Epson Stylus Pro 9400PS User Manual

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Note:
Do not start the Nozzle Check utility while printing is in progress; 
otherwise, your printout may be marred.
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Click Nozzle Check.
3. Click Print if you want to visually check if any print head 
nozzles are clogged, if you are using non-Epson special 
media, or if the width of paper you are using is less than 
210 mm. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic 
nozzle check, and if the...

142Printing with Mac OS 9.x 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a nozzle check 
pattern.
5. If you find missing dots, clean the print head nozzles, 
referring “Cleaning the print head” on page 142.
Cleaning the print head
If you find that the printed data is unexpectedly faint or dots in 
the printed data are missing, you may be able to solve these 
problems by using the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print 
head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly.
To use the Head...

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If you still find missing dots after cleaning, try these solutions.
❏Select POWER CLEANING from the control panel on the printer. 
See “POWER CLEANING” on page 223.
❏Repeat this procedure four or five times, turn the printer off 
and leave it alone overnight, and then try head cleaning again.
❏Replace some of ink cartridges as they may be old or 
damaged.
If the print quality remains a problem after you have tried these 
solutions, contact your...

144Printing with Mac OS 9.x To access the online help, click Print or Page Setup on the File 
menu of your application, and click   Help. 
Checking Printer Status and Managing Print 
Jobs
Using the EPSON StatusMonitor
EPSON StatusMonitor regularly monitors the printer status. If a 
printer error is detected, you will be informed with an error 
message. You can also use this utility to check ink levels before 
printing.
Accessing EPSON StatusMonitor
To access EPSON StatusMonitor, follow the steps below....

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2. Click  Remaining Ink Level, or click   Utility. If you click 
 Utility, click EPSON StatusMonitor in the Utility dialog. 
The EPSON StatusMonitor dialog appears.
EPSON StatusMonitor informs you of the amount of ink 
remaining and the free space of the maintenance tank as of the 
time the StatusMonitor was opened. To update the information, 
click Update.
 

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Making Configuration Settings
You can select the way the EPSON StatusMonitor utility monitors 
your printer, and the way you will be notified of information. To 
make Configuration settings, click Configuration in the Utility 
dialog. The Configuration Settings dialog appears.
You can make the following settings in this dialog.
Error notification Choose how the EPSON StatusMonitor 
notifies you in case of an error.
Warning Choose how the EPSON StatusMonitor 
notifies you if a...

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Using EPSON Monitor IV
After you send a print job to the printer, you can use the EPSON 
Monitor IV utility to check, cancel, or change the priority of print 
job that are queued for printing. This utility also shows the status 
of the job currently being printed.
Accessing EPSON Monitor IV
To access EPSON Monitor IV, follow the steps below.
Data will be sent to the 
printer after being stored 
on your disk.Select this check box to prevent...

148Printing with Mac OS 9.x 1. Select On as the Background Printing setting in the Chooser 
or in the Background Printing dialog.
2. Send a print job to the printer.
3. Select EPSON Monitor IV from the Application menu at the 
right end of the menu bar. The EPSON Monitor IV dialog 
appears.
Note:
You can also open EPSON Monitor IV dialog by double-clicking the 
EPSON Monitor IV icon in the Extensions folder.
 

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Managing print jobs using EPSON Monitor IV
You can manage the print jobs in the following ways.
❏Use the following buttons to hold, resume, and delete print 
jobs. Select the print job that you want to manage, and click 
the appropriate button. 
❏Click Stop Print Queue to stop printing. Once this button is 
pressed, the name of the button turns to Start Print Queue. 
Click Start Print Queue to resume printing.
❏Use the following buttons to start...

150Printing with Mac OS 9.x ❏Click the Show details arrow to open an extension at the 
bottom of the EPSON Monitor IV dialog. The extension 
displays detailed information on the selected data’s printer 
software settings.
Changing print job priority
To change the priority of print jobs in a print queue, follow the 
steps below.
Note:
You can also change the priority of print jobs that had print times 
previously set in the Background Printing dialog.
1. Select the print job that you want to change the...