Epson Stylus Pro 9890 User Manual

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Windows Printing With a Color Profile
First you set up your color management environment in Photoshop and 
assign a profile to your image, then you select your print settings and print.
Setting Up Photoshop and Assigning a Profile
1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Select 
Color Settings from the Edit menu.
You see this window:
3. Select 
U.S. Prepress Defaults or North America Prepress 2 from 
the 
Settings menu to set Adobe RGB (1998) as the color space. Click 
OK.
4. Open the photo you want to print.
If you see an Embedded Profile Mismatch message, select 
Use the 
embedded profile
 and click OK. 
If you see a Missing Profile message, select 
Assign working RGB: 
Adobe RGB (1998)
 and click OK.
Note: The settings 
shown are suggested 
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5. When your image appears, evaluate the color balance and contrast. If 
they need improvement, select 
Image > Mode > Assign Profile or 
Edit > Assign Profile. Then select one of the following as the Profile 
setting:
A different RGB working space (or Profile), such as ColorMatch 
RGB
 or sRGB IEC61966-2.1

A scanner profile for your scanner
A camera profile for your digital camera
Also click the 
Preview box so you can see the effects of your profile 
choice on the screen.
6. Select 
Page Setup from the File menu, select your page settings, and 
click 
OK.
7. Select 
File, then select Print or Print with Preview.
8. Click 
More Options or Show More Options, then select Color 
Management
.
9. Under 
Color Handling, select Let Photoshop Determine Colors or 
Photoshop Manages Colors.
 
						

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10. Under Profile or Printer Profile, select a profile for your printer and 
the paper you’ll use, such as 
Epson Stylus Pro 9890_9908_7890_7908 
PremiumSemiglossPhotoPaper250
.
11. For the 
Intent or Rendering Intent setting, select Relative 
Colorimetric
 or Perceptual, and click the Black Point 
Compensation
 checkbox.
Selecting Print Settings and Printing
1. Click the Print button, select your printer, and click Properties or 
Preferences.
2. Make sure the 
Main tab is selected.
3. Select the 
Media Type setting for your paper (see page 110).
4. Set the rest of the print settings you want to use (beginning on 
page 110).
5. For the Mode setting, select 
Custom. Then select No Color 
Adjustment
.
6. Click 
OK, then click Print to print your photo.
Note: If your image 
contains very saturated 
colors, select Perceptual. 
This reduces the color 
saturation so that the 
colors fit within the 
printer’s color gamut.
Note: Make sure that you 
select Off (No Color 
Adjustment). If you 
don’t, the printer driver 
will apply additional 
correction to the image 
data, producing 
inaccurate results.
If you selected the wrong 
combination of source 
profile, printer profile, and 
color management 
settings, you’ll get 
unexpected results.
 
						

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The Epson Stylus Pro 7890 and Pro 9890 require little maintenance to keep 
working at their best. This chapter describes the following routine 
procedures:
Checking printer status
Checking and cleaning the print head
Aligning the print head
Replacing ink cartridges
Changing the date and time
Performing additional maintenance tasks
Replacing the paper cutter blade
Replacing the maintenance tank
Cleaning the printer
Transporting or storing the printer
In addition to the features described in this chapter, you can also use the 
menu system on the printer to fine-tune a variety of printer settings. For 
more information, see page 213.
Checking Printer Status
Using the control panel, you can check the amount of ink remaining, the 
total number of prints, and the status of your maintenance tank(s), and other 
information. You can print out a status check (described in the next section), 
or view the printer’s status on the LCD screen (see page 146) or a printer 
driver screen (see page 147).
Chapter 6:  
Maintaining 
and 
Transporting 
the Printer
 
						

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Printing Status Information
The status check sheet shows some of the current default settings, the page 
count, and the status of the maintenance tank.
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Press r 
Menu.
3. Press d to select 
TEST PRINT, then press r.
4. Press d to select 
STATUS SHEET, then press r.
5. Press 
OK to start printing.
Viewing Status Information
1. Press r Menu.
2. Press d to select 
PRINTER STATUS, then press r.
3. Do one of the following:
To check the firmware version, press r again. When done, press l.
To check the amount of ink left, press d to select INK LEVEL, then 
press r. The percentage of ink left in the first cartridge is displayed. 
Continue pressing d to see the status of the remaining cartridges. 
When done, press l.
To check how much capacity the maintenance tank(s) have, press d 
to select 
MAINTENANCE TANK, then press r. The percentage 
remaining for each tank is displayed. As the tank is filled, the 
percentage drops. When done, press l.
To check job history, press d to select JOB HISTORY, then 
pressr. For the last 10 print jobs saved in the printer, you see the 
ink used (in milliliters) and paper used (in square centimeters). The 
most recent job is saved as No. 0. When done, press the l button.
To check the total number of prints, press d to select TOTAL 
PRINTS
, then press r. When done, press l.
4. Press   to exit the menu.
Note: You can replace 
the ink cartridges, cutter 
blade, and maintenance 
tank yourself. Other 
printer parts need to 
be replaced by an 
authorized Epson service 
technician. 
Note: You can change 
the units of 
measurement from 
centimeters to inches 
and feet using 
maintenance mode on 
the printer’s control 
panel. See page 158 for 
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For more information about the Printer Status menu, see page 213.
Checking Printer Status From the Printer Driver
The Epson Status Monitor utility installed with your printer driver lets you 
check the levels of ink in the printer and the level of the maintenance 
tank(s). Follow the steps below to use the utility to check the status.
1. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
Mac OS X: Open the EPSON Printer Utility4 in your 
Applications folder. Select your printer and click OK.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Click  , select Control Panel, 
select 
Hardware and Sound, and click Devices and Printers or 
Printers. Right-click the icon for your printer and select Printing 
Preferences
. Click the Utility tab.
Windows XP: Click Start and select Control Panel. Double-click 
Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer icon and select 
Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab.
2. Click the 
EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon.
The software checks the amount of ink in the printer and maintenance 
tank(s) and displays one of these windows:
Tip: If you added a 
shortcut icon for your 
printer to the Windows 
taskbar, you can 
right-click it and select 
any utility you want to 
run. See page 135 to add 
the icon.
Windows Mac OS X
 
						

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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should 
check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged or deflected. If 
necessary, you can run a cleaning cycle to clear the nozzles.
You can also turn on Auto Nozzle Check from the printer’s control panel. 
The printer will then check the nozzles periodically or before each print job 
and clean them if necessary.
Running the Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning Utilities
Follow these steps to use your printer software to check the print head 
nozzles and clean them if necessary:
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
Mac OS X: Open the EPSON Printer Utility4 in your 
Applications folder.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Click  , select Control Panel, 
select 
Hardware and Sound, and click Devices and Printers or 
Printers. Right-click the icon for your printer and select Printing 
Preferences
. Click the Utility tab.
Windows XP: Click Start and select Control Panel. Double-click 
Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer icon and select 
Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab.
Tip: On a Macintosh, you 
can also run maintenance 
utilities by clicking the 
Utility button in the print 
job window or the  icon 
on the printer settings 
screen.
If you added a shortcut 
icon for your printer to 
the Windows taskbar, 
you can right-click it and 
select any utility you 
want to run. See 
page 135 to add the icon.
 
						

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You see a menu like the following:
3. Select the 
Nozzle Check icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. After the pattern is printed, use at least a 10
× eye loupe to examine it.
If the pattern looks good, as shown below, the print head is clean.
If any dots or segments are missing or deflected, as shown below, 
run a cleaning cycle as described on page 151. Then print another 
nozzle check pattern to make sure the nozzles are clean.
If the nozzles are still clogged after three cleaning cycles, run a power 
cleaning cycle as described on page 151.
Windows Mac OS X
Caution: Don’t run a 
cleaning cycle while 
thick media is loaded in 
the printer.
 
						

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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control 
Panel
You can print a nozzle check from the control panel and examine it to 
determine whether any nozzles are clogged or deflected. Then you can run a 
cleaning cycle if necessary.
1. Press r 
Menu.
2. Press d until 
TEST PRINT is selected, then press r. NOZZLE CHECK is 
selected.
3. Press r
, then press OK to start printing the nozzle check pattern.
4. After the pattern is printed, use at least a 10
× eye loupe to examine it.
If the pattern looks good, as shown below, the print head is clean.
If any dots or segments are missing or deflected, as shown below, 
run a cleaning cycle as described on page 151. Then print another 
nozzle check pattern to make sure the nozzles are clean.
If the nozzles are still clogged after three cleaning cycles, run a power 
cleaning cycle as described on page 151.
Automatically Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
The printer automatically checks the nozzles and cleans them if necessary. 
You can specify how often you want this to happen or turn this feature off. 
You can also have a nozzle check pattern printed on a regular basis, so you 
can check it yourself.
1. Press r 
Menu. PRINTER SETUP is selected. Press r again.
2. Press d until 
AUTO NOZZLE CHECK is selected, then press r.
Caution: Don’t run a 
cleaning cycle while 
thick media is loaded in 
the printer.