Epson P5000 User Manual
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101 Advanced MediaControl Options -Mac Select anyofthe available Advanced MediaControl options tofine-tune thequality ofyour printouts. Color Density Adjusts theinksaturation level. Drying TimeperPrint Head Pass Pauses printhead movement forupto5seconds aftereach passtoallow inktodry. This letsyou print withnon-Epson mediaandavoid smearing theink. Paper FeedAdjustment Modifies thespeed ofthe paper feeding tocompensate forbanding inthe direction ofthe print head. Paper Thickness Adjusts theappearance ofdetails inprintouts basedonpaper thickness. Note: Ifyou have highspeed (bi-directional) printingenabled andsmall typeorfine details appear too thick, youmay need toadjust thepaper thickness setting. Paper Suction Decreases thepaper suction whenprinting onthin media, suchasdrafting paperorbacklight film. Platen Gap Adjusts thedistance fromthepaper tothe print head. (Useawider setting ifyou areseeing edge marks orscuffs onyour prints.) Roll Paper BackTension Increases orautomatically controlsthetension forcloth orthin paper, orifthe rollpaper wrinkles during printing. Parent topic:Selecting Advanced MediaControl Settings -Mac Managing Color-Mac You canadjust theColor Matching settingstofine-tune thecolors inyour printout, orturn offcolor management inyour printer software.
102 1. Select ColorMatching fromthepop-up menuinthe print window. 2. Select oneofthe available options. Color Matching Options-Mac Parent topic:Printing onaMac Color Matching Options-Mac You canselect fromthese settings onthe Color Matching menu. ColorSync Prints usingstandard colorprofiles foryour product andpaper tohelp match image colors. Youcan customize theconversion methodandfilter settings onthe ColorSync pop-upmenuinthe print window. EPSON ColorControls Lets youmanage colorusing controls inyour printer software orturn offcolor management. Parent topic:Managing Color-Mac
103 Sizing Printed Images -Mac You canadjust thesize ofthe image asyou print itby selecting PaperHandling fromthepop-up menu on the Print window. • To collate multiple copiesintosets ofdocuments, selecttheCollate pagescheckbox. • To print onlyselected pagesinamulti-page document,selectanoption fromthePages toPrint pop- up menu. • To adjust theorder inwhich pages areprinted, selectanoption fromthePage Order pop-up menu. • To scale theimage tofiton aspecific papersize,select theScale tofitpaper sizecheckbox and select apaper sizefrom theDestination PaperSizepop-up menu. • To restrict scaling ofthe image toreduced sizing,selecttheScale downonlycheckbox. (Deselect this checkbox whenenlarging theimage.) Parent topic:Printing onaMac Selecting PrintingPreferences -Mac You canselect printing preferences thatapply toall the print jobsyousend toyour product. 1. Inthe Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences . 2. Select Print&Fax ,Print &Scan ,or Printers &Scanners ,select yourproduct, andselect Options & Supplies . 3. Select Options .
104 You seeascreen likethis: 4. Select anyofthe available printingoptions. 5. Click OK. Printing Preferences -Mac Parent topic:Printing onaMac Printing Preferences -Mac You canselect fromthese settings onthe Options tab. Maintenance CallNotification Alerts youifthe maintenance tanksarenearing capacity orneed tobe replaced. Changing BlackInkNotification Alerts youifthe selected blackinktype does notmatch whatisselected inthe printer software. Warning Notifications Lets youchoose whether ornot toreceive warning notifications fromtheprinter software forvarious operating conditions.
105 Establish bidirectional communication Allows theproduct tocommunicate withthecomputer. Donot change thedefault settingunlessyou experience issueswhenusingashared printing pool. Default mediatype Select theMedia Typethatyouwant touse asthe default inthe printer driver. Parent topic:Selecting PrintingPreferences -Mac Printing YourDocument orPhoto -Mac Once youhave selected yourprintsettings, youareready toprint.
106 Click Print atthe bottom ofthe print window. Checking PrintStatus -Mac Parent topic:Printing onaMac Related tasks Selecting BasicPrintSettings -Mac
107 Checking PrintStatus -Mac During printing, youcanview theprogress ofyour printjob,control printing, andcheck inkstatus. 1. Click theprinter iconwhen itappears inthe Dock. You seetheprint status window: 2. Select thefollowing optionsasnecessary foryour MacOSversion: • To cancel printing, clicktheprint joband click orDelete . • To pause aprint job,click theprint joband click orHold .To resume aprint job,click the paused printjoband click orResume . • To pause printing forallqueued printjobs, clickPause orPause Printer . • To display otherprinter information, clickSettings orSupply Levels. Parent topic:Printing YourDocument orPhoto -Mac
108 Using theControl PanelMenus Follow theinstructions inthese sections toaccess theprinter menusystem andselect settings. Accessing thePrinter s Menus Maintenance MenuSettings Paper MenuSettings Printer SetupMenuSettings Printer StatusMenuSettings Network SetupMenuSettings Preferences MenuSettings Administrator MenuSettings Accessing thePrinter s Menus You canusetheprinter menus toadjust thesettings thatcontrol howyour printer works. 1. Press theMenu button onthe control panel. You seethemenu onthe LCD screen. 2. Press theupordown arrow button toscroll through themenus. Note: Toreturn tothe previous menu,presstheleftarrow button. 3. Tochange settings inthe highlighted menu,presstheright arrow button. 4. Press theupordown arrow button tomove through thesettings. Ifthere areadditional settings, press theright orleft arrow button asinstructed onthe screen. 5. Toselect asetting, presstheOK button anytime theOK button optionisdisplayed. 6. When youfinish changing settingsonamenu, presstheleftarrow button togo back orpress the pause/cancel buttontocompletely exitthemenu. Parent topic:UsingtheControl PanelMenus Maintenance MenuSettings The Maintenance menuletsyou runnozzle checks, cleaning cycles,andother maintenance operations. Caution: Followtheinstructions inthe topic linksbelow thetable touse these menu settings correctly.
109 Setting Options Description Nozzle Check Printless NozzleCheck Displays thenozzle status onthe LCD screen. Print Check Pattern Prints anozzle check pattern. Head Cleaning Check andClean Nozzle Checks thenozzle status andcleans any clogged nozzles. All Nozzles Normal Heavy Lets youclean allor selected nozzlesbased on the nozzle check pattern. SelectNormal cleaning first.Ifnozzles are stillclogged, select Heavy cleaning. Select Nozzles Various colors Head Alignment Paper Thickness Paper Type Lists supported media types. Paper Thickness Lets yousetthe thickness ofthe loaded paper. Alignment Auto Uni-D Bi-D 5-color Bi-D All Lets youalign theprint head when printresults are grainy orout of focus: Uni-D :when printing in one direction. Bi-D settings: when printing inboth directions. Ifhead alignment doesnot correct theproblem, select Uni-D. Manual Uni-D Bi-D 2-color Bi-D All
110 Setting Options Description Adjust Cut Position – 3 to 3mm Lets youadjust the cutter position in increments of0.008 inch (0.2mm) from – 0.12 to0.12 inch(– 3 to 3mm). Change Black Ink Photo BlktoMatte Blk Matte BlktoPhoto Blk Lets youswitch between blackink types. Parent topic:UsingtheControl PanelMenus Related tasks Checking theNozzles UsingtheProduct ControlPanel Cleaning thePrint Head Using theProduct ControlPanel Aligning thePrint Head Automatically UsingtheProduct ControlPanel Aligning thePrint Head Manually UsingtheProduct ControlPanel Printless NozzleCheck Switching theBlack InkType Paper MenuSettings The Paper menuletsyou modify settings forthe current paper,orcreate custom paperconfigurations for up to10 different typesofpaper.