Epson Stylus Pro 4880 User Manual

The Control Panel111
Basic Menu setting procedure
This section describes how to enter Menu mode and select settings with the 
buttons on the control panel.
Note:
❏Press the   pause button whenever you want to exit the printer menu and return 
to the READY state.
❏Press   to return to the previous menu.
1.Enter Menu mode
Make sure that READY appears on the printer’s LCD, and then press the 
Menu button to enter the printer’s menu system.
2.Select a menu
Press   or   to select a sub menu.
3.Enter the sub...

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Menu list
Menu Item Parameters
PRINTER SETUP on 
page 117ROLL COUNTER or 
SHEET COUNTER on 
page 117—
PLATEN GAP on page 
118NARROW, STANDARD, 
WIDE, WIDER, WIDEST
PAGE LINE on page 
118ON, OFF
INTERFACE on page 
118AUTO, USB, NETWORK
CODE PAGE on page 
119PC437, PC850
PAPER MARGIN on 
page 119DEFAULT, T/B15 mm, T/B25 
mm, 15 mm, 3 mm
PPR SIZE CHK on 
page 120ON, OFF
PPR ALIGN CHK on 
page 120ON, OFF
TIME OUT on page 
120OFF, 30SEC, 60SEC, 
180SEC, 300SEC
CUTTER ADJ on page 
121EXEC...

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TEST PRINT on page 
122NOZZLE CHECK on 
page 122PRINT
STATUS CHECK on 
page 122PRINT
NETWORK on page 
122PRINT
JOB INFO on page 
122PRINT
CUSTOM PAPER on 
page 122PRINT Menu Item Parameters
 

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PRINTER STATUS on 
page 123VERSION on page 
123Bxxxxx.yyyy.IBC
PRINTABLE PG on 
page 123MK (or PK) xxxxxxxPG
C xxxxxxxPG
VM xxxxxxxPG
Y xxxxxxxPG
LK xxxxxxxPG
LC xxxxxxxPG
VLM xxxxxxxPG
LLK xxxxxxxPG
INK LEFT on page 123 MK (or PK) E*****F, E****F, 
E***F, E**F, E*F, nn%
C E*****F, E****F, E***F, 
E**F, E*F, nn%
VM E*****F, E****F, E***F, 
E**F, E*F, nn%
Y E*****F, E****F, E***F, 
E**F, E*F, nn%
LK E*****F, E****F, E***F, 
E**F, E*F, nn%
LC E*****F, E****F, E***F, 
E**F, E*F, nn%
VLM...

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PRINTER STATUS on 
page 123USAGE COUNT on 
page 124INK xxxxx.xml
PPR xxxxx.xcm
USE COUNT CLR on 
page 124INK EXEC
PAPER EXEC
JOB HISTORY on 
page 124No. 0-No. 9
TOTAL PRINTS on 
page 124nnnnnn
SERVICE LIFE on page 
125CUTTER
E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, 
E*F, EF
CR MOTOR
E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, 
E*F, EF
PF MOTOR
E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, 
E*F, EF
HEAD UNIT
E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, 
E*F, EF
CLEANING UNIT
E*****F, E****F, E***F, E**F, 
E*F, EF
EDM STATUS on page 
125NOT...

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CUSTOM PAPER on 
page 125PAPER NUMBER on 
page 125STANDARD, 1-10
PLATEN GAP on page 
126NARROW, STANDARD, 
WIDE, WIDER
THICKNESS PAT on 
page 126PRINT
THICKNESS NUM on 
page 1261-16
CUT METHOD on 
page 126STANDARD, THIN PAPER, 
THICK,FAST, THICK,SLOW
PPR FEED ADJ on 
page 126-0.70% - 0.70%
EJECT ROLLER on 
page 127AUTO, SHEET, ROLL 
CURLED, ROLL NORMAL
DRYING TIME on 
page 1270.0 SEC- 10.0 SEC
SUCTION on page 
127STANDARD, -1, -2, -3, -4
M/W ADJ on page 
127STANDARD, 1, 2
MAINTENANCE...

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Details of Menu mode
PRINTER SETUP
This menu contains the following items.
ROLL COUNTER or SHEET COUNTER
You can get a message when there is not much paper left, by setting the roll 
alert or sheet alert.
When using roll paper, enter the length of roll paper set in the printer and the 
alert value.
NETWORK SETUP on 
page 129NETWORK SETUP on 
page 129DISABLE, ENABLE
GET IPADDRESS on 
page 129AUTO, PANEL
IP on page 129 IP ADDRESS
000.000.000.000 - 
192.168.192.168 - 
255.255.255.255
SM...

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When using cut sheet paper, enter the number of cut sheets set in the printer 
and the alert value.
Note:
This setting is available only when you select Roll Paper or Cut Sheet as the 
PAPER COUNTER setting in Maintenance mode.
PLATEN GAP
You can adjust the distance between the print head and paper. Normally, 
leave this set to STANDARD for standard paper. If you find that printed images 
are smeared, select WIDE or WIDER. Select NARROW for printing on thin paper, or 
WIDEST for...

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CODE PAGE
You can select a code page: PC437 (extended graphics) or PC850 
(multilingual).
PAPER MARGIN
You can select margins for roll paper: DEFAULT, T/B 15 mm, T/B 25 mm, 15 mm, 
or 3 mm.
The following table shows the default margins the paper types shown.
Note:
❏When you set the paper margin, the setting applies to all media. To change the 
paper margin, reselect the PAPER MARGIN setting.
❏Try the T/B 25 mm setting if the top or bottom areas are smeared.
Paper Margin setting Top...

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When you select a paper margin setting other than DEFAULT, the following 
number appears on the right side of the paper mark on the printer’s control 
panel.
When you print the same data with a 3 mm margin and a 15 mm margin and 
compare the printouts, you may notice that part of the data on the right side of 
the 15 mm margin printout is missing.
PPR SIZE CHK
When you select ON, the printer stops printing if the width of paper loaded in 
the printer does not match the width of your...