Epson Stylus Pro 11880 User Manual

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 Shadow
 and Highlight Tonality allow you to control tonality only 
in the shadow or highlight areas of your image. 
 Max Optical Density adjusts the overall density or focus of the 
print. Create a soft focus print by setting the density to lower.
 Highlight Point Shift helps to reduce gloss differential by adding 
density to the highlights of your image.
The tone color circle click adjusts the hue of your black and white 
print. Click on any portion of...

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You see a window like the following:
2. After verifying that your settings are correct, enter a name for the 
settings, then click 
Save.
After you have saved your custom settings, you can select them from 
the 
Select Settings list.
To export the settings, click Export, then select a location and enter 
a file name.
To import settings, click Import, select the file you want to use, and 
click 
Open.
Saving and Sharing Custom Media Settings
You can also...

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You see a window like the following:
3. After verifying that your settings are correct, enter a name for the 
settings, then click 
Save.
After you have saved your custom media settings, you can select 
them from the 
Media Type list.
To export the settings, click Export, then select a location and enter 
a file name.
To import settings, click Import, select the file you want to use, and 
click 
Open.
 

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Editing Printer Driver Settings
1. On the properties window, click the Utility tab, then select Menu 
Arrangement
.
2. Select the item you want to edit. You can do the following:
Drag and drop the items to rearrange them
Add or delete groups
Move unused items into the Not Display group
3. When you’re finished, click 
Save.
 

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Managing Print Jobs
Your printer comes with several utilities that let you check on your print jobs 
and cancel, pause, or restart them. 
The Progress Meter opens each time you send a print job. Status Monitor 3, 
which appears on the taskbar when you print, lets you check the printer’s 
status and monitor print jobs. 
Using the Progress Meter
After you send a print job, the Progress Meter window appears:
You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or...

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Optimizing Print Speed
You can use the Speed and Progress utility to improve printing speed. 
1. Click the 
Utility tab, then click the Speed & Progress button. You see 
the Speed & Progress window:
2. Select from the following options:
 High Speed Copies speeds up printing of multiple copies of the 
same document using hard disk space as a cache. If you have 
multiple hard drives, you can select a different drive to spool to.
 Show Progress Meter lets...

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 Show Mouseover Help 
lets you turn off the tool tips that appear 
when you move your mouse over the screen.
 Processed by Printer lets you control halftone processing in the 
printer. This feature speeds up processing, especially for older 
computers, and ensures that the printer runs at maximum speed. 
This involves image compression and decompression, and does not 
affect the quality of your output.
3. Click 
OK to save your settings.
Setting...

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3. If you want to have the Status Monitor 3 icon appear in your Windows 
taskbar, click the 
Shortcut Icon checkbox. Then select the icon to use. 
When the shortcut is enabled, you can simply double-click the icon to 
open the Status Monitor 3 window or right-click it, then select 
Monitoring Preferences in the pop-up menu.
4. Select 
Allow monitoring of shared printers if your printer is shared 
and you want to let other users monitor it. 
5. Click 
OK...

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The Epson Stylus Pro 11880 requires little maintenance to keep working at 
its best. This chapter describes the following routine procedures:
Checking printer status
Checking and cleaning the print head
Aligning the print head
Replacing ink cartridges
Changing the date and time
Performing additional maintenance tasks
Replacing the paper cutter blade
Replacing the maintenance tanks
Cleaning the printer
Transporting or storing the printer
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Checking Printer Status
Using the control panel, you can check the amount of ink remaining, the 
total number of prints, the status of your maintenance tanks, and other 
information. You can print out a status check or view the printer’s status on 
the LCD display. 
Printing Status Information 
The status check sheet shows some of the current default settings, the 
amount of ink remaining in each cartridge, the page count, and the status of 
various...