Epson Stylus Pro 9000 manual

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    EPSON S tylus ® Pro 90 00 P r i n t e r G u i d e ®[...]

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    2 Prin ted on recycled pap er with at least 10% post-consum er conte nt. Copy ri ght © 199 9 by Epso n Amer ica, Inc. All rig hts reser ved. N o par t of t his pub lication m ay be reprodu ced, st ored in a ret rieval sy stem, o r tra nsmitted in any form or by any mean s, electronic, mechan ical, photocop ying, recordi ng, or ot he rwise, withou [...]

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    3 F CC C o m p li a n c e St a t e m e n t F o r U n it e d St a te s U s e rs This e quipm ent has been t ested and found to com ply with t he limi ts for a Cl ass B dig ital device, purs uant to Part 15 o f the F CC Rules. The se limi ts are desi gned t o pr ovide reason able protect ion agai nst h armfu l interfe rence in a residenti al instal l[...]

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    v Int roductio n Ho w T o Us e Y o ur M anu al s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using Thi s Pr in ter G ui de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 W ar ni ngs , C au tio ns , a nd N ot es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 W he re T o Ge t H el p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    -v i vi | Conten ts 2 Mo n ito r in g a n d C o nf ig ur in g th e Pr in te r Using the Cont rol Panel to Monitor t he Pr inter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 M oni to r ing N or m al Pri n ter O per ati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Pausi ng and Resetting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Ch e ck[...]

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    -v ii Conte nts | vi i 4 Re sol vi ng Pro bl ems D iag n os in g P ro ble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Using Hex Dump M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 I mp rov in g Pri nt Q ua li ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 [...]

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    -v iii viii | Co ntents Setting Print O ptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5 Ch o os in g P ag e S e tup O p tio n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -5 Ch o os in g Ba s ic Pri nt Opt io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 Ch o osi ng Adv a nce d Pr in t Opt [...]

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    1 The EP SON Sty lus ® Pro 9000 is the ult imate wide-format c olor ink jet print er. Wit h resolutio ns up to 1440 dpi, the printe r gives you true photo graph ic quality w ith no -compro m ise text a nd li ne art a t some of the fastes t p roduction sp eeds in the industry. Supp ort for two 44-inch med ia rolls and cu t sheets up to 1 .5 m m th [...]

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    2 2 | Intr od ucti on How To Use Yo ur Manu als This guide is part of a set, which al so inclu des the documenta tion listed below. • The EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 Assem bly an d Setup Instructions describe how to unp ack and assem ble the printer , i nstall ink cartr idges and paper, and prepa re for printi ng. • The EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 Quick Re[...]

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    3 Introd ucti on | 3 Using This Printe r Guide This g uide contai ns the follo wing informat ion: C h a p t e r 1 gives instruct ions for loadi ng roll paper and cut sheets, printi ng on both E PSO N a nd no n-EPSON med ia, and using the p aper h ammoc k. C h a p t e r 2 expla ins ho w to m onitor the p rinter’s s tatus, res pond to error messa g[...]

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    4 4 | Intr od ucti on Warnings, C autions, a nd Notes You’ll find this informa tion through out this guide: War n i n g s m ust b e followed caref ully to avoid bodi ly i njury. C a u t i o n s m us t be observ ed to avoid damag e t o yo ur equ ipment. N o t e s contai n important inform ation about you r printer. Wh er e To Get Hel p EPS ON prov[...]

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    5 I n tro d u c t i o n | 5 E P S ON a lso p rov ides c ustomer s up p or t thr o u g h th e fo l lowing serv ices: Y o u can p u rc h ase i n k c a rtrid g es , p ape r , m a n u als, a nd a cc e s so r i es from E P S O N A cc e ss o r i e s a t ( ( 800 ) 8 73 - 7766 . O r vis i t our w eb site at : w w w . e p s o n s u p p l i e s . c o m ( U. [...]

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    6 6 | Intr od ucti on Ye ar 20 00 Read y Y our EPSO N printer i s Yea r 2000 Ready . Howeve r, be sure the other p arts of yo ur compu ter system are a lso ready fo r th e ye ar 20 00. Impor tant Sa fety In stru c tio ns Before using your printer and RIP Stati on 5100, read the f oll o wing safety instru ctions to mak e sur e you u se th e equ ipme[...]

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    7 Introd ucti on | 7 • Except a s speci fically explained i n the doc umentati on, do not attem pt to service the printer (o r RIP Station 5100) yours elf. O pening or removing those cov ers tha t are ma rked “Do Not R emove” ma y expo se you to dang erous voltage poin ts or other risk s. Refer all se rvicing in th ose com partments to s ervi[...]

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    8 8 | Intr od ucti on[...]

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    1 Your EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 pri nts on a variet y of media, including roll paper and c ut sh eets up t o 44 inc hes w ide. Th e straight-th rough paper pat h allows you to use heavy stock, inclu ding media up to 1.5 mm thick. This cha pter inc ludes i nstruc tions fo r th e foll owing: • Selec ting paper and ot her media • Printing on EPSON pa[...]

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    1 - 2 1-2 | Ha nd lin g Paper Prin ting o n EPSON Paper an d Film EPS ON papers, whi ch a re speciall y fo rmul ated fo r the i nks u sed in the print er, ensure high-q uality resu lts. The following tables list the produc t codes for the E PSO N paper and film availa ble for your printe r. The name on the pa ckage may be d ifferent fro m th e nam [...]

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    1 - 3 Ha nd lin g Pap er | 1-3 Pri nt ing Tips f or EP SON Medi a Foll ow these ti ps fo r using and s toring p rinting ma terial s: • Don’t t ouc h the printabl e surf ace of the pa per or other m edia wi th ba re hand s. Finger prints m ay a ffect prin t qu ality. • Alwa ys choose the correct print m ode setting in your print options bef or[...]

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    1 - 4 1-4 | Ha nd lin g Paper Att achi ng Pap er to th e Spin dle Follow these s teps: 1. O pen the roll pa per cover an d lift ou t the s pind le. 2. Slide the movabl e paper stop (flange) off the left end of t he s pind le. 3. Position the roll so the paper unw inds as s hown: 4. Slide the roll o nto th e sp indle so it f its se cure ly ove r the[...]

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    1 - 5 Ha nd lin g Pap er | 1-5 5. Slide the mov able paper stop back onto the spindle and insert it firmly into the end of the ro ll. R em ovi ng Pa p er fr om t he Sp ind l e If you need to remov e the paper roll fro m the spindl e, follow these steps : 1. O pen the roll pa per cover an d lift ou t the r oll and s pindl e. If the paper is loaded f[...]

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    1 - 6 1-6 | Ha nd lin g Paper Inserting th e Spindle in the Print er After you have loaded the paper roll onto the spindle, you need to i n sert it into the printer. You can have two rolls of paper in the printer at the same time, an d pri nt on either one . (I f you’re us ing the optiona l 3-i nch s pindl e, you can only hav e on e roll of paper[...]

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    1 - 7 Ha nd lin g Pap er | 1-7 4. Insert th e white end int o the r ight m ounting b racket inside th e p rinter. You can use either the upper or low er bracket. 5. Plac e the black end of the spindle into the left moun ting bracket in side the p rinter.[...]

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    1 - 8 1-8 | Ha nd lin g Paper 6. To kee p th e paper wo und wh en you ’re not pr inting , use o ne of the r oll paper belts includ ed with your pri nter . Wh en you’re not u sing th e roll paper belt, keep i t wound ar ound th e end of th e spindl e. 7. See th e next section to load th e pape r fo r pri nting. ro ll pap er be lt Note To r emove[...]

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    1 - 9 Ha nd lin g Pap er | 1-9 Loadin g Roll Pap er fo r Printing O nce the roll paper is attached to the spin dle and inserted in the printer, you’re r eady to load it for pri nting. F irst, ope n the rol l paper c over a nd ma ke sure the spindle is insert ed correctly. Then follow these steps: 1. Ma ke sure th e p rinter is tu rned on. Th en p[...]

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    1 - 10 1-10 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 2. Ma ke sure th e O per ate light an d Pau se light a re not f lashing. Then pull the pa per s et lev er all the way u p. 3. Feed th e paper in to the pape r slot. Caution To avoid damagi ng t h e print er, never mov e the paper s et lever while the Operat e or Pause light is flashi ng. Caution Don’t touc h the [...]

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    1 - 11 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-11 4. Pull the pa per dow n s o it extends a ll the wa y throu gh th e slot. 5. Turn the rol l back to re move th e sl ack. Then align the p aper with th e tw o rows of h oles.[...]

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    1 - 12 1-12 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 6. Push the paper set lever all the way down, then close the roll paper cov er . PR E SS PAU SE BU TTON appea rs on the control panel disp lay. If y ou’re usin g Au to Cu t an d the edge of th e paper is uneven, pres s Cut/ Eje ct to rec ut the edg e. 7. Press the Paus e butto n. The print h ead mov es an d the p[...]

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    1 - 13 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-13 Pri nti ng Tr im Lin es You c an have tri m lines printed on the right e dge of you r image s or pages (if you’re us ing auto cut) or on the right and bo ttom edge (if you’re not using auto cut). F ollow these steps: 1. Press the Sel e c Type butt on . PR IN TER SET TI NG M ENU appea rs on the d isplay. 2. Press [...]

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    1 -1 4 1-14 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r Befo re yo u start, ma ke sur e the p rin ter is o n a nd r oll paper is not load ed for print ing. The n fo llow thes e steps: 1. Ma ke sure the r oll paper cover is closed. 2. Press the Paper S ou rce b utton repeatedly until the Sheet light com es o n . 3. Ma ke sure th e O per ate light an d Pa use ligh t are n[...]

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    1 - 15 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-15 5. Push the paper set lever all the way down. PR ES S PAU SE BUTT ON appea rs on the co ntrol panel display. 6. Press the Paus e butto n. The print h ead mov es an d the p aper fee ds i nto print ing position automa tically. READY appea rs o n the c ontrol pa nel. (Eve n if you don’t press Pau se , the pa per and p[...]

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    1 - 16 1-16 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 4. Open t he lower c over. 5. Feed th e sheet into the paper slot until the bottom edg e of the paper rests b ehind the open lower co ver. If you’re usi ng thick m edia mor e than 39 inches long, load i t long edge f irst. Ma ke sur e the r ight edg e is s traigh t and a ligned with the tw o r ows o f hol e s .[...]

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    1 - 17 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-17 6. Push the paper set lever all the way down, then close the lower cover. PRESS PAUSE BUTTON appears on th e co ntrol pa nel disp lay. 7. Press the Paus e butto n. The print h ead mov es an d the p aper fee ds i nto print ing position automa tically. READY appea rs o n the c ontrol pa nel. (Eve n if you don’t press[...]

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    1 - 18 1-18 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 4. Press the Ente r button to s ave th e new setting. 5. Press the SelecTy pe bu tton to ex it the Prin ter Setting menu. Wh en you switch paper, don’t forget to chan ge this setting back to AUTO. Usi ng the Pa per Hammoc k The pap er hamm ock (also c alled the paper basket) is a cloth she et that attac hes to yo[...]

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    1 - 19 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-19 2. Plac e the tw o ro ds in f ront of the hamm ock hooks. 3. Plac e the shorter rod on th e ends of the hooks. The longer rod should rest on the floor under the hooks.[...]

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    1 - 20 1-20 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 4. Push in th e top of th e paper ham moc k so that the p aper will fe ed for ward . 5. If n ecess ary, extend the h ammo ck fabric ou t on the fl oor in fro nt o f the print er (for larg e pr int job s).[...]

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    1 - 21 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-21 Catching Pr intouts Und er the Print er Follow these steps to set u p t he ha mmock und er the printer: 1. Fit th e e nds of the th ree rod s i nto the sl ots a t the end of the p aper hammoc k ar ms and pu sh the ha mmock ho oks in. 2. Pull out th e top o f the h am mock so th at prin touts wi ll fee d backwa rd. pa[...]

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    1 - 22 1-22 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r Set ting Pap er C onfi gur at io ns Wh en you use no n-EPS ON pa per or oth er media, you ma y nee d to reg ister the pap er’s thickness and dry ing time. The on ly way to tell if you need to do this is by experimentation. When you’re using a paper stock or other print ing ma terial fo r the f irst ti me, al wa[...]

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    1 - 23 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-23 5. Exami ne the printed pattern to determi ne which set of lines is the strai ghtest (show s the sm allest gap), and not e th e corres pondi ng number. In th e sa mple pa ttern, th e lines under num ber 4 are the straighte st. 6. Press the + or - button to select the number noted in step 5. Then press the Ent er butt[...]

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    1 -2 4 1-24 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r[...]

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    1 Th e EPSON St ylus Pro 9000 includes a number of u tilit ies for monitoring the printer. The control panel displays status messag es a n d error m essages, and the ligh ts alert you when a prob lem occ urs or your in k runs out. If you have the R IP Sta tion 5100, you can also use soft ware utili ties to monito r the printer. See the RIP Stati o [...]

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    2 - 2 2-2 | Mo nito ring and Conf ig urin g th e Print er Monito ring Normal P rint er Ope ration Mess ages ap pear on th e control panel display and l ights come on o r flash to indica te va rious p hases of p rinter op eratio n. The f ollowing t able exp lains the status me ssages and lig hts: Paus ing an d Res et ti ng th e Prin ter If y ou need[...]

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    2 - 3 Moni tor ing a nd Con fig uri ng the P rint er | 2-3 Print ing a St atus C h eck The status check shows the cu rrent defaul t settings, amount of ink rem aining in each ca rtridg e, page count, and the status of variou s printer parts. To display t his information on the contr ol panel instead o f printing it out, see 2- 4. Follow these s tep[...]

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    2 - 4 2-4 | Mo nito ring and Conf ig urin g th e Print er 3. Press the It e m button. You see NO ZZ LE CH ECK =PRI NT on the di spla y. 4. Press the Ente r button. Th e n ozzle ch eck prints a s sh own be low: Ea ch line should be co mplete, with no g aps in the do t pa ttern. I f any dots are missing , as sh own below, you need to run a clea ning [...]

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    2 - 5 Moni tor ing a nd Con fig uri ng the P rint er | 2-5 Followi ng is a l ist of the items di splayed. Note that all parts on the list (except the ink cart ridges and pa per cutter) need to be replac ed by auth orized EPSO N service center s. 4. Press the Sel e c Type button to exit th e P rinter S tatus m enu. Resp onding to Messag es and L igh[...]

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    2 - 6 2-6 | Mo nito ring and Conf ig urin g th e Print er LOAD ROLL PAPER LOAD SHEET PAPER Paper Out light on Paper sour ce setting in print optio ns is di ffer ent fro m c ont ro l p a ne l. Make sur e the righ t pape r is load ed and the paper sour ce setti ng is the same on th e c ontrol p anel and print optio ns. MAINTENANCE REQ. <erro r num[...]

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    2 - 7 Moni tor ing a nd Con fig uri ng the P rint er | 2-7 RELOAD PAPER Paper Out light on Paper could not be r eversed into t he print ing posi t ion. Remove t he paper . Reload i t so th at the r ight and bottom edges are strai ght a nd aligne d with both rows of holes. Pape r is set out o f th e print able ar ea or out of th e horiz ontal cuttin[...]

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    2 - 8 2-8 | Mo nito ring and Conf ig urin g th e Print er Usi ng the Cont rol Pane l to Co nfig ure the Pr inte r In additi on to te sting the printer and che cking the status of variou s com ponen ts, you can use the SelecType menus to config ure printer settings and perfo rm m aintenanc e op erations. Th e following table l ists the menus , their[...]

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    2 - 9 Moni tor ing a nd Con fig uri ng the P rint er | 2-9 3. When you have s elected the s etting you wa nt, press the Ent er bu tton to save it . 4. Press the SelecTy pe bu tton to ex it the Prin ter Setting menu. Selecting the Prin ter’s Interfa ce The prin ter includes both a parallel and serial interface. You can also install an op tional in[...]

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    2 - 10 2-10 | M o ni to ri ng and Conf i guri ng t he P rint er Configuring t he Paralle l In terface You can use the control pa nel to chan ge the parallel interfa ce to EC P mo de for faster prin ting. To use this mode, you mus t connect a compu ter directly to th e pr inter’s pa rallel interfa ce (with out a RI P), and the co mputer mu st supp[...]

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    2 - 11 Mo nito ring an d Co nfigu ring th e P rint er | 2-11 R est ori ng Defa ul t Se tt ing s You c an erase all Sel ecTyp e settings yo u have made and restore them to th eir defau lt values. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Sel e c Type butt on . PR IN TER SET TI NG M ENU appea rs on the d isplay. 2. Press the Item button repeate dly until INIT[...]

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    2 - 12 2-12 | M o ni to ri ng and Conf i guri ng t he P rint er[...]

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    1 Your EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 r equires very little maintenance to keep worki ng at its best. T his chapter describ es the following rou tine proced ures: • Running a noz zle check • Running a c leaning cycle • Aligning the pr int he ad • Repla cing ink cartridges • Repla cing the paper cu tter blade • Cleaning the printer • Transpor t[...]

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    3- 2 3-2 | Ma intai n ing an d Tr ansp or ting the P ri nter 4. Press the Ente r button. Th e n ozzle ch eck prints a s sh own be low. If all the lines on the c heck pa ttern are co mplete, wi th no gaps in the dot pattern, the print h ead do esn’t need cleaning: If dots are missing fr om the pattern, as sh ow n below, you need to ru n a clea nin[...]

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    3- 3 Mai ntai ning and Tra nsp ort ing the Prin ter | 3-3 Ali g ning the Pri nt H ead If band ing appear s on your prints, or vertic al lines are not stra ight, you need to al ign the print h ead. You can u se th e Print Head A lignment utility if you have the EPS ON print er driver in stalled. If not, you ca n a lign the print head using the c ont[...]

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    3-4 3-4 | Ma intai n ing an d Tr ansp or ting the P ri nter 5. Press the Ente r button to pri nt the f ull series of a lignme nt patterns. Ea ch pattern consists of seven number ed rows. If you want to print a single alignment pattern, press the + + or – – button unti l the pattern nu mber a ppears . Th en press the En ter bu tton. If yo u’re[...]

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    3- 5 Mai ntai ning and Tra nsp ort ing the Prin ter | 3-5 Followi ng is an example of patterns #6 and #8, which print in color: Follow these s teps to complete the alignment proc edure: 1. Exami ne pattern #1 (or the pa ttern you printed ) and de termine w hich row of lines has the smalles t gaps. In the two examples abo ve, the lines in row 4 have[...]

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    3- 6 3-6 | Ma intai n ing an d Tr ansp or ting the P ri nter Re pl ac in g Ink C ar tri dg es Wh en one o f the Ink Out l igh ts is fla shing (and INK LO W is d ispla yed o n the c ontro l panel), th e corres pon ding car tridge is alm ost ou t of ink. M ake sure yo u h ave a repl acement c artrid ge. Wh en the l ight s tays on a nd IN K OUT is dis[...]

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    3- 7 Mai ntai ning and Tra nsp ort ing the Prin ter | 3-7 3. Push the lever dow n a nd l et it “bounce” back u p to op en the ink com partm ent cover. INK CO MPA RT. O PEN appear s on th e display. 4. Loca te the s lot containing the empty i nk cartr idge (co rrespond ing to the Ink O ut l ight) . Pul l the cla mp f orward.[...]

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    3- 8 3-8 | Ma intai n ing an d Tr ansp or ting the P ri nter 5. Ca refully pul l the empty car tridge straig ht out of the printer . 6. Ma ke sur e the r eplacem ent ca rtridg e is th e c orrect c olor , and remove it from its package. 7. Hol d the ink c artrid ge with th e arrow mark f ace-up a nd point ing to the rear of the printer . Then insert[...]

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    3- 9 Mai ntai ning and Tra nsp ort ing the Prin ter | 3-9 8. Pus h the cartri dge cl amp back . Ma ke sure t he corr esponding Ink Out light go es off. 9. Close the in k com partment cov er b y pus hing th e leve r down u ntil it clicks into place. Note If the Ink Out light rem ains on, the cartr idge may not be insta lled corr ectly. Remove the ca[...]

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    3-10 3-10 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er Re pl ac in g th e Pa pe r Cu t te r B lad e If y ou notice that yo ur paper isn ’t cut c leanly, th e cutter b lade ma y need to be repl aced. You can also check the statu s of your cutter by printing the status chec k sheet o r u sing the P rin ter Statu s menu on the c ontrol pa nel.[...]

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    3-11 Main tai ning a nd Tr ans p ort ing th e Pr in ter | 3-11 3. Press the Ente r button. Th e pape r cu tter ho lder m oves to the repla cement positi on, where the arr ow appea rs in the illustration below: 4. Wh en the ho lder stops m oving an d OPEN LO WER COVER appears on the d isplay, o pen th e lower co ver. Caution To av oid da maging y ou[...]

  • Page 63

    3-12 3-12 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er 5. When REP LACE C UTT ER a p pears on the display, you can open the casin g. Push i n the side pi n whil e tu rning t he pap er cutter co ver to the rig ht. 6. Slowl y take you r finger of f th e side pin. The pa per cutter raises so i t can be re moved. 7. Ca refully remov e the cutter [...]

  • Page 64

    3-13 Main tai ning a nd Tr ans p ort ing th e Pr in ter | 3-13 Installing t he New Cutter Blade After you have rem oved the us ed cutt er b lade, you ’re rea dy to install the new on e. Follow thes e steps: 1. Rem ove the new blade from its package . 2. M ake sure the spring coil is inside the cutter holder. I f necessary, re ins t a ll th e co i[...]

  • Page 65

    3-14 3-14 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er Clea ning the Printer To kee p your printer working at its best, you should clean it thoroughly sev era l time s a ye ar . 1. Ma ke sure the prin ter is tur ned off and all the lights on th e cont rol panel are off. Then unpl ug the power cord . 2. O pen the roll pa per cover an d rem ove[...]

  • Page 66

    3-15 Main tai ning a nd Tr ans p ort ing th e Pr in ter | 3-15 Trans port ing th e Pri nter Wh en you need to tra nsport you r printer a long dis tance, you shou ld repack it using the orig ina l box and packing materials. Wh en you want to transport the printer a short distanc e, s uch as with in the sam e buildi ng or fa cility, you can r oll the[...]

  • Page 67

    3-16 3-16 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er Moving t he Pr inter Withou t the Leg A ssembly Wh en you need to mo ve th e pr inter a lo nger di stance, and you ca n’t safely roll it, you may need to remove the leg assembly. Follow these s teps: 1. Firs t turn o ff the printer and m ake s ure th e p rint h ead is in th e home (far [...]

  • Page 68

    3-17 Main tai ning a nd Tr ans p ort ing th e Pr in ter | 3-17 4. Close the in k valve l ocks on e ach side of the printer . 5. Rem ove the left an d rig ht sid e joi nt cov er p lates b y spreadi ng the end s and pul ling o utward. K eep the c over p lates in a safe pl ace. 6. Wh ile holdin g the printer unit, remo ve the screws from the left and [...]

  • Page 69

    3-18 3-18 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er 7. Ha ve fo ur people l ift th e pri nter un it off o f th e leg assem bly, u sing th e hand grips . Lift the b ack of the pri nter first, ti lt it s lightly to the f ront, then slide it back to rem ove it. 8. Keep the p rinter l evel w hile you move it. Se tti ng Up th e Pri nter Afte r [...]

  • Page 70

    1 As you u se you r printer, you may oc casiona lly experi ence a prob lem. Th e first thing you should do is dia gnose the prob lem followin g the guidelin es in this chapt er. Then try the most likely solu tions until the problem is fixed. This chapter provides instruct ions for the following: • Dia gnosi ng pro ble ms • Im proving prin t qua[...]

  • Page 71

    4 - 2 4-2 | Res o lvin g Pr oble ms Using Hex Dump Mode You can use the printer ’s hex d ump m ode to identify problem s if yo u know how to interpret hex cod e. Or, you can fax the hex printou t to a technical support repr esentativ e. Ma ke sur e the p rinter h as paper l oad ed and is turn ed off. Then foll ow these steps: 1. Press and hold th[...]

  • Page 72

    4 - 3 Res olv in g Prob lems | 4-3 Print quality probl ems Proble m Possible caus e Solut ion Yo ur p r in t ha s hori z ontal banding. Print opti ons are set inc orrectly for t he media you’re usin g. Make sur e the Prin t M ode or Medi a Type set ting i s cor rec t fo r the me di a you ’ re pr inti ng on. You’re printing o n the wr ong side[...]

  • Page 73

    4 - 4 4-4 | Res o lvin g Pr oble ms Your pri nt appear s blur r y or smeared . Print opti ons are set inc orrectly for t he media you’re usin g. Make sur e the Prin t M ode or Medi a Type set ting i s cor rec t fo r the me di a you ’ re pr inti ng on. You’re using t he wrong paper confi guration set ting (for non-EPSON media ) . Use the contr[...]

  • Page 74

    4 - 5 Res olv in g Prob lems | 4-5 So lving Oper a tion al Pr oble ms If you can’t turn the printer on, if it stops printi ng unexpectedly, or if nothing prin ts, check the following : • The prin ter is turned on a n d the Operate li ght i s o n. • The prin ter is p lugged securely into a working electrical outlet that’s not controlle d by [...]

  • Page 75

    4 - 6 4-6 | Res o lvin g Pr oble ms Nothi ng pr int s. The printer is not connect ed correc tly. Turn off the prin ter and RIP or co mputer. Make sure the in terf ace cabl e is sec urely pl ugged i n. Make sur e the interf ace cabl e meet s th e requi r ed s pecifica tions. See Append i x B or C or the RIP Sta tion 5100 Ge tt ing Sta r ted guide. I[...]

  • Page 76

    4 - 7 Res olv in g Prob lems | 4-7 Solv ing Mi scel laneou s P rint ing Pr oblems If y our printou ts are no t wh at you expec ted, try the s uggestions b elow: Miscellaneou s printing pr oblems Proble m Possible c ause Solut ion Your pr int has inco rrect or garbl ed character s. Your PPD and/or print er driv er softwar e are no t set u p correct [...]

  • Page 77

    4 - 8 4-8 | Res o lvin g Pr oble ms Blank paper is pri nted. Your PPD and/or pri nter dr i ver softwar e are no t set u p correct ly or not select ed. Make sure you r software is inst all ed corr ectly and the RIP or pri nter i s sel ec t ed . Paper s ize is not set co rrectly in your print opti ons. Make sure th e Paper Si ze settin g in your pri [...]

  • Page 78

    4 - 9 Res olv in g Prob lems | 4-9 Solv ing Pape r Probl em s If pap er feed or pape r jam prob lems oc cur fr equentl y, try one or more of the f ollo wi ng so lutio ns: • Wh en you’re loa ding roll paper, make sure you line up the ed ge with the row o f h oles on the printer. A lways turn th e roll back to rem ove the slack. See page 1-11 for[...]

  • Page 79

    4 - 10 4-10 | R e so lv in g P r ob l em s • Ma ke sure th e Pri n t Mo de or M edia Typ e setting is correct for th e med ia you’re prin ting on. • Ma ke sure the p laten gap setting is correct for the paper or m ed ia you’re pri nti ng o n. Se e pa ge 1 -17 fo r more inf orma ti on . • If you’re not using EPSON media, make sure you re[...]

  • Page 80

    4 - 11 Res olvin g Probl ems | 4-11 • If y ou have th e paper hamm ock s et up b elow th e printer , extend th e paper gui des so that they rest on th e back o f th e ha mmock. Cle aring Paper Jams Wh en paper gets j ammed in th e printer, pri nting stops and you see a PAP ER JA M messag e on the contro l panel display. F ollow t hese step s to c[...]

  • Page 81

    4 - 12 4-12 | R e so lv in g P r ob l em s 3. Open t he lower c over if necessar y. 4. Ca refully pul l d own the jamm ed paper. TURN PWR OFF AND ON is di spla ye d on th e c ont ro l pa ne l. 5. Clo se the lower cov er, if n ecessary, then pr ess the Powe r button to tur n the printer off. Press i t again to turn it back on. 6. Ma ke sure the Pape[...]

  • Page 82

    4 - 13 Res olvin g Probl ems | 4-13 7. If you’re not going to continue printing, make sure the print head is in the h ome (far right) position, as show n belo w. If it’s not, tur n the print er on , wait u ntil t he print h ead m ove s to the ho me po sition, th en turn o ff the printer. Caution If t he print head is n ot left in t he home posi[...]

  • Page 83

    4 - 1 4 4-14 | R e so lv in g P r ob l em s[...]

  • Page 84

    1 Prin ting C hapter 5: Specifications Pr i n t i n g m e t h o d On- de ma nd ink je t N o z z l e co n f i g u r a t i o n Blac k: 64 n ozz le s Col or: 64 nozzles for each col or (cyan, ma gen ta , yello w, li gh t cyan , lig ht m age nta) P r i n t a b l e c ol u m n s Chara cter mode 10 character s p er inch, 437 co lu mns Raste r gr ap hics m[...]

  • Page 85

    5 - 2 5-2 | Speci ficatio n s Pape r Depend ing o n the m edi a, fee d and print q uality are gu aranteed on paper thicknesse s of 0.08 to 0.11 mm. Poor qu ality paper may redu ce print quality and ca use paper jams or other prob lems. If you encoun ter p roblem s, s witch to a hig her gr ade of pa per. Do not l oad c urled o r folde d paper . Cu t[...]

  • Page 86

    5 - 3 Specificati ons | 5- 3 Pri ntab le Area Mi nimum m argins for rol l p aper and cut sheets: * Default rol l paper top and botto m margins are .59 inc hes (15 mm). You can se t all mar gi n s to .12 inc hes (3 mm) or .59 inche s ( 15 mm) using t he contro l pan el. See page 2-8 for instr uctio ns. En vi ron m e ntal Me chan ical Operat ion Stor[...]

  • Page 87

    5 - 4 5-4 | Speci ficatio n s Elec tri cal This produc t is a lso designed for IT po wer systems with pha se to phase voltage 220- 240V. Ch eck the label on the back of the printer for volta ge informa tion. Init ializa tion 120 V model 220/240 V model Input voltage range 90 to 132 V 208 to 264 V Rated fr equency range 50 to 60 Hz 50 to 60 Hz Input[...]

  • Page 88

    5 - 5 Specificati ons | 5- 5 Safety Ap proval s Ink Ca rt ridge s Print capac ity ma y vary, d epend ing on how o ften you run print head clea ning cycles and how m uch you u se th e print er. C apacity o f the initial ca rt ri dge set is r edu ced be caus e o f i nk char gin g. S a f e t y s t a n d a r d s UL 1950, CSA 22.2 No. 950 E M C FCC pa r[...]

  • Page 89

    5 - 6 5-6 | Speci ficatio n s Para l le l In terfa ce Forw ar d C h annel Rever se Chan nel ECP M ode Da ta fo rm a t 8-bit parallel , IEEE-1 284 compati bility mode Synchroni zation STROBE pu l se Handshake t i min g BUSY a nd ACKNLG si gn al s Signal level TTL compat ible Connecto r 57-30360 Ampheno l connect or or eq uival ent Transm issi on mod[...]

  • Page 90

    5 - 7 Specificati ons | 5- 7 Ser ial Inte rfac e (R S- 423 Stan dard) Standar d Based on RS-423 Synchroni zation Synch ronous Bit rate Approx. 1.8M bp s Handshaki ng X- ON/ X-OFF and DT R prot ocol Word fo rmat D ata bit: 8 bit s Parit y bit: None Start bit: 1 bit Stop bi t: 1 b i t Connecto r 8-pin mini- circ ular conn ector Recommende d cable Im [...]

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    5 - 8 5-8 | Speci ficatio n s[...]

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    1 If you hav e the R S 5100 or another RIP, you connect it to the printer using the built-in pa rallel i n terface. For network conn ectiv ity without a RIP, you can install one of the following two Ethernet cards: • Type B Ethernet Int erfa ce Card ( 10B ase T) — C8 23622 • Type B Etherne t Interf ace Card (100BaseT X) — C8236 32 Befo re y[...]

  • Page 93

    A - 2 A-2 | Inst alli ng an Et h ernet Interface Card 4. Slide the interfa ce card a long th e slots on b oth s ides o f the com partm ent. Push it i n firm ly to fully insert the connector into the print er’s internal s ocket. 5. Secu re th e inter face c ard i n the slot w ith th e two sc rews inc luded with the c ard. 6. Ma ke sur e the p rint[...]

  • Page 94

    1 Your EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 co mes with drivers t hat le t you use th e print er in non-PostScript mode without a RIP. Utilities allow you to manage backgr ound printing jobs , track th e sta tus o f your printer, and r un p rint head ma intenanc e pr oced ures. ICC prof iles fo r Col orSyn c 2 .0 ar e incl uded , so you can u s e a dvanced color [...]

  • Page 95

    B - 2 B-2 | U sin g EP SON Dr ive r s and Uti l itie s fo r Maci ntos h 3. Conne ct o ne end of the i nter face cab le to t he serial conne ctor on the back o f t he printer. 4. Conne ct the other end of the interfa ce cable to either th e modem port or print er p ort on th e Ma cintosh. (So me Mac intosh Power Book ® mode ls have only one seria l[...]

  • Page 96

    B - 3 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Macin tos h | B-3 Checkin g System Requ irem ents Ma ke sure your Ma cintosh meets th e require ments listed in th e table belo w. The mem ory requireme nts are for printing a 40 × 57-inch fu ll-p age co lo r ima ge. R equirements m ay v ary, dependi ng on th e size, com plexity, a nd reso lution [...]

  • Page 97

    B- 4 B-4 | U sin g EP SON Dr ive r s and Uti l itie s fo r Maci ntos h Selecting Your Prin ter in the C hooser After you install th e so ftware, you need to open the Cho oser t o sele ct your print er. Fo llow thes e steps: 1. Ma ke sure th e p rinter is c onnect ed to your Maci ntosh an d tu rned on. 2. Open t he Choo ser. • If y ou’ re us in [...]

  • Page 98

    B - 5 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Macin tos h | B-5 3. Clic k one of the buttons to turn backgro und printing on or off. 4. Clo se th e Choos er. Se tting Prin t Option s Wh en you’re ready to print from an applica tion, you need to choose page setu p opti ons an d pri nt op tions. T he EP SON dri ver o ffer s autom atic setting [...]

  • Page 99

    B - 6 B-6 | U sin g EP SON Dr ive r s and Uti l itie s fo r Maci ntos h 3. Selec t the typ e of pa per you lo aded in th e printer from the Pape r Source list. 4. Wh en you’re us ing roll paper, set the following options: • Auto Rotate Saves paper if y our doc ument length is s horter th an th e printa ble wid th of the paper r oll. Y our imag [...]

  • Page 100

    B - 7 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Macin tos h | B-7 3. Sel ect a Me dia Typ e s etting appropria te for the m edia you’re printing on , as listed in th e foll owing table: If the pa per yo u’re using is not listed i n the ta ble, check th e instructions incl uded w ith th e pape r. If you’re u sing a non-E PSO N prin ting mat[...]

  • Page 101

    B - 8 B-8 | U sin g EP SON Dr ive r s and Uti l itie s fo r Maci ntos h 6. I f y ou’re usi ng Pho tos hop ® 5.0.2, you’ll see setti ngs for Sp a ce and Print er Co lor Ma nage ment in you r d ialog box. Se e your Photos hop documentation f or inst ructi o ns on u sing th ese setti ngs. 7. Ch oose from the fol low ing bu ttons to acces s a ddit[...]

  • Page 102

    B - 9 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Macin tos h | B-9 Choo sing Adva nced Pri n t Op ti ons The advanced prin t opti ons gi ve you com plete co ntrol over your pri nting environme nt. Use th ese settings to e xperi ment o r to fi ne-tune a ra nge of opti ons to meet your individ ual needs . Follow thes e steps to p rint with adv an c[...]

  • Page 103

    B - 10 B-10 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh 5. Ch oose any of the following : • Su per MicroWeave The Mi croWeave an d Sup er MicroWeave settings elimina te unwant ed banding effe cts. These settings are automatic ally selected for a ll medi a type s except pla in paper. • High Sp eed For fas t, bidire ctional printing [...]

  • Page 104

    B - 11 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 1 C o l o r M a na g e m e n t S e tt i n g s The followi ng tabl es list th e color ma nagem ent se ttings avai lable when you choo se eith er Col or Adjustm ent , Photo Enhan ce3, or C olorSync. Color a d justm ent modes Automati c Analy zes the color info r mat i on i n your [...]

  • Page 105

    B - 12 B-12 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh Ma na gi ng P ri nt J obs Your p rinter com e s with several uti lities that let you chec k on your prin t jobs and sc hedule , c ancel, paus e, or restart them. First you need to set up background printing, so yo u can c ontin ue to work on your Mac intosh while a file is being p[...]

  • Page 106

    B - 13 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 3 4. To s elect a pr iority fo r yo ur print job in the q ueue o f job s w aiting to print , click one of t he following: •U r g e n t to pri nt before an y Norma l priority job •N o r m a l to print in the order the job is received •P r i n t a t : to print at the specifi[...]

  • Page 107

    B- 1 4 B-14 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh The prog ress bar tra cks the cur rent p rint job . To can cel, paus e, or resta rt a print job, click th e docum ent’s name, then click one of the foll owing buttons : • Clic k to d elete • Click to r e st art • Clic k to pau se If y ou want to ch ange the pr int ing prio[...]

  • Page 108

    B - 15 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 5 Ca ncell ing Pri nti ng If y ou need to canc el a p rint job, follow these steps: 1. Press the Pow er bu tton to tu rn off the printer. 2. Do one of the followin g, depending on whethe r you’re usin g backgr ound pr inting: • If ba ckgrou nd p rinting is tu rned off, hold [...]

  • Page 109

    B - 16 B-16 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh The softwa re che cks the a mou nt of i nk r emaining in th e printer and displ ays the Status Monitor windo w: 3. To recheck th e ink level check, click the Up date button. T o c lose the Sta tus Moni to r, cl ic k OK . Selecting Configuratio n Options You can configure th e way [...]

  • Page 110

    B - 17 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 7 You se e the Con figur ation Settings dial og box: 3. Selec t from the f ollowing conf iguration o ptions : • Error notification lets you choose whether you w ant your system to beep and display error message text or just display text if your print er enc oun ters a n err or[...]

  • Page 111

    B - 18 B-18 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh Ru nning Prin t Hea d Ut ilities The utiliti es incl uded with yo ur prin ter so ftware l et yo u run the follow ing ma intenanc e pr ocedures from you r com pute r: • Nozz le check • Pr int he ad cle anin g • Pr int he ad al ign me nt Running No zzle Check and Head Cl eanin[...]

  • Page 112

    B - 19 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 9 Running the P r int Head Alignme nt Utility If band ing appear s on your prints, or vertic al lines are not stra ight, you need to a lign the print h ead. You c an also use the control panel to align th e hea d (as describ ed in Chapter 3). For best results, use 13 × 1 9-inch[...]

  • Page 113

    B - 20 B-20 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh 6. Selec t the row you chose i n step 5 for ea ch patter n (for exampl e, row 4), then click Finish . If t he se t with th e sma llest ga p is u nclear and can’t b e selected , click the Reali gnment button and repeat from step 5.[...]

  • Page 114

    1 Your EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 co mes with drivers t hat le t you use th e print er in non-PostScript mode without a RIP. Utilities allow you to manage pr i nt jobs , trac k the sta tus of y our printer, and run prin t hea d mai ntenanc e proced ures . ICC prof iles are includ ed, so you can use adva nced color ma nagement feat ures of your ap plicat[...]

  • Page 115

    C- 2 C-2 | Usin g EPSON Dr ivers and Util ities for Windows 2. Plug the ot her end of the cable into the compu ter’s parallel port. See th e next section for ins tructions on insta lling the pr inte r software . You must instal l the printer software be fore using your printer . Se tting Up Y our S oftwa re Before you instal l th e drive rs an d [...]

  • Page 116

    C- 3 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Windo ws | C- 3 Installing t he Soft w are Ma ke sur e any v irus protec tion pr ograms are turned off b efore you begin. Then fol low these steps to install your prin ter software: 1. Turn on your comp uter, then t urn on the printer. 2. Insert your printe r sof tware CD -ROM. The inst aller sta rt[...]

  • Page 117

    C- 4 C-4 | Usin g EPSON Dr ivers and Util ities for Windows Choosing Basic P rint Options Befo re you print, you need to s e t basic printing prop erties . See page C-8 for instru ctions on advanced settings. F ollow these steps to make b asic settings for auto matic printer ad justme nts: 1. Ch oose Prin t fr om the F ile menu of your ap plicat io[...]

  • Page 118

    C- 5 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Windo ws | C- 5 3. Sel ect a Me dia Typ e s etting appropria te for the m edia you’re printing on , as listed in th e foll owing table: If the pa per yo u’re using is not listed i n the ta ble, check th e instructions incl uded w ith th e pape r. If you’re u sing a non-E PSO N prin ting materi[...]

  • Page 119

    C- 6 C-6 | Usin g EPSON Dr ivers and Util ities for Windows 6. Wh en you’re fi nished choos ing print options, click the Pape r tab and follow th e instructions in the nex t sectio n for c hoosing paper options . Cu stom print jo b settings Setti ng Usage Advanced Photo Preve nts the mispr i nti ng of ink dots that may oc cur becaus e of the move[...]

  • Page 120

    C- 7 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Windo ws | C- 7 Ch oos ing Pa per Op tions Ma ny of th e Paper options corr espond to p aper h andling features t hat you can also s et throu gh the c ontro l panel. S oftware options giv e you a dditiona l setting s and overr ide control panel settings. Follow these s teps to choo se Paper options [...]

  • Page 121

    C- 8 C-8 | Usin g EPSON Dr ivers and Util ities for Windows 4. Wh en you’re us ing roll paper, set the following options: • Auto Rotate Saves paper if y our doc ument length is s horter th an th e printa ble wid th of the pa per r oll. The do cume nt will b e turn ed automa tically by 90 degrees and printed cro sswise. •A u t o C u t Ch oose [...]

  • Page 122

    C- 9 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Windo ws | C- 9 You se e a dia log b ox l ike the f ollowi ng: 3. Choos e the Med ia Type setting accordi ng to the guidelines on page C-5. Then choos e Color or Bla ck ink. 4. Choos e one of th e foll owing Pr in t Qu a l ity settings: • Norm al - 3 60dpi • Fine - 720d pi • Su perfine - 1440d[...]

  • Page 123

    C-1 0 C-10 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s 5. Ch oose any of the following : • Su per MicroWeave The Mi croWeave an d Sup er MicroWeave settings elimina te unwant ed banding effe cts. These settings are automatic ally selected for a ll medi a type s except pla in paper. • High Sp eed For fas t, bidire ctional printing at [...]

  • Page 124

    C-1 1 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-11 7. Click Save Settings if you want to h ave your ad vanced settings availa ble for r euse. Then ty pe a name f or the grou p of s ettings and cl ick Save . T he name is a d ded to yo ur l ist of cust om setti ng s. 8. Wh en you’re fi nished setting advanced pri nter options, click OK[...]

  • Page 125

    C-1 2 C-12 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s Ma na gi ng P ri nt J obs Your p rinter com e s with several uti lities that let you chec k on your prin t jobs and s ched ule, ca ncel, p ause, o r resta rt them. The Pro gress Meter opens each time yo u send a print job . The Spool M anager (not available w ith Wi ndows NT) appea r[...]

  • Page 126

    C-1 3 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-13 Us in g th e Sp oo l Man age r The S poo l Manager (not a vailable with Wi ndows NT) displays the status of your pri nt job files and lets yo u c ontrol th em. To op en spoo l m anager while you ’re p rinting, click th e E PSO N Stylu s Pro 9000 butto n that appear s on t he taskb ar[...]

  • Page 127

    C-1 4 C-14 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s To op en th e Statu s M onitor 2 utili ty, doubl e-click the i con. The m ain window a ppe ars: • To ch ec k your p rinter’s s tatus a nd ink suppl ies, doub le-click EPSO N Stylus Pro 9000 . (You can a lso clic k the Pri nter S tat us button or ch oos e Pr in ter S tatu s fro m [...]

  • Page 128

    C-1 5 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-15 Checking P rint er Status For more information on th e status of your print er and ink supplie s, you can use th e Pr inter S tatus window . Follow these s teps: 1. F rom the Status Mo nit or 2 main wind ow, doub le click EPSON Sty lus Pro 9000 on the I nstalled P rinters list. Th e Pr[...]

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    C-1 6 C-16 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s Checkin g Pri n t Job Status To v iew detailed in form ation on the j obs wa iting to print, you ca n u se the Job Status w indow. F ollow thes e step s: 1. Fro m th e St atu s Moni t or 2 ma in w ind ow, righ t-c li ck EP SON Stylus Pro 9000 o n the I nst alled P rinters list and se[...]

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    C-1 7 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-17 S ett in g Mo ni t or ing Pr ef ere nc es You ca n have Statu s Monitor 2 alert you to any error cond itions whi le you’re working on other tasks. This lets you know if one of your cartridges runs out of ink or if a ny other problems occ ur. Follow these steps to set mo nitoring pref[...]

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    C-1 8 C-18 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s Ru nning Prin ter Utilitie s The utiliti es incl uded with yo ur prin ter so ftware l et yo u run the follow ing ma intenanc e proced ures: • Nozz le check • Pr int he ad cle anin g • Pr int he ad al ign me nt • Pr in te r I D co n f ir m a ti o n • Speed and progre ss conf[...]

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    C-1 9 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-19 3. Clic k the button for the utility you want to run. 4. Follow th e instruc tions on the screen to co mplete t he process. For more info rmation, see Chapter 3. Running the P r int Head Alignme nt Utility If band ing appear s on your prints, or vertic al lines are not stra ight, you n[...]

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    C-2 0 C-20 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s 7. Selec t the row you chose i n step 5 for ea ch patter n (for exampl e, row 4), then click Finish . If t he se t with th e sma llest ga p is u nclear and can’t b e selected , click the Reali gnment button and repeat from step 6. Running the P r inte r and Option Informati on Util[...]

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    C-2 1 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-21 5. Ma ke sure the Printer ID sh own in the Printer and Option Inform ation dialog box matc hes the ID o n th e Settings S heet . If they don’t match, cha nge the ID nu mbers i n the dialog b ox to m atch thos e on th e S ettings Sheet . 6. Click OK to exit and save your settings. Run[...]

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    C-2 2 C-22 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s 5. Selec t from the f ollowing options: • High Sp eed Copies speeds u p p rinting o f multiple co pies of the same document using hard disk space as a cache. If you have mu ltiple h ard dri ves, you ca n sel ect a h igh speed copy f old er for stor ing copi es. • Sho w Pro gre ss[...]

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    - 1 A Ac c esso ri es, p ur cha sin g, 5 Aligni ng print head con tr ol pane l, 3 -3 t o 3-5 Maci ntosh, B-1 9 t o B-2 0 Windows , C-19 to C-20 AppleTalk s ettin g , B-4 Auto Cu t setting, 1-9, B- 6, C- 8 Auto Rotat e settin g, B-6, C-8 B Backgr o und printi ng, Maci ntos h, B- 12 t o B- 14 Backl ight Fi l m, 1- 2, B-7, B -10, C-5, C-10 Banding, 4-[...]

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    - 2 2 | I ndex DMA tran sfers, C-22 D oc umen ta tion , h ow to u se, 2 to 4 Dri ver s Maci ntosh, B-1 to B-11 Wi nd ow s, C-1 to C-11 Drying time , 1-22 to 1-23 E E C P m od e , 2 - 10, 5 -6 Electri c al spec ific ations , 5-4 E lec tr onic supp ort se r vices , 5 Energ y consumpt ion, 5-4 EN ER GY S TAR , 5 Engine r eliabil ity, 5-1 Environme nta[...]

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    - 3 Ind e x | 3 M Maci ntosh advanced print o pti ons, B-9 to B-11 backgrou nd printing, B-12 to B- 14 ba sic pr in t opt io ns, B- 6 col o r man agemen t, B-1 0 to B-1 1 Colo rS ync setti n gs, B- 10 to B-11 config u ra tion opti ons, B-16 to B- 17 conne ctin g pr inter , B- 1 to B -2 cu sto m pr i nt job se tt in gs , B -8 dri ve rs, B- 1 to B-11[...]

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    -4 4 | I ndex Paper (conti nued) pro blems , 4-9 t o 4-1 3 regis tering, 1- 2 2 t o 1-23 remo ving from s pindle , 1-5 ro ll , 1 - 3 to 1-13 sel ec tin g reg ist ere d , 1- 2 3 set ti ng de fau lt ma rgin s, 2 -8 sizes , 1- 1, 5-2 sp ec ific at io ns, 5 -2 sp ind le, 1- 3 to 1 -8 thick s hee ts, 1-15 t o 1- 18 thickne ss setting , 1-22 to 1-23 trim[...]

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    - 5 Ind e x | 5 Printer (contin u ed) sp ec ific at io ns, 5 -1 total pri nt volume, 5-1 transpo rting, 3- 15 to 3-18 turni ng off, 6 we igh t, 5 -3 Printer and Opt ion Inform ation utility , C-20 Printer Co lor Management s etting, B- 8 Print er S etting menu, 1-13, 1-17, 2-8 to 2-11 Printer S tatus menu , 2-4 Print ing speci ficat ions, 5-1 Probl[...]

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    - 6 6 | I ndex S pe c if ic a tio ns elec tric al, 5 -3 envi ron men tal , 5-3 initial ization, 5-4 ink cartridge s , 5-5 mechanical , 5-3 paper, 5- 2 par alle l int erfa ce, 5 -6 printa ble area , 5-3 printing, 5 - 1 serial inte rface, 5-7 S pe e d an d P ro gr es s co n fig ur a t io n utility , C-21 to C-22 S pind le, r oll pap e r, 1- 3 to 1-8 [...]

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    1 ro ll pa per spin dl es ro ll pa per c over co ntrol panel ink cartri dge compartm ent ink cartrid ge compartme nt pa per set lever low er cove r pa per ham mock mount ing brac kets[...]

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    0 option al inte rface shie ld pl ate AC in let pa rall el i nte rface conne ctor seria l interfa ce conn ecto r ink c artridge compa rtmen t ink cartrid ge compartme nt[...]