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This Appendix summarizes the functions of the control panel’s lights and 
buttons (below), describes the informational messages and icons you may see 
on the LCD display (see page 203), and lists the available menu settings (see 
page 206).
Control Panel Buttons and Lights
Buttons
ButtonDescription
PPower Turns the printer on and off
Pause Stops printing temporarily
Restarts printing when printing was paused
In menu mode, returns the printer to READY state
When held for 3 seconds, deletes the print job
rMenuAccesses the printer menus
Selects menus and settings within menu mode
During printing, enters the PRINTER STATUS menu
When held for 3 seconds, cleans the print head
lPaper Source Selects the paper source ( sheet,  roll/Auto Cut 
On, or  roll/Auto Cut Off)
Goes back to previous menu within menu mode
When held for 3 seconds, enters cutter replacement 
mode
Appendix C: 
Control Panel 
Summary
LCD display
Power 
button and 
light
Pause or reset 
button and lightInk 
light
Left arrow or paper 
source button Paper 
light
Menu or 
cleaning 
button
Paper feed up button
Paper feed down button
Enter or cut 
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dPaper Feed Down Feeds the paper forward
Changes setting parameters within menu mode
uPaper Feed Up Feeds the paper backward, if you fed it forward using 
the dPaper Feed Down button (does not feed paper 
backward if you fed it forward by hand)
Changes setting parameters within menu mode
Enter Executes setting changes within the menu system
When held for 3 seconds when  sheet is selected, 
ejects the sheet
When held for 3 seconds when  roll/Auto Cut On is 
selected, cuts the paper automatically
When held for 3 seconds when  roll/Auto Cut Off is 
selected, feeds roll paper (for use with optional Manual 
Media Cutting System, if installed)
When held for 3 seconds when the printer is drying ink, 
stops the ink drying process and ejects the paper
Button combinations
PPower +  Pause When the printer is already turned on, enters 
maintenance mode
Pause + 
lPaper SourceSwitches the roll paper counter on and off (if 
REMAINING PPR SETUP and ROLL PAPER COUNTER 
settings are on; see page 149 for details)
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Lights
See “Checking Error Messages and Lights” on page 164 for instructions on 
responding to problems indicated by the printer lights.
LCD Display Messages and Icons
The tables below describe informational messages and icons you may see on 
the LCD display. 
Messages
For a list of error messages that may appear on the LCD display and 
instructions on correcting any problems they may indicate, see “Checking 
Error Messages and Lights” on page 164.
LightDescription
PPower On: printer is turned on
Flashing: printer is printing or shutting down
Off: printer is turned off
Pause On: printer is paused
Off: printer is not paused
bPaper On: no paper is loaded, paper is out, paper lever is in the 
Released position, the selected paper source does not match 
the printer driver source, or the loaded paper is too thick for print 
head cleaning
Flashing: paper is jammed, almost out, loaded crooked, not 
detected, not ejected correctly, or not cut correctly
BInk On: an ink cartridge is expended or not compatible with the 
printer, or the maintenance tank is full
Flashing: an ink cartridge is nearly expended or the maintenance 
tank is nearly full
MessageDescription
READY Printer is ready to print
PRINTING Printer is printing
INK DRYING Printer is drying ink
PAUSE Printer is paused
 
						

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Icons
EPSON Printer is preparing to print
CUTTING PAPER Printer is cutting paper
PLEASE WAIT Printer is preparing to display the READY message
CLEANING Printer is cleaning the print head
PRESS PAUSE 
BUTTONPrinter needs you to press the  Pause button to 
continue
CHARGING INK Printer is charging the ink delivery system
RESETTING Printer is resetting
UPDATING 
FIRMWAREPrinter is updating its firmware
FIRMWARE UPDATE 
COMPLETEPrinter is finished updating its firmware
POWER OFF Printer is turning off
IconDescription
Paper Source icons
Sheet
Roll paper with Auto Cut On
Roll paper with Auto Cut Off
Platen Gap icons
Widest
Wider
Wide
Narrow
Roll paper icons
Displays when a non-default ROLL PAPER MARGIN setting is 
selected in the PRINTER SETUP menu; see page 206 for details
Displays when the ROLL PAPER COUNTER setting is turned on 
in the PRINTER SETUP menu; see page 206 for details
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Ink icons
100–81% capacity
 80–61% capacity
 60–41% capacity
 40–21% capacity
  20% or less capacity
 Ink low
 Ink expended
  Cartridge error or no cartridge
Maintenance tank icons
 100–81% free
 80–61% free
 60–41% free
 40–21% free
  20% or less free
  Maintenance tank nearly full
  Maintenance tank full
  Maintenance tank error or no maintenance tank
Paper suction icons
Strong suction (168%)
  Normal suction (60%)
  Weak suction (0%)
IconDescription
 
						

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Menu Setting Summary
Press the Menu button to enter menu mode and select the settings 
summarized here. 
Menu settingDescription
PRINTER SETUP menu
ROLL PAPER COUNTER Alerts you when roll paper is running low. Set the 
paper length and at what remaining length you 
want to be alerted. (To use, first select ROLL as 
the REMAINING PPR SETUP setting in 
Maintenance mode; see page 149.)
PLATEN GAP Adjusts the distance from the print head to the 
paper; see page 68 for details.
STANDARD for most printing
WIDE or WIDER if images are smeared
NARROW for thin paper
WIDEST for thick paper
PAGE LINE Selects whether to print a cut off line between 
pages on roll paper; see page 62 for details.
INTERFACE Selects an interface for receiving print jobs.
AUTO to automatically select the interface when 
it receives a print job
USB to receive only print jobs sent to the USB 
interface
NETWORK to receive only print jobs sent to the 
network interface
CODE PAGE Selects the code page for your data
PC437 for extended graphics data codes
PC850 for multilingual data codes
ROLL PAPER MARGIN Selects the margins for roll papers.
DEFAULT (15 mm all around)
TOP/BOTTOM 15 mm (3 mm left/right)
TOP 35/BOTTOM 15 mm (3 mm left/right)
3 mm (all around)
15 mm (all around)
PAPER SIZE CHECK Selects whether the printer checks to see if the 
width of the loaded paper matches the width 
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PAPER SKEW CHECK Selects whether the printer alerts you if paper is 
not feeding straight by displaying PAPER SKEW 
on the LCD display and stopping printing. If you 
select 
OFF, you do not receive an error even if the 
print job is out of range of the loaded paper.
TIME OUT Selects the time interval before cancelling a print 
job if the printer cable is unplugged or the printer 
hangs (range is 30 to 300 seconds).
CUTTER ADJUSTMENT Prints cutter adjustment patterns and allows you 
to adjust the cutting position if you print with no 
top or bottom margins.
REFRESH MARGIN Selects whether to automatically leave an extra 
margin area after borderless print jobs.
AUTO NOZZLE CHECK Selects whether to automatically check the print 
head nozzles before printing each print job. Do not 
select ON if using non-Epson media or paper 
narrower than 8.26 inches (210 mm). (Available 
only when AUTO CLEANING setting is set to ON.)
AUTO CLEANING Selects whether to automatically check and clean 
the print head, if necessary, when you run a nozzle 
check from the control panel or printer driver. Do 
not select ON if using non-Epson media or paper 
narrower than 8.26 inches (210 mm). 
QUIET CUT Selects whether to cut printouts slowly to 
decrease cutting noise and paper particles.
INITIALIZE SETTINGS Resets the PRINTER SETUP menu settings to 
their default settings.
TEST PRINT menu
NOZZLE CHECK Prints a nozzle check pattern; see page 136 for 
details.
STATUS SHEET Prints a sheet showing the status of various 
printer parts and settings; see page 132 for 
details.
NETWORK STATUS 
SHEETPrints a sheet showing the network settings; see 
the on-screen Network Guide for details.
JOB INFORMATION Prints a sheet showing information about the last 
10 print jobs.
CUSTOM PAPER Prints information about paper configurations you 
have created; see page 74 for details.
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PRINTER STATUS menu (see page 132 for details)
VERSION Displays the printer’s firmware version number.
PRINTABLE PAGES Displays an estimate of the number of pages that 
can be printed based on the ink cartridge status.
INK LEVEL Displays the status of the ink in the cartridges.
MAINTENANCE TANK Displays the status of the maintenance tank.
USAGE COUNT Displays the approximate amount of ink and paper 
used.
CLEAR USAGE COUNT Clears the values displayed in USAGE COUNT.
JOB HISTORY Displays the approximate amount of ink and paper 
used in the last 10 print jobs.
TOTAL PRINTS Displays the total number of pages printed.
SERVICE LIFE Displays the service life of each printer part.
EDM STATUS For future enhancements to the printer; no 
settings necessary.
CUSTOM PAPER menu (see page 74 for details)
PAPER NUMBER Selects the number for each special paper 
configuration you create using the settings below.
PLATEN GAP Adjusts the distance from the print head to the 
paper. 
STANDARD for most printing
WIDE or WIDER if images are smeared
NARROW for thin paper
WIDEST for thick paper
THICKNESS PATTERN Prints a thickness patterns so you can select a 
THICKNESS NUMBER setting below.
THICKNESS NUMBER Selects the thickness number for the best pattern 
printed using the THICKNESS PATTERN setting 
above.
CUT METHOD Selects the cutting blade pressure you want to 
use for the paper.
STANDARD
THIN PAPER
THICK PAPER, FAST
THICK PAPER, SLOW
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PAPER FEED ADJUST Adjusts the amount of paper fed during printing to 
help eliminate banding (–0.70 to 0.70%). Choose a 
lower value if you see white lines on your prints, 
or a higher value if you see dark lines.
DRYING TIME Selects a drying time for ink to avoid smearing 
(from 0 to 10 seconds).
PAPER  SUCTION Adjusts the suction pressure when printing on thin 
paper or backlight film.
STANDARD
–1 to –4
M/W ADJUSTMENT Adjust the intensity of the MicroWeave pattern to 
improve print quality, but lower print speed.
STANDARD
1 or 2
MAINTENANCE menu
CUTTER REPLACEMENT Starts procedure to replace the paper cutter blade; 
see page 151 for details.
BK INK CHANGE Starts the procedure to replace the black ink 
cartridge type; see page 145 for details.
POWER CLEANING Starts a print head power cleaning cycle; see 
page 138 for details.
CLOCK SETTING Sets the printer date and time settings; see 
page 149 for details.
CONTRAST 
ADJUSTMENTAdjusts the contrast of the LCD display.
HEAD ALIGNMENT menu (see page 139 for details)
PAPER THICKNESS Select the paper thickness for aligning the print 
head.
ALIGNMENT Select and start running print head alignment of 
various types.
NETWORK SETUP menu (see the on-screen Network Guide for details)
NETWORK SETUP Select to enable or disable network printing.
IP ADDRESS SETTING Select to set the IP address automatically or 
manually.
Menu settingDescription
 
						

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IP, SM, DG SETTING Enter the IP address settings, if selecting the 
address manually.
BONJOUR Select the Bonjour network settings, if necessary.
INIT NETWORK SETTING Returns the network settings to their default 
settings.
Menu settingDescription