Epson Pro 11880 Printer User Manual


 
Contents 4
User’s Guide
Accessing the Page Setup dialog . . . . . . . . . . .62
Accessing the Print dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Getting Information Through Online Help . . . .63
Basic Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Setting the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Checking the printer status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Canceling printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
When problem occurs during printing. . . . . .65
Using Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Accessing EPSON Printer Utility2. . . . . . . . . .66
Using EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Uninstalling the printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . .69
Variety of Printings
Using Color Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Color management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Color adjustment by the printer driver. . . . . .75
Black-and-White Photo Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Borderless Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Supported media type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Application settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Roll paper cut for borderless printing. . . . . . .83
Enlarge or Reduce Size Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Fit to Page (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Fit to Roll Paper Width (Windows only) . . . .86
Custom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Pages Per Sheet Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
For Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Poster Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Joining the sheets together along the guide . .91
Printing on Custom Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
For Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Banner Printing on Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Application settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Printing with Non-Epson Media . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Setting the custom paper in the printer . . . .100
Customize the Items of the Printer Driver . . . .102
Saving the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . .102
Menu arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Exporting or Importing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Changing the Black Ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Options and Consumable Prod-
ucts
Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Epson special media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Maintenance tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Paper cutter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Roll paper belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Paper basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Roll paper spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Paper Information
Paper Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Roll paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Cut sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Maintenance
Daily Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Instructions for placing the printer . . . . . . . .120
Notes for when you are not using the printer . .
120
Instructions for using paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
When ink needs to be replaced/When ink gets
low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Confirming the ink cartridge remaining . . .122
About ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Replacing ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Replacing the Maintenance Tank. . . . . . . . . . . .127
Confirming the free space of the maintenance
tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Replacing the maintenance tank . . . . . . . . . .127
Replacing the Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Adjusting the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Nozzle check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Head cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Power cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Automatic maintenance function . . . . . . . . .137
Print head alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Cleaning the Roller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Cleaning outside of the printer . . . . . . . . . . .144