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 nozzle check indicates it is necessary.
Note:
If you turn on AUTO CLEANING from the control panel on the printer 
even though Print has been selected, the Nozzle Check utility not 
only checks for the clogged nozzles, but also performs head cleaning 
automatically. If you are using non-Epson special media, or if the 
width of paper you are using is less than 210 mm, turn off AUTO 
CLEANING from the control panel on the printer.
 
						

							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 Cleaning utility, follow the steps below.
Note:
❏Do not start the Head Cleaning utility while printing is in progress; 
otherwise, your printout may be marred.
❏To save ink, use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the 
print head needs to be cleaned. This is because the cleaning process 
consumes some ink.
❏When the ink check light is flashing or on, you cannot clean the print 
head. Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first. See “Replacing Ink 
Cartridges” on page 285.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and the ink check light is 
off.
2. Click Head Cleaning.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. Click Print Nozzle Check Pattern in the Head Cleaning 
dialog to confirm that the head is cleaned and to reset the 
cleaning cycle.
 
						

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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 dealer. See “Contacting Customer 
Support” on page 352.
Aligning the print head
If you find misaligned lines or black or white banding on the 
printed data, you may be able to solve these problems by using 
the Print Head Alignment utility to align the print head.
To use the Print Head Alignment utility, follow the steps below.
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Click Print Head Alignment.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Getting Information Through Online Help
Your printer software has extensive online help, which provides 
instructions on printing, making printer driver settings, and using 
printer utilities.
 
						

							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.
1. Click Print or Page Setup on the File menu of your 
application.
 
						

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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 warning message becomes 
necessary.
Temporary  Spool  folder Choose the folder for temporary spooling of 
print data.
Temporary High Speed 
Copies folderChoose the folders for multiple-copy print 
data storage.
 
						

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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 horizontal 
banding in your printout. By default, 
graphics data is sent by the computer to the 
printer in rectangular bands, which 
prevents the printer from having to 
reconstruct an entire data in memory 
before printing it. Selecting this check box 
will make the computer temporarily store 
the data on its hard drive and then send it 
to the printer as a whole to prevent banding 
in the printed image.
Check for errors before 
starting to print.Select this check box if you want to check 
for errors before starting to print.
Check the ink level 
before starting to print.Select this check box if you want to check 
the ink level before starting to print.
 
						

							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 the printer utilities.
❏Double-click a file in the list to preview it. 
Note:
This function is disabled when you are printing the ESC/P 
command file.
❏Double-click Copies to change the number of copies to print 
out.
Hold Pauses printing and keep the current 
print job at the top of the print queue.
Resume Resumes printing.
Delete Stops printing and deletes print job 
from the print queue.
Print Head 
CleaningStarts the Head Cleaning utility
Remaining 
Ink LevelStarts EPSON StatusMonitor, which 
displays the amount of ink remaining 
and the free space of the 
maintenance tank
 
						

							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 priority in the 
Document Name.