Epson Stylus Pro 4880 User Manual

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Follow the steps below to create a booklet.
1. Click the Double-Sided Printing checkbox, and then click the Folded 
Booklet checkbox.
2. Click Margins. You see a window like this one.
3. Select the edge of the paper where binding will be placed. You can choose 
Left, Top, or Right.
Note:
When Portrait is selected as the Orientation setting on the Paper tab, Left or 
Right binding positions are available. The Top binding position is available when 
Landscape is selected as the...

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4. Specify the width of the binding margin in the Binding Margin text box. You 
can specify any width from 0.12 to 1.18 in. (3.0 to 30.0 mm). The specified 
margin width will be used on both sides of the fold. For example, if you 
specify a 0.39-in (1-cm) margin, the printer will leave a 0.79-inch (2-cm) 
margin in the center (0.39 in. [1.0 cm] will be placed on each side of the 
fold).
✽ Folding Edge
✽✽ Margin
5. Click OK to return to the Page Layout tab, and then click OK to...

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8. Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the inside pages. 
9. Once printing is complete, fold the sheets and bind them together using a 
stapler or other binding method.
Selecting Multi-Page settings
Selecting Multi-Page lets you choose between the N-up and Poster settings.
Note:
You cannot use the Multi-Page feature when you are printing borderless.
 

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Selecting N-up settings
Select N-up as the Multi-Page setting to print two or four pages of your 
document on one sheet of paper.
When N-up is selected, you can click the Settings button and then select the 
following settings in the Print Layout window.
Number of 
pages per 
sheetPrints two or four pages of your printout on a single sheet 
of paper.
Page OrderSelects the order in which the pages will be printed. Some 
settings may be unavailable, depending on the 
Orientation...

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Selecting the Optimize Enlargement setting
Click the Optimize Enlargement checkbox to print a long poster or panorama 
without using a special application.
Note:
When using the Optimize Enlargement feature, text and graphics may be distorted.
Selecting the Print Background Color setting
Click the Print Bckg Color checkbox. Then click Color Settings, select your 
background color, and click OK.
Selecting the Job Settings
Click the Job Settings checkbox to print job settings on your...

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Using the Printer Utilities
The Epson printer utilities let you check the printer’s status and perform printer 
maintenance from your computer.
Note:
❏The letter in parentheses after the utility name indicates the shortcut key for that 
utility. Press ALT and the letter on the keyboard to open that utility.
❏Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities 
while printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.
Nozzle Check
This utility...

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Head Cleaning
This utility cleans the print head. You may need to clean the print head if you 
notice the print quality has declined. See Cleaning the print head on page 
89.
Print Head Alignment
Use this utility to improve the quality of your printed images. For example, if 
vertical lines appear out of alignment or if white or black banding appears in 
your printed image. You can use this utility to realign the print head. See 
Aligning the print head on page 90.
EPSON Status...

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Menu Arrangement
Use this utility to determine the arrangement of the Select Setting, Media 
Type, and Size drop-down lists on the Main tab. See Selecting Menu 
Arrangement settings on page 94.
Export or Import
Use this utility to export or import all of your custom settings to a file. This is 
useful if you want to distribute the same sets of custom settings to multiple 
computers.
EPSON LFP Remote Panel
This utility lets you optimize your printer. See Starting Epson LFP Remote...

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3. Click Print if you want to visually check if any print head nozzles are 
clogged. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check, and 
if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary, perform an automatic head 
cleaning.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a nozzle check pattern.
If the nozzle check shows missing dots, clean the print head as described 
below.
Cleaning the print head
If you find that your printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots in the...

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1. Make sure the printer is turned on and the ink status light is off, and that a 
few sheets of A4/Letter size or larger paper is loaded in the printer’s auto 
sheet feeder.
2. Click Head Cleaning.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Click Print Nozzle Check Pattern in the Head Cleaning dialog box to 
confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle.
If dots are still missing after cleaning, try the following:
❏Repeat this procedure three or four times, turn...