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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 the color wheel or enter 
corresponding values to customize the tone (hue) to add to your 
print. The closer you select to the edge of the wheel, the more color 
you will add.
The preview approximates the image tone based on your settings. 
Note that this preview always shows the same image and is not color 
managed. It provides a level of feedback as you make changes. 
Customizing the Printer Driver
You can save groups of settings or media settings, then select them for future 
print jobs.
You can also add, delete, or hide items on the printer driver windows. You 
can export or import custom settings. This provides a convenient way to 
share these settings with other users.
Saving and Sharing Custom Driver Settings
Once you’ve made the correct settings for your print job, you can save them 
as a custom setting. This will save you time when you use the same 
profile/printer/ink/media combination for future print jobs.
1. Click 
Save/Del at the top of the screen (on the Main or Page Layout 
tab). 
 
						

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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 save and share custom media settings.
1. Adjust the Media Settings on the Main tab of the properties window.
2. Click 
Custom Settings.
 
						

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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 restart your print job. You also 
see how much ink you have left and view printing tips. 
If you don’t want the Progress Meter to appear, you can turn it off. See the 
following section for instructions.Note: You can also 
cancel a print job by 
pressing the   Pause 
button on the printer and 
holding it for at least 3 
seconds.
Click to pause/resume
Click for more details on 
the displayed printing tip
Click to cancel
 
						

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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 you control whether or not the Progress 
Meter is displayed when you send a print job. 
 Disable EPSON Status Monitor disables the monitoring utility.
 Always spool RAW datatype lets you spool documents using the 
RAW format instead of the EMF (metafile) format. Because the 
RAW format requires fewer resources, printing is faster and you can 
avoid certain problems, such as insufficient memory or disk space.
 Page Rendering Mode speeds printing by rendering the entire 
page. Use this setting if print speed is extremely slow or the print 
head stops for a few minutes while printing. Printing will take 
longer to start.
 Coarse Rendering allows you to override the length or width 
limitations in applications (such as Photoshop) that restrict the 
number of pixels you can print.
 allows large or complex vector graphics to print 
faster in Adobe Acrobat® or any other non-image based application.
Note: If you want to 
disable display of the 
progress meter during 
printing, you can click the 
Show Progress Meter 
checkbox to deselect it.
 
						

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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 Monitoring Preferences 
You can choose when and how you want to be notified of problems, whether 
you want a Status Monitor 3 icon to appear on your Windows taskbar, and 
whether you want to allow monitoring by other users who share the printer. 
1. Click the 
Utility tab, then click the Monitoring Preferences button. 
You see the Monitoring Preferences window:
2. Select the notification options you want to use if various printing events 
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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 to save your settings.
 
						

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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
In addition to the features described in this chapter, you can also use the 
menu system on the printer to fine-tune a variety of printer settings. For 
more information, see the Appendix at the end of this guide. 
Chapter 5: 
Maintaining 
and 
Transporting 
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 printer parts. 
Follow these steps to print the status check sheet:
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Press r 
Menu. 
3. Press d to select 
TEST PRINT, then press r. 
4. Press d to select 
STATUS SHEET, then press r. 
5. Press   to start printing. 
The amount of ink left or maintenance tank capacity is indicated as 
follows:
E[*****]F = 100–81% of ink or maintenance tank capacity remaining
E[**** ]F = 80–61% 
E[*** ]F = 60–41% 
E[** ]F = 40–21% 
E[* ]F = 20–11% 
% = less than 10% of ink or maintenance tank capacity remaining