Epson Stylus Pro 9450 User Manual

The Control Panel171 SERVICE LIFE
You can see the service life of each consumable.
EDM STATUS
You can see if the EDM is enabled or disabled. If the EDM is 
enabled, the time that the EDM status was last uploaded is 
displayed.
CUTTER You can see the cutter life.
Note:
Values displayed on the LCD panel are rough 
indications.
CR MOTOR For maintenance service person only
PF MOTOR For maintenance service person only
PRESSURE 
MOTORFor maintenance service person only
HEAD UNIT For maintenance service person...

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CUSTOM PAPER
This menu contains the following items. To make the paper 
setting, see “Making the paper settings” on page 188.
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...

The Control Panel173 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...

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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 panel.
BK INK CHANGE (for EPSON Stylus Pro 9880/9880C/7880/7880C 
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 250 for details.
POWER CLEANING
You can use this function to clean the print head more...

The Control Panel175 ALIGNMENT
You can correct any head misalignment to obtain optimum 
printing results. For details, see “Aligning the print head” on page 
178.
NETWORK SETUP
This menu contains the following items. For detailed information 
about network settings, see the Administrator’s Guide. 
NETWORK SETUP
You can configure the network setting of the printer. The 
following items appear only when ENABLE is selected. 
IP ADDRESS SETTING
You can select the method to set the IP address to the printer....

The Control Panel176 INIT NETWORK SETTING
You can return the network settings of the printer to the factory 
default value. 
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...

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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 “Using the Printer Utilities” on page 
31. For Mac OS X, see “Using Printer Utilities” on page 53.
good
head cleaning necessary
 

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Aligning the print head
To prevent deterioration of print quality caused by misalignment 
of the 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.
Aligning the print head automatically
1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.
Note:
For best results in...

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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. 
If you are not satisfied with the result of the BI-D ALL...

The Control Panel180 Ink dot size
EPSON Stylus Pro 9450/7450 for Windows:
* Print Quality A: Speed, B: Production, C: QualityMedia Type Print Quality 
A B C Quality Options (LEVEL)
12345
Photo Quality Ink Jet 
Paper 
Singleweight Matte 
Paper
Doubleweight 
Matte Paper
Enhanced Matte 
Paper
Archival Matte 
Paper#1 #2 #2 #1 #2 #2 #3 #3
Premium Glossy 
Photo Paper (170)
Premium Semigloss 
Photo Paper (170)
Enhanced Matte 
Poster Board#2 #2 #3 - #2 #2 #3 #3
Enhanced Synthetic 
Paper
Enhanced 
Adhensive...