Epson STYLUSPro4400, STYLUSPro4800 User Manual

®

Reference Guide

English

Color Ink Jet Printer

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Printer Parts

Front view

Roll paper cover

Rear manual
feed slot

Ink lever

Rear view

Ink cartridge slot

Paper lever

Front manual feed slot

ink compartment

English

Top cover

Control panel

Roll paper support

Maintenance tank

Paper tray cover

Paper tray

Knobs

Rear cover

AC inlet

USB interface connector

IEEE1394 interface connector

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Contents

Chapter 1 Printing with Windows

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canceling printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Making Settings on the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making the Media Type setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making the Color setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Making the Mode setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Making Advanced setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Checking the Ink Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Previewing your printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the Print Assistant function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Making Settings on the Paper Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Making the Paper Source setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Making the Borderless setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Making the Auto Cut setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Making the Paper Size setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Making the Copies setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Making the Orientation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Making the Printable Area setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Making the Roll Paper Option settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Making Settings on the Layout Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Making the Reduce/Enlarge setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Making Double-sided Printing setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Making Multi-Page settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Checking the print head nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Cleaning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Using Printer and Option Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Making the Speed & Progress settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Getting Information Through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Using the Progress Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Using the EPSON Spool Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Increasing the Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

General tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Using Speed & Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Sharing Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

For Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

For Windows Me and 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

For Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Updating the driver in Windows XP and 2000 . . . . . . . . . . .108

Updating to Windows Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Uninstalling the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Uninstalling the USB Host Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

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Chapter 2 Printing with Mac OS 9.x

Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Accessing the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Accessing the Print dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Accessing the Page Setup dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Accessing the Layout dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Accessing the Utility dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Making the printer driver settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Canceling printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Making Settings in the Print Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Making the Media Type setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Making the Color setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Making the Mode setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Making Advanced setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

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Making the Copies setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Making the Pages setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Setting the print time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Previewing your printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Making Settings in the Page Setup Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Making the Paper Sizes setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Making the Paper Source setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Making the Borderless setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Making the Auto Cut setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Making the Orientation setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Making Double-sided Printing setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Making the Reduce or Enlarge setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Making the Printable Area settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Making the Roll Paper Option settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Making Settings in the Layout Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Making the Fit to Page setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Making Multi-Page settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Making Print Order settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Checking the print head nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Cleaning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Getting Information Through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Using the EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Accessing EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Making Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Using EPSON Monitor IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Accessing EPSON Monitor IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Managing print jobs using EPSON Monitor IV . . . . . . . . . . 172

Sharing Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Setting up your printer as a shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Accessing the shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

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Chapter 3 Printing with Mac OS X

Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Accessing the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Accessing the Page Setup dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Accessing the Print dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Accessing the Utility dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Page Setup Dialog Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Format for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Paper Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Print Dialog Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Copies & Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Output Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Printer Color Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Paper Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

Roll Paper Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Saving your settings in the Print dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Using your saved settings in the Print dialog . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Performing Borderless Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Canceling Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Printer Utility Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Accessing the EPSON Printer Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Checking the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Cleaning the print head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Using the Print Assistant function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Getting Information Through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

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Chapter 4 The Control Panel

Buttons, Lights, and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Combination of buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

SelecType Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

When to use SelecType. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

SelecType menu list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Basic SelecType setting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Details of SelecType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Checking the print head nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Aligning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Making the paper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Printing a status sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Setting the alert value of the paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Chapter 5 Maintenance Mode

Maintenance Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Maintenance mode setting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Maintenance mode list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Details of maintenance mode items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Chapter 6 Paper Handling

Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Using Epson special media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Using paper other than Epson special media . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Using Roll Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Attaching the roll paper to the spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Attaching the spacer to the spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Removing the roll paper from the spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Loading roll paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Using the roll paper belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Cutting the roll paper or printing page lines . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

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Using Cut Sheet Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Checking the paper path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Loading cut-sheet media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Chapter 7 Maintenance and Transportation

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Converting the Black Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

Updating the printer driver information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Replacing the Maintenance Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

Replacing the Paper Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

If you have not used your printer for a long time . . . . . . . . .315

Transporting the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

Over a long distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

Over a short distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317

Setting up the printer after transporting it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Chapter 8 Problem Solver

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Printer stops printing unexpectedly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

The printer does not turn on or stay on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

The printer prints nothing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Printouts are not what you expected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335

Print Quality Could be Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339

Color documents print in black only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342

Printing could be faster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343

Roll paper cannot be cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344

Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently. . . . . . .345

Roll paper does not eject properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347

Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355

Technical Support Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355

Paper Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356

Paper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356

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Chapter 9 Product Information

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Standards and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

To use your printer with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

To use your printer with Mac OS 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

To use your printer with Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

IEEE1394 Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Chapter 10 Options and Consumable Products

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Roll paper spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Interface cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

Borderless Print Spacer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Paper cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Maintenance Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Black ink conversion cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Epson Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Cut sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

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Appendix A Corrections

About paper margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

About Platen Gap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383

About the Black Ink Conversion Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386

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Chapter 1

Printing with Windows

Printer Software Introduction

The printer software that comes with your printer includes a
printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you
choose from a variety of settings to get the best results from your
printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep
it in top condition.

The printer software includes the following menus.

Menu Settings and Utilities

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

Assistant

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

Layout Reduce/Enlarge, Double-Sided Printing, Multi-Page

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

Copies, Orientation, Printable Area (When Paper Tray or
Manual Feed is selected as the Paper Source), Roll Paper
Option (When Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) is selected
as the Paper Source.)

Head Alignment, Printer and Option Information (EPSON
Stylus Pro 4800 only), EPSON LFP Remote Panel, Speed &
Progress

For information on making printer driver settings, see “Making
Settings on the Main Menu” on page 21, “Making Settings on the
Paper Menu” on page 47, and “Making Settings on the Layout
Menu” on page 63.

For information on the printer utilities, see “Using the Printer
Utilities” on page 76.

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Note:

❏ The specific features available in the printer software vary

depending on the version of Windows you are using.

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for EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 running on Windows XP. The screens
of EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 and EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 are almost
the same, except as noted.

The online help provides more information on the printer software.

See “Getting Information Through Online Help” on page 86.

Accessing the Printer Software

To access the printer software installed in your computer, follow

the steps below.

Note:

The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on

the versions of Windows you are using.

From Windows XP

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

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

From Windows Me and 98

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

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

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

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

The printer software window appears.

From Windows applications

1. Click Print or Page Setup on the File menu.

2. Make sure your printer is selected, and click Printer, Setup,
Options, Properties, or Preference. Depending on your
application, you may need to click a combination of these
buttons. The printer software windows appears.

Basic Settings

Making the printer driver settings

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

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

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

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

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

4. From Media Type, select a media that matches the paper
loaded in the printer. See “Media Type setting list” on page 22.

Note:

❏ Check the media type and its paper path. See “Paper path list”

on page 276.

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available; therefore, always make this setting first.

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

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

For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only:
If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select
Advanced B&W Photo.

Note:

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

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

7. Adjust Speed and Quality in the Mode box if a slider
appears. Drag the slider to the left or right depending on
which is more important.

For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only:
If you have selected Advanced B&W Photo as the Color
setting, select the Color Toning setting from the pull-down
menu.

Note:

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

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

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

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

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11. Select Borderless to print your data with no margins. See

“Making the Borderless setting” on page 48.

12. From the Paper Size list, select the size of paper loaded in the
printer.

Note:

Most Windows applications feature paper size settings that override
similar settings in the printer driver.

13. Make settings for Copies and Orientation, as necessary.

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14. When Paper Tray or Manual Feed is selected as the Paper

Source setting, make the Printable Area settings as needed.
See “Making the Printable Area setting” on page 58.

When Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the
Paper Source setting, make the Roll Paper Option settings as
needed. See “Making the Roll Paper Option settings” on page

60.

15. Click the Layout tab. The Layout menu appears.

Note:

❏ The functions on the Layout menu are not available when Roll

Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting.

❏ Depending on the paper source you choose, some of the

functions may not be available.

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16. Select Reduce/Enlarge, and then adjust the size of printed
data, if necessary. See “Making the Reduce/Enlarge setting”
on page 64.

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needed. See “Making Double-sided Printing setting” on page
65 for details.

18. Select Multi-Page, and then make settings as needed. See
“Making Multi-Page settings” on page 72 for details.

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

20. Click Print to start printing.

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

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Canceling printing

To cancel printing in progress, click Stop on the EPSON Progress
Meter.

You can also pause or restart printing. To pause printing, click
Pause. To resume printing, click this button again.

Caution:

If you stop printing in progress, you may need to start printing

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again from the beginning for best result; otherwise, misalignment
or banding may appear in the printed image.

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Making Settings on the Main Menu

From this menu, you can make the Media Type, Color, and Mode
settings, and also check the remaining ink of the installed ink
cartridges. You can also access the Reference Guide, the paper
information, and the Technical Support Web Site by clicking the
Print Assistant button.

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Making the Media Type setting

The Media Type setting determines what other settings are
available; therefore, always make this setting first.

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

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Note:

❏ The availability of special media varies by country.

❏ When using paper other than Epson special media, see “Notes on

Epson Special Media and Other Media” on page 263.

❏ For the latest information on the special media available in your area,

refer to the Epson customer support website. See “Contacting
Customer Support” on page 355.

Media Type setting list

Media Type Setting Epson Special Media Name/

Description

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Singleweight Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper

Enhanced Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper

Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper

Photo Glossy Paper Photo Glossy Paper

Photo Semigloss Paper Photo Semigloss Paper

Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper

Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper

Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) Premium Luster Photo Paper (250)

Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
(250)

Premium Semimatte Photo Paper
(250)

Photo Paper Gloss 250 Photo Paper Gloss 250

Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte

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Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
(250)

Premium Semimatte Photo Paper
(250)

(Commercial)

Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Watercolor Paper - Radiant White

Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper

Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper

UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper

Plain Paper -

Plain Paper (Line drawing) -

Singleweight Matte Paper
(line drawing)

Tracing Paper -

Making the Color setting

EPSON Stylus Pro 4400

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

Note:

When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend

Color/B&W Photo even if the data to print is black.

Singleweight Matte Paper

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

Note:

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

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Making the Mode setting

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

Automatic mode

Automatic mode is the quickest and easiest way to start printing.
When Automatic is selected, the printer driver takes care of all
detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color
settings.

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Quality and Speed slider

Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type setting
while Color (or Color/B&W Photo) or Black is selected as the
Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, a Quality or
Speed slider appears in the Mode box. Select Quality when print
quality is more important than print speed. Select Speed when
print speed is more important than print quality.

Color Control mode

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

You can select from the following settings.

EPSON Vivid Select this setting to produce vivid blue and green tones

in printouts.

Note:
Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones
that cann ot be displayed by your monitor, you r printouts
may differ from the screen images when this function is
selected.

Charts and
Graphs

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

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Standard
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Adobe RGB For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only:

For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only:
Increases the contrast in images. Use this setting for color
photographs.

Matches image color to Adobe RGB.

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Color Toning (for EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only)

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

You can select from the following settings.

Neutral This setting provides standard image

Cool This setting gives a cool tone to your photos.

Warm This setting gives a warm tone to your photos.

Sepia This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.

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Custom mode

The Custom mode lets you make a wide range of changes with a
single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings pull-down menu,
you will find ready-made settings provided by Epson.

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These ready-made settings may not appear, depending on the Media
Type and Color settings.

Advanced Photo

Advanced Photo
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PhotoEnhance This mode lets you select image-correction

Good for printing scanned photos and
digitally captured images in high quality.
Helps prevent misprinting of ink dots that
may occur due to movement of the print
head and paper.

settings specially designed for scanned or
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Making Advanced setting

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

To make Advanced settings, follow the steps below.

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

2. Make sure a media matching the media loaded in the printer
is selected. See “Media Type setting list” on page 22.

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

Note:

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

4. Select a Print Quality setting.

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5. If you are using non-Epson special media, click the Paper
Config button, and then make settings as needed. For details,
see “Paper Configuration” on page 30.

6. Make the Printer Color Management settings. For details, see
“Printer Color Management” on page 33.

Note:

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

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

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

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The following settings in the Paper Configuration dialog box let
you make the detailed paper settings.

Mode Description

Color Density Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the

range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider to the right (+) to
deepen the color of your printout or left (-) to lighten its
color. You can also type a number (-50 to +50) in the box
next to the slider.

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

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

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

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Mode Description

Drying Time
per Print
Head Pass

Paper Feed
Adjustment

Paper Suction Decreasing the air suction at the platen can avoid

Paper
Thickness

Adds a waiting time when the print head reaches the end
of every pass.

Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve the
print quality by using slow ink absorption on the media,
set a higher value.

The drying time per print head pass can be set from 0 to
5 seconds, in 0.1 second increments.

Note:
If you use this feature, the printing time will be longer.

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

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

Standard : 100%

-1: 50%

-2: 30%

-3: 10%

-4: 6%

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

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Cut Method Determines the best cutting method according to the

paper thickness.

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

Platen Gap Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded in the

printer to the print head. By adjusting this parameter, you
may produce better print quality. This is set automatically
according to the Paper Thickness setting specified.

Note:
Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print
quality, but make sure the media does not wrinkle or
touch the print head; otherwise, printed data or the print
head surface may be damaged. Use Wider or Wide in
such case.

Eject Roller
Type

Select the Eject Roller Type that best fits your media.

Auto:
The printer selects the most appropriate setting
automatically. When you use Epson special media,
usually select this setting.

Starwheel-Sheet:
If you want to print on cut-sheet paper that is non-Epson
special media, select this setting.

Starwheel-Roll Curled:
If you want to print on strongly curled roll paper that is
non-Epson special media, select this setting.

No Roller-Roll Normal:
If you want to print on roll paper that is non-Epson special
media, select this setting.

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Printer Color Management

Color Controls

This setting provides the color matching and image-enhancement
methods. When you select this setting, additional settings appear
under the Printer Color Management box where you can select a
Mode setting and adjust the color enhancement sliders. For details
on the additional settings, see the online help.

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When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color setting,
the following screen appears. You can then adjust the advanced
monochrome settings. For details on the additional settings, see
the online help.

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PhotoEnhance

This setting provides a variety of image-correction settings that
you can apply to your photo images before printing.
PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. When you select
this setting, you will need to make the Tone and Digital Camera
Correction settings.

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❏ This mode is available only with 16-, 24-, or 32-bit color data.

❏ Printing with PhotoEnhance sel ected may increase the time required

in printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of
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Tone Auto Correct Provides standard image correction for

Sepia Applies a sepia tone to your photos.

Neutral Gray Applies a black and white tone to your

Warm Gray Applies a warmer black and white tone

Cool Gray Applies a cooler black and white tone

Digital Camera Correction If you are printing photos taken with a

most photos. Try this first.

print data.

to your print data than Neutral Gray.

to your print data than Neutral Gray.

digital camera, select this check box to
give your printed photos a smooth and
natural appearance like that of photos
taken with a film camera.

Select the Smooth Skin check box to
adjust the image to make its skin color
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Off (No Color Adjustment)

This setting turns off the printer driver color management, which
is useful when you use the color management function of the
application to apply an ICC profile.

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This setting uses the Windows color matching method to
automatically adjust printout colors to match colors on your
screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or
computer graphics.

Note:

❏ Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of

the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching.

❏ The following settings are available for Windows XP/2000 only.

ICM Mode Select the ICM mode from Host ICM, Driver ICM (Basic),

Image,
Graphics, and
Text check
boxes

or Driver ICM (Advanced).

These check boxes are available only when Driver ICM
(Advanced) is selected as the ICM Mode.

Select the check box you want to set.

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Input Profile Select an input profile.

This setting is not available when Host ICM is selected
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Printer Profile Select a printer profile.

Printer Profile
Description

preference.

Saturation:
This setting is the best option for presentation graphics
to accurately reproduce vivid colors. Use of this setting
is not recommended when printing photo data.

Perceptual:
This setting renders an image’s color to appear
naturally, and is often used to render the wide color
range of the original image. Use of this setting is
recommended when printing photo data.

Relative Colorimetric:
This setting renders an image by maintaining a relative
color range, and is often used when most of the color
range before conversion is found in the image after
conversion. Use of this setting is recommended when
printing photo data.

Absolute Colorimetric:
This setting renders an image by maintaining an
absolute color range so that there is a 1-to-1 ratio of
absolute lab coordinates. This setting is not
recommended when printing photo data and normal
conversions.

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Profile pull-down menu.

This setting is not available when Host ICM is selected
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To save your Advanced settings, follow the steps below.

1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears.

2. Type a unique name, up to 31 characters, for your settings in
the Name text box.

3. Click Save. Your setting will be added to the Custom Setting
List.

You can save up to 100 custom settings (including the imported
settings). You can select your saved settings from the Custom
Settings pull-down menu in the Mode box on the Main menu.

When you select your saved settings in the Custom Settings list,
be aware that making new settings, for example Media Type and
Color settings, may change your custom settings. This may cause
unexpected results in your printouts. If this happens, reselect
your saved settings and try printing again.

Note:

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applied to your new settings.

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Deleting the Advanced settings

To delete your Advanced setting, follow the steps below.

Note:

You cannot delete ready-made settings from the Custom Settings list.

1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears.

2. Select the name of settings you want to delete.

3. Click Delete. The setting will be deleted from the Custom

Settings list.

Exporting and importing the Advanced settings

You can export the custom settings you saved, or import from a
custom setting file created in another environment.

Exporting the Advanced settings

To export your custom settings, use the following steps.

1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears.

2. Select the custom settings you want to export.

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4. Select the location where you want to save the file, and then
enter the file name.

5. Click Save.

6. When the message “Processing complete.” appears, click OK.

Importing the Advanced settings

To import custom settings, use the following steps.

1. Click Save Settings. The Custom Settings dialog box appears.

2. Click Import.

3. Select the folder where the file for importing settings is
located, and then select the file.

4. Click Open.

5. When the message “Processing complete.” appears, click OK.

Note:

The custom setting that includes ICM options cannot be transferred
between Windows XP/2000 and Windows Me/98.

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Checking the Ink Levels

You can check the amount of the remaining ink of each ink
cartridge.

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If EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 is not connected properly or EPSON Status
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If you select the Print Preview check box, you can see how your
printout will look before printing. When you send a print job to
the printer, the EPSON Print Preview window appears, allowing
you to make changes before printing.

The EPSON Preview toolbar contains several buttons that you can
use to perform the following functions.

Zoom Click this button to enlarge or reduce the

size of the previewed image.

Fit-to-screen Click this button to scale the previewed

Maximum zoom Click this button to display the previewed

image so that it fits the current window
size. This is convenient when you want to
see the entire image at one time.

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Printable area
on/off

Previous page Click this button to display the previous

Next page Click this button to displa y the next page.

You can also manipulate the previewed data in the following
ways.

❏ Select and preview individual pages.

Click this button to display a rectangle
indicating the printable area on the
previewed image. The printer cannot
print anything which is outside of this
rectangle. Click this button again to turn
this feature off.

page. If there is no previous page, this
button is not available.

If there is no next page, this button is not
available.

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❏ Reduce or enlarge the size of preview.

❏ Select and print any or all pages.

❏ Magnify the previewed document: Click View and then select

Magnify to open the Magnify window, which magnifies the
area of the previewed document outlined by the red box. By
dragging the red box, you can change the part of the
document to magnify.

❏ Specify which pages in the document you want to print: Click

Print Option, and then select Remove Page or Add Page.

After you previewing the data, click Print to print the data, or click
Cancel to cancel printing.

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Using the Print Assistant function

You can access the following information by clicking the Print
Assistant button:

❏ Reference Guide (Troubleshooting page)

❏ Paper information that is most suitable for printing

❏ Technical Support Web Site

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Making Settings on the Paper Menu

You can make Paper Source, Borderless, Auto Cut, Paper Size
(Page Size), Copies, Orientation, and Printable Area or Roll Paper
Option settings on this menu.

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Source setting, Printable Area appears on the menu by default.
When Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper
Source setting, Roll Paper Option appears on the menu.

❏ Most Windows applications feature paper size and page layout

settings that override similar settings in the printer driver.
However, if your application does not have these features, verify the
settings on the printer driver’s Paper menu.

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You can select Paper Tray, Roll Paper, Roll Paper (Banner), or
Manual Feed from the Paper Source setting. Select one that

matches the paper loaded in the printer.

Making the Borderless setting

You can print your data without margins on paper.

For this printing mode, Epson recommends the following media
conditions.

Accommodate media width:

❏ 8 inch, 203.2 mm
❏ 210 mm (A4)
❏ Letter (8.5 in), 215.9 mm
❏ 10 inch, 254 mm
❏ 257 mm
❏ 297 mm (A3)
❏ 300 mm
❏ 12 inch, 304.8 mm
❏ 329 mm (Super A3/B)
❏ 13 inch, 330.2 mm
❏ 14 inch, 355.6 mm
❏ 400 mm
❏ 16 inch, 406.4 mm
❏ 420 mm (A2)
❏ 17 inch, 431.8 mm

Note:

❏ You cannot perform borderless printing on cut-sheet media with a

width of 420 mm (A2).

❏ When printing on roll paper with a width of 8 inches or 420 mm

(A2), attach a spacer to the spindle. See “Attaching the spacer to the
spindle” on page 267.

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❏ If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to

zero before printing.

❏ When printing on cut-sheet media, only the left and right margins

are set to zero.

❏ The ink may contaminate the platen of the printer. In this case, wipe

the ink away using a cloth.

❏ Printing with this feature takes longer time than normal printing.

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❏ Only Plain Paper and Plain Paper (line drawing) can set the bottom

margin to 3 mm. When printing on the other media, the bottom
margin is always 14 mm.

❏ When Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or Premium

Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper is used in printing, the top
margin is always 20 mm.

❏ Smear may result in the top and bottom areas depending on the

media.

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1. Select Borderless.

2. Click the Expansion button. The Expansion dialog box
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3. Choose Auto Expand or Retain Size, and the amount of

enlargement.

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Retain Size Select this setting if you do not want to change the

Amount of
Enlargement

print data automatically and print with no margins.
You can choose the amount of enlargement by
moving the slider.

Note:
Enlarged areas that exceed the paper size will not
be printed on the paper.

ratio of your print data.

If you select this setting, you need to enlarge your
image data to exceed the paper width, to avoid
unprinted areas appearing along the left and right
edges. Enlarging 3 mm in both the left and right
directions is recommended, using the application
that created the data.

To use this feature, see “Making the Paper Size
setting” on page 55.

When you select Auto Expand, the slider becomes
available. Using the slider, you can control the
amount of the image that extends beyond the
edges of the paper during borderless printing.

For most print jobs, Standard is recommended in
order to eliminate margins on all sides of the paper.

In a very humid environment, the width of paper
may expand due to moisture absorption. In this
case, move the slider to Max to eliminate margins
around the image. If Max is selected, the center of
the image may move about 1 mm to the right.

Moving the slider towards Min decreases the
amount of the image en largement; however, as this
amount decreases, margins may appear on one or
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4. Make the Auto Cut setting. For details, see “Making the Auto
Cut setting” on page 52.

5. Click OK.

6. Start printing your data from your application.

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This setting is available only when Roll Paper or Roll Paper
(Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting. You can select

how the paper is cut after printing.

Single Cut

Select this setting if you want to save paper. If you select this
setting, the boundary of a picture or the boundary of a page is cut.
However, the cut position may shift slightly.

Note:

❏ When printing on Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper, do not select this
setting; otherwise, the print quality may decline.

❏ This setting appears only when the Borderless check box is selected.

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Double Cut

Select this setting to avoid the slight gap that occurs with the
Single Cut setting. A margin is created between pictures, and
1 mm along the inside of each picture is cut.

Note:

This setting appears only when the Borderless check box is selected.

Normal Cut

Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the
printed data.

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Select this setting to cut printouts manually. To cut printouts
manually, follow the steps below.

1. Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button, and then

match the cutting position with the scissors mark on the left
side of the print head.

2. Press the Paper Source button to select Roll Auto Cut On

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3. Press and hold the Paper Source button for 3 seconds. The

paper cutter cuts the printout at the cutting position.

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Making the Paper Size setting

You can select a paper size that you want to use. Select the proper
paper size from the Paper Size list.

You can also add a custom paper size, using the steps below.

1. Select User Defined from the Paper Size list. The User Defined
Paper Size dialog box appears.

2. Enter Paper Size Name, Paper Width and Paper Height,
and then select Unit.

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If you are using Windows Me or 98, the maximum paper height is
44 inches (111.76 cm).

3. Click OK to save the custom paper size.

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Making the Copies setting

You can specify the number of copies to print. Enter a number in
the Copies box, or click the arrow next to the box. You can enter
any number from 1 to 9999. When printing multiple copies of your
document, select Collate to print one complete document set at
a time. Select Reverse Order to print your documents in reverse
order, starting with the last page.

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Making the Orientation settings

You can specify the direction of printing on the page.

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Landscape Print direction is long edge first, like many

spreadsheets.

Rotated by 180° Prints your document upside down.

Note:
This function is not available when Roll Paper (Banner)
is selected as the Paper Source setting.

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Making the Printable Area setting

This setting is available when you select Paper Tray or Manual
Feed as the Paper Source setting. You can make the following

settings.

Standard

Select this setting to use the standard printable area.

Note:

This setting is available only when Plain Paper, Plain Paper (line
drawing), or Tracing Paper is selected as the Media Type setting.

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Maximum

Select this setting to increase the printable area at the bottom edge.

Note:

❏ This setting is available only when Plain Paper, Plain Paper (line

drawing), or Tracing Paper is selected as the Media Type setting.

❏ The print quality may decline at the edges of printouts when this

setting is selected. Before printing large jobs using this setting, print
a single sheet to check the quality. When this setting is selected, make
sure that paper loaded in the paper tray is not curled.

Centered

Select this setting to center printouts.

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This option is available when you select Roll Paper or Roll Paper
(Banner) as the Paper Source setting. You can make the following

settings.

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Auto Rotate

Note:

This function is available only when Roll Paper is selected as the Paper
Source setting.

This function is effective only when the print data length is shorter
than the printable width of the roll paper. The print data will
automatically be turned 90 degrees to print crosswise, saving roll
paper.

Original Auto Rotate onAuto Rotate off

To enable this function, follow the steps below.

1. Select Auto Rotate. The Roll Width button is activated.

2. Click Roll Width. The Roll Paper Width dialog box appears.

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Print Page Line

This function lets you specify whether to print a page line on the
right side, and also below the document for manual cutting. To
enable this function, select Print Page Line.

The Print Page Line operation changes according to the Auto Cut
setting. Check these settings as necessary by referring to the
printer’s operation.

Auto Cut Print Page Line Printer’s Operation

Single Cut
Double Cut
Normal Cut

Single Cut
Double Cut
Normal Cut

Off Selected Prints page lines on the right side

Off Not selected Does not print page lines or cut

Selected Prints page line on the right side

only, and cuts paper
automatically after the print job.

Not selected Does not print p age line, but cuts

paper automatically after the
print job.

and below the document, but
does not cut paper
automatically after the print job.

paper.

Save Roll Paper

Note:

This function is available only when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected
as the Paper Source setting.

This function is effective if you wish to save roll paper, because
the blank portion of the last page of your printed data is not fed
through the printer.

To enable this function, select Save Roll Paper.

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Making Settings on the Layout Menu

You can make the Reduce/Enlarge, Double-Sided Printing, and
Multi-Page settings on this menu.

Note:

❏ The functions on the Layout menu are not available when Roll

Paper (Banner) is selected as the Paper Source setting.

❏ According to the paper source you choose, some of the functions are

not available.

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You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you to print
on. To enable this function, select Reduce/Enlarge. When this
function is enabled, you can make the following settings.

Fit to Page Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your

Custom Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge

data to make it fit the paper size you have selected
in the Output Paper Size.

or reduce a data. Click the arrows next to the Scale
box to select a proportion from 10 to 400%.

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Making Double-sided Printing setting

You can perform double-sided printing. There are two types of
double-sided printing available. Standard double-sided printing
allows you to print the odd-numbered pages first. Once these
pages are printed, the paper can be reloaded for printing the
even-numbered pages onto the opposite side of the paper.

You can also perform Folded Booklet double-sided printing. It
lets you make single-fold booklets.

Note:

❏ The double-sided printing feature is not available when the printer

is accessed over a network or used as a shared printer, Status
Monitor 3 is not installed, or your system is not configured to
support bi-directional communication.

❏ Only use media types that are suitable for double-sided printing;

otherwise, the print quality may deteriorate.

❏ Depending on the type of paper and the amount of ink used to print

text and images, ink may bleed through to the other side of the paper.

❏ The surface of the paper may be smeared during double-sided

printing.

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Standard double-sided printing

To print odd and even numbered pages on the opposite sides of
a sheet, follow the steps below.

1. Select Double-Sided Printing.

2. Click Margins. The following dialog box appears.

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3. Specify the edge of the paper where binding will be placed.
You can choose Left, Top, or Right.

4. Specify the width of the binding margin, using the Binding
Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 to 30 mm.

Note:

The actual binding margin may vary depending on the settings
specified in your application. We recommend that you test the print
quality before printing the entire job.

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5. Click OK to return to the Layout menu, and then click OK to
save your settings.

6. Make sure paper is loaded, and then send a print job from
your application. Instructions for generating the
even-numbered pages will be displayed while the
odd-numbered pages are output.

7. Follow the on-screen instructions and reload the paper.

Note:

❏ The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink

used. If this problem occurs, slightly curl the sheets in the
opposite direction prior to reloading them into the printer.

❏ Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat

surface prior to reloading the stack into the printer.

❏ Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts.

Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if
the printouts are not reloaded correctly.

❏ In the event of a paper jam, see “Clearing paper jams” on page

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You can also make single-fold booklets using the double-sided
printing feature. When you create a single-fold booklet, the pages
that appear on the outside (after the booklet is folded) are printed
first. The pages that will appear inside the booklet can then be
printed after the paper is reloaded into the printer.

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A booklet can be created by printing pages 1 and 4 on the first
sheet of paper, pages 5 and 8 on the second sheet of paper, and
pages 9 and 12 on the third sheet of paper. After these sheets are
reloaded into the sheet feeder, you can then print pages 2 and 3
on the back of the first sheet of paper, pages 6 and 7 on the back
of the second sheet of paper, and pages 10 and 11 on the back of
the third sheet of paper. The resulting pages can then be folded
and bound together into a booklet.

To create the booklet, follow the steps below.

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1. Select Double-Sided Printing, and then select Folded
Booklet.

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3. Specify the edge of the paper where binding will be placed.

You can choose Left, Top, or Right.

Note:

When Portrait is selected as the Orientation setting on the Paper
menu, Left or Right binding positions are available. The Top binding
position is supported when Landscape is selected as the
Orientation setting.

4. Specify the width of the binding margin, using the Binding
Margin text box. You can specify any width from 3 to 30 mm.
The specified margin width will be used on both sides of the
fold. For example, if a 10-mm margin is specified, a 20-mm
margin will be inserted. (A margin of 10 mm will be placed
on each side of the fold.)

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✽ Folding Edge

✽✽ Margin

5. Click OK to return to the Layout menu, and then click OK to
save your settings.

6. Make sure paper is loaded, and then send a print job from
your application.

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7. Instructions for printing the inside pages will be displayed
while the outside pages are output. Follow the on-screen
instructions to reload the paper.

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used. If this problem occurs, slightly curl the sheets in the
opposite direction prior to reloading them into the printer.

❏ Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat

surface prior to reloading the stack into the printer.

❏ Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts.

Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if
the printouts are not reloaded correctly.

8. Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the inside
pages.

9. Once printing is complete, fold the sheets and bind them
together using a stapler or other binding method.

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Making Multi-Page settings

Selecting Multi-Page lets you choose between the N-up and
Poster settings.

Note:

This function is available only when Paper Tray is selected as the Paper
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Making N-up settings

Select N-up as the Multi-Page setting to print two or four pages
of your document on one sheet of paper.

When N-up is selected, you can make the following settings.

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4 Pages

Page Order Opens the Print Layout dialog box, where you

Print page frames Prints frames around the pages printed on each

Prints two or four pages of your data on a single
sheet of paper.

can specify the order in which the pages will be
printed. Some settings may be unavailable,
depending on the Orientation selection on the
Paper menu.

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Making Poster settings

A single page can be enlarged to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed sheets
of paper. Select Poster as the Multi-Page setting to print a
poster-size image.

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Click Settings to adjust the way your poster will print. The Poster
Settings dialog box opens.

You can make the following settings.

Print Cutting
Guides

Overlapping
Alignment Marks

Check this box to turn the cutting guide options on.

Slightly overlaps the images and prints alignment
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trimming the pages.

If you only want to print a few of the panels without printing the
entire poster, click the panels that you do not want to print, and
then click OK to close the Poster Settings dialog box.

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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.

Note:

❏ The letter in parentheses after the utility name indicates the shortcut

key for that utility. Press ALT and the letter on the keyboard to open
that utility.

❏ Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head

Alignment utilities if your printer is connected to your computer
through a network.

❏ Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head

Alignment utilities while printing is in progress; otherwise, your
printout may be marred.

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EPSON Status Monitor 3

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

Note:

This utility is available when your system is configured to support
bi-directional communication.

Nozzle Check

This utility checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the
nozzles when you notice the print quality has declined and after
cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleaned.
See “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 78.

If you click Auto in the Nozzle Check dialog box, or turn on AUTO
CLEANING from the control panel on the printer, this utility not
only checks the clogging nozzles, but also performs head cleaning
automatically.

Head Cleaning

This utility cleans the print head. You may need to clean the print
head if you notice the print quality has declined. Use this utility
to perform head cleaning. See “Cleaning the print head” on page

80.

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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 “Aligning the print head” on page

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Printer and Option Information

This function enables the printer driver to check the printer
configuration information. You can check or select the black ink
set on the printer. See “Using Printer and Option Information” on
page 81.

Note:

This function is supported by EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only.

EPSON LFP Remote Panel

This utility lets you optimize your printer. See “Starting EPSON
LFP Remote Panel” on page 82.

Checking the print head nozzles

If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in
the printed data are missing, you may be able to identify the
problem by using the Nozzle Check utility.

To use the Nozzle Check utility, follow the steps below.

Note:

Do not start the Nozzle Check utility while printing is in progress;
otherwise, your printout may be marred.

1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.

2. Click Nozzle Check.

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3. Click Print if you want to visually check if any print head
nozzles are clogged, if you are using non-Epson special
media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than
210 mm. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic
nozzle check, and if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary.

Note:

If you turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer
even though Print has been selected, the Nozzle Check utility not
only checks for the clogged nozzles, but also performs head cleaning
automatically. If you are using non-Epson special media, or if the
width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm, turn off AUTO
CLEANING from the control panel on the printer.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a nozzle check
pattern.

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Cleaning the print head

If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in
the printed data are missing, you may be able to solve these
problems by using the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print
head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly.

To use the Head Cleaning utility, follow the steps below.

Note:

❏ Do not start the Head Cleaning utility while printing is in progress;

otherwise, your printout may be marred.

❏ To save ink, use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the

print head needs to be cleaned. This is because the cleaning process
consumes some ink.

❏ When one check ink out light is flashing or on, you cannot clean the

print head. Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first. See
“Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 295.

1. Make sure the printer is turned on and all ink check lights are
off.

2. Click Head Cleaning.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

4. Click Print Nozzle Check Pattern in the Head Cleaning
dialog box to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the
cleaning cycle.

If you still find missing dots after cleaning, try the following
solutions.

❏ Select PWR CLEANING from the control panel on the printer. See

“PWR CLEANING” on page 245.

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❏ Repeat this procedure four or five times, turn the printer off

and leave it alone overnight, and then try head cleaning again.

❏ Replace some of ink cartridges as they may be old or

damaged.

If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these
solutions, contact your dealer. See “Contacting Customer
Support” on page 355.

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Aligning the print head

If you find misaligned lines or black or white banding on the
printed data, you may be able to solve these problems by using
the Print Head Alignment utility to align the print head.

To use the Print Head Alignment utility, follow the steps below.

1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.

2. Click Head Alignment.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Using Printer and Option Information

You can check or select the black ink set on the printer.

Note:

This function is supported by EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only.

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box appears.

The printer driver usually obtains the ink cartridge
information automatically, and prints in the appropriate print
mode. If this is not possible, a message appears in the Current
Setting box to prompt you to select an ink cartridge. In this
case, select the correct ink cartridge according to the actual
ink cartridge set on the printer.

3. Click OK.

Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel

You can optimize your printer using this utility. To start EPSON
LFP Remote Panel, see the steps below.

1. Make sure the printer is turned on.

2. Click EPSON LFP Remote Panel.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions. See the EPSON LFP
Remote Panel online help for details.

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Making the Speed & Progress settings

You can make settings related to print speed and progress. To
make the Speed & Progress settings, click Speed & Progress on
the Utility menu. The Speed & Progress dialog box appears.

Note:

The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on
the printer model and the version of Windows that you are using.

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High Speed Copies

To print multiple copies of your data faster, select High Speed
Copies. This speeds up printing by using your hard disk space

as a cache when printing multiple copies of your data.

Show Progress Meter

To display the Progress Meter every time you print, select Show
Progress Meter. Then, you can monitor the progress of your print

job.

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Always spool RAW datatype (For Windows XP and 2000
only)

To enable NT-based clients spool documents to use the RAW
format instead of the EMF (metafile) format, select the Always
Spool Raw datatype check box (Windows NT-based
applications use the EMF format by default).

Try using this option if documents spooled in the EMF format do
not print correctly.

Depending on the data to print, spooling RAW datatype requires
fewer resources than EMF, so some problems (“Insufficient
Memory/Disk Space to Print”, “Slow print speed”, etc) can be
solved by selecting this option.

Note:

When you spool RAW datatype, the print progress as displayed by the
Progress Meter may differ from the actual printing progress.

Page Rendering Mode (For Windows XP and 2000 only)

Use this function when the print speed is extremely slow or when
the print head stops for a few minutes while printing. When this
check box is selected, the print speed may improve by rendering
as page.

However, the following problems may occur.

❏ Print progress displayed in the Progress Meter window may

differ from the actual print progress.

❏ Printing may take a longer time to start.

Monitoring Preferences

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

To make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3, follow the steps
below.

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1. Click Monitoring Preference. The Monitoring Preference

dialog box appears.

2. Make the following settings.

Select Notification Displays the current error item notification

settings. Select the appropriate check boxes
to specify the error types for which you wish
to receive notification.

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Select Shortcut Icon Select the Shortcut Icon check box to display

Allow Monitoring of
shared printers

3. Click OK.

a shortcut icon in your Windows taskbar.
Clicking the shortcut icon in the taskbar will
open EPSON Status Monitor 3. Click the icon
you prefer as shortcut icon, and you can
confirm the icon at the right.

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Getting Information Through Online Help

Your printer software has extensive online help, which provides
instructions on printing, making printer driver settings, and using
printer utilities.

To access help from your application, follow the steps below.

1. Click Print or Page Setup on the File menu.

2. Click Printer, Setup, Options, or Properties. Depending on
your application, you may need to click a combination of
these buttons. You can also access the printer software.

3. You can view a detailed explanation using the following
ways.

❏ Click the (?) button on the top right of the printer driver

window, and then click the item.

❏ Right-click the item, and then click the What's this?

button.

❏ Click Help on the Main, Paper, Layout, or Utility menu

for help related to the item on that menu.

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Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs

Using the Progress Meter

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When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter
window opens.

The Progress Meter indicates the progress of the current print job
and provides printer status information when bi-directional
communication between the printer and your computer is
established. This meter also displays helpful tips for better
printing and error messages.

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Note:

The Progress Meter window does not appear when the Show Progress
Meter check box is turned off in the Speed & Progress dialog box. See

“Making the Speed & Progress settings” on page 83 for more
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EPSON Printing Tips

Tips on getting the most out of your Epson printer driver appear
at the bottom of the Progress Meter window. A new tip appears
every 30 seconds. For more details on a displayed tip, click
Details.

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Error messages

If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears in
the text box at the top of the Progress Meter window. Check the
message and solve the problem accordingly.

When the ink runs low or out, or when the maintenance tank
becomes full, the How to button appears in the Progress Meter
window. Click How to, and EPSON Status Monitor will lead you
step by step through a procedure to replace the cartridge or the
maintenance tank.

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Using the EPSON Spool Manager

Note:

EPSON Spool Manager is not available for Windows XP and 2000.

EPSON Spool Manager is similar to Windows Print Manager. If
it receives two or more print jobs at one time, it puts them on a
print queue in the order received. When a print job reaches the
top of the print queue, the EPSON Spool Manager sends the job
to the printer.

From the Spool Manager, you can view print status information
on the print jobs that have been sent to your printer. You can also
cancel, pause, and resume the selected print jobs.

To open EPSON Spool Manager, follow the steps below.

1. Send a print job to your printer. A short cut icon of your
printer appears on the taskbar.

2. Click the EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 or EPSON Stylus Pro 4800
icon. The EPSON Spool Manager dialog box appears.

3. If you want to cancel printing, select a print job and then click
Cancel. If you want to pause or resume printing, select a
print job and then click Pause/Resume.

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Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

EPSON Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information on the
printer status.

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the shortcut icon

To access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the shortcut icon,
double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on the Windows
taskbar.

Note:

To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see “Monitoring Preferences” on
page 84.

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Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver

To access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver, follow
the steps below.

1. Access the printer driver. See “Accessing the Printer
Software” on page 13.

2. Click the Utility tab to open the Utility menu.

3. Click EPSON Status Monitor 3.

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Viewing information in EPSON Status Monitor 3

EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides the following information.

Current Status

EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with detailed printer
status information, a graphic display, and status messages. If the
ink runs low or out, or the maintenance tank becomes full, the
How to button appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window.
Click How to to display instructions on how to replace the
cartridge or the maintenance tank.

Information

EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides a graphic display of the
remaining amount of ink and the free space of the maintenance
tank.

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Increasing the Print Speed

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General tips

Printing color data using higher print quality settings takes longer
than printing black-and-white data using standard print quality,
as the volume of high quality color data is much greater. For this
reason, it is important to be selective in your use of color and print
quality settings if you also require a faster print speed.

However, even if your data requires the highest print quality and
extensive use of color, it may still be possible to optimize the print
speed by adjusting other printing conditions.

The following table shows the factors that inversely affect print
speed and print quality.

Print quality Higher Lower

Print speed Slower Faster

Advanced
menu settings

Data
characteristics

Print Quality SuperFine -

1440dpi

High Speed Off On

Image Size Large Small

Resolution High Low

Normal ­360dpi

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The following table shows the factors related to print speed only.

Print speed Faster Slower

Advanced
menu settings

Data
characteristics

Color Black Color or

Color/B&W Photo

Flip
Horizontal

Variety of
colors

Off On

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Print speed Faster Slower

Hardware
resources

Software status Running

System
speed

HDD free
space

Memory free
space

applications

Virtual
memory

Fast Slow

Large Small

Large Small

One Many

Not in use In use

Using Speed & Progress

You can make certain print speed settings in the Speed & Progress
dialog box. To access this dialog box, click Speed & Progress on
the Utility menu. For details, see “Making the Speed & Progress
settings” on page 83.

Sharing Your Printer

This section describes how to share your printer so that other
computers on a network can use it.

The computer on a network can share the printer that is directly
connected to one of them. The computer that is directly connected
to the printer is the printer server, and the other computers are
the clients which need permission to share the printer with the
printer server. The clients share the printer via the printer server.

Note:

To connect your printer directly to a network without setting it up as a
shared printer, consult your network administrator.

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For Windows XP

Setting up your printer as a shared printer

To share a printer that is connected directly to your computer with
others on a network, follow the steps below.

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1. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.

2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Sharing. If the
following menu appears, click Network Setup Wizard or If

you understand the security risks but want to share
printers without running the wizard, click here, and follow

the on-screen instruction.

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3. Select Share this printer, and type the name in the Share name

box.

4. Click OK.

Note:

Do not choose any drivers from the Additional Drivers list.

Accessing the shared printer

To access the shared printer from another computer on a network,
follow the steps below.

Note:

Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer to
which it is directly connected before you can access it from another
computer.

1. Install the printer driver to the client computer from the
software CD-ROM.

2. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. Right-click
your printer's icon, and open the Properties for your printer.

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3. Click the Ports tab, and click Add Port.

4. Select Local Port, then click New Port.

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5. In the text box, type the following information:

\\name of computer that is connected to the printer\name of
the shared printer

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6. Close the Printer Ports dialog box to return to the Ports menu.

7. On the Ports menu, make sure that the new port is added and
the check box is selected. Click OK to close the Properties.

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Setting up your printer as a shared printer

To share a printer connected directly to your computer with other
computers on a network, follow the steps below.

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1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Network.

3. Click File and Print Sharing.

4. Click the I want to be able to allow others to print to my
printer(s), and click OK.

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5. In the Network window, click OK.

6. In the Control Panel, double-click Printers.

Note:

❏ If a dialog box requesting the Windows Me or 98 CD-ROM

appears, insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, then
follow the on-screen instructions.

❏ If a dialog box appears requesting you to restart your computer,

do so. Then open the Printers folder, and continue from step 7.

7. Select your printer, and choose Sharing on the File menu.

8. Select Shared As, enter the printer information as needed,
and click OK.

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