Epson Stylus Pro 4880 User Manual

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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 are loaded in the printer’s auto 
sheet feeder.
2. Click Head Cleaning.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Click Confirmation in the Head Cleaning dialog to confirm that the head is 
cleaned and to reset the cleaning cycle.
If dots are still missing after cleaning, try the following:
❏Repeat this procedure three or four times, turn the printer off and let it sit 
overnight, and then try the print head cleaning again.
❏Select POWER CLEANING from the control panel on the printer. See PWR 
CLEANING on page 128. This consumes ink, so only use this cleaning 
when necessary. You can also use the LFP Remote Panel to run a power 
cleaning.
❏Replace any ink cartridge that is old or damaged.
If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these solutions, see 
Where To Get Help on page 229.
Aligning the print head
If you see misaligned lines or black or white vertical banding on your printed 
image, you may be able to solve the problem by using the Print Head 
Alignment utility to align the print head. 
1. Make sure that the printer is turned on, it’s in the READY state, and that a 
few sheets of A4/Letter size or larger Epson media are loaded in the 
printer’s auto sheet feeder.
2. Click Print Head Alignment.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to align the print head.
 
						

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Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel
You can optimize your printer by using this utility.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
2. Click EPSON LFP Remote Panel.
Note:
If the Epson LFP Remote Panel does not launch when you click EPSON LFP 
Remote Panel in the printer utility window, your software CD may not have 
included this utility. You can download the LFP Remote Panel from 
epson.com/support.
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 the printer 
utilities.
1. Select Print from the File menu of your application.
2. Select the window for which you want to see the on-screen help.
3. Click the ? button.
Uninstalling the Printer Software
Follow the steps below to uninstall the printer software.
1. Quit all running applications.
2. Insert the Epson printer software CD-ROM into your Macintosh.
3. Open the Epson CD-ROM desktop icon, if necessary.
 
						

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4. Double-click the English folder, then double-click the OS X folder.
Note:
You may have to scroll down to see these folders.
5. Double-click the Installer icon.
Note:
If the Authenticate dialog box appears, enter your password or phrase and click 
OK.
6. Read the software license agreement and click Continue, then click 
Agree.
7. When the EPSON_IJ_Printer window appears, select Uninstall from the 
drop-down menu at the top and click the Uninstall button at the bottom 
right.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the printer software.
Note:
If the name of your printer remains in the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility, 
select it from the Printer List and click Delete.
9. Drag the following items into the Trash, if you see them:
❏The EPSON LFP Remote Panel folder in the Applications folder
❏The EPSON LFP Remote Panel icon on the desktop
10. To reinstall your printer software, restart your Macintosh. Then follow the 
instructions on your Start Here sheet to install the software.
 
						

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							Printing with Windows45
Chapter 2 
Printing with Windows
Basic Settings
Selecting printer driver settings
Follow these steps to select basic printer driver settings:
1. Select Print from the File menu of your application. The Print window 
appears.
2. Make sure the EPSON Stylus Pro 4880 is selected, and then click 
Preferences, Properties, or Options. You may need to click a 
combination of these buttons. The driver settings window appears.
 
						

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3. Select the Media Type setting that matches the paper loaded in the printer. 
See Media Type setting list on page 50.
Note:
❏Check the media type and its paper path. See Paper path list on page 152.
❏The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available in the 
printer driver, so make sure you select this setting first.
❏Some media types are not available depending on the Source setting you’ve 
selected (see step 8, below).
4. Select Color (to print color or monochrome photos) or Black (to print a 
draft or black text only) as the Color setting. 
If you want to fine-tune your monochrome prints, select Advanced B&W 
Photo.
5. Select a Print Quality setting. For additional options, select Quality 
Options from the drop-down list.
6. Select Automatic as the Mode setting.
If you selected Color as the Color setting, select a Color Control Mode 
setting from the Mode drop-down list. For more information, see Color 
Control mode on page 52.
If you selected Advanced B&W Photo as the Color setting, select a Color 
Toning setting from the Mode drop-down list. For more information, see 
Color Toning on page 53.
7. Select a paper source from the Source drop-down list.
Note:
Some paper sources may not be available for the media type setting you 
selected.
8. Select Borderless to print without margins. See Selecting the Borderless 
setting on page 63.
Note:
The Borderless feature is only available for select media types and paper paths.
 
						

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9. Select the size of paper you loaded in the printer from the Size drop-down 
list.
Note:
Most Windows applications feature paper size settings that override similar 
settings in the printer driver. If you don’t see the paper size you loaded in the 
printer, see Selecting the Paper Size setting on page 66 to create a custom 
paper size.
10. If you selected Paper Tray or Manual Feed as your Source setting, click 
the Printable Area button and select your printable area setting. See 
Selecting the Printable Area setting on page 67.
If you selected Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) as your Source setting, 
click the Roll Paper Option button and select your roll paper options. See 
Selecting the Roll Paper Option settings on page 68.
11. Click the Page Layout tab. You see a window like this one.
Note:
The Double-Sided Printing feature is available only when Paper Tray is 
selected as the Source setting.
12. Select Orientation and Copies settings, as necessary.
13. Select Reduce/Enlarge, to adjust the size of your print, if necessary. See 
Selecting the Reduce/Enlarge settings on page 77.
14. Select Multi-Page, and then select settings as needed. See Selecting 
Multi-Page settings on page 83.
 
						

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15. Select Double-Sided Printing, and then select settings as needed. See 
Selecting Double-Sided Printing setting on page 77.
16. Click OK to return to the Print window in your application.
17. Click OK or Print to start printing.
During printing, the Epson Progress Meter appears, showing the progress 
of your print and the status of your printer.
Canceling printing
To cancel printing, click Stop on the Epson Progress Meter.
You can also pause or restart printing. To pause printing, click Pause. To 
resume printing, click the button again.
Note:
You cannot cancel a print job from the computer once it has been sent to the printer. 
Instead, you must press and hold the   pause button on the printer for 3 seconds.
c
Caution:
If you stop a print job while it’s in progress, you may notice misalignment or 
banding in the printed image.
 
						

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Selecting Settings on the Main Tab
The Main tab allows you to select the Media Type, Color, Print Quality, Mode, 
Paper Source, Paper Size, and Borderless settings, and also check the ink 
cartridge status. You can also access the User’s Guide by clicking the Manual 
button.
Note:
Most Windows applications feature paper size settings that override similar settings 
in the printer driver. If your application does not have these features, verify the 
settings on the printer driver’s Main tab.
Selecting the Media Type setting
The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available in the 
printer driver, so make sure you always select this setting first.
Select the Media Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the 
printer. See Media Type setting list on page 50 for a list of settings.
Note:
❏The availability of Epson media varies by region.
❏When using non-Epson papers, see Notes on Epson Media and Other Media on 
page 143.
❏For the latest information on the Epson media available in your area, see Where 
To Get Help on page 229.
 
						

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Media Type setting list
Media Type Setting Epson Media Name
Premium Luster Photo Paper (260) Premium Luster Photo Paper (260)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Premium Semi-gloss Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (260) Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (260)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (170) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (170)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (170) Premium Semi-gloss Photo Paper (170)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
Premium Luster Photo Paper Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
Premium Luster Photo Paper
Epson Proofing Paper White Semimatte Proofing Paper White Semimatte
Epson Proofing Paper Publication Proofing Paper Publication
Epson Proofing Paper Commercial Proofing Paper Commercial
Proofing Paper Commercial Semimatte
Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Watercolor Paper - Radiant White
PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas for 
Epson
Piezo Pro Matte Canvas
Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper
UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Presentation Paper Matte
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Enhanced Matte Paper Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte
Enhanced Matte Paper
Plain Paper —
Plain Paper (line drawing) —