Epson Stylus Pro 4880 User Manual

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Selecting Monitoring Preferences
This function lets you specify the monitoring features of Epson Status Monitor 
3.
1. Click Monitoring Preferences. You see a window like this one.
2. You can select the following settings.
3. Click OK.
Select 
NotificationDisplays the current error item notification settings. 
Select the checkboxes to specify the error types 
you want to receive notification for.
Select Shortcut 
IconSelect the Shortcut Icon checkbox to display a 
shortcut icon in your Windows taskbar. Clicking the 
shortcut icon in the taskbar will open Epson Status 
Monitor 3. Click the icon you prefer as shortcut 
icon, and you can preview the icon at the right.
Allow 
monitoring of 
shared printersAllows you to monitor the status of a shared printer.
 
						

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Selecting Speed and Progress settings
Use the speed and progress settings for greater control over the printer’s 
operation. Click Speed and Progress on the Utility tab. You see a window like 
this one.
High Speed Copies
To print multiple copies of your images faster, click the High Speed Copies 
checkbox. This speeds up printing by using your hard disk space as a cache 
when printing multiple copies of an image.
Show Progress Meter
To display the Progress Meter every time you print, click the Show Progress 
Meter checkbox. Then, you can monitor the progress of your print job.
Disable EPSON Status Monitor 3
If you don’t want to monitor your printer’s status with Epson Status Monitor 3, 
click the Disable EPSON Status Monitor 3 checkbox. Disabling is not 
recommended since monitoring is necessary to use other features such as 
Printer Firmware Update.
Always spool RAW datatype
To enable NT-based clients spool documents to use the RAW format instead 
of the EMF (metafile) format, click the Always Spool Raw datatype checkbox 
(Windows NT-based applications use the EMF format by default).
Try using this option if documents spooled in the EMF format do not print 
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Depending on the type of image you are printing, spooling RAW datatype 
requires fewer resources than EMF. You may be able to solve problems, such 
as “Insufficient Memory/Disk Space to Print”, “Slow print speed”, etc.
Note:
When you spool RAW datatype, the print progress displayed by the Progress Meter 
may be inaccurate.
Page Rendering Mode
Use this function when the print speed is extremely slow or when the print 
head stops for a few minutes while printing. When this checkbox is selected, 
the print speed may improve by rendering the job as a page.
Note:
❏When you use Page Rendering Mode, the print progress displayed in the 
Progress Meter may be inaccurate.
❏Printing may take longer to start.
Coarse Rendering
Use this function if the output length (number of pixels) is limited by your 
application. Longer print output is made possible by reducing the resolution to 
restrict the number of pixels to stay within the application’s limit. 
Print as Bitmap
Use this function when the print speed is extremely slow or when the print 
head stops for a few minutes while printing. Try this option if selecting the 
Always spool RAW datatype and Page Rendering Mode settings does not 
solve the problem.
Show Mouse Over Help
Use this function to show help when you move the mouse pointer over an 
item.
 
						

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Selecting Menu Arrangement settings
Use this utility to arrange the Select Setting, Media Type, and Paper Size 
items. Click Menu Arrangement on the Utility tab. You see a window like this 
one.
1. Select the item you want to edit. You can do the following:
❏Drag and drop the items to rearrange them
❏Add or delete groups
❏Move unused items into the Not Display group
2. When you’re finished, click Save.
Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel
Use this utility to optimize your printer.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
2. Click EPSON LFP Remote Panel.
 
						

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3. Follow the on-screen instructions. (See the Epson LFP Remote Panel 
on-screen help for details.)
Getting Information Through On-screen Help
Your printer software has extensive on-screen help, which provides 
instructions for printing, selecting printer driver settings, and using printer 
utilities.
1. Select Print or Page Setup from the File menu.
2. Click Printer, Setup, Options, or Properties. Depending on your 
application, you may need to click a combination of these buttons. You can 
also access the printer software.
3. You can view a detailed explanation of a setting by:
❏Clicking the (?) button on the top right of the printer driver window, and 
then clicking an item.
❏Right-clicking the item, and then clicking the Help button.
❏Clicking Help on the Main, Paper, Layout, or Utility tabs for help related 
to the item on that tab.
 
						

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Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs 
Using the Progress Meter
When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter window opens.
It indicates the progress of the current print job and provides printer status 
information when bi-directional communication between the printer and your 
computer is established. This meter also displays helpful tips for better 
printing and error messages.
Note:
The Progress Meter window does not appear when the Show Progress Meter 
checkbox is turned off in the Speed and Progress window. See Selecting Speed and 
Progress settings on page 92 for more information.
Error messages
If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears in the text box 
at the top of the Progress Meter window.
 
						

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Using Epson Status Monitor 3
Epson Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information on the printer status.
Accessing Status Monitor 3 from the Windows taskbar
To access Status Monitor 3, double-click the printer icon on the Windows 
taskbar.
Note:
If the icon is missing from the Windows taskbar, see Selecting Monitoring 
Preferences on page 91.
Accessing Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver
1. Open the printer driver.
2. Click the Utility tab.
3. Click EPSON Status Monitor 3.
 
						

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Viewing information in Status Monitor 3
Status Monitor 3 provides the following information.
Current Status
Epson Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information about the printer, as well 
as its ink cartridges and maintenance tank. If the ink is low or expended, or the 
maintenance tank becomes full, the How to button appears in the Epson 
Status Monitor 3 window. Click How to to display instructions on how to 
replace the cartridge.
Increasing the Print Speed
General tips
Printing color images using higher print quality settings takes longer than 
printing black-and-white images using standard print quality settings. For this 
reason, it is important to be selective in your use of color and print quality 
settings if you also require faster print speeds. 
Even if your images require the highest print quality and extensive use of 
color, it may still be possible to optimize the print speed by adjusting other 
printing settings.
 
						

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Using Speed and Progress
You can select certain print speed settings in the Speed and Progress 
window. To access this window, click Speed and Progress on the Utility tab. 
For details, see Selecting Speed and Progress settings on page 92.
Sharing Your Printer
This section describes how to share your printer so that other computers on a 
network can use it.
Any computer on the network can share the printer if it is directly connected to 
it. The computer that is directly connected to the printer is the printer server, 
and the other computers are the clients which need permission to print to it. 
The clients share the printer via the printer server.
Note:
To connect your printer directly to a network without setting it up as a shared printer, 
consult your network administrator.
For Windows Vista
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
Follow the steps below to share a printer that is connected directly to your 
computer with others on a network.
1. Click , click Control Panel, and click Printer under Hardware and 
Sound.
2. Right-click your printer icon and click Sharing. Click Change sharing 
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3. Select Share this printer, and type a name for the printer in the Share 
name text box. 
4. Click OK.
Note:
Do not choose any drivers from the Additional Drivers list.
Accessing the shared printer
Follow the steps below to access the shared printer from another computer on 
a network.
Note:
Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer it is directly 
connected to before you can access it from another computer.
1. Install the printer driver on the client computer from the software CD-ROM.
2. Click , click Control Panel, and click Printer under Hardware and 
Sound. Then right-click your printer’s icon and then select Properties.
3. Click the Ports tab and click Add Port.
4. Select Local Port and click New Port.