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 before you start printing your data. You can align the 
print head either manually or automatically. Try the automatic print head 
alignment first. If the print head is still misaligned, try to perform the print head 
alignment manually.
Aligning the print head automatically
1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.
Note:
For best results, use Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster if you are printing 
with Photo Black ink. If you are printing with Matte Black ink, use Enhanced matte 
paper.
2. Press Menu to enter the printer’s menu system.
3. Press   to highlight HEAD ALIGNMENT, then press Menu. You see 
PAPER THKNS.
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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.
It takes about 12 minutes to run the automatic uni-directional head 
alignment. The printer’s white beam sensor reads the alignment pattern 
and adjusts the printer automatically. Make sure you don’t open the top 
cover or turn off the printer during this process.
9. When the uni-directional alignment is finished, press   until you see BI-D 
2-COLOR. Then press Menu again to start the bi-directional black 
alignment process, which is also completely automatic and takes about 7 
minutes.
10. When the bi-directional black alignment is finished, press   until you see 
BI-D ALL. Then press Menu again to start the alignment process. 
Again, this process is completely automatic and takes about 17 minutes.
11. When done, press the   pause button to exit the head alignment mode.
Aligning the print head manually
If you are not satisfied with the results of automatic print head alignment, you 
can perform the head alignment manually. Follow the steps below:
1. Press Menu to enter the printer’s menu system.
2. Press   or   to select HEAD ALIGNMENT, then press Menu. You see 
PAPER TCKNS.
3. 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 
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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 smallest gaps, then press   or   to display the 
number for that line.
10. Press Menu to store the selected number. The next pattern number 
appears. Repeat step 9 for each pattern on the printout.
If you are not satisfied with the results of BI-D 2-COLOR alignment, press 
 or   to select BI-D ALL, then press Menu to print the head 
alignment pattern.
If you are not satisfied with the results of BI-D ALL alignment, press   or 
 to select UNI-D, then press Menu to print the head alignment 
pattern.
When you are finished with the alignments, press the   pause button. The 
printer returns to the READY state.
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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 
number (No. 1 to No. 10).
4. Press Menu to save your paper number selection.
5. Press  , then press  . You see PLATEN GAP in the lower row of the LCD.
6. Press Menu, press   or   to select NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, or 
WIDER, then press Menu again to save the selected platen gap setting.
7. Press  , then press  . You see THICKNESS PAT in the lower row of the 
LCD.
8. Press Menu twice to print the paper thickness test printing pattern.
❏Platen gap
❏Thickness pattern
❏Thickness number
❏Cut method
❏Paper feed adjustment
❏Eject roller type
❏Drying time
❏Suction
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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, 
THICK, FAST, or THIN PAPER, then press Menu again to save the 
selected value.
13. Press  , then press  . You see PPR FEED ADJ in the lower row of the 
LCD.
14. Press Menu, press   or   to set the paper feed amount, then press 
Menu again to save the selected value.
15. Press  , then press  . You see EJECT ROLLER in the lower row of the 
LCD.
16. Press Menu, press   or   to select AUTO, SHEET, ROLL CURLED, or 
ROLL NORMAL, then press Menu again to save the selected value.
17. Press  , then press  . You see DRYING TIME in the lower row of the LCD.
18. Press Menu, press   or   to select the time in seconds, then press 
Menu again to save the selected value.
19. Press  , then press  . You see SUCTION in the lower row of the LCD.
20. Press Menu, press   or   to select STANDARD, -1, -2, -3, or -4, then 
press Menu again to save the selected value.
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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. You see 
PAPER NUMBER.
2. Press   or   to select the paper number you want to use, then press 
Menu to save the selected paper.
If you select STANDARD, the printer prints your images according to the 
paper setting you choose in the printer driver.
If you select No. X, the control panel settings override the paper settings in 
the printer driver.
3. Press  pause to exit the printer menu.
Printing a status sheet
While in Menu mode, you can print a status sheet to see the printer’s current 
settings and life counter information. Follow the steps below to print a status 
sheet.
1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer and that the printer is in the 
READY state.
2. Press Menu to enter the printer’s menu system.
3. Press   or   to highlight TEST PRINT, then press Menu.
4. Press   or   to highlight STATUS CHECK, then press Menu twice to 
print a status sheet.
After printing is finished, the printer exits the printer menu and returns to 
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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 Menu.
4. Press   or   to select the length of the roll paper (between 15 and 300 ft 
or 5 and 99.5 m) or the number of cut sheets (between 10 and 250) loaded 
in the printer, then press Menu.
5. The screen changes so that you can select the alert value. Press   or   
to select the alert value. For roll paper, select a value between 3 and 50 ft 
or 1 and 15 m. For cut sheet paper, select a value between 5 and 50.
6. Press Menu to set the alert value, then press  pause to return to the 
READY state.
Maintenance Mode
Maintenance mode setting procedure
This section describes how to enter Maintenance mode and how to select 
settings with the buttons on the control panel.
Note:
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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 execution only, press Menu to execute the function 
for the item. 
Note:
If a second option is displayed on the printer’s LCD, repeat steps 4 and 5 to select 
and set the second option.
6.Exit Maintenance mode
Press the Ppower button to turn off the printer, and then turn it on again. 
Maintenance mode list
Item First parameter Second Parameter
HEX DUMP on page 139 PRINT EXEC
LANGUAGE on page 140 ENGLISH, FRENCH, 
ITALIAN, GERMAN, 
SPANISH, 
PORTUGUESE, 
DUTCH-
PAPER COUNTER on page 
140OFF, ROLL PAPER, 
CUT SHEET-
UNIT on page 140 METER, FEET/INCHES -
CUT PRESSURE on page 
1400%-150% -
SSCL on page 141 EXEC -
 
						

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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 right column.
Note:
If the final data is less than 16 bytes, it does not print until you press   pause.
ROLL PPR FEED on page 
141ON, OFF -
DEFAULT PANEL on page 
141EXEC -
CRTG INFO MENU on page 
141PK CARTRIDGE (for 
Photo Black)
MK CARTRIDGE (for 
Matte Black)
CCARTRIDGE
VM CARTRIDGE
YCARTRIDGE
LK CARTRIDGE
LC CARTRIDGE
VLM CARTRIDGE
LLK CARTRIDGEMANUFACT, 
CARTRIDG, INK TYPE, 
INK CAP, INK LEFT, 
PROD DATE, 
EXPIRE DATE, INK LIFE, 
AGE
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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 counter function. When this function is 
on, ROLL COUNTER or SHEET COUNTER appears on the PRINTER SETUP menu.
1. In Maintenance mode, press   or   to display PAPER COUNTER, then press 
Menu.
2. Press   or   to select the paper counter function you would like.
3. Press Menu to set the value.
UNIT
You can select a unit of measurement to use to display length. Follow the 
steps below to select a unit.
1. In Maintenance mode, press   or   to select UNIT, then press Menu.
2. Press   or   to select a unit of measure.
3. Press Menu to set the value.
CUT PRESSURE
You can select cutting pressure.