearing paper jams 8 To remove jammed paper, follow these steps: 1. If roll paper is jammed, cut the paper at the paper insertion slot.
2. Set the paper lever to the released position to release the paper. 3. Open the front cover if necessary. 4. Carefully pull down the jammed paper. Note: Do not touch the circuit board attached to the printer head when handling the jammed paper.
5. Close the front cover, if necessary, then press the Power button to turn the printer off and back on. 6. Make sure that the Paper check light is on and PAPER OUT. LOAD PAPER is displayed on the LCD panel. To load the paper, see “Using Roll Paper” on page 241 or “Using Cut Sheet Media” on page 267. If you do not resume printing afterwards, make sure the print heads are in the home (far right) position.
❏ If the Sensor light is still flashing, the printer will print the job for approximately three meters and stop printing. Set the paper lever to the released position, then check that the roll paper is set properly and that there is no external obstruction in the sensor detection area. If the roll paper is not set properly, wind the excess paper up and set the paper lever to the secured position. ❏ If the Sensor light is flashing rapidly, the auto take-up reel unit is locked.
Go to http://www.epson.com and select the Support section of your local EPSON web site for the latest drivers, FAQs, manuals and other downloadables. Epson's Technical Support Web Site provides help with problems that cannot be solved using the troubleshooting information in your printer documentation. 8 English Technical Support Web Site 8 8 8 Paper Information Epson offers specially designed media for ink jet printers to meet most high-quality printing needs.
Premium Glossy Photo Paper 0.2 mm R 2" Pro9800 7800 PGPP.icc Photo Glossy Paper 0.2 mm R 2" Pro9800 7800 PGP.icc Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 0.2 mm R 2" Pro9800 7800 PSPP.icc Photo Semigloss Paper 0.2 mm R 2" Pro9800 7800 PSP.icc Doubleweight Matte Paper 0.2 mm R 2" Pro9800 7800 DWMP_PK.icc Pro9800 7800 DWMP_MK.icc Pro9400 7400 DWMP.icc Singleweight Matte Paper 0.1 mm NR 2" Pro9800 7800 SWMP_PK.icc Pro9800 7800 SWMP_MK.icc Pro9400 7400 SWMP.
0.5 mm NR 2" Pro9800 7800 Canvas_PK.icc Pro9800 7800 Canvas_MK.icc 8 Enhanced Synthetic Paper 0.1 mm NR 2"H Pro9400 7400 ESP.icc 8 Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper 0.2 mm NR 2"H Pro9400 7400 EASP.icc ✽ In the Borderless Printing column, R stands for Recommended and NR stands for Not Recommended. ✽✽ In the Spindle column, H stands for High Tension. 8 8 8 Cut sheets Media Name Paper Thickness Borderless Printing ICC Profile Premium Glossy Photo Paper 0.
EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (Commercial) 0.2 mm Right and Left sides only Pro9800 7800 PPSmC.icc Archival Matte Paper 0.3 mm Right and Left sides only Pro9800 7800 ARMP_PK.icc Pro9800 7800 ARMP_MK.icc Pro9400 7400 ARMP.icc Enhanced Matte Paper Pro9800 7800 EMP_PK.icc Pro9800 7800 EMP_MK.icc Pro9400 7400 EMP.icc 350 Watercolor Paper-Radiant White 0.3 mm Right and Left sides only Pro9800 7800 WCRW_PK.icc Pro9800 7800 WCRW_MK.icc UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper 0.
Chapter 9 English 9 Product Information 9 Printer Specifications 9 Printing 9 Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configuration EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400 9 Black: 180 nozzles × 2 (Matte Black × 2) Color: 180 nozzles × 6 (Cyan × 2, Magenta × 2, Yellow × 2) EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 Black: 180 nozzles × 3 (Photo Black or Matte Black, Light Black, Light Light Black) Color: 180 nozzles × 5 (Cyan, Magenta, Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Yellow) 9 9 9 9 Character mode Character Pitch Printin
Raster graphic mode (EPSON Stylus Pro 7800/7400) Horizontal resolution Printable width Available dots 360 dpi* 617.6 mm (24.31 inches) 8,753 720 dpi 617.6 mm (24.31 inches) 17,506 1440 dpi 617.6 mm (24.31 inches) 35,013 2880 dpi 617.6 mm (24.31 inches) 70,027 Horizontal resolution Printable width Available dots 360 dpi* 1125.6 mm (44.31 inches) 15,953 720 dpi 1125.6 mm (44.31 inches) 31,906 1440 dpi 1125.6 mm (44.31 inches) 63,813 2880 dpi 1125.6 mm (44.
1/6 inch or programmable in 1440 inch increments Paper feed speed 245 ± 10 mm seconds per 1/6 inch line RAM 64 MB (EPSON Stylus Pro 7800/7400) 9 128 MB (EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/9400) Character tables PC 437 (US, Standard Europe) PC 850 (Multilingual) Character sets EPSON Courier 10 cpi 9 English Line spacing 9 9 Printable area 9 A B-L 9 B-R 9 C 9 A B-L B-R C 9 Roll paper The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12") Cut sheets The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.
For roll paper, the following margin widths can be selected using the control panel as follows. For details, see “ROLL PAPER MARGIN” on page 214. Parameter A B-L B-R C TOP/BOTTOM 15 mm 15 mm 3 mm 3 mm 15 mm TOP 35/BOTTOM 15 mm 35 mm 3 mm 3 mm 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm Note: The printer automatically detects the dimensions of the paper that is loaded. Print data that exceeds the printable area of the paper cannot be printed.
EPSON Stylus Pro 7800/7400: Approx. 49 kg (107.8 lb) without consumables EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/9400: Approx. 90 kg (198 lb) without consumables 9 English Weight 9 Stand: Approx. 10.5 kg (23.1 lb) 9 Electrical 9 Rated voltage 100 to 240 V Input voltage range 90 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 to 61 Hz Rated current 1.0 - 0.5 A Power consumption EPSON Stylus Pro 7800/7400: Approx.
Environmental Temperature Humidity Operation 10 to 35°C (50 to 95°F) Print Quality Guarantee 15 to 25°C (59 to 77°F) Storage -20 to 40°C (-4 to 104°F) Operation 20 to 80% RH* Print Quality Guarantee 40 to 60% RH* Storage 20 to 85% RH** * Without condensation ** Stored in shipping container Operational conditions (temperature and humidity): 356 Product Information
Initialization English 9 Hardware initialization at power on The printer mechanism is set to its initial state. The input data buffer and print buffer are cleared. 9 The printer returns to the default condition last set. Software initialization when the ESC@ (initialize the printer) command is received The print buffer is cleared. Panel button initialization by pressing the Pause button on the control panel for 3 seconds, or *INIT signal is sent Print head capping occurs.
EMC FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.8 class B AS/NZS CISPR 22 class B EMC Directive 89/336/ECC EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 Paper Roll paper: Size (Epson Stylus Pro 7800/7400) 203 mm (8 inches) to 610 mm (24.4 inches) (W) × 45000 mm (1800 inches) (L) when internal diameter is 2 inches 203 mm (8 inches) to 610 mm (24.4 inches) (W) × 202000 mm (8080 inches) (L) when internal diameter is 3 inches Size (Epson Stylus Pro 9800/9400) 203 mm (8 inches) to 1118 mm (44.
Cut sheets: 9 English Size EPSON Stylus Pro 7800/7400: 203 to 610 mm (W) × 279 to 1580 mm (L) 9 EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/9400: 203 to 1118 mm (W) × 279 to 1580 mm (L) Paper types Plain paper, special papers distributed by Epson Thickness (for plain paper) 0.08 to 0.11 mm (0.003 to 0.
Paper size Roll paper and cut sheet paper size Letter (8.5 ×11 inches, 215.9 × 279.
Ink cartridges EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400 English Colors 9 Matte Black 9 Cyan Magenta 9 Yellow EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 Photo Black 9 Matte Black Light Black 9 Light Light Black Cyan Magenta 9 Yellow Light Cyan 9 Light Magenta Cartridge life 2 years from production date if unopened. 9 Within 6 months after opening package.
c Caution: Epson recommends the use of original Epson ink cartridges only. Other products not manufactured by Epson may cause damage to your printer not covered by Epson's warranties. System Requirements To use your printer with Windows Your computer should also meet the following system requirements: Minimum system Recommended system Pentium 330 MHz for Windows XP Pentium 150 MHz for Windows Me Pentium 133 MHz for Windows 2000 Pentium for Windows 98 Stylus Pro 9400/7400: Pentium4 1.
To use your printer with Mac OS 9.x English 9 Your computer should also meet the following system requirements: 9 Minimum system Recommended system PowerPC PowerPC G4 800 MHz or higher processor Mac OS 9.1 or later Mac OS 9.1 or later 128 MB available memory 256 MB or more available memory 60 MB free disk space 2 GB or more free disk space 9 Note: The amount of available memory varies according to the number and kind of applications that are open.
Interface Specifications Your printer is equipped with a USB interface, an IEEE1394 interface and an Ethernet interface. USB interface The printer’s built-in USB interface is based on the standards specified in the Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 2.0, the Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.1, and the Universal Serial Bus Device Class Definition for Printing Devices Version 1.1. This interface has the following characteristics.
IEEE1394 Interface English 9 The IEEE 1394 interface has the following characteristics.
Chapter 10 Options and Consumable Products Options The following options are available for use with your printer. Note: The availability of options and consumable products varies by location. Roll paper spindle To use optional spindles, see “Using Roll Paper” on page 241.
This option is for Stylus Pro 9800/9400 only. This option takes up your printed roll paper documents automatically. The unit contains the Take-Up Reel Core, a drive unit and movable unit which are attached to the printer, and drafting tape. To install and use this option, see the optional Auto Take-Up Reel Unit User’s Guide. Auto Take-Up Reel Unit C12C815251 10 English Auto Take-Up Reel Unit 10 10 10 Manual Cutter Unit This option helps you cut your printed roll paper manually.
Consumable Products The following consumable products are available for use with your printer. Paper cutter If you notice the edge of the paper is not cut cleanly, you can replace the cutter blade. See “Replacing the Paper Cutter” on page 296. Auto Cutter Spare Blade C12C815241 Maintenance Tank This tank absorbs discharged liquid. If it becomes full, you need to replace it. See “Replacing the Maintenance Tank” on page 295.
EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400 ink cartridges English 10 Ink cartridge (Matte Black) 110 ml: T5668 220 ml: T5678 Ink cartridge (Cyan) 110 ml: T5662 220 ml: T5672 Ink cartridge (Magenta) 110 ml: T5663 220 ml: T5673 10 Ink cartridge (Yellow) 110 ml: T5664 220 ml: T5674 10 10 10 EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 ink cartridges Ink cartridge (Photo Black) 110 ml: T5621 220 ml: T5631 Ink cartridge (Matte Black) 110 ml: T5668 220 ml: T5678 Ink cartridge (Cyan) 110 ml: T5622 220 ml: T5632 Ink cartridge (
Ink cartridge (Light Light Black) 110 ml: T5629 220 ml: T5639 Epson Special Media Most plain paper works well in your printer. In addition, Epson offers specially designed media for ink jet printers to meet most high-quality printing needs. Note: ❏ The availability of special media varies by country. ❏ The names of some special media vary by country. Use the product number to confirm the type of special media you need or have.
Media Name Size Product Code Recommended Application Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) 16" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041742 24" × 100’ (30.5 m) Photo Contract Proofing S041638 36" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041639 44" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041640 10" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041644 300 mm × 30.5 m S041646 16" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041737 20" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041645 24" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041461 36" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041462 44" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041463 16" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041743 24" × 100’ (30.
Premium Glossy Photo Paper Photo Glossy Paper Photo Grade Glossy Paper 24" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041390 36" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041391 44" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041392 420 mm × 100’ (30.5 m) S041778 24" × 100’ (30.5 m) SP91021 Photo Contract Proofing S041475 36" × 100’ (30.5 m) SP91001 S041476 44" × 100’ (30.5 m) SP91002 S041477 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Photo Semigloss Paper Photo Grade Semigloss Paper 24" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041393 36" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041394 44" × 100’ (30.
Enhanced Matte Paper Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Textured Fine Art Paper Canvas Enhanced Synthetic Paper Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper 13" × 50’ (15 m) S041668 17" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041724 24" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041658 36" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041659 44" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041660 17" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041725 24" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041595 36" × 100’ (30.5 m) S041596 44" × 100’ (30.
Cut sheets Media Name Size Product Code Recommended Application Premium Glossy Photo Paper Super A3/B S041289 Photo S041316 Premium Luster Photo Paper Super A3/B S041407 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Super A3/B S041328 Singleweigh Matte Paper Super A3/B S041909 A2 S041910 US-C S041907 LTR S041029 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper S041327 POP 2D CAD/GIS Imposition Proofing S041062 A4 S041061 EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (Commercial) Super A3/B S041744 Contract Proofing Archival Mat
24" × 30" S041598 30" × 40" S041599 Sign and Display 10 English Enhanced Matte Posterboard 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Options and Consumable Products 375
Glossary The following definitions apply specifically to printers. application A software program that helps you carry out a particular task, such as word processing or financial planning. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols. banding The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics. This occurs when the print heads are misaligned. See also MicroWeave.
Macintosh software that is designed so you get WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) color output. This software prints colors as you see them on your screen. cpi See characters per inch. default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on, reset, or initialized. DMA Direct Memory Access. A data transfer feature that by-passes a computer’s CPU and allows direct communication between the computer’s memory and peripheral devices (such as printers).
ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This system of commands gives you control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all Epson printers and supported by most application programs for personal computers. ESC/P Raster A command language that gives you control of your printer from your computer. Commands in this language produce laser-like features, such as enhanced graphics printing. font A style of type designated by a family name.
The connection between the computer and the printer. A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time. interface cable The cable that connects between the computer and the printer. LCD Liquid Crystal Display. Shows various messages according to status of the printer. local printer The printer which is connected to the computer’s port directly by interface cable. media Materials upon which data is printed, such as roll paper and cut sheets, plain paper, and special paper.
PhotoEnhance The Epson software to change the shade of tone, to correct image data and to change the sharpness of the image data. port An interface channel through which data is transmitted between devices. printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins. printer driver A software program that sends commands for using the features of a particular printer. Often shortened to “driver”. See also driver.
Red, green, and blue. These colors, in phosphors irradiated by the computer monitor's electron gun, are used to create the additive array of screen colors. SelecType settings Settings made using the printer’s control panel. In the SelecType mode, various printer settings that are not available using the printer driver, such as test print settings, can be made. serial interface See interface.
Index A Advanced Photo, 26, 110, 169 Advanced settings Mac OS 9, 111 Mac OS X, 170 Windows, 27 Auto Rotate Mac OS 9, 134 Windows, 58 B Background printing, 147 Black ink cartridges, 286 Buttons, 197 C Cleaning printer, 303 Color setting Mac OS 9, 111 Windows, 28 ColorSync setting, 110, 169 Configuration settings, 146 Consumable products, 368 Contacting EPSON, 346 Customer support, 346 Custom mode Mac OS 9, 110 Mac OS X, 169 Windows, 26 Cut sheet media media type, 370 using, 267 D Dual roll feed spindle,
English E EPSON Monitor IV, 148 EPSON special media, 240, 347, 370 EPSON Spool Manager, 79 EPSON StatusMonitor Mac OS 9, 139, 144 Mac OS X, 190 Windows, 80 Error indication, 314 H Head Alignment, 224 I Ink cartridges, 281, 286, 368 L Layout menu (Windows), 60 to 65 Loadig cut sheet media, 267 Loading roll paper, 246 M Maintenance Mode, 235 Maintenance tank, 295 Media Type setting Mac OS 9, 105 Mac OS X, 165 Windows, 20 Menu mode, 205 head alignment, 222 menus, 206 paper configuration, 220 printer setti
O Online help Mac OS 9, 143 Mac OS X, 195 Windows, 76 Options, 366 P Page line, 252 Paper basket, 274 Paper cutter, 296 Paper Thickness, 230 PhotoEnhance settings Mac OS 9, 116 Windows, 34 Preview feature Mac OS 9, 122 Mac OS X, 185 Windows, 43 Printer driver Mac OS 9, 105 Windows, 20 Printer Software uninstalling (Mac OS 9), 154 uninstalling (Mac OS X), 195 uninstalling (Windows), 97 updating, 97 Printer Software for Macintosh (Mac OS X) utilities, 188 to 195 Printer utilities Mac OS 9, 139 Windows, 66 Pr
English Roll paper loading, 246 media type, 370 Roll Paper saving Mac OS 9, 135 Mac OS X, 182 Windows, 59 S Specifications electrical, 355 interface, 364 Standards and Approvals, 357 Spindle attaching and removing, 244 attaching the roll paper, 241 removing the roll paper, 243 Status Message, 201 Status Sheet, 233 System requirements Mac OS 9, 363 Mac OS X, 363 Windows, 362 T Technical support, 346 Thick paper, 271 Transport the printer, 307 Troubleshooting, 314 U Utilities Macintosh (Mac OS X), 188 to
