Epson Stylus Pro 4880 User Manual

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Automatic
Automatic is the quickest and easiest way to start printing. When Automatic 
is selected, the printer selects all of the detailed settings based on the Media 
Type and Color settings you choose.
Quality and Speed slider
Depending on the Media Type, Color, and Mode setting you selected, a 
Quality or Speed slider appears in the Mode box. Select Quality when print 
quality is more important than print speed. Select Speed when print speed is 
more important than print quality.
Color Control mode
When Color is selected as the Color setting in Automatic mode, the Color 
Control drop-down menu appears.
You can select from the following settings.
Charts and 
GraphsEnhances colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of 
an image. Select this setting when printing presentation 
graphics, such as charts and graphs.
EPSON 
Standard 
(sRGB)Increases the contrast in your printouts. Select this setting 
when printing color photographs.
Adobe RGBMatches your image’s color to the Adobe RGB color space.
 
						

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Advanced Settings
The Advanced Settings give you complete control over the printing 
environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to 
fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are 
satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to 
the Custom Settings list.
Print Quality Select the print quality that you want to use for printing.
Super 
MicroWeaveGives you slightly more detail, but the print time will be 
longer.
High  Speed Activates bidirectional printing so your printer prints in both 
left-to-right and right-to-left directions. This setting speeds 
up printing, but may decrease print quality.
Flip Horizontal Prints your image as it would appear in a mirror. Text and 
graphics appear reversed.
Finest Detail Depending on the Print Quality setting you selected, you 
can turn on Finest Detail to print text, solid graphics, and 
line art with very sharp edges. This setting is not 
recommended when you are printing photographs.
 
						

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Printer Color Management
This option gives you control over the color matching and adjustment methods 
provided by the printer driver.
Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas or to fine-tune a 
range of printer settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied 
with your new settings, you can add them to the Custom Setting list in the Print 
window.
Color Toning When you select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color 
setting, the Color Toning drop-down menu appears.
Neutral:
Provides standard image correction for most photos. Try 
this first.
Cool:
Gives a cool tone to your printouts.
Warm:
Gives a warm tone to your printouts.
Sepia:
Applies a sepia tone to your printouts.
Fine Adjustment:
Appears when you change the Tone, adjust the settings 
using the slide bars or the color circle, or select the 
Highlight Point Shift checkbox in the Printer Color 
Management window. See Color Controls (for Advanced 
B&W Photo) on page 25.
 
						

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Color Controls
Select this setting to use the color matching and adjustment methods provided 
with the printer. Click the triangle next to Advanced Settings. You see a 
window like this one.
Note:
When Black is selected as the Color setting, you see a similar window, but you can 
only adjust the Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast settings.
Mode
Gamma
Controls image contrast by modifying the midtones and mid-level grays.
Charts and 
GraphsEnhances colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of 
an image. Select this setting when printing presentation 
graphics, such as charts and graphs.
EPSON 
Standard 
(sRGB)Increases the contrast in your printouts. Select this setting 
when printing color photographs.
Adobe RGB Matches your image’s color to the Adobe RGB color space.
 
						

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Advanced Settings
The color enhancement sliders adjust the indicated options in a range of 
–25% to +25%.
Drag the slider to the right or left with your mouse to adjust the settings. You 
can also type a value from –25% to +25% in the boxes next to the sliders.
Color Controls (for Advanced B&W Photo)
When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color setting, you see a 
window like this one. You can adjust the advanced monochrome settings. For 
more information on the settings, see the on-screen help.
 
						

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ColorSync
This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your 
screen.
Note:
Ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of your monitor can affect the quality 
of color matching.
Off (No Color Adjustment)
This setting does not allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color in 
any way. Use this setting only when you create a new color profile or if the 
other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results. See Managing Color 
with Profiles on page 218 for detailed information on applying color 
management in your application.
 
						

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Paper Configuration
If you are using non-Epson paper and are experiencing problems with print 
quality when using Epson Media Type settings, adjust the following settings, 
as necessary.
Mode Description
Color Density Adjusts the saturation of Colors. Select a value between 
–50% and +50%. Drag the slider to the right (+) to deepen 
the color saturation of your printout or left (–) to lighten the 
color saturation. You can also type a number (–50 to +50) 
in the text box next to the slider.
Use this setting when you print on non-Epson papers.
Set the slider to the 0 position when you print on Epson 
media.
Note:
Adjusting the color saturation of a printout may not be 
possible, depending on the printing mode.
Drying Time 
per Print Head 
PassPauses the print head for a specified period of time 
between passes.
Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve print 
quality by using slow ink absorption on the media, set a 
higher value. 
The drying time per print head pass can be set from 0 to 5 
seconds, in 0.1 second increments.
Note:
If you use this setting, printing will take longer.
 
						

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Paper Feed 
AdjustmentControls the paper feeding value, in 0.01% increments. If 
the paper feeding value is too large, white horizontal 
micro banding may appear. If the paper feeding value is 
too small, dark horizontal micro banding may appear.
Paper 
ThicknessThis value is set automatically according to the Media 
Type setting. If you use non-Epson media, modify this 
value for your media. Refer to the paper specifications, or 
see THICKNESS PAT on page 126 to print a Thickness 
Pattern to determine the paper thickness.
Paper Suction Adjusts the Paper Suction value. Decreasing the air 
suction at the platen is useful to avoid wrinkling or waving 
of thin or saturated media, or eliminating vertical 
banding. You can select Standard (100% suction), -1 (50% 
suction), -2 (30% suction), -3 (10% suction), or -4 (6% 
suction).
Cut Method Determines the best cutting method according to the 
paper thickness. You can select Standard (normal speed 
and normal cut pressure), Thin Paper (low cut pressure), 
Thick Paper, Fast (high speed and high cut pressure), or 
Thick Paper, Slow (low speed and high cut pressure)
Platen Gap The platen gap is the distance from the media loaded in 
the printer to the print head. By adjusting this setting, you 
can increase the print quality. This is set automatically 
according to the Paper Thickness setting specified.
Note:
Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print 
quality, but make sure the media does not wrinkle or 
touch the print head; otherwise, the printout or the print 
head may be damaged. If this happens, select the Wider 
or Wide setting.
Eject Roller 
TypeSelect the Eject Roller Type that best fits your media.
Auto: The printer selects the most appropriate setting 
automatically. When you use Epson special media, 
usually select this setting.
Starwheel-Sheet: If you want to print on cut-sheet paper 
that is non-Epson media, select this setting.
Starwheel-Roll Curled: If you want to print on strongly 
curled roll paper that is non-Epson media, select this 
setting.
No Roller-Roll Normal: If you want to print on roll paper 
that is non-Epson media, select this setting.
Default button Click this button to return the settings to their factory 
default values. Mode Description
 
						

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Roll Paper Option
You can select Auto Cut, Print Page Line, and Save Roll Paper settings.
Auto Cut
You can select the following cutting methods.
Single Cut
Select this setting if you want to save paper.
If you select this setting, the boundary of a picture or the boundary of a page 
is cut. However, the cut position may shift slightly.
Note:
When you print on Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) roll paper or Premium 
Semigloss Photo Paper (250) roll paper, do not select this setting; otherwise, print 
quality may decline.
 
						

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Double Cut
Select this setting to avoid the slight gap that occurs with the Single Cut 
setting. A margin is created between the pictures, and 1 mm along the inside 
of each picture is cut.
Normal Cut
Select this setting to keep margins at the top and bottom of the printed data.