Epson Stylus Pro 4880 User Manual

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Nozzle check pattern examples:
If you find that any dots are missing or deflected from the test lines in the 
pattern, you need to clean the print head. 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 89. For Mac OS X, see Cleaning the 
print head on page 40.
Aligning the print head
To prevent deterioration of print quality caused by misalignment of the print 
head, align the print head...

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4. Press Menu, then press   or   to select STD or a paper thickness 
value between 0.1 mm and 1.6 mm. When the paper thickness value is 0.2 
mm or 1.2 mm, select STD. Otherwise, select the actual paper thickness 
value.
5. Press Menu to register your value.
6. Press  , then press  . You see ALIGNMENT.
7. Press Menu to display AUTO, then press Menu again. You see 
UNI-D (uni-directional). This is the type of alignment to start with.
8. Press Menu again to start the alignment process....

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4. Press Menu to register your setting.
5. Press  , then press  . You see ALIGNMENT in the lower row of the LCD.
6. Press Menu, then press   or   to select MANUAL.
7. Press Menu, then press   or   to select BI-D 2-COLOR.
8. Press Menu to print the head alignment pattern.
Head alignment pattern examples:
9. After printing is finished, the pattern number and the current line number 
are displayed on the printer’s LCD. Examine the lines in the pattern and 
select the line with the...

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Selecting paper settings
You can register and recall your own paper settings for any media.
The paper settings you can make are:
Registering the settings
Follow the steps below to register paper settings for a particular type of media.
1. Load the paper that you want to register.
2. Press Menu to enter the printer’s menu system, press   or   to 
highlight CUSTOM PAPER, then press Menu again. You see 
PAPER NUMBER.
3. Press Menu, then press   or   to select a paper configuration...

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Paper thickness test pattern example:
9. Examine the printed pattern to determine which set of lines are most 
closely aligned (showing the smallest gap), and note the corresponding 
number.
10. After the pattern is printed, THICKNESS NUM appears. Press   or   to 
select the number noted in step 9, then press Menu to save the 
selected value.
11. Press  , then press  . You see CUT METHOD in the lower row of the LCD.
12. Press Menu, press   or   to select STANDARD, THICK, SLOW,...

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21. Press  , then press  . You see M/W ADJ in the lower row of the LCD.
22. Press Menu, press   or   to adjust MicroWeave. Increase the value 
to give priority to the print speed, or decrease it to give priority to the print 
quality. Press Menu again to save the selected value.
Selecting the registered settings
Follow the steps below to select the registered settings.
1. Press Menu to enter the printer’s menu system, press   or   to 
highlight CUSTOM PAPER, then press Menu again....

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Setting the alert value for paper
You can configure the printer to alert you when paper is low. Follow the steps 
below.
Note:
This setting is available only when you select ROLL or SHEET as your PAPER 
COUNTER setting in Maintenance mode.
1. Press Menu to enter the printer’s menu system.
2. Press   or   to highlight PRINTER SETUP, then press Menu.
3. Press   or   to highlight ROLL COUNTER or SHEET COUNTER (depending on 
which setting you selected in Maintenance mode), then press...

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1.Enter Maintenance mode
Make sure the printer is turned off. Then press and hold the  pause 
button, and then press the Ppower button to turn on the printer.
2.Select a menu item
Press   or   to select a menu item.
3.Enter the menu item
Press Menu to enter the selected menu item. The first parameter is 
displayed on the printer’s LCD.
4.Select an option
Press   or   to select an option for the menu item.
5.Set the option
Press Menu to store the selected option.
If the option is for...

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Details of Maintenance mode items
HEX DUMP
Data received from the host computer can be printed out in hexadecimal 
numbers. Follow the steps below to print the hex dump:
1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.
2. In Maintenance mode, press   or   to highlight HEX DUMP.
3. Press Menu to display PRINT. Then press Menu again to start 
printing.
The print data in the print buffer is printed with 16-byte hex. data in the left 
column, and corresponding ASCII characters in the...

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LANGUAGE
You can select the language to be displayed on the printer’s LCD.
1. In Maintenance mode, press   or   to highlight LANGUAGE, then press 
Menu.
2. Press   or   to select a language.
3. Press Menu to set the language. Confirm that READY (or a similar 
message in the language selected) appears on the printer’s LCD.
Note:
It may take a while for READY (or a similar message in another language) to appear on 
the printer’s LCD.
PAPER COUNTER
You can activate the paper remaining...