Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User Manual

User’s Guide

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Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User’s Guide

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Chapter 1 Using the Printer Software (Windows)

Printer Software Introduction............................................................. 9

Printer driver....................................................................... 9

EPSON Status Monitor 3............................................................ 10

EPSON LFP Remote Panel. .......................................................... 11

Accessing the Printer Driver............................................................. 11

From Windows applications. . ....................................................... 11

From the Printer icon............................................................... 13

Getting Information Through Online Help. ................................................ 15

Basic Settings.......................................................................... 16

Setting the printer driver............................................................ 17

Checking the printer status.......................................................... 17

Canceling printing................................................................. 18

When problem occurs during printing................................................. 20

Using the Printer Utilities................................................................ 21

Using EPSON Status Monitor 3...................................................... 23

Uninstalling the Printer Software......................................................... 26

Uninstalling the printer driver........................................................ 26

Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . . . . ......................................... 27

Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software (Mac OS X)

Printer Software Introduction............................................................ 28

Printer driver...................................................................... 28

EPSON Printer Utility3............................................................. 29

EPSON StatusMonitor.............................................................. 29

EPSON LFP Remote Panel. .......................................................... 30

Accessing the Printer Driver............................................................. 30

Accessing the Page Setup dialog...................................................... 31

Accessing the Print dialog........................................................... 31

Getting Information Through Online Help. ................................................ 33

Basic Settings.......................................................................... 33

Setting the printer driver............................................................ 34

Checking the printer status.......................................................... 34

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Canceling printing................................................................. 35

When problem occurs during printing................................................. 36

Using Printer Utilities................................................................... 37

Accessing EPSON Printer Utility3.................................................... 38

Using EPSON StatusMonitor........................................................ 38

Uninstalling the Printer Software......................................................... 40

Uninstalling the printer driver........................................................ 41

Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . . . . ......................................... 45

Chapter 3 Variety of Printings

Auto Color Adjustment by PhotoEnhance (Windows only)................................... 46

Color Adjustment by the Printer Driver.................................................... 48

For Windows...................................................................... 49

For Mac OS X..................................................................... 52

Black-and-White Photo Printing.......................................................... 56

For Windows...................................................................... 56

For Mac OS X..................................................................... 60

Borderless Printing..................................................................... 65

Supported media type. . . . ........................................................... 66

Application settings................................................................ 67

Printer driver settings............................................................... 68

Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing........................................................... 72

Fit to Page (Windows only).......................................................... 73

Custom........................................................................... 75

Pages Per Sheet Printing................................................................. 76

For Windows...................................................................... 77

For Mac OS X..................................................................... 78

Poster Printing (Windows only).......................................................... 79

Joining the sheets together along the guide............................................. 81

Double-Sided Printing.................................................................. 86

Standard double-sided printing....................................................... 86

Folded Booklet double-sided printing................................................. 88

Printing on Custom Paper............................................................... 91

For Windows...................................................................... 91

For Mac OS X..................................................................... 93

Customize the Items of the Printer Driver. . . . .............................................. 95

Saving the printer driver settings...................................................... 95

Menu arrangement................................................................. 98

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Exporting or Importing............................................................ 100

Using Color Management.............................................................. 102

Color management by Driver ICM (Windows only).................................... 104

Color management by Host ICM (Windows).......................................... 107

Color management by ColorSync (Mac OS X)......................................... 110

Color management by application................................................... 112

Changing the Black Ink................................................................ 116

Chapter 4 The Control Panel

Buttons, Lights, and Messages........................................................... 119

Buttons ......................................................................... 119

Lights........................................................................... 120

Combination of buttons............................................................ 121

Messages........................................................................ 121

Icons............................................................................ 122

Menu Settings........................................................................ 124

When to use Menu mode........................................................... 124

Menu list........................................................................ 124

Basic Menu setting procedure. ...................................................... 127

Details of Menu mode............................................................. 128

Checking the print head nozzles. . . . . . . . . ............................................ 134

Aligning the print head............................................................ 135

Making the paper settings.......................................................... 137

Printing a status sheet.............................................................. 141

Maintenance Mode.................................................................... 141

Maintenance mode setting procedure................................................. 141

Maintenance mode list............................................................. 142

Details of Maintenance mode items.................................................. 142

Chapter 5 Paper Handling

Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media............................................ 144

Using Epson special media. . . . . ..................................................... 144

Using paper other than Epson special media........................................... 144

Using Cut Sheet Media................................................................. 145

Checking the paper path........................................................... 145

Loading cut-sheet media........................................................... 145

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Chapter 6 Maintenance and Transportation

Replacing Ink Cartridges............................................................... 162

Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge..................................................... 166

Cleaning the Printer................................................................... 170

If you have not used your printer for a long time....................................... 174

Transporting the Printer................................................................ 174

Over a long distance............................................................... 174

Over a short distance.............................................................. 175

Setting up the printer after transporting it............................................. 175

Chapter 7 Problem Solver

Troubleshooting...................................................................... 177

Printer stops printing unexpectedly.................................................. 177

The printer does not turn on or stay on............................................... 182

The printer prints nothing.......................................................... 183

Printouts are not what you expected.................................................. 185

Print Quality Could be Better....................................................... 187

Color documents print in black only................................................. 189

Printing could be faster............................................................ 190

Paper skew occurs when printing on A3 or larger plain paper............................. 190

Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently..................................... 191

Clearing paper jams............................................................... 191

Paper Information..................................................................... 194

Cut sheet........................................................................ 195

Technical Support Web Site............................................................. 200

Contacting Customer Support........................................................... 201

Before Contacting Epson. . . . . ...................................................... 201

Help for Users in North America.................................................... 201

Help for Users in Europe. . . . ....................................................... 202

Help for Users in Australia......................................................... 203

Help for Users in Singapore. ........................................................ 203

Help for Users in Thailand.......................................................... 204

Help for Users in Vietnam.......................................................... 204

Help for Users in Indonesia......................................................... 205

Help for Users in Hong Kong....................................................... 206

Help for Users in Malaysia.......................................................... 207

Help for Users in India............................................................. 207

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Help for Users in the Philippines.................................................... 208

Chapter 8 Product Information

Printer Specifications.................................................................. 210

Printing......................................................................... 210

Printable area.................................................................... 211

Mechanical...................................................................... 211

Electrical........................................................................ 212

Environmental................................................................... 212

Initialization..................................................................... 213

Standards and Approvals........................................................... 213

Paper........................................................................... 215

Ink cartridges.................................................................... 216

System Requirements.................................................................. 217

To use your printer with Windows................................................... 217

To use your printer with Mac OS X.................................................. 218

Interface Specifications................................................................. 218

USB interface..................................................................... 218

Ethernet interface................................................................. 219

Chapter 9 Options and Consumable Products

Consumable Products.................................................................. 220

Maintenance cartridge............................................................. 220

Ink cartridges.................................................................... 220

Epson Special Media................................................................... 221

Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions........................................................... 222

When choosing a place for this product............................................... 222

When setting up this product....................................................... 222

When using this product........................................................... 223

When handling the ink cartridges.................................................... 223

When transporting this product. .................................................... 224

Warning, Cautions, and Notes...................................................... 225

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Chapter 1

Using the Printer Software (Windows)

Printer Software Introduction

The printer software CD-ROM includes the following software. See the Start Here for installing

the software, and see its online help for detailed information for each software.

❏ Printer driver

❏ EPSON Status Monitor 3

❏ EPSON LFP Remote Panel

Printer driver

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

The following are the 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.

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❏ Executes the printer maintenance functions and sets the operation of the printer driver in the

Utility tab. You can also import or export printer settings.

EPSON Status Monitor 3

This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free

space of the maintenance cartridge, and it also checks for printer error. EPSON Status Monitor 3 is

installed with the printer driver automatically.

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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

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.

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1. From the File menu, select Print or Page Setup.

2. Make sure your printer is selected, and click Printer, Setup, Options, Properties, or Preferences.

Example:

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The printer driver window appears.

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Make the settings as necessary, and then start printing.

From the Printer icon

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

1. Open the Printers and Faxes or Printers folder.

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

Note:

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

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For Windows Vista: Click

, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers.

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

2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Printing Preferences.

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The printer driver window appears.

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

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Getting Information Through Online Help

You can view a detailed explanation using the following ways.

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

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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.

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Setting the printer driver

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

Checking the printer status

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

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Progress Meter

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

Print queue window

You can check a list of all jobs waiting and its information, and also you can cancel print jobs. 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

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 Cancel/Reset + 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.

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Note:

You cannot cancel a job waiting in the computer. To cancel a job waiting in the computer, see the next section “Canceling printing by the computer” on page 19.

Canceling printing by the computer

Canceling printing

Click Stop on the EPSON Progress Meter dialog box.

Note:

❏ The Progress Meter shows the progress of the current print job. It disappears when the job has

been sent to the printer.

❏ You cannot cancel a print job that has been sent to the printer. In this case, cancel the print job

by the printer.

Deleting a print job waiting

You can delete the jobs waiting stored in the computer.

1. Double-click the printer icon on the task bar.

2. From the Printer menu, select Cancel all documents.

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

Note:

❏ The print queue window shows the progress of each print job. Print job disappears when the

job has been sent to the printer.

❏ You cannot cancel a print job that has been sent to the printer. In this case, cancel the print

job by the printer.

When problem occurs during printing

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.

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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.

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.

Note:

The cleaning process consumes ink of all ink cartridges at the same time. Even if you are using only black inks, the head cleaning also consumes color inks.

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.

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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 cartridge, and it also checks for printer error. See “Using EPSON Status Monitor 3” on page 23.

Monitoring Preferences

This function lets you specify the monitoring feature of EPSON Status Monitor 3. See “Using Monitoring Preferences” on page 24.

Print Queue

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

Speed and 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.

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 cartridge, and status messages. To know the detailed status of the printer, open the printer detailed window. EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts to monitor the printer status when the printing begins, and if there are any problems, it shows an error message and its solutions. 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.

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Note:

In the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, select the Shortcut Icon check box to display a shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar. Right-click the shortcut icon, and select the printer name to display the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. See “Viewing information in Monitoring Preferences” on page 26.

Viewing information in EPSON Status Monitor 3

Using Monitoring Preferences

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

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Accessing Monitoring Preferences

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

Note:

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

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Viewing information in Monitoring Preferences

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

Uninstalling the Printer Software

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

Note:

❏ For Windows XP/Vista, you must log in as a user with an Administrator account. 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

To uninstall the printer driver, follow the steps below.

1. Turn off the printer, and unplug the interface cable connected with the computer and printer.

2. Click Add or Remove Programs (or Add/Remove Programs) in the Control Panel.

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

3. Select EPSON Printer Software, and then click Change/Remove (or Uninstall/Change).

4. Select the target printer icon, and then click OK.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete uninstallation.

When the confirmation message appears, click Yes.

Restart the computer when you reinstall the printer driver.

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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Chapter 2

Using the Printer Software (Mac OS X)

Printer Software Introduction

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

❏ Printer driver

❏ EPSON Printer Utility3

❏ EPSON StatusMonitor

❏ EPSON LFP Remote Panel

Printer driver

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

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EPSON Printer Utility3

You can execute the printer maintenance functions, such as Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning. EPSON Printer Utility3 is installed with the printer driver automatically.

EPSON StatusMonitor

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

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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.

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