Epson 9800 User Guide

User’s Guide

English

Color Ink Jet Printer

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Printer Parts

Front view

roll paper spindles

mounting brackets

paper basket

Rear view

USB interface connector

roll paper cover

paper lever

control panel

ink cartridge compartment

front cover

IEEE1394 interface

connector

English

AC inlet

Optional interface

card slot cover

Chapter 1 Printing with Windows

Printer Software Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Accessing the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

From Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

From Windows Me and 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

From Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

From Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Basic Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Making the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Canceling printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Making Settings on the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Making the Media Type setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Making the Color setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Making the Mode setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Making Advanced setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Checking the Ink Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Previewing your printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the Print Assistant function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Making Settings on the Paper Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Making the Paper Source setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Making the Borderless setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Making the Auto Cut setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Making the Paper Size setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Making the Copies setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Making the Orientation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Making the Printable Area setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Making the Roll Paper Option settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Making Settings on the Layout Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Making the Reduce/Enlarge setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Making Multi-Page settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Making the Optimize Enlargement setting

(for Windows XP and 2000 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Checking the print head nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Using the Progress Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Using the EPSON Spool Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Increasing the Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

General tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Using Speed & Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Sharing Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

For Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

For Windows Me and 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

For Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Updating the driver in Windows XP and 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Updating to Windows Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Uninstalling the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Uninstalling the USB Host Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

English

Chapter 2 Printing with Mac OS 9.x

Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Accessing the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Accessing the Print dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Accessing the Page Setup dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Accessing the Layout dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Accessing the Utility dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Making the printer driver settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Canceling printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Making Settings in the Print Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Making the Media Type setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Making the Color setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Making the Mode setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Making Advanced setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Making the Copies setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Making the Pages setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Setting the print time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Previewing your printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Making Settings in the Page Setup Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Making the Paper Sizes setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Making the Paper Source setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Making the Borderless setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Making the Auto Cut setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Making the Orientation setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Making the Reduce or Enlarge setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Making the Printable Area settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Making the Roll Paper Option settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Making Settings in the Layout Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Making the Fit to Page setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Making Print Order settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Checking the print head nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Cleaning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Getting Information Through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Using the EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Accessing EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Making Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Using EPSON Monitor IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Accessing EPSON Monitor IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Managing print jobs using EPSON Monitor IV . . . . . . . . . . 149

Sharing Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Setting up your printer as a shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Accessing the shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Chapter 3 Printing with Mac OS X

Printer Software Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Accessing the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Paper Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Print Dialog Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Copies & Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Output Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Printer Color Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Paper Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Roll Paper Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Saving your settings in the Print dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Using your saved settings in the Print dialog . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Performing Borderless Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Canceling Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Printer Utility Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Accessing the EPSON Printer Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Checking the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Cleaning the print head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Using the Print Assistant function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Getting Information Through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

English

Chapter 4 The Control Panel

Buttons, Lights, Messages, and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Combination of buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

When to use Menu mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Menu list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Basic Menu setting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Details of Menu mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Checking the print head nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Making the paper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Printing a status sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Setting the alert value of the paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Chapter 5 Maintenance Mode

Maintenance Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Maintenance mode setting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Maintenance mode list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Details of maintenance mode items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Chapter 6 Paper Handling

Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Using Epson special media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Using paper other than Epson special media . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Using Roll Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Attaching the roll paper to the spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Removing the roll paper from the spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Attaching and removing the spindle from the printer . . . . 244

Loading roll paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Using the roll paper belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/9400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

For EPSON Stylus Pro 7800/7400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Chapter 7 Maintenance and Transportation

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Converting the Black Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

Updating the printer driver information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Replacing the Maintenance Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Replacing the Paper Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

Attaching the Manual Cutter Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

Removing the Manual Cutter Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

If you have not used your printer for a long time . . . . . . . . .306

Transporting the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Over a long distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Over a short distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

Setting up the printer after transporting it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

English

Chapter 8 Problem Solver

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Printer stops printing unexpectedly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

The printer does not turn on or stay on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

The printer prints nothing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Printouts are not what you expected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Print quality could be better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334

Color documents print in black only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337

Printing could be faster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338

Roll paper cannot be cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339

Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently. . . . . . .339

Roll paper does not eject properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

When feeding paper forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

When feeding paper backward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Troubleshooting on the Optional Auto Take-up Reel

Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Contacting Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Technical Support Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Paper Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Cut sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Chapter 9 Product Information

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Standards and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

To use your printer with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

To use your printer with Mac OS 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

To use your printer with Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

IEEE1394 Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Chapter 10 Options and Consumable Products

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Roll paper spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Auto Take-Up Reel Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Manual Cutter Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367

Interface card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367

Interface cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367

Consumable Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368

Paper cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368

Maintenance Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368

Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368

Epson Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

Roll paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371

Cut sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374

Glossary

Index

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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.

Menu Settings and Utilities

Main Media Type, Color, Mode, Ink Levels, Print Preview, Print

Assistant

Paper Paper Source, Borderless, Auto Cut, Paper Size (Page Size),

Layout Reduce/Enlarge, Multi-Page, Optimize Enlargement

Utility EPSON Status Monitor 3, Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, Print

Copies, Orie ntation, Printable Area (Whe n Sheet is selected as the Paper Source), Roll Paper Option (When Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source.)

Head Alignment, Printer and Option Information (EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only), EPSON LFP Remote Panel, Speed & Progress

For information on making printer driver settings, see “Making Settings on the Main Menu” on page 20, “Making Settings on the Paper Menu” on page 45, and “Making Settings on the Layout Menu” on page 60.

For information on the printer utilities, see “Using the Printer Utilities” on page 66.

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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.

Accessing the Printer Software

To access the printer software installed in your computer, follow the steps below.

Note:

The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the versions of Windows you are using.

From Windows XP

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1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes.

2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Printing Preferences. The printer software window appears.

From Windows Me and 98

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

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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. Depending on your application, you may need to click a combination of these buttons. The printer software window appears.

Basic Settings

Making the printer driver settings

This section describes the basic printer driver settings for printing your data.

To make the basic printer driver settings, follow the steps below.

1. Click Print on the File menu of your application. The Print dialog box appears.

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2. Make sure your printer is selected, and then click Properties or Options. You may need to click a combination of these buttons. The driver settings window appears.

3. Click the Main tab. The Main menu appears.

4. From Media Type, select a media that matches the paper loaded in the printer. See “Media Type setting list” on page 21.

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Note:

❏ The Media Type setting determines what other settings are

available; therefore, always make this setting first.

❏ Some media types are not available for the Paper Source setting

you have selected.

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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. Make the Mode setting. Check that Automatic is selected.

7. 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.

For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only: If you have selected Advanced B&W Photo as the Color setting, select the Color Toning setting from the pull-down menu.

Note:

Depending on the Media Type setting you choose, a slider may not appear in the Mode box.

8. Select the color control mode from the pull-down menu in the Mode box. For detailed information, see “Color Control mode” on page 25.

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9. Click the Paper tab. The Paper menu appears.

10. Select a paper source from the Paper Source list.

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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 Sheet is selected as the Paper Source setting, make the Printable Area settings as needed. See “Making the Printable Area setting” on page 56.

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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. Select Reduce/Enlarge, and then adjust the size of printed

data, if necessary. See “Making the Reduce/Enlarge setting” on page 61.

17. Select Multi-Page, and then make settings as needed. See

“Making Multi-Page settings” on page 62 for details.

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18. Click OK. The screen returns to the Print Setup dialog box (or a similar dialog box) of your application.

19. Click Print to start printing.

While printing is in progress, the EPSON Progress Meter appears, showing the printing progress and the status of your printer.

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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.

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.

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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.

From Media Type, select a media that matches the paper loaded in the printer. Locate your paper in the list, and then select a corresponding Media Type setting. For some types of paper, several Media Type settings are available for selection.

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Note:

❏ The availability of special media varies by country.

❏ 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

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Media Type Setting Epson Special Media

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 Semimatte Photo Paper (250)

Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper

Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper

Photo Paper Gloss 250 Photo Paper Gloss 250

Photo Glossy Paper Photo Glossy Paper

Photo Semigloss Paper Photo Semigloss Paper

Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Singleweight Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper

Doubleweight Matte Paper Doubleweight Matte Paper

Name/Description

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250)

Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250)

(Commercial)

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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)

Tracing Paper -

Enhanced Synthetic Paper Enhanced Synthetic Paper

Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper

Singleweight Matte Paper

Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper

Making the Color setting

EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400

Make the Color setting. Select Color/B&W Photo to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only.

Note:

When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color/B&W Photo even if the data to print is black.

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EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800

Make the Color setting. Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W Photo.

Note:

When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color even if the data to print is black.

Making the Mode setting

You can select either the Automatic or Custom mode. These modes are provided to give you two levels of control over the printer driver.

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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. Select Quality when print quality is more important than print speed. Select Speed when print speed is more important than print quality.

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Color Control mode

When Color (or Color/B&W Photo) is selected as the Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, the Color Control pull-down menu appears in the Mode box.

You can select from the following settings.

EPSON Vivid Select this setting to produce vivid blue and green

tones in printouts.

Note: Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor, your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected.

Charts and Graphs

EPSON Standard (sRGB)

Adobe RGB For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only:

Color Toning (for EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only)

Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.

For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only: Increases the contrast in images. Use this setting for color photographs.

Matches image color to Adobe RGB.

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When you select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color setting while Automatic is selected, the Color Toning pull-down menu appears in the Mode box.

You can select from the following settings.

Neutral This setting provides standard image correction for most

photos. Try this first.

Cool This setting gives a cool tone to your photos.

Warm This setting gives a warm tone to your photos.

Sepia This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.

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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 This mode lets you select image-correction

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.

settings specially designed for scanned or digitally captured photos.

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Making Advanced setting

The Advanced setting gives you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings pull-down menu.

To make Advanced settings, follow the steps below.

1. Select Custom from the Main menu, and then click Advanced. The Advanced dialog box appears.

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2. Make sure a media matching the media loaded in the printer is selected. See “Media Type setting list” on page 21.

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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.

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. Select a Print Quality setting.

5. If you are using non-Epson special media, click the Paper Config button, and then make settings as needed. For details, see “Paper Configuration” on page 29.

6. Make the Printer Color Management settings. For details, see “Printer Color Management” on page 32.

Note:

Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Media Type, Color, and Print Quality settings you have made.

7. Make other settings as needed. For details, see the online help.

8. Click OK to apply your settings and then return to the Main menu. If you want to return to the previous screen without applying your settings, click Cancel.

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Paper Configuration

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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 colo r. Yo u can a ls o type a numbe r ( -50 to +50) in the box next to the slider.

Use this function when you print on paper other than Epson special media.

Set the slider to the 0 position when you print on Epson special media.

Note: Deepening of the color of printout may not be possible, depending on the printing mode.

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Mode Description

Drying Time per Print Head Pass

Paper Feed Adjustment

Paper Suction Decreasing the air suction at the platen can avoid

Paper Thickness

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.

Controls the paper feeding value, in 0.01% increments. If the paper feeding value is too large, white horizontal micro banding may appear. If the paper feeding value is too small, dark horizontal micro banding may appear.

wrinkling or waving of thin or saturated media, or eliminating vertical banding. The relationship of the parameter and the suction power is indicated as follows:

Standard:100%

-1:84%

-2:66%

-3:50%

-4:34%

This value automatically appears according to the Media Type setting. If you use non-Epson media, modify this value for your media. Refer to the paper specifications, or print "Thickness Pattern" to find out the paper thickness.

Cut Method Determines the best cutting method according to the

paper thickness.

Standard:Normal speed and normal cut pressure Thin Paper:Low cut pressure Thick Paper, Fast:High speed and high cut pressure Thick Paper, Slow:Low speed and high cut pressure

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Contents

Printing with Windows

Printer Software Introduction

Accessing the Printer Software

From Windows XP

From Windows Me and 98

From Windows 2000

From Windows applications

Basic Settings

Making the printer driver settings

Canceling printing

Making Settings on the Main Menu

Making the Media Type setting

Making the Color setting

Making the Mode setting

Making Advanced setting