Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 Quick Reference Guide

Epson Stylus® Pro GS6000

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Loading, Removing, and Configuring Media

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

Maintaining the Printer

Control Panel Maps and Menus

Ordering Supplies and Getting Help

Media Configuration Log

Loading, Configuring, and Removing Media

Loading Media in the Epson Stylus® Pro GS6000

1. Make sure the P Power light is not flashing, then move the paper lever

to the

Released position.

2. Flip up the levers and slide the roll paper holders apart.

3. Slide the left holder into position, lock the lever, and place the media on the holder. Then slide the

right holder onto the roll and lock the lever.

Orient the roll based on the printable side

Printable side out

Printable side in

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Pro GS6000

4. Release both levers, move the center of the roll to the d mark, and lock the levers again.

Center

Lever is
behind roll

mark

5. Open the front cover, then carefully feed the media into the slot and through to the front and out

about 3 ft (1 m).

6. Turn the roll backward to remove any slack

and make sure the edge of the media does not
extend beyond the media limit line.

Media limit
line

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Make sure the edges of the media are at least 0.2 inch (5 mm) away from the edges of the nearest clear

7.

rubber pressure roller.

IncorrectCorrect

0.2 inch
(5 mm)

Pressure
rollers

0.2 inch
(5 mm)

To adjust the media’s horizontal position, release the roll holder levers, move the media, and lock the
levers again.

8. If you loaded thick media, you may need to adjust the platen gap (head height) setting. Flip the blue

head height adjustment lever up to the position shown. (Do not place the lever in any other position.)

Highest position

Normal position

9. Slide the paper holder plates over both

edges of the media.

Caution: If the paper holder plates

interfere with printing, they may become
deformed and cause paper jams or
damage to the print head. If the plates
become damaged, stop using the printer
and contact Epson.

Move the paper lever to the Secured

10.

position.

11. Close the front cover.

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Pro GS6000

Using the Auto Take-Up Reel

Make sure you have placed an empty media core on the Auto Take-Up Reel scroller bar.

1. Make sure the AUTO TAKE-UP REEL setting is set to ON in the PRINTER SETUP menu.

See page 19.

2. Turn on the Auto Take-Up Reel, and set the switch on the top of the reel controller to OFF.

AC
inlet

3. Move the paper lever to the Released position.

4. If the media is not in the center of the empty take-up core, turn the adjustment knob clockwise to

move the core left, or counter-clockwise to move the core right.

Horizontal
adjustment
knob

Empty take-up
core

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Guide the media over the cushioning roller and onto the core, then tape the edge to the center of the

5.

core.

Tape Cushioning

roller

6. Flip the scroller release lever up to the FREE position. Then turn the scroller counter-clockwise one

and a half rotations to take up the media.

Scroller release
lever

Turn one and a
half rotations

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Pro GS6000

7. Flip down the scroller release lever to the SET position and pull the cushioning roller forward.

Cushioning
roller

8. Set the switch on the top of the reel controller to ON.

9. Set the paper release lever to the Secured position.

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Cutting Off and Removing Prints

1. Make sure READY appears on the LCD display.

2. Press u or d to adjust the cutting position, if necessary. (When you are using the Auto Take-Up Reel,

you cannot feed the media backward.)

3. Open the front cover.

4. Hold your print and pull slightly to remove any slack.

5. Using a razor blade or other cutting tool, cut off your print along the cutting groove

WARNING: Do not

place your fingers in the
path of the cutting tool
to avoid injuring
yourself.

6. If you are using the Auto Take-Up Reel, the scroller

rotates to take up your printed media. To stop media
take-up, set the switch on the top of the reel controller to

OFF.

7. Flip the scroller release lever up to the FREE position.

8. Lift the entire scroller bar off of the printer, remove the

paper holders from one end, then remove the media and
core from the scroller bar.

9. Place an empty take-up core onto the scroller bar. Then

replace the scroller bar, set the scroller release lever to the

SET position, and turn the Auto Take-Up Reel back on.

Scroller release
lever

8 | Configuring Media

Configuring Media

Pre-Printing Checklist

Whenever you print on a new media type, follow these guidelines to configure the media and print:

• Check the media packaging for print requirements.

• Select a paper configuration number (1 to 30) for the media. See the next section.

• Select these settings for the paper configuration using the information supplied with your media:

PRINT MODE PAPER SUCTION

PRE HEATER DRYING TIME

PLATEN HEATER CARRIAGE MOVEMENT

POST HEATER PRINT MULTIPLE LAYER

• Print a nozzle check pattern and clean the print heads, if necessary. See page 10.

• Perform a 500 mm Line Feed Adjustment and print a sample pattern. See page 9.

• Print a bidirectional alignment pattern and align the print heads. See page 10.

• Select the paper configuration number and print.

Make a note of the media type you set up for this media number on the back of this Quick Reference Guide.

Creating Paper Configurations

1. Press Menu, press d to highlight PAPER SETUP, and press Menu.

2. Press d to highlight PAPER SETUP again, then press Menu again.

3. Select the paper configuration number (1 to 30) you want to use for this media type and press Menu.

4. Select the print settings for your media. See page 21 for details on the settings.

5. When done, press the Pause button.