Epson Stylus Pro 4880 User Guide

Epson Stylus® Pro 4880
User’s Guide
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Copyrights and Trademarks

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Contents

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Chapter 1 Printing with Mac OS X 11
Page Setup Window Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Format for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Paper Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Print Window Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Copies & Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Output Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ColorSync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cover Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Printer Color Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Paper Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Roll Paper Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Saving your settings in the Print window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using your saved settings in the Print window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selecting Borderless Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Printer Utility Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Accessing the Epson Printer Utility2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Checking the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cleaning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Aligning the print head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Getting Information Through On-screen Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 2 Printing with Windows 45
Basic Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Selecting printer driver settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Canceling printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Selecting Settings on the Main Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Selecting the Media Type setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Selecting the Color setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting the Print Quality setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting the Mode setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Selecting the Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Paper Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Saving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Deleting settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Exporting and importing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Selecting the Paper Source setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting the Borderless setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting the Paper Size setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Selecting the Printable Area setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Selecting the Roll Paper Option settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Selecting the Save Roll Paper setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Checking Ink Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Previewing your printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using the Manual function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Selecting Settings on the Page Layout Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Selecting the Orientation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Selecting the Copies setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Selecting the Reduce/Enlarge settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selecting Double-Sided Printing setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selecting Multi-Page settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Selecting the Optimize Enlargement setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Selecting the Print Background Color setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Selecting the Job Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Checking the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cleaning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Aligning the print head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selecting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Selecting Speed and Progress settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Selecting Menu Arrangement settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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Getting Information Through On-screen Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Using the Progress Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Using Epson Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Increasing the Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
General tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using Speed and Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Sharing Your Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
For Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
For Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Updating the driver in Windows Vista or XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Uninstalling the printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Chapter 3 The Control Panel 107
Buttons, Lights, Messages, and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Menu Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
When to use Menu mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Basic Menu setting procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Menu list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Details of Menu mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Checking the print head nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Aligning the print head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Selecting paper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Printing a status sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Setting the alert value for paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Maintenance Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Maintenance mode setting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Maintenance mode list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Details of Maintenance mode items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Chapter 4 Paper Handling 143
Notes on Epson Media and Other Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Using Epson media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Using paper other than Epson media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Using Roll Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Attaching the roll paper to the spindle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Removing the roll paper from the spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
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Loading roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cutting the roll paper or printing page lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Using Cut Sheet Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Checking the paper path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Loading cut sheet media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation 169
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Changing the Black Ink Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Updating the printer driver information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Replacing the Maintenance Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
If you have not used your printer for a long time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Preparing the printer for shipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Setting up the printer after transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Chapter 6 Problem Solver 191
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Printer stops printing unexpectedly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
The printer does not turn on or stay on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
The printer prints nothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Printouts are not what you expected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Print quality could be better. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Color documents print in black ink only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Printing could be faster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Roll paper cannot be cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Roll paper does not eject properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Managing Color with Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Macintosh Printing with a Color Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Windows Printing with a Color Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Paper Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Paper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Where To Get Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Purchase Supplies and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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Chapter 7 Product Information 231
Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Standards and Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Ink cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Ethernet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Chapter 8 Options and Consumable Products 241
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Roll paper spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Paper cutter blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Maintenance tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Ink cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Epson media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Safety Instructions 247
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
When choosing a place for this product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
When setting up this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
When using this product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
When handling the ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
When transporting this product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Warning, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Index 251
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Chapter 1

Printing with Mac OS X

Page Setup Window Settings

You can select Format for, Paper Size, Orientation, and Scale settings for
printing from the Page Setup window.
Note:
The Page Setup dialog is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating
system’s documentation for details.

Settings

Page Attributes
Displays the page setup settings.

Format for

Select Stylus Pro 4880 in the Format for drop-down menu.
Note:
Always select the same printer in the Format for drop-down menu (in the Page Setup
window) and the Printer drop-down menu (in the Print window); otherwise, your
images may not be printed correctly.
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Paper Size

Select a paper size and a print area that you want to use.
The print area is listed when you click the arrow mark next to the Paper Size
you have selected.
The following table lists the print areas you can select.
Printer Description
Standard Prints on cut-sheet paper with 14-mm
bottom, and 3-mm top, left, and right margins.
Maximum Prints on cut-sheet paper with 3-mm margins
in four directions.
Borderless (Auto Expand) Enlarges prints on cut-sheet paper with 3-mm
top, 14-mm bottom, and 0-mm left and right margins.
Borderless (Auto Expand, Maximum)
Roll Paper Prints on roll paper with 3-mm margins on all
Roll Paper - Borderless (Auto Expand)
Roll Paper - Banner Prints multiple pages on roll paper
Borderless (Retain Size) Prints on cut-sheet paper with 3-mm top,
Borderless (Retain Size, Maximum)
Roll Paper - Borderless (Retain Size)
Prints data enlarged on cut-sheet paper with 3-mm top and bottom margins, and 0-mm left and right margins.
four sides.
Enlarges prints on roll paper without margins.
continuously with 3-mm left and right margins and 0-mm top and bottom margins.
14-mm bottom, and 0-mm left and right margins, while retaining the ratio of the original size.
Prints on cut-sheet paper with 3-mm top and bottom margins and 0-mm left and right margins, while retaining the ratio of the original size.
Prints on roll paper without margins, while retaining the ratio of the original size.
Roll Paper - Borderless Banner
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Prints multiple pages on roll paper continuously without margins.

Orientation

Select the Orientation setting that matches the orientation of your image.

Scale

Select a scale to reduce or enlarge the size of your printed image.

Print Window Settings

You can select Printer and Presets settings used for printing.
Note:
The Print window is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s
documentation for details.

Printer

Select Stylus Pro 4880 in the Printer drop-down menu.
Note:
Always select the same printer in the Format for drop-down menu (in the Page Setup
window) and the Printer drop-down menu (in the Print window); otherwise, your
images may not be printed correctly.

Presets

Select Standard or Save As.
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Standard
Prints with the current settings.
Save as
Prints with custom saved settings.

Copies & Pages

Select the Copies, Collated, and Pages settings that you want to use for
printing.
Copies
Enter the number of copies that you want to print in the Copies text box.
Collated
Select Collated to print one complete document set at a time when printing
multiple copies.
Pages
Select either All or From and to. If you select From and to, enter the first
page of the range of pages in the From text box and the last page in the to
text box.
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Layout

Select the Pages per Sheet, Layout Direction, and Border settings that you
want to use for printing.
Note:
Layout is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s
documentation for details.
Pages per Sheet
You can print multiple pages of your document on a single piece of paper.
Select from 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16.
Layout Direction
You can specify the order in which the pages will be printed on the sheet of
paper.
Border
You can print a border around the pages printed on each sheet. You can
select from None, Single Hairline, Single Thin Line, Double Hairline, or
Double Thin Line.
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Output Options

You can print your image to a file if you click the Save as File checkbox, and
select a format from the Format drop-down menu.
If you want to print your image on paper, uncheck the Save as File checkbox.
Note:
Output Options is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s
documentation for details.
Output Options does not appear when you are using Mac OS X 10.4.x. In Mac OS
X 10.4.x, click the PDF button instead.

Scheduler

Select the Print Document (time) and Priority settings that you want to use
for printing.
Note:
Scheduler is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s
documentation for details.
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Paper Handling

Select the Page Order, Print (pages), and Destination Paper Size settings
that you want to use for printing.
Note:
Paper Handling is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s
documentation for details.

ColorSync

Select the Color Conversion and Quartz Filter settings that you want to use
for printing.
Note:
ColorSync is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s
documentation for details.
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Cover Page

Select the Print Cover Page, Cover Page Type, and Billing Info settings
that you want to use for printing.
Note:
Cover Page is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s
documentation for details.

Print Settings

Select Page Setup, Media Type, Color, and Mode settings.
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Page Setup
Shows the print area that was selected from the Paper Size list in the Page
Setup window.
When you print on cut sheet paper, select Paper Tray if you are using the
paper tray or select Manual Feed if you are using the front or rear manual
feed slot.
Media Type
The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available in the
printer driver, so make sure you always select this setting first.
Select the Media Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the
printer. See the table below for a list of settings.
Note:
The availability of Epson media varies by region.
When you are using non-Epson papers, see "Notes on Epson Media and Other
Media" on page 143.
For the latest information on the Epson media available in your area, see "Where
To Get Help" on page 229.
Media Type setting list
Media Type Setting Epson Media Name
Premium Luster Photo Paper (260) Premium Luster Photo Paper (260)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Premium Semi-gloss Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (260) Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (260)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (170) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (170)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (170) Premium Semi-gloss Photo Paper (170)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
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Media Type Setting Epson Media Name
Premium Luster Photo Paper Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
Premium Luster Photo Paper
Epson Proofing Paper White Semimatte Proofing Paper White Semimatte
Epson Proofing Paper Publication Proofing Paper Publication
Epson Proofing Paper Commercial Proofing Paper Commercial
Proofing Paper Commercial Semimatte
Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Watercolor Paper - Radiant White
PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas for Epson
Piezo Pro Matte Canvas
Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper
UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Presentation Paper Matte
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Enhanced Matte Paper Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte
Enhanced Matte Paper
Plain Paper
Plain Paper (line drawing)
Tracing Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper (line drawing)
Singleweight Matte Paper
Color
Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or
black text only. If you want to fine-tune your monochrome prints, select
Advanced B&W Photo.
Mode
You can select the Automatic or Advanced Settings.
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Automatic
Automatic is the quickest and easiest way to start printing. When Automatic
is selected, the printer selects all of the detailed settings based on the Media
Type and Color settings you choose.
Quality and Speed slider
Depending on the Media Type, Color, and Mode setting you selected, 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 is selected as the Color setting in Automatic mode, the Color
Control drop-down menu appears.
You can select from the following settings.
Charts and Graphs
EPSON Standard (sRGB)
Adobe RGB Matches your image’s color to the Adobe RGB color space.
Enhances colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Select this setting when printing presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.
Increases the contrast in your printouts. Select this setting when printing color photographs.
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Advanced Settings
The Advanced Settings give you complete control over the printing
environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to
fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are
satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to
the Custom Settings list.
Print Quality Select the print quality that you want to use for printing.
Super MicroWeave
High Speed Activates bidirectional printing so your printer prints in both
Flip Horizontal Prints your image as it would appear in a mirror. Text and
Finest Detail Depending on the Print Quality setting you selected, you
Gives you slightly more detail, but the print time will be longer.
left-to-right and right-to-left directions. This setting speeds up printing, but may decrease print quality.
graphics appear reversed.
can turn on Finest Detail to print text, solid graphics, and line art with very sharp edges. This setting is not recommended when you are printing photographs.
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Color Toning When you select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color
setting, the Color Toning drop-down menu appears.
Neutral:
Provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first.
Cool:
Gives a cool tone to your printouts.
Warm:
Gives a warm tone to your printouts.
Sepia:
Applies a sepia tone to your printouts.
Fine Adjustment:
Appears when you change the Tone, adjust the settings using the slide bars or the color circle, or select the Highlight Point Shift checkbox in the Printer Color Management window. See "Color Controls (for Advanced B&W Photo)" on page 25.

Printer Color Management

This option gives you control over the color matching and adjustment methods
provided by the printer driver.
Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas or to fine-tune a
range of printer settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied
with your new settings, you can add them to the Custom Setting list in the Print
window.
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Color Controls
Select this setting to use the color matching and adjustment methods provided
with the printer. Click the triangle next to Advanced Settings. You see a
window like this one.
Note:
When Black is selected as the Color setting, you see a similar window, but you can
only adjust the Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast settings.
Mode
Charts and Graphs
EPSON Standard (sRGB)
Adobe RGB Matches your image’s color to the Adobe RGB color space.
Enhances colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Select this setting when printing presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.
Increases the contrast in your printouts. Select this setting when printing color photographs.
Gamma
Controls image contrast by modifying the midtones and mid-level grays.
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Advanced Settings
The color enhancement sliders adjust the indicated options in a range of
–25% to +25%.
Drag the slider to the right or left with your mouse to adjust the settings. You
can also type a value from –25% to +25% in the boxes next to the sliders.
Color Controls (for Advanced B&W Photo)
When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color setting, you see a
window like this one. You can adjust the advanced monochrome settings. For
more information on the settings, see the on-screen help.
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ColorSync
This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your
screen.
Note:
Ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of your monitor can affect the quality
of color matching.
Off (No Color Adjustment)
This setting does not allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color in
any way. Use this setting only when you create a new color profile or if the
other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results. See "Managing Color
with Profiles" on page 218 for detailed information on applying color
management in your application.
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Paper Configuration

If you are using non-Epson paper and are experiencing problems with print
quality when using Epson Media Type settings, adjust the following settings,
as necessary.
Mode Description
Color Density Adjusts the saturation of Colors. Select a value between
–50% and +50%. Drag the slider to the right (+) to deepen the color saturation of your printout or left (–) to lighten the color saturation. You can also type a number (–50 to +50) in the text box next to the slider.
Use this setting when you print on non-Epson papers.
Set the slider to the 0 position when you print on Epson media.
Note: Adjusting the color saturation of a printout may not be possible, depending on the printing mode.
Drying Time per Print Head Pass
Pauses the print head for a specified period of time between passes.
Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve 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 setting, printing will take longer.
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Mode Description
Paper Feed Adjustment
Paper Thickness
Paper Suction Adjusts the Paper Suction value. Decreasing the air
Cut Method Determines the best cutting method according to the
Platen Gap The platen gap is the distance from the media loaded in
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.
This value is set automatically according to the Media Type setting. If you use non-Epson media, modify this value for your media. Refer to the paper specifications, or see "THICKNESS PAT" on page 126 to print a Thickness Pattern to determine the paper thickness.
suction at the platen is useful to avoid wrinkling or waving of thin or saturated media, or eliminating vertical banding. You can select Standard (100% suction), -1 (50% suction), -2 (30% suction), -3 (10% suction), or -4 (6% suction).
paper thickness. You can select Standard (normal speed and normal cut pressure), Thin Paper (low cut pressure),
Thick Paper, Fast (high speed and high cut pressure), or Thick Paper, Slow (low speed and high cut pressure)
the printer to the print head. By adjusting this setting, you can increase the 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, the printout or the print head may be damaged. If this happens, select the Wider or Wide setting.
Eject Roller Type
Default button Click this button to return the settings to their factory
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 media, select this setting.
Starwheel-Roll Curled: If you want to print on strongly curled roll paper that is non-Epson media, select this setting.
No Roller-Roll Normal: If you want to print on roll paper that is non-Epson media, select this setting.
default values.
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Roll Paper Option

You can select Auto Cut, Print Page Line, and Save Roll Paper settings.
Auto Cut
You can select the following cutting methods.
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 you print on Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or Premium
Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper, do not select this setting; otherwise, print
quality may decline.
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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 the pictures, and 1 mm along the inside
of each picture is cut.
Normal Cut
Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data.
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Off
Select this setting to cut the printouts manually. To cut the printouts manually,
follow the steps below.
1. Press the paper feed or paper feed button to match the cutting position on the paper with the cutting position on the left side of the print head.
2. Press the paper source button to select roll auto cut on.
3. Press and hold the paper source button for 3 seconds. The printer cuts the printout at the cutting position.
Print Page Line
You can specify whether to print a page line on the right side and also below the printed data for manual cutting.
When you have checked the Print Page Line checkbox, the print page line feature functions differently depending on the Auto Cut setting, as described below.
Auto Cut setting Printer’s function
Single Cut
Double Cut
Normal Cut
Off Prints page lines on the right side and below
Prints a page line on the right side only, and cuts paper automatically after the print job.
the data, but does not cut paper automatically after the print job.
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Save Roll Paper
This function is effective if you wish to save roll paper, because a blank portion of the last page of your printed data is not fed through the printer.

Expansion

You can print your images without margins. The expansion feature is available when you select a paper size with Borderless (Auto Expand),
Borderless (Auto Expand, Maximum), or Roll Paper - Borderless (Auto Expand) as the print area in the Page Setup
window.
Using the slider, you can control how much of the image extends beyond the edges of paper during borderless printing. For most print jobs, Max is recommended to eliminate margins on all sides of the paper. Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image enlargement; however, as this amount decreases, margins may appear on one or more sides of the print.
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Summary

Use the Summary option to view the current settings.
Note:
The Summary option is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.

Saving your settings in the Print window

Follow the steps below to save your settings in the Print window.
1. Select Save as from the Presets drop-down menu.
2. Enter the name of the custom setting in the Save Preset As text box.
3. Make sure that the name you entered in step 2 is saved in the Presets drop-down menu.
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Using your saved settings in the Print window

To use your saved settings, select the name of your custom setting from the Presets pull-down menu.
If you change the Media Type or Color settings while your customized setting is selected in the Saved Settings list, your saved setting is not affected by the change. To return to your saved setting, simply reselect it in the list.

Preview

You can see how your data will look before actually printing it.
Note:
Preview is a standard feature of Mac OS X.
Preview may not display accurate color.
1. Select printer driver settings.
2. Click Preview in the Print window. The Preview window appears and displays a preview of your image.

Selecting Borderless Print Settings

Note:
If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to zero before
printing.
When you print on cut sheet media, only the left and right margins are set to zero.
Full borderless printing is available on roll paper only.
Ink may spray on the platen of the printer. If this happens, wipe the ink away using
a cloth.
Printing with this feature takes longer than normal printing.
Smearing may occur at the top and bottom edges of the printout depending on
the media.
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When you use Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or Premium
Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper, the top margin is always 20 mm.
Borderless printing is not available when the PPR SIZE CHK setting is turned off.
Make sure that ON is selected for PPR SIZE CHK on the printer’s control panel.
Follow the steps below to print borderless photos.
Note:
Always select the same printer in the Format for drop-down menu (in the Page Setup window) and the Printer drop-down menu (in the Print window); otherwise, your images may not be printed correctly.
1. Select a paper size with Borderless (Auto Expand), Borderless (Auto Expand, Maximum), Roll Paper - Borderless (Auto Expand), Borderless (Retain Size), Borderless (Retain Size, Maximum), Roll Paper - Borderless (Retain Size), or Roll Paper - Borderless Banner as
the print area setting in the Page Setup window.
2. Select your roll paper options. See "Roll Paper Option" on page 29.
3. Click OK.
4. Start printing your image from your application.

Canceling Printing

Follow the steps below to cancel printing.
1. Click the printer icon in the dock. You see a screen like this:
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2. Click the job you want to delete, then click Delete to cancel printing.
Note:
You cannot cancel a print job from the computer once it has been sent to the printer. Instead, you must press and hold the pause button on the printer for 3 seconds.
Caution:
If you stop a print job while it’s in progress, you may notice misalignment or
c
banding in the printed image.

Printer Utility Window

Accessing the Epson Printer Utility2

You can access the Epson Printer Utility2 window by clicking the icon in the Print Settings window.
You can also access the Epson Printer Utility2 window by following the steps below.
1. Double-click Macintosh HD (the default installation folder).
2. Double-click the Applications folder.
3. Double-click the EPSON Printer Utility2 icon.
4. Select SPro 4880, then click OK.
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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 computer. You can also access the User’s Guide by clicking the Manual button.
Note:
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 StatusMonitor
This utility provides information about the ink cartridges and the maintenance tank, as well as the printer’s status.
Nozzle Check
This utility checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the nozzles when you notice that print quality has declined and after cleaning the print head to confirm that the nozzles have been cleared. See "Checking the print head nozzles" on page 39.
If you click Auto in the Nozzle Check dialog, or select ON as the AUTO CLEANING setting of the printer’s control panel, this utility not only checks the clogging nozzles, but also cleans the print head automatically.
Head Cleaning
Use this utility to clean the print head. You may need to clean the print head if you notice that print quality has declined. See "Cleaning the print head" on page 40.
Print Head Alignment
Use this utility to improve the quality of your printed images. For example, if vertical lines appear out of alignment or if white or black vertical banding appears in your printed images, you can use this utility to realign the print head. See "Aligning the print head" on page 41.
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EPSON LFP Remote Panel
Use this utility to optimize your printer. See "Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel" on page 42.
Manual
You can access the User’s Guide by clicking the Manual button.

Checking the print head nozzles

If you find that your printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed image are missing, you may be able to identify the problem using the Nozzle Check utility.
Note:
Do not start the Nozzle Check utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
1. Make sure that several sheets of A4/Letter size or larger paper are loaded in the printer’s auto sheet feeder.
2. Click Nozzle Check.
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3. Click Print if you want to visually check to see if any print head nozzles are clogged. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check, and if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary, perform an automatic head cleaning.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a nozzle check pattern.
If the nozzle check shows missing dots, clean the print head as described below.

Cleaning the print head

If you find that your printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed image are missing, you may be able to solve the problem by using the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly.
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.
When the ink status light is flashing or on, you cannot clean the print head.
Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first. See "Replacing Ink Cartridges" on page 169.
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1. Make sure the printer is turned on and the ink status light is off, and that a few sheets of A4/Letter size or larger paper are loaded in the printer’s auto sheet feeder.
2. Click Head Cleaning.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Click Confirmation in the Head Cleaning dialog to confirm that the head is cleaned and to reset the cleaning cycle.
If dots are still missing after cleaning, try the following:
Repeat this procedure three or four times, turn the printer off and let it sit
overnight, and then try the print head cleaning again.
Select POWER CLEANING from the control panel on the printer. See "PWR
CLEANING" on page 128. This consumes ink, so only use this cleaning when necessary. You can also use the LFP Remote Panel to run a power cleaning.
Replace any ink cartridge that is old or damaged.
If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these solutions, see "Where To Get Help" on page 229.

Aligning the print head

If you see misaligned lines or black or white vertical banding on your printed image, you may be able to solve the problem by using the Print Head Alignment utility to align the print head.
1. Make sure that the printer is turned on, it’s in the READY state, and that a few sheets of A4/Letter size or larger Epson media are loaded in the printer’s auto sheet feeder.
2. Click Print Head Alignment.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to align the print head.
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Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel

You can optimize your printer by using this utility.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
2. Click EPSON LFP Remote Panel.
Note: If the Epson LFP Remote Panel does not launch when you click EPSON LFP Remote Panel in the printer utility window, your software CD may not have
included this utility. You can download the LFP Remote Panel from epson.com/support.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions. See the Epson LFP Remote Panel on-screen help for details.

Getting Information Through On-screen Help

Your printer software has extensive on-screen help, which provides instructions for printing, selecting printer driver settings, and using the printer utilities.
1. Select Print from the File menu of your application.
2. Select the window for which you want to see the on-screen help.
3. Click the ? button.

Uninstalling the Printer Software

Follow the steps below to uninstall the printer software.
1. Quit all running applications.
2. Insert the Epson printer software CD-ROM into your Macintosh.
3. Open the Epson CD-ROM desktop icon, if necessary.
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4. Double-click the English folder, then double-click the OS X folder.
Note:
You may have to scroll down to see these folders.
5. Double-click the Installer icon.
Note:
If the Authenticate dialog box appears, enter your password or phrase and click OK.
6. Read the software license agreement and click Continue, then click Agree.
7. When the EPSON_IJ_Printer window appears, select Uninstall from the drop-down menu at the top and click the Uninstall button at the bottom right.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the printer software.
Note:
If the name of your printer remains in the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility, select it from the Printer List and click Delete.
9. Drag the following items into the Trash, if you see them:
The EPSON LFP Remote Panel folder in the Applications folder
The EPSON LFP Remote Panel icon on the desktop
10. To reinstall your printer software, restart your Macintosh. Then follow the instructions on your Start Here sheet to install the software.
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Chapter 2

Printing with Windows

Basic Settings

Selecting printer driver settings

Follow these steps to select basic printer driver settings:
1. Select Print from the File menu of your application. The Print window appears.
2. Make sure the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 is selected, and then click Preferences, Properties, or Options. You may need to click a combination of these buttons. The driver settings window appears.
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3. Select the Media Type setting that matches the paper loaded in the printer. See "Media Type setting list" on page 50.
Note:
Check the media type and its paper path. See "Paper path list" on page 152.
The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available in the
printer driver, so make sure you select this setting first.
Some media types are not available depending on the Source setting you’ve
selected (see step 8, below).
4. Select Color (to print color or monochrome photos) or Black (to print a draft or black text only) as the Color setting.
If you want to fine-tune your monochrome prints, select Advanced B&W Photo.
5. Select a Print Quality setting. For additional options, select Quality Options from the drop-down list.
6. Select Automatic as the Mode setting.
If you selected Color as the Color setting, select a Color Control Mode setting from the Mode drop-down list. For more information, see "Color Control mode" on page 52.
If you selected Advanced B&W Photo as the Color setting, select a Color Toning setting from the Mode drop-down list. For more information, see "Color Toning" on page 53.
7. Select a paper source from the Source drop-down list.
Note:
Some paper sources may not be available for the media type setting you selected.
8. Select Borderless to print without margins. See "Selecting the Borderless setting" on page 63.
Note:
The Borderless feature is only available for select media types and paper paths.
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9. Select the size of paper you loaded in the printer from the Size drop-down list.
Note:
Most Windows applications feature paper size settings that override similar settings in the printer driver. If you don’t see the paper size you loaded in the printer, see "Selecting the Paper Size setting" on page 66 to create a custom paper size.
10.If you selected Paper Tray or Manual Feed as your Source setting, click the Printable Area button and select your printable area setting. See "Selecting the Printable Area setting" on page 67.
If you selected Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) as your Source setting, click the Roll Paper Option button and select your roll paper options. See "Selecting the Roll Paper Option settings" on page 68.
11. Click the Page Layout tab. You see a window like this one.
Note:
The Double-Sided Printing feature is available only when Paper Tray is selected as the Source setting.
12.Select Orientation and Copies settings, as necessary.
13.Select Reduce/Enlarge, to adjust the size of your print, if necessary. See "Selecting the Reduce/Enlarge settings" on page 77.
14.Select Multi-Page, and then select settings as needed. See "Selecting Multi-Page settings" on page 83.
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15.Select Double-Sided Printing, and then select settings as needed. See "Selecting Double-Sided Printing setting" on page 77.
16. Click OK to return to the Print window in your application.
17. Click OK or Print to start printing.
During printing, the Epson Progress Meter appears, showing the progress of your print and the status of your printer.

Canceling printing

To cancel printing, click Stop on the Epson Progress Meter.
You can also pause or restart printing. To pause printing, click Pause. To resume printing, click the button again.
Note:
You cannot cancel a print job from the computer once it has been sent to the printer. Instead, you must press and hold the pause button on the printer for 3 seconds.
Caution:
If you stop a print job while it’s in progress, you may notice misalignment or
c
banding in the printed image.
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Selecting Settings on the Main Tab

The Main tab allows you to select the Media Type, Color, Print Quality, Mode, Paper Source, Paper Size, and Borderless settings, and also check the ink cartridge status. You can also access the User’s Guide by clicking the Manual button.
Note:
Most Windows applications feature paper size settings that override similar settings in the printer driver. If your application does not have these features, verify the settings on the printer driver’s Main tab.

Selecting the Media Type setting

The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available in the printer driver, so make sure you always select this setting first.
Select the Media Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer. See "Media Type setting list" on page 50 for a list of settings.
Note:
The availability of Epson media varies by region.
When using non-Epson papers, see "Notes on Epson Media and Other Media" on
page 143.
For the latest information on the Epson media available in your area, see "Where
To Get Help" on page 229.
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Media Type setting list
Media Type Setting Epson Media Name
Premium Luster Photo Paper (260) Premium Luster Photo Paper (260)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Premium Semi-gloss Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (260) Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (260)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (170) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (170)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (170) Premium Semi-gloss Photo Paper (170)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss
Premium Luster Photo Paper Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
Epson Proofing Paper White Semimatte Proofing Paper White Semimatte
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
Premium Luster Photo Paper
Epson Proofing Paper Publication Proofing Paper Publication
Epson Proofing Paper Commercial Proofing Paper Commercial
Proofing Paper Commercial Semimatte
Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Watercolor Paper - Radiant White
PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas for Epson
Piezo Pro Matte Canvas
Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper
UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Presentation Paper Matte
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Enhanced Matte Paper Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte
Enhanced Matte Paper
Plain Paper
Plain Paper (line drawing)
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Media Type Setting Epson Media Name
Tracing Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper (line drawing)
Singleweight Matte Paper

Selecting 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 fine-tune your monochrome prints, select Advanced B&W Photo.

Selecting the Print Quality setting

Select a Quality option when print quality is more important than print speed, or select Speed (if available) when print speed is more important than print quality. For additional options, select Quality Options from the drop-down list.
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Selecting the Mode setting

Select Automatic or Custom for the Mode setting.
Automatic mode
Automatic mode is the quickest and easiest way to start printing. When Automatic is selected, the printer driver selects all of the detailed settings based on the Media Type and Color settings you select.
Color Control mode
When you select Color as the Color setting in Automatic Mode, the Color Control drop-down list appears in the Mode box.
You can select from the following settings.
Charts and Graphs
EPSON Standard (sRGB)
Adobe RGB Matches the color in your image to the Adobe RGB color
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Enhances colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Select this setting when printing presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.
Increases the contrast in your printouts. Select this setting when printing color photographs.
space.
Color Toning
When you select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color setting in Automatic Mode, the Color Toning drop-down menu appears in the Mode box.
You can select from the following settings.
Neutral Provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this
first.
Cool Gives a cool tone to your printouts.
Warm Gives a warm tone to your printouts.
Sepia Applies a sepia tone to your printouts.
Custom mode
The Custom mode lets you select a wide range of settings with a single mouse click.
Note:
The preset custom settings may not appear, depending on the Media Type and Color setting you select.
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The Custom drop-down list includes the following default custom settings.
Color Controls This setting lets you select color matching and
image-enhancement features. See the next section below for detailed information.
PhotoEnhance This setting lets you select image-correction settings
specially designed for scanned or digitally captured photos. See the next section below for detailed information.
No Color Adjustment
ICM This setting uses Windows color matching to automatically
This setting turns off the printer driver color management, which is useful if you are using a color management suite to print with ICC profiles. See "Managing Color with Profiles" on page 218 for detailed information.
adjust your printout’s colors to match the colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics. See the next section below for detailed information.

Selecting the Advanced settings

The Advanced settings give 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 drop-down list.
To access the advanced settings, select Custom from the Main tab, and then click Advanced. The window you see will depend on the Color and Custom settings you have selected.
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Color Controls
When Color Controls is selected as your Custom setting, the window you see will depend on your Color setting.
If you select Color as your Color setting, you see a window like this one. You can then adjust the color settings. For details on the settings, see the on-screen help.
Note:
When Black is selected as the Color setting, you see a similar window, but you can only adjust the Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast settings.
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When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color setting, you see a window like this one. You can then adjust the advanced monochrome settings. For details on the settings, see the on-screen help.
PhotoEnhance
This setting provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your printed image before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original image files. When you select this setting, you should select the Digital Camera Correction setting.
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Note:
This mode is available only with 16-, 24-, or 32-bit color image files.
Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the print time, depending on
your computer system and the amount of the data contained in your image file.
Digital Camera Correction
If you are printing photos taken with a digital camera, select this checkbox to give your printed photos a smooth and natural appearance like that of photos taken with a film camera.
Adjust the slider to the Smooth Skin setting to make skin color smooth in your images.
ICM
This setting uses Windows color matching to automatically adjust your printout’s colors to match the colors on your screen.
Note:
Ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of your monitor can affect the quality of color matching.
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ICM Mode Select Driver ICM (Basic), Driver ICM (Advanced)
or Host ICM.
Image, Graphics, and Text checkboxes
Input Profile Select an input profile.
Intent Select a rendering intent or color mapping
These checkboxes are available only when Driver ICM (Advanced) is selected as the ICM Mode.
Select the checkbox you want to set.
This setting is not available when Host ICM is selected as the ICM Mode setting.
preference:
Saturation: Select this option when printing presentation graphics to accurately reproduce vivid colors. Use of this setting is not recommended when printing photos.
Perceptual: Select this option when you want an image’s color to appear natural, or when rendering a wide color range of an image. Use this setting when printing photos.
Relative Colorimetric:
Select this setting to render an image by maintaining a relative color range, or when most of the color range before conversion is found in the image after conversion. Use this setting when printing photos.
Absolute Colorimetric:
Select this setting to render 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 photos or normal conversions.
Printer Profile Select a printer profile.
Printer Profile Description
Show all profiles Shows all profiles in the Input Profile and the Printer
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Shows the description of the selected printer profile.
Profile pull-down menu.

Paper Configuration

If you are using non-Epson paper and are experiencing problems with print quality when using Epson Media Type settings, click the Paper Config button, and then select settings as necessary.
The following settings in the Paper Configuration window let you select detailed paper settings.
Mode Description
Color Density Adjusts the saturation of Colors. Use a value between –50%
and +50%. Drag the slider to the right (+) to deepen the color saturation of your printout or left (–) to lighten the color saturation. You can also type a number (–50 to +50) in the text box next to the slider.
Use this setting when you print on non-Epson papers.
Set the slider to the 0 position when you print on Epson media.
Note: Adjusting the color saturation of a printout may not be possible, depending on the printing mode.
Drying Time per Print Head Pass
Pauses the print head for a specified period of time between passes.
Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve 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 setting, printing will take longer.
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Mode Description
Paper Feed Adjustment
Paper Suction Adjusts the Paper Suction value. Decreasing the air suction
Paper Thickness
Cut Method Determines the best cutting method according to the
Platen Gap The platen gap is the distance from the media loaded in
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.
at the platen i s useful to a v oid wrinkling or waving of thin or saturated media, or eliminating vertical banding. You can select Standard (100% suction), -1 (50% suction), -2 (30% suction), -3 (10% suction), or -4 (6% suction).
This value is set automatically according to the Media Type setting. If you use non-Epson media, modify this value for your media. Refer to the paper specifications, or see "THICKNESS PAT" on page 126 to print a Thickness Pattern to determine the paper thickness.
paper thickness. You can select Standard (normal speed and normal cut pressure), Thin Paper (low cut pressure),
Thick Paper, Fast (high speed and high cut pressure), or Thick Paper, Slow (low speed and high cut pressure).
the printer to the print head. By adjusting this setting, you can increase the 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, the printout or the print head may be damaged. If this happens, select the Wider or Wide setting.
Eject Roller Type
Default button Click this button to return the settings to their factory
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 media, select this setting.
Starwheel-Roll Curled: If you want to print on strongly curled roll paper that is non-Epson media, select this setting.
No Roller-Roll Normal: If you want to print on roll paper that is non-Epson media, select this setting.
default values.
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Saving settings

Follow these steps to save your settings.
1. Click Save/Del. You see a window like this one.
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 Select Setting List.
You can save up to 100 custom settings (including the preset custom settings). You can select your saved settings from the Select Setting pull-down menu on the Main tab.
When you select your saved settings in the Select Setting list, remember that selecting new settings, for example, Media Type and Color settings, may change your custom settings. This may produce unexpected results in your printouts. If this happens, reselect your saved settings and try printing again.
Note:
The names of the included preset custom settings cannot be used for your new custom settings.
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Deleting settings

Follow the steps below to delete your settings.
Note:
You cannot delete the included preset custom settings from the Select Setting list.
1. Click Save/Del. You see the Saves or Deletes Select Settings window.
2. Select the name of custom settings you want to delete.
3. Click Delete. The setting will be deleted from the Select Setting list.

Exporting and importing settings

You can export the custom settings you saved, or import from a custom setting file created in another environment.
Exporting the settings
To export your custom settings, follow these steps:
1. Click Save/Del. You see the Saves or Deletes Select Settings window.
2. Select the custom setting you want to export.
3. Click Export.
4. Select the location where you want to save the file to, and then enter a file name.
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5. Click Save.
6. When the message “Processing complete.” appears, click OK.
Importing settings
Follow the steps below to import custom settings.
1. Click Save/Del. You see the Saves or Deletes Select Settings window.
2. Click Import.
3. Browse to the folder that contains the file you want to import, and then select the file.
4. Click Open.
5. When the message “Processing complete.” appears, click OK.

Selecting the Paper Source setting

You can select Paper Tray, Roll Paper, or Roll Paper (Banner), or Manual Feed from the Source drop-down list. Select the setting that matches the path
you loaded paper in.

Selecting the Borderless setting

Note:
If your application has margin settings, make sure they are set to zero before
printing.
When you print on cut sheet media, only the left and right margins are set to zero.
Full borderless printing is available on roll paper only.
Ink may spray on the printer’s platen. If this happens, wipe the ink away using a
cloth.
Printing with this feature takes longer than normal printing.
Smearing may occur at the top and bottom edges of the printout depending on
the media.
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When you use Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or Premium
Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper, the top margin is always 20 mm.
Borderless printing is not available when the PPR SIZE CHK setting is turned off.
Make sure that ON is selected for PPR SIZE CHK on the printer’s control panel.
Follow these steps to select borderless print settings:
1. Click the Borderless checkbox.
2. Click the Expansion button. You see a window like this one.
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3. Choose Auto Expand or Retain Size, and the amount of enlargement.
Auto Expand Select this setting if you want to enlarge the size of
print data automatically and print without margins. You can choose the amount of enlargement by moving the slider.
Note: Enlarged areas that exceed the paper size will not be printed on the paper.
Retain Size Select this setting if you do not want to change the
ratio of your print data.
When you select this setting, you need to enlarge your image data to exceed the paper width, to avoid unprinted areas appearing along all four edges. Using your application, increase your image width by 0.25 in. (6.35 mm) and your image height by 0.1 inch (2.54 mm).
Amount of Enlargement
When you select Auto Expand, the slider becomes available, so you can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing.
For most print jobs, Max is recommended in order to eliminate margins on all sides of the paper.
Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image enlargement; however, as this amount decreases, a white border may appear on one or more sides of the print.
4. Select your roll paper options. See "Selecting the Roll Paper Option settings" on page 68.
5. Click OK.
6. Start printing your image from your application.
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Selecting the Paper Size setting

Select the paper size that matches the paper you loaded in the printer from the Size drop-down list.
You can also add a custom paper size. Follow the steps below.
1. Click User Defined. You see a window like this one.
Note: You cannot click User Defined when Borderless is selected if you’ve selected Paper Tray or Manual Feed as your Source setting.
2. Select a Unit setting, then enter a Paper Size Name, Paper Width, and Paper Height.
3. Click OK to save the custom paper size.
Note:
You can save up to 100 custom paper sizes.
To delete a custom paper size, select the name of the paper size you want to
delete and then click Delete.
You can enter up to 24 characters for the Paper Size Name.
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Selecting the Printable Area setting

Printable area settings are available when you select Paper Tray or Manual Feed as the Source setting. Click Printable Area. You see a window like this
one.
Standard
Select this setting to use the standard printable area.
Note:
This setting is only available for select media types.
Maximum
Select this setting to increase the printable area at the bottom edge.
Note:
This setting is recommended for plain paper only, and it is only available for select
media types.
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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Selecting the Roll Paper Option settings

Roll Paper Option settings are available when you select Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) as the Source setting. Click Roll Paper Option. You
see a window like this one.
Auto Cut
You can select the following cutting methods.
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 you print on Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper, do not select this setting; otherwise, print quality may decline.
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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 the pictures, and 1 mm along the inside of each picture is cut.
Normal Cut
Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data.
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Off
Select this setting to cut the printouts manually. To cut the printouts manually, follow the steps below.
1. Press the paper feed or paper feed button to match the cutting position on the paper with the cutting position on the left side of the print head.
2. Press the paper source button to select roll auto cut on.
3. Press and hold the paper source button for 3 seconds. The printer cuts the printout at the cutting position.
Auto Rotate
This function is effective only when the image length is shorter than the printable width of the roll paper. The image will automatically be turned 90 degrees, saving roll paper.
Note: This function is available only when Roll Paper is selected as the Source setting.
To enable this function, follow the steps below.
1. Click Auto Rotate, then click Roll Width.
2. In the Roll Paper Width window, select your roll paper width from the pull-down menu, then click OK.
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Print Page Line
You can specify whether to print a page line on the right side and also below the printed data for manual cutting.
When you have checked the Print Page Line checkbox, the print page line feature functions differently depending on the Auto Cut setting, as described below.
Auto Cut setting Printer’s function
Single Cut
Double Cut
Normal Cut
Off Prints page lines on the right side and below
Prints a page line on the right side only, and cuts paper automatically after the print job.
the data, but does not cut paper automatically after the print job.

Selecting the Save Roll Paper setting

This function is effective if you wish to save roll paper, because blank portion of the last page of your printed data is not fed through the printer. To enable this function, click Save Roll Paper.
Note:
This function is available only when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the Source setting.
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Checking Ink Levels

You can check the status of each ink cartridge.
Note:
If your printer is not connected properly or Epson Status Monitor 3 is not installed, all of the Ink Levels will be grayed out.

Previewing your printout

If you select the Print Preview checkbox on the Main tab, you can see how your printout will look before you print it. When you send a print job to the printer, the Epson Print Preview window appears, allowing you to make changes before printing.
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Note:
The Print Preview window is not color accurate.
The Epson Print Preview toolbar contains several buttons you can use to perform the following functions.
Zoom Click this button to reduce or enlarge the size of
the previewed image.
Fit to Screen Click this button to scale 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.
Maximum Zoom
Printable Area On/Off
Color Controls Click this button to open the Color Controls
Previous Page Click this button to display the previous page. If
Next Page Click this button to display the next page. If there
Click this button to display the previewed image at the maximum possible zoom ratio.
Click this button to display a rectangle indicating the printable area on the previewed image. The printer cannot print anything outside of this rectangle. Click this button again to turn the printable area indicator off.
window.
there is no previous page, this button is not available.
is no next page, this button is not available.
You can also modify the previewed print job in the following ways:
Select and preview individual pages.
Reduce or enlarge the size of preview.
Select and print any or all pages.
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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. Drag the red box to view other parts of the image.
Specify which pages in the document you want to print: Click Print Option,
and then select Remove Page or Add Page.
After you preview the print job, click Print to print it, or click Cancel to cancel the print job.

Using the Manual function

You can access the User’s Guide by clicking the Manual button.

Selecting Settings on the Page Layout Tab

You can select Orientation, Copies, Reduce/Enlarge, Multi-Page, Double-Sided Printing, Optimize Enlargement, Job Settings, and Print Background Color settings on this tab.
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Note:
Most Windows applications feature page layout settings that override similar
settings in the printer driver. If your application does not have these features, verify the settings on the printer driver’s Page Layout tab.
Some of the functions are not available depending on the paper source you
choose.

Selecting the Orientation settings

You can specify the direction of printing on the page using the settings in the table below.
Portrait Print direction is short edge first, like most magazines.
Landscape Print direction is long edge first, like many spreadsheets.
Rotate 180° Prints your document upside down.
Mirror Image Prints your image as it would appear in a mirror. Text and
graphics appear reversed.
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Selecting the Copies setting

Enter a number in the Copies box, or click the arrow next to the box to specify the number of copies you want to print. 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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Selecting the Reduce/Enlarge settings

You can fit your image to the size of paper you want to print on. To enable this feature, click the Reduce/Enlarge checkbox. When this feature is enabled, you can select the following settings.
Fit to Page Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your image to
make it fit the paper size you have selected as the Output Paper setting.
Fit to Roll Paper Width
Custom Lets you define the percentage you want to reduce or
Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your image to make it fit the paper size you have selected as the Roll Width setting (only available when you select Roll Paper as your Source setting on the Main tab).
enlarge your image. Click the arrows next to the Scale box to select a proportion from 10 to 650%.

Selecting Double-Sided Printing setting

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.
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You can also select Folded Booklet double-sided printing to 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.
This function is available only when Paper Tray is selected as the Paper Source
setting.
Standard double-sided printing
Follow the steps below to print odd and even numbered pages on the opposite sides of a sheet.
1. Click the Double-Sided Printing checkbox.
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2. Click Margins. You see a window like this one.
3. Select 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 in the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 0.12 to 1.18 in. (3.0 to 30.0 mm).
Note:
The actual binding margin may vary depending on the settings specified in your application. We recommend that you print a test print before printing an entire job.
5. Click OK to return to the Page Layout tab, 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 printing the even-numbered pages will be displayed while the odd-numbered pages are being printed.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions to reload the paper and print the even numbered pages.
Note:
The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used. If this
happens, slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction prior to reloading them into the printer.
Align the stack of sheets by tapping them against a hard, flat surface prior to
reloading them into the printer.
Follow the on-screen instructions provided when reloading the printed pages.
Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if the pages are not reloaded correctly.
In the event of a paper jam, see "Clearing paper jams" on page 209.
8. Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the even-numbered pages.
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Folded Booklet double-sided printing
You can 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.
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Follow the steps below to create a booklet.
1. Click the Double-Sided Printing checkbox, and then click the Folded Booklet checkbox.
2. Click Margins. You see a window like this one.
3. Select 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 tab, Left or Right binding positions are available. The Top binding position is available when Landscape is selected as the Orientation setting.
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4. Specify the width of the binding margin in the Binding Margin text box. You can specify any width from 0.12 to 1.18 in. (3.0 to 30.0 mm). The specified margin width will be used on both sides of the fold. For example, if you specify a 0.39-in (1-cm) margin, the printer will leave a 0.79-inch (2-cm) margin in the center (0.39 in. [1.0 cm] will be placed on each side of the fold).
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5. Click OK to return to the Page Layout tab, and then click OK to save your settings.
6. Make sure paper is loaded, and then send a print job from your application.
7. You will see instructions for printing the inside pages while the outside pages are being printed. Follow the on-screen instructions to reload the paper.
Note:
The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used. If this
happens, slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction prior to reloading them into the printer.
Align the stack of sheets by tapping them against a hard, flat surface prior to
reloading them into the printer.
Follow the on-screen instructions provided when reloading the printed pages.
Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if the pages are not reloaded correctly.
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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.

Selecting Multi-Page settings

Selecting Multi-Page lets you choose between the N-up and Poster settings.
Note:
You cannot use the Multi-Page feature when you are printing borderless.
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Selecting 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 click the Settings button and then select the following settings in the Print Layout window.
Number of pages per sheet
Page Order Selects the order in which the pages will be printed. Some
Print page frames
Prints two or four pages of your printout on a single sheet of paper.
settings may be unavailable, depending on the Orientation setting you selected on the Page Layout tab.
Prints frames around the pages printed on each sheet.
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Selecting the Optimize Enlargement setting

Click the Optimize Enlargement checkbox to print a long poster or panorama without using a special application.
Note:
When using the Optimize Enlargement feature, text and graphics may be distorted.

Selecting the Print Background Color setting

Click the Print Bckg Color checkbox. Then click Color Settings, select your background color, and click OK.

Selecting the Job Settings

Click the Job Settings checkbox to print job settings on your printout. To select which settings to include, click Details, select the settings you’d like to print, then click OK.
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Using the Printer Utilities

The Epson printer utilities let you check the printer’s status and perform printer maintenance from your computer.
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
while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
Nozzle Check
This utility checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the nozzles when you notice the print quality has declined, when you are experiencing horizontal banding, and after cleaning the print head to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleaned. See "Checking the print head nozzles" on page 88.
If you click Auto in the Nozzle Check dialog, or select ON as the AUTO CLEANING setting of the printer’s control panel, this utility not only checks the clogging nozzles, but also cleans the print head automatically.
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Head Cleaning
This utility cleans the print head. You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined. See "Cleaning the print head" on page
89.
Print Head Alignment
Use this utility to improve the quality of your printed images. For example, if vertical lines appear out of alignment or if white or black banding appears in your printed image. You can use this utility to realign the print head. See "Aligning the print head" on page 90.
EPSON Status Monitor 3
This utility provides information about the ink cartridges and maintenance tank. Epson Status Monitor 3 also checks for printer errors. See "Using Epson Status Monitor 3" on page 97.
Note:
Epson Status Monitor 3 is available when your system is configured to support bi-directional communication. This utility may not be available when the printer is being accessed over a network.
Monitoring Preferences
Use this utility to specify the monitoring features or Epson Status Monitor 3. See "Selecting Monitoring Preferences" on page 91.
Printer and Option Information
Use this utility to check or select the blank ink set in the printer.
Print Queue
Use this utility to display the list of pending print jobs. You can also cancel or restart print jobs.
Speed and Progress
Use this utility to adjust settings related to print speed and progress. See "Selecting Speed and Progress settings" on page 92.
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Menu Arrangement
Use this utility to determine the arrangement of the Select Setting, Media Type, and Size drop-down lists on the Main tab. See "Selecting Menu Arrangement settings" on page 94.
Export or Import
Use this utility to export or import all of your custom settings to a file. This is useful if you want to distribute the same sets of custom settings to multiple computers.
EPSON LFP Remote Panel
This utility lets you optimize your printer. See "Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel" on page 94.
Printer Firmware Update
Use this utility to start Epson LFP Remote Panel and update the printer firmware. To use this function, you must first download the latest firmware from epson.com/support.

Checking the print head nozzles

If you find that your printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots in your printed image are missing, you may be able to identify the problem using the Nozzle Check utility.
Note:
Do not start the Nozzle Check utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
1. Make sure that several sheets of A4/Letter size or larger paper are loaded in the printer’s auto sheet feeder.
2. Click Nozzle Check.
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3. Click Print if you want to visually check if any print head nozzles are clogged. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check, and if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary, perform an automatic head cleaning.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a nozzle check pattern.
If the nozzle check shows missing dots, clean the print head as described below.

Cleaning the print head

If you find that your printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed image are missing, you may be able to solve these problems by using the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print head. This ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly.
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.
When the ink status light is flashing or on, you cannot clean the print head.
Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first. See "Replacing Ink Cartridges" on page 169.
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1. Make sure the printer is turned on and the ink status light is off, and that a few sheets of A4/Letter size or larger paper is loaded in the printer’s auto sheet feeder.
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 dots are still missing after cleaning, try the following:
Repeat this procedure three or four times, turn the printer off and let it sit
overnight, and then try head cleaning again.
Select POWER CLEANING from the control panel on the printer. See "PWR
CLEANING" on page 128. This consumes ink, so only use this cleaning when necessary. You can also use the LFP Remote Panel to run a power cleaning.
Replace any ink cartridge that is old or damaged.
If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these solutions. See "Where To Get Help" on page 229.

Aligning the print head

If you see misaligned lines or black or white vertical banding in your printed image, you may be able to solve the problem using the Print Head Alignment utility to align the print head.
1. Make sure that the printer is turned on, it’s in the READY state, and that a few sheets of A4/Letter size or larger Epson media are loaded in the printer’s auto sheet feeder.
2. Click Print Head Alignment.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to align the print head.
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Selecting Monitoring Preferences

This function lets you specify the monitoring features of Epson Status Monitor
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1. Click Monitoring Preferences. You see a window like this one.
2. You can select the following settings.
Select Notification
Select Shortcut Icon
Allow monitoring of shared printers
Displays the current error item notification settings. Select the checkboxes to specify the error types you want to receive notification for.
Select the Shortcut Icon checkbox to display a shortcut icon in your Windows taskbar. Clicking the shortcut icon in the taskbar will open Epson Status Monitor 3. Click the icon you prefer as shortcut icon, and you can preview the icon at the right.
Allows you to monitor the status of a shared printer.
3. Click OK.
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Selecting Speed and Progress settings

Use the speed and progress settings for greater control over the printer’s operation. Click Speed and Progress on the Utility tab. You see a window like this one.
High Speed Copies
To print multiple copies of your images faster, click the High Speed Copies checkbox. This speeds up printing by using your hard disk space as a cache when printing multiple copies of an image.
Show Progress Meter
To display the Progress Meter every time you print, click the Show Progress Meter checkbox. Then, you can monitor the progress of your print job.
Disable EPSON Status Monitor 3
If you don’t want to monitor your printer’s status with Epson Status Monitor 3, click the Disable EPSON Status Monitor 3 checkbox. Disabling is not recommended since monitoring is necessary to use other features such as Printer Firmware Update.
Always spool RAW datatype
To enable NT-based clients spool documents to use the RAW format instead of the EMF (metafile) format, click the Always Spool Raw datatype checkbox (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.
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Depending on the type of image you are printing, spooling RAW datatype requires fewer resources than EMF. You may be able to solve problems, such as “Insufficient Memory/Disk Space to Print”, “Slow print speed”, etc.
Note:
When you spool RAW datatype, the print progress displayed by the Progress Meter may be inaccurate.
Page Rendering Mode
Use this function when the print speed is extremely slow or when the print head stops for a few minutes while printing. When this checkbox is selected, the print speed may improve by rendering the job as a page.
Note:
When you use Page Rendering Mode, the print progress displayed in the
Progress Meter may be inaccurate.
Printing may take longer to start.
Coarse Rendering
Use this function if the output length (number of pixels) is limited by your application. Longer print output is made possible by reducing the resolution to restrict the number of pixels to stay within the application’s limit.
Print as Bitmap
Use this function when the print speed is extremely slow or when the print head stops for a few minutes while printing. Try this option if selecting the Always spool RAW datatype and Page Rendering Mode settings does not solve the problem.
Show Mouse Over Help
Use this function to show help when you move the mouse pointer over an item.
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Selecting Menu Arrangement settings

Use this utility to arrange the Select Setting, Media Type, and Paper Size items. Click Menu Arrangement on the Utility tab. You see a window like this one.
1. Select the item you want to edit. You can do the following:
Drag and drop the items to rearrange them
Add or delete groups
Move unused items into the Not Display group
2. When you’re finished, click Save.

Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel

Use this utility to optimize your printer.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
2. Click EPSON LFP Remote Panel.
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3. Follow the on-screen instructions. (See the Epson LFP Remote Panel on-screen help for details.)

Getting Information Through On-screen Help

Your printer software has extensive on-screen help, which provides instructions for printing, selecting printer driver settings, and using printer utilities.
1. Select Print or Page Setup from 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 of a setting by:
Clicking the (?) button on the top right of the printer driver window, and
then clicking an item.
Right-clicking the item, and then clicking the Help button.
Clicking Help on the Main, Paper, Layout, or Utility tabs for help related
to the item on that tab.
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Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs

Using the Progress Meter

When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter window opens.
It 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.
Note:
The Progress Meter window does not appear when the Show Progress Meter checkbox is turned off in the Speed and Progress window. See "Selecting Speed and Progress settings" on page 92 for more information.
Error messages
If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears in the text box at the top of the Progress Meter window.
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Using Epson Status Monitor 3

Epson Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information on the printer status.
Accessing Status Monitor 3 from the Windows taskbar
To access Status Monitor 3, double-click the printer icon on the Windows taskbar.
Note:
If the icon is missing from the Windows taskbar, see "Selecting Monitoring Preferences" on page 91.
Accessing Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver
1. Open the printer driver.
2. Click the Utility tab.
3. Click EPSON Status Monitor 3.
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Viewing information in Status Monitor 3
Status Monitor 3 provides the following information.
Current Status
Epson Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information about the printer, as well as its ink cartridges and maintenance tank. If the ink is low or expended, 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.

Increasing the Print Speed

General tips

Printing color images using higher print quality settings takes longer than printing black-and-white images using standard print quality settings. For this reason, it is important to be selective in your use of color and print quality settings if you also require faster print speeds.
Even if your images require the highest print quality and extensive use of color, it may still be possible to optimize the print speed by adjusting other printing settings.
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Using Speed and Progress

You can select certain print speed settings in the Speed and Progress window. To access this window, click Speed and Progress on the Utility tab. For details, see "Selecting Speed and Progress settings" on page 92.

Sharing Your Printer

This section describes how to share your printer so that other computers on a network can use it.
Any computer on the network can share the printer if it is directly connected to it. The computer that is directly connected to the printer is the printer server, and the other computers are the clients which need permission to print to it. 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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Setting up your printer as a shared printer
Follow the steps below to share a printer that is connected directly to your computer with others on a network.
1. Click , click Control Panel, and click Printer under Hardware and Sound.
2. Right-click your printer icon and click Sharing. Click Change sharing options and click Continue.
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3. Select Share this printer, and type a name for the printer in the Share name text box.
4. Click OK.
Note:
Do not choose any drivers from the Additional Drivers list.
Accessing the shared printer
Follow the steps below to access the shared printer from another computer on a network.
Note:
Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer it is directly connected to before you can access it from another computer.
1. Install the printer driver on the client computer from the software CD-ROM.
2. Click , click Control Panel, and click Printer under Hardware and Sound. Then right-click your printer’s icon and then select Properties.
3. Click the Ports tab and click Add Port.
4. Select Local Port and click New Port.
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