Epson Stylus Pro 4400 User Manual
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Options and Consumable Products371 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 English Black ink conversion cartridge 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. Epson Special Media Most plain paper works well in your printer. In addition, Epson offers specially designed media for ink jet printers to meet most high-quality printing needs. Note: ❏The availability of special media varies by country. ❏The names of some special media vary by country. Use the product number to confirm the type of special media you need or have. ❏For the latest information on media available in your area, contact Epson customer support web site. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 349. Ink cartridge (Light Light Black) 110 ml: T5649 220 ml: T5659 Black Ink Conversion Kit T564A
372Options and Consumable Products Roll paper Media Name Size Product CodeRecommended Application Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)16× 100’ (30.5 m) S041742 Photo Contract Proofing Premium Luster Photo Paper (250)10×100’ (30.5 m) S041644 300 mm×30.5 m S041646 16× 100’ (30.5 m) S041737 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250)16×100’ (30.5 m) S041743 Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250)16×100’ (30.5 m) S041738 Photo Paper Gloss 25017×100’ (30.5 m) S041879 Photo Semigloss Paper Photo Grade Semigloss Paper16.5 ×100’ (30.5 m) S041779 Photo Glossy Paper Photo Grade Glossy Paper16.5 ×100’ (30.5 m) S041778 EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (Commercial)17×100’ (30.5 m) S041724 Contract Proofing 13×50’ (15 m) S041668 Enhanced Matte Paper17×100’ (30.5 m) S041725 POP 3D CAD/GIS Photo/Fine Art Singleweight Matte Paper17×131.7’ (40 m) S041746 POP 2D CAD/GIS Imposition Proofing
Options and Consumable Products373 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EnglishCut sheets Textured Fine Art Paper17×50’ (15 m) S041745 Photo/Fine Art Media Name Size Product CodeRecommended Application Premium Glossy Photo PaperLTR S041286 Photo S041667 A4 S041285 S041287 S041297 S041624 A3 S041288 S041315 Super A3/B S041289 S041316 Premium Luster Photo Paper LTR S041405 A3 S041406 Super A3/B S041407 Premium Semigloss Photo PaperA4 S041332 LTR S041331 A3 S041334 Super A3 S041328 Super B S041327 EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (Commercial)Super A3/B S041744 Contract Proofing
374Options and Consumable Products Archival Matte Paper Enhanced Matte PaperLTR S041341 POP 3D CAD/GIS Photo/Fine Art A4 S041342 A3 S041344 Super A3/B S041340 Photo Quality Ink Jet PaperLTR S041029 POP 2D CAD/GIS Imposition Proofing S041062 A4 S041061 Bright White Ink Jet PaperA4 S041442 Velvet Fine Art Paper LTR S041598 Photo/Fine Art Super A3/B S041637 UltraSmooth Fine Art PaperSuper A3/B S041869 US-C S041897 Watercolor Paper-Radiant WhiteSuper A3 S041352 Super B S041351
Glossary375 English Glossary The following definitions apply specifically to printers. application A software program that helps you carry out a particular task, such as word processing or financial planning. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols. banding The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics. This occurs when the print heads are misaligned. See also MicroWeave. bit A binary digit (0 or 1), which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer. brightness The lightness or darkness of an image. buffer The portion of the printers memory used to store data before printing it. byte A unit of information consisting of eight bits. characters per inch (cpi) A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch. CMYK Cyan (blue-green), magenta, yellow, and black. These colored inks are used to create the subtractive system array of printed color. color matching A method of processing color data so that colors displayed on a computer screen closely match colors in printouts. A variety of color-matching software is available. See also ColorSync and sRGB.
376Glossary ColorSync Macintosh software that is designed so you get WYSIWYG (What You See Is What Y o u G e t ) c o l o r o u t p u t . T h i s s o f t w a r e p r i n t s c o l o r s a s y o u s e e t h e m o n y o u r s c r e e n . cpi See characters per inch. default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on, reset, or initialized. DMA Direct Memory Access. A data transfer feature that by-passes a computer’s CPU and allows direct communication between the computer’s memory and peripheral devices (such as printers). dot matrix A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by a pattern (matrix) of individual dots. dpi Dots per inch. The dpi measures the resolution. See also resolution. drive A memory device, such as CD-ROM, hard disk, or floppy disk. In Windows, a letter is assigned to each drive for easy management. driver A software program that sends instructions to a computer peripheral to tell it what to do. For example, your printer driver accepts print data from your word processor application and sends instructions to the printer on how to print this data. economy printing Printing in which images are printed with fewer dots to save ink. error diffusion Error diffusion blends individual colored dots with the colors of the surrounding dots to create the appearance of natural colors. By blending colored dots, the printer can achieve excellent colors and subtle color gradation. This method is best suited for printing documents that contain detailed graphics or photographic images.
Glossary377 English ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This system of commands gives you control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all Epson printers and supported by most application programs for personal computers. ESC/P Raster A command language that gives you control of your printer from your computer. Commands in this language produce laser-like features, such as enhanced graphics printing. font A style of type designated by a family name. grayscale A scale of shades of gray from black to white. Grayscale is used to represent colors when printing with black ink only. halftones Patterns of black or colored dots used to reproduce an image. halftoning Method of using dot patterns to represent an image. Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots, or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots. See also halftones. head alignment The operation to correct any misalignment of the print heads. Vertical banding will be corrected. head cleaning The operation to clean any clogged nozzles for correct printing. high speed printing Printing in which images are printed in both directions. This provides faster printing. initialization Returns the printer to its defaults (fixed set of conditions). This happens every time you turn on the printer or reset the printer. ink cartridge The cartridge which contains ink. ink jet A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by precisely spraying ink onto paper.
378Glossary interface The connection between the computer and the printer. A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time. interface cable The cable that connects between the computer and the printer. LCD Liquid Crystal Display. Shows various messages according to status of the printer. local printer The printer which is connected to the computer’s port directly by interface cable. media Materials upon which data is printed, such as roll paper and cut sheets, plain paper, and special paper. memory The part of the printer’s electronic system that is used to store information (data). Some information is fixed and is used to control how the printer operates. Information that is sent to the printer from the computer is stored in the memory temporarily. See also RAM and ROM. MicroWeave Printing in which images are printed in finer increments to reduce the possibility of banding and to produce laser-like images. See also banding. monochrome This means printing with only one color of ink, which is generally black ink. nozzle Fine tubes in the print head through which ink is sprayed on the page. Print quality may decline if print head nozzles are clogged. nozzle check A method for checking the operation of the printer. When you perform a nozzle check, the printer prints the firmware (ROM) version and a nozzle check pattern. online help Helpful comments related to the current window or dialog box. Peer-to-peer networks Windows 98 support peer-to-peer networking. Any computer can access the resources of a computer on the network.
Glossary379 English PhotoEnhance The Epson software to change the shade of tone, to correct image data and to change the sharpness of the image data. port An interface channel through which data is transmitted between devices. printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins. printer driver A software program that sends commands for using the features of a particular printer. Often shortened to “driver”. See also driver. printing mode The number of dots per inch used to represent an image. EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 has three printing mode settings: SuperFine (1440 dpi), Fine (720 dpi), and Normal (360 dpi). EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 has four printing mode settings: SuperPhoto (2880 dpi), SuperFine (1440 dpi), Fine (720 dpi), and Normal (360 dpi). print queue If your printer is connected to a network, print jobs that are sent to the printer while it is busy are stored in a waiting line, or print queue, until they can be printed. Progress Meter A meter that shows the progress of the current print job for Windows. RAM Random Access Memory. The portion of the printers memory used as a buffer and for storing user-defined characters. All data stored in RAM is lost when the printer is turned off. reset To return a printer to its defaults by turning the printer off and then back on. resolution The number of dots per inch used to represent an image. ROM Read Only Memory. A portion of memory that can only be read and cannot be used for data storage. ROM retains its contents when you turn off the printer.
380Glossary RGB Red, green, and blue. These colors, in phosphors irradiated by the computer monitors electron gun, are used to create the additive array of screen colors. SelecType settings Settings made using the printer’s control panel. In the SelecType mode, various printer settings that are not available using the printer driver, such as test print settings, can be made. serial interface See interface. spool The first step in printing, in which the printer driver converts the print data into codes that your printer understands. This data is then sent to the printer directly or to the print server. Spool Manager The software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands. See also spool. sRGB Windows software that is designed so you get WYSIWYG (What You See Is What Y o u G e t ) c o l o r o u t p u t . T h i s s o f t w a r e p r i n t s c o l o r s a s y o u s e e t h e m o n y o u r s c r e e n . Status Monitor The software program that allows you to check the printer’s status. subtractive colors Colors produced by pigments that absorb some colors of light and reflect others. See also CMYK. utility A program for carrying out a specific function, which is usually related to system maintenance. WYSIWYG Acronym for What You See Is What You Get. This term is used to describe printout that looks exactly as it appeared on screen.