Epson Pro 11880 User Manual

User’s Guide

NPD2979-00

User’s Guide

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User’s Guide

Contents

Copyrights and Trademarks

Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Warning, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

When choosing a place for this product . . . . . .6

When setting up this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

When using this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

When handling the ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . .8

When transporting this product . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Using Cut Sheet Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Loading cut sheet media longer than Super

A3/B (483 mm). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Loading cut sheet media with a length of Super

A3/B (483 mm) or below . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Printing on thick paper (0.5 to 1.5 mm) . . . . .38

Ejecting Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

For roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

For cut sheet media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Using Auto Take-up Reel Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Using the paper basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Introduction

Printer Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Rear view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

The Control Panel

Buttons, Lights, and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Using the Menu mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Menu list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Details of Menu mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Maintenance Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Maintenance mode list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Using the Printer Software (Windows)

Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

EPSON LFP Remote Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Accessing the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

From Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

From the Printer icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Getting Information Through Online Help . . . .52

Basic Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Setting the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Checking the printer status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Canceling printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

When problem occurs during printing. . . . . .55

Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Uninstalling the printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . .60

Paper Handling

Supported Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Paper thickness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Using Roll Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Preparing the spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Attaching the roll paper to the spindle. . . . . .29

Loading roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Cutting the roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Removing the roll paper from the spindle. . .34

Using the Printer Software (Mac OS X)

Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

EPSON Printer Utility2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

EPSON StatusMonitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

EPSON LFP Remote Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Accessing the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

User’s Guide

Accessing the Page Setup dialog . . . . . . . . . . .62

Accessing the Print dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Getting Information Through Online Help . . . .63

Basic Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Setting the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Checking the printer status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Canceling printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

When problem occurs during printing. . . . . .65

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

Accessing EPSON Printer Utility2. . . . . . . . . .66

Using EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Uninstalling the printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . .69

Variety of Printings

Using Color Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Color management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Color adjustment by the printer driver. . . . . .75

Black-and-White Photo Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Borderless Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Supported media type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Application settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Roll paper cut for borderless printing. . . . . . .83

Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Fit to Page (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Fit to Roll Paper Width (Windows only) . . . .86

Custom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Pages Per Sheet Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

For Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Poster Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Joining the sheets together along the guide . .91

Printing on Custom Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

For Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Banner Printing on Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Application settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Printing with Non-Epson Media . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Setting the custom paper in the printer . . . .100

Customize the Items of the Printer Driver . . . .102

Saving the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . .102

Menu arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Exporting or Importing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Changing the Black Ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Options and Consumable Products

Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Epson special media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Maintenance tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Paper cutter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Roll paper belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Paper basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Roll paper spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Paper Information

Paper Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Cut sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Maintenance

Daily Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Instructions for placing the printer . . . . . . . .120

Notes for when you are not using the printer . . 120

Instructions for using paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

When ink needs to be replaced/When ink gets

low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Confirming the ink cartridge remaining . . .122

About ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Replacing ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Replacing the Maintenance Tank. . . . . . . . . . . .127

Confirming the free space of the maintenance

tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Replacing the maintenance tank . . . . . . . . . .127

Replacing the Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Adjusting the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Nozzle check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Head cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Power cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Automatic maintenance function . . . . . . . . .137

Print head alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Cleaning the Roller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Cleaning outside of the printer . . . . . . . . . . .144

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Cleaning inside of the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Keeping the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

If you do not used your printer for a long time. 146 If you have not used your printer for more than

six months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Protecting the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Repacking the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Setting up the printer after transporting . . .148

Problem Solver

Error Messages on the LCD Panel . . . . . . . . . . .149

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

When the maintenance call error occurs . . .155

When the service call error occurs. . . . . . . . .156

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

You cannot print (because the printer does not

work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

The printer sounds like it is printing, but noth-

ing prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

The prints are not what you expected. . . . . .160

Feeding or ejecting troubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Other troubles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Standards and Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Index

Where To Get Help

Technical Support Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Before Contacting Epson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Help for Users in North America . . . . . . . . .169

Help for Users in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Help for Users in Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Help for Users in Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Help for Users in Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Help for Users in Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Help for Users in Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Help for Users in Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Help for Users in Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Help for Users in India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Help for Users in the Philippines . . . . . . . . .173

Product Information

System Requirements for the Printer Driver . .174

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Connection requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

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Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions

Read all of these instructions before using the printer. Also be sure to follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer.

Warning, Cautions, and Notes

Warning:

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Caution:

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

When choosing a place for this product

❏ Place this product on a flat, stable surface that

is larger than this product. This product will not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle.

❏ Avoid places subject to rapid changes in

temperature and humidity. Also keep it away from direct sunlight, strong light, or heat sources.

❏ Avoid places subject to shocks and vibrations.

❏ Keep this product away from dusty areas.

❏ Place this product near a wall outlet where

the plug can be easily unplugged.

When setting up this product

❏ Do not block or cover the openings in this

product’s cabinet.

Note:

contain important information and useful tips on the operation of this printer.

❏ Do not insert objects through the slots. Take

care not to spill liquid on this product.

❏ This product’s power cord is for use with this

product only. Use with other equipment may result in fire or electric shock.

❏ Connect all equipment to properly grounded

power outlets. Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off.

❏ Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall

switches or automatic timers.

❏ Keep the entire computer system away from

potential sources of electromagnetic interference, such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones.

❏ Use only the type of power source indicated

on the product’s label.

❏ Use only the power cord that comes with this

product. Use of another cord may result in fire or electric shock.

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❏ Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord.

❏ If you use an extension cord with this

product, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.

❏ Do not attempt to service this product

yourself.

❏ Unplug this product and refer servicing to

qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

The power cord or plug is damaged; liquid has entered the product; the product has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; the product does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance.

When using this product

❏ Do not put your hand inside this product or

touch the ink cartridges during printing.

❏ Do not move the print heads by hand;

otherwise you may damage this product.

❏ Always turn the product off using the Power

button on the control panel. When this button is pressed, the Power light flashes briefly then goes off. Do not unplug the power cord or turn off the product until the Power light stops flashing.

❏ Do not to touch the parts highlighted below.

❏ If you plan to use the printer in Germany,

observe the following:

To provide adequate short-circuit protection and over-current protection for this printer, the building installation must be protected by a 10 or 16 amp circuit breaker.

❏ If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord

set or consult a qualified electrician. If there are fuses in the plug, make sure you replace them with fuses of the correct size and rating.

❏ Do not touch the metal plate located at the

upper left ink cartridge compartment.

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When handling the ink cartridges

❏ Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of

children and do not drink.

❏ If ink gets on your skin, wash it off with soap

and water. If it gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.

❏ If you remove an ink cartridge for later use,

protect the ink supply area from dirt and dust, and store it in the same environment as this product. Note that there is a valve in the ink supply port, making covers or plugs unnecessary, but care is needed to prevent the ink from staining items that the cartridge touches. Do not touch the ink supply port or surrounding area.

❏ Shake the ink cartridge well before installing

it for best results.

Caution:

Do not shake cartridges (that have been installed previously) with too much force.

❏ Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date

printed on the cartridge carton.

❏ Use up the ink cartridge within six months of

installation for best results.

❏ Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to

refill them. This could damage the print head.

When transporting this product

❏ Before transporting the printer, make sure the

print heads are in the home (far right) position.

❏ Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of

the cartridge. This may affect normal operation and printing.

❏ The IC chip on this ink cartridge retains a

variety of cartridge related-information, such as the ink cartridge status, so that the cartridge may be removed and reinserted freely. However, each time the cartridge is inserted, some ink is consumed because the printer automatically performs a reliability check.

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Introduction

Printer Parts

9. Paper guides

Use the paper guides to lead the paper for feeding forward or backward.

10. Auto Take-up Reel Unit

Use the Auto Take-up Reel Unit to roll up your print.

Front view

1. Roll paper spindle

Use the spindle to set the roll paper.

2. Paper roll holder

Place the roll paper temporarily.

3. Roll paper cover

Open the roll paper cover when you set or remove the roll paper.

4. Paper lever

Set or release the paper.

5. Control panel

The control panel consists of buttons, lights, and a liquid crystal display (LCD).

6. Ink cover open button (on both sides)

Push this button to open the ink cover.

Rear view

1. Auto Take-up Reel Unit connector

Connects the printer and Auto Take-up Reel Unit with a cable.

2. USB interface connector

Connects the computer and printer with a USB interface cable.

3. Network interface connector

Connects the printer to the network with a network interface cable.

4. AC inlet

Plug the power cord.

5. Maintenance tanks (on both sides and the center)

There are three maintenance tanks, where the waste ink goes into.

7. Ink cartridge compartment (on both sides)

Set the ink cartridges in here.

8. Front cover

Open the front cover when you change the cutter or remove jammed paper.

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User’s Guide

Features

EPSON Stylus Pro 11880/11880C is a wide-format ink jet color printer that supports 64-inch roll paper and B0 size cut sheet media.

The features of this printer are described below.

Printing monochrome photos

Using Epson UltraChrome K3 ink, with the three densities of black ink as the main inks adjusted with light coloring, you can achieve subtle black and white tones. Also, you can print monochrome photos with rich tones from color photo data using only the functions of the printer driver, without having to use an application.

See “Black-and-White Photo Printing” on

page 77.

Support for a range of paper types

Epson offers a range of special media for ensuring high-quality printing. By selecting the right paper for the application, whether for indoor or outdoor use (lamination is recommended), you can express a whole new world of art. Also, the printer handles paper up to 1.5-mm thick and can also print on paperboard.

Borderless printing

Using Auto Expand or Retain Size, you can perform borderless printing.

See “Borderless Printing” on page 79.

There is also a borderless poster printing function that allows you to make big posters by simply joining together a number of prints.

See “Poster Printing” on page 89.

Auto Take-up Reel Unit provided as standard

This automatically takes up printed paper, keeping it clean and free of creases. It is also convenient for storage and transportation.

Auto selection for two kind of black inks

Both Photo and Matte Black ink are installed in this printer. Photo Black ink can be used for all media types with professional quality results. Matte Black ink significantly increases black optical density when printing on matte and fine art type papers. These black inks are switched automatically according to the papers.

Large-capacity (700 ml) ink cartridge

Epson provides the large-capacity (700 ml) ink cartridges for this printer that realize the high productivity required for professional work.

See “Paper Information” on page 110.

Using Epson UltraChrome K3 ink, you can achieve high-quality printing that resists fading

Combining Epson UltraChrome K3 ink and Epson special media ensures superior light fastness and ozone resistance. This opens up the range of uses from printing photos to displays and banners for storefronts using long paper, posters, and other applications normally subject to fading.

Stability of ink after printing

Since the color of the ink stabilizes soon after printing, the prints can be used in the prepress workflow and for color proof applications.

Reduced color difference in different light source conditions

Previously, coloring with light colors was used to achieve subtle tones. However, to minimize this and thereby reduce color differences in different light source conditions, Light Light Black ink is used instead. The color remains stable even under different light sources, ensuring consistently high quality printing.

High speed USB 2.0 / Gigabit Ethernet

You can connect to a high-speed network (such as USB 2.0 or Ethernet 100/1000) and that improves the file transfer speed.

Roll paper remaining

The remaining amount of the roll paper is displayed on the LCD panel. When you remove the roll paper, the barcode (including the paper type, the roll paper length, and the roll length alert value information) is printed on the roll paper edge. This will facilitate paper setting the next time the same paper is used.

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User’s Guide

The Control Panel

Buttons, Lights, and Messages

You can check the ink remaining and printer status on the control panel.

Buttons

Icon Explanation

Roll Auto Cut OnPrints on the roll

paper. It cuts the roll paper automatically after printing each page.

Roll Auto Cut Off

Sheet Prints on the sheet.

❏ Cuts or feeds the roll paper if pressed and

held for 3 seconds.

Prints on the roll paper. It does not cut the paper automatically after printing. You need to cut the paper with a cutter manually.

1. Power button

Turns the printer on or off.

2. Pause/Reset button /

Stops printing temporarily, or restarts printing if pressed when the printer is in the pause mode.

❏ Clears print data in the printer memory if

pressed and held for 3 seconds.

❏ The printer returns to the READY state when

this button is pressed in the Menu mode.

3. Paper Source button

❏ Selects a paper source and roll paper cut

method. The icon changes by pressing this button. However, you cannot change the paper source icon when you set the paper while REMAINING PPR SETUP is set to ON.

❏ Returns to the previous level when pressed in

the Menu mode.

❏ When you print from the printer driver, the

settings you make on the printer driver have priority over the settings you make on the printer's control panel.

4. Paper Feed button /

❏ Feeds the roll paper in the forward or

reverse direction. If you want to feed the paper faster, press and hold it for 3 seconds. You can feed 20 cm of paper for one press.

❏ If the roll paper is detected and you press the

button with the paper lever in the released position, you can adjust the roll paper suction in the paper feed path in 3 stages.

See “Loading roll paper” on page 30.

❏ Feeds the sheet in the forward direction when

you press the button.

❏ Changes the parameter in the forward or

reverse order when selecting a desired parameter in the Menu mode.

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5. Enter button

❏ Sets the selected parameter in the selected

item in the Menu mode. Executes the item if the selected item is for execution only.

❏ When you press and hold the button for 3

seconds while REMAINING PPR SETUP is ON:AT ROLL EXCHANGE, a barcode is printed on the roll paper edge and the paper lever is released.

6. Menu button

❏ Enters the Menu mode when pressed in the

READY state.

See “Menu Mode” on page 15.

❏ Enters the Printer Status menu if pressed

during printing.

Lights

1Power

light

On The printer is on.

Flashing The printer is

receiving the data. The printer is in process of turning off.

See “PRINTER STATUS” on page 22.

❏ When pressed in the Menu mode, a desired

menu can be selected.

❏ Cleans the print heads if pressed and held for

3 seconds.

7. Auto Forward button

❏ When the roll paper is fed into the detection

area of the sensor, it is automatically taken up with the printed surface on the outside.

❏ When you press the button for more than 2

seconds while the light is on, Auto Take-up Reel Unit starts to take up and the printer starts to feed the paper simultaneously. When you press the button for more than 2 seconds while the light is off, only Auto Take-up Reel Unit starts to take up.

8. Auto Backward button

❏ When the roll paper is fed into the detection

area of the sensor, it is automatically taken up with the printed surface on the inside.

❏ When you press the button for more than 2

Off The printer is off.

2 Pause light On The printer is in the

Menu mode. The printer is in the pause mode. The printer has an error.

Off The printer is ready to

print data.

3Paper

Check light

4Ink Check

light

On No paper is loaded in

the paper source. The paper lever is releasing. The paper setting is not correct.

Flashing Paper is jammed.

Paper is not loaded straight.

Off The printer is ready to

print data.

On The installed ink

cartridge is expended. The ink cartridge is not installed. The wrong ink cartridge is installed.

Flashing The installed ink

cartridge is nearly expended.

Off The printer is ready

for print data.

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5Auto

Forward light

6Auto

Backward light

Display

On Auto Forward is

enabled.

Flashing A taking-up error has

occurred.

Off Auto Forward is

disabled.

On Auto Backward is

enabled.

Flashing A taking-up error has

occurred.

Off Auto Backward is

disabled.

❏ The roll length alert value is set for the ROLL

LENGTH ALERT in ROLL PAPER REMAINING of

the Paper Setup menu.

If you select OFF for REMAINING PPR SETUP in the Paper Setup menu, the Roll Paper Counter icon is not displayed.

3. Roll Paper Margin icon

Displays the paper margin icon with the margins you have selected for the ROLL PAPER MARGIN.

❏ 15mm: When TOP/BOTTOM 15mm is selected.

❏ 35/15mm: When TOP 35/BOTTOM 15mm is

selected.

❏ 3mm: When 3mm is selected.

❏ 15mm: When 15mm is selected.

Nothing appears if DEFAULT is selected for ROLL PAPER MARGIN.

See “Menu list” on page 18.

1. Messages

Displays the printer status, operation, and error messages.

See “Error Messages on the LCD Panel” on

page 149.

See “Details of Menu mode” on page 20.

The following information may be displayed on the second line of the message.

2. Roll Paper Counter icon

Displays the remaining amount of the roll paper. When you make the following settings, the icon and the remaining amount of the roll paper is displayed.

❏ REMAINING PPR SETUP is set to ON in ROLL

PAPER REMAINING of the Paper Setup menu.

❏ The length of the roll paper is set for the ROLL

PAPER LENGTH in ROLL PAPER REMAINING of

the Paper Setup menu.

4. Paper Number

When you select paper number (1 to 10) for Custom Paper, the number you selected appears.

See “Setting the custom paper in the printer”

on page 100.

5. Paper Source icon

Displays the paper source and roll paper cut setting. You can select the following paper source icons by pressing the button displayed on the LCD panel. When you print from the printer driver, the settings you make on the printer driver have priority over the settings you make on the printer's control panel.

Icon Explanation

Prints on the roll paper. It cuts the roll paper automatically after printing each page.

Prints on the roll paper. It does not cut automatically after printing.

Prints on the sheet.

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6. Platen Gap icon

Displays the Platen Gap setting. If the paper number you have selected in the Custom Paper menu is displayed, the Platen Gap icon is not displayed.

See “Menu list” on page 18.

Icon Explanation

None Standard

Narrow

Wide

Wider

Widest

❏ Ink remaining

Icon Description

There is enough ink remaining.

We recommend you prepare a new ink cartridge.

Prepare a new ink cartridge. (flashing) This icon indicates the yellow tank.

The ink is expended so you cannot print. Replace the ink cartridge with a new one. This icon indicates the yellow tank.

Cartridge error or no cartridge.

7. Ink cartridge status icon

Displays the remaining amount of ink in each cartridge.

❏ Ink cartridge

Number Ink color

1 Vivid Light Magenta (VLM)

2 Light Light Black (LLK)

3 Matte Black (MK)

4Light Black (LK)

5Light Cyan (LC)

6Cyan (C)

7 Vivid Magenta (VM)

8Photo Black (PK)

9 Yellow (Y)

8. Maintenance tank icon

The rightmost three icons show the free space of the left, center, and right maintenance tanks respectively.

Icon Description

There is enough free space in the maintenance tanks.

We recommend you prepare a new maintenance tank.

Prepare a new maintenance tank. (flashing)

The maintenance tank is full. Replace the maintenance tank with a new one.

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Menu Mode

The Menu mode enables you to make printer settings similar to those you would normally make in the driver or software, as well as other additional settings, directly through the control panel. The control panel shows the printer information, and operations such as nozzle check can be performed using the control panel.

Using the Menu mode

1. Select a menu.

Example: Select PRINTER SETUP.

Press the button to enter the Menu

mode.

The first menu appears on the LCD panel.

Press the / button to select PRINTER

SETUP.

Note:

Press the button whenever you want to exit the Menu mode and return to the READY state. Press the button to return to the previous step.

Follow the steps below to use the Menu mode.

Press the button to enter the Printer

Setup menu.

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2. There are three cases depending on the items you have selected.

A. When you can select a parameter

Example: When selecting PLATEN GAP in the Printer Setup menu

Press the / button to select PLATEN

GAP.

Press the button to enter the Platen Gap

item.

B. When you execute a function

Example: When selecting NOZZLE CHECK in the Test Print menu

In the Test Print menu, press the /

button to select NOZZLE CHECK.

Press the button to enter the Nozzle

Check item.

Press the / button to select a

parameter for the item. The current setting is marked with an asterisk (*).

Press the button to store the selected

parameter.

Press the button to execute the Nozzle

Check.

Press the button to return to the

previous level, or press the button to exit the Menu mode.

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C. When you want to display the printer information

Example: When selecting INK LEVEL in the Printer Status menu.

In the Printer Status menu, press the

/ button to select INK LEVEL.

Press the button to enter the Ink Level item.

Confirm the remaining ink on the display.

Press the / button to display the remaining amount of each ink color.

Example: Matte Black 84%

Press the button to return to the previous

level or press the button to exit the Menu mode.

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Menu list

Menu Item Parameter

“PRINTER SETUP” on page 20

“TEST PRINT” on page 21

“MAINTENANCE” on page 22

PLATEN GAP NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, WIDER, WIDEST

PAGE LINE ON, OFF

ROLL PAPER MARGIN DEFAULT, TOP/BOTTOM 15mm, TOP 35/BOTTOM

15mm, 15mm, 3mm

PAPER SIZE CHECK ON, OFF

PAPER SKEW CHECK ON, OFF

REFRESH MARGIN ON, OFF

AUTO NOZZLE CHECK ON: PERIODICALLY, ON: EVERY JOB, OFF

PRINT NOZZLE PATTERN OFF, ON: EVERY PAGE, ON: EVERY 10 PAGES

INITIALIZE SETTINGS EXECUTE

NOZZLE CHECK PRINT

STATUS SHEET PRINT

NETWORK STATUS SHEET PRINT

JOB INFORMATION PRINT

CUSTOM PAPER PRINT

CUTTER ADJUSTMENT EXECUTE

CUTTER REPLACEMENT EXECUTE

POWER CLEANING EXECUTE

CLEAN EACH COLOR C/VM, PK, MK/Y, LLK/LK, VLM/LC

CLOCK SETTING MM/DD/YY HH:MM

CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT -20 - 0 - +20

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“PRINTER STATUS” on page 22

“PAPER SETUP” on page 23

VERSION F0xxxx-xx xx IBCC

PRINTABLE PAGES (ink color) nnnnnnn PAGES

INK LEVEL (ink color) nn%

MAINTENANCE TANK LEFT nn%

CENTER REAR nn% RIGHT nn%

USAGE COUNT INK xxxxx.xml

PAPER xxxxx.xcm

CLEAR USAGE COUNT INK EXECUTE

PAPER EXECUTE

JOB HISTORY No. 0-No. 9

Ink xxxxx.xml Paper xxx.x cm2

TOTAL PRINTS nnnnnn PAGES

EDM STATUS NOT STARTED, ENABLED, DISABLED

LAST UPLOADED MM/DD/YY HH:MM GMT, (NOT UPLOADED)

PAPER TYPE Photo Paper

Proofing Paper Fine Art Paper Matte Paper Plain Paper Others CUSTOM PAPER NO PAPER SELECTED

“HEAD ALIGNMENT” on page 26

“NETWORK SETUP” on page 26

ROLL PAPER REMAINING REMAINING PPR SETUP

ROLL PAPER LENGTH ROLL LENGTH ALERT

CUSTOM PAPER PAPER NO.1 - 10

PAPER THICKNESS SELECT PAPER TYPE

SELECT THICKNESS

ALIGNMENT AUTO, MANUAL

NETWORK SETUP DISABLE, ENABLE

IP ADDRESS SETTING AUTO, PANEL

IP, SM, DG SETTING IP ADDRESS

000.000.000.000 - 192.168.192.168 -

255.255.255.255

SUBNET MASK

000.000.000.000 - 255.255.255.000 -

255.255.255.255

DEFAULT GATEWAY

000.000.000.000 - 255.255.255.255

BONJOUR ON, OFF

INIT NETWORK SETTING EXECUTE

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Details of Menu mode

PRINTER SETUP

Item Parameter Explanation

PLATEN GAP NARROW You can adjust the distance between the print head

STANDARD

WIDE

WIDER

WIDEST

PAGE LINE ON You can select whether to print a page line (line along

OFF

and paper.

❏ STANDARD: Normally, select STANDARD.

❏ When selecting other than STANDARD, the following

icon appears on the LCD panel.

NARROW:

WIDE:

WIDER:

WIDEST:

which to cut) on the roll paper. Select ON if you want to print the page line, or OFF otherwise.

The vertical line may be printed when the roll paper width that is set in the printer driver is smaller than the width of the roll paper that is loaded in the printer.

* This setting is available for roll paper only.

ROLL PAPER MARGIN DEFAULT You can select margins for roll paper.

TOP/BOTTOM15mm

TOP 35/BOTTOM 15mm

15mm

3mm

❏ DEFAULT:

The top and bottom margins are 15 mm and left and right margins are 3 mm. *The top margin of Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250), Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250), and Premium Luster Photo Paper (260) are 20 mm and the bottom margin is 15 mm.

❏ TOP/BOTTOM 15mm:

The top and bottom margins are 15 mm and left and right margins are 3 mm.

❏ TOP 35/BOTTOM 15mm:

The top margin is 35 mm, bottom is 15 mm, and left and right are 3 mm.

❏ 15mm:

The margins of all four sides are 15 mm.

❏ 3mm:

The margins of all four sides are 3 mm.

The print area does not change even when the margins are changed.

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Item Parameter Explanation

PAPER SIZE CHECK ON You can select whether to check the paper width.

OFF

PAPER SKEW CHECK ON When you select ON, if the paper is not straight, PAPER

OFF

REFRESH MARGIN ON When you select ON, the printer cuts an extra print area

OFF

❏ ON:

Check the paper width and top edge of the paper.

❏ OFF:

Do not check the paper width and top edge of the paper. The printer continues to print even if the paper width does not match the data width, and the printer may print beyond the paper. Because this soils the inside of the printer, we recommend you select ON. This may result in a wider blank margin at the top of each page.

SKEW appears on the LCD panel and the printer stops printing. When you select OFF, a paper align error does not occur even if the printed data is out of range of the paper, and the printer continues to print.

automatically after borderless printing.

AUTO NOZZLE CHECK ON: PERIODICALLY When you select ON, the printer performs a nozzle check

ON: EVERY JOB

OFF

PRINT NOZZLE PATTERN OFF When you select ON, the printer prints the nozzle check

ON: EVERY PAGE

ON: EVERY 10 PAGES

INITIALIZE SETTINGS EXECUTE You can return all setting values you have made in the

and if there are missing dots, it performs cleaning automatically.

❏ ON: PERIODICALLY

Automatically performs a nozzle check periodically.

❏ ON: EVERY JOB

Performs a nozzle check before printing each job.

❏ OFF

Does not perform a nozzle check automatically.

pattern before printing each print job or the 10th sheet, depending on the setting you have set.

* This setting is available for roll paper only.

Printer Setup menu to their factory set value.

TEST PRINT

Item Parameter Explanation

NOZZLE CHECK PRINT You can print a print head nozzle check pattern for

each ink cartridge. It also prints the firmware version, the ink usage, and the free space of the maintenance tank.

See “Nozzle check” on page 132.

STATUS SHEET PRINT You can print the current printer status.

NETWORK STATUS SHEET PRINT You can print the current network status.

JOB INFORMATION PRINT You can print the job information saved in the printer (up

to 10 jobs).

CUSTOM PAPER PRINT You can print custom paper information registered in

the Paper Setup menu.

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MAINTENANCE

You can perform maintenance functions, such as power cleaning.

Item Parameter Explanation

CUTTER ADJUSTMENT EXECUTE You can adjust the cutter position by selecting the

cutter position number.

CUTTER REPLACEMENT EXECUTE You can see the procedure used to replace the paper

cutter. Follow the instructions on the LCD panel.

POWER CLEANING EXECUTE You can clean the print head more effectively than

normal head cleaning.

CLEAN EACH COLOR C/VM You can perform the cleaning for the specified nozzles

MK/Y

LLK/LK

only.

VLM/LC

CLOCK SETTING MM/DD/YY HH:MM You can set year, month, date, hour, and minute.

CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT

0 You can adjust the contrast of the LCD panel.

-20 - 0 - +20

PRINTER STATUS

This menu shows the printer status.

Item Parameter Explanation

VERSION F0xxxx-xx xx IBCC You can see the firmware version.

PRINTABLE PAGES (ink color) nnnnnnn

PAGES

INK LEVEL (ink color) nn% You can see the status of each ink cartridge.

MAINTENANCE TANK LEFT nn% You can see the free space of the maintenance tank.

CENTER REAR nn%

RIGHT nn%

USAGE COUNT INK xxxxx.xml You can see the ink consumption in milliliters and paper

PAPER xxxxx.xcm

You can see the number of pages printable for each ink cartridge.

consumption amount in centimeters. Values shown in USAGE COUNT are rough indications.

CLEAR USAGE COUNT INK EXECUTE You can clear the values set in USAGE COUNT.

PAPER EXECUTE

JOB HISTORY No. 0 - No.9

Ink xxxxx.xml Paper xxx.x cm2

TOTAL PRINTS nnnnnn PAGES You can see the total amount of pages you have

You can see ink consumption (INK) in milliliters and paper size (PAPER) for each print job saved in the printer. The latest job is saved as No. 0.

printed.

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Item Parameter Explanation

EDM STATUS NOT STARTED,

ENABLED, DISABLED

LAST UPLOADED MM/DD/YY HH:MM GMT, (NOT UPLOADED)

You can see if the EDM is enabled or disabled. If the EDM is enabled, the time that the EDM status was last uploaded is displayed.

Note:

❏ When the indicator light remains on, you need to replace the expended ink cartridge. If you replace the cartridge

correctly, the counter resets automatically.

See “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 122.

❏ When the maintenance tank icon indicates that the maintenance tank is full or near full on the LCD panel, you

need to replace the maintenance tank. If you replace the tank correctly, the counter resets automatically.

See “Replacing the Maintenance Tank” on page 127.

PAPER SETUP

When you use non-Epson media, be sure to make the appropriate settings for the paper.

Item Parameter Explanation

PAPER TYPE Photo Paper You can select the media type loaded in the printer.

Proofing Paper

Fine Art Paper

Matte Paper

Plain Paper

Others

CUSTOM PAPER

NO PAPER SELECTED

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Item Parameter Explanation

ROLL PAPER REMAINING

*This menu does not appear when the paper is loaded in the printer.

REMAINING PPR SETUP You can set a paper remaining counter function only if

the paper is not loaded in the printer.

❏ OFF:

The ROLL PAPER REMAINING function is disabled. The Roll Paper Counter icon does not appear on the LCD panel.

❏ ON: PRINT EVERY PAGE:

The remaining amount of the roll paper is displayed on the LCD panel. At the end of the print job, the barcode (including the paper type, the roll paper length, and the roll length alert value information) is printed on the roll paper edge. When the printer is turned on or the roll paper is set in the printer, the barcode is scanned.

❏ ON: AT ROLL EXCHANGE:

The remaining amount of the roll paper is displayed on the LCD panel. When this setting is selected, the paper lever is locked. When you press and hold the

button for 3 seconds, the barcode (including the paper type, the roll paper length, and the roll length alert value information) is printed on the roll paper edge and then the paper lever is released. When the printer is turned on or the roll paper is set in the printer, the barcode is scanned.

ROLL PAPER LENGTH You can get a message when there is not much paper

ROLL LENGTH ALERT

left, by setting the roll alert.

When using roll paper, enter the length of the 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.

CUSTOM PAPER PAPER NO.1 - 10 You can select a number (between 1 to 10) to register

the settings (such as Paper Type, Platen Gap, Thickness Pattern, Cut Method, Paper Feed Adjust, Drying Time, Paper Suction) or to recall these settings you have made. The number you select here is displayed on the LCD panel.

See “CUSTOM PAPER” on page 25.

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CUSTOM PAPER

When using the non-Epson media, you need to make the settings suitable for the media.

After you have selected the paper number, make the following settings.

To set the custom paper, see the following section.

“Setting the custom paper in the printer” on page 100

Item Parameter Explanation

PAPER TYPE Photo Paper You can select the media type.

Proofing Paper

Fine Art Paper

Matte Paper

Plain Paper

Others

PLATEN GAP NARROW You can adjust the distance between the print head

STANDARD

WIDE

WIDER

WIDEST

THICKNESS PATTERN PRINT You can print the paper thickness detection pattern.

CUT METHOD STANDARD You can specify a cutting method.

THIN PAPER

THICK PAPER, FAST

THICK PAPER, SLOW

PAPER FEED ADJUST 0.00% You can set the paper feed amount of the printable

-0.70% to +0.70%

DRYING TIME 0.0 SEC You can set the ink drying time for each print head

0.0 SEC to 10.0 SEC

and paper. STANDARD: Normally, select STANDARD. NARROW: Use this when printing on thin paper. WIDE or WIDER: Select this if you find that printed images are smeared. WIDEST: Use this when printing on thick paper.

area. The range is -0.70 to 0.70%. If the paper feed value is too large, white horizontal micro-banding may appear. If the paper feed value is too small, dark horizontal micro-banding may appear.

pass. The range is 0 to 10 seconds. Depending on the ink density or paper type, the ink does not dry soon. In this case, set the drying time longer.

PAPER SUCTION STANDARD You can set the suction pressure used to feed the

-1 to -4

printed paper.

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HEAD ALIGNMENT

You can perform print head alignment. For more details for the print head alignment, see the following section.

“Print head alignment” on page 138

Item Parameter Explanation

PAPER THICKNESS SELECT PAPER TYPE When using Epson special media, select the paper

SELECT THICKNESS

ALIGNMENT AUTO When you select AUTO, the adjustment pattern for

MANUAL

type. If you use non-Epson special media, enter the paper thickness in the range of 0.1 to 1.5 mm.

output is read by the sensor and the optimum adjustment value is registered automatically in the printer. When you select MANUAL, you need to check the pattern and enter the value for alignment.

NETWORK SETUP

This menu contains the following items. For detailed information about network settings, see the Administrator’s Guide.

Item Parameter Explanation

NETWORK SETUP DISABLE You can configure the network setting of the printer. The

ENABLE

IP ADDRESS SETTING AUTO You can select the method to set the IP address to the

PANEL

IP, SM, DG SETTING Ask your system administrator for detailed information.

BONJOUR ON You can enable or disable the Bonjour setting.

OFF

INIT NETWORK SETTING EXECUTE You can return the network settings of the printer to the

following items appear only when ENABLE is selected. After setting the items, press the button in the Network Setup menu, so the network is reset and the network connection is available after 15 seconds. The Network Setup menu does not appear while resetting the network.

printer. When you select PANEL, IP, SM, DG SETTING appears.

factory default value.

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Maintenance Mode

You can change the language or unit used on the display or return all the setting values to their factory default.

Turn off the printer by pressing the

button.

Press both the button and the button

at the same time to turn on the printer.

The first menu appears on the LCD panel. The setting procedures are the same as the Menu mode.

See “Using the Menu mode” on page 15.

To exit the Maintenance mode, press the

button to turn off the printer.

Maintenance mode list

Item Parameter Explanation

LANGUAGE ENGLISH You can select the

JAPANESE

FRENCH

GERMAN

ITALIAN

PORTUGUE

SPANISH

DUTCH

UNIT METRIC You can select a

FEET/INCH

CUT PRESSURE

SS CLEANING

PWR ON ROLL PPR FEED

0 - 150% You can select a

EXECUTE You can perform

ON You can save roll

OFF

language to be displayed on the LCD panel.

unit of measurement to use to display length.

cutting pressure.

ultrasonic head cleaning.

paper by not feeding paper after the power is on.

DEFAULT PANEL

CUSTOM 0 - 255 You can make

EXECUTE You can set all

setting values you made in the Menu mode to their factory set value.

custom settings.

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Paper Handling

Supported Media

We recommend you use Epson special media that can enhance the usage and expressive power of the printing results. See the following section for more information on the paper.

“Paper Information” on page 110

Note:

❏ Do not use paper that is wrinkled, scuffed, torn,

dirty or otherwise imperfect.

❏ Insert the paper just before printing. Remove it

from the printer when printing is finished and store it in accordance with the instructions for the media that you are using.

❏ When you use paper other than Epson special

media, see the instructions included with the paper, or contact your supplier for more information. Test the print quality before purchasing a large amount of paper.

See “Printing with Non-Epson Media” on

page 100.

Paper size

Sheet Width: 210 to 1118 mm

Height: 279 to 1580 mm

Roll paper Width: 406 to 1626 mm

Height at 1 job: 127 to 15000 mm

210

279

1580

1118

406

127

15000

1626

Unit: mm

Paper thickness

Sheet 0.08 to 1.5 mm

(paper height should be 279 to 728 mm)

0.08 to 0.5 mm (paper height should be 729 to 1580 mm)

Roll paper 0.08 to 0.5 mm

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Using Roll Paper

When using roll paper, prepare the spindle, and install the roll paper onto the spindle, and then set it on the printer. Because the roll paper is heavy, have two people set the roll paper.

Warning:

The paper roll is heavy so have two people set the roll paper.

Preparing the spindle

The spindle for this printer is a 2/3-inch dual tension roll feed spindle.

Attach or remove the gray attachments according to the size of the core.

Removing the gray attachments (using 2-inch core)

Slide the black movable flange off the end of the spindle. Remove the gray attachments from the flanges.

Attaching the gray attachments (using 3-inch core)

Slide the black movable flange off the end of the spindle. Attach the gray attachments to the flanges, matching the four arrows.

Attaching the roll paper to the spindle

When installing the roll paper onto the spindle, follow the steps below.

Place the roll paper on a flat surface such as

a table top and insert the paper roll so that it is wound to the left as seen from the fixed flange (gray).

Note:

Keep the gray attachments in a safe place for future use.

If the edges of the roll paper are not aligned, align them before inserting the roll paper.

Slide the roll paper onto the spindle and

onto the fixed flange (gray) until it fixes into place.

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User’s Guide

Slide the black movable flange onto the

spindle and into the end of the roll paper until it fixes into place.

Change the tension of the spindle as

necessary.

N: Normal tension H: High tension

Loading roll paper

To load roll paper, follow the steps below.

Note:

❏ When REMAINING PPR SETUP is ON, the barcode

(including the paper information) is printed on the roll paper edge before the paper is remove. This will facilitate paper setting the next time the same paper is used.

See “PAPER SETUP” on page 23.

❏ We recommend that you load the roll paper

immediately before printing. If the paper roll is left in the printer, the roller for securing the paper may leave a mark on the surface of the paper.

Open the roll paper cover.

Caution:

You need to use the appropriate tension according to the roll paper. See the following section for information on the spindle tension. If you use the wrong tension, the print may be marred or the printer may be damaged.

See “Paper Information” on page 110.

Note:

We recommend that you switch the tension to high tension when using roll paper other than Epson's special paper, such as cloth or thin roll paper of less than 100 g/m2. In this case, paper is fed in smaller increments than usual. Increase the Paper Feed Adjustment value in the Custom Paper menu. If you print with normal tension, wrinkles may appear in the paper when printing continuously. For details, refer to the handling instructions of the roll paper. If wrinkles appears while using plain roll paper, set the tension to high tension. You can reduce wrinkles on the paper when using high tension.

With the fixed paper stopper (gray) on the

right, pick up the paper roll and place it in the paper roll holder. Then move the paper roll to the right.

Warning:

The paper roll is heavy so have two people pick it up by the paper stoppers at both ends.

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User’s Guide

Aligning it with the rails on both sides,

slowly roll the paper roll into place and set it on the mounting brackets inside the printer.

The paper lever may be locked if REMAINING PPR SETUP is set to ON: AT ROLL EXCHANGE. In this case, press and hold the button for 3 seconds to print the barcode, so you can release the paper lever.

Insert the paper into the insertion slot. Pull

the paper down through the paper insertion slot so that it comes out below.

Taking care not to fold the edge of the paper, insert it so that there is no slack.

Turn on the printer by pressing the

button.

Make sure that the Pause light is not

flashing, and then set the paper lever to the released position.

Adjust the feed strength by pressing the

button.

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Holding the bottom edge of the paper, turn

the roll paper to remove slack. Make sure that the bottom edge of the paper is straight, and that it is aligned with the horizontal line.

When using thick, heavy, or curled paper, press the button to increase the power. When using thin or light paper, press the

button to decrease the power.

Set the paper lever to the secured position,

and then close the roll paper cover.

Press the button or wait a while.

If DO YOU WANT TO USE THE FOLLOWING

PAPER? appears on the LCD panel, press the

button to set the media type and paper remaining, and then press the button to set the media.

The previous setting appears on the LCD panel. If the media type and paper remaining are correct, press the button.

Note:

❏ If the paper is loaded skewed it will not be

printed properly. Be sure to align it squarely with the paper setting position. If the leading edge of the paper is cut at an angle, cut it again so it is square.

See “Cutting the roll paper” on page

33.

❏ If the leading edge of the roll paper extends

beyond the paper setting position or is short of it, the paper cannot be taken up properly and an error occurs. Set the leading edge of the roll paper within 2 cm of the setting position.

If the edge of the roll paper has folds, press

the button to select Roll Auto Cut On

and then press and hold the button

for 3 seconds to cut the edge.

When using the Auto Take-up Reel Unit,

see the following sections.

See “Using Auto Take-up Reel Unit” on

page 41.

❏ Do not align the right end of the roll paper

with the vertical line, which is the set position of the cut sheet media. Otherwise, the paper may be slanted.

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User’s Guide

Cutting the roll paper

Cutting the roll paper after printing

There are two ways to cut the roll paper.

Method Operation

Auto cut Cut the roll paper after printing each

page automatically.

Manual cut

Note:

❏ Some of the roll paper may not be cut using the

built-in cutter. Use a cutter sold at a store to cut the paper.

❏ It may take a while to cut the roll paper. The

waiting time is displayed on the LCD panel.

❏ When printing from the computer, the Auto Cut

setting of the printer driver overrides the control panel settings.

Cut the roll paper manually, or cut the roll paper using cutter sold at a store. If you use the Auto Take-up Reel Unit, use the manual cut.

Setting the cutting method

Cutting the roll paper automatically

Cut the roll paper automatically after printing each page.

Cutting the roll paper manually

To cut the roll paper manually, follow the steps below.

After printing, adjust the cutting position

by pressing the button.

Press and hold the button for 3 seconds.

The paper is cut by the built-in cutter.

Note:

If the paper cannot be cut by the built-in cutter, press and hold the button for 3 seconds so the printer automatically feeds the paper to the position where you can cut it manually. Cut the paper using the cutter by aiming at the ditch on the front cover. After cutting the paper, press the button to return to the READY state.

Before printing, select the cutting method.

Printing from the printer’s control panel (such as printing a status sheet)

Press the button to select cutting method.

Icon Explanation

Roll Auto Cut On

Roll Auto Cut Off

Printing from the computer

Set the Auto Cut setting in the Roll Paper Option dialog box of the printer driver.

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User’s Guide

Removing the roll paper from the spindle

Rewind the roll paper, and roll it on rails to

place it in the paper roll holder. Then place it down on a flat surface with two people.

Note:

❏ When REMAINING PPR SETUP is set to ON:AT

ROLL EXCHANGE, the paper lever is locked. Press

and hold the button for 3 seconds so the barcode is printed on the edge of the roll paper and the paper lever is released.

❏ We recommend that you remove the roll paper

from the printer after printing. If the paper roll is left in the printer, the roller for securing the paper may leave a mark on the surface of the paper.

Turn on the printer by pressing the

button.

Open the roll paper cover. Make sure that

the Pause light is not flashing, and then set the paper lever to the released position.

LEVER RELEASED. LOAD PAPER appears on the LCD panel.

Warning:

Have two people lift the roll paper.

Note:

When you are not using roll paper, wrap the roll paper using the optional roll paper belt.

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User’s Guide

Hold the black movable flange as shown in

the figure and remove it from the spindle.

With some types of roll paper, the black movable flange is removed by lightly tapping the spindle.

When removing it when just the core of the paper roll is left, hold the core and push on the spindle.

Caution:

When removing the paper roll, do not knock the left end of the spindle (the black movable flange side) against the floor. Doing so may damage the left end of the spindle.

Remove the paper roll from the spindle.

After rewinding the roll paper carefully, place it in the bag and box that it came in when you purchased it.

Attach the black movable flange to the spindle, and insert it in the printer.

Using Cut Sheet Media

The procedures differs depending on your paper length and thickness.

Paper thickness

Less than

0.5 mm

0.5 to 1.5 mm (thick paper)

Note:

❏ Flatten the paper before loading it in the printer.

If paper that is wavy or slack is loaded, the printer may not recognize the paper size correctly or may not print normally. Also, we recommend that you replace the paper in its original packaging and store it flat, only taking it out of the bag just before you use it.

❏ If roll paper is loaded, rewind it first before

loading single sheet paper.

❏ When you use paper other than Epson special

media, see the instructions included with the paper, or contact your supplier for more information.

Paper length

Longer than Super A3/B

Super A3/B or below

All “Printing on

Refer to

“Loading cut sheet media longer than Super A3/B (483 mm)” on page 36

“Loading cut sheet media with a length of Super A3/B (483 mm) or below” on page 38

thick paper (0.5 to 1.5 mm)” on page 38

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User’s Guide

Loading cut sheet media longer than Super A3/B (483 mm)

Turn on the printer by pressing the

button.

Press the button repeatedly until Sheet

appears.

Caution:

Do not set the paper lever to the released position while the Power light or Pause light is flashing; otherwise, damage may occur.

Load the sheet into the paper insertion slot

until it comes out below.

Note:

Load the sheet vertically, like most magazines.

Make sure that the roll paper cover is

closed.

Make sure that the Paper Check light is on,

and then set the paper lever to the released position. LEVER RELEASED. LOAD PAPER appears on the LCD panel.

The paper lever may be locked if REMAINING PPR SETUP is set to ON: AT ROLL EXCHANGE. In this case, press and hold the button for 3 seconds to print the barcode, so you can release the paper lever.

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User’s Guide

Make sure that the right and bottom edges

of the sheet are straight and in line with the horizontal line and the vertical line.

Note:

❏ Align the paper correctly with the vertical

and horizontal setting positions. If the leading edge of the paper extends beyond the paper setting position or is short of it, it will cause an error.

Set the paper lever to the secured position.

Press the button or wait a while.

If DO YOU WANT TO USE THE FOLLOWING

PAPER? appears on the LCD panel, press the

button to select the media, and then

press the button to set the media.

The previous setting appears on the LCD panel. If the media type is correct, press the

button.

❏ If the leading edge of the paper will not

come out from under the front cover, open the front cover and feed the paper downwards.

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User’s Guide

Loading cut sheet media with a length of Super A3/B (483 mm) or below

Turn on the printer by pressing the

button.

Press the button.

The print heads move and the sheet feeds into the printing position automatically.

If DO YOU WANT TO USE THE FOLLOWING

PAPER? appears on the LCD panel, press the

button to select the media, and then

press the button to set the media.

The previous setting appears on the LCD panel. If the media type is correct, press the

button.

Press the button repeatedly until Sheet

C D

appears.

Make sure that the roll paper cover is closed.

Make sure that the paper lever is in the secured position, and then load the sheet into the paper insertion slot until it meets resistance.

Make sure that the right edge of the paper is straight and in line with the right edge of the scale on the roll paper cover. PRESS THE BUTTON appears on the LCD panel.

Printing on thick paper (0.5 to

1.5 mm)

When you load thick cut sheets (0.5 to 1.5 mm), such as cardboard, follow the steps below.

Note:

Do not load thick paper (0.5 to 1.5 mm) longer than 728 mm; otherwise, paper jams may occur.

Turn on the printer by pressing the

button.

Press the button repeatedly until Sheet

appears.

Note:

Load the sheet vertically, like most magazines.

Make sure that the roll paper cover is

closed.

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User’s Guide

Make sure that the Paper Check light is on,

and then set the paper lever to the released position. LEVER RELEASED. LOAD PAPER appears on the LCD panel.

The paper lever may be locked if REMAINING PPR SETUP is set to ON: AT ROLL EXCHANGE. In this case, press and hold the button for 3 seconds to print the barcode, so you can release the paper lever.

Open the front cover.

Caution:

Be careful not to touch the cables around the print head; otherwise, the printer may be damaged.

Caution:

Do not set the paper lever to the released position while the Power light or Pause light is flashing; otherwise, damage may occur.

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 vertical line.

Note:

Load the sheet vertically, like most magazines.

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User’s Guide

Set the paper lever to the secured position,

and then close the front cover.

PRESS THE BUTTON appears on the LCD panel.

Press the button.

The print heads move and the sheet feeds into the printing position automatically.

If DO YOU WANT TO USE THE FOLLOWING

PAPER? appears on the LCD panel, press the

button to select the media, and then

press the button to set the media.

Ejecting Paper

This section explains how to eject paper after printing.

Note:

When you use Auto Take-up Reel Unit, see the following section.

“Using Auto Take-up Reel Unit” on page 41

When you use the paper basket, see the following section.

“Using the paper basket” on page 46

For roll paper

See the following section to cut the roll paper.

“Cutting the roll paper” on page 33

For cut sheet media

The previous setting appears on the LCD panel. If the media type is correct, press the

button.

When printing is complete, the printer

supports the printed media, and PAPER OUT. LOAD PAPER is displayed on the LCD

panel.

If READY appears on the LCD panel, press the button for 3 seconds to eject paper.

Caution:

Do not press any buttons when the Power light or the Pause light is flashing.

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User’s Guide

Release the paper lever while holding the

paper to remove it from the printer.

Caution:

When you release the paper lever, the paper may fall. Be sure to hold the paper to avoid falling and damaging the paper.

Using 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 Auto Take-up Reel Unit to roll up your print.

Winding paper forward

Set the paper guides to the forward

position.

Make sure the orange sensor light is on.

The green sensor light indicates that the Auto-Take up Reel Unit is on. If the orange sensor light is off, there is an obstacle between the light detector and light emitter, or the alignment of these devices is not correct. Adjust the direction of the light emitter so it is aligned with the light detector, and turn the dial to lock the light emitter.

You can wind the roll paper forward or backward.

Warning:

Make sure the take-up reel unit is installed properly and securely. Bodily injury may occur if it falls.

Make sure that the leading edge of the roll paper is straight; otherwise, it does not take up the roll paper correctly.

See “Using Roll Paper” on page 29.

Press the button to select Roll Auto Cut

Off .

Auto Take-up Reel Unit winds the roll paper only when Roll Auto Cut Off is selected.

Align the roll paper edge with the

horizontal line of the roll paper set position. The barcode is scanned when it is printed on the roll paper edge. Then press the button to feed the roll paper.

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User’s Guide

Tape the leading edge of the roll paper to

the take-up reel core in three places.

Press the button to feed the paper

forward and create a loop of slack.

Winding paper backward

Set the paper guides vertically.

Pull out the roll paper. See step 3 to 5 of the

following section.

“Winding paper forward” on page 41

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.

Hold down the Auto Forward button to

take up the roll paper for one or more revolution of the take-up paper core.

After taking up the paper, ensure that there is adequate slack between the roll paper and the take-up reel core.

Press the button to feed the paper

forward and create a loop of slack.

Hold down the Auto Backward button to

take up the roll paper for one or more revolution of the take-up paper core.

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User’s Guide

After taking up the paper, ensure that there is adequate slack between the roll paper and the take-up reel core.

About paper basket

❏ When using the Auto Take-up Reel Unit,

rewind the paper basket and push back the upper hooks fully.

❏ When using the paper basket, you need to

remove the flange from the drive unit and movable 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 a paper feed error may occur.

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.

Warning:

Do not touch the Auto Take-up Reel Unit while it is operating. Doing so may result in injury.

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.

Set the Auto Cut setting to Off.

❏ When you print from the control panel

(such as a status sheet, nozzle check pattern, or print head alignment pattern)

Press the button to select Roll Auto Cut Off .

❏ When you print from the printer driver

In the Roll Paper Option dialog box, select Off for the Auto Cut setting.

Press the Auto Forward button or the Auto

Backward button on the control panel.

Send a print job to the printer.

The printer starts printing. The Auto Take-up Reel Unit takes up the roll paper in the direction you set in step 2.

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User’s Guide

Removing paper after take-up

After paper take-up, follow the steps below to remove the take-up reel core.

Cut the roll paper.

❏ Press the button to select Roll Auto

Cut On .

❏ Press the button for 3 seconds to cut

the roll paper automatically.

If the roll paper cannot be cut with the built-in cutter, use a scissors or cutter sold at a store.

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.

Using the core from a used paper roll as a take-up reel core

You can use a used paper roll as the take-up reel core.

Note:

If the paper roll core is deformed or damaged, it cannot be used as a take-up reel core.

When you use the 2-inch take-up reel core, you need to reverse the flanges on the drive unit and movable unit first.

Note:

Diameters of the knobs on the flange are shown below.

76.2mm (3") 50.8mm (2")

Remove the take-up reel core from the

flange knob on the movable unit and the drive unit.

Warning:

The paper roll is heavy so have two people hold it by both ends of the paper roll.

Remove the flange by pinching the knob.

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User’s Guide

Reverse the flange so that the smaller knob

is positioned on the outside, then replace it on the drive unit by pinching the knob.

Remove the flange by pinching the knob.

Installing a take-up reel core

Make sure that the lock lever is released

(turned to the left). Slide the movable unit to the left end of the horizontal strut.

Slip one end of the take-up reel core over

the flanged knob on the drive unit.

Reverse the flange so that the smaller knob

is positioned on the outside, then replace it on the movable unit by pinching the knob.

Insert the flanged knob on the movable unit

into the other end of the take-up reel core.

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User’s Guide

Turn the lock lever to the front to lock the

movable unit.

Using the paper basket

To avoid your printouts getting dirty or crinkled, set the paper basket as explained below.

You can use the paper basket when the paper length is less than 914 mm and the thickness is less than 0.5 mm.

Note:

Do not stack more than one print in the paper basket. If you stack multiple prints, the space between the paper supports and paper basket becomes narrow. This may cause a paper feed error.

The installation of the 3-inch auto take-up reel unit is complete.

Set the paper guides to the forward

position.

Pull the upper hooks out to their full length.

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User’s Guide

Gently and horizontally pull the shaft of the

paper basket out to its full length.

Note:

Pull out the paper basket completely until it is locked. Please note that, while being pulled out, the basket may get caught and be seemingly locked several times.

Printable area

A Roll

paper

The minimum top margin is

3.0 mm (0.12")

Hook both ends of the shaft on the upper

basket hooks.

Cut sheets

B-L Roll

paper

Cut sheets

B-R Roll

paper

Cut sheets

C Roll

paper

Cut sheets

The minimum top margin is

3.0 mm (0.12")

The minimum left margin is

0.0 mm (0")

The minimum left margin is

0.0 mm (0")

The minimum right margin is

0.0 mm (0")

The minimum right margin is

0.0 mm (0")

The minimum bottom margin is

3.0 mm (0.12")

The minimum bottom margin is

14.0 mm (0.55")

For roll paper, the following margin widths can be selected using the control panel.

See “PRINTER SETUP” on page 20.

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User’s Guide

Parameter A B-L B-R C

TOP/ BOTTOM 15mm

TOP35/ BOTTOM 15mm

15mm 15mm 15mm 15mm 15mm

3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm

15mm 3mm 3mm 15mm

35mm 3mm 3mm 15mm

Note:

❏ The print area does not change even when the

margins are changed.

❏ 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.

❏ 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.

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Using the Printer Software (Windows)

Printer Software Introduction

The printer software CD-ROM includes the following software. See the Unpacking and Setup Guide for installing the software, and see its online help for detailed information for each software.

❏ Printer driver

❏ Makes the printer settings, such as the media

type, paper size. You can register these settings, and you can also easily import or export these registered settings.

❏ EPSON Status Monitor 3

❏ EPSON LFP Remote Panel

Printer driver

The printer driver lets you print documents from applications to the printer.

The following are the main functions of the printer driver:

❏ Sends the print data to the printer.

❏ Executes the printer maintenance functions

and sets the operation of the printer driver in the Utility tab. You can also import or export printer settings.

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EPSON Status Monitor 3

This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free space of the maintenance tank, and it also checks for printer error. EPSON Status Monitor 3 is installed with the printer driver automatically.

Accessing the Printer Driver

You can access the printer driver in the following ways:

❏ From Windows applications

❏ From the Printer icon

From Windows applications

Access the printer driver from your application when you make the print settings.

The following procedures may differ depending on the application you use.

From the File menu, select Print or Page

Setup.

EPSON LFP Remote Panel

EPSON LFP Remote Panel gives the user a broad range of control over the printer, to obtain better print quality in printing on various media.

Make sure your printer is selected, and click

Printer, Setup, Options, Properties, or Preferences.

Example:

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Example:

The printer driver window appears.

From the Printer icon

When you make common settings or perform printer maintenance, such as Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, access the printer driver from the Printer icon.

Open the Printers and Faxes or Printers

folder.

For Windows XP: Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes.

Make the settings as necessary, and then start printing.

Note:

If your Control Panel is in the Classic View, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes.

For Windows Vista: Click , click Control Panel, click

Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers.

For Windows 2000: Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

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Right-click your printer icon, and click

Printing Preferences.

The printer driver window appears.

Getting Information Through Online Help

You can view a detailed explanation using the following ways.

❏ Right-click the item, and then click Help.

The settings you make here become the default settings of the printer driver.

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❏ For Windows XP/2000, click the button

on the top right of the printer driver window, and then click the item.

Basic Settings

This section describes how to print your data from an application using the Epson printer driver.

Setting the printer driver

First, make the print data using the application software. Before printing, open the printer driver window, and confirm the print settings such as the media type, paper size.

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Checking the printer status

When you send a print job to the printer, you can monitor the printer status in the following windows.

Progress Meter

The Progress Meter appears on your display when you start printing. It indicates the progress of the current print job and provides printer status information such as ink remaining and product number of the ink cartridges. Also, you can cancel a print job using Progress Meter.

Canceling printing

You can cancel a print job waiting from the computer. If the printing is already started, you need to cancel printing by the printer.

Canceling printing by the printer

Press and hold the button for 3 seconds to reset the printer.

Even when it is printing a job, the printer is reset. After resetting, it takes a while before the printer is in the ready state.

Note:

You cannot cancel a job waiting in the computer. To cancel a job waiting in the computer, see the next section “Canceling printing by the computer” on page

54.

Canceling printing by the computer

Print queue window

You can check a list of all jobs waiting and its information, and also you can cancel print jobs. The print queue window appears when you double-click the printer icon on the task bar. This is a function of the Windows operating system.

Canceling printing

Click Stop on the EPSON Progress Meter dialog box.

Note:

❏ The Progress Meter shows the progress of the

current print job. It disappears when the job has been sent to the printer.

❏ You cannot cancel a print job that has been sent

to the printer. In this case, cancel the print job by the printer.

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Deleting a print job waiting

You can delete the jobs waiting stored in the computer.

When problem occurs during printing

Double-click the printer icon on the task

bar.

From the Printer menu, select Cancel all

documents.

If you want to delete a specific job, select the job and select Cancel from the Document menu.

Note:

❏ The print queue windows shows the

progress of each print job. It disappears when the job has been sent to the printer.

If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window. Click How to, and EPSON Status Monitor 3 will lead you step by step through a procedure to solve a problem.

❏ You cannot cancel a print job that has

been sent to the printer. In this case, cancel the print job by the printer.

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Using the Printer Utilities

The Epson printer utilities let you check the current printer status and perform printer maintenance from your screen.

Nozzle Check

This utility checks the print head nozzles to see if they are clogged and need to be cleaned. Check the nozzles when you notice the print quality has declined and after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleaned. If the print head nozzles are clogged, perform head cleaning.

See “Nozzle check” on page 132.

EPSON Status Monitor 3

This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free space of the maintenance tank, and it also checks for printer error.

See “Using EPSON Status Monitor 3” on page

57.

Monitoring Preferences

This function lets you specify the monitoring feature of EPSON Status Monitor 3.

See “Using Monitoring Preferences” on page

58.

Print Queue

This function displays the job waiting list. You can check the list of all jobs waiting and their information, and also cancel or restart print jobs.

Speed & Progress

You can make settings related to print speed and progress.

Menu Arrangement

You can arrange the Select Setting, Media Type, and Paper Size list items. Arrange the items as you prefer, or classify the items into groups. You can also hide the items you are not using.

Export or Import

You can export or import the printer driver settings. It is convenient to use this function when you want to make the same printer driver settings to multiple computers.

Head Cleaning

This utility cleans the color and black print heads. You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined.

See “Head cleaning” on page 134.

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. Use this utility to realign the print head.

See “Print head alignment” on page 138.

EPSON LFP Remote Panel

This utility lets you optimize your printer. You can start this utility only if it is installed. See the EPSON LFP Remote Panel online help for detailed information.

Printer Firmware Update

EPSON LFP Remote Panel is started and updates the printer firmware. To use this function, you need to download the latest firmware from the Epson Web site beforehand.

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Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic display of the ink cartridge status and the free space of the maintenance tank, and status messages. To know the detailed status of the printer, open the printer detailed window. EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts to monitor the printer status when the printing begins, and if there are any problems, it shows an error message and its solutions. You can also access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver or the shortcut icon by double-clicking the printer-shaped icon on the Windows taskbar to check the status of the printer.

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

Open the printer driver window, and click the

Utility tab, and then click EPSON Status Monitor 3.

Note:

In the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, select the Shortcut Icon check box to display a shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar. Right-click the shortcut icon, and select the printer name to display the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.

See “Viewing information in Monitoring

Preferences” on page 58.

Viewing information in EPSON Status Monitor 3

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Using Monitoring Preferences

This function lets you specify the monitoring feature of EPSON Status Monitor 3.

Accessing Monitoring Preferences

Open the printer driver window, click the Utility tab, and then click Monitoring Preferences.

Viewing information in Monitoring Preferences

In the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, you can select error types for which you wish to receive notification, and you can make the shortcut icon setting and monitoring of shared printers setting.

Note:

In the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, select the Shortcut Icon check box to display a shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar. Right-click the shortcut icon, and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box.

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Uninstalling the Printer Software

This section describes how to uninstall the printer software from your computer.

Note:

❏ For Windows XP/Vista, you must log in as a

user with an Administrator account. When you uninstall the printer software from Windows Vista, the password may be required. If you are asked for the password, enter it and continue the operation.

❏ For Windows 2000, you must log in as a user

with administrator rights (a user belonging to the Administrators group).

Uninstalling the printer driver

Select EPSON Printer Software, and then

click Change/Remove (or Uninstall/Change).

Select the target printer icon, and then click

OK.

To uninstall the printer driver, follow the steps below.

Turn off the printer, and unplug the

interface cable connected with the computer and printer.

Click Add or Remove Programs (or

Add/Remove Programs) in the Control Panel.

For Windows Vista, click Programs, and then Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Follow the on-screen instructions to

complete uninstallation.

When the confirmation message appears, click Yes.

Note:

When you delete the printer driver, the following message appears. In the personal settings information file, the settings you have made are saved. If you do not delete this file, you can use the settings you have registered when you reinstall the printer driver. Click No if you plan to reinstall the printer driver later, or click Yes to delete the file completely.

Restart the computer when you reinstall the printer driver.

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Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel

EPSON LFP Remote Panel can be uninstalled from Add or Remove Programs (or Add/Remove Programs) in the Control Panel. For detailed information, see the EPSON LFP Remote Panel online help.

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Using the Printer Software (Mac OS X)

Printer Software Introduction

The printer software CD-ROM includes the following software. See the Unpacking and Setup Guide for installing the software and its online help for detailed information for each software.

❏ Printer driver

❏ EPSON Printer Utility2

EPSON Printer Utility2

You can execute the printer maintenance functions, such as Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning. EPSON Printer Utility2 is installed with the printer driver automatically.

❏ EPSON StatusMonitor

❏ EPSON LFP Remote Panel

Printer driver

The printer driver lets you print documents from applications to the printer. The following are main functions of the printer driver:

❏ Sends the print data to the printer.

❏ Makes the printer settings, such as the media

type, paper size. You can register these settings, and you can also easily import or export these registered settings.

EPSON StatusMonitor

This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free space of the maintenance tank, and a printer error.

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EPSON LFP Remote Panel

EPSON LFP Remote Panel gives the user a broad range of control over the printer, to obtain better print quality in printing on various media.

Accessing the Printer Driver

To access the printer driver, follow the steps below. The following procedures may differ depending on the application you use.

❏ Page Setup dialog

You can make the paper settings, such as media type, paper size.

❏ Print dialog

You can make the settings related to print quality.

Accessing the Page Setup dialog

To access the Page Setup dialog, click Page Setup on the File menu of your application.

The Page Setup dialog is displayed. You can select a paper size, borderless printing, a paper source, and a print area in the Paper Size setting.

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Accessing the Print dialog

To access the Print dialog, click Print on the File menu of your application.

The Print dialog is displayed.

Getting Information Through Online Help

To access the online help, click the button in the dialog of the printer driver.

Make the settings as necessary, and then start printing.

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Basic Settings

This section describes how to print your data from an application using the Epson printer driver.

Setting the printer driver

First, make the print data using the application software. Before printing, open the printer driver window, and confirm the print settings such as the media type, paper size.

Checking the printer status

Click the Printer icon in the Dock.

You can check the jobs waiting and their

information, and also cancel the printing.

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Canceling printing

You can cancel a print job waiting from the computer. If the printing is already started, you can cancel printing by the printer.

Canceling printing by the printer

Press and hold the button for 3 seconds to reset the printer. Even when it is printing a job, the printer is reset. After resetting, it takes a while before the printer is in the ready state.

Note:

You cannot cancel a job waiting in the computer. To cancel a job waiting in the computer, see the next section “Canceling printing by the computer” on page

65.

Canceling printing by the computer

When problem occurs during printing

If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears. If you are not sure how to solve the problem, cancel printing, and then start EPSON StatusMonitor that leads you step by step through a procedure to solve a problem.

Click the Printer icon in the Dock.

Click the job you want to delete, and then

click Delete.

Note:

❏ You can delete a job waiting with the same

procedures above.

❏ You cannot cancel a print job that has

been sent to the printer. In this case, cancel the print job by the printer.

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Using Printer Utilities

The Epson printer utilities let you check the current printer status and perform printer maintenance from your screen.

EPSON StatusMonitor

This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free space of the maintenance tank, and a printer error.

EPSON LFP Remote Panel

This utility lets you optimize your printer. You can start this utility only if it is installed. See the EPSON LFP Remote Panel online help for detailed information.

Manual

You can access the User’s Guide. If the User’s Guide is not installed, it will access a technical support Web site.

Accessing EPSON Printer Utility2

You can access the EPSON Printer Utility2 using the following ways.

❏ In the Print dialog, select Print Settings, and

then click the icon.

❏ Double-click the Applications folder, and

then double-click the EPSON Printer Utility2 icon.

Nozzle Check

See “Nozzle check” on page 132.

Head Cleaning

This utility cleans the color and black print heads. You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined.

See “Head cleaning” on page 134.

Print Head Alignment

See “Print head alignment” on page 138.

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Using EPSON StatusMonitor

Viewing information in EPSON StatusMonitor

EPSON StatusMonitor provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic display of the ink cartridge status and the free space of the maintenance tank, and status messages.

Note:

The printer error message appears automatically on your screen even if EPSON StatusMonitor is not opened.

Accessing EPSON StatusMonitor

Open the EPSON Printer Utility2 window, and then click EPSON StatusMonitor.

EPSON StatusMonitor provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic display of the ink cartridge status and the free space of the maintenance tank, and status messages. If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears. Check the message and solve the problem accordingly.

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Uninstalling the Printer Software

To uninstall the printer software, follow the steps below.

Uninstalling the printer driver

To uninstall the printer driver and EPSON Printer Utility2, follow the steps below.

Turn off the printer, and unplug the

interface cable connected with the computer and printer.

Close the all application software.

Double-click the hard disk icon.

Double-click the Print Center icon (for Mac

OS X 10.2.x) or Printer Setup Utility icon (for Mac OS X 10.3 or later).

Select the printer, and then click Delete.

After clicking Delete, close the dialog.

Insert the printer software CD-ROM into

the CD-ROM drive.

Double-click the Applications folder, and

then double-click the Utilities folder.

Double-click the Printer Driver folder.

Note:

If the folder does not appear, double-click the EPSON icon on the desk top.

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Double-click the EPSON_IJ_Printer icon.

If the Authenticate dialog appears, enter the

password or phrase and then click OK.

To uninstall the printer driver, you must log in as a user with administrator rights.

Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel

Drag the EPSON LFP Remote Panel folder to the Trash. See the EPSON LFP Remote Panel online help for more information.

Click Continue, and then click Accept.

Select Uninstall from the pull-down menu,

and then click the Uninstall button.

Follow the on-screen instructions to

uninstall the printer driver.

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Variety of Printings

Using Color Management

The printer driver provides a setting for performing color management to printing data and a color adjustment that produces better looking prints by using only the printer driver. Color adjustment is performed without adjusting the color of the original data.

See “Methods for color management” on page

71.

Color management

Note:

When you print an image taken by a digital camera or scanner, usually the printing result looks different from what you see on the display. This variance occurs because each device such as a digital camera, scanner, monitor, or printer, produces colors differently. In order to reduce the differences in color between each device, please perform color management between each device.

About color management system (CMS)

Since devices such as a digital camera, scanner, monitor, or printer produce color differently, the printing result looks different from the image you see on the display. To adjust the color between devices, use the color management system. Both Windows and Mac OS X have a color management system as their standard feature. Also, some image editing software support the color management system. Each operating system supports the color management system, such as ICM for Windows and ColorSync for Mac OS. When performing color management using the printer driver, the color management system of the operating system is also used. In this color management system, a color definition file called the ICC profile is used for performing color matching between devices. The ICC profile is prepared for each printer model and each media type. For a digital camera, the color domain of sRGB, AdobeRGB, etc., may be specified as the profile. In color management, the profile of an input device is called an input profile (or source profile), and an output device, such as a printer, is called a printer profile (or output profile).

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Methods for color management

Color management by printer driver

Application Printer driver Printer

Color management by Driver ICM (Windows only)

Specify the Input profile. Specify the printer profile.

Color management is performed by specifying the input profile and the printer profile by the printer driver. Color management can be performed even if you print data from an application that does not support ICM color management. If an application supports a color management function, turn it off for printing.

See “Color management by Driver ICM (Windows only)” on page 72.

Color management by Host ICM/ColorSync

Specify the input profile.

Specify the printer profile.

You need to perform color matching with the printer driver before printing. An application needs to support ICM or ColorSync color management. Since it prints using the color management function of operating systems, a difference may appear in a printing color between Windows and Mac OS X.

See “Color management by Host ICM or ColorSync” on page 73.

Color management by application

Application Printer driver Printer

Color management by application

Specify the input profile. Specify the printer profile.

The color management is performed by specifying the input profile and the printer profile by the application. You can select this method when an application supports its own color management function. Color compensation should be turned off (no color adjustment) in the printer driver. Since neither ColorSync of Mac OS nor ICM of Windows is used as a color management system, a difference may not appear in a printing result between operating systems.

See “Color management by application” on page 74.

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Color management by Driver ICM (Windows only)

The following procedures are for Adobe Photoshop CS2 running on Windows XP. When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function, you need to perform the color matching process from step 4.

From the File menu, select Print with

Preview.

Open the printer driver window.

See “From Windows applications” on

page 50.

Select Custom for the Mode in the Main

menu, and select ICM, and then click Advanced.

Select Color Management, and select

Document for the Print. Select No Color Management for the Color Handling. Then

click Done.

In the ICM dialog box, select Driver ICM

(Basic) or Driver ICM (Advanced) for the ICM Mode.

If you select Driver ICM (Advanced), you can specify the profiles and intent for image, graphics, and text data individually.

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Intent Explanation

Saturation Performs conversion,

keeping the current saturation unchanged.

Perceptual Performs conversion so

that a more visually natural image is produced. This feature is used when a wider gamut of color is used for image data.

Relative Colorimetric

Absolute Colorimetric

Performs conversion so that a set of color gamut coordinates and white point (or color temperature) coordinates in original data match their corresponding print coordinates. This feature is used for many types of color matching.

Assigns absolute color gamut coordinates to both of original and print data and performs conversion. Therefore, color tone adjustment is not performed on any white point (or color temperature) for the original or print data. This feature is used for special purposes such as logo color printing.

Color management by Host ICM or ColorSync

The following procedures are for Adobe Photoshop CS2 running on Windows XP.

Note:

❏ Use image data in which an input profile has

been embedded.

❏ The application needs to support ICM or

ColorSync.

From the File menu, select Print with

Preview.

Check other settings, and then start

printing.

Select Color Management, and then select

Document for the Print. Select Let Printer Determine Colors for the Color Handling. Then click Done.

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Open the printer driver window

(Windows) or the Print dialog (Mac OS X).

Windows

See “From Windows applications” on

page 50.

Mac OS X

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

For Windows, select Custom for the Mode

in the Main menu, and select ICM, and then click Advanced. For Mac OS X, select Printer Color Management.

Color management by application

The following procedures are for Adobe Photoshop CS2 running on Windows XP. Refer to the application’s user manual for details of the settings.

From the File menu, select Print with

Preview.

Select Host ICM (Windows) or ColorSync

(Mac OS X) in the Printer Color Management dialog.

Select Color Management, and select

Document for the Print. Select Let Photoshop Determine Colors for the Color

Handling. Select the Printer Profile and the Rendering Intent. Then click Done.

Check other settings, and then start

printing.

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Open the printer driver window

(Windows) or the Print dialog (Mac OS X).

Color adjustment by the

Windows

See “From Windows applications” on

page 50.

Mac OS X

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

For Windows, select Custom for the Mode

in the Main menu, and then select No Color Adjustment. For Mac OS X, select Off (No Color Adjustment) in the Printer Color

Management dialog.

printer driver

You can perform color management by the printer driver only. Also, you can use the Photo Enhance function to adjust the color of the image data automatically.

Color adjustment by the Color Controls

You can perform color management by the printer driver. Use this function if the application does not support color management or if you want to manually perform color management.

Note:

If you use the color management of the printer driver from an application such as Adobe Photoshop CS2, turn off the color management function of the application.

Check other settings, and then start

printing.

Open the printer driver window

(Windows) or the Print dialog (Mac OS X).

Windows

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

Mac OS X

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

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For Windows, select Custom for the Mode

in the Main menu, and select Color Controls, and then click Advanced. For Mac OS X, select Printer Color Management, and click Color Controls,

and then click Advanced Settings.

Windows

Make the necessary settings.

See the online help of the printer driver for detailed information.

Windows

Mac OS X

Note:

For Windows users, you can perform the color adjustment by checking the sample image on the left side of the window. You can also use the color circle for the fine color adjustment.

Check other settings, and then start

printing.

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Auto color adjustment by Photo Enhance (Windows only)

This setting provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. Photo Enhance does not affect your original data.

Open the printer driver window.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

Click Custom for the Mode in the Main

menu, and select Photo Enhance, and then click Advanced.

Black-and-White Photo Printing

Advanced black-and-white photo printing is available by making the settings in the Color Controls dialog box, without using the application software. The print image is adjusted without affecting the original data. You need to use the media that is suitable for black-and-white photo printing. See the following for detailed information.

“Paper Information” on page 110

Open the printer driver window

(Windows) or the Print dialog (Mac OS X).

Windows

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

Mac OS X

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

In the Photo Enhance dialog box, select the

effect settings.

See the online help of the printer driver for detailed information.

Select Advanced B&W Photo for the Color.

Windows

Check other settings, and then start

printing.

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Mac OS X

For Windows, click Custom for the Mode in

the Main menu, and select Color Controls, and then click Advanced. For Mac OS X, select Printer Color Management.

Mac OS X

Make the necessary settings, and then start

printing.

For more detailed information, see the online help of the printer driver.

Windows

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Mac OS X

Borderless Printing

You can print your data without margins on paper. There are two types of borderless printing.

❏ Retain Size

Using an application, enlarge your image data to exceed the paper width and height, to avoid unprinted areas appearing along the left and right edges. The printer driver does not enlarge the image data. Enlarging 3 mm in both the left and right directions (total of 6 mm) is recommended by using the application that created the data. Select this setting if you do not want to change the ratio of your print data by the printer driver.

Note:

If you are using roll paper, all four sides can be borderless, and if you are using a sheet of paper, only left and right sides can be borderless.

❏ Auto Expand

Enlarge the size of print data automatically and print without margins. Enlarged areas that exceed the paper size will not be printed on the paper.

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Supported media type

The following media sizes are supported for borderless printing.

Paper width

254 mm/10 inch

300 mm

329 mm/13 inch/Super A3

406 mm/16 inch

432 mm/17 inch

610 mm/24 inch/Super A1

914 mm/36 inch/Super A0

1118 mm/44 inch/Super B0

1200 mm

1270 mm/50 inch

1372 mm/54 inch

Application settings

Set the size of the image data using the Page Setting dialog box of the application software.

For Auto Expand

❏ Set the same paper size as used for printing.

❏ If your application has margin settings, set the

margin to 0 mm.

❏ Make the image data as large as the paper

size.

For Retain Size

❏ Enlarge 3 mm in both the left and right

directions (total of 6 mm), using the application that created the data.

❏ If your application has margin settings, set the

margin to 0 mm.

❏ Make the image data as large as the paper

size.

Depending on the media type, the print quality may decline or the borderless printing is not supported. See the following section for detailed information.

“Paper Information” on page 110

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Printer driver settings

To print your data with this feature, follow the steps below.

For Windows

Open the printer driver window.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

In the Main menu, select the media type,

paper source, page size, or paper size.

Select Borderless, and then click

Expansion.

When you print on roll paper, click Roll

Paper Option, and select the Auto Cut setting.

See “Roll paper cut for borderless

printing” on page 83.

Select Auto Expand or Retain Size. If you

select Auto Expand, set the amount of enlargement.

Max 3 mm for left and 5 mm for

right (the image shifts 1 mm to the right)

Standard 3 mm for left and right

Min 1.5 mm for left and right

Note:

Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image enlargement; however, as this amount decreases, margins may appear on one or more sides of the paper.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

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For Mac OS X

Open the Page Setup dialog.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

Select the paper size and borderless

printing such as Auto Expand or Retain Size, and then click OK.

Open the Print dialog.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

In the Print Settings dialog, select the media

type.

If you print on roll paper, select the Auto

Cut setting in the Roll Paper Option dialog.

See “Roll paper cut for borderless

printing” on page 83.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

If Auto Expand is selected, set the amount

of the enlargement.

Max 3 mm for left and 5 mm for

right (the image shifts 1 mm to the right)

Standard 3 mm for left and right

Min 1.5 mm for left and right

Note:

Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image enlargement; however, as this amount decreases, margins may appear on one or more sides of the paper.

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Roll paper cut for borderless printing

When you use roll paper for borderless printing, the paper cut operation is different according to the Borderless and Auto Cut settings of the printer driver.

No margins for left and right

Printer driver setting

Printer operations

Explanation Normal Cut is default

Borderless: Enable Borderless: Enable Borderless: Enable

Auto Cut: Normal Cut Auto Cut: Single Cut Auto Cut: Double Cut

setting.

No margins for all directions (single cut)

❏ The top area may smear

because the top area of the roll paper is cut while the print operation is stopped.

❏ If the cut position is slightly

shifted, the image on the continuous page remains on the top or bottom area; however, the printing time gets shorter.

❏ If you select Single Cut

and print only a piece of paper, the operation will be the same as Double Cut. If you print more than one paper continuously, cut 1 mm along the inside of each picture to avoid creating a margin between pictures.

No margins for all directions (double cut)

❏ The top area may smear

because the top area of the roll paper is cut while the print operation is stopped.

❏ Because the inside of

each picture is cut in order to not leave a white area in the top and bottom areas, the length of the paper becomes 2 mm shorter.

❏ After cutting the bottom

area of the previous page, the printer feeds the paper and then cuts the top area of the next page. Because of that, 80 to 130 mm of scrap of paper is produced. Take care to cut the paper precisely.

Note: When you want to cut prints manually, select Off.

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Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing

You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you print on. There are three ways to enlarge or reduce the size of your data.

❏ Fit to Page (Windows only)

Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you have selected in the Output Paper list.

❏ Custom

Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce a data.

❏ Fit to Roll Paper Width (Windows only)

Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the width of the roll paper you have selected in Output Paper list.

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Fit to Page (Windows only)

Select the paper size that is loaded in the

printer from the Output Paper list.

You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you to print on.

Open the printer driver window.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

Click the Page Layout tab, and then select

the same paper size as the paper size of the data.

Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you have selected for the Output Paper.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

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Fit to Roll Paper Width

Select Reduce/Enlarge, and then click Fit to

Roll Paper Width.

(Windows only)

Open the printer driver window.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

Click the Page Layout tab, and then select

the same paper size as the paper size of the data.

Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you have selected for the Roll Width.

Select the roll paper width that is loaded in

the printer from the Roll Width list.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

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Custom

Lets you define the percentage you want to reduce or enlarge.

For Mac OS X

Open the Page Setup dialog.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

For Windows

Open the printer driver window.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

Click the Page Layout tab, and then select

the same paper size as the paper size of the data.

Select the paper size that is loaded in the

printer from Output Paper or Roll Width.

Select Reduce/Enlarge, and then click

Custom.

Click the arrows next to the Scale box to select a proportion from 10 to 650%.

Select the printer and paper size.

Select the paper size that is loaded in the printer.

Set the value for Scale between 1 to

100000%.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

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Pages Per Sheet Printing

You can print two or four pages of your document on one sheet of paper. If you print continuous layout data prepared at A4 size, it will be printed as shown below.

Note:

❏ For Windows users, use the printer driver's

function for layout printing. For Mac OS X, use the standard feature of the operating system for layout printing.

For Windows

Open the printer driver window.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

Click the Page Layout tab, select the

Multi-Page check box, select N-up, and then click Settings.

❏ You cannot use the Multi-Page function of

Windows printer driver if you are using borderless printing.

❏ For Windows users, using the Fit to Page

function, you can print the data on different sizes of paper.

See “Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing” on

page 84.

In the Print Layout dialog box, specify the

order in which the pages will be printed.

To print frames around the pages printed on each sheet, check the Print page frames check box.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

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For Mac OS X

Open the Print dialog.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

Select a target printer, and then select

Layout from the list to specify the order in which the pages will be printed.

Note:

If you select other than None for Border, the frames around the pages are printed on each sheet.

Poster Printing

The poster printing function allows you to print poster-size images by enlarging one page to cover several sheets of paper. This function is supported by Windows only. You can make a poster or a calendar by joining the several printed sheets of paper together. The poster printing supports following two types.

❏ Borderless poster printing

You can print a borderless poster-size image by automatically enlarging one page to cover several sheets of paper. You can make a poster just by joining the several printed sheets of paper together. Because the image data is enlarged beyond the paper size, the area that exceeds the sheets cannot be printed. This function is available for roll paper only.

Borderless poster printing may not produce a seamless poster image which consists of multiple printed sheets of paper. If you want a seamless image, try the Poster printing with margins feature.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

❏ Poster printing with margins

You can print a poster-size image by automatically enlarging one page to cover several sheets of paper. You need to cut the margins and then join the several sheets of

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paper together to make a poster.

Open the printer driver window.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

Click the Page Layout tab, select the

Multi-Page check box, select Poster, and then click Settings.

In the Poster Settings dialog box, select the

number of printed pages you want the poster to cover.

Note:

You can make a larger poster if you select a greater number for division.

When you want to print a borderless

poster, select the Borderless Poster Print check box, and select the panels that you do not want to print, and then click OK. Then go to step 6.

Note:

Because the inside of each picture is cut in order to not leave a white area in the top and bottom areas, the length of the paper becomes 1 or 2 mm shorter.

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If you want margins around the poster,

make sure the Borderless Poster Print check box is cleared, and make the other settings as necessary.

Note:

Regarding the size when the parts are joined together: The finished size whether Trim Lines is selected or not is the same. However, if Print Cutting Guides is selected, the finished size is smaller by the amount of the overlap.

Joining the sheets together along the guide

The steps to join the sheets together are different whether the printed sheets are borderless or not.

For borderless poster printing

This section explains how to join the four printed pages together. Join the printed pages together appropriately, and stick them on the back of sheets using the cellophane tape. Join them by the following order indicated in the illustration below.

Poster printing may not produce a seamless poster image which consists of multiple printed sheets of paper. If you want a seamless image, try the Poster printing with margins feature.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

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For poster printing with margins

When you select Overlapping Alignment Marks, the following marks are printed on the paper. See the procedures below to join the four printed pages together using the alignment marks.

The four sheets are joined together by the following order.

Lay the upper left sheet on top of the upper

right sheet. The X marks should be matched as in the illustration below, and join the upper left sheet to the upper right sheet with cellophane tape temporarily.

Cut the upper sheets along the alignment

mark (vertical red line).

The guide is black for the black-and-white printing.

Cut the upper left sheet along the

alignment mark (vertical blue line).

The guide is black for the black-and-white printing.

Join the upper left and right sheets together

with cellophane tape on the back of the sheets.

Try step 1 to 4 for the lower sheets.

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Cut the bottom of upper sheets along the

alignment mark (horizontal blue line).

The guide is black for the black-and-white printing.

Lay the upper sheets on top of the lower

sheets. The X marks should be matched as in the illustration below, and join the upper sheets and lower sheets together with cellophane tape temporarily.

Join the upper sheets and lower sheets

together with cellophane tape on the back of the sheets.

After joining all the sheets together, cut the

margins along the outer guide.

Cut the sheets along the alignment mark

(horizontal red line).

The guide is black for black-and-white printing.

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Printing on Custom Paper

You can also print on a custom paper, using the steps below.

The size you can register is as follow.

Paper width 89 to 1626 mm

Paper height Windows: 127 to 15000 mm

Mac OS X: 127 to 15240 mm

✽ The maximum length of the paper roll can be

longer than the paper height if using application software that supports banner printing. However, the actual print size is dependent on the application, the paper size set in the printer, or the computer environment.

Note:

❏ For Mac OS X, you can set a larger size in the

Custom Paper Size than the size that you can set in the printer; however, it does not print correctly.

❏ The available output size may be limited

depending on the application software.

For Windows

Open the printer driver window.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

Click User Defined in the Main menu.

Note:

You cannot select User Defined if Borderless is selected for Paper Settings.

Set the custom paper size you want to use,

and then click Save.

❏ You can enter up to 24 characters for the

Paper Size Name.

❏ You can easily change the size by

selecting the paper size close to the size you want to set in the Base Paper Size.

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❏ If the ratio is same as the defined paper

size, select the ratio from the Fix Aspect Ratio and select either Landscape or Portrait for the Base. In this case, you can only adjust either the Paper Width or Paper Height.

For Mac OS X

Open the Page Setup dialog.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

Select Manage Custom Sizes in Paper Size.

Note:

❏ To change the paper size you have

registered, select the paper size name in the list, and then change the size.

❏ To delete the user-defined size you have

registered, select the paper size name in the list, and then click Delete.

❏ You can register up to 100 paper sizes.

Click OK to save the custom paper size.

The custom paper size is registered in the Paper Size. Now, you can print by taking the same steps as usual.

Click +, and enter the paper size name.

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Enter the paper width, paper height, and

margins, and then click OK.

The paper size and printer margin you can set is as follow.

Page setup Paper size Margins

Sheet Supported

paper size

Roll Paper Supported

paper size

Roll Paper (Banner)

Roll Paper (Borderless, Auto Expand)

Supported paper size

The paper width that supports borderless printing.

Top, Left, Right: 3 mm Bottom:

14.2 mm

Top, Bottom, Left, Right: 3mm

Top, Bottom: 0mm Left, Right: 3mm

Top, Bottom, Left, Right: 0mm

Note:

❏ To change the setting you have registered,

click the paper size name from the list.

❏ To duplicate the paper size you have

registered, click the paper size name from the list, and then click Duplicate.

❏ To delete the paper size you have

registered, click the paper size name from the list, and then click -.

❏ The custom paper size setting is different

depending on the version of the operating system. See your operating system’s documentation for details.

Click OK.

The custom paper size is registered in the Paper Size pop-up menu. Now, you can print by taking the same steps as usual.

Roll Paper (Borderless, Retain Size) Roll Paper (Borderless, Banner)

The paper width that supports borderless printing and plus 6 mm.

Top, Bottom, Left, Right: 0mm

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Banner Printing on Roll Paper

This section explains how to print a banner and panorama pictures.

There are two ways to print a banner.

Application settings

You need to make the data for printing a banner using an application. If the paper size you want to print is equal to or smaller than the maximum setting size the application can set, select the paper size you prefer.

Printer driver settings

For Windows

Open the printer driver window.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 50.

In the Main menu, select media type.

Paper source Application

Roll Paper Document preparation

tool, image and editing software

Roll Paper (Banner) Software that supports

banner printing

The following are the available printing sizes.

Paper width 89 to 1626 mm

Paper height Windows: Max. 15000 mm

Mac OS X: Max. 15240 mm

✽ The maximum length of the paper roll can be

longer than the paper height if using the software that supports banner printing; however, the actual printable height may be different depending on the application and the computer used for printing.

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Select Roll Paper or Roll paper (Banner)

from the Source list.

Note: Roll Paper (Banner) can be used for an

application that supports banner printing.

Click Roll Paper Option, and then select

Normal Cut or Off from the Auto Cut list.

Click the Page Layout tab, and select

Reduce/Enlarge, and then select Fit to Page or Fit to Roll Paper Width.

Note:

If you are using an application that supports banner printing, you do not need to make Enlarge/Reduce setting if Roll Paper (Banner) is selected for the Source.

Select the document size created using the

application from the Page Size list and select the roll paper width set in the printer for the Roll Width.

You can customize the paper size by selecting User Defined.

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Paper width 89 to 1626 mm

Paper height 127 to 15000 mm

Note:

If you are using an application that supports banner printing, you do not need to set the user-defined size if you select Roll Paper (Banner) for the Source.

Select the paper size from the Output Paper

list, and make sure the Optimize Enlargement check box is selected.

For Mac OS X

Open the Page Setup dialog.

See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on

page 62.

Make sure your printer is selected, and

select the document size created using the application.

You can also customize the paper size by selecting Manage Custom Sizes.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

Paper width 89 to 1626 mm

Paper height 127 to 15240 mm

Input a scale to reduce or enlarge the size of

your data.

Check the other settings, and then start

printing.

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Printing with Non-Epson Media

When using the non-Epson media, make the paper settings according to the paper characteristics before printing. There are two ways to make settings and to print.

❏ Register the custom paper in the Menu mode

using the printer's control panel, and print using the registered setting.

❏ Make setting using the Paper Configuration

dialog box in the printer driver.

Note:

❏ Make sure to check the paper characteristics such

as paper tension, ink fixing, or paper thickness before setting the custom paper. See the description that comes with the paper for information on the paper characteristics.

❏ The settings you make on the Paper

Configuration dialog box have priority over the settings you make on the printer's control panel.

❏ You can register the custom paper or printer

settings on your computer by using EPSON LFP Remote Panel. See the EPSON LFP Remote Panel online help for detailed information.

If it does not print evenly on the custom paper you have registered, use unidirectional printing. Clear the High Speed check box in the printer driver.

Setting the custom paper in the printer

You can register up to 10 custom papers. Follow the steps below. The registered number is displayed on the control panel when using the printer.

Note:

The printer becomes in the Ready state when you press the button at any point of making the following settings. The settings you have made so far are registered as the custom settings (including unchanged settings).

Load the paper that you want to use.

Make sure to set the paper that is actually used.

Enter the Custom Paper menu.

1. Press the button to enter the Menu mode.

2. Press the / button to display PAPER SETUP, and then press the button.

3. Press the / button to display CUSTOM PAPER.

Select the registered number for the user

setting.

You can select the number from 1 to 10.

1. Press the / button to select the number you want to register.

2. Press the button.

The settings you make from step 4 are registered in the number you have selected here.

Note:

❏ We recommend you write down the

registered number and the settings you make from step 4.

❏ You can change the registered number on

your computer by using EPSON LFP Remote Panel.

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Epson Pro 11880 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Copyrights and Trademarks

Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions

Warning, Cautions, and Notes

When choosing a place for this product

When setting up this product

When using this product

When handling the ink cartridges

When transporting this product

Introduction

Printer Parts

Front view

Rear view

Features

The Control Panel

Buttons, Lights, and Messages

Buttons

Lights

Display

Menu Mode

Using the Menu mode

Menu list

Details of Menu mode

Maintenance Mode

Maintenance mode list

Paper Handling

Supported Media

Paper size

Paper thickness

Using Roll Paper

Preparing the spindle

Attaching the roll paper to the spindle

Loading roll paper

Cutting the roll paper

Removing the roll paper from the spindle

Using Cut Sheet Media

Loading cut sheet media longer than Super A3/B (483 mm)

Loading cut sheet media with a length of Super A3/B (483 mm) or below

Ejecting Paper

For roll paper

For cut sheet media

Using Auto Take-up Reel Unit

Using the paper basket

Printable area

Using the Printer Software (Windows)

Printer Software Introduction

Printer driver

EPSON Status Monitor 3

Accessing the Printer Driver

From Windows applications

EPSON LFP Remote Panel

From the Printer icon

Getting Information Through Online Help

Basic Settings

Setting the printer driver

Checking the printer status

Canceling printing

When problem occurs during printing

Using the Printer Utilities

Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

Uninstalling the Printer Software

Uninstalling the printer driver

Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel

Using the Printer Software (Mac OS X)

Printer Software Introduction

EPSON Printer Utility2

Printer driver

EPSON StatusMonitor

EPSON LFP Remote Panel

Accessing the Printer Driver

Accessing the Page Setup dialog

Accessing the Print dialog

Getting Information Through Online Help

Basic Settings

Setting the printer driver

Checking the printer status