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 select ON, the printer cuts an extra print area after 
borderless printing is used automatically.
SHEET SIZE CK
When you select ON, if the size of the cut-sheet paper loaded in the 
printer does not match the size of data, the printer stops printing 
and WRONG PAPER SIZE appears on the printer’s control panel. 
When OFF is selected, the printer continues to print even if the size 
of the cut-sheet paper does not match the data, and the printer 
may print beyond the paper.
AUTO NZL CK
When you select ON, the printer performs a nozzle check before 
printing, for each print job.
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.
❏This setting is available only when you select ON for AUTO 
CLEANING.
 
						

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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 setting values you have made in the PRINTER 
SETUP to their factory set value.
TEST PRINT
This menu contains the following items.
NOZZLE CHECK
You can print a print head nozzle check pattern for each ink 
cartridge. From the printing results, you can check whether the 
nozzles are delivering ink properly. For details, see “Checking the 
print head nozzles” on page 239.
Note:
You can print a nozzle check pattern using the Utility menu in the 
printer software. For Windows, see “Checking the print head nozzles” 
on page 74. For Mac OS 9.x, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on 
page 157. For Mac OS X, see “Checking the print head nozzles” on page 
209.
 
						

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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 see the amount of ink left in each ink cartridge. 
E✽✽✽✽✽F (100-81%)
E✽✽✽✽F (80-61%)
E✽✽✽F (60-41%)
E✽✽F (40-21%)
E✽F (20-11%)
 
						

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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 contains the following items. To make the paper 
setting, see “Making the paper settings” on page 246.
CUTTER You can see the cutter life.
Note:
Values displayed on the LCD are rough indications.
CR MOTOR For maintenance service person only
PF MOTOR For maintenance service person only
HEAD UNIT For maintenance service person only
CLEANING UNIT For maintenance service person only
 
						

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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 distance between the print head and paper. 
Normally, leave this set to STANDARD. If you find that printed 
images are smeared, select WIDE or WIDER. Select NARROW for 
printing on thin paper, or WIDEST for printing on thick paper.
THICKNESS PAT
You can print the paper thickness detection pattern. If you select 
STANDARD in PAPER NUMBER, the pattern is not printed.
THICKNESS NUM
If you use Epson special media, normally select AUTO. If you use 
non-Epson special media, check the paper thickness detection 
pattern, and then enter the number for the print pattern with the 
smallest gap.❏Platen gap
❏Thickness pattern
❏Thickness number
❏Cut method
❏Paper feed adjustment
❏Eject roller type
❏Drying time
❏Suction
❏MicroWeave adjustment
 
						

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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.
AUTO The printer selects the most appropriate setting 
automatically. When you use Epson special media, 
usually select this setting.
SHEET If you want to print on cut-sheet paper that is non-Epson 
special media, select this setting.
ROLL CURLED If you want to print on strongly curled roll paper that is 
non-Epson special media, select this setting. 
Note:
Make sure that the ink is dry enough on the paper 
before the roller touches the media; otherwise, the ink 
will soil the roller surface, which stamps on the prints.
ROLL NORMAL If you want to print on roll paper that is non-Epson 
special media, select this setting. When roll paper is 
selected for the printer, this parameter is selected and 
no feed roller is used. If you select this parameter while 
using cut sheets, you need to eject the cut-sheet paper 
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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 “Converting the 
Black Ink Cartridges” on page 294 for details.
PWR CLEANING
You can use this function to clean the print head more effectively 
than normal head cleaning.
CLOCK SETTING
You can set year, month, date, hour, and minute.
HEAD ALIGNMENT
This menu contains the following items.
PAPER THKNS
You can adjust the thickness of the paper to use. If you use Epson 
special media and its paper thickness is 0.2 mm or 1.2 mm, select 
STD. If you use non-Epson special media, enter the paper thickness 
in the range of 0.1 to 1.6 mm.
 
						

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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 in the print pattern. To 
print a nozzle check pattern, follow the steps below.
Note:
❏If you want to perform an auto nozzle check before printing for each 
print job, select ON for AUTO CLEANING and then select ON for 
AUTO NZL CK.
❏Before you start printing your data, make sure that nozzle check 
pattern printing is complete; otherwise, the print quality may 
decline.
1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer. 
2. Press the Menu 
 button to enter the SelecType mode.
3. Press the Paper Feed  or Paper Feed   button to display 
TEST PRINT, and then press the Menu 
 button.
4. Press the Paper Feed  or Paper Feed   button to display 
NOZZLE CHECK.
5. Press the Menu 
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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 OS 9.x, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 159. 
For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 211.
Aligning the print head
To prevent deterioration of print quality caused by misalignment 
of print head, align the print head before you start printing your 
data. You can align the print head either manually or 
automatically. Try the automatic print head alignment first. If the 
print head is still misaligned, try to perform the print head 
alignment manually.
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head cleaning necessary