Epson Stylus Pro 10600 User Manual
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ii Printed on recycled paper. Copyright © 2002 by Epson America, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with these EPSON printers. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. Trademarks EPSON , EPSON Stylus, ESC/P, and Micro Piezo are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. DX3, PhotoEnhance, SelecType, EPSON Archival, EPSON Photographic Dye, EPSON UltraChrome, and EPSON Store are trademarks and EPSON Preferred is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks. The E NERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. Legal Notices Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and maintenance instructions. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for 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. Part Number: CPD-15012 9/02
iii FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. WARNING The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. For Canadian Users This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. For European Users This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89/336/EEC. WARNING This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
v Introduction About Your Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Options and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 E NERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Setting Up the Printer Unpacking and Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Unpacking the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Assembling the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Mounting the Printer on the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Attaching the Basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 Installing the Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Loading the Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21 Connecting to the USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22 Connecting to the Parallel Port (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23 Connecting to the IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 Connecting to the Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Installing the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 Installing the Software for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 Installing the Software for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29 Setting Up Your FireWire Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32 Optimizing Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33 Using the Photo Printing Accelerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33 Using the Speed & Progress Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34 Running a Nozzle Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36 Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39 Contents
-vi vi|Contents Setting Up Your Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41 Setting Up on a Macintosh Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-41 Setting Up on a Windows 95, 98, or Me Network . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43 Setting Up on a Windows XP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-46 Setting Up on a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Network . 1-49 2 Using Paper and Other Media Selecting Paper for Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Paper Handling Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Printing on EPSON Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Selecting the Media Type Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Using Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 Loading Paper onto the Spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 Loading Roll Paper for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Selecting Print Settings for Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 Cutting Your Printouts from the Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 Removing Unused Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18 Using Cut Sheet Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19 Printing on Posterboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 Using the Paper Basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 Catching Printouts in Front of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 Catching Printouts Under the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 Creating Custom Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Using the Printer Setting Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Using the Paper Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28 3 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh Choosing Page Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Choosing Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Choosing Advanced Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Color Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Paper Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Setting Up Background Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Using Monitor3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 Cancelling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
-vii Contents|vii Checking Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 Selecting Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 4 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows Choosing Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Choosing Paper and Layout Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Choosing Advanced Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Color Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 Paper Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11 Using the Progress Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11 Using the Spool Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Using Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 5 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Checking Printer Status and Part Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Printing a Status Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Checking Ink Levels and Component Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Running a Cleaning Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Cleaning the Print Head from the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Performing an SSCL Cleaning Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Aligning the Print Head from the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 Checking Ink Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 Ordering and Replacing Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Switching Between Black Ink Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 Preparing the Required Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 Replacing the Black Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 Updating the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18 Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20 Removing the Used Cutter Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20 Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
-viii viii|Contents Transporting or Storing the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24 Preparing the Printer for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24 Moving the Printer on the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26 Replacing the Waste Ink System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 6 Resolving Problems Diagnosing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Using the Control Panel to Check the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Improving Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Solving Operational Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Solving Miscellaneous Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Solving Paper Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Solving Roll Paper Feed Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11 Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13 Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15 A Specifications Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Printer Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Safety Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Printable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4 Index
1 Thank you for choosing the EPSON Stylus Pro 10600—the most technologically advanced system of its kind. With its innovative ink, print head, and print engine technologies, the Stylus Pro 10600 delivers truly photographic output at print speeds faster than you ever thought possible. Your printer is backed by one of the most comprehensive warranty programs in the industry, so you can be sure we’re here if you ever need us. For details on EPSON’s technical support, see “Where To Get Help” on page 3. About Your Manuals This Printer Guide provides important information on setting up your printer, selecting paper, basic operation, and replacing parts such as ink cartridges. It also tells you how to maintain your printer and provides troubleshooting tips in case you have a problem. For additional information: •The Quick Reference Guide provides a handy summary of procedures for daily use—loading paper, replacing ink cartridges, running cleaning cycles, aligning the print head, and clearing paper jams. Attach it to your printer using the included hook for easy reference. The electronic Reference Guide on the CD-ROM provides additional information about the printer, drivers, and utility software. You can read the guide using a web browser, such as Netscape ® Navigator® or Microsoft ® Internet Explorer, versions 3.0 or later. Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips These symbols are used in this book: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes contain important information about your printer. Tips contain additional hints on how to get the most out of your printer. Introduction Note To set up your printer, follow the instructions in Chapter 1. Warning Caution Note TIP
2 2|Introduction Options and Accessories Your EPSON Stylus Pro 10600 printer offers these optional upgrades and accessories: * Replaces the blade for the printer’s built-in cutter (see page 5-20 for details). ** Designed for use with heavy media, which can damage the printer’s built-in cutter. You can purchase optional equipment and software, ink cartridges, paper, and manuals from EPSON at (800) 873-7766, or you can visit the EPSON Store ™ at www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral. Check the EPSON Pro Graphics web site at http://prographics.epson.com for new accessories and options that may become available. TIP Check the EPSON Pro Graphics web site at http://prographics.epson. com for new accessories and options that may become available. Optional equipment and software OptionPart number EFI ® Fiery® Spark Professional 2.0 Software RIP C842912 Automatic Take-Up Reel System C12C815251 Replacement 44-inch Take-up Reel Core C815121 Paper Feed Spindle (Normal Tension) — 2-inch C811133 Paper Feed Spindle (High Tension) — 2-inch C811134 Paper Feed Spindle (High Tension) — 3-inch C811122 Replacement Printer Cutter Blade* C12C815271 Manual Media Cutting System** C815182 Replacement Manual Cutter Blade (for Manual Media Cutting System)C815192 Note Part numbers for EPSON paper are listed on page 2-2 and for ink cartridges on page 5-11.
3 Introduction|3 Where To Get Help EPSON provides technical support and information on the installation, configuration, and operation of professional printing products through the EPSON Preferred Protection Plan. Dial (888) 377-6611, 6 AM to 8PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, and 7 AM to 4PM, Pacific Time, Saturday. Support hours and days are subject to change without notice. Before you call, make sure you have your Unit ID number, which is included with the EPSON Preferred Protection Plan information that came with your printer. You’ll also need your printer serial number and proof of purchase. EPSON also provides technical assistance 24 hours a day through the World Wide Web. You can reach EPSON Support at http://support.epson.com. At this site, you can download drivers and other files, look at product documentation, access troubleshooting information, and receive technical advice through e-mail. You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, and accessories from EPSON at (800) 873-7766, or by visiting the EPSON Store at www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral. SM TIP If you experience difficulty with the toll-free line or your Unit ID number, call (562) 276-1305.