Epson Stylus Pro 4880 User Manual
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The Control Panel121 CUTTER ADJ You can adjust the paper cutting position (for when you print with a top and bottom margin of zero). This function prints cutter adjustment patterns and you can select the appropriate cutting position from them. REFRESH MRGN When you select ON, the printer cuts an extra area of paper at the end of borderless prints. SHEET SIZE CK When you select ON, if the size of the cut sheet paper loaded in the printer does not match the size of data, the printer stops printing and WRONG PAPER SIZE appears on the printer’s control panel. When OFF is selected, the printer continues to print even if the size of the cut sheet paper does not match the data, and the printer may print beyond the paper. AUTO NZL CK When you select ON, the printer performs a nozzle check before printing, for each print job. Note: ❏Do not select ON if you are using non-Epson media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm. ❏This setting is available only when you select ON as the AUTO CLEANING setting. AUTO CLEANING When you select ON and perform a nozzle check from the printer driver or the control panel, the printer not only checks for clogged nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically. Note: Do not select ON if you are using non-Epson media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm. QUIET CUT When you select ON, the printer cuts the printout slowly to decrease the amount of paper particles.
122The Control Panel INIT SETTINGS You can return all of the printer’s settings to their factory default values. TEST PRINT This menu contains the following items. NOZZLE CHECK You can print a nozzle check pattern to see if the nozzles are delivering ink properly. For details, see Checking the print head nozzles on page 130. Note: ❏When you select AUTO and perform a nozzle check, the printer not only checks for clogged nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically. ❏You can print a nozzle check pattern using the printer software. For Windows, see Checking the print head nozzles on page 88. For Mac OS X, see Checking the print head nozzles on page 39. STATUS CHECK You can print a sheet showing the printer’s current status. For details, see Printing a status sheet on page 136. NETWORK You can print network information about the printer. JOB INFO You can print job information saved in the printer (up to 10 jobs). CUSTOM PAPER You can print information that you have registered.
The Control Panel123 PRINTER STATUS This menu contains the following items. VERSION You can view the firmware version. PRINTABLE PG You can view the number of pages printable for each ink cartridge. INK LEFT You can see the amount of ink left in each ink cartridge. E ***** F (81-100%) E**** F (61-80%) E*** F (41-60%) E** F (21-40%) E* F (11-20%) nn% (less than 10%) 0% (ink end)
124The Control Panel MAINT TANK You can view the remaining capacity of the maintenance tank. USAGE COUNT You can view ink consumption in milliliters and paper consumption in centimeters or feet/inches (depending on which units you’ve set in Maintenance mode). Note: Values shown in USAGE COUNT are rough indications. USE COUNT CLR You can clear the values set in USAGE COUNT. JOB HISTORY You can view ink consumption (INK) in milliliters, paper consumption (PAPER) in cm2 or ft2 (depending on which units you’ve set in Maintenance Mode), and the time required for a print job (PRINT TIME) in seconds for each print job saved in the printer. The latest job is saved as No. 0. TOTAL PRINTS You can see the total number of pages you have printed. E ***** F (81-100%) E**** F (61-80%) E*** F (41-60%) E** F (21-40%) E* F (11-20%) nn% (less than 10%) 0% (maintenance tank full)
The Control Panel125 SERVICE LIFE You can see the service life of each consumable. EDM STATUS For future enhancements. CUSTOM PAPER This menu contains the following items. To select paper settings, see Selecting paper settings on page 134. PAPER NUMBER When you select STANDARD, the printer determines the paper thickness automatically. You can also select No. X (X can be any number between 1 and 10) to register the following settings or to recall the settings you have selected. CUTTER You can see the cutter life. Note: Values displayed on the LCD are rough indications. CR MOTOR For maintenance service person only. PF MOTOR For maintenance service person only. HEAD UNIT For maintenance service person only. CLEANING UNIT For maintenance service person only. ❏Platen gap ❏Thickness pattern ❏Thickness number ❏Cut method ❏Paper feed adjustment ❏Eject roller type ❏Drying time ❏Suction ❏MicroWeave adjustment
126The Control Panel Note: If you select STANDARD, the printer prints images according to the driver settings. If you select No. X, the control panel settings override the driver settings unless you select AUTO as your THICKNESS NUM setting. PLATEN GAP You can adjust the distance between the print head and paper. For most papers, leave this setting set to STANDARD. If you find that printed images are smeared, select WIDE. Select NARROW for printing on thin paper, or WIDER for printing on thick paper. Note: The Platen Gap setting will return to STANDARD after you turn the printer off and on. THICKNESS PAT You can print a paper thickness detection pattern. If STANDARD is selected as the PAPER NUMBER setting, the pattern is not printed. THICKNESS NUM If you are using Epson media, select AUTO. If you are not using Epson media, check the paper thickness detection pattern, and then enter the number for the print pattern with the smallest gap. CUT METHOD You can specify a cutting method: STANDARD, THIN PAPER, THICK, FAST, or THICK, SLOW. PPR FEED ADJ You can set the paper feed amount. The range is –0.70 to 0.70%.
The Control Panel127 EJECT ROLLER You can select AUTO, SHEET, ROLL CURLED, or ROLL NORMAL. DRYING TIME You can set the ink drying time between each print head pass. The range is from 0 to 10 seconds. SUCTION You can set the suction pressure used to feed the paper. Select STANDARD, -1, -2, -3, or -4. M/W ADJ You can adjust the MicroWeave mode. The settings are STANDARD, 1 and 2. Increase the value to give priority to print speed, or decrease it to give priority to print quality. AUTO The printer selects the most appropriate setting automatically. When you use Epson media, usually select this setting. SHEET If you want to print on cut sheet paper that is not Epson media, select this setting. ROLL CURLED If you want to print on strongly curled roll paper that is not Epson media, select this setting. Note: Make sure that the ink is dry enough on the paper before the roller touches the media; otherwise, the ink will soil the roller surface, which stamps on the prints. ROLL NORMAL If you want to print on roll paper that is non-Epson media, select this setting. When roll paper is selected for the printer, this parameter is selected and no feed roller is used. If you select this parameter while using cut sheets, you need to eject the cut sheet paper one by one.
128The Control Panel MAINTENANCE This menu contains the following items. CUTTER REPL You can replace the paper cutter blade. Follow the instructions on the LCD. See Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade on page 180. BK INK CHANGE You can change the black ink according to the type of paper you are printing on. You can choose either Matte Black or Photo Black. See Changing the Black Ink Cartridge on page 173. PWR CLEANING You can use this function to clean the print head more effectively than normal head cleaning. CLOCK SETTING You can set the year, month, date, hour, and minute. HEAD ALIGNMENT This menu contains the following items. PAPER THKNS You can adjust the thickness of the paper to use. If you use Epson media and its paper thickness is 0.2 mm or 1.2 mm, select STD. If you use non-Epson media, enter the paper thickness in the range of 0.1 to 1.6 mm. ALIGNMENT You can correct any head misalignment to obtain optimum printing results. For details, see Aligning the print head on page 131.
The Control Panel129 NETWORK SETUP This menu contains the following items. For detailed information about network settings, see the Network Guide. NETWORK SETUP You can configure the network setting of the printer. The following items appear only when NETWORK SETUP is set to ENABLE. GET IPADDRESS You can select the method used to set the IP address of the printer. When AUTO is selected, the IP, SM, and GW settings are not displayed. Select PANEL to set these addresses using the printer’s control panel. Choose PANEL when setting the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using the printers control panel. Choose AUTO when getting the IP address from a DHCP server. The IP address is automatically obtained from the DHCP server whenever the printer is reset or turned on. IP You can set the IP address of the printer. SM You can set the Subnet Mask of the printer. GW You can set the Default Gateway of the printer. BONJOUR You can set the Bonjour settings of the printer. INIT NETWORK You can return the network settings of the printer to the factory default value.
130The Control Panel CUTTER REPLACE You can replace the paper cutter blade. Follow the instructions on the LCD. See Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade on page 180. Checking the print head nozzles To find out if nozzles are delivering ink properly, you can print a nozzle check pattern. If the nozzles are not delivering ink properly, missing dots will be evident in the print pattern. Follow the steps below to print a nozzle check pattern. Note: ❏If you want to perform an auto nozzle check before printing for each print job, select ON as the AUTO CLEANING setting and then select ON as the AUTO NZL CK setting. ❏Before you start printing your data, make sure that nozzle check pattern printing is complete; otherwise, the print quality may decline. 1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer and the printer is in the READY state. 2. Press Menu to enter the printer’s menu system. 3. Press to highlight TEST PRINT, then press Menu. You see NOZZLE CHECK. 4. Press Menu to display PRINT. 5. Press Menu again to start printing a nozzle check pattern. After the nozzle check pattern is printed, the printer returns to the READY state.