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Summary of Contents for 3880 - Stylus Pro Color Inkjet Printer

Page 1: ...User s Guide NPD4043 00 EN ...

Page 2: ...y options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from electromagnetic interference that occurs from the use of any interface cables other than those designated as Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation EPSON andEPSONS...

Page 3: ...ting 20 Using the Printer Utilities 21 Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 23 Uninstalling the Printer Software 26 Uninstalling the printer driver 26 Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel 27 Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software Mac OS X Printer Software Introduction 28 Printer driver 28 EPSON Printer Utility3 29 EPSON StatusMonitor 29 EPSON LFP Remote Panel 30 Accessing the Printer Driver 30 Accessing the ...

Page 4: ...ng 56 For Windows 56 For Mac OS X 60 Borderless Printing 65 Supported media type 66 Application settings 67 Printer driver settings 68 Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing 72 Fit to Page Windows only 73 Custom 75 Pages Per Sheet Printing 76 For Windows 77 For Mac OS X 78 Poster Printing Windows only 79 Joining the sheets together along the guide 81 Double Sided Printing 86 Standard double sided printin...

Page 5: ...e Menu mode 124 Menu list 124 Basic Menu setting procedure 127 Details of Menu mode 128 Checking the print head nozzles 134 Aligning the print head 135 Making the paper settings 137 Printing a status sheet 141 Maintenance Mode 141 Maintenance mode setting procedure 141 Maintenance mode list 142 Details of Maintenance mode items 142 Chapter 5 Paper Handling Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Me...

Page 6: ... Quality Could be Better 187 Color documents print in black only 189 Printing could be faster 190 Paper skew occurs when printing on A3 or larger plain paper 190 Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently 191 Clearing paper jams 191 Paper Information 194 Cut sheet 195 Technical Support Web Site 200 Contacting Customer Support 201 Before Contacting Epson 201 Help for Users in North America 2...

Page 7: ...r with Mac OS X 218 Interface Specifications 218 USB interface 218 Ethernet interface 219 Chapter 9 Options and Consumable Products Consumable Products 220 Maintenance cartridge 220 Ink cartridges 220 Epson Special Media 221 Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions 222 When choosing a place for this product 222 When setting up this product 222 When using this product 223 When handling the...

Page 8: ...Index Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Contents 8 ...

Page 9: ... EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON LFP Remote Panel Printer driver The printer driver lets you print documents from applications to the printer The following are the main functions of the printer driver Sends the print data to the printer Makes the printer settings such as the media type paper size You can register these settings and you can also easily import or export these registered settings Epson ...

Page 10: ...ettings EPSON Status Monitor 3 This utility provides you with printer status information such as the ink cartridge status the free space of the maintenance cartridge and it also checks for printer error EPSON Status Monitor 3 is installed with the printer driver automatically Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Windows 10 ...

Page 11: ...the Printer Driver You can access the printer driver in the following ways From Windows applications From the Printer icon From Windows applications Access the printer driver from your application when you make the print settings The following procedures may differ depending on the application you use Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Windows 11 ...

Page 12: ... menu select Print or Page Setup 2 Make sure your printer is selected and click Printer Setup Options Properties or Preferences Example Example Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Windows 12 ...

Page 13: ... Check Head Cleaning access the printer driver from the Printer icon 1 Open the Printers and Faxes or Printers folder For Windows XP Click Start click Control Panel and then click Printers and Faxes Note If your Control Panel is in the Classic View click Start click Control Panel and then click Printers and Faxes Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Windows 13 ...

Page 14: ...2000 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Right click your printer icon and click Printing Preferences The printer driver window appears The settings you make here become the default settings of the printer driver Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Windows 14 ...

Page 15: ...g Information Through Online Help You can view a detailed explanation using the following ways Right click the item and then click Help Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Windows 15 ...

Page 16: ...top right of the printer driver window and then click the item Basic Settings This section describes how to print your data from an application using the Epson printer driver Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Windows 16 ...

Page 17: ...e printing open the printer driver window and confirm the print settings such as the media type paper size Checking the printer status Whenyousendaprintjobtotheprinter youcanmonitortheprinterstatusinthefollowingwindows Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Windows 17 ...

Page 18: ... jobs The print queue window appears when you double click the printer icon on the task bar This is a function of the Windows operating system Canceling printing You can cancel a print job waiting from the computer If the printing is already started you need to cancel printing by the printer Canceling printing by the printer Press and hold the Cancel Reset button for 3 seconds to reset the printer...

Page 19: ...ess Meter shows the progress of the current print job It disappears when the job has been sent to the printer You cannot cancel a print job that has been sent to the printer In this case cancel the print job by the printer Deleting a print job waiting You can delete the jobs waiting stored in the computer 1 Double click the printer icon on the task bar 2 From the Printer menu select Cancel all doc...

Page 20: ...ou cannot cancel a print job that has been sent to the printer In this case cancel the print job by the printer When problem occurs during printing If a problem occurs during printing an error message appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window Click How to and EPSON Status Monitor 3 will lead you step by step through a procedure to solve a problem Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Pri...

Page 21: ...g This utility cleans the color and black print heads You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined Note The cleaning process consumes ink of all ink cartridges at the same time Even if you are using only black inks the head cleaning also consumes color inks Print Head Alignment This utility can be used to improve the print quality of your printed data The align...

Page 22: ... Arrangement You can arrange the Select Setting Media Type and Paper Size list items Arrange the items as you prefer or classify the items into groups You can also hide the items you are not using Export or Import You can export or import the printer driver settings It is convenient to use this function when you want to make the same printer driver settings to multiple computers EPSON LFP Remote P...

Page 23: ...arts to monitor the printer status when the printing begins and if there are any problems it shows an error message and its solutions You can also access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver or the shortcut icon by double clicking the printer shaped icon on the Windows taskbar to check the status of the printer Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 Open the printer driver window and click the...

Page 24: ...tion in EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with detailed printer status information a graphic display of the ink cartridge status and the free space of the maintenance cartridge and status messages If a problem occurs during printing an error message appears Check the message and solve the problem accordingly Using Monitoring Preferences This function lets you specify the m...

Page 25: ...ences Note In the Monitoring Preferences dialog box select the Shortcut Icon check box to display a shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar Right click the shortcut icon and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Windows 25 ...

Page 26: ...ministrator account When you uninstall the printer software from Windows Vista the password may be required If you are asked for the password enter it and continue the operation For Windows 2000 you must log in as a user with administrator rights a user belonging to the Administrators group Uninstalling the printer driver To uninstall the printer driver follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printe...

Page 27: ...n instructions to complete uninstallation When the confirmation message appears click Yes Restart the computer when you reinstall the printer driver Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel EPSON LFP Remote Panel can be uninstalled from Add or Remove Programs or Add Remove Programs in the Control Panel For detailed information see the EPSON LFP Remote Panel online help Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guid...

Page 28: ...ter Utility3 EPSON StatusMonitor EPSON LFP Remote Panel Printer driver The printer driver lets you print documents from applications to the printer The following are main functions of the printer driver Sends the print data to the printer Makes the printer settings such as the media type paper size You can register these settings and you can also easily import or export these registered settings E...

Page 29: ...Printer Utility3 is installed with the printer driver automatically EPSON StatusMonitor This utility provides you with printer status information such as the ink cartridge status the free space of the maintenance cartridge and a printer error Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 29 ...

Page 30: ...essing the Printer Driver To access the printer driver follow the steps below The following procedures may differ depending on the application you use Page Setup dialog You can make the paper settings such as media type paper size Print dialog You can make the settings related to print quality Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 30 ...

Page 31: ...nd a print area in the Paper Size setting Note for Mac OS X 10 5 or later Depending on your application the Page Setup menu may not appear on the File menu If so click Print on the File menu of your application select the appropriate settings Accessing the Print dialog To access the Print dialog click Print on the File menu of your application Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer S...

Page 32: ... button Make the settings as necessary and then start printing Note for Mac OS X 10 5 or later Depending on your application you may have some of the same setting items as the Page Setup dialog Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 32 ...

Page 33: ...he online help click the button in the dialog of the printer driver Basic Settings This section describes how to print your data from an application using the Epson printer driver Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 33 ...

Page 34: ...lication software Before printing open the printer driver window and confirm the print settings such as the media type paper size Checking the printer status 1 Click the Printer icon in the Dock Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 34 ...

Page 35: ...ancel Reset button for 3 seconds to reset the printer Even when it is printing a job the printer is reset After resetting it takes a while before the printer is in the ready state Note You cannot cancel a job waiting in the computer To cancel a job waiting in the computer see the next section Canceling printing by the computer on page 35 Canceling printing by the computer 1 Click the Printer icon ...

Page 36: ...er In this case cancel the print job by the printer When problem occurs during printing If a problem occurs during printing an error message appears If you are not sure how to solve the problem cancel printing and then start EPSON StatusMonitor that leads you step by step through a procedure to solve a problem Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 36 ...

Page 37: ...be cleaned Check the nozzles when you notice the print quality has declined and after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleaned If the print head nozzles are clogged perform head cleaning Head Cleaning This utility cleans the color and black print heads You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined Note The cleaning process consumes ink o...

Page 38: ...ccess the User s Guide If the User s Guide is not installed it will access a technical support Web site Accessing EPSON Printer Utility3 You can access the EPSON Printer Utility3 using the following way Double click the Applications folder and then double click the EPSON Printer Utility3 icon Using EPSON StatusMonitor EPSON StatusMonitor provides you with detailed printer status information a grap...

Page 39: ...Accessing EPSON StatusMonitor Open the EPSON Printer Utility3 window and then click EPSON StatusMonitor Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 39 ...

Page 40: ...ge status and the free space of the maintenance cartridge and status messages If a problem occurs during printing an error message appears Check the message and solve the problem accordingly Uninstalling the Printer Software To uninstall the printer software follow the steps below Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 40 ...

Page 41: ...ter and unplug the interface cable connected with the computer and printer 2 Close the all application software 3 For Mac OS X 10 3 9 to 10 4 Double click the Applications folder and then double click the Utilities folder Double click Printer Setup Utility icon Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 41 ...

Page 42: ...cations folder and then double click the System Preferences folder Then double click the Print Fax folder 4 For Mac OS X 10 3 9 to 10 4 Select the printer and then click Delete Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 42 ...

Page 43: ... Delete close the dialog 5 Insert the printer software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 6 Double click the Printer Driver folder Note If the folder does not appear double click the EPSON icon on the desk top Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 43 ...

Page 44: ...all the printer driver you must log in as a user with administrator rights 9 Click Continue and then click Agree 10 Select Uninstall from the pull down menu and then click the Uninstall button 11 Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the printer driver Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 44 ...

Page 45: ... EPSON LFP Remote Panel Drag the EPSON LFP Remote Panel folder to the Trash See the EPSON LFP Remote Panel online help for more information Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Using the Printer Software Mac OS X 45 ...

Page 46: ...son s proprietary technology that uses the color reproduction range of the printer effectively to ensure the image data is output with beautiful balanced color 1 If the application supports color management refer to the table below to adjust color management settings in the application Application Setting of Color management Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Element...

Page 47: ...Handling Click Print When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function you need to perform the color matching process from step 4 4 Open the printer driver window See From Windows applications on page 11 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 47 ...

Page 48: ...See the online help of the printer driver for detailed information 7 Check other settings and then start printing Color Adjustment by the Printer Driver You can adjust colors using the printer driver during printing by setting one of the following two color systems EPSON Standard sRGB Adobe RGB Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 48 ...

Page 49: ... For Windows 1 If the application supports color management refer to the table below to adjust color management settings in the application Application Setting of Color management Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 7 Printer Manages Colors Other Applications No Color Management Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2 Open the File menu and select Print Epson Stylus Pr...

Page 50: ... with an application which does not support a color management function you need to perform the color matching process from step 4 4 Open the printer driver window See From Windows applications on page 11 5 In the Main menu select Automatic or Custom 6 Select the method for the color adjustment Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 50 ...

Page 51: ...he online help of the printer driver for detailed information Note You can perform the color adjustment by checking the sample image on the left side of the window You can also use the color circle for the fine color adjustment 8 Check other settings and then start printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 51 ...

Page 52: ...of Color management Mac OS X v10 5 Mac OS X v10 3 9 to v10 4 Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Printer Manages Colors No Color Management Other Applications No Color Management No Color Management Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2 Open the File menu and select Print Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 52 ...

Page 53: ...s function with an application which does not support a color management function you need to perform the color matching process from step 4 4 Open the Print dialog See Accessing the Print dialog on page 31 5 For Mac OS X 10 5 select Color Matching and then select EPSON Color Controls Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 53 ...

Page 54: ... OS X 10 5 Select Print Settings and change Color Settings if necessary If you adjust the color manually click Advanced Color Settings Note If you use Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac OS X 10 5 clear the Use Generic RGB checkbox When you use another application select the checkbox Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 54 ...

Page 55: ...lor Management and click Color Controls and then click Advanced Settings 7 Make the necessary settings See the online help of the printer driver for detailed information For Mac OS X 10 5 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 55 ...

Page 56: ...e print image is adjusted without affecting the original data Note Even in Advanced B W Photo and Black modes ink from all cartridges is used to keep the print heads in good condition You need to use the media that is suitable for black and white photo printing See Paper Information on page 194 for detailed information For Windows 1 If the application supports color management refer to the table b...

Page 57: ...shop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 7 Printer Manages Colors Other Applications No Color Management Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2 Open the File menu and select Print Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 57 ...

Page 58: ...Handling Click Print When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function you need to perform the color matching process from step 4 4 Open the printer driver window See From Windows applications on page 11 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 58 ...

Page 59: ...oto for the Color 6 Click Custom for the Mode in the Main menu and select Color Controls and then click Advanced 7 Make the necessary settings and then start printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 59 ...

Page 60: ...ow to adjust color management settings in the application Application Setting of Color management Mac OS X v10 5 Mac OS X v10 3 9 to v10 4 Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Printer Manages Colors No Color Management Other Applications No Color Management No Color Management Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings ...

Page 61: ...and choose Printer Manages Colors for Color Handling Click Print When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function you need to perform the color matching process from step 4 4 Open the Print dialog Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 61 ...

Page 62: ...o for the Color For Mac OS X 10 5 Note If you use Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac OS X 10 5 clear the Use Generic RGB checkbox When you use another application select the checkbox Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 62 ...

Page 63: ...For Mac OS X 10 3 9 to 10 4 6 Open the advanced settings dialog For Mac OS X 10 5 Click Advanced Color Settings Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 63 ...

Page 64: ...9 to 10 4 Select Printer Color Management 7 Make the necessary settings For more detailed information see the online help of the printer driver For Mac OS X 10 5 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 64 ...

Page 65: ...gins on paper There are two types of borderless printing Note All four sides can be borderless on a sheet of paper Auto Expand Enlarge the size of print data automatically and print without margins Enlarged areas that exceed the paper size will not be printed on the paper Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 65 ...

Page 66: ...if you do not want to change the ratio of your print data by the printer driver Supported media type The following media sizes are supported for borderless printing Paper width Letter 8 5 11 in US B 11 17 in US C 17 22 in A4 210 297 mm A3 297 420 mm Super A3 329 483 mm A2 420 594 mm 89 127 mm 3 5 5 in 102 152 mm 4 6 in 127 178 mm 5 7 in 16 9 wide size 102 181 mm Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide ...

Page 67: ... ON is selected for PAPER SIZE CHECK on the printer s control panel Depending on the media type the print quality may decline or the borderless printing is not supported See Paper Information on page 194 for detailed information Application settings Set the size of the image data using the Page Setting dialog box of the application software For Auto Expand Set the same paper size as used for print...

Page 68: ...eature follow the steps below For Windows 1 Open the printer driver window See Accessing the Printer Driver on page 11 2 In the Main menu select the media type paper source page size or paper size Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 68 ...

Page 69: ...ize about 5 mm for bottom 3 3 mm for top and 4 5 mm for left and right Mid Half of Max Min 0 mm Note Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image enlargement however as this amount decreases margins may appear on one or more sides of the paper 5 Check the other settings and then start printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 69 ...

Page 70: ...he Print dialog See Accessing the Printer Driver on page 30 4 If Auto Expand is selected you can change the amount of the enlargement in the Print Layout Settings dialog 10 5 or later or Expansion dialog 10 3 9 to 10 4 Max In the case of A2 size about 5 mm for bottom 3 3 mm for top and 4 5 mm for left and right Mid Half of Max Min 0 mm Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 70 ...

Page 71: ...the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image enlargement however as this amount decreases margins may appear on one or more sides of the paper Mac OS X 10 3 9 to 10 4 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 71 ...

Page 72: ...the other settings and then start printing Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you print on There are two ways to enlarge or reduce the size of your data Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 72 ...

Page 73: ... in the Output Paper list Custom Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce a data Fit to Page Windows only You can fit the size of your data to the size of paper you to print on 1 Open the printer driver window See Accessing the Printer Driver on page 11 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 73 ...

Page 74: ...he paper size that is loaded in the printer from the Output Paper list Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you have selected for the Output Paper 4 Check the other settings and then start printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 74 ...

Page 75: ... as the paper size of the data 3 Select the paper size that is loaded in the printer from Output Paper 4 Select Reduce Enlarge and then click Custom Click the arrows next to the Scale box to select a proportion from 10 to 650 5 Check the other settings and then start printing For Mac OS X 1 Open the Page Setup dialog See Accessing the Printer Driver on page 30 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Va...

Page 76: ...ac OS X 10 3 9 to 10 4 1 to 400 4 Check the other settings and then start printing Pages Per Sheet Printing You can print two or four pages of your document on one sheet of paper If you print continuous layout data prepared at A4 size it will be printed as shown below Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 76 ...

Page 77: ...f you are using borderless printing For Windows users using the Fit to Page function you can print the data on different sizes of paper See Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing on page 72 For Windows 1 Open the printer driver window See Accessing the Printer Driver on page 11 2 Click the Page Layout tab select the Multi Page check box select N up and then click Settings Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Gui...

Page 78: ...ngs and then start printing For Mac OS X 1 Open the Print dialog See Accessing the Printer Driver on page 30 2 Select Layout from the list to specify the order in which the pages will be printed Note If you select other than None for Border the frames around the pages are printed on each sheet 3 Check the other settings and then start printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printing...

Page 79: ... printing You can print a borderless poster size image by automatically enlarging one page to cover several sheets of paper You can make a poster just by joining the several printed sheets of paper together Poster printing with margins You can print a poster size image by automatically enlarging one page to cover several sheets of paper You need to cut the margins and then join the several sheets ...

Page 80: ... Page check box select Poster and then click Settings 4 In the Poster Settings dialog box select the number of printed pages you want the poster to cover Note You can make a larger poster if you select a greater number for division Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 80 ...

Page 81: ...ings as necessary Note Regarding the size when the parts are joined together The finished size whether Trim Lines is selected or not is the same However if Print Cutting Guides is selected the finished size is smaller by the amount of the overlap 7 Check the other settings and then start printing Joining the sheets together along the guide The steps to join the sheets together are different whethe...

Page 82: ...elow Borderless poster printing may not produce a set of complete partial images which can be used to assemble a poster If you want a more complete poster try the Poster printing with margins feature For poster printing with margins When you select Overlapping Alignment Marks the following marks are printed on the paper See the procedures below to join the four printed pages together using the ali...

Page 83: ...e black and white printing 2 Lay the upper left sheet on top of the upper right sheet The X marks should be matched as in the illustration below and join the upper left sheet to the upper right sheet with cellophane tape temporarily 3 Cut the upper sheets along the alignment mark vertical red line Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 83 ...

Page 84: ...ets together with cellophane tape on the back of the sheets 5 Try step 1 to 4 for the lower sheets 6 Cut the bottom of upper sheets along the alignment mark horizontal blue line The guide is black for the black and white printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 84 ...

Page 85: ...heets and lower sheets together with cellophane tape temporarily 8 Cut the sheets along the alignment mark horizontal red line The guide is black for black and white printing 9 Join the upper sheets and lower sheets together with cellophane tape on the back of the sheets Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 85 ...

Page 86: ...hen the printer is accessed over a network or used as a shared printer 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...

Page 87: ... from 3 to 30 mm 0 12 to 1 18 inches Note The actual binding margin may vary depending on the settings specified in your application We recommend that you test the print quality before printing the entire job 4 Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu and then click OK to save your settings 5 Make sure paper is loaded and then send a print job from your application Instructions for generating th...

Page 88: ...binding margins may occur if the printouts are not reloaded correctly In the event of a paper jam see Clearing paper jams on page 191 7 Once the paper is reloaded click Resume to print the even numbered pages Folded Booklet double sided printing You can also make single fold booklets using the double sided printing feature When you create a single fold booklet the pages that appear on the outside ...

Page 89: ... third sheet of paper The resulting pages can then be folded and bound together into a booklet To create the booklet follow the steps below 1 Select Double Sided Printing and then select Folded Booklet and then click Margins 2 Specify the edge of the paper where binding will be placed You can choose Left Top or Right Note When Portrait is selected as the Orientation setting on the Paper menu Left ...

Page 90: ...ng the inside pages will be displayed while the outside pages are output 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 problem occurs slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction prior to reloading them into the printer Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard flat surface prior to reloadin...

Page 91: ...aper width 89 to 432 mm 204 to 432 mm 210 to 420 mm Paper height 127 to 950 mm 254 to 950 mm 279 to 594 mm Note For Mac OS X you can set a larger size in the Custom Paper Size than the size that you can set in the printer however it does not print correctly The available output size may be limited depending on the application software For Windows 1 Open the printer driver window See Accessing the ...

Page 92: ...rs for the Paper Size Name You can easily change the size by selecting the paper size close to the size you want to set in the Base Paper Size If the ratio is same as the defined paper size select the ratio from the Fix Aspect Ratio and select either Landscape or Portrait for the Base In this case you can only adjust either the Paper Width or Paper Height Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety...

Page 93: ... list and then click Delete You can register up to 100 paper sizes 4 Click OK to save the custom paper size The custom paper size is registered in the Paper Size Now you can print by taking the same steps as usual For Mac OS X 1 Open the Page Setup dialog See Accessing the Printer Driver on page 30 2 Select Manage Custom Sizes in Paper Size Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 9...

Page 94: ...margins in four directions while retaining the ratio of the original size Manual Rear Borderless Auto Expand Prints data enlarged on cut sheet paper without margins in four directions paper is fed through the rear manual feed slot Manual Rear Borderless Retain Size Prints data on cut sheet paper without margins in four directions while retaining the ratio of the original size paper is fed through ...

Page 95: ... paper size is registered in the Paper Size pop up menu Now you can print by taking the same steps as usual Customize the Items of the Printer Driver You can save the settings or change the display items as you prefer You can also export the settings as a file and make the same printer driver settings to multiple computers Saving the printer driver settings You can save up to 100 settings Saving a...

Page 96: ...ame in the Name box and then click Save You can choose a setting you have registered from the Select Setting list box Saving as a custom media You can save the items of the Media Settings in the Main menu Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 96 ...

Page 97: ...1 Change the Media Settings items in the Main menu 2 Click Custom Settings Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 97 ...

Page 98: ...hoose a setting you have registered from the Media Type list box Menu arrangement You can arrange the Select Setting Media Type and Paper Size items 1 Click the Utility tab and then click Menu Arrangement Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 98 ...

Page 99: ...s into groups You can arrange the list items by drag and drop operation To add a new group click Add Group To delete the group click Delete Group Move the unused items into the Not Display group Note You cannot delete the default items Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 99 ...

Page 100: ...ngs dialog box or the Saves or deletes Custom Media dialog box 2 Select the setting in the List box and click Export 3 Select the location and enter the file name and then click Save Importing the settings 1 Open the Save or Deletes Select Settings dialog box or the Saves or deletes Custom Media dialog box Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 100 ...

Page 101: ...ort and then click Open Exporting or importing all settings You can export or import the all of the printer driver settings as a file 1 Click the Utility tab and then click Export or Import Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 101 ...

Page 102: ...agement system even when performing the function using different applications However the printed colors may differ depending on the version of the operating system Color management by application An application needs to support a color management system Since it prints using the color management function of an application in common you can obtain the print results by using the same color manageme...

Page 103: ...lor management system such as ICM for Windows and ColorSync for Mac OS X Also some image editing software support color management systems In a color management system a color definition file called Profile is used for performing color matching between devices This file is also called an ICC profile The profile of an input device is called an input profile or source profile and an output device su...

Page 104: ...agement settings in the application Application Setting of Color management Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 7 Printer Manages Colors Other Applications No Color Management Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2 From the File menu select Print Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 104 ...

Page 105: ...Handling Click Print When using this function with an application which does not support a color management function you need to perform the color matching process from step 4 4 Open the printer driver window See From Windows applications on page 11 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 105 ...

Page 106: ...n Performs conversion keeping the current saturation unchanged Perceptual Performs conversion so that a more visually natural image is produced This feature is used when a wider gamut of color is used for image data Relative Colorimetric Performs conversion so that a set of color gamut coordinates and white point or color temperature coordinates in original data match their corresponding print coo...

Page 107: ...input profile has been embedded The application needs to support ICM When using Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 in Mac OS X 10 5 the color management by the Host ICM or ColorSync cannot be used Use the color management function of the application 1 Refer to the table below to adjust color management settings in the application Application Setting of...

Page 108: ...r Management In the Print section select Document and choose Printer Manages Colors for Color Handling Click Print 4 Open the printer driver window See From Windows applications on page 11 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 108 ...

Page 109: ...CM and then click Advanced 6 Select Host ICM The printer profile is selected automatically You can change it by selecting the Show all profiles check box 7 Check other settings and then start printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 109 ...

Page 110: ... Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 make the following settings Note This procedure can not be used to adjust color management settings in Adobe Photoshop CS3 CS4 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 1 Disable color management in the application 2 Open the Print dialog See Accessing the Print dialog on page 31 3 In the Print dialog box select Color Matching and ...

Page 111: ...isable color management in the application Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2 Select Print in the application File menu 3 Select Color Management and choose No Color Management for Color Handling Click Print 4 Open the Print dialog See Accessing the Print dialog on page 31 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 111 ...

Page 112: ...start printing Color management by application The following procedure is for applications that support color management 1 Set the color management setting in the application Using Adobe Photoshop CS3 2 From the File menu select Print Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 112 ...

Page 113: ...he Printer Profile and the Rendering Intent Then click Print 4 Open the printer driver window Windows or the Print dialog Mac OS X Windows See From Windows applications on page 11 Mac OS X See Accessing the Print dialog on page 31 5 Set the color management to off Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 113 ...

Page 114: ...n the Main menu and then select Off No Color Adjustment Note When using Windows Vista Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later and NET 3 0 Off No Color Adjustment is automatically selected Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 114 ...

Page 115: ... Off No Color Adjustment for the Color Settings For Mac OS X 10 3 9 to 10 4 select Off No Color Adjustment in the Printer Color Management dialog 6 Check other settings and then start printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 115 ...

Page 116: ...ssional quality results Matte Black ink significantly increases black optical density when printing on matte and fine art type papers These black inks are switched automatically according to the media type See Paper Information on page 194 for the suitable black ink for the media type Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 116 ...

Page 117: ...1 Open the Main menu Windows or the Print Settings dialog Mac OS X 2 Select the paper from the Media Type Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 117 ...

Page 118: ...The black inks are switched automatically according to the media type 3 Check the other settings and then start printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Variety of Printings 118 ...

Page 119: ...ease the ink cover lock when an ink error has occurred Clears print data in the printer memory if pressed and held for 3 seconds The printer returns to the READY status when this button is pressed in Menu mode 3 Back Left button l Returns to the previous level when pressed in Menu mode 4 Ink Cover Open Up button u Release the ink cover lock if pressed and held for 3 seconds Changes the parameter i...

Page 120: ...econds 7 Enter button Sets the selected parameter in the selected item in Menu mode Executes the item if the selected item is for execution only Lights This section describes the functions of the lights on the control panel The lights let you know the status of the printer and the type of an error when it occurs Light Description 8 Power light green On The printer is in the READY status Flashing T...

Page 121: ...Power button P 2 Cancel Reset button If the printer is turned on while you are pressing and holding the Cancel Reset button the printer enters Maintenance mode Messages This section describes the meaning of messages displayed on the LCD panel The messages are either status messages or error messages For error messages see An error has occurred on page 177 Message Description READY The printer is r...

Page 122: ...he black ink either Photo Black to Matte Black or Matte Black to Photo Black RELEASING THE INK COVER LOCK The printer is releasing the ink cover lock Icons This section describes the meaning of icons displayed on the LCD panel Paper type icon Icons Description Sheet Platen Gap icon Icons Description Widest Wider Wide Narrow Ink cartridge status icon Displays the ink cartridge status Epson Stylus P...

Page 123: ...reviation of the ink color stays on when the ink is expended Remaining maintenance cartridge icon Displays the free capacity of the maintenance cartridge Icons Description Free capacity of the maintenance cartridge 100 1 Maintenance cartridge full Maintenance cartridge error or no maintenance cartridge Note The maintenance cartridge icon flashes when the maintenance cartridge gets nearly full Epso...

Page 124: ...ults you expect check your application s settings To see the current Menu settings print a status sheet Menu list PRINTER SETUP Item Parameter PLATEN GAP on page 128 NARROW STANDARD WIDE WIDER WIDEST PAPER SIZE CHECK on page 128 ON OFF INITIALIZE SETTINGS on page 129 EXECUTE TEST PRINT Item Parameter NOZZLE CHECK on page 129 MANUAL AUTO STATUS SHEET on page 129 PRINT NETWORK STATUS SHEET on page 1...

Page 125: ...GHT MAGENTA nnnnnnn PAGES YELLOW nnnnnnn PAGES INK LEVEL on page 130 MATTE BLACK nn PHOTO BLACK nn LIGHT BLACK nn LIGHT LIGHT BLACK nn CYAN nn VIVID MAGENTA nn LIGHT CYAN nn VIVID LIGHT MAGENTA nn YELLOW nn MAINTENANCE CART on page 130 MAINTENANCE CART nn USAGE COUNT on page 130 INK xxxxx xml CLEAR USAGE COUNT on page 130 EXECUTE JOB HISTORY on page 130 No 0 No 9 TOTAL PRINTS on page 130 nnnnnn PA...

Page 126: ... ADJUST B on page 132 0 70 0 70 DRYING TIME on page 132 0 0 SEC 10 0 SEC MAINTENANCE Item Parameter BLACK INK CHANGE on page 132 EXECUTE POWER CLEANING on page 132 EXECUTE CLOCK SETTING on page 132 YY MM DD HH MM MM DD YY HH MM CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT on page 132 20 0 20 HEAD ALIGNMENT Item Parameter AUTO on page 132 PREM GLOSSY LUSTER PQ INK JET PAPER ENHANCED MATTE PAPER MANUAL on page 132 0 1 0 5 m...

Page 127: ...ns on the control panel Note Press the Cancel Reset button whenever you want to exit Menu mode and return to the READY status Press the Back Left l button to return to the previous step 1 Enter Menu mode Make sure that READY appears on the LCD panel and then press the Menu Right r button The first menu appears on the LCD panel 2 Select a menu Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u butt...

Page 128: ...ls of Menu mode PRINTER SETUP This menu contains the following items PLATEN GAP You can adjust the distance between the print head and paper Normally leave this set to STANDARD If you find that printed images are smeared select WIDE or WIDER Select NARROW for printing on thin paper or WIDEST for printing on thick paper PAPER SIZE CHECK When you select ON the printer stops printing if the width of ...

Page 129: ...t also performs head cleaning automatically You can print a nozzle check pattern using the Utility menu in the printer software For Windows see Using the Printer Utilities on page 21 For Mac OS X see Using Printer Utilities on page 37 STATUS SHEET You can print the current printer status For details see Printing a status sheet on page 141 NETWORK STATUS SHEET You can print the current network stat...

Page 130: ... consumption INK in milliliters and paper size PAPER for each print job saved in the printer The latest job is saved as No 0 TOTAL PRINTS You can see the total amount of pages you have printed CUSTOM PAPER This menu contains the following items To make the paper setting see Making the paper settings on page 137 PAPER NUMBER When you select STANDARD the printer determines paper thickness automatica...

Page 131: ...printed images are smeared select WIDE Select NARROW for printing on thin paper or WIDER for printing on thick paper Note The setting will return to STANDARD after you turn the printer on and off THICKNESS PATTERN You can print the paper thickness detection pattern If you select STANDARD in PAPER NUMBER the pattern is not printed THICKNESS NUMBER Check the paper thickness detection pattern and the...

Page 132: ...ANING You can use this function to clean the print head more effectively than normal head cleaning CLOCK SETTING You can set year month date hour and minute CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT You can adjust the contrast of the LCD panel HEAD ALIGNMENT This menu contains the following items AUTO You can correct any head misalignment automatically to obtain optimum printing results If you use Epson special media s...

Page 133: ...etting the IP address from a DHCP server The IP address is automatically obtained from the DHCP server whenever the printer is reset or turned on Choose PING when setting the IP address using the arp ping command The network interface uses the IP address set by the arp ping command The settings become available when the printer is reset or turned off and then back on IP SM DG SETTING You can set t...

Page 134: ... PRINT and then press the Menu Right r button 4 Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to display NOZZLE CHECK and then press the Menu Right r button 5 Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to select AUTO or MANUAL Note When you select AUTO the printer not only checks for clogged nozzles but also performs head cleaning automatically If you just want to print ...

Page 135: ...y Aligning the print head automatically 1 Make sure that paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Enhanced Matte Paper or Archival Matte Paper is loaded in the printer 2 Press the Menu Right r button to enter Menu mode 3 Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to display HEAD ALIGNMENT and then press the Menu Right r button 4 Press t...

Page 136: ...nment manually follow the steps below 1 Press the Menu Right r button to enter Menu mode 2 Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to display HEAD ALIGNMENT and press the Menu Right r button 3 Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to select MANUAL and then press the Menu Right r button 4 Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to select actua...

Page 137: ... Cover Open Up u button to display the number for that set 8 Press the Enter button to register the set number The next pattern number appears Then repeat step 7 After you set the pattern the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status Making the paper settings You can register and recall your own paper settings according to any media The paper settings you can make are Paper type Plat...

Page 138: ...ng If you use Epson special media select STANDARD You do not need to make the settings below because STANDARD automatically determines the paper thickness 6 Press the Enter button to register the paper number 7 Select PAPER TYPE and then press the Menu Right r button Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to select MATTE THICK MATTE THIN PHOTO PAPER or FINE ART PAPER Then press ...

Page 139: ...pattern is printed THICKNESS NUMBER appears Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to select the number noted in step 12 and then press the Enter button to save the selected value 14 Press the Back Left l button 15 Select PAPER FEED ADJUST A and then press the Menu Right r button Press the PaperFeed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to set the paper feed amount of the printab...

Page 140: ... the Cancel Reset button to exit Menu mode Selecting the registered settings To select the registered settings follow the steps below 1 Press the Menu Right r button to enter Menu mode 2 Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to display CUSTOM PAPER and then press the Menu Right r button 3 Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to select the number registered ...

Page 141: ...rt printing a status sheet After printing is finished the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status Maintenance Mode Maintenance mode setting procedure This section describes how to enter Maintenance mode and how to make settings with the buttons on the control panel To make the Maintenance mode settings follow the steps below Note Press the Back Left l button to return to the previo...

Page 142: ...econd parameter is displayed on the LCD panel repeat the steps 4 and 5 to select and set the second parameter 6 Exit Maintenance mode Press the Power P button to turn off the printer and turn it on again Maintenance mode list Item First parameters Second parameters LANGUAGE on page 142 ENGLISH FRENCH ITALIAN GERMAN SPANISH PORTUGUE DUTCH UNIT on page 143 METRIC FEET INCH DEFAULT PANEL on page 143 ...

Page 143: ...until READY or similar word in the language selected appears UNIT You can select a unit of measurement to use to display length To select a unit follow the steps below 1 In Maintenance mode press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to display UNIT and press the Menu Right r button 2 Press the Paper Feed Down d or Ink Cover Open Up u button to select a suitable unit 3 Press the Ente...

Page 144: ...s are made in the printer driver For information on Epson special media see Epson Special Media on page 221 Note Use Epson special media in a normal room environment temperature and humidity for best results When using Epson special media read the enclosed instruction sheets first Storing Epson special media To keep the quality of Epson special media Storeunusedmediaintheoriginalplasticbagandouter...

Page 145: ...ed Slot Watercolor Paper Radiant White UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper Loading cut sheet media You can load cut sheet media into the Auto Sheet Feeder front manual feed slot or rear manual feed slot The front manual feed slot and rear manual feed slot can hold only one sheet at a time The Auto Sheet Feeder can hold up to 120 sheets of plain paper Do not load paper above the arrow ...

Page 146: ...0 5 7 in 20 102 181 mm 20 8 10 in 20 4 6 in 20 11 14 in 10 LTR 20 A4 20 A3 10 Super A3 B 10 A2 1 US C 1 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 4 6 in 20 LTR 20 A4 20 A3 10 Super A3 B 10 A2 1 USC 1 Premium Luster Photo Paper LTR 20 A3 10 Super A3 B 10 A2 1 US C 1 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 146 ...

Page 147: ... US C 10 Epson Proofing Paper White Semimatte Super A3 B 1 Archival Enhanced Matte Paper LTR 20 A4 20 A3 10 Super A3 B 10 A2 1 US C 1 Loading paper from the Auto Sheet Feeder Follow the steps below to load the paper from the Auto Sheet Feeder 1 Make sure the printer is on and in the READY state Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 147 ...

Page 148: ...2 Extend the paper guide according to the paper size Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 148 ...

Page 149: ...3 Push the output tray cover and then open it by hand fully Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 149 ...

Page 150: ...he output tray until the triangle mark on the output tray matches with the triangle mark on the right side of the printer 5 Pull out the output tray extension according to the paper size If you do not extend it properly the printout may fall Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 150 ...

Page 151: ... the width of your paper 7 Fan a stack of paper and then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges If the paper is curled flatten it before you load it If it curls excessively and jams frequently stop using it Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 151 ...

Page 152: ...ft side of the paper Now the printer is ready to print c Caution During printing the edge guide automatically moves 3 mm to the outside Do not move it back manually Do not leave the paper in the printer for a long period of time its quality will deteriorate We recommend that you remove the paper from the printer after printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 152 ...

Page 153: ...ad the paper straight Loading paper into the front manual feed slot As the printer feeds paper from the front side to the rear side of the printer keep enough space between the rear side of the printer and the wall according to the following table Paper size Space A2 450 mm Super A3 B 340 mm Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 153 ...

Page 154: ... page 128 for details When you print on a thick paper 1 2 to 1 5 mm always load the sheet from the front manual feed slot You can load a sheet of A4 Letter to A2 size Load one sheet at a time into the front feed slot Load paper with the printable surface up 1 Make sure the printer is on and in the READY state Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 154 ...

Page 155: ...2 Push the front manual tray a little harder then the front manual tray is pushed out Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 155 ...

Page 156: ...r is usually ejected 4 Adjust the right edge of the paper resting against the right side of the front manual tray and also align the bottom edge of the paper with the white line Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 156 ...

Page 157: ...intout may fall Now the printer is ready to print c Caution Do not leave the paper in the printer for a long period of time its quality will deteriorate We recommend that you remove the paper from the printer after printing Note Store the front manual tray by pushing it in when you are not printing from the front manual feed slot Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 157 ...

Page 158: ... size with a thickness of 0 29 to 0 5 mm Load one sheet at a time into the rear feed slot Load paper with the printable surface up 1 Make sure the printer is on and in the READY state 2 Attach the rear sheet guide to the back of the printer Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 158 ...

Page 159: ...the width of your paper 4 Using the rear sheet guide insert the paper into the rear manual feed slot flush with the right edge guide 5 Slide the edge guide on the rear sheet guide until it is flush with the paper Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 159 ...

Page 160: ...u feel the printer pull the paper in slightly The printer automatically feeds the paper to the printing position Note If you want to remove the paper press the Paper Feed Down d button to back feed the paper 7 Pull out the output tray extension according to the paper size Now the printer is ready to print Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 160 ...

Page 161: ...not leave the paper in the printer for a long period of time its quality will deteriorate We recommend that you remove the paper from the printer after printing Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Paper Handling 161 ...

Page 162: ...art up and periodically during printing to keep the print head nozzles from clogging For detailed information on ink cartridges please access EPSON Web site or refer to the product catalogue To check the product codes of ink cartridges see Consumable Products on page 220 To replace an ink cartridge follow the steps below c Caution Leave the old ink cartridge installed in the printer until you are ...

Page 163: ...ed INK CARTRIDGE REPLACE INK CARTRIDGE appears on the LCD panel the ink cover opens simply by pressing the Ink Cover Open Up u button 3 Open the ink cover Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Maintenance and Transportation 163 ...

Page 164: ...f ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water c Caution Do not shake cartridges that have been installed previously with too much force 6 Make sure the replacement ink cartridge is the correct color and remove it from the package Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Maintenance and Transportation 164 ...

Page 165: ...rinting 7 Shake the ink cartridge well before installing it for best results 8 Hold the ink cartridge with the arrow mark facing up and pointing to the rear of the printer and then insert it into the slot as far as it will go until it clicks Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Maintenance and Transportation 165 ...

Page 166: ... and then reinsert it as described above If you install an ink cartridge in the wrong slot INK CARTRIDGE ERROR appears on the LCD panel Make sure that the correct ink cartridge is installed in the correct slot 9 Close the ink cover The printer returns to the previous status Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge If the maintenance cartridge icon tells that the maintenance cartridge is full or near fu...

Page 167: ...ance cartridge see Consumable Products on page 220 To replace the maintenance cartridge follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the maintenance cartridge cover Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Maintenance and Transportation 167 ...

Page 168: ...w Warning If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water 4 Put the used maintenance cartridge in the plastic bag provided with the replacement cartridge and dispose it properly Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Maintenance and Transportation 168 ...

Page 169: ... the replacement maintenance cartridge from its package c Caution Do not touch the green chip on the side of the cartridge Doing so may prevent normal operation 6 Insert the new maintenance cartridge into place as far as it will go Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Maintenance and Transportation 169 ...

Page 170: ... case Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components Do not use a hard or abrasive brush Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants unsuitable oils can damage the mechanism Contact your dealer or a qualified service person if lubrication is needed See Contacting Customer Support on page 201 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and all the lights are off ...

Page 171: ...c Caution Do not touch the ink absorption the light magenta part otherwise printouts may be soiled Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Maintenance and Transportation 171 ...

Page 172: ...2 If the front manual tray is pushed out store it by pushing it in Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Maintenance and Transportation 172 ...

Page 173: ...the directions of the arrows 4 If the problem still occurs clean it using a soft clean cloth dampened with mild detergent Then wipe the inside of the printer dry with a dry soft cloth 5 If the outer case is dirty clean it using a soft clean cloth dampened with mild detergent You should keep the ink compartment covers closed to prevent water from getting inside Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Ma...

Page 174: ...ght r button for more than 3 seconds To clean the print head using the printer software see Using the Printer Utilities on page 21 for Windows or Using Printer Utilities on page 37 for Mac OS X Note Even if you will not be using your printer for a long time leave the ink cartridges installed Transporting the Printer Over a long distance If you need to transport your printer over a long distance re...

Page 175: ...e be sure to perform the following tasks Remove the rear sheet guide Lift the printer The printer weighs approximately 19 6 kg 43 2 lb and must be lifted carefully Setting up the printer after transporting it The steps you need to take to set up the printer after transporting it are almost identical to the steps carried out the first time you set up the printer When you set up the printer again se...

Page 176: ...rinter Utilities on page 21 for Windows or Using Printer Utilities on page 37 for Mac OS X To clean the print head using the control panel press the Menu Right r button for 3 seconds To clean the print head using the printer software see Using the Printer Utilities on page 21 for Windows or Using Printer Utilities on page 37 for Mac OS X To realign the print head using the control panel see Aligni...

Page 177: ...able see Messages on page 121 Error messages Message Description What to do REPLACE MAINTENANCE CARTRIDGE SOON The maintenance cartridge is almost full Although you can continue printing you need to replace the maintenance cartridge with a new one immediately See Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge on page 166 NOT ENOUGH EMPTY SPACE REPLACE THE MAINTENANCE CARTRIDGE The maintenance cartridge is al...

Page 178: ...APER The paper is jammed Remove the jammed paper See Clearing paper jams on page 191 for details CLEANING ERROR PRESS THE CANCEL RESET BUTTON The nozzles are still clogged Press the Cancel Reset button Then run the Head Cleaning utility For Windows see Using the Printer Utilities on page 21 For Mac OS X see Using Printer Utilities on page 37 PAPER SENSOR ERROR PRESS THE BUTTON LOAD THE CORRECT PAP...

Page 179: ...EDOWNBUTTON LOAD PAPER CORRECTLY The paper is not loaded straight Press the Paper Feed Down d button and then load the paper straight PAPER SETTING ERROR CHECK PAPER SOURCE IN THE DRIVER SETTINGS AND LOAD PAPER CORRECTLY The paper path is wrong Check the Paper Source setting in the printer driver and load the paper correctly COMMAND ERROR CHECK DRIVER SETTINGS Damaged data has been sent to the pri...

Page 180: ...Ink Cartridges on page 162 Otherwise select ACCEPT press the Back Left l button INK CARTRIDGE ERROR REPLACE CARTRIDGE An error has occurred while reading or writing data Remove the ink cartridge and reinstall it If this message appears after reinstalling the ink cartridge replace it See Replacing Ink Cartridges on page 162 NO INK CARTRIDGE INSTALL INK CARTRIDGE No ink cartridge is installed Instal...

Page 181: ...idge is installed Select No press the Menu Right r button to replace the maintenance cartridge with a genuine Epson maintenance cartridge See Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge on page 166 Otherwise select YES press the Back Left l button MAINTENANCE CARTRIDGE ERROR REPLACE THE CARTRIDGE The maintenance cartridge is not set in the printer Install the maintenance cartridge NOT ENOUGH INK REPLACE I...

Page 182: ...LEASE THE CARRIAGE LOCK Print head is locked Remove the protective materials from the print head to release the print head PRINTER ERROR RESTART THE PRINTER Some errors have occurred Turn the printer off and then turn it on again SERVICE CALL ERROR NNNN PLEASE CONTACT TO THE REPAIR CENTER Print head is locked Remove the protective materials from the print head to release the print head A fatal err...

Page 183: ...mputer Make sure the printer s interface cable is securely plugged into the correct terminal of the computer Makesuretheinterfacecablespecificationsmatchthespecificationsfortheprinterandcomputer Make sure the interface cable is directly connected to the computer without passing through any device such as a printer switching device or extension cable Your Epson printer is not selected as the defaul...

Page 184: ...later and the correct one is selected Printer port setting does not match the printer connection port for Windows only To select the printer port follow the steps below For Windows XP x64 and XP 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then click Printers and Faxes 2 Right click EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX then select Properties 3 Click the Ports tab 4 Make sure that your printer port is selected For Windo...

Page 185: ...g Ink Cartridges on page 162 Printouts are not what you expected Incorrect garbled characters or blank pages print Try one or more of these solutions For Windows clear any stalled print jobs from the Progress Meter If the problem persists turn off the printer and computer Make sure the printer s interface cable is plugged in securely Incorrect margins Try one or more of these solutions Check the m...

Page 186: ...rmation You can produce sharper images with more vivid colors For Windows click Custom for the Mode in the Main menu and select Photo Enhance and then click Advanced to make the Photo Enhance setting See the online help for more information For Windows click Custom for the Mode in the Main menu and select Color Controls and then click Advanced to adjust color brightness etc as required See the onl...

Page 187: ...Set the PLATEN GAP to WIDE in the PRINTER SETTING of Menu mode See PRINTER SETUP on page 128 Printouts are curled when they are ejected If the printouts are curled on the output tray remove the paper before the next sheet of paper is ejected Print Quality Could be Better Click the caption under the illustration that best resembles your printout Horizontal banding on page 188 Vertical misalignment ...

Page 188: ...ght If necessary replace ink cartridges See Replacing Ink Cartridges on page 162 Vertical misalignment or banding Try one or more of these solutions For Windows turn off the High Speed setting in the Quality Options dialog box See the online help for more information For Mac OS X turn off the High Speed setting in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog See the online help for more informa...

Page 189: ...line help for more information If the paper you are using is not supported by the printer driver make the paper thickness setting in Menu mode See CUSTOM PAPER on page 129 Make sure your paper is dry and the printable side is face up Also make sure you are using the correct type of paper See Paper on page 215 Ink may have leaked inside the printer wipe the inside of the printer with a soft clean c...

Page 190: ...rease print speed See the online help for more information For Mac OS X select Automatic mode and move the slider towards Speed in the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog to increase print speed See the online help for more information Do not run too many applications at the same time Close any applications you are not using Change the interface card of your computer to USB 2 0 Delete unne...

Page 191: ... the Print Settings selected in the Print dialog Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using See the online help for more information Make sure that the platen gap setting matches your paper You can change the platen gap setting in the PRINTER SETUP of Menu mode See PLATEN GAP on page 128 For non Epson special media check the paper type selected in the CUSTOM PAPER of Menu mode See Making ...

Page 192: ...emove the jammed paper When paper loaded from the front manual feed slot is jammed To remove jammed paper follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer 2 Remove the jammed paper from the front or rear side of the printer Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Problem Solver 192 ...

Page 193: ...m the rear manual feed slot is jammed To remove jammed paper follow the steps below 1 Make sure the printer is turned on 2 Press the Paper Feed Down d button to feed the paper back Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Problem Solver 193 ...

Page 194: ...ng Possible Borderless printing is possible Impossible Borderless printing is not supported You can print without margins on paper however it may deteriorate print quality or may produce unwanted margins due to paper expansion or shrinkage Also some ordinary paper products cannot be used for borderless printing ICC profile Describes the ICC profile of the media type It is shown as the profile name...

Page 195: ...r Photo Paper Recommended application Photograph Contact Proof Size Borderless Thickness Letter Possible 0 27 mm A3 Super A3 B A2 US C ICC profile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 PremiumLusterPhotoPap er icc Premium Glossy Photo Paper Recommended application Photograph Contact Proof Size Borderless Thic...

Page 196: ...er A4 A3 Super A3 B A2 US C ICC profile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 PremiumGlossyPhotoPap er icc Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Recommended application Photograph Contact Proof Size Borderless Thickness Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Problem Solver 196 ...

Page 197: ... Proofing Paper White Semimatte Recommended application Contact Proof Size Borderless Thickness Super A3 B Impossible 0 25 mm ICC profile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black Proofing Paper Epson Proofing Paper White Semimatte Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 EpsonProofingPaperWhit eSemimatte icc Velvet Fine Art Paper Recommended application Photograph Fine Art Reproduction Size...

Page 198: ...ne Art Reproduction Size Borderless Thickness Super A3 Possible 0 46 mm A2 US C ICC profile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 UltraSmoothFineArtPape r icc Watercolor Paper Radiant White Recommended application Photograph Fine Art Reproduction Size Borderless Thickness Super A3 B Possible 0 29 mm ICC pr...

Page 199: ...erless Thickness Letter Possible 0 26 mm A3 Super A3 B US C ICC profile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 EnhancedMattePaper icc Archival Matte Paper Recommended application Indoor Signage Photograph Fine Art Reproduction Proof Size Borderless Thickness A4 Possible 0 26 mm A3 Super A3 B A2 ICC profile Media typ...

Page 200: ...rofile Media type of the printer driver Photo Black Matte Black Matte Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Epson Stylus Pro 3880_3885_3890 PhotoQualityInkJetPaper icc Technical Support Web Site Epson s Technical Support Web Site provides help with problems that cannot be solved using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation If you have a Web browser and can connect to the Interne...

Page 201: ...ed below contact the dealer where you purchased your product Customer support will be able to help you much more quickly if you give them the following information Product serial number The serial number label is usually on the back of the product Product model Product software version Click About Version Info or similar button in the product software Brand and model of your computer Your computer...

Page 202: ...t name Product serial number Proof of purchase such as a store receipt and date of purchase Computer configuration Description of the problem Note For help using any other software on your system see the documentation for that software for technical support information Purchase Supplies and Accessories You can purchase genuine Epson ink cartridges ribbon cartridges paper and accessories from an Ep...

Page 203: ...l Epson Helpdesk Epson Helpdesk is provided as a final backup to make sure our clients have access to advice Operators on the Helpdesk can aid you in installing configuring and operating your Epson product Our Pre sales Helpdesk staff can provide literature on new Epson products and advise where the nearest dealer or service agent is located Many types of queries are answered here The Helpdesk num...

Page 204: ... Help for Users in Thailand Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co th Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and e mail are available Epson Hotline Phone 66 2685 9899 Our Hotline team can help you with the following over the phone Sales enquiries and product information Product usage questions or problem...

Page 205: ...stions through e mail Epson Hotline Sales enquiries and product information Technical support Phone 62 21 572 4350 Fax 62 21 572 4357 Epson Service Center Jakarta Mangga Dua Mall 3rd floor No 3A B Jl Arteri Mangga Dua Jakarta Phone Fax 62 21 62301104 Bandung Lippo Center 8th floor Jl Gatot Subroto No 2 Bandung Phone Fax 62 22 7303766 Surabaya Hitech Mall lt IIB No 12 Jl Kusuma Bangsa 116 118 Surab...

Page 206: ...welcome to contact Epson Hong Kong Limited Internet Home Page Epson Hong Kong has established a local home page in both Chinese and English on the Internet to provide users with the following information Product information Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Latest versions of Epson product drivers Users can access our World Wide Web home page at http www epson com hk Technical Support Hot...

Page 207: ...d Office Phone 603 56288288 Fax 603 56288388 399 Epson Helpdesk Sales enquiries and product information Infoline Phone 603 56288222 Enquiries on repair services warranty product usage and technical support Techline Phone 603 56288333 Help for Users in India Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co in Information on product specifications drivers for downlo...

Page 208: ...e 020 30286000 30286001 30286002 020 30286000 Ahmedabad 079 26407176 77 079 26407347 Helpline For Service Product info or to order a cartridge 18004250011 9AM 9PM This is a Toll free number For Service CDMA Mobile Users 3900 1600 9AM 6PM Prefix local STD code Help for Users in the Philippines To obtain technical support as well as other after sales services users are welcome to contact the Epson P...

Page 209: ...ers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and E mail Enquiries are available Toll Free No 1800 1069 EPSON 37766 Our Hotline team can help you with the following over the phone Sales enquiries and product information Product usage questions or problems Enquiries on repair service and warranty Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Problem Solver 209 ...

Page 210: ...ow Character mode Character Pitch Printing Column 10 cpi 167 characters per inch Raster graphic mode Horizontal resolution Printable width Available dots 360 dpi 441 8 mm 17 39 inches 6262 720 dpi 441 8 mm 17 39 inches 12524 1440 dpi 441 8 mm 17 39 inches 25047 2880 dpi 441 8 mm 17 39 inches 50094 dots per inch Resolution Maximum 2880 1440 dpi Print direction Bidirectional Control code ESC P Raste...

Page 211: ...bottom margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 Note The printer automatically detects the dimensions of the paper that is loaded Print data that exceeds the printable area of the paper cannot be printed When you use the front manual feed slot for printing the top and bottom margins are always 20 mm All four margins are set to 0 mm for the borderless printing Mechanical Paper feed method Friction Paper path Auto She...

Page 212: ...e Approx 0 2 W in Power off mode 120 V model Approx 25 W Approx 5 W in Sleep mode Approx 0 3 W in Power off mode Approx 25 W Approx 5 5 W in Sleep mode Approx 0 4 W in Power off mode Note Check the label on the back of the printer for voltage information Environmental Temperature Operation 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Print Quality Guarantee 15 to 25 C 59 to 77 F Storage 20 to 40 C 4 to 104 F Humidity Op...

Page 213: ... print buffer is cleared The printer returns to the default condition last set Panel button initialization by pressing the Cancel Reset button on the control panel for 3 seconds or SoftReset is specified from USB Print head capping occurs Paper is ejected if any The input data buffer and print buffer are cleared The printer returns to the default condition last set Standards and Approvals Safety U...

Page 214: ... 15 subpart B class B CAN CSA CEI IEC CISPR22 Class B AS NZS CISPR 22 Class B EMC Directive 2004 108 EC EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Product Information 214 ...

Page 215: ...7 mm A3 297 420 mm Super A3 B 329 483 mm A2 420 594 mm B5 182 257 mm B4 257 364 mm B3 364 514 mm 3 5 5 inches 89 127mm 4 6 inches 102 152 mm 5 7 inches 127 178 mm 16 9 wide size 102 181 mm 8 10 inches 203 254 mm 10 12 inches 254 305 mm 11 14 inches 279 356 mm 12 12 inches 305 305 mm 16 20 inches 406 508 mm Paper types Plain paper special papers distributed by Epson Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Gui...

Page 216: ...ems switch to a higher grade of paper When the paper is curled or folded flatten them before loading Ink cartridges Colors Photo Black Matte Black Light Black Light Light Black Cyan Vivid Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Vivid Light Magenta Cartridge life 2 years from production date if unopened Within 6 months after opening package Temperature Storage uninstalled 20 to 40 C 4 to 104 F 1 month at 40 C 10...

Page 217: ...es to replace the cartridge Ink is consumed during the following operations print head cleaning and ink charging when an ink cartridge is installed To maintain print quality we recommend printing a few pages on a regular basis Although the ink cartridges may contain recycled materials this does not effect product function or performance Do not disassemble or remodel the ink cartridge otherwise you...

Page 218: ...t interface USB interface The printer s built in USB interface is based on the standards specified in the Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 2 0 the Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1 1 and the Universal Serial Bus Device Class Definition for Printing Devices Version 1 1 This interface has the following characteristics Standard Based on Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revi...

Page 219: ...000 or Mac OS X 10 x support the USB interface Ethernet interface The printer has a built in Ethernet interface Use a 10Base T and 100Base TX STP shielded twisted pair cable via the RJ 45 connector to connect to the network Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Product Information 219 ...

Page 220: ...artridges To replace ink cartridges see Replacing Ink Cartridges on page 162 Note The product number varies by country Ink cartridge Photo Black T5801 T5811 T5891 Ink cartridge Cyan T5802 T5812 T5892 Ink cartridge Vivid Magenta T580A T581A T589A Ink cartridge Yellow T5804 T5814 T5894 Ink cartridge Light Cyan T5805 T5815 T5895 Ink cartridge Vivid Light Magenta T580B T581B T589B Ink cartridge Light ...

Page 221: ...information see Paper Information on page 194 Note The availability of special media varies by country The names of some special media vary by country Use the product number to confirm the type of special media you need or have For the latest information on media available in your area contact Epson customer support web site See Contacting Customer Support on page 201 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s ...

Page 222: ...can be easily unplugged When setting up this product Do not block or cover the openings in this product s cabinet Do not insert objects through the slots Take care not to spill liquid on this product This product s power cord is for use with this product only Use with other equipment may result in fire or electric shock Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets Avoid using outlets o...

Page 223: ...xhibits a distinct change in performance If you plan to use the printer in Germany observe the following To provide adequate short circuit protection and over current protection for this printer the building installation must be protected by a 10 or 16 amp circuit breaker When using this product Do not put your hand inside this product or touch the ink cartridges during printing Do not move the pr...

Page 224: ... related information such as the ink cartridge status so that the cartridge may be removed and reinserted freely However each time the cartridge is inserted some ink is consumed because the printer automatically performs a reliability check If you remove an ink cartridge for later use protect the ink supply area from dirt and dust and store it in the same environment as this product Note that ther...

Page 225: ...followed carefully to avoid bodily injury c Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of this printer Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Safety Instructions 225 ...

Page 226: ... Error indication 177 Error message 20 F Fit to Page 73 H Head Alignment 135 Help Epson 201 Help Mac OS X 33 Host ICM 107 I Ink cartridges 162 220 M Maintenance cartridge 166 Maintenance Mode 141 Menu mode head alignment 132 menus 124 network 133 paper configuration 130 printer setting 128 printer status 129 setting procedure 127 usage 124 N Notes for media 144 Nozzle check pattern 134 P Pages per...

Page 227: ...cifications electrical 212 interface 218 Standards and Approvals 213 Status Message 121 Status Sheet 141 Supported media type for borderless printing 66 T Technical support 200 Transport the printer 174 Troubleshooting 177 U Uninstall Mac OS X 40 Uninstall Windows 26 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User s Guide Index 227 ...

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