Epson Stylus Pro 9450 User Manual
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Options and Consumable Products361 Chapter 9 Options and Consumable Products Options The following options are available for use with your printer. Note: The availability of options and consumable products varies by location. Roll paper spindle To use optional spindles, see “Using Roll Paper” on page 201. 2/3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle (for Stylus Pro 9880/9880C/9450)C12C811151 2/3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle (High Tension) (for Stylus Pro 9880/9880C/9450)C12C811152 2/3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle (for Stylus Pro 7880/7880C/7450)C12C811161 2/3 inch Dual Roll Feed Spindle (High Tension) (for Stylus Pro 7880/7880C/7450)C12C811155 Roll Paper Belt C12C890121
Options and Consumable Products362 Auto Take-Up Reel Unit This option is for Stylus Pro 9880/9880C/9450 only. This option takes up your printed roll paper documents automatically. The unit contains the Take-Up Reel Core, a drive unit and movable unit which are attached to the printer, and drafting tape. To install and use this option, see the optional Auto Take-Up Reel Unit User’s Guide. Manual Cutter Unit This option helps you cut your printed roll paper manually. To install and use the cutter, see the attached manual. Auto Take-Up Reel Unit C12C815251 Take-Up Reel Core C12C815121 Manual Cutter Unit (for Stylus Pro 9880/9880C/9450)C12C815182 Manual Cutter Unit (for Stylus Pro 7880/7880C/7450)C12C815231 Manual Cutter Spare Blade C12C815192
Options and Consumable Products363 Consumable Products The following consumable products are available for use with your printer. Paper cutter If you notice the edge of the paper is not cut cleanly, you can replace the cutter blade. See “Replacing the Paper Cutter” on page 261. Maintenance Tank This tank absorbs discharged liquid. If it becomes full, you need to replace it. See “Replacing the Maintenance Tank” on page 260. Ink cartridges To replace ink cartridges, see “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 245. Note: The product number varies by country. Auto Cutter Spare Blade C12C815291 Maintenance Tank C12C890191
Options and Consumable Products364 EPSON Stylus Pro 9450/7450 ink cartridges EPSON Stylus Pro 9880/9880C/7880/7880C ink cartridges Ink cartridge (Matte Black) 110 ml: T6118 220 ml: T6128 Ink cartridge (Cyan) 110 ml: T6112 220 ml: T6122 Ink cartridge (Magenta) 110 ml: T6113 220 ml: T6123 Ink cartridge (Yellow) 110 ml: T6114 220 ml: T6124 Ink cartridge (Photo Black) 110 ml: T6021 220 ml: T6031, T6041 Ink cartridge (Matte Black) 110 ml: T6118 220 ml: T6128 Ink cartridge (Cyan) 110 ml: T6022 220 ml: T6032, T6042 Ink cartridge (Vivid Magenta) 110 ml: T6023 220 ml: T6033, T6043 Ink cartridge (Yellow) 110 ml: T6024 220 ml: T6034, T6044 Ink cartridge (Light Cyan) 110 ml: T6025 220 ml: T6035, T6045 Ink cartridge (Vivd Light Magenta) 110 ml: T6026 220 ml: T6036, T6046 Ink Cartridge (Light Black) 110 ml: T6027 220 ml: T6037, T6047
Options and Consumable Products365 Epson Special Media Most plain paper works well in your printer. In addition, Epson offers specially designed media for ink jet printers to meet most high-quality printing needs. For detailed information, see “Paper Information” on page 326. Note: ❏The availability of special media varies by country. ❏The names of some special media vary by country. Use the product number to confirm the type of special media you need or have. ❏For the latest information on media available in your area, contact Epson customer support web site. See “Contacting Customer Support” on page 316. Ink cartridge (Light Light Black) 110 ml: T6029 220 ml: T6039, T6049
Glossary366 Glossary The following definitions apply specifically to printers. application A software program that helps you carry out a particular task, such as word processing or financial planning. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols. banding The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics. This occurs when the print heads are misaligned. See also MicroWeave. bit A binary digit (0 or 1), which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer. brightness The lightness or darkness of an image. buffer The portion of the printers memory used to store data before printing it. byte A unit of information consisting of eight bits. characters per inch (cpi) A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch. CMYK Cyan (blue-green), magenta, yellow, and black. These colored inks are used to create the subtractive system array of printed color. color matching A method of processing color data so that colors displayed on a computer screen closely match colors in printouts. A variety of color-matching software is available. See also ColorSync and sRGB.
Glossary367 ColorSync Macintosh software that is designed so you get WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) color output. This software prints colors as you see them on your screen. cpi See characters per inch. default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on, reset, or initialized. DMA Direct Memory Access. A data transfer feature that by-passes a computer’s CPU and allows direct communication between the computer’s memory and peripheral devices (such as printers). dot matrix A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by a pattern (matrix) of individual dots. dpi Dots per inch. The dpi measures the resolution. See also resolution. drive A memory device, such as CD-ROM, hard disk, or floppy disk. In Windows, a letter is assigned to each drive for easy management. driver A software program that sends instructions to a computer peripheral to tell it what to do. For example, your printer driver accepts print data from your word processor application and sends instructions to the printer on how to print this data. economy printing Printing in which images are printed with fewer dots to save ink. error diffusion Error diffusion blends individual colored dots with the colors of the surrounding dots to create the appearance of natural colors. By blending colored dots, the printer can achieve excellent colors and subtle color gradation. This method is best suited for printing documents that contain detailed graphics or photographic images.
Glossary368 ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This system of commands gives you control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all Epson printers and supported by most application programs for personal computers. ESC/P Raster A command language that gives you control of your printer from your computer. Commands in this language produce laser-like features, such as enhanced graphics printing. font A style of type designated by a family name. grayscale A s c a l e o f s h a d e s o f g r a y f r o m b l a c k t o w hite. Grayscale is used to represent colors when printing with black ink only. halftones Patterns of black or colored dots used to reproduce an image. halftoning Method of using dot patterns to represent an image. Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots, or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots. See also halftones. head alignment The operation to correct any misalignment of the print heads. Vertical banding will be corrected. head cleaning The operation to clean any clogged nozzles for correct printing. high speed printing Printing in which images are printed in both directions. This provides faster printing. initialization Returns the printer to its defaults (fixed set of conditions). This happens every time you turn on the printer or reset the printer. ink cartridge The cartridge which contains ink. ink jet A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by precisely spraying ink onto paper.
Glossary369 interface The connection between the computer and the printer. A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time. interface cable The cable that connects between the computer and the printer. LCD Liquid Crystal Display. Shows various messages according to status of the printer. local printer The printer which is connected to the computer’s port directly by interface cable. media Materials upon which data is printed, such as roll paper and cut sheets, plain paper, and special paper. memory The part of the printer’s electronic system t h a t i s u s e d t o s t o re information (data). Some information is fixed and is used to control how the printer operates. Information that is sent to the printer from the computer is stored in the memory temporarily. See also RAM and ROM. MicroWeave Printing in which images are printed in finer increments to reduce the possibility of banding and to produce laser-like images. See also banding. monochrome This means printing with only one color of ink, which is generally black ink. nozzle Fine tubes in the print head through which ink is sprayed on the page. Print quality may decline if print head nozzles are clogged. nozzle check A method for checking the operation of the printer. When you perform a nozzle check, the printer prints the firmware (ROM) version and a nozzle check pattern. online help Helpful comments related to the current window or dialog box. Peer-to-peer networks Windows 98 support peer-to-peer networking. Any computer can access the resources of a computer on the network.
Glossary370 Photo Enhance The Epson software to change the shade of tone, to correct image data and to change the sharpness of the image data. port An interface channel through which data is transmitted between devices. printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins. printer driver A software program that sends commands for using the features of a particular printer. Often shortened to “driver”. See also driver. printing mode The number of dots per inch used to represent an image. EPSON Stylus Pro 9450/7450 has three printing mode settings: SuperFine (1440 dpi), Fine (720 dpi), and Normal (360 dpi). EPSON Stylus Pro 9880/9880C/7880/7880C has four printing mode settings: SuperPhoto (2880 dpi), SuperFine (1440 dpi), Fine (720 dpi), and Normal (360 dpi). print queue If your printer is connected to a network, print jobs that are sent to the printer while it is busy are stored in a waiting line, or print queue, until they can be printed. Progress Meter A meter that shows the progress of the current print job for Windows. RAM Random Access Memory. The portion of the printers memory used as a buffer and for storing user-defined characters. All data stored in RAM is lost when the printer is turned off. reset To return a printer to its defaults by turning the printer off and then back on. resolution The number of dots per inch used to represent an image. ROM Read Only Memory. A portion of memory that can only be read and cannot be used for data storage. ROM retains its contents when you turn off the printer.