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Contents | 7 4 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 93 Checking Printer Status and Part Life 94 Printing Status Information 94 Viewing Status Information 95 Checking and Cleaning the Print Head 96 Running a Power ...105 Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade 107 Replacing the Maintenance Tank 109 Cleaning the Printer 111 Transporting or Storing the Printer 111 Preparing the Printer for Shipment 112 Setting Up the Printer After Transportation 113 Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Driver 113 Macintosh 113 Windows 114 5 Solving Problems 115 Diagnosing Problems 115 Checking ...
Contents | 7 4 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 93 Checking Printer Status and Part Life 94 Printing Status Information 94 Viewing Status Information 95 Checking and Cleaning the Print Head 96 Running a Power ...105 Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade 107 Replacing the Maintenance Tank 109 Cleaning the Printer 111 Transporting or Storing the Printer 111 Preparing the Printer for Shipment 112 Setting Up the Printer After Transportation 113 Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Driver 113 Macintosh 113 Windows 114 5 Solving Problems 115 Diagnosing Problems 115 Checking ...
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... • The electronic Reference Guide on the CD-ROM provides additional information about your printer, selecting paper, and replacing ink cartridges. Notes contain important information about the printer, drivers, and utility software. For additional information, see the following: • The Start ...Here sheet shows how to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your printer. 9 Attach it working at its...
... • The electronic Reference Guide on the CD-ROM provides additional information about your printer, selecting paper, and replacing ink cartridges. Notes contain important information about the printer, drivers, and utility software. For additional information, see the following: • The Start ...Here sheet shows how to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your printer. 9 Attach it working at its...
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...8226; If you need to 17× 22 inches. Follow these guidelines, as well as described on page 27. 1-18 Avoid storing your printer driver software before you print on cut sheet paper and other thick media, you need to add paper to the tray, first remove all the ...sheets; Fingerprints may affect print quality. The EPSON Stylus Pro 4000 accepts sheets ranging from the paper path and rolled up. • Store sheet media on the printer's control panel. make sure it is removed from 8 × 10 inches to load it in both the printer driver software and on a flat surface in its...
...8226; If you need to 17× 22 inches. Follow these guidelines, as well as described on page 27. 1-18 Avoid storing your printer driver software before you print on cut sheet paper and other thick media, you need to add paper to the tray, first remove all the ...sheets; Fingerprints may affect print quality. The EPSON Stylus Pro 4000 accepts sheets ranging from the paper path and rolled up. • Store sheet media on the printer's control panel. make sure it is removed from 8 × 10 inches to load it in both the printer driver software and on a flat surface in its...
Printer Guide
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Close the roll paper cover. The printer automatically positions the paper for printing. Move the paper lever to the secured position. Note: The maximum length of the guides. 9. Raise the roll paper support. Make sure the paper is limited by the printer driver, and may also be limited by your application software and/or operating system. 8. To avoid indenting or creasing the paper, remove it from the paper path and roll it up when you can print on is on top of roll paper you are not printing. 1-36 36 | Handling Paper and Other Media 7.
Close the roll paper cover. The printer automatically positions the paper for printing. Move the paper lever to the secured position. Note: The maximum length of the guides. 9. Raise the roll paper support. Make sure the paper is limited by the printer driver, and may also be limited by your application software and/or operating system. 8. To avoid indenting or creasing the paper, remove it from the paper path and roll it up when you can print on is on top of roll paper you are not printing. 1-36 36 | Handling Paper and Other Media 7.
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...Follow these steps: 1. Press the button to select the Printer Setup menu and display PLATEN GAP. 1-39 An asterisk appears next to adjust automatically. You can print trim lines on the right edge of your printer driver software. However, if print quality is not satisfactory when using... auto cut). Press the button so that ON appears. 6. Printer Setup appears on the display. 2. Normally, the STANDARD setting allows the printer to ON. 7. Follow these steps: ...
...Follow these steps: 1. Press the button to select the Printer Setup menu and display PLATEN GAP. 1-39 An asterisk appears next to adjust automatically. You can print trim lines on the right edge of your printer driver software. However, if print quality is not satisfactory when using... auto cut). Press the button so that ON appears. 6. Printer Setup appears on the display. 2. Normally, the STANDARD setting allows the printer to ON. 7. Follow these steps: ...
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...overlapping lines. Press the button, then the button to print the paper thickness pattern. Press the Menu button twice to display PLATEN GAP. The printer prints a pattern similar to save each setting. After printing the pattern, THICKNESS NUM is recommended for most even. 8. Press the Menu button ...41 Make any adjustments, as needed, and press the Menu button to display PAPER NUMBER. 3. Press the button to select the number noted in the printer. Press the Menu button to save the number setting. 4. In the example shown above, the lines under number 4 are the most paper types....
...overlapping lines. Press the button, then the button to print the paper thickness pattern. Press the Menu button twice to display PLATEN GAP. The printer prints a pattern similar to save each setting. After printing the pattern, THICKNESS NUM is recommended for most even. 8. Press the Menu button ...41 Make any adjustments, as needed, and press the Menu button to display PAPER NUMBER. 3. Press the button to select the number noted in the printer. Press the Menu button to save the number setting. 4. In the example shown above, the lines under number 4 are the most paper types....
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... best photographic output from your printer, as described on a network 43 A color-managed workflow using Adobe Photoshop will give you install the EPSON printer driver, the ready-made profiles are automatically copied to make sure your operating system. Make sure any profiles you can use are optimized for your EPSON Stylus Pro 4000. This chapter includes the following information...
... best photographic output from your printer, as described on a network 43 A color-managed workflow using Adobe Photoshop will give you install the EPSON printer driver, the ready-made profiles are automatically copied to make sure your operating system. Make sure any profiles you can use are optimized for your EPSON Stylus Pro 4000. This chapter includes the following information...
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... queues you need to configure your image and the paper size. For instructions on installing and configuring the printer driver, see this screen: Select the correct media/driver print queue Note: If your application has margin settings, make the best use . If you selected in... need more information about print options, click the Help button. 44 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh Printing in Macintosh OS X Before you print, make sure you have installed the EPSON printer driver and utilities from several print queues for printing on cut sheets. You see the Start...
... queues you need to configure your image and the paper size. For instructions on installing and configuring the printer driver, see this screen: Select the correct media/driver print queue Note: If your application has margin settings, make the best use . If you selected in... need more information about print options, click the Help button. 44 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh Printing in Macintosh OS X Before you print, make sure you have installed the EPSON printer driver and utilities from several print queues for printing on cut sheets. You see the Start...
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...dpi (Advanced Photo) or 2880 dpi, the highest resolutions available. Select Black only if you will get better results by applying color management in the printer driver. • Click Advanced Settings to access additional options, as follows: • Click Automatic to save ink • Normal -... The ColorSync setting applies color management based on text, graphics, and line art. • Flip Horizontal for better than in your image or file and make sure you selected. For higher quality, make the appropriate printing adjustments. Use with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh | 49 Note...
...dpi (Advanced Photo) or 2880 dpi, the highest resolutions available. Select Black only if you will get better results by applying color management in the printer driver. • Click Advanced Settings to access additional options, as follows: • Click Automatic to save ink • Normal -... The ColorSync setting applies color management based on text, graphics, and line art. • Flip Horizontal for better than in your image or file and make sure you selected. For higher quality, make the appropriate printing adjustments. Use with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh | 49 Note...
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... Printer Color Management page Turn off color management in the printer driver, as described on page 51. Select Printer Color Management from two Color Adjustment modes. Choosing Color Management and Paper Configuration Options Follow these instructions to your applicat2io-5n0, rather than in Photoshop or another application, it is very important to specify individual values for Macintosh Continue with EPSON Drivers...
... Printer Color Management page Turn off color management in the printer driver, as described on page 51. Select Printer Color Management from two Color Adjustment modes. Choosing Color Management and Paper Configuration Options Follow these instructions to your applicat2io-5n0, rather than in Photoshop or another application, it is very important to specify individual values for Macintosh Continue with EPSON Drivers...
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Printing with non-EPSON media and avoid smearing the ink. Select the correct settings to disable color management in the printer driver. Choose a lower value if you see white lines on the page. • Paper Feed Adjustment helps reduce banding. You can make the...need to change the Color Density setting if your color profile was created to optimize D-max and color gamut. • No Color Adjustment to match your prints, or a higher value if you print with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh | 51 Note: You may have made using the printer's control panel. • Color Density lets you ...
Printing with non-EPSON media and avoid smearing the ink. Select the correct settings to disable color management in the printer driver. Choose a lower value if you see white lines on the page. • Paper Feed Adjustment helps reduce banding. You can make the...need to change the Color Density setting if your color profile was created to optimize D-max and color gamut. • No Color Adjustment to match your prints, or a higher value if you print with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh | 51 Note: You may have made using the printer's control panel. • Color Density lets you ...
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...the Roll Paper sizes from the CD-ROM. 58 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Orientation and Reduce or Enlarge. 2-58 Printing in the Chooser. Software options give you have installed the EPSON printer driver and utilities from the Paper Source list. For more information about ...printing on installing and selecting the printer driver, see page 59. 3. If you expect. You see page 59. 4. For...
...the Roll Paper sizes from the CD-ROM. 58 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Orientation and Reduce or Enlarge. 2-58 Printing in the Chooser. Software options give you have installed the EPSON printer driver and utilities from the Paper Source list. For more information about ...printing on installing and selecting the printer driver, see page 59. 3. If you expect. You see page 59. 4. For...
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..., set it to Quality for more information. The Text/Graph setting intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights for Macintosh 5. Choose from the following ...to fit the page or for details about the Status Monitor utility. 64 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for non-photographic output. The two Advanced Photo settings let you 're finished choosing print ...buttons to access additional features: • Click to have the printer driver analyze the contents of your Macintosh while you work on the printer's ICC profile, using the perceptual rendering intent. 6. You can...
..., set it to Quality for more information. The Text/Graph setting intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights for Macintosh 5. Choose from the following ...to fit the page or for details about the Status Monitor utility. 64 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for non-photographic output. The two Advanced Photo settings let you 're finished choosing print ...buttons to access additional features: • Click to have the printer driver analyze the contents of your Macintosh while you work on the printer's ICC profile, using the perceptual rendering intent. 6. You can...
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... settings. • ColorSync lets you select from the three Color Adjustment modes. In most cases, you will get better results by applying color management in the printer driver. Choose this mode when you use the Color Density setting to control the ink density. If you notice .... Choose any of your application, rather than in the printer driver. • No Color Adjustment Disables color management in your file. Choose one of low-resolution images. 6. 66 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh Tip: If you turn off color management, you can also choose from three Gamma settings. ...
... settings. • ColorSync lets you select from the three Color Adjustment modes. In most cases, you will get better results by applying color management in the printer driver. Choose this mode when you use the Color Density setting to control the ink density. If you notice .... Choose any of your application, rather than in the printer driver. • No Color Adjustment Disables color management in your file. Choose one of low-resolution images. 6. 66 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh Tip: If you turn off color management, you can also choose from three Gamma settings. ...
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... to make sure your Photoshop color settings are located in the standard folder for your printer on the Mastering Your Printer CD-ROM. When you print and Printing with drivers and utilities that may become available. Tip: Check the EPSON Pro Graphics website at http://prographics.epson. 75 Chapter 3: Your Stylus Pro 4000 comes with EPSON Drivers manage print jobs in non...
... to make sure your Photoshop color settings are located in the standard folder for your printer on the Mastering Your Printer CD-ROM. When you print and Printing with drivers and utilities that may become available. Tip: Check the EPSON Pro Graphics website at http://prographics.epson. 75 Chapter 3: Your Stylus Pro 4000 comes with EPSON Drivers manage print jobs in non...
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... settings, as described on page 83. 3-77 If a Quality/Speed slider appears in the printer driver. Best for color matching with the paper, or check the EPSON web site (http://prographics.epson.com). Note: In most cases, you print on smaller sheets. Choose a setting without the...or filters for higher resolution prints. • Click PhotoEnhance to turn off color management in the printer driver, as described on page 85. Use a color-managed workflow for Epson, choose the Watercolor Paper - epson.com) or your image or file and make the appropriate printing adjustments. The...
... settings, as described on page 83. 3-77 If a Quality/Speed slider appears in the printer driver. Best for color matching with the paper, or check the EPSON web site (http://prographics.epson.com). Note: In most cases, you print on smaller sheets. Choose a setting without the...or filters for higher resolution prints. • Click PhotoEnhance to turn off color management in the printer driver, as described on page 85. Use a color-managed workflow for Epson, choose the Watercolor Paper - epson.com) or your image or file and make the appropriate printing adjustments. The...
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...Tray, Roll Paper, Roll Paper (Banner), or Manual Feed) from the Paper Source list. Note: Many application settings override settings in the printer driver. Choosing Cut Sheet Paper Options 1. On the Properties window, click the Paper tab. Select the paper source you expect. Choosing Paper and Layout... Options You can select a variety of settings for choosing paper and layout options. 78 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for roll paper. You see page 80, 3-78 Always verify settings to select settings for cut sheet paper, or the instructions on ...
...Tray, Roll Paper, Roll Paper (Banner), or Manual Feed) from the Paper Source list. Note: Many application settings override settings in the printer driver. Choosing Cut Sheet Paper Options 1. On the Properties window, click the Paper tab. Select the paper source you expect. Choosing Paper and Layout... Options You can select a variety of settings for choosing paper and layout options. 78 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for roll paper. You see page 80, 3-78 Always verify settings to select settings for cut sheet paper, or the instructions on ...
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... normal printing. You see this window: 2. On the Properties window, click the Paper tab. This option is not available with EPSON Drivers for Windows Note: Many application settings override settings in the printer driver. See page 82 for borderless printing and automatic cutting: 1. Always verify settings to get the results you want to print...
... normal printing. You see this window: 2. On the Properties window, click the Paper tab. This option is not available with EPSON Drivers for Windows Note: Many application settings override settings in the printer driver. See page 82 for borderless printing and automatic cutting: 1. Always verify settings to get the results you want to print...
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Follow steps 1 through 4 beginning on page 85. 1. Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows | 83 The following table shows recommended image widths (in inches) for borderless printing using either the Auto Expand or Retain Size setting: ... 16.3 16.2 17 16.6 17.3 17.2 * Non-EPSON roll media widths Choosing Advanced Print Options The advanced settings give you are using color management setttings in Photoshop or another application, it is very important to access the advanced settings and turn off color management in the printer driver, as described on page 76. 2. If you...
Follow steps 1 through 4 beginning on page 85. 1. Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows | 83 The following table shows recommended image widths (in inches) for borderless printing using either the Auto Expand or Retain Size setting: ... 16.3 16.2 17 16.6 17.3 17.2 * Non-EPSON roll media widths Choosing Advanced Print Options The advanced settings give you are using color management setttings in Photoshop or another application, it is very important to access the advanced settings and turn off color management in the printer driver, as described on page 76. 2. If you...
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...; PhotoEnhance allows you specify individual values for Windows | 85 Tip: If you turn off color management, you use a color managed workflow in the printer driver. Choose one of the following Color Management settings: • Color Controls lets you to correct noise and other software. • sRGB adjusts colors using the Image Color Matching system and the printer's EPSON Standard profile.
...; PhotoEnhance allows you specify individual values for Windows | 85 Tip: If you turn off color management, you use a color managed workflow in the printer driver. Choose one of the following Color Management settings: • Color Controls lets you to correct noise and other software. • sRGB adjusts colors using the Image Color Matching system and the printer's EPSON Standard profile.