Epson Stylus Pro 9400PS User Manual

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❏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.
Using Printer and Option Information
You can check or select the black ink set on the printer.
Note:
This function is supported by EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
 
						

							72Printing with Windows 2. Click Printer and Option Information. The following dialog 
box appears.
The printer driver usually obtains the ink cartridge 
information automatically, and prints in the appropriate print 
mode. If this is not possible, a message appears in the Current 
Setting box to prompt you to select an ink cartridge. In this 
case, select the correct ink cartridge according to the actual 
ink cartridge set on the printer.
3. Click OK.
Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel
You can optimize your printer using this utility. To start EPSON 
LFP Remote Panel, see the steps below.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on.
2. Click EPSON LFP Remote Panel.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions. See the EPSON LFP 
Remote Panel online help for details.
 
						

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Making the Speed & Progress settings
You can make settings related to print speed and progress. To 
make the Speed & Progress settings, click Speed & Progress on 
the Utility menu. The Speed & Progress dialog box appears.
Note:
The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on 
the printer model and the version of Windows that you are using.
High Speed Copies
To print multiple copies of your data faster, select High Speed 
Copies. This speeds up printing by using your hard disk space 
as a cache when printing multiple copies of your data.
Show Progress Meter
To display the Progress Meter every time you print, select Show 
Progress Meter. Then, you can monitor the progress of your print 
job.
 
						

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Always spool RAW datatype (for Windows XP and 2000 only)
To enable NT-based clients spool documents to use the RAW 
format instead of the EMF (metafile) format, select the Always 
Spool Raw datatype check box (Windows NT-based 
applications use the EMF format by default).
Try using this option if documents spooled in the EMF format do 
not print correctly.
Depending on the data to print, spooling RAW datatype requires 
fewer resources than EMF, so some problems (“Insufficient 
Memory/Disk Space to Print”, “Slow print speed”, etc) can be 
solved by selecting this option.
Note:
When you spool RAW datatype, the print progress as displayed by the 
Progress Meter may differ from the actual printing progress.
Page Rendering Mode (for Windows XP and 2000 only)
Use this function when the print speed is extremely slow or when 
the print head stops for a few minutes while printing. When this 
check box is selected, the print speed may improve by rendering 
as page.
However, the following problems may occur.
❏Print progress displayed in the Progress Meter window may 
differ from the actual print progress.
❏Printing may take a longer time to start.
Coarse Rendering (for Windows XP and 2000 only)
Use this function if the output length (number of pixels) is limited 
by the application. Longer print output is made possible by 
reducing the resolution to restrict the number of pixels to within 
the application’s limit. 
 
						

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Print as Bitmap (for Windows XP and 2000 only)
Use this function when the print speed is extremely slow or when 
the print head stops for a few minutes while printing. Try this 
option if Always spool RAW datatype and Page Rendering Mode 
do not solve the problem.
Monitoring Preferences
This function lets you specify the monitoring feature of EPSON 
Status Monitor 3. 
To make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3, follow the steps 
below.
1. Click Monitoring Preference. The Monitoring Preference 
dialog box appears.
 
						

							76Printing with Windows 2. Make the following settings.
3. Click OK.
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.
To access help from your application, follow the steps below.
1. Choose Print or Page Setup from the File menu.
2. Click Printer, Setup, Options, or Properties. Depending on 
your application, you may need to click a combination of 
these buttons. You can also access the printer software.
3. You can view a detailed explanation using the following 
ways.
❏Click the (?) button on the top right of the printer driver 
window, and then click the item.
Select NotificationDisplays the current error item notification 
settings. Select the appropriate check boxes 
to specify the error types for which you wish 
to receive notification.
Select Shortcut IconSelect the Shortcut Icon check box to display 
a shortcut icon in your Windows taskbar. 
Clicking the shortcut icon in the taskbar will 
open EPSON Status Monitor 3. Click the icon 
you prefer as shortcut icon, and you can 
confirm the icon at the right.
Allow Monitoring of 
shared printersAllows monitoring of a shared printer by other 
computers.
 
						

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❏Right-click the item, and then click the Whats this? 
button.
❏Click Help on the Main, Paper, Layout, or Utility menu 
for help related to the item on that menu.
Checking Printer Status and Managing Print 
Jobs 
Using the Progress Meter
When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter 
window opens.
The Progress Meter indicates the progress of the current print job 
and provides printer status information when bi-directional 
communication between the printer and your computer is 
established. This meter also displays helpful tips for better 
printing and error messages.
 
						

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The Progress Meter window does not appear when the Show Progress 
Meter check box is turned off in the Speed & Progress dialog box. See 
“Making the Speed & Progress settings” on page 73 for more 
information.
EPSON Printing Tips
Tips on getting the most out of your Epson printer driver appear 
at the bottom of the Progress Meter window. A new tip appears 
every 30 seconds. For more details on a displayed tip, click 
Details.
Error messages
If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears in 
the text box at the top of the Progress Meter window. Check the 
message and solve the problem accordingly. 
 
						

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When the ink runs low or out, or when the maintenance tank 
becomes full, the How to button appears in the Progress Meter 
window. Click How to, and EPSON Status Monitor will lead you 
step by step through a procedure to replace the cartridge or the 
maintenance tank.
Using the EPSON Spool Manager 
Note:
EPSON Spool Manager is not available for Windows XP and 2000.
EPSON Spool Manager is similar to Windows Print Manager. If 
it receives two or more print jobs at one time, it puts them on a 
print queue in the order received. When a print job reaches the 
top of the print queue, the EPSON Spool Manager sends the job 
to the printer.
From the Spool Manager, you can view print status information 
on the print jobs that have been sent to your printer. You can also 
cancel, pause, and resume the selected print jobs.
To open EPSON Spool Manager, follow the steps below.
 
						

							80Printing with Windows 1. Send a print job to your printer. A short cut icon of your 
printer appears on the taskbar.
2. Click the EPSON Stylus Pro XXXX icon. The EPSON Spool 
Manager dialog box appears.
3. If you want to cancel printing, select a print job and then click 
Cancel. If you want to pause or resume printing, select a 
print job and then click Pause/Resume.
Using EPSON Status Monitor 3
EPSON Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information on the 
printer status.