Epson Stylus Pro 4400 User Manual

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TIME OUT
The setting range is 30 to 300 seconds. If the cable of your printer 
is unplugged or your printer hangs up for more than the set time 
range, the print job is cancelled and the printer starts paper feed.
CUTTER ADJ
You can adjust the paper cutting position when printing with a 
top and bottom margin of zero. This function prints cutter 
adjustment patterns and you can select the appropriate cutting 
position from them.
REFRESH MRGN
When you...

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AUTO CLEANING
When you select ON and perform a nozzle check from the printer 
driver or the control panel, the printer not only checks for clogged 
nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically.
Note:
Do not select ON if you are using non-Epson special media, or if the width 
of paper you are using is less than 210 mm.
QUIET CUT
When you select ON, the printer cuts the printout slowly to 
decrease the cutting noise and paper particles.
INIT SETTINGS
You can return all...

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STATUS CHECK
You can print the current SelecType status. For details, see 
“Printing a status sheet” on page 249.
JOB INFO
You can print the job information saved in the printer (up to 10 
jobs).
CUSTOM PAPER
You can print information that you have registered.
PRINTER STATUS
This menu contains the following items.
VERSION
You can see the firmware version.
PRINTABLE PG
You can see the number of pages printable for each ink cartridge.
INK LEFT
You can...

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MAINT TANK
You can see the free capacity of the Maintenance tank.
USAGE COUNT
You can see the ink consumption in milliliters and paper 
consumption amount in centimeters.
Note:
Values shown in USAGE COUNT are rough indications.
USE COUNT CLR
You can clear the values set in USAGE COUNT. nn% (less than 10%)
0% (ink end)
E✽✽✽✽✽F (100-81%)
E✽✽✽✽F (80-61%)
E✽✽✽F (60-41%)
E✽✽F (40-21%)
E✽F (20-11%)
nn% (less than 10%)
0% (maintenance tank full)
 

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JOB HISTORY
You can see ink consumption (INK) in milliliters, paper 
consumption (PAPER) in cm2, and the time required for a print job 
(PRINT TIME) in seconds for each print job saved in the printer. 
The latest job is saved as No. 0.
JOB HSTRY CLR
You can clear the job history in the printer.
TOTAL PRINTS
You can see the total amount of pages you have printed.
SERVICE LIFE
You can see the service life of each consumable.
CUSTOM PAPER
This menu...

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PAPER NUMBER
When you select STANDARD, the printer determines paper 
thickness automatically. You can also select No. X (X can be any 
number between 1 to 10) to register the following settings or to 
recall the following settings you have made.
Note:
If you select STANDARD, the printer prints data according to the driver 
settings. If you select No. X, the control panel settings override the driver 
settings unless you select AUTO in THICKNESS NUM.
PLATEN GAP
You can adjust the...

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CUT METHOD
You can specify a cutting method: STANDARD, THIN PAPER, THICK, 
FAST, or THICK, SLOW.
PPR FEED ADJ
You can set the paper feed amount. The range is -0.70 to 0.70%.
EJECT ROLLER
You can select AUTO, SHEET, ROLL CURLED, or ROLL NORMAL.
DRYING TIME
You can set the ink drying time for each print head pass. The range 
is 0 to 10 seconds.
SUCTION
You can set the suction pressure used to feed the printed-paper. 
Select STANDARD, -1, -2, -3, or -4....

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M/W ADJ
You can adjust the MicroWeave mode. The setting range is 
STANDARD, 1 and 2. Increase the value to give priority to the print 
speed, or decrease it to give priority to the print quality.
MAINTENANCE
This menu contains the following items.
CUTTER REPL
You can see the procedure used to replace the paper cutter. Follow 
the instructions on the LCD.
BK INK CHANGE
You can change the black ink according to your purpose. You can 
choose either Matte Black or Photo Black. See...

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ALIGNMENT
You can correct any head misalignment to obtain optimum 
printing results. For details, see “Aligning the print head” on page 
240.
CUTTER REPLACE
You can see the procedure used to replace the paper cutter. Follow 
the instructions on the LCD.
Checking the print head nozzles
To find out if nozzles are delivering ink properly, you can print a 
nozzle check pattern. If the nozzles are not delivering ink 
properly, missing dots will be evident...

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 button again to start printing a nozzle 
check pattern.
After a nozzle check pattern is printed, the printer exits the 
SelecType mode and returns to the READY status.
Nozzle check pattern examples:
If you find that any dots are missing from the test lines in the 
pattern, you need to clean the print heads. Press the Menu 
 
button for more than 3 seconds or access the Head Cleaning utility 
software. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 
76. For Mac...