Epson P5000 User Manual
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111 Setting Options Description Paper Type Photo Paper Select theloaded Epsonmedia. Proofing Paper Fine ArtPaper Matte Paper Plain Paper Others CUSTOM PAPER Lists thecustom paperconfigurations that youhave created. NO PAPER SELECTED Select tocontrol papertypeusing only your printer software settings. Custom Paper Paper number Lets youcreate acustom configuration for the loaded media.Seethenext table. Print Paper List — Press theOK button toprint alist of custom papersettings. Roll Paper Remaining Remaining PaperSetup On :Lets youtrack thelength ofroll paper remaining. Roll Paper Length Sets thelength ofthe loaded rollpaper from 17to327 ft(5 to99.5 m). Remaining PaperSetupmustbe turned On. Roll Length Alert Sets thelength ofroll paper remaining at which theprinter alertsyou,from 4to 50 ft(1 to15 m). Remaining Paper Setup mustbeturned On. Cut Sheet Remaining Sheet Number Displays thenumber ofsheets loaded in the paper cassette from10to990 in increments of10. Sheet Number Alert Sets thenumber ofsheets remaining in the paper cassette forwhen theprinter alerts you,from 1to 50 sheets in increments of1.
112 Setting Options Description Roll Paper Setup Print Page Line Sets whether toprint apage lineonroll paper. Anytrimlineoptions selected in the printer driverwilloverride this setting. Roll Paper Margin Sets thetopand bottom margins for printing. Auto RollFeeding Lets youleave rollpaper loaded inthe printer whenaprint jobissent using the paper cassette. Aftertheprint jobis complete andaroll paper option is selected fromthePaper Typemenu, the loaded rollpaper isfed automatically. Set toOff ifusing Epson UltraSmooth Fine ArtPaper . Refresh Margin — Lets youautomatically trimtheleading edge andremove anyinkstains leftby the previous imageduring borderless printing. Custom PaperSetting options Options Description Select Reference Paper Lets youselect thetype ofpaper thatisclosest tothe paper for which youarecreating acustom paperconfiguration: Photo Paper Proofing Paper Fine ArtPaper Matte Paper Plain Paper Others
113 Options Description Platen Gap Adjusts thegap between themedia andtheprint head. Standard :select formost media. Wide orWider :select ifprintouts aresmeared. Thickness Pattern When creating acustom paperconfiguration, letsyou print patterns todetermine thethickness ofthe custom paper: Select thepattern number withtheleast misalignment. Paper FeedAdjust A Lets youadjust thepaper feedifyou areunable toresolve banding issuesevenafterhead cleaning andalignment. Pattern: printsanadjustment patternthatyoucanuseto adjust thepaper feedbyselecting thelightest-colored pattern ineach row: Value: letsyou choose anadjustment between–0.70 and +0.70% .Select ahigher valuetoreduce darkbands ora lower value toreduce whitebands. Paper FeedAdjust B Lets youchoose anadjustment between–0.70 and +0.70% forthe bottom areaofcut sheets.
114 Options Description Drying Time Lets youadjust theamount oftime thehead pauses between eachpass(from 0seconds to10 seconds ).Ifthe image isblurring onthe paper, youmay need toincrease the drying timeperpass. Paper Suction Lets youadjust theamount ofsuction from–4 to –1 or Standard toincrease thegap between theprint head and thin orsoft paper. Ifprint quality isreduced ormedia does not feed correctly, youmay need tolower thesuction. Set Roll Paper Tension Lets youadjust thepaper tension. SelectHighorExtra High ifpaper wrinkles duringprinting. Remove Skew Lets youenable paperskewreduction. Parent topic:UsingtheControl PanelMenus Related references Available EpsonPapers Related tasks Loading RollPaper Creating CustomPaperConfigurations Related topics Cutting RollPaper Cut Sheet Handling Printer SetupMenuSettings The Printer Setupmenuletsyou configure andmonitor variousaspects ofyour product.
115 Setting Options Description Platen Gap Narrow Adjusts thegap between themedia and theprint head. Standard :select formost media. Narrow :select ifhead alignment does not completely aligntheprint head. Wide ,Wider ,or Widest :select if printouts aresmeared. Caution: Toavoid damaging the printer, donot select theNarrow setting whenloading thickmedia. Standard Wide Wider Widest Paper Size Check On Automatically detectsthewidth ofthe loaded media.Choose Offonly ifthe printer displays apaper setting error when media isloaded correctly. Changed settingstakeeffect whenyou reload paper. Caution: Disabling thissetting may cause theprinter toprint outside the margins ofthe loaded mediaandmay cause inktobuild upinside theprinter. Off Paper Skew Check On Stops printing whenskewed paperis detected. Leavethissetting turnedon to avoid paper jams. Off
116 Setting Options Description Auto Nozzle Check Auto Cleaning Setting Periodically Every Job Off Automatically runsanozzle checkand cleans theprint head ifnecessary. Periodically :checks thenozzles occasionally. Every Job:checks thenozzles after every printjob. Note: Evenifyou select Offasthe Auto Cleaning Settingoption,the printer runsanautomatic nozzlecheck (and mayclean theprint head) when you switch between blackinksand after initial inkcharging. Auto Cleaning Times 1 to 3 Selects thenumber ofautomatic print head cleanings theprinter performs when clogged nozzlesaredetected. Timer Cleaning 6 to 60 hours Performs anautomatic nozzlecheck and head cleaning ifthe printer is turned onorwoken fromsleep mode and theprinter hasnotprinted within the setlength oftime. Off Print Nozzle Pattern Every 10Pages Every Page Off Selects howoften toprint anautomatic nozzle checkpattern. Auto Black Ink Change Manual Auto Allows youtochange theblack inktype from theprinter driver. Manual :an error appears onthe LCD screen whentheblack inktype selected inthe driver andinthe printer control paneldonot match. Auto :the black inktype ischanged automatically.
117 Setting Options Description BK InkChange Setting Normal Quick Select Quicktoreduce thetime it takes tochange theblack inktype; however, printquality isreduced when you change theinktype. Calibration Setting On Off Lets youusetheEpson Color Calibration Utility. Initialize Settings Execute Returns allprinter settings totheir default values. Parent topic:UsingtheControl PanelMenus Related tasks Switching theBlack InkType Checking theNozzles UsingtheProduct ControlPanel Cleaning thePrint Head Using theProduct ControlPanel Adjusting thePlaten Gap Printer StatusMenuSettings The Printer Statusmenuletsyou display andprint information aboutyourprinter. Setting Description Firmware Version Displays theprinters firmware version. Print Status Sheet Prints asheet listing thecurrent printersettings. Calibration Date Displays thedate thattheEpson ColorCalibration Utilitywas last run, ifapplicable. Total Prints Displays thetotal number ofpages printed sinceinitialsetup. Print JobInformation Prints jobinformation forthe last 10jobs saved inthe printer. Parent topic:UsingtheControl PanelMenus Network SetupMenuSettings The Network Setupmenuletsyou configure yourprinters networksettings.
118 Setting Options Description Network Settings Hide Displays orhides information forthe rest of the menu items. Show IP Address Setting Auto Determines whetherIPaddresses are obtained automatically throughDHCPor manually. SelectPaneltoenter anIP address, subnetmask,anddefault gateway address. Panel IP, SM, DGSetting — Sets theIPaddress, subnetmask,and default gateway. Print Status Sheet — Prints asheet listing thecurrent network status andsettings. Init Network — Returns allnetwork settingstotheir default values. Parent topic:UsingtheControl PanelMenus Preferences MenuSettings The Preferences menuletsyou customize variousdisplayandpower settings. Setting Options Description Language Various languages Selects thelanguage used on the control paneldisplay. Length Units Metric Selects theunit oflength used onthe control panel display andwhen printing test patterns. Feet/Inch Temperature Units ° C Selects theunit of temperature usedonthe control paneldisplay. ° F
119 Setting Options Description Maintenance Alert Disable No alerts areset. Ink The alert lightflashes when ink islow. Maintenance Box The alert lightflashes when Maintenance Box1or 2is full. Ink orMaint Box The alert lightflashes when ink islow orMaintenance Box 1or 2is full. Papers The alert lightflashes when roll paper orcut sheets are running low,orwhen Roll Paper Remaining orCut Sheet Remaining isset to on. All The alert lightflashes when ink islow, amaintenance tank isfull, orpaper is running low. Cut Sheet Remaining On Turn ontodisplay analert when cutsheet levelislow (set level foralert using Sheet Number Alertsetting in Paper menu). Off Sleep Mode 5 to 210 minutes Selects theinterval before the printer enterssleep mode. Thedefault is15 minutes . Power Management Power Off Timer Disable Chooses ifthe printer turns off automatically whenitis idle. Thedefault idletime is8 hours . Enable Time toOff 1 to 24 hours Parent topic:UsingtheControl PanelMenus
120 Administrator MenuSettings The Administrator Menuletsyou select administrative settingsandcontrol whocanaccess thesettings. Setting Options Description Powerful Cleaning All Nozzles Lets youclean allorselected colors, based onthe nozzle checkpattern. Use thissetting onlyifyou stillhave clogged nozzlesafterrunning multiple head cleanings fromtheMaintenance menu. Various colors Clock Setting — Sets theprinters built-inclock.The time anddate areused inlogs and status sheets. Reset AllSettings Execute Returns allmenu settings totheir default values. Parent topic:UsingtheControl PanelMenus Related tasks Using thePowerful Cleaning Utility