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Printing with Windows

Eng

Making the Paper Size setting

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

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

1. Select

User Defined

from the Paper Size list. The User Defined

Paper Size dialog box appears.

2. Enter

Paper Size Name

Paper Width

and

Paper Height

and then select

Unit

Note:

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

3. Click

to save the custom paper size.

Summary of Contents for Stylus Pro 4800 Portrait Edition

Page 1: ...English Reference Guide ...

Page 2: ...ating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation EPSON and EPSON ESC P are registered trademarks and EPSON ESC P 2 is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Speed Fon...

Page 3: ...er Control panel Roll paper support Maintenance tank Paper tray cover Paper tray Front manual feed slot ink compartment Ink lever Ink cartridge slot Roll paper cover Rear manual feed slot Rear cover Knobs AC inlet USB interface connector IEEE1394 interface connector ...

Page 4: ...cking the Ink Levels 43 Previewing your printout 44 Using the Print Assistant function 46 Making Settings on the Paper Menu 47 Making the Paper Source setting 48 Making the Borderless setting 48 Making the Auto Cut setting 52 Making the Paper Size setting 55 Making the Copies setting 56 Making the Orientation settings 57 Making the Printable Area setting 58 Making the Roll Paper Option settings 60...

Page 5: ...000 104 Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software 108 Updating the driver in Windows XP and 2000 108 Updating to Windows Me 108 Uninstalling the printer driver 108 Uninstalling the USB Host Device Driver 110 Chapter 2 Printing with Mac OS 9 x Printer Software Introduction 111 Accessing the Printer Software 112 Accessing the Print dialog 112 Accessing the Page Setup dialog 112 Accessing the La...

Page 6: ...g Settings in the Layout Dialog 157 Making the Fit to Page setting 158 Making Multi Page settings 159 Making Print Order settings 161 Using the Printer Utilities 162 Checking the print head nozzles 164 Cleaning the print head 165 Aligning the print head 166 Getting Information Through Online Help 167 Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs 167 Using the EPSON StatusMonitor 167 Accessing EP...

Page 7: ...ngs 188 Printer Color Management 196 Paper Configuration 202 Roll Paper Option 205 Expansion 209 Summary 210 Saving your settings in the Print dialog 210 Using your saved settings in the Print dialog 211 Preview 211 Performing Borderless Printing 212 Canceling Printing 214 Printer Utility Dialog 214 Accessing the EPSON Printer Utility 214 Using the Printer Utilities 215 Checking the print head noz...

Page 8: ...ng the alert value of the paper 256 Chapter 5 Maintenance Mode Maintenance Mode 258 Maintenance mode setting procedure 258 Maintenance mode list 259 Details of maintenance mode items 260 Chapter 6 Paper Handling Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media 263 Using Epson special media 263 Using paper other than Epson special media 264 Using Roll Paper 265 Attaching the roll paper to the spindle 2...

Page 9: ...tance 316 Over a short distance 317 Setting up the printer after transporting it 318 Chapter 8 Problem Solver Troubleshooting 320 Printer stops printing unexpectedly 320 The printer does not turn on or stay on 328 The printer prints nothing 328 Printouts are not what you expected 335 Print Quality Could be Better 339 Color documents print in black only 342 Printing could be faster 343 Roll paper c...

Page 10: ...ows 369 To use your printer with Mac OS 9 x 369 To use your printer with Mac OS X 370 Interface Specifications 371 USB interface 371 IEEE1394 Interface 372 Chapter 10 Options and Consumable Products Options 373 Roll paper spindle 373 Interface card 373 Interface cable 374 Borderless Print Spacer 374 Consumable Products 375 Paper cutter 375 Maintenance Tank 375 Ink cartridges 375 Black ink conversi...

Page 11: ...11 English Appendix A Corrections About paper margin 381 About Platen Gap 382 Cleaning the Printer 383 About the Black Ink Conversion Kit 386 Glossary Index ...

Page 12: ...n the Paper Menu on page 47 and Making Settings on the Layout Menu on page 63 For information on the printer utilities see Using the Printer Utilities on page 76 Menu Settings and Utilities Main Media Type Color Mode Ink Levels Print Preview Print Assistant Paper Paper Source Borderless Auto Cut Paper Size Page Size Copies Orientation Printable Area When Paper Tray or Manual Feed is selected as th...

Page 13: ...Information Through Online Help on page 86 Accessing the Printer Software To access the printer software installed in your computer follow the steps below Note The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the versions of Windows you are using From Windows XP 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Printers and Other Hardware and then click Printers and Faxes 2 Right cl...

Page 14: ...ence Depending on your application you may need to click a combination of these buttons The printer software windows appears Basic Settings Making the printer driver settings This section describes the basic printer driver settings for printing your data To make the basic printer driver settings follow the steps below 1 Click Print on the File menu of your application The Print dialog box appears ...

Page 15: ...ches the paper loaded in the printer See Media Type setting list on page 22 Note Check the media type and its paper path See Paper path list on page 276 The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available therefore always make this setting first Some media types are not available for the Paper Source setting you have selected ...

Page 16: ...to print is black 6 Make the Mode setting Check that Automatic is selected 7 Adjust Speed and Quality in the Mode box if a slider appears Drag the slider to the left or right depending on which is more important For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only If you have selected Advanced B W Photo as the Color setting select the Color Toning setting from the pull down menu Note Depending on the Media Type setting...

Page 17: ... list 11 Select Borderless to print your data with no margins See Making the Borderless setting on page 48 12 From the Paper Size list select the size of paper loaded in the printer Note Most Windows applications feature paper size settings that override similar settings in the printer driver 13 Make settings for Copies and Orientation as necessary ...

Page 18: ...r Roll Paper Banner is selected as the Paper Source setting make the Roll Paper Option settings as needed See Making the Roll Paper Option settings on page 60 15 Click the Layout tab The Layout menu appears Note The functions on the Layout menu are not available when Roll Paper Banner is selected as the Paper Source setting Depending on the paper source you choose some of the functions may not be ...

Page 19: ... needed See Making Double sided Printing setting on page 65 for details 18 Select Multi Page and then make settings as needed See Making Multi Page settings on page 72 for details 19 Click OK The screen returns to the Print Setup dialog box or a similar dialog box of your application 20 Click Print to start printing While printing is in progress the EPSON Progress Meter appears showing the printin...

Page 20: ...gress Meter You can also pause or restart printing To pause printing click Pause To resume printing click this button again cCaution If you stop printing in progress you may need to start printing again from the beginning for best result otherwise misalignment or banding may appear in the printed image ...

Page 21: ...paper information and the Technical Support Web Site by clicking the Print Assistant button Making the Media Type setting The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available therefore always make this setting first From Media Type select a media that matches the paper loaded in the printer Locate your paper in the list and then select a corresponding Media Type setting For some typ...

Page 22: ...atte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Photo Glossy Paper Photo Glossy Paper Photo Semigloss Paper Photo Semigloss Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper 250 Premium Luster Photo Pap...

Page 23: ...tColor toprintcolorormonochrome photos or Black to print a draft or black text only If you want to print advanced monochrome photos select Advanced B W Photo Note When printing on any media other than tracing paper we recommend Color even if the data to print is black Watercolor Paper Radiant White Watercolor Paper Radiant White Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper...

Page 24: ...de These modes are provided to give you two levels of control over the printer driver Automatic mode Automatic mode is the quickest and easiest way to start printing When Automatic is selected the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color settings ...

Page 25: ...he Mode setting the Color Control pull down menu appears in the Mode box You can select from the following settings EPSON Vivid Select this setting to produce vivid blue and green tones in printouts Note Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected Charts and Graphs Inte...

Page 26: ...ected the Color Toning pull down menu appears in the Mode box You can select from the following settings Neutral This setting provides standard image correction for most photos Try this first Cool This setting gives a cool tone to your photos Warm This setting gives a warm tone to your photos Sepia This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos ...

Page 27: ...Epson Note These ready made settings may not appear depending on the Media Type and Color settings Advanced Photo Advanced Photo 2880 Good for printing scanned photos and digitally captured images in high quality Helps prevent misprinting of ink dots that may occur due to movement of the print head and paper PhotoEnhance This mode lets you select image correction settings specially designed for sc...

Page 28: ...int settings to meet your individual needs Once you are satisfied with your new settings you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings pull down menu To make Advanced settings follow the steps below 1 Select Custom from the Main menu and then click Advanced The Advanced dialog box appears 2 Make sure a media matching the media loaded in the printer is selected See Media Type setting...

Page 29: ... Quality setting 5 If you are using non Epson special media click the Paper Config button and then make settings as needed For details see Paper Configuration on page 30 6 Make the Printer Color Management settings For details see Printer Color Management on page 33 Note Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Media Type Color and Print Quality settings you have made 7 Make other se...

Page 30: ...alue in the range of 50 to 50 Drag the slider to the right to deepen the color of your printout or left to lighten its color You can also type a number 50 to 50 in the box next to the slider Use this function when you print on paper other than Epson special media Set the slider to the 0 position when you print on Epson special media Note Deepening of the color of printout may not be possible depen...

Page 31: ...g value is too small dark horizontal micro banding may appear Paper Suction Decreasing the air suction at the platen can avoid wrinkling or waving of thin or saturated media or eliminating vertical banding The relationship of the parameter and the suction power is indicated as follows Standard 100 1 50 2 30 3 10 4 6 Paper Thickness This value automatically appears according to the Media Type setti...

Page 32: ...int head surface may be damaged Use Wider or Wide in such case Eject Roller Type Select the Eject Roller Type that best fits your media Auto The printer selects the most appropriate setting automatically When you use Epson special media usually select this setting Starwheel Sheet If you want to print on cut sheet paper that is non Epson special media select this setting Starwheel Roll Curled If yo...

Page 33: ...ols This setting provides the colormatching andimage enhancement methods When you select this setting additional settings appear under the Printer Color Management box where you can select a Modesettingandadjustthecolorenhancementsliders Fordetails on the additional settings see the online help ...

Page 34: ...g with Windows When Advanced B W Photo is selected as the Color setting the following screen appears You can then adjust the advanced monochrome settings For details on the additional settings see the online help ...

Page 35: ...e printing PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data When you select this setting you will need to make the Tone and Digital Camera Correction settings Note This mode is available only with 16 24 or 32 bit color data PrintingwithPhotoEnhanceselectedmayincreasethetimerequired in printing depending on your computer system and the amount of the data contained in your data ...

Page 36: ... data Warm Gray Applies a warmer black and white tone to your print data than Neutral Gray Cool Gray Applies a cooler black and white tone to your print data than Neutral Gray Digital Camera Correction If you are printing photos taken with a digital camera select this check box to give your printed photos a smooth and natural appearance like that of photos taken with a film camera Select the Smoot...

Page 37: ...s 37 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English Off No Color Adjustment This setting turns off the printer driver color management which is useful when you use the color management function of the application to apply an ICC profile ...

Page 38: ...Be aware that the ambient light and the age quality and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching The following settings are available for Windows XP 2000 only ICM Mode Select the ICM mode from Host ICM Driver ICM Basic or Driver ICM Advanced Image Graphics and Text check boxes These check boxes are available only when Driver ICM Advanced is selected as the ICM Mode Sel...

Page 39: ...g photo data Relative Colorimetric This setting renders an image by maintaining a relative color range and is often used when most of the color range before conversion is found in the image after conversion Use of this setting is recommended when printing photo data Absolute Colorimetric This setting renders an image by maintaining an absolute color range so that there is a 1 to 1 ratio of absolut...

Page 40: ...tom settings including the imported settings You can select your saved settings from the Custom Settings pull down menu in the Mode box on the Main menu When you select your saved settings in the Custom Settings list be aware that making new settings for example Media Type and Color settings may change your custom settings This may cause unexpected results in your printouts If this happens reselec...

Page 41: ... 2 Select the name of settings you want to delete 3 Click Delete The setting will be deleted from the Custom Settings list Exporting and importing the Advanced settings You can export the custom settings you saved or import from a custom setting file created in another environment Exporting the Advanced settings To export your custom settings use the following steps 1 Click Save Settings The Custo...

Page 42: ...ed settings To import custom settings use the following steps 1 Click Save Settings The Custom Settings dialog box appears 2 Click Import 3 Select the folder where the file for importing settings is located and then select the file 4 Click Open 5 When the message Processing complete appears click OK Note The custom setting that includes ICM options cannot be transferred between Windows XP 2000 and...

Page 43: ...nk Levels You can check the amount of the remaining ink of each ink cartridge Note If EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 is not connected properly or EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed Cartridge Option appears instead The Cartridge Option is not displayed for EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 ...

Page 44: ... before printing TheEPSON Previewtoolbarcontains severalbuttons thatyou can use to perform the following functions Zoom Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed image Fit to screen Click this button to scale the previewed 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 Click this button to displ...

Page 45: ...fy Specify which pages in the document you want to print Click Print Option and then select Remove Page or Add Page After you previewing the data click Print to print the data or click Cancel to cancel printing Printable area on off Click this button to display a rectangle indicating the printable area on the previewed image The printer cannot print anything which is outside of this rectangle Clic...

Page 46: ...ing the Print Assistant function You can access the following information by clicking the Print Assistant button Reference Guide Troubleshooting page Paper information that is most suitable for printing Technical Support Web Site ...

Page 47: ... Tray or Manual Feed is selected as the Paper Source setting Printable Area appears on the menu by default When Roll Paper or Roll Paper Banner is selected as the Paper Source setting Roll Paper Option appears on the menu Most Windows applications feature paper size and page layout settings that override similar settings in the printer driver However if your application does not have these feature...

Page 48: ...Epson recommends the following media conditions Accommodate media width Note You cannot perform borderless printing on cut sheet media with a width of 420 mm A2 When printing on roll paper with a width of 8 inches or 420 mm A2 attach a spacer to the spindle See Attaching the spacer to the spindle on page 267 8 inch 203 2 mm 210 mm A4 Letter 8 5 in 215 9 mm 10 inch 254 mm 257 mm 297 mm A3 300 mm 12...

Page 49: ...way using a cloth Printing with this feature takes longer time than normal printing Only Plain Paper and Plain Paper line drawing can set the bottom margin to 3 mm When printing on the other media the bottom margin is always 14 mm When Premium Glossy Photo Paper 250 roll paper or Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 roll paper is used in printing the top margin is always 20 mm Smear may result in the...

Page 50: ...50 Printing with Windows 1 Select Borderless 2 Click the Expansion button The Expansion dialog box appears ...

Page 51: ...areas appearing along the left and right edges Enlarging 3 mm in both the left and right directions is recommended using the application that created the data To use this feature see Making the Paper Size setting on page 55 Amount of Enlargement When you select Auto Expand the slider becomes available Using the slider you can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the pap...

Page 52: ... Select this setting if you want to save paper If you select this setting the boundary of a picture or the boundary of a page is cut However the cut position may shift slightly Note When printing on Premium Glossy Photo Paper 250 roll paper or Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 roll paper do not select this setting otherwise the print quality may decline This setting appears only when the Borderles...

Page 53: ...e slight gap that occurs with the Single Cut setting A margin is created between pictures and 1 mm along the inside of each picture is cut Note This setting appears only when the Borderless check box is selected Normal Cut Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data ...

Page 54: ...s below 1 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button and then match the cutting position with the scissors mark on the left side of the print head 2 Press the Paper Source button to select Roll Auto Cut On 3 Press and hold the Paper Source button for 3 seconds The paper cutter cuts the printout at the cutting position ...

Page 55: ...m the Paper Size list You can also add a custom paper size using the steps below 1 SelectUser Definedfrom thePaperSizelist TheUserDefined Paper Size dialog box appears 2 Enter Paper Size Name Paper Width and Paper Height and then select Unit Note If you are using Windows Me or 98 the maximum paper height is 44 inches 111 76 cm 3 Click OK to save the custom paper size ...

Page 56: ... Enter a number in the Copies box or click the arrow next to the box You can enter anynumberfrom 1to9999 Whenprintingmultiple copies ofyour 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 ...

Page 57: ...irection of printing on the page Portrait Print direction is short edge first like most magazines Landscape Print direction is long edge first like many spreadsheets Rotated by 180 Prints your document upside down Note This function is not available when Roll Paper Banner is selected as the Paper Source setting ...

Page 58: ... select Paper Tray or Manual Feed as the Paper Source setting You can make the following settings Standard Select this setting to use the standard printable area Note This setting is available only when Plain Paper Plain Paper line drawing or Tracing Paper is selected as the Media Type setting ...

Page 59: ... Plain Paper line drawing or Tracing Paper is selected as the Media Type setting The print quality may decline at the edges of printouts when this settingis selected Before printing largejobs usingthis setting print a single sheet to check the quality Whenthis settingis selected make sure that paper loaded in the paper tray is not curled Centered Select this setting to center printouts ...

Page 60: ...60 Printing with Windows Making the Roll Paper Option settings This option is available when you select Roll Paper or Roll Paper Banner as the Paper Source setting You can make the following settings ...

Page 61: ...sshorter than the printable width of the roll paper The print data will automatically be turned 90 degrees to print crosswise saving roll paper To enable this function follow the steps below 1 Select Auto Rotate The Roll Width button is activated 2 Click Roll Width The Roll Paper Width dialog box appears 3 Select the installed roll paper size from the pull down menu 4 Click OK Original Auto Rotate...

Page 62: ...his function is effective if you wish to save roll paper because the blank portion of the last page of your printed data is not fed through the printer To enable this function select Save Roll Paper Auto Cut Print Page Line Printer s Operation Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Selected Prints page line on the right side only and cuts paper automatically after the print job Single Cut Double Cut Nor...

Page 63: ...u You can make the Reduce Enlarge Double Sided Printing and Multi Page settings on this menu Note The functions on the Layout menu are not available when Roll Paper Banner is selected as the Paper Source setting According to the paper source you choose some of the functions are not available ...

Page 64: ... Enlarge When this function is enabled you can make the following settings Fit to Page Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your data to make it fit the paper size you have selected in the Output Paper Size Custom Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce a data Click the arrows next to the Scale box to select a proportion from 10 to 400 ...

Page 65: ...u 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 pap...

Page 66: ...ith Windows Standard double sided printing To print odd and even numbered pages on the opposite sides of a sheet follow the steps below 1 Select Double Sided Printing 2 Click Margins The following dialog box appears ...

Page 67: ...r application Instructions for generating the even numbered pages will be displayed while the odd numbered pages are output 7 Follow the on screen instructions and reload the paper Note The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used If this problem occurs slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction prior to reloading them into the printer Align the sheet stack by tapping i...

Page 68: ... Edge 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 thir...

Page 69: ...Printing with Windows 69 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English 1 Select Double Sided Printing and then select Folded Booklet 2 Click Margins The Margins dialog box appears ...

Page 70: ...Orientation setting 4 Specify the width of the binding margin using the Binding Margin text box You can specify any width from 3 to 30 mm The specified margin width will be used on both sides of the fold For example if a 10 mm margin is specified a 20 mm margin will be inserted A margin of 10 mm will be placed on each side of the fold Folding Edge Margin 5 Click OK to return to the Layout menu and...

Page 71: ...ts in the opposite direction prior to reloading them into the printer Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard flat surface prior to reloading the stack into the printer Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if the printouts are not reloaded correctly 8 Once the paper is reloaded click Resume to prin...

Page 72: ...ing with Windows Making Multi Page settings Selecting Multi Page lets you choose between the N up and Poster settings Note This function is available only when Paper Tray is selected as the Paper Source setting ...

Page 73: ...elected you can make the following settings 2 Pages 4 Pages Prints two or four pages of your data on a single sheet of paper Page Order Opens the Print Layout dialog box where you can specify the order in which the pages will be printed Some settings may be unavailable depending on the Orientation selection on the Paper menu Print page frames Prints frames around the pages printed on each sheet ...

Page 74: ...74 Printing with Windows Making Poster settings A single page can be enlarged to cover 4 9 or 16 printed sheets of paper Select Poster as the Multi Page setting to print a poster size image ...

Page 75: ...nels without printing the entire poster click the panels that you do not want to print and then click OK to close the Poster Settings dialog box Print Cutting Guides Check this box to turn the cutting guide options on Overlapping Alignment Marks Slightly overlaps the images and prints alignment markers so that they can be aligned more precisely Trim Lines Prints border lines on the images to guide...

Page 76: ...r the utility name indicates the shortcut key for that utility Press ALT and the letter on the keyboard to open that utility Do not use the Nozzle Check Head Cleaning or Print Head Alignment utilities if your printer is connected to your computer through a network Do not use the Nozzle Check Head Cleaning or Print Head Alignment utilities while printing is in progress otherwise your printout may b...

Page 77: ...rint head nozzles on page 78 If you click Auto in the Nozzle Check dialog box or turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer this utility not only checks the clogging nozzles but also performs head cleaning automatically Head Cleaning This utility cleans the print head You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined Use this utility to perform head...

Page 78: ...te Panel This utility lets you optimize your printer See Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel on page 82 Checking the print head nozzles If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed data are missing you may be able to identify the problem by using the Nozzle Check utility To use the Nozzle Check utility follow the steps below Note Do not start the Nozzle Check utility ...

Page 79: ...ssary Note If you turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer even though Print has been selected the Nozzle Check utility not only checks for the clogged nozzles but also performs head cleaning automatically If you are using non Epson special media or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm turn off AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer 4 Follow the o...

Page 80: ...utility first to confirm that the print head needs to be cleaned This is because the cleaning process consumes some ink When one check ink out light is flashing or on you cannot clean the print head Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first See Replacing Ink Cartridges on page 295 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and all ink check lights are off 2 Click Head Cleaning 3 Follow the on screen i...

Page 81: ...n page 355 Aligning the print head If you find misaligned lines or black or white banding on the printed data you may be able to solve these problems by using the Print Head Alignment utility to align the print head To use the Print Head Alignment utility follow the steps below 1 Make sure paper is loaded in the printer 2 Click Head Alignment 3 Follow the on screen instructions Using Printer and O...

Page 82: ...rrent Setting box to prompt you to select an ink cartridge In this case select the correct ink cartridge according to the actual ink cartridge set on the printer 3 Click OK Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel You can optimize your printer using this utility To start EPSON LFP Remote Panel see the steps below 1 Make sure the printer is turned on 2 Click EPSON LFP Remote Panel 3 Follow the on screen ins...

Page 83: ...specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the printer model and the version of Windows that you are using High Speed Copies To print multiple copies of your data faster select High Speed Copies This speeds up printing by using your hard disk space as a cache when printing multiple copies of your data Show Progress Meter To display the Progress Meter every time you print...

Page 84: ...y selecting this option Note When you spool RAW datatype the print progress as displayed by the Progress Meter may differ from the actual printing progress Page Rendering Mode For Windows XP and 2000 only Use this function when the print speed is extremely slow or when the print head stops for a few minutes while printing When this check box is selected the print speed may improve by rendering as ...

Page 85: ...he appropriate check boxes to specify the error types for which you wish to receive notification Select Shortcut Icon Select the Shortcut Icon check box 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 confirm the icon at the right Allow Monitoring of shared printers ...

Page 86: ...tup on the File menu 2 Click Printer Setup Options or Properties Depending on your application you may need to click a combination of these buttons You can also access the printer software 3 You can view a detailed explanation using the following ways Click the button on the top right of the printer driver window and then click the item Right click the item and then click the What s this button Cl...

Page 87: ...ogress 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 check box is turned off in the Speed Progress dialog box See Making the Speed Progress s...

Page 88: ...indows EPSON Printing Tips Tips on getting the most out of your Epson printer driver appear at the bottom of the Progress Meter window A new tip appears every 30 seconds For more details on a displayed tip click Details ...

Page 89: ...at the top of the Progress Meter window Check the message and solve the problem accordingly When the ink runs low or out or when the maintenance tank becomes full the How to button appears in the Progress Meter window Click How to and EPSON Status Monitor will lead you step by step through a procedure to replace the cartridge or the maintenance tank ...

Page 90: ...From the Spool Manager you can view print status information on the print jobs that have been sent to your printer You can also cancel pause and resume the selected print jobs To open EPSON Spool Manager follow the steps below 1 Send a print job to your printer A short cut icon of your printer appears on the taskbar 2 Click the EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 or EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 icon The EPSON Spool Ma...

Page 91: ...he shortcut icon double click the printer shaped shortcut icon on the Windows taskbar Note To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar see Monitoring Preferences on page 84 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver To access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver follow the steps below 1 Access the printer driver See Accessing the Printer Software on page 13 2 Click the Utility ta...

Page 92: ...us information a graphic display and status messages If the ink runs low or out or the maintenance tank becomes full the How to button appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window Click How to to display instructions on how to replace the cartridge or the maintenance tank Information EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides a graphic display of the remaining amount of ink and the free space of the maintena...

Page 93: ...t print quality and extensive use of color it may still be possible to optimize the print speed by adjusting other printing conditions The following table shows the factors that inversely affect print speed and print quality The following table shows the factors related to print speed only Print quality Higher Lower Print speed Slower Faster Advanced menu settings Print Quality SuperFine 1440dpi N...

Page 94: ...ter that is directly connected to one of them The computer that is directly connected to the printer is the printer server and the other computers are the clients which need permission to share the printer with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server Note To connect your printer directly to a network without setting it up as a shared printer consult your network adm...

Page 95: ...oyourcomputerwith others on a network follow the steps below 1 Click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 2 Right click your printer icon and click Sharing If the following menu appears click Network Setup Wizard or If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard click here and follow the on screen instruction ...

Page 96: ...redprinter from another computeron a network follow the steps below Note Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer to which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer 1 Install the printer driver to the client computer from the software CD ROM 2 Click Start and then click Printers and Faxes Right click your printer s icon and open the Properties ...

Page 97: ... 1 1 1 1 1 English 3 Click the Ports tab and click Add Port 4 Select Local Port then click New Port 5 In the text box type the following information name of computer that is connected to the printer name of the shared printer Then click OK ...

Page 98: ...rinting with Windows 6 Close the Printer Ports dialog box to return to the Ports menu 7 On the Ports menu make sure that the new port is added and the check box is selected Click OK to close the Properties ...

Page 99: ...rinter To share a printer connected directly to your computer with other computers on a network follow the steps below 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click Network 3 Click File and Print Sharing 4 Click the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s and click OK ...

Page 100: ...or 98 CD ROM appears insert the CD ROM in the CD ROM drive then follow the on screen instructions If a dialog box appears requesting you to restart your computer do so Then open the Printers folder and continue from step 7 7 Select your printer and choose Sharing on the File menu 8 Select Shared As enter the printer information as needed and click OK ...

Page 101: ...llow the steps below Note Your printer must besetup as a shared resource onthe computerto which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer 1 On the computer you want to access the printer from click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Double click Add Printer The Add Printer Wizard screen appears 3 Click Next ...

Page 102: ...102 Printing with Windows 4 Click Network printer then click Next 5 Click Browse ...

Page 103: ... with Windows 103 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English 6 Double click the icon of the computer that is directly connected to the printer Then click the printer s icon 7 Click OK and follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 104: ...rectlytoyourcomputerwith others on a network follow the steps below 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Select your printer then click Sharing on the File menu 3 Select Shared as and enter the name in the Share Name text box 4 Click OK Note Do not choose any drivers from the Additional Drivers list ...

Page 105: ...r printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer to which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer 1 Install the printer driver to the client computer from the software CD ROM 2 Open the Printer folder from the Control Panel right click your printer s icon and open the Properties for your printer 3 Click the Ports tab and click Add Port ...

Page 106: ...t box type the following information name of computer that is connected to the printer name of the shared printer Then click OK 6 When you enter the information the Cancel button on the Printer Ports dialog box changes to the Close button Click Close to return to the Ports menu ...

Page 107: ...Printing with Windows 107 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 English 7 On the Ports menu make sure that the new port is added and the check box is selected Click OK to close the printer driver ...

Page 108: ...sting printerdriverresultsin afailuretoupdate Touninstalltheprinter driver see Uninstalling the printer driver on page 108 Updating to Windows Me If you have upgraded your computer s operating system from Windows 98 to Windows Me you must uninstall your printer software and install it again To uninstall the printer driver see Uninstalling the printer driver on page 108 Uninstalling the printer dri...

Page 109: ...con 3 Select EPSON Printer Software to uninstall the printer driver from the software list 4 Click the Add Remove button for Windows Me and 98 users or the Change Remove button for Windows 2000 users 5 Select the EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 or EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 icon 6 Follow the on screen instructions to complete uninstallation Note If you are using the USB port to connect the printer in Windows Me ...

Page 110: ...ivates only when you are using a USB conversion cable 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select EPSON USB Printer Devices 4 Click the Add Remove button Note If EPSON USB Printer Devices does not appear in the Add Remove Program list double click EPUSBUN EXE on the printer software CD ROM 5 Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 111: ...tings see Making Settings in the Print Dialog on page 117 Making Settings in the Page Setup Dialog on page 137 and Making Settings in the Layout Dialog on page 157 For information on the printer utilities see Using the Printer Utilities on page 162 The online help provides more information on the printer software See Getting Information Through Online Help on page 167 Dialog Settings and Utilities...

Page 112: ...File menu of your application or click Options in the Page Setup dialog Accessing the Page Setup dialog To access the Page Setup dialog click Page Setup on the File menu of your application Accessing the Layout dialog To access the Layout dialog click the Layout icon button in the Print dialog Accessing the Utility dialog To access the Utility dialog click the Utility icon button in the Print or P...

Page 113: ...y Macintosh applications override the settings made in the printer driver some do not so you must verify the settings to get the results you expect 1 Click Page Setup on the File menu of your application The Page Setup dialog appears 2 From the Paper Size list select the size of paper loaded in the printer 3 Select a paper source from the Paper Source list 4 Select Borderless if you want to print ...

Page 114: ...er is selected as the Paper Source setting make Roll Paper Option settings as needed See Making the Roll Paper Option settings on page 155 7 After making your settings click OK to close the Page Setup dialog 8 Click Print on the File menu of your application The Print dialog appears 9 From Media Type select a media that matches the paper loaded in the printer See Media Type setting list on page 11...

Page 115: ... Note When Automatic is selected the printer driver takes controls of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type setting and Color settings 13 Adjust Speed and Quality in the Mode box if a slider appears Drag the slider to the left or right depending on which is more important For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only If you have selected Advanced B W Photo as the Color setting select the Color To...

Page 116: ...t or banding may appear in the printed image When background printing is on 1 Select EPSON Monitor IV from the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar 2 Turn off the printer 3 Click the name of data which is in print process on the screen then click Stop to cancel the print job When background printing is off 1 Turn off the printer 2 Hold down the J Command key on your keyboard and press...

Page 117: ...lable therefore always make this setting first From Media Type select a media that matches the paper loaded in the printer Locate your paper in the list and then select a corresponding Media Type setting For some types of paper several Media Type settings are available for selection Note The availability of special media varies by country When you are using paper other than Epson special media see...

Page 118: ...s Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper 250 Premium Luster Photo Paper 250 Premium Glossy Photo Paper 250 Premium Glossy Photo Paper 250 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 250 Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 250 Photo Paper Gloss 250 Photo Paper Gloss 250 Proofing Paper Semimatte EPS...

Page 119: ...tracing paper we recommend Color B W Photo even if the data to print is black EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 MaketheColorsetting SelectColor toprintcolorormonochrome photos or Black to print a draft or black text only If you want to print advanced monochrome photos select Advanced B W Photo Note When printing on any media other than tracing paper we recommend Color even if the data to print is black Single...

Page 120: ...ype and Color settings Quality and Speed slider Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type setting while Color or Color B W Photo or Black is selected as the Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting a Quality or Speed slider appears in the Mode box Select Quality when print quality is more important than print speed Select Speed when print speed is more important than print quality...

Page 121: ...by your monitor your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected Charts and Graphs Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image Use this setting for presentation graphics such as charts and graphs EPSON Standard sRGB For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only Increases the contrast in images Use this setting for color photographs Adobe RGB For EPSO...

Page 122: ...pending on the Media Type and Color settings Advanced Photo Advanced Photo 2880 dpi Good for printing scanned photos and digitally captured images in high quality Helps prevent misprinting of ink dots that may occur due to movement of the print head and paper ColorSync Automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen PhotoEnhance This mode lets you select image correction setti...

Page 123: ...ttings you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings list To make Advanced settings follow the steps below 1 Select Custom in the Print dialog and then click Advanced The Advanced dialog appears 2 Make sure a media matching the media loaded in the printer is selected See Media Type setting list on page 118 3 Make the Color setting Select Color or Color B W Photo to print color or mo...

Page 124: ... For details see Paper Configuration on page 125 6 Make the Printer Color Management settings For details see Printer Color Management on page 128 Note Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Media Type Color and Print Quality settings you have made 7 Make other settings as needed For details see the online help 8 Click OK to apply your settings and then return to the Print dialog I...

Page 125: ...e range of 50 to 50 Drag the slider with your mouse to the right direction to deepen the color of your printout or left direction to lighten its color You can also type a number 50 to 50 in the box next to the slider Use this function when you print on paper other than Epson special media Set the scroll bar to the 0 position when you print on Epson special media Note Deepening of the color of prin...

Page 126: ... small dark horizontal micro banding may appear Paper Suction Decreasing the air suction at the platen can avoid wrinkling or waving of thin or saturated media or eliminating vertical banding The relationship of the parameter and the suction power is indicated as follows Standard 100 1 50 2 30 3 10 4 6 Paper Thickness This value automatically appears according to the Media Type setting If you use ...

Page 127: ...ted data or the print head surface may be damaged Use Wider or Wide in such case Eject Roller Type Select the Eject Roller Type that best fits your media Auto The printer selects the most appropriate setting automatically When you use Epson special media usually select this setting Starwheel Sheet If you want to print on cut sheet paper that is non Epson special media select this setting Starwheel...

Page 128: ...g provides the color matching and image enhancement methods When you select this setting additional settings appear under the Printer Color Management box where you can select a Modesettingandadjustthecolorenhancementsliders Fordetails on the additional settings see the online help ...

Page 129: ...the advanced monochrome settings For details on the additional settings see the online help PhotoEnhance This setting provides a variety of image correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data When you select this setting you will need to make the Tone and Digital Camera Correction settings ...

Page 130: ...ge correction for most photos Try this first Sepia This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos Neutral Gray This setting applies a black and white tone to your print data Warm Gray This setting applies a warmer black and white tone to your print data than Neutral Gray Cool Gray This setting applies a cooler black and white tone to your print data than Neutral Gray Digital Camera Correction If...

Page 131: ...tting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics Note Be aware that the ambient light and the age quality and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching ...

Page 132: ... any way Only use this setting when you create a new color profile or if the other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results Saving the Advanced settings To save your Advanced settings follow the steps below 1 Click Save Settings in the Advanced dialog The Custom Settings dialog appears 2 Type a unique name up to 16 characters for your settings in the Name text box ...

Page 133: ...edia Type and Color settings may change your custom settings This may cause unexpected results in your printouts If this happens reselect your saved settings and try printing again Note The names of the ready made settings provided by Epson cannot be applied to your new settings Deleting the Advanced settings To delete your Advanced settings follow the steps below Note You cannot delete ready made...

Page 134: ... Type the number you want in the Copies box or click the arrows next to the box You can enter any number from 1 to 9999 Making the Pages setting You can specify the range or printed pages Select either All or Range If you select Range enter the appropriate range of pages in the Range text box ...

Page 135: ... 2 Select On as the Background Printing if necessary 3 Select Urgent Normal Print at or Hold as the Print Time setting If you select Print at use the arrows beside the date and time boxes to specify the date and time that you want to print the data Note Make sure that the computer and printer are turned on at the date and time you specify 4 Click OK 5 In the Print dialog make sure that your print ...

Page 136: ...eview button 3 Click Preview The Preview dialog appears and displays a preview of your data The Preview dialog contains several icon buttons that you can use to perform the following functions Zoom Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page Show Hide Printable Area Click this button to display or hide the borderlines which indicate the printable area The printer cannot p...

Page 137: ...se with the current print settings preserved Open the Print dialog again to make additional changes to the print settings Making Settings in the Page Setup Dialog You can make the Paper Size Paper Source Borderless Auto Cut Orientation Reduce or Enlarge Printable Area and Roll Paper Option settings in this dialog Add page Click these buttons to add or remove selected pages from the list of pages t...

Page 138: ... following dialog appears 2 To define a new paper size click New 3 Type a unique name for the paper size in the paper size list 4 Specify the measurement unit as either cm or inch 5 Enter the width and height of your paper by typing the text in the appropriate text boxes Note The maximum paper height is 44 inches 111 76 cm 6 Specify the margins by typing in the Margin text boxes or by manipulating...

Page 139: ... printing mode Epson recommends the following media conditions Accommodate media width Note You cannot perform borderless printing on cut sheet media with a width of 420 mm A2 When printing on roll paper with a width of 8 inches 203 2 inch or 420 mm A2 attach the spacer to the spindle See Attaching the spacer to the spindle on page 267 8 inch 203 2 mm 210 mm A4 Letter 8 5 in 215 9 mm 10 inch 254 m...

Page 140: ...ng with this feature takes longer time than normal printing Only Plain Paper and Plain Paper line drawing can set the bottom margin to 3 mm When printing on the other media the bottom margin is always 14 mm When Premium Glossy Photo Paper 250 roll paper or Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 roll paper is used in printing the top margin is always 20 mm Smear may result in the top and bottom areas de...

Page 141: ...rgement 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 If you select this setting you need to enlarge your image data to exceed the paper width to avoid unprinted areas appearing along the left and right edges Enlarging 3 mm in both the left and right dire...

Page 142: ...paper during borderless printing For most print jobs Standard is recommended in order to eliminate margins on all sides of the paper In a very humid environment the width of paper may expand due to moisture absorption In this case move the slider to Max to eliminate margins around the image If Max is selected the center of the image may move about 1 mm to the right Moving the slider towards Min de...

Page 143: ...ter printing Single Cut Select this setting if you want to save paper Ifyouselectthissetting theboundaryofapictureorthe boundary of a page is cut However the cut position may shift slightly Note When printing on Premium Glossy Photo Paper 250 roll paper or Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 roll paper do not select this setting otherwise the print quality may decline This setting appears only when ...

Page 144: ...hat occurs with the Single Cut setting A margin is created between pictures and 1 mm along the inside of each picture is cut Note This setting appears only when the Borderless check box is selected Normal Cut Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data ...

Page 145: ...ally follow the steps below 1 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button and then match the cutting position with the scissors mark on the left side of the print head 2 Press the Paper Source button to select Auto Cut On 3 Press and hold the Paper Source button for 3 seconds The paper cutter cuts the printout at the cutting position ...

Page 146: ...nting on the page Portrait Print direction is short edge first like most magazines Landscape Print direction is long edge first like many spreadsheets Rotated by 180 Prints your document upside down Note This function is not available when Roll Paper Banner is selected as the Paper Source setting ...

Page 147: ...ooklet double sided printing It lets you make single fold booklets Note The double sided printing feature is not available when the printer is accessed over a network or is used as a shared printer Depending on the media type stacks of up to 30 sheets can be loaded into the sheet feeder during double sided printing Only use media types that are suitable for double sided printing otherwise the prin...

Page 148: ... a sheet follow the steps below 1 Select the Double Sided Printing 2 Click Margins The following dialog appears 3 Specify the edge of the paper where binding will be placed You can choose Left Top or Right 4 Specify the width of the binding margin using the Binding Margin text box You can specify any width from 3 to 30 mm ...

Page 149: ...bered pages are output 7 Follow the on screen instructions and reload the paper Note The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used If this problem occurs slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction prior to reloading them into the printer Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard flat surface prior to reloading the stack into the printer In the event of a ...

Page 150: ...ng Edge 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 th...

Page 151: ...ns The Margins dialog appears 3 Specify the edge of the paper where binding will be placed You can choose Left Top or Right Note When Portrait is selected as the Orientation setting in the printer driver Left or Right binding positions are available The Top binding position is supported when Landscape is selected as the Orientation setting ...

Page 152: ...ecified a 20 mm margin will be inserted a margin of 10 mm will be placed on each side of the fold Folding Edge Margin 5 Click OK to return to the Page Setup dialog and then click OK to save your settings 6 Make sure paper is loaded and then send a print job from your application 7 Instructions for printing the inside pages will be displayed while the outside pages are output Follow the on screen i...

Page 153: ...ack into the printer Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts Paper jams or improperly placed binding margins may occur if the printouts are not reloaded correctly 8 Once the paper is reloaded click Resume to print the inside pages 9 Once printing is complete fold the sheets and bind them together using a stapler or other binding method Making the Reduce or Enlarge setting You...

Page 154: ... increase the printable area at the bottom edge Note This setting is available only when Plain Paper Plain Paper line drawing or Tracing Paper is selected as the Media Type setting The print quality may decline at the edges of printouts when this setting is selected Before printinglarge jobs using this setting print a single sheet to check the quality When this setting is selected make sure that p...

Page 155: ...ke the following settings Auto Rotate Note This function is available only when Roll Paper is selected as the Paper Source setting Thisfunction is effective onlywhen the printdatalengthisshorter than the printable width of the roll paper The print data will automatically be turned 90 degrees to print crosswise saving roll paper To enable this function select Auto Rotate Original Auto Rotate on Aut...

Page 156: ...s effective if you wish to save roll paper because blank portion of the last page or your printed data is not fed through the printer To enable this function select Save Roll Paper Auto Cut Print Page Line Printer s Operation Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Selected Prints page line on the right side only and cuts paper automatically after the print job Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Not select...

Page 157: ...ayout Dialog You can make the FittoPage Multi Page andPrintOrdersettings in this dialog Note The functions on the Layout menu are not available when Roll Paper Banner is selected as the Paper Source setting According to the paper source you choose some of the functions are not available ...

Page 158: ... can enlarge or reduce the size of the data proportionally to make it fit the paper size you selected in the Paper Size pull down menu Touse this function select Fit to Page and select the paper size you loaded in the printer in the Output Paper Size pull down menu ...

Page 159: ... Sheet as the Multi Page setting to print two or four pages of your document on one sheet of paper When Pages Per Sheet is selected you can make the following settings 2 Pages 4 Pages Prints two or four pages of your document on a single sheet of paper Page Order Allows you to specify the order in which the pages will be printed on the sheet of paper Print page frames Prints frames around the page...

Page 160: ... that you do not wish to print and then click OK Only the panels that you did not click will be printed 1 page covers xx sheets Specifies how many printed sheets of paper the enlarged document page is to cover You can select 4 9 or 16 pages Overlapping Alignment Marks Slightly overlaps the images and prints alignment markers so that they can be aligned more precisely Trim Lines Prints border lines...

Page 161: ...Print Order settings You can specify the printing order for your print job When printing multiple copies ofyour document selectCollate to print one complete document set at a time Select Reverse Order to print your documents in reverse order starting with the last page ...

Page 162: ...se the Nozzle Check Head Cleaning or Print Head Alignment utilities if your printer is connected to your computer through a network Do not use the Nozzle Check Head Cleaning or Print Head Alignment utilities while printing is in progress otherwise your printout may be marred EPSON StatusMonitor This utility provides you with printer status information such as the amount of remaining ink ...

Page 163: ... cleans the print head You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined Use this utility to perform head clean See Cleaning the print head on page 165 Print Head Alignment This utility can be used to improve the print quality of your printed data The alignment of the print head may need to be adjusted if vertical lines appear out of alignment or if white or black b...

Page 164: ...lity follow the steps below Note Do not start the Nozzle Check utility while printing is in progress otherwise your printout may be marred 1 Make sure paper is loaded in the printer 2 Click Nozzle Check 3 Click Print if you want to visually check if any print head nozzles are clogged if you are using non Epson special media or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm Click Auto if y...

Page 165: ...he print head If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed data are missing you may be able to solve these problems by using the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print head which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly To use the Head Cleaning utility follow the steps below Note Do not start the Head Cleaning utility while printing is in progress ot...

Page 166: ...d leave it alone overnight and then try head cleaning again Replace some of ink cartridges as they may be old or damaged If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these solutions contact your dealer See Contacting Customer Support on page 355 Aligning the print head If you find misaligned lines or black or white banding on the printed data you may be able to solve these problems ...

Page 167: ...age Setup on the File menu of your application and click Help Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs Using the EPSON StatusMonitor EPSON StatusMonitor regularly monitors the printer status If a printer error is detected you will be informed with an error message You can also use this utility to check ink levels before printing Accessing EPSON StatusMonitor To access EPSON StatusMonitor fo...

Page 168: ...ck Utility click EPSON StatusMonitor in the Utility dialog The EPSON StatusMonitor dialog appears EPSON StatusMonitor informs you of the amount of ink remaining and the free space of the maintenance tank as of the time the StatusMonitor was opened To update the information click Update ...

Page 169: ...n in the Utility dialog The Configuration Settings dialog appears You can make the following settings in this dialog Error notification Choose how the EPSON StatusMonitor notifies you in case of an error Warning Choose how the EPSON StatusMonitor notifies you if a warning message becomes necessary Temporary Spool folder Choose the folder for temporary spooling of print data Temporary High Speed Co...

Page 170: ...o prevent horizontal banding in your printout By default graphics data is sent by the computer to the printer in rectangular bands which prevents the printer from having to reconstruct an entire data in memory before printing it Selecting this check box will make the computer temporarily store the data on its hard drive and then send it to the printer as a whole to prevent banding in the printed i...

Page 171: ...Chooser or in the Background Printing dialog 2 Send a print job to the printer 3 Select EPSON Monitor IV from the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar The EPSON Monitor IV dialog appears Note You can also open EPSON Monitor IV dialog by double clicking the EPSON Monitor IV icon in the Extensions folder ...

Page 172: ...sume printing Use the following buttons to start the printer utilities Double click a file in the list to preview it Note This function is disabled when you are printing the ESC P command file Double click Copies to change the number of copies to print out Hold Pauses printing and keep the current print job at the top of the print queue Resume Resumes printing Delete Stops printing and deletes pri...

Page 173: ...s detailed information on the selected data s printer software settings Changing print job priority To change the priority of print jobs in a print queue follow the steps below Note You can also change the priority of print jobs that had print times previously set in the Background Printing dialog 1 Select the print job that you want to change the priority in the Document Name ...

Page 174: ...omputers on a network can use it The computer on a network can share the printer that is directly connected to one of them The computer that is directly connected to the printer is the printer server and the other computers are the clients which need permission to share the printer with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server Note To connect your printer directly to...

Page 175: ...puter with other computers on an AppleTalk network follow the steps below 1 Turn on the printer 2 Select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the printer s icon Select the port to which the printer is connected 3 Click Setup The Printer Sharing Setup dialog appears 4 Select Share this Printer and type the printer name and password information as needed ...

Page 176: ... printer from another computer on the network follow the steps below 1 Turn on your printer 2 On each computer from which you want to access the printer select Chooser from the Apple menu Click your printer s icon and select the printer portyou wantto use from the Select a printer port box on the right You can only select from the printers connected to your current AppleTalk zone ...

Page 177: ...e steps below 1 Turn on your computer and insert the printer software CD ROMintotheCD ROMdrive TheEpsonprintersoftware disk opens automatically 2 Find the English folder and double click it 3 Double click the Printer Driver folder 4 Double click the EPSON STYLUS PRO 4400 or EPSON STYLUS PRO 4800 folder and Disk 1 folder in it 5 Double click the Installer icon and follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 178: ... choose from a variety of settings to get the best results from your printer The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition The printer software includes the following dialogs Dialog Settings and Utilities Page Setup Page Attributes setting Format for Paper Size Orientation Scale Custom Paper Size setting Paper Size Printer Margins Summary setting Summary o...

Page 179: ...Mode Printer Color Management option Color Management Paper Configuration option Color Density Drying Time per Print Head Pass Paper Feed Adjustment Paper Thickness Paper Suction Cut Method Platen Gap Eject Roller Type Roll Paper Option Auto Cut Print Page Line Save Roll Paper Expansion option Amount of enlargement slider Summary option Summary of current settings Utility EPSON Status Monitor Nozz...

Page 180: ...etup dialog To access the Page Setup dialog click Page Setup on the File menu of your application Accessing the Print dialog To access the Print dialog click Print on the File menu of your application Accessing the Utility dialog To access the Utility dialog double click the EPSON Printer Utility icon in the Applications folder in Macintosh HD default setting ...

Page 181: ... Scale settings for printing Note The Page Setup dialog is a standard feature of Mac OS X See your operating system s documentation for details Settings You can select Page Attributes Custom Paper Size or Summary Page Attributes Displays the page setup settings Custom Paper Size Displays the paper size settings Summary Displays the list of current setting items ...

Page 182: ...ize you have selected When you select a paper size that supports a print area other than Standard you can select the print area If you cannot select the print area it is set to Standard The following table lists the print areas you can select Printer Description Standard Prints on cut sheet paper with 14 mm bottom margin and 3 mm top left and right margins Maximum Prints on cut sheet paper with 3 ...

Page 183: ...ght margins and 0 mm top and bottom margins Borderless Retain Size Prints data on cut sheet paper with 3 mm top margin 14 mm bottom margin and 0 mm left and right margins while retaining the ratio of the original size Borderless Retain Size Maximum Prints data 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 Roll Pap...

Page 184: ...dard feature of Mac OS X See your operating system s documentation for details Printer Select a printer you want to use Note Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog with the Printer setting in the Print dialog otherwise data may not be printed correctly Presets You can select Standard or Save As Standard Prints with the current settings ...

Page 185: ...ake the Copies setting enter the number of copies that you want to print in the Copies text box Collated To make print ordersetting selectCollated to print one complete document set at a time when printing multiple copies Pages To make the Pages setting select either All or From and to If you select From and to enter the first page of the appropriate range of pages in the From text box and the las...

Page 186: ...system s documentation for details Pages per Sheet You can print multiple pages of your data on a single piece of paper You can 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 o...

Page 187: ...ur data as a file if you click the Save as File check box and select its format from the Format pull down menu If you want to print your data on paper clear the Save as File check box Note OutputOptions is the standard feature of Mac OS X See your operating system s documentation for details ...

Page 188: ...print area that has been chosen from the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog Select the print area chosen from the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog When printing 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 ...

Page 189: ...edia see Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media on page 263 For the latest information on media available in your area refer to the Epson customer website See Contacting Customer Support on page 355 Media Type setting list Media Type Setting Epson Special Media Name Description Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Singleweight Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper Enhanced ...

Page 190: ...mium Glossy Photo Paper 250 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 250 Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 250 Photo Paper Gloss 250 Photo Paper Gloss 250 Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte Commercial Watercolor Paper Radiant White Watercolor Paper Radiant White Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art...

Page 191: ... monochrome photos select Advanced B W Photo Note When printing on any media other than tracing paper we recommend Color even if the data to print is black Mode You can select the Automatic Custom or Advanced settings Automatic Automatic is the quickest and easiest way to start printing When Automatic is selected the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Typ...

Page 192: ... setting the Color Control pull down menu appears You can select from the following settings EPSON Vivid Select this setting to produce vivid blue and green tones in printouts Note Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected Charts and Graphs Intensifies the colors and ...

Page 193: ...tings pull down menu includes the following ready made settings Note These ready made settings may be dimmed depending on the Media Type and Color settings Advanced Photo Advanced Photo 2880 dpi Good for printing scanned photos and digitally captured images in high quality Helps prevent misprinting of ink dots that may occur due to movement of the print heads and paper ColorSync Automatically adju...

Page 194: ...u 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 Gives you slightly more detail but the print time will be longer High Speed Activates bidirectional printing so your printer prints in both left to right and right to left directions This setting speeds up printing but decreases the print quality...

Page 195: ...anced B W Photo as the Color the Color Toning pull down menu appears Neutral This setting provides standard image correction for most photos Try this first Cool This setting gives a cool tone to your photos Warm This setting gives a warm tone to your photos Sepia This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos Fine Adjustment This setting appears when you change the Tone adjust the settings using...

Page 196: ...tching 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 dialog ...

Page 197: ...ac OS X 197 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 English Color Controls Select this setting to use the color matching and adjustment methods provided with the printer Click the triangle next to the Advanced Settings to see details ...

Page 198: ...g to enrich the blue and green tones in printouts Note Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected Charts and Graphs Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image Use this setting for presentation graphics such as charts and graphs EPSON St...

Page 199: ... 3 3 3 3 3 English Color Controls for Advanced B W Photo When Advanced B W Photo is selected as the Color the following screen appears You can adjust the advanced monochrome settings For the details of additional settings see the online help ...

Page 200: ...ly adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics Note Be aware that the ambient light and the age quality and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching ...

Page 201: ...olor Adjustment This setting is generally not recommended because it does not allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color in any way Only use this setting when you create a new color profile or if the other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results ...

Page 202: ...y Use a value in the range of 50 to 50 Drag the slider with your mouse to the right direction to deepen the color of your printout or left direction to lighten its color You can also type a number 50 to 50 in the box next to the slider Use this function when you print on paper other than Epson special media Set the scroll bar to the 0 position when you print on Epson special media Note Deepening o...

Page 203: ...too small dark horizontal micro banding may appear Paper Thickness This value automatically appears according to themedia for the Media Type setting If you use non Epson media modify this value for your media is recommended Refer to the paper specifications or print Thickness Pattern to find out the paper thickness Paper Suction Decreasing the air suction at the platen is useful to avoid wrinkling...

Page 204: ...rint head surface may be damaged Use Wider or Wide in such case Eject Roller Type Select the Eject Roller Type that best fits your media Auto The printer selects the most appropriate setting automatically When you use Epson special media usually select this setting Starwheel Sheet If you want to print on cut sheet paper that is non Epson special media select this setting Starwheel Roll Curled If y...

Page 205: ...ake 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 Ifyouselectthissetting theboundaryofapictureorthe boundary of a page is cut However the cut position may shift slightly ...

Page 206: ...r Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 roll paper do not select this setting otherwise print quality may decline 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 ...

Page 207: ...keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data 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 and match the cutting position with the scissors mark on the left side of the print head ...

Page 208: ...aper This function is effective if you wish to save roll paper because blank portion of the last page or your printed data is not fed through the printer Auto Cut Print Page Line Printer s Operation Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Selected Prints page line on the right side only and cuts paper automatically after the print job Single Cut Double Cut Normal Cut Not selected Does not print page line...

Page 209: ... amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of paper during borderless printing For most print jobs Standard is recommended to eliminate margins on all sides of paper In a very humid environment the width of paper may expand due to moisture absorption In this case move the slider to Max to eliminate margins around the image If Max is selected the center of the image may move about 1 mm to t...

Page 210: ... a standard feature of Mac OS X Saving your settings in the Print dialog To save your settings in the Print dialog follow the steps below 1 Select Save as from the Presets 2 Enter the name of the custom setting in the Save Preset As 3 Make sure that the name you entered in step 2 is saved in the Presets pull down menu ...

Page 211: ...ur customized setting is selected in the Saved Settings list your savedsettingisnotaffectedbythe change Toreturntoyoursaved 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 To preview your data follow the steps below 1 Make your printer driver settings 2 Click Preview in the Printdialog The...

Page 212: ... conditions Accommodate media width Note You cannot perform borderless printing on cut sheet media with a width of 420 mm A2 When printing on roll paper with a width of 8 inches 203 2 inch or 420 mm A2 attach the spacer to the spindle See Attaching the spacer to the spindle on page 267 If your application has margin settings make sure they are set to zero before printing 8 inch 203 2 mm 210 mm A4 ...

Page 213: ... roll paper is used in printing the top margin is always 20 mm Smear may result in the top and bottom areas depending on the media To perform borderless printing follow the steps below Note Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog with the Printer setting in the Print dialog otherwise data may not be printed correctly 1 Select the paper size with Borderless Auto Expand Borderle...

Page 214: ...To access the EPSON Printer Utility follow the steps below 1 Double click Macintosh HD default setting 2 Double click the Applications folder 3 Double click the EPSON Printer Utility icon Mac OS X 10 2 or later users can also access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog in the following way 1 Double click Macintosh HD default setting 2 Double click the Applications folder 3 Double click the Utilities f...

Page 215: ...List dialog 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 Reference Guide the paper information and the Technical Support Web Site by clicking the Print Assistant button Note Do not use the Nozzle Check Head Cleaning or Print Head Alignment utilities if your printer is conn...

Page 216: ... click Auto in the Nozzle Check dialog or turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer this utility not only checks the clogging nozzles but also performs head cleaning automatically Head Cleaning This utility cleans the print head You may need to clean the print head if you notice the print quality has declined Use this utility to perform head cleaning See Cleaning the print head o...

Page 217: ...on See Using the Print Assistant function on page 221 Checking the print head nozzles If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed data are missing you may be able to identify the problem by checking the print head nozzles by using the Nozzle Check utility To use the Nozzle Check utility follow the steps below Note Do not start the Nozzle Check utility while print...

Page 218: ... turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer even though Print has been selected the Nozzle Check utility not only checks for the clogged nozzles but also performs head cleaning automatically If you are using non Epson special media or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm turn off AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer 4 Follow the on screen instruct...

Page 219: ...head needs to be cleaned This is because the cleaning process consumes some ink When one check ink out light is flashing or on you cannot clean the print head Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first See Replacing Ink Cartridges on page 295 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and all ink check lights are off 2 Click Head Cleaning 3 Follow the on screen instructions 4 Click Print Nozzle Check P...

Page 220: ...may be able to solve these problems by using the Print Head Alignment utility to align the print head To use the Print Head Alignment utility follow the steps below 1 Make sure paper is loaded in the printer 2 Click Print Head Alignment 3 Follow the on screen instructions Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel You can optimize your printer by using this utility To start EPSON LFP Remote Panel see the ste...

Page 221: ...ost suitable for the printing Technical Support Web Site Getting Information Through Online Help Your printer software has extensive online help which provides you with instructions on printing making printer driver settings and using the printer utilities To access the online help follow the steps below 1 Click Print on the File menu of your application 2 Select Print Settings or Printer Color Ma...

Page 222: ...rive TheEpsonprintersoftware disk opens automatically 2 Open the Mac OS X Software folder 3 Double click the Printer Driver folder 4 Double click the SPro4400_xxx or SPro4800_xxx icon 5 If the Authenticate dialog appears enter the password or phrase and then click OK 6 Click Continue 7 Select Uninstall from the pull down menu at the top left and click the Uninstall button at the bottom right ...

Page 223: ...This section describes the functions of the buttons on the control panel Button Description 1 Power button Turns the printer on or off 2 Pause button Stops printing temporarily Restarts printing if pressed when printer is in the pause mode 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 the SelecType m...

Page 224: ...n automatically if Sheet is selected as the paper source Selects a desired parameter from the selected item if pressed in the SelecType mode Changes the parameters in forward order when selecting a desired parameter in the SelecType mode 5 Paper Feed button Feeds paper in the reverse direction as much as the paper has been fed by using the Paper Feed button Note If you have fed the paper forward b...

Page 225: ...elected item in the SelecType mode Executes the item if the selected item is for execution only Cleans the print head if pressed and held for 3 seconds Light Description 7 Pause light green On The printer is in the pause mode Flashing The printer is printing The printer is cleaning the print head The printer is drying ink on the printed paper Off The printer is ready to print data 8 Ink check ligh...

Page 226: ...e Roll Auto Cut On Roll Auto Cut Off Sheet does not match the paper source in the printer driver The paper lever is in the released position The loaded paper is too thick for head cleaning Flashing Paper is jammed Paper is not cut correctly after the print job when Roll Auto Cut On is selected as the paper source Paper is not loaded straight Paper is not detected Cut sheet is not ejected correctly...

Page 227: ...rint data PRINTING The printer is processing data PLEASE WAIT Wait until READY appears PAUSE The printer is paused PRESS PAUSE BUTTON Press the Pause button CUTTING The printer is cutting the printout CHARGING INK The printer is charging the ink delivery system RESET The printer is being reset F W UPDATING The printer is updating the FirmWare UPDATE COMPLETE The printer has completed update of the...

Page 228: ...d normally make in the driver or software as well as other additional settings directly through the control panel Note Some applications may send commands to the printer that override the SelecType settings If you are not getting the results you expect check your application s settings To see the current SelecType settings print a status sheet ...

Page 229: ...DER WIDEST PAGE LINE on page 236 ON OFF INTERFACE on page 237 AUTO USB IEEE1394 OPTION CODE PAGE on page 237 PC437 PC850 PAPER MARGIN on page 237 T B15 mm T B35 mm 15 mm 3 mm PPR SIZE CHK on page 238 ON OFF PPR ALIGN CHK on page 238 ON OFF TIME OUT on page 238 OFF 30SEC 60SEC 180SEC 300SEC CUTTER ADJ on page 238 EXEC REFRESH MRGN on page 238 ON OFF SHEET SIZE CK on page 239 ON OFF AUTO NZL CK on p...

Page 230: ...230 The Control Panel TEST PRINT on page 240 NOZZLE CHECK on page 240 PRINT STATUS CHECK onpage 240 PRINT JOB INFO on page 240 PRINT CUSTOM PAPER on page 240 PRINT ...

Page 231: ...G LK xxxxxxxPG LC xxxxxxxPG LM xxxxxxxPG LLK xxxxxxxPG INK LEFT on page 241 MK or PK E F E F E F E F E F nn C E F E F E F E F E F nn M E F E F E F E F E F nn Y E F E F E F E F E F nn LK E F E F E F E F E F nn LC E F E F E F E F E F nn LM E F E F E F E F E F nn LLK E F E F E F E F E F nn MAINT TANK on page 241 E F E F E F E F E F nn 0 USAGE COUNT on page 242 INK xxxxx xml PPR xxxxx xcm ...

Page 232: ...ORY on page 242 No 0 No 9 JOB HSTRY CLR on page 242 EXEC TOTAL PRINTS on page 242 nnnnnn SERVICE LIFE on page 242 CUTTER E F E F E F E F E F EF CR MOTOR E F E F E F E F E F EF PF MOTOR E F E F E F E F E F EF HEAD UNIT E F E F E F E F E F EF CLEANING UNIT E F E F E F E F E F EF ...

Page 233: ...R FEED ADJ on page 244 0 70 0 70 EJECT ROLLER on page 244 AUTO SHEET ROLL CURLED ROLL NORMAL DRYING TIME on page 245 0 0 SEC 10 0 SEC SUCTION on page 245 STANDARD 1 2 3 4 M W ADJ on page 245 STANDARD 1 2 MAINTENANCE on page 245 CUTTER REPL on page 245 EXEC BK INK CHANGE on page 245 EXEC PWR CLEANING on page 245 Y N CLOCK SETTING on page 245 YY MM DD HH MM MM DD YY HH MM HEAD ALIGNMENT on page 246 ...

Page 234: ... sure that READY appears on the LCD and then press the Menu button The first menu appears on the LCD 2 Select a menu Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select a desired menu 3 Set the menu Press the Menu button to set the selected menu The first item appears on the LCD 4 Select an item Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select a desired item 5 Set the item Press the Menu button...

Page 235: ...button The printer returns to the READY status Details of SelecType PRINTER SETUP This menu contains the following items ROLL COUNTER or SHEET COUNTER You can get a message when there is not much paper left by setting the roll alert or sheet alert When using roll paper enter the length of roll paper set in the printer and the alert value When using cut sheet paper enter the number of cut sheets se...

Page 236: ... or OFF otherwise This operation changes according to the Auto Cut settings Note When Sheet is selected as the paper source thissetting isnotavailable Paper Source Print Page Line Printer s Operation Roll Auto Cut On On Prints a page line on the right side only and cuts paper automatically after the print job Roll Auto Cut On Off Does not print any page lines and cuts paper automatically after the...

Page 237: ...10 seconds or more CODE PAGE You can select a code page PC437 extended graphics or PC850 multilingual PAPER MARGIN You can select margins for roll paper T B 15 mm T B 35 mm 15 mm or 3 mm When the same data is printed with a 3 mm margin and a 15 mm margin and compared you may notice that part of the right side of the 15 mm margin image is not printed Margin settings Top Bottom Left Right T B 15 mm ...

Page 238: ... When you select OFF a paper align error does not occur even if the printed data is out of range of the paper and the printer continues to print TIME OUT The setting range is 30 to 300 seconds If the cable of your printer is unplugged or your printer hangs up for more than the set time range the print job is cancelled and the printer starts paper feed CUTTER ADJ You can adjust the paper cutting po...

Page 239: ...Do not select ON if you are using non Epson special media or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm This setting is available only when you select ON for AUTO CLEANING AUTO CLEANING When you select ON and perform a nozzle check from the printer driver or the control panel the printer not only checks for clogged nozzles but also performs head cleaning automatically Note Do not sele...

Page 240: ...lity menu in the printer software For Windows see Checking the print head nozzles on page 78 For Mac OS 9 x see Checking the print head nozzles on page 164 For Mac OS X see Checking the print head nozzles on page 217 STATUS CHECK You can print the current SelecType status For details see Printing a status sheet on page 256 JOB INFO You can print the job information saved in the printer up to 10 jo...

Page 241: ...ach ink cartridge INK LEFT You can see the amount of ink left in each ink cartridge MAINT TANK You can see the free capacity of the Maintenance tank E F 100 81 E F 80 61 E F 60 41 E F 40 21 E F 20 11 nn less than 10 0 ink end E F 100 81 E F 80 61 E F 60 41 E F 40 21 E F 20 11 nn less than 10 0 maintenance tank full ...

Page 242: ... job PRINT TIME in seconds for each print job saved in the printer The latest job is saved as No 0 JOB HSTRY CLR You can clear the job history in the printer TOTAL PRINTS You can see the total amount of pages you have printed SERVICE LIFE You can see the service life of each consumable CUTTER You can see the cutter life Note Values displayed on the LCD are rough indications CR MOTOR For maintenanc...

Page 243: ...cording to the driver settings If youselect No X thecontrol panel settings override the driver settings unless you select AUTO in THICKNESS NUM 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 THIC...

Page 244: ...hen you use Epson special media usually select this setting SHEET If you want to print on cut sheet paper that is non Epson special media select this setting ROLL CURLED If you want to print on strongly curled roll paper that is non Epson special media select this setting Note Make sure that the ink is dry enough on the paper before the roller touches the media otherwise the ink will soil the roll...

Page 245: ...the print speed or decrease it to give priority to the print quality MAINTENANCE This menu contains the following items CUTTER REPL You cansee the procedure usedto replace the papercutter Follow the instructions on the LCD BK INK CHANGE You can change the black ink according to your purpose You can choose either Matte Black or Photo Black See Converting the Black Ink Cartridges on page 300 for det...

Page 246: ...EPLACE You can see the procedure used to replacethepapercutter Follow the instructions on the LCD Checking the print head nozzles To find out if nozzles are delivering ink properly you can print a nozzle check pattern If the nozzles are not delivering ink properly missing dots will be evident in the print pattern To print a nozzle check pattern follow the steps below Note If you want to perform an...

Page 247: ...u button again to start printing a nozzle check pattern After a nozzle check pattern is printed the printer exits the SelecType mode and returns to the READY status Nozzle check pattern examples If you find that any dots are missing from the test lines in the pattern you need to clean the print heads Press the Menu button for more than 3 seconds or access theHeadCleaningutility software For Window...

Page 248: ...you normally use to print your data 2 Press the Menu button to enter the SelecType mode 3 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display HEAD ALIGNMENT and then press the Menu button 4 When PAPER THKNS appears press the Menu button 5 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select STD or paper thickness value between 0 1 mm and 1 6 mm When the paper thickness value is 0 2 mm or 1 2 mm se...

Page 249: ...lecting 1 2 or 3 Select an ink dot size from 1 to 3 depending on the media you use and the print mode you want to try The table below illustrates which parameter is available for the media type and print quality For Print Quality refer to the printer driver EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 Print Quality A Speed B Quality C Draft D Normal 360dpi E Fine 720dpi F Super Fine 1440dpi Media Name Print Quality Main...

Page 250: ...ng 1 2 1 2 3 Enhanced Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper 2 3 1 2 3 Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Watercolor Paper RadiantWhite 3 2 3 Photo Glossy Paper Photo Semigloss Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper 250 Premium Glossy Photo Paper 250 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 250 Photo Paper Gloss 250 Proofing Paper Semimat...

Page 251: ...pears press the Menu button 4 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select STD or paper thickness value between 0 1 mm and 1 6 mm When the paper thickness value is 0 2 mm or 1 2 mm select STD Otherwise select the actual paper thickness value 5 Press the Menu button to register your value 6 Press the Paper Source button then press the Paper Feed button 7 When ALIGMENT appears on the lower ro...

Page 252: ...o display the number for that set 11 Press the Menu button to register the set number The next pattern number appears Then repeat step 10 If you are not satisfied with the result of this alignment press the Paper Source button to return to the previous level and then select BI D ALL If you are not satisfied with the result of BI D ALL alignment try UNI D Lm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 M...

Page 253: ...s follow the steps below 1 Load the paper that you want to check 2 Press the Menu button to enter the SelecType mode 3 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display CUSTOM PAPER 4 Press the Menu button to display PAPER NUMBER 5 Press the Menu button and then press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select STANDARD or the number No 1 to No 10 you want to register as the setting Platen ga...

Page 254: ... the LCD 8 Press the Menu button again to print the paper thickness test printing pattern Paper thickness test pattern example 9 Examine the printed pattern to determine which set of lines are aligned showing the smallest gap and note the corresponding number 10 After the pattern is printed THICKNESS NUM appears Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select the number noted in step 9 11 Pres...

Page 255: ...just MicroWeave Increase the value to give priority to the print speed or decrease it to give priority to the print quality 18 Press the Menu button to save the selected value Selecting the registered settings To select the registered settings follow the steps below 1 Press the Menu button to enter the SelecType mode 2 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display CUSTOM PAPER and then pres...

Page 256: ...elecType mode 3 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display TEST PRINT and then press the Menu button 4 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display STATUS CHECK and then press the Menu button 5 Press the Menu button again to start printing a status sheet Afterprintingisfinished theprinterexitstheSelecTypemode and returns to the READY status Setting the alert value of the paper Yo...

Page 257: ...utton to select the length of the roll paper between 5 and 99 5 m or 15 and 300 ft or the number of cut sheet paper between 10 and 250 set in the printer and then press the Menu button 5 The screen changes so that you can select the alert value Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select the alert value For roll paper select a value between 1 and 15 m or 3 and 50 ft For cut sheet paper sel...

Page 258: ...m the printer is turned off first While pressing and holding the Pause button press the Power button to turn on the printer 2 Select an item Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select a desired item 3 Set the item Press the Menu button to enter the selected item The first parameter is displayed on the LCD 4 Select a parameter Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select a parameter...

Page 259: ...rs HEX DUMP on page 260 PRINT EXEC LANGUAGE on page 260 ENGLISH FRENCH ITALIAN GERMAN SPANISH PORTUGUESE PAPER COUNTER on page 261 OFF ROLL PAPER CUT SHEET UNITS on page 261 METER FEET INCHES CUT PRESSURE on page 262 0 150 SSCL on page 262 EXEC DEFAULT PANEL on page 262 EXEC CRTG INFO MENU on page 262 MK INFO C INFO M INFO Y INFO LK INFO LC INFO LM INFO LLK INFO Note If you are using EPSON Stylus ...

Page 260: ...Menu button again to start printing The print data in the print buffer is printed with 16 byte hex data in the left column and corresponding ASCII characters in the right column Note If the last data is less than 16 bytes it is not printed until you press the Pause button LANGUAGE You can select the language to be displayed on the LCD To select a suitable language follow the steps below 1 In maint...

Page 261: ...P menu 1 In the maintenance mode press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display PAPER COUTNER and then press the Menu button 2 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to select a suitable function 3 Press the Menu button UNITS You can select the units for displaying length To select the units follow the steps below Note This item is available only when you choose ENGLISH in LANGUAGE 1 In m...

Page 262: ...E You can select cutting pressure SSCL You can perform ultrasonic head cleaning DEFAULT PANEL You can set all setting values you made in the SelecType mode to their factory set value CRTG INFO MENU For maintenance service person only ...

Page 263: ...e of the media as fingerprints may reduce the print quality Whenever possible use gloves to handle media Using Epson special media Epson provides special media that can enhance the usage and expressive power of the printing results When using Epson special media make sure the appropriate settings are made in the printer driver For information on Epson special media see Epson Special Media on page ...

Page 264: ... to avoid moisture problems Avoid storing the media in places exposed to high temperature humidity or direct sunlight Using paper other than Epson special media When you use paper other than Epson special media or print using the RIP Raster Images Processor see the instructions included with the paper or RIP system or contact your supplier for more information ...

Page 265: ...paper to the spindle When installing the roll paper onto the spindle follow the steps below 1 Slide the black movable flange off the end of the spindle 2 When attaching roll paper with a 2 inch core remove the gray attachments Note Keep the gray attachments in a safe place for future use ...

Page 266: ...lpaper on a flat surface so thatitdoes not unwind Slide the roll paper onto the spindle and onto the white flange until it fixes into place Note Do not stand the spindle when attaching the roll paper It may cause slant paper feeding 4 Slide the black movable flange removed in step 1 onto the spindle and into the end of the roll paper until it fixes into place ...

Page 267: ...er to the spindle follow the steps below Note You cannot attach the spacer to the spindle when the gray attachments for roll paper with a 3 inch core are attached to the spindle 1 Slide the black movable flange off the end of the spindle 2 Slide the spacer onto the white flange 3 Slide the roll paper until it fixes into place 4 Slide the black movable flange onto the spindle and into the end of th...

Page 268: ... spindle by tapping the same end of the spindle with your hand to loosen it The flange is removed cCaution To remove the black movable flange from the spindle do not hold the spindle vertically and tap the end on the floor otherwise damage may occur 3 Remove the roll paper from the spindle Note Store unused roll paper in its original package Put the roll paper into the plastic bag and outer packag...

Page 269: ...ading roll paper To load roll paper follow the steps below 1 Open the roll paper cover 2 Make sure the black movable flange is fixed into the end of the roll paper properly 3 Hold the roll paper spindle so that the black movable flange is on the left side ...

Page 270: ... Hold both sides of the paper and then load the paper in the paper insertion slot Pull the paper until it hangs down over the paper tray Note If you load thin paper press the Paper Feed button to decrease the value of paper suction If you load thick and curled paper press the Paper Feed button to increase the value of paper suction ...

Page 271: ...nd the paper to the line marked with the arrow mark 8 Move the paper lever to the secured position The printer automatically feeds the paper to the printing position Note If you press the Pause button the printer starts to feed the paper to the printing position immediately 9 Close the roll paper cover ...

Page 272: ...ource button to select Roll Auto Cut On or Roll Auto Cut Off Now the printer is ready to print While the printer is printing do not open the top cover If the top cover is opened while printing isinprogress theprinterstops printing andthen restartsprinting when the top cover is closed Stopping and restarting printing may reduce the print quality ...

Page 273: ...oll paper belt The roll paper belt is packed with the optional 2 3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle You can also purchase the optional roll paper belt To use the roll paper belt tap the end of the roll paper belt lightly on the roll paper The belt will wrap itself around the roll paper To remove the roll paper belt simply unwrap it from around the paper When not using the roll paper belt keep it wound ...

Page 274: ...roceed with cutting after printing is finished Cutting the roll paper automatically To cut the roll paper automatically after printing follow the steps below 1 Before printing press the Paper Source button to select Roll Auto Cut On 2 Print your data To make the auto cut setting using the printer driver see Making the Auto Cut setting on page 52 for Windows Making the Auto Cut setting on page 143 ...

Page 275: ...n for 3 seconds The printer cuts the printout at the cutting position Printing page lines If you want to print continuously on roll paper and then cut the pages yourself after you finish printing use the Print Page Line setting To make the Print Page Line setting using the control panel see PAGE LINE on page 236 To make the Print Page Line setting using the printer software see Print Page Line on ...

Page 276: ...et Paper EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte Commercial Archival Enhanced Matte Paper Watercolor Paper Radiant White Bright White Ink Jet Paper Plain paper Front Manual Feed Slot UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Rear Manual Feed Slot Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte Commercial Archival Enhanced Matte...

Page 277: ...edge guide For information on the loaded capacity of Epson special media see the following table Epson special media Size Loadable capacity in the paper tray Premium Semigloss Photo Paper A4 100 LTR 100 A3 50 Super A3 B 50 Premium Luster Photo Paper LTR 100 A3 50 Super A3 B 50 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper A4 200 LTR 200 EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte Commercial Super A3 B 50 Archival Enhanced Matte...

Page 278: ...Loading A3 or larger paper in the paper tray 1 Make sure the printer is on and in the READY state 2 Press the Paper Source button to select Sheet 3 Extend the paper tray and paper tray cover 4 Lift up the paper tray cover ...

Page 279: ...eft slightly wider than the width of your paper 6 Clean the inside of the paper tray to remove any dust Dust may affect the print quality 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 ...

Page 280: ...ie flat on the bottom of the tray Note Always set the paper s short edge first When you load sheets of paper make sure to put the edges of the paper against the right inner corner of the paper tray otherwise printing may become misaligned When you add more sheets of paper to the paper tray always line up the edges of the added paper to those of the paper already loaded ...

Page 281: ... 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English 9 Adjust the length of the paper tray and the edge guide according to the paper size 10 Put the paper guide roller down Make sure the paper guide roller is placed on the edge of the paper ...

Page 282: ...ngth of paper tray cover and then attach it to the paper tray Note Make sure the roll paper support is not raised 12 If you have extended the paper tray and cover fully pull the paper tray cover extension to support large size printouts ...

Page 283: ...nter is printing donotopen thetopcover Ifthe topcoverisopenedwhile printing isinprogress the printerstopsprinting andthenrestarts printing when the top cover is closed Stopping and restarting printing may reduce the print quality Loading paper smaller than A3 in the paper tray 1 Make sure the printer is on and in the READY state 2 Press the Paper Source button to select Sheet 3 Lift up the paper t...

Page 284: ...n the width of your paper 5 Clean the inside of the paper tray to remove any dust Dust may decrease the print quality 6 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 ...

Page 285: ...ure the sheets lie flat on the bottom of the tray Note Always set the paper s short edge first When you load sheets of paper make sure to put the edges of the paper against the right inner corner of the paper tray otherwise printing may become misaligned When you add more sheets of paper to the paper tray always line up the edges of the added paper to those of the paper already loaded ...

Page 286: ...g to the paper size 9 Put the paper guide roller down and then re attach the paper tray cover Note Make sure the roll paper support is not raised Before printing on cut sheet media make sure paper in the paper tray is not curled If it is curled uncurl it otherwise a paper jam may occur ...

Page 287: ...om the front side to the rear side of the printer keepenough space between the rearside of the printer and the wall according to the following table Note When PPR SIZE CHK is set to OFF on the printer s control panel you cannot feed the paper from the manual feed slot See PPR SIZE CHK on page 238 for details When you print on a cut sheet media with a thickness of 0 5 mm or more always load the she...

Page 288: ... landscape position However always set recycled or plain paper in the portrait position regardless of the thickness 1 Make sure the printer is on and in the READY state 2 Press the Paper Source button to select Sheet 3 Move the paper lever to the released position 4 Open the top cover ...

Page 289: ...Paper Handling 289 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 English 5 Insert a sheet to where paper is usually ejected 6 Pass the paper under the feed roller ...

Page 290: ...th an arrow mark and also adjust the bottom edge of the paper with the line marked with your paper size on the paper tray If your paper size is Letter A4 or B4 set the paper edge to LTR A4 B4 If your paper size is not listed above set the paper edge to OTHERS 8 Close the top cover ...

Page 291: ...printer automatically feeds the paper to the printing position Note If PPR SIZE CHK is set to OFF REMOVE PAPER appears on the LCD You need to select ON for PPR SIZE CHK on the printer s control panel If you press the Pause button the printer starts to feed the paper to the printing position immediately ...

Page 292: ... to print While the printer is printing donotopenthetop cover If the topcoveris openedwhileprinting isinprogress theprinterstops printing andthen restartsprinting when the top cover is closed Stopping and restarting printing may reduce the print quality cCaution Do not leave the paper in the printer for a long period of time its qualitywilldeteriorate Werecommendthatyouremovethepaper from the prin...

Page 293: ...tter size or 8 10 in paper in the portrait position regardless of the thickness 1 Make sure the printer is on and in the READY state 2 Press the Paper Source button to select Sheet 3 Hold the left and right edges of the paper Align the left edge of the paper with the target paper size on the roll paper cover and then insert the paper until it meets resistance The printer automatically feeds the pa...

Page 294: ... is ready to print While the printer is printing donotopenthetop cover If the topcoveris openedwhileprinting isinprogress theprinterstops printing andthen restartsprinting when the top cover is closed Stopping and restarting printing may reduce the print quality cCaution Do not leave the paper in the printer for a long period of time its qualitywilldeteriorate Werecommendthatyouremovethepaper from...

Page 295: ...tinue to print Epson recommends the use of genuine Epson ink cartridges Other products not manufactured by Epson may cause damage to your printer not covered by Epson s warranties For detailed information on ink cartridges see Ink cartridges on page 367 To check the product codes of ink cartridges see Consumable Products on page 375 To replace an ink cartridge follow the steps below cCaution Leave...

Page 296: ...nd out which cartridge needs to be replaced as indicated by the steady or flashing Ink check light 2 Open the ink compartment cover by pushing it 3 Raise the ink levers to the released position Note The right ink compartment is available for EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only ...

Page 297: ...ur hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water cCaution Do not shake cartridges that have been installed previously with too much force 5 Make sure the replacement ink cartridge is the correct color and remove it from the package Shake the ink cartridge well before installing it for best results ...

Page 298: ...package and product code 6 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 Do not force the cartridge in further by hand Note If the Ink check light remains on this indicates the ink cartridge may not be installedcorrectly Remove the ink cartridge andthen reinsert it as described above 7 Lower the ink lever to the secure...

Page 299: ...cartridge in the wrong slot NO INK CRTG appears on the LCD Make sure that the correct ink cartridge is installed in the correct slot 8 Close the ink compartment cover The printer returns to the previous status Note If you have installed 220 ml ink cartridge do not close the ink compartment cover ...

Page 300: ...e maintenance tank Do not unplug the power cord Note If an electrical power failure occurs during this operation turn the printer on again You can continue your procedure at the breakpoint The Black Ink Conversion Kit is required when changing the black ink Also the black ink cartridge either Matte or Photo that you want to convert is required To check the product code see Consumable Products on p...

Page 301: ...and then press the Menu button 4 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display BK INK CHANGE and then press the Menu button 5 Press the Menu button again to execute 6 Make sure RAISE THE RIGHT INK LEVER appears on the LCD and then raise the ink lever on the right ink compartment 7 Make sure RAISE THE LEFT INK LEVER appears on the LCD and then raise the ink lever on the left ink compartment ...

Page 302: ...ake sure INSTALL CNVRSION CRTG appears on the LCD and then insert three conversion cartridges in the slots on the left ink compartment Note If REPLACE CNVRSION CRTG appears on the LCD press the Pause button Remove the old conversion cartridge s from the left ink compartment and then insert the new conversion cartridge s Finally go to step 4 to start again ...

Page 303: ...VER appears on the LCD and then lower the ink lever on the left ink compartment 11 The printer starts draining ink and DRAINING XX appears on the LCD Wait until draining is complete 12 When draining is complete RAISE THE LEFT INK LEVER appears on the LCD Raise the ink lever on the left ink compartment ...

Page 304: ... Make sure REMOVE CNVRSION CRTG appears on the LCD and then remove the conversion cartridges from the slots on the left ink compartment 14 Make sure INSERT INK CRTG appears on the LCD and then insert the cartridges in their specified slots ...

Page 305: ... the right and left ink compartments 16 Make sure RAISE THE BOTH INK LEVERS appears on the LCD and then raise the ink lever on the right and left ink compartments 17 The printer starts charging ink After a while ink lever messages appear on the LCD When a message appears on the LCD raise or lower the ink levers accordingly until READY appears on the LCD ...

Page 306: ...ink compartment covers Note If you have installed 220 ml ink cartridges do not close the ink compartment covers Updating the printer driver information After the replacement operation update the driver information using the steps below For Windows Click the Main tab and make sure that the correct ink cartridge is displayed If not set the information manually by clicking the Utility tab and then th...

Page 307: ...English For Mac OS 8 6 to 9 x Select Chooser from the Apple menu and then click the printer s icon and printer port For Mac OS X Remove the printer from the Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 x or the Printer Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 x and then add it again ...

Page 308: ...N Stylus Pro 4800 only If you are using 220 ml ink cartridges remove the four ink cartridges from the rightink compartment Make sure to close the ink compartment cover after you have removed the ink cartridges 2 Open the package of a new maintenance tank 3 Putyourhand on the handle undertherightinkcompartment then gently pull the maintenance tank outward 4 Put the used maintenance tank in the plas...

Page 309: ...ce and Transportation 309 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English 5 Insert the new maintenance tank into place 6 For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only If you are using 220 ml ink cartridges reinstall the removed ink cartridges ...

Page 310: ...rinter is on 2 Press the Menu button to enter the SelecType mode 3 Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display CUTTER REPLACE on the LCD Note You can also take the following steps Press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display MAINTENANCE on the LCD Press the Menu button and then press the Paper Feed or Paper Feed button to display CUTTER REPL 4 Press the Menu button to display EXEC...

Page 311: ... 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 English 5 When the print head stops at the replacement position OPEN TOP COVER appears Open the top cover 6 When REPLACE CUTTER appears on the LCD push in the side pin and turn the paper cutter cover to the right to open the casing ...

Page 312: ...ly take your finger off the side pin and carefully remove the old cutter from the printer 8 Remove the new paper cutter from its package 9 Fully insert the new cutter in the paper cutter holder Make sure the cutter slide pin is set to the left ...

Page 313: ...urn the paper cutter cover to the left to close the casing Note Makesurethe paper cutter coverisset correctly otherwise thepaper may not be cut 11 Make sure CLOSE TOP COVER appears and then close the top cover The cutter holder moves to the home far right position 12 Wait until READY appears on the LCD ...

Page 314: ...he 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 355 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and all the lights are off and then unplug the power cord 2 Open the roll paper cover and remove the roll paper spindle Also remove any paper from the printer 3 Make sure the ...

Page 315: ...anel see Checking the print head nozzles on page 246 To perform a nozzle check using the printer software see Checking the print head nozzles on page 78 for Windows Checking the print head nozzles on page 164 for Mac OS 9 x or Checking the print head nozzles on page 217 for Mac OS X To clean the print head using the control panel press the Menu button for more than 3 seconds To clean the print hea...

Page 316: ...a long distance repack the printer using the original box and packing materials To repack the printer follow the steps below 1 Make sure the printer is turned on 2 Remove the following parts Roll and cut sheet media Roll paper spindle Paper tray and paper tray cover 3 Raise the ink levers You can choose whether to remove the ink cartridges Regardless of your choice you mustkeep the ink levers rais...

Page 317: ...printer is turned off and then unplug the power cord 8 Insert the protective materials and repack the printer Contact your dealer for assistance See Contacting Customer Support on page 355 Over a short distance If you need to move the printer over a short distance be sure to perform the following tasks Raise the ink levers Lift the printer using at least two people The printer weighs approximately...

Page 318: ...aterials Do not forget to pull the green tab on the left side of the print head to release the print head cCaution Do not push down the green tab otherwise you may break it The first time you start printing after transporting the printer or if you have not turned on the printer for a long time the print head nozzles may be clogged Epson recommends that you perform a nozzle check and clean the prin...

Page 319: ...ol panel press the Menu button for 3 seconds To clean the print head using the printer software see Cleaningtheprinthead onpage80forWindows Cleaning the print head on page 165 for Mac OS 9 x or Cleaning the print head on page 219 for Mac OS X To realign the print head using the control panel see Aligning the print head on page 248 To realign the print head using the printer software see Aligning t...

Page 320: ...ocess of head cleaning ink charging or ink drying During headcleaning inkcharging and ink drying PLEASE WAIT appears on the LCD Wait until the printer resumes printing An error has occurred Many common printer problems can be identified by the messages on the LCD You can also check the lights on the control panel for errors See Lights on page 225 For other messages not included in the following ta...

Page 321: ...e Replacing the Maintenance Tank on page 308 INK LOW Ink cartridge is nearly empty Replacement of ink cartridge is nearly needed Although you can continue printing in INK LOW situation it may decline the print quality MNT REQ nnnn A part used in the printer has nearly reached the end of its life nnnn shows the code of the part Note the code and contact your dealer See Contacting Customer Support o...

Page 322: ...PAPER OUT No paperisloaded inthe printer Load paper correctly Roll paper is out while printing is in progress Load a new roll paper NO BORDERLESS WITH THIS SIZE RELOAD PAPER Note Those messages are displayed on the LCD alternately A2 size cut sheet media has been installed for borderless printing Install a different size of cut sheet media or roll paper See Makingthe Borderless setting on page 48 ...

Page 323: ...T CUT Paper is not cut correctly when Roll Auto Cut On is selected Open the top cover and remove the uncut paper If RELOAD PAPER appears on the LCD reload paper The paper cutter may not be installed correctly See Replacing the Paper Cutter on page 310 Paper cutter may be blunt Replace the paper cutter See Replacing the Paper Cutter on page 310 COMMAND ERROR Damaged data is sent to the printer Stop...

Page 324: ... printing If you want to continue printing press the Pause button LOAD ROLL PAPER The roll paper is not set correctly Load the roll paper correctly and select Roll Auto Cut On or Roll Auto Cut Off See Loading roll paper on page 269 LOADSHEETPAPER IN P TRAY The cut sheet media is not set correctly in the paper tray Set the cut sheet media in the paper tray correctly and select Sheet See Loading cut...

Page 325: ...onversioncartridge needs to be replaced Replace the conversion cartridge with a new one Or complete the replacement of the K ink by pressing the Pause button INK OUT Ink cartridge is empty Replace the empty ink cartridge with a new one See ReplacingInk Cartridges on page 295 INVALID INK CRTG Ink cartridge with the wrong product code is installed Remove the ink cartridge and install the ink cartrid...

Page 326: ... tank with a new one See Replacing the Maintenance Tank on page 308 LOWER INK LEVERS Both ink levers have been raised Lower the ink levers LOWER L INK LVR The ink lever on the left ink compartment has been raised Lower the ink lever on the left ink compartment LOWER R INK LVR The ink lever on the right ink compartment has been raised Lower the ink lever on the right ink compartment TOP COVER OPEN ...

Page 327: ...ED The printer failed to update the FirmWare Update the FirmWare again OPTION I F ERROR The installed interface cannot be used with this printer Remove the interface card and install the interface card that can be used with this printer See Options on page 373 UNLOCK PRINT HEAD Print head is locked Pull the green tab on the left side of the print head to release the print head SERVICE REQ nnnnnnnn...

Page 328: ...lug the power cord immediately Contact your dealer for assistance See Contacting Customer Support on page 355 cCaution If the supplied voltage and rating voltage do not match do not plug the printer back in again as damage may occur The printer prints nothing The printer is not correctly connected to the computer Try one or more of these solutions Turn off the printer and computer Make sure the pr...

Page 329: ...Settings and select Printers 2 Right click EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 or EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 in the Printers window 3 Select Set As Default then close the Printers window For Mac OS 9 x 1 Click the Apple menu and select Chooser If the SPro 4400 or SPro 4800 printer icon can be seen the printer driver is correctly installed 2 Make sure the EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 or EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 is selected for...

Page 330: ... Me or 98 1 Click Start point to Settings and then select Printers 2 Right click EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 or EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 in the Printers window then select Properties 3 Click the Details tab 4 Make sure that your printer driver is selected in the Print using the following driver list Then select the port to which your printer is connected in the Print to following port list For Windows 2000...

Page 331: ...inter software may be incorrectly installed To ensure that the driver and printer software are installed correctly follow the steps below Note The printer driver screens that appear in this procedure are for Windows 98 The appearance of the Windows Me printer driver screens differ only slightly 1 Click the Start button point to Settings and then click Printers Make sure that the icon for your prin...

Page 332: ...PUSBX EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 or EPUSBX EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 appears in the Print to the following port list then the USB printer device driver and printer software are installed correctly If the correct port is not displayed proceed to the next step ...

Page 333: ...lus sign beside Other devices to view the installed devices If USB Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 or EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 appears under Other devices the printer software is not installed correctly Proceed to step 5 If neither USB Printer nor EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 appears under Other devices click Refresh or unplug the USB cable from the printer and then plug it into the prin...

Page 334: ...inter EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 or EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 and click Remove Then click OK When the following dialog appears click OK 6 Click OK to close the System Properties dialog 7 Uninstall the printer software See Uninstalling the printer driver on page 108 ...

Page 335: ...ing the print head on page 80 For Mac OS 9 x see Cleaning the print head on page 165 For Mac OS X see Cleaning the print head on page 219 If the Head Cleaning utility does not work replace the ink cartridges See Replacing Ink Cartridges on page 295 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 ...

Page 336: ...sition is correct See Using Roll Paper on page 265 or Using Cut Sheet Media on page 276 Inverted image For Windows turn off the Flip Horizontal setting in the Advanced menu See Making Advanced setting on page 28 For Mac OS 9 x turn off the Flip Horizontal setting in the Advanced dialog See Making Advanced setting on page 123 For Mac OS X turn off the Flip Horizontal setting in the Advanced Setting...

Page 337: ...es with more vivid colors For Windows select PhotoEnhance in the Advanced menu See Making Advanced setting on page 28 For Mac OS 9 x select PhotoEnhance in the Advanced dialog See Making Advanced setting on page 123 For Windows select Color Controls in the Advanced menu and adjust color brightness etc as required See Making Advanced setting on page 28 Mac OS 9 x select Color Controls in the Advanc...

Page 338: ...latten it or curl it slightly to the opposite side For Windows if you use Epson special media check the Media Type setting in the Main menu See Making Settings on the Main Menu on page 21 For Mac OS 9 x if you use Epson special media check the Media Type setting in the Print dialog See Making Settings in the Print Dialog on page 117 For Mac OS X if you use Epson special media check the Media Type ...

Page 339: ...u are using see Page Setup on page 188 Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles For Windows see Cleaning the print head on page 80 For Mac OS 9 x see Cleaning the print head on page 165 For Mac OS X see Cleaning the print head on page 219 You can also clean the print head nozzles using the control panel To clean the print h...

Page 340: ...ee Aligning the print head on page 166 For Mac OS X see Aligning the print head on page 220 Faint printout or gaps Try one or more of these solutions Make sure that the ink cartridges do not exceed the expiry date The expiry date is labeled on the outside of the ink cartridge For Windows check the Media Type setting in the Main menu Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using See Making Se...

Page 341: ... page 30 For Mac OS 9 x see Paper Configuration on page 125 For Mac OS X see Paper Configuration on page 202 Blurry or smeared printout Try one or more of these solutions For Windows check the Media Type setting in the Main menu Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using See Making Settings on the Main Menu on page 21 For Mac OS 9 x check the Media Type setting in the Print dialog Make su...

Page 342: ...age 219 You can also clean the print head nozzles using the control panel To clean the print head nozzles press the Menu button for 3 seconds Color documents print in black only Try one or more of these solutions Make sure the color data settings in your application are correct For Windows make sure Color or Color B W Photo is set in the Main menu See Making Settings on the Main Menu on page 21 Fo...

Page 343: ...ain Menu on page 21 For Mac OS 9 x select the Automatic mode and move the slider towards Speed in the Print dialog to increase print speed See Making Settings in the Print Dialog on page 117 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 Mode on page 191 Do not run too many applications at the same...

Page 344: ...ce button for 3 seconds The printer cuts the roll paper Make sure that Normal Cut Single Cut or Double Cut is selected as the Auto Cut in the printer driver For Windows see Making the Auto Cut setting on page 52 For Mac OS 9 x see Making the Auto Cut setting on page 143 For Mac OS X see Auto Cut on page 205 Cut the roll paper by hand if necessary Check that the paper thickness of the roll paper lo...

Page 345: ...ed Make sure the paper is flattened Make sure printing occurs within the operational temperature range Make sure the paper is not damp Make sure the paper is not too thick or too thin See Paper on page 365 Make sure no foreign objects are inside the printer For Windows check the Media Type setting in the Main menu Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using See Making Settings on the Main ...

Page 346: ...loading non Epson special media test if the paper can be loaded correctly before printing To clear Paper jams see Clearing paper jams on page 347 Roll paper does not eject properly Try one ore more of these solutions Roll paper is wound tightly and may feed with a curl Flatten it before you load it Select Starwheel Roll Curled as the Feed Roller Type in the Paper Configuration dialog box For Windo...

Page 347: ...g paper jams When roll paper is jammed To remove jammed roll paper follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the roll paper cover and move the paper lever to the released position 3 Cut the paper at the paper insertion slot and remove the roll paper ...

Page 348: ...348 Problem Solver 4 Remove the jammed paper from the front or rear side of the printer If necessary open the top cover and remove the jammed paper ...

Page 349: ...8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 English When paper loaded from the paper tray is jammed To remove jammed paper follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer 2 Move the paper lever to the released position 3 Remove the paper tray from the printer ...

Page 350: ...350 Problem Solver 4 Carefully remove the jammed paper If necessary open the top cover and remove the jammed paper ...

Page 351: ...Problem Solver 351 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 English If the paper is jammed around the rear cover remove the rear cover by squeezing the knobs and remove the jammed paper ...

Page 352: ...ed from the front manual feed slot is jammed To remove jammed paper follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer 2 Move the paper lever to the released position 3 Remove the jammed paper from the front or rear side of the printer Front ...

Page 353: ...r 353 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 English When paper loaded from the rear manual feed slot is jammed To remove jammed paper follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer 2 Move the paper lever to released position Rear ...

Page 354: ...354 Problem Solver 3 Remove the jammed paper from the front If necessary open the top cover and remove the jammed paper ...

Page 355: ...ct 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 operating system name and version Names and versions of the software applications you normally use with your product Technical Support Web Site Go to http www epson com...

Page 356: ...remium Glossy Photo Paper 250 0 3 mm R 3 Pro4800 PGPP250 icc Premium Luster Photo Paper 250 0 3 mm R 3 Pro4800 PLPP250 icc Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 250 0 3 mm R 3 Pro4800 PSPP250 icc Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 250 0 3 mm R 3 Pro4800 PSmPP250 icc Photo Paper Gloss 250 0 3 mm R 3 Pro4800 PPG250 icc Photo Semigloss Paper Photo Grade Semigloss Paper 0 2 mm R Borderless Print Spacer is required...

Page 357: ...aper 0 1 mm NR 2 Pro4800 SWMP_PK icc Pro4800 SWMP_MK icc Pro4400 SWMP icc Textured Fine Art Paper 0 4 mm NR 3 Pro4800 TFAP_PK icc Pro4800 TFAP_MK icc Media Name Paper Thickness Borderless Printing ICC Profile Premium Glossy Photo Paper 0 3 mm Right and Left sides only Pro4800 PGPP icc Premium Luster Photo Paper 0 3 mm Right and Left sides only Pro4800 PLPP icc Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 0 3 mm ...

Page 358: ...y Pro4800 PQIJP_PK icc Pro4800 PQIJP_MK icc Pro4400 PQIJP icc Bright White Ink Jet Paper 0 1 mm Right and Left sides only Pro4800 Standard icc Pro4400 Standard icc Velvet Fine Art Paper 0 5 mm Right and Left sides only Pro4800 VFAP_PK icc Pro4800 VFAP_MK icc UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper 0 5 mm Right and Left sides only Pro 4800 USFAP_PK icc Pro4800 USFAP_MK icc Watercolor Paper Radiant White 0 3 mm ...

Page 359: ...demand ink jet Nozzle configuration EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 Black 180 nozzles 2 Matte Black 2 Color 180 nozzles 6 Cyan 2 Magenta 2 Yellow 2 EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 Black 180 nozzles 3 Photo Black or Matte Black Light Black Light Light Black Color 180 nozzles 5 Cyan Magenta Light Cyan Light Magenta Yellow Character mode Character Pitch Printing Column 10 cpi 167 ...

Page 360: ...440 dpi 425 8 mm 17 03 inches 23629 2880 dpi 425 8 mm 17 03 inches 47259 Resolution Maximum 2880 1440 dpi Print direction Bidirectional Control code ESC P Raster Line spacing 1 6 inch or programmable in 1440 inch increments Paper feed speed 215 10 mm seconds per 1 6 inch line RAM 64 MB Character tables PC 437 US Standard Europe PC 850 Multilingual Character sets EPSON Courier 10 cpi ...

Page 361: ... is 3 0 mm 0 12 B L Roll paper The minimum left margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 Cut sheets The minimum left margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 B R Roll paper The minimum right margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 Cut sheets The minimum right margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 C Roll paper The minimum bottom margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 Cut sheets The minimum bottom margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 Parameter A B L B R C T B 15 mm Default 15 mm 3 mm 3 mm 15 mm T B 35...

Page 362: ...ot be printed Mechanical Paper feed method Friction Paper path Roll paper Cut sheets paper tray front manual insertion rear manual insertion Dimensions Width 848 mm 33 92 inches Depth 764 mm 30 56 inches Height 354 mm 14 16 inches Weight EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 Approx 39 0 kg 85 8 lb without consumables EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 Approx 40 2 kg 88 44 lb without consumables ...

Page 363: ...90 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 to 61 Hz Rated current 1 0 0 5 A Power consumption Approx 52 W or less when printing ISO10561 Letter Pattern 5 W or less in sleep mode Approx 1 W or less when printer is off 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 Operation 20 to 80 RH Prin...

Page 364: ...fault condition last set Software initialization when the ESC initialize the printer command is received The print buffer is cleared The printer returns to the default condition last set Panel button initialization by pressing the Pause button on the control panel for 3 seconds or INI signal is sent Print head capping occurs Paper is ejected if any The input data buffer and print buffer are cleare...

Page 365: ... 203 mm 8 inches to 432 mm 17 inches W 45000 mm 1771 68 inches L when internal diameter is 2 inches 203 mm 8 inches to 432 mm 17 inches W 202000 mm 7952 88 inches L when internal diameter is 3 inches Outer diameter 103 mm 4 05 inches maximum when 2 3 dual roll feed spindle is set as 2 inch roll paper spindle 150 mm 5 90 inches maximum when 2 3 dual roll feed spindle is set as 3 inch roll paper spi...

Page 366: ...plain paper 64 gf m 17 lb to 90 gf m 24 lb Size 8 10 inches 203 2 254 mm A4 210 297 mm Letter 8 5 11 inches 215 9 279 4 mm B4 257 364 mm 11 14 inches 279 4 355 6 mm US B 11 17 inches 279 4 431 8 mm A3 297 420 mm 300 450 mm Super A3 B 329 483 mm B3 364 515 mm 400 600 mm A2 420 594 mm 16 20 inches 406 4 508 mm US C 17 22 inches 431 8 558 8 mm Paper types Plain paper special papers distributed by Eps...

Page 367: ...m before loading Ink cartridges Colors EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 Matte Black Cyan Magenta Yellow EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 Photo Black Matte Black Light Black Light Light Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta Cartridge life 2 years from production date if unopened Within 6 months after opening package Temperature Storage uninstalled 30 to 40 C 22 to 105 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F Storage install...

Page 368: ...Epson may cause damage to your printer not covered by Epson s warranties Capacity 110 ml 220 ml Dimensions 110 ml 25 1 mm W 165 8 mm D 105 3 mm H 0 98 inches W 6 52 inches D 4 14 inches H 220 ml 25 1 mm W 280 8 mm D 105 3 mm H 0 98 inches W 11 05 inches D 4 14 inches H Weight 110 ml Approx 200 g 0 44 lb 220 ml Approx 385 g 0 85 lb ...

Page 369: ...ded system Pentium 330 MHz for Windows XP Pentium 150 MHz for Windows Me Pentium 133 MHz for Windows 2000 Pentium for Windows 98 Pentium 4 1 4 GHz or higher processor 128 MB RAM for Windows XP 64 MB RAM for Windows 2000 32 MB RAM for Windows Me and 98 256 MB RAM or more 100 MB or more hard disk space 3 GB or more free disk space VGA monitor VGA or better monitor Minimum system Recommended system P...

Page 370: ...lock 1 024 K 1 MB To use your printer with Mac OS X Your computer should also meet the following system requirements Note To see how much memory is available choose About this Mac from the Apple menu Minimum system Recommended system Computer that can run Mac OS X 10 2 0 PowerPC G4 800 MHZ or higher processor Mac OS X 10 2 0 or later Mac OS X 10 2 3 or later 128 MB or more available memory 256 MB ...

Page 371: ...al Bus Device Class Definition for Printing Devices Version 1 1 This interface has the following characteristics Note Only computer equipped with a USB connector and running Windows XP Me 98 2000 or Mac OS 9 x to X 10 x support the USB interface Standard Based on Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 2 0 Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1 1 Universal Serial Bus Device Class Defin...

Page 372: ... bit level encoding Encoding decoding DS Link bit level encoding Compatible connectors IEEE 1394 1995 compliant plug 6 contact Pin number Signal name Function 1 VP Cable power supply 2 VG Cable ground 3 TPB Strobe during receipt data during transmission differential pair 4 TPB 5 TPA Data during receipt strobe during transmission differential pair 6 TPA Power class code 100 No power supply from ext...

Page 373: ...varies by location Roll paper spindle To use optional spindles see Using Roll Paper on page 265 Interface card To install optional interface card see the Setup Guide Note The asterisk is a substitute for the last digit of the product code which varies by location 2 3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle C12C811171 2 3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle High Tension C12C811191 Roll Paper Belt C12C890121 EpsonNet 1...

Page 374: ...printing on roll paper with a width of 8 inches 203 2 mm or 420 mm A2 attach the spacer to the spindle To attach the spacer to the spindle see Attaching the spacer to the spindle on page 267 IEEE 1394 Cable C836302 Borderless Print Spacer for 420 mm and 8 inch Roll Paper C12C811201 ...

Page 375: ...ntenance Tank This tank absorbs discharged liquid If it becomes full you need to replace it See Replacing the Maintenance Tank on page 308 Ink cartridges To replace ink cartridges see Replacing Ink Cartridges on page 295 Note The product number varies by country The UltraChrome ink cartridges for EPSON Stylus Pro 4000 7600 9600 can also be used with EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 The UltraChrome K3 ink car...

Page 376: ...5443 Ink cartridge Yellow 110 ml T5434 220 ml T5444 Ink cartridge Photo Black 110 ml T5641 220 ml T5651 Ink cartridge Matte Black 110 ml T5438 220 ml T5448 Ink cartridge Cyan 110 ml T5642 220 ml T5652 Ink cartridge Magenta 110 ml T5643 220 ml T5653 Ink cartridge Yellow 110 ml T5644 220 ml T5654 Ink Cartridge Light Black 110 ml T5647 220 ml T5657 Ink cartridge Light Cyan 110 ml T5645 220 ml T5655 I...

Page 377: ...r printer In addition Epson offers specially designed media for ink jet printers to meet most high quality printing needs 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 si...

Page 378: ...matte Photo Paper 250 16 100 30 5 m S041738 Photo Paper Gloss 250 17 100 30 5 m S041879 Photo Semigloss Paper Photo Grade Semigloss Paper 16 5 100 30 5 m S041779 Photo Glossy Paper Photo Grade Glossy Paper 16 5 100 30 5 m S041778 EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte Commercial 17 100 30 5 m S041724 Contract Proofing 13 50 15 m S041668 Enhanced Matte Paper 17 100 30 5 m S041725 POP 3D CAD GIS Photo Fine ...

Page 379: ... S041624 A3 S041288 S041315 Super A3 B S041289 S041316 Premium Luster Photo Paper LTR S041405 A3 S041406 Super A3 B S041407 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper A4 S041332 LTR S041331 A3 S041334 Super A3 S041328 Super B S041327 EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte Commercial Super A3 B S041744 Contract Proofing Archival Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper LTR S041341 POP 3D CAD GIS Photo Fine Art A4 S041342 A3 S0...

Page 380: ...P 2D CAD GIS Imposition Proofing S041062 A4 S041061 Bright White Ink Jet Paper A4 S041442 Velvet Fine Art Paper LTR S041598 Photo Fine Art Super A3 B S041637 UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Super A3 B S041869 US C S041897 Watercolor Paper Radiant White Super A3 S041352 Super B S041351 ...

Page 381: ...mm The following table shows the default paper margin for the paper Margin settings Top Bottom Left Right DEFAULT See the list below 3 mm T B 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 3 mm T B 25 mm 25 mm 25 mm 3 mm 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 15 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm Roll Paper Top Bottom Left Right Plain Paper Singleweight Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 250 Premium Luster Photo Paper 250 Photo Pa...

Page 382: ... the description about Platen Gap on the Custom Paper menu is incorrect WIDEST is not supported so read it as below 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 Select NARROW for printing on thin paper or WIDER for printing on thick paper Note There is also Platen Gap on the Printer Setup me...

Page 383: ...hly if it becomes soiled wWarning Be careful not to touch the gears inside the printer cCaution Never use alcohol or thinners to clean the printer these chemicals can damage the components as well as the 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 da...

Page 384: ...to carefully remove any dust or dirt inside the printer Wipe the gray part by following the directions of the arrows If there is a serious problem of dirt on the inside of the printer clean it using a soft clean cloth dampened with mild detergent Then wipe the inside of the printer dry with a dry soft cloth Roller Ink absorption Print head guide ...

Page 385: ... the back of a printout is soiled carefully clean the platen the gray part using a soft clean cloth 4 If some powdery paper dust is stuffed in the platen use something like a toothpick to remove it Close the top cover 5 If the outer case is dirty clean it using a soft clean cloth dampened with mild detergent Keep the ink compartment covers closed to prevent water from getting inside ...

Page 386: ...ctions About the Black Ink Conversion Kit The Black Ink Conversion Kit is packed with the printer Epson does not sell it as a consumable anymore Note Contact your dealer if the Black Ink Conversion Kit is needed ...

Page 387: ...y digit 0 or 1 which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer brightness The lightness or darkness of an image buffer The portion of the printer s memory used to store data before printing it byte A unit of information consisting of eight bits characters per inch cpi A measure of the size of text characters sometimes referred to as pitch CMYK Cyan blue green magenta yellow...

Page 388: ...the resolution See also resolution drive A memory device such as CD ROM hard disk or floppy disk In Windows a letter is assigned to each drive for easy management driver A software program that sends instructions to a computer peripheral to tell it what to do For example your printer driver accepts print data from your word processor application and sends instructions to the printer on how to prin...

Page 389: ...s used to reproduce an image halftoning Method of using dot patterns to represent an image Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots See also halftones head alignment The operation to correct any misalignment of the print heads Vertical banding will be corrected head cleaning The operati...

Page 390: ...tion that is sent to the printer from the computer is stored in the memory temporarily See also RAM and ROM MicroWeave Printing in which images are printed in finer increments to reduce the possibility of banding and to produce laser like images See also banding monochrome This means printing with only one color of ink which is generally black ink nozzle Fine tubes in the print head through which ...

Page 391: ...PSON Stylus Pro 4800 has four printing mode settings SuperPhoto 2880 dpi SuperFine 1440 dpi Fine 720 dpi and Normal 360 dpi print queue If your printer is connected to a network print jobs that are sent to the printer while it is busy are stored in a waiting line or print queue until they can be printed Progress Meter A meter that shows the progress of the current print job for Windows RAM Random ...

Page 392: ...to the printer directly or to the print server Spool Manager The software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands See also spool sRGB Windows software that is designed so you get WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get color output This software prints colors as you see them on your screen Status Monitor The software program that allows you to check the printer s sta...

Page 393: ...k cartridges 300 Buttons 223 C Cleaning printer 314 ColorSync setting 122 193 Configuration settings 169 Consumable products 375 Contacting EPSON 355 Customer support 355 Custom mode Macintosh 122 Windows 27 Cut sheet media media type 377 using 278 283 D Dual roll feed spindle 265 E EPSON Monitor3 171 EPSON special media 263 377 EPSON Spool Manager 90 ...

Page 394: ...ons Macintosh 123 Windows 29 L Layout menu Windows 63 to 75 Loading roll paper 269 M Maintenance Mode 258 Maintenance tank 308 Media Type setting Macintosh 117 Windows 21 Multi page printing Macintosh 159 160 Windows 73 74 N Notes for media 263 Nozzle check pattern 247 O Online help Macintosh 167 Macintosh Mac OS X 221 Windows 86 Options 373 ...

Page 395: ...nly 108 updating 108 Printer Software for Macintosh Mac OS X utilities 214 to 221 Printer utilities Macintosh 162 Windows 76 Print Quality setting Macintosh 124 Windows 29 Progress Meter 87 R Replacing Ink cartridges 295 Maintenance tank 308 Roll paper loading 269 media type 377 Roll Paper saving Macintosh 156 S SelecType menus 229 setting procedure 234 usage 228 SelecType menus head alignment 246...

Page 396: ...rovals 365 Spindle attaching the roll paper 265 removing the roll paper 268 Status Message 227 Status Sheet 256 System requirements Macintosh 369 T Technical support 355 Transport the printer 316 Troubleshooting 320 U Utilities Macintosh Mac OS X 214 to 221 Utility Speed Progress 83 Using 94 ...

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