Epson Stylus Pro 9400 User Manual

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CUSTOM PAPER
This menu contains the following items. To make the paper 
setting, see “Making the paper settings” on page 231.
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 to 10) to register or recall the following settings 
you have made.
Note:
If you select STANDARD, the printer prints data according to the driver 
settings. If you select No. X, the control panel settings override the driver 
settings.
PF MOTOR For maintenance service person only
PRESSURE 
MOTORFor 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
❏Drying time
❏Paper suction
❏MicroWeave adjustment
 
						

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PLATEN GAP
You can adjust the distance between the print head and paper. 
Normally, leave this 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.
THICKNESS PATTERN
You can print the paper thickness detection pattern. If you select 
STANDARD in PAPER NUMBER, the pattern is not printed.
THICKNESS NUMBER
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 
PAPER, FAST, or THICK PAPER, SLOW.
PAPER FEED ADJUST
You can set the paper feed amount. The range is -0.70 to 0.70%.
DRYING TIME
You can set the ink drying time for each print head pass. The range 
is 0 to 10 seconds.
PAPER SUCTION
You can set the suction pressure used to feed the printed-paper. 
Select STANDARD, -1, -2, -3, or -4.
 
						

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M/W ADJUSTMENT
You can adjust the MicroWeave mode. The setting range is 
STANDARD, 1 and 2. Increase the value to give priority to the print 
speed, or decrease it to give priority to the print quality.
MAINTENANCE
This menu contains the following items.
CUTTER REPLACEMENT
You can see the procedure used to replace the paper cutter. Follow 
the instructions on the LCD.
BK INK CHANGE (for EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only)
You can change the black ink according to your purpose. You can 
choose either Matte Black or Photo Black. See “Converting the 
Black Ink Cartridges” on page 290 for details.
POWER CLEANING
You can use this function to clean the print head more effectively 
than normal head cleaning.
CLOCK SETTING
You can set year, month, date, hour, and minute.
CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT
You can adjust the contrast of the LCD. 
HEAD ALIGNMENT
This menu contains the following items.
 
						

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PAPER THICKNESS
You can adjust the thickness of the paper to use. If you use Epson 
special media and its paper thickness is 0.2 mm or 1.2 mm, select 
STANDARD. If you use non-Epson special media, enter the paper 
thickness in the range of 0.1 to 1.5 mm.
ALIGNMENT
You can correct any head misalignment to obtain optimum 
printing results. For details, see “Aligning the print head” on page 
225.
Checking the print head nozzles
To find out if the 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. To 
print a nozzle check pattern, follow the steps below.
Note:
❏If you want to perform an auto nozzle check before printing for each 
print job, select ON for AUTO CLEANING and then select ON for 
AUTO NOZZLE CHECK.
❏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. 
2. Press the Menu r button to enter the Menu mode.
3. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to 
display TEST PRINT, and then press the Menu r button.
4. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to 
display NOZZLE CHECK.
 
						

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5. Press the Menu r button to display PRINT.
6. Press the Enter   button again to start printing a nozzle check 
pattern.
After a nozzle check pattern is printed, the printer exits the 
Menu mode and returns to the READY state.
Nozzle check pattern examples:
If you find that any dots are missing from the test lines in the 
pattern, you need to clean the print heads. Press the Menu r
 
button for more than 3 seconds or access the Head Cleaning utility 
software. For Windows, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 
70. For Mac OS 9.x, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 142. 
For Mac OS X, see “Cleaning the print head” on page 194.
Aligning the print head
To prevent deterioration of print quality caused by misalignment 
of 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.
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head cleaning necessary
 
						

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Aligning the print head automatically
1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.
Note:
For best results in printing the head alignment pattern, use the same 
media that you normally use to print your data.
2. Press the Menu r button to enter the Menu mode.
3. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to 
display HEAD ALIGNMENT, and then press the Menu r button.
4. When PAPER THICKNESS appears, press the Menu r button.
5. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to 
select STANDARD or paper thickness value between 0.1 mm and 
1.5 mm. When the paper thickness value is 0.2  mm or 1.2 mm, 
select STANDARD; otherwise, select the actual paper thickness 
value.
6. Press the Enter 
 button to register your value. 
7. Press the Paper Source l button, and then press the Paper 
Feed d button.
8. When ALIGNMENT appears on the lower row on the LCD, press 
the Menu r
 button.
9. Select AUTO and press the Menu r
 button. Then, press the 
Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select 
BI-D 2-COLOR.
10. Press the Enter 
 button, and the printer starts printing. After 
printing is complete, the head alignment starts automatically.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the BI-D 2-COLOR 
alignment, press the Paper Source l button to return to the 
previous level, and then select BI-D ALL. 
 
						

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If you are not satisfied with the result of the BI-D ALL 
alignment, try UNI-D. 
You can also align the print head individually by selecting 
BI-D #1, BI-D #2, or BI-D #3. Select an ink dot size from 
BI-D #1 to BI-D #3 depending on the media you use and the 
print mode you want to try. The table below illustrates which 
parameter is available for the media type and print quality. 
For Print Quality, refer to the printer driver.
EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400:
✽ Print Quality A: Speed, B: Quality, C: Draft, D: Normal-360dpi, E: Fine-720dpi, 
F: Super Fine-1440dpi
✽✽ When Super in the Advanced dialog box of the printer driver is selected, 
select #2. When Super is not selected, select #1.
Media Name Print Quality ✽
Main Menu Custom Print Quality
AB CD EF
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper
Doubleweight Matte Paper
Enhanced Matte Paper
Archival Matte Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper 
(line drawing)#1 #2 - #1 #2 #3
Plain Paper #1 #2 #1 #1/
#2✽✽#2 -
Plain Paper (line drawing) #1 #2 - #1/
#2✽✽#2 -
Tracing Paper
Enhanced Synthetic Paper
Enhanced Adhesive 
Synthetic Paper#1 #2 - #1 #2 -
Enhanced Matte 
Posterboard#2 #3 - - #2 #3
 
						

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Media Name Print Quality ✽
Main 
MenuCustom Print Quality
AB CD E F G
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper
Doubleweight Matte Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper 
(line drawing)#1 #2 - #1 #2 #3 -
Enhanced Matte Paper
Archival Matte Paper#2 #3 - #1 #2 #3 #3
Watercolor Paper - Radiant 
White -#3-- #2#3-
Photo Glossy Paper
Photo Semigloss Paper
Premium Luster Photo Paper 
(250)
Premium Glossy Photo 
Paper (250)
Premium Semigloss Photo 
Paper (250)
Premium Semimatte Photo 
Paper (250) 
Premium Glossy Photo 
Paper
Premium Semigloss Photo 
Paper
Premium Luster Photo Paper
Photo Paper Gloss 250
Proofing Paper Semimatte#2 #3 - - #2 #3 #3
Textured Fine Art Paper
Velvet Fine Art Paper -#3-- - #3#3
UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper - #3 - - - #3 #3
Canvas #2 #3 - - #2 #3 -
Enhanced Matte 
Posterboard#2 #3 - - #2 #3 #3
Plain Paper #1 #2 #1 #1/
#2✽✽#2 - -
 
						

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English✽ Print Quality A: Speed, B: Quality, C: Draft, D: Normal-360dpi, E: Fine-720dpi, 
F: Super Fine-1440dpi, G: Super Photo-2880dpi
✽✽ When Super in the Advanced dialog box of the printer driver is selected, 
select #2. When Super is not selected, select #1.
11. Press the Pause  button to return to the READY state.
Aligning the print head manually
If you are not satisfied with the result of the automatic head 
alignment, you can perform the head alignment manually. To 
perform the head alignment manually, follow the steps below.
1. Press the Menu r button to enter the Menu mode.
2. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to 
display HEAD ALIGNMENT, and then press the Menu r
 button.
3. When PAPER THICKNESS appears, press the Menu r
 button.
4. Press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to 
select STANDARD or a paper thickness value between 0.1 mm 
and 1.5 mm. When the paper thickness value is 0.2 mm or 
1.2 mm, select STANDARD; otherwise, select the actual paper 
thickness value.
5. Press the Enter 
 button to register your value.
6. Press the Paper Source l button, then press the Paper Feed 
d button.
7. When ALIGNMENT appears on the lower row on the LCD, press 
the Menu r
 button.
Plain Paper (line drawing) #1 #2 - #1/
#2✽✽#2 - -
Tracing Paper #1 #2 - #1 #2 - -
 
						

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 button. Then, press the 
Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u button to select BI-D 
2-COLOR.
9. Press the Enter 
 button, and the printer starts printing.
Head alignment pattern examples:
EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800:
EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400:
10. After printing is finished, the pattern number and current set 
number are displayed. Select the set that has the smallest gaps, 
and then press the Paper Feed d button or Paper Feed u 
button to display the number for that set.
11. Press the Enter 
 button to register the set number. The next 
pattern number appears. Then repeat step 10.
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