User manual EPSON STYLUS PRO 3880

[. . . ] User's Guide NPD4043-00 EN Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User's Guide Copyrights and Trademarks No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson printer. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U. S. ) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions. [. . . ] When you perform borderless printing, select ON. The Control Panel 128 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User's Guide INITIALIZE SETTINGS You can return all setting values you have made in the PRINTER SETUP to their factory set value. TEST PRINT This menu contains the following items. NOZZLE CHECK You can print a print head nozzle check pattern for each ink cartridge. From the printing results, you can check whether the nozzles are delivering ink properly. For details, see "Checking the print head nozzles" on page 134. Note: When you select AUTO and perform a nozzle check, the printer not only checks for clogged nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically. You can print a nozzle check pattern using the Utility menu in the printer software. For Windows, see "Using the Printer Utilities" on page 21. For Mac OS X, see "Using Printer Utilities" on page 37. STATUS SHEET You can print the current printer status. For details, see "Printing a status sheet" on page 141. NETWORK STATUS SHEET You can print the current network status. JOB INFORMATION You can print the job information saved in the printer (up to 10 jobs). CUSTOM PAPER You can print information that you have registered. PRINTER STATUS This menu contains the following items. VERSION You can see the firmware version. The Control Panel 129 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User's Guide PRINTABLE PAGES You can see the number of pages printable for each ink cartridge. INK LEVEL You can see the status of each ink cartridge. MAINTENANCE CART. You can see the free capacity of the maintenance cartridge. USAGE COUNT You can see the ink consumption in milliliters. Note: Values shown in USAGE COUNT are rough indications. CLEAR USAGE COUNT You can clear the values set in USAGE COUNT. JOB HISTORY You can see ink consumption (INK) in milliliters and paper size (PAPER) for each print job saved in the printer. 0. TOTAL PRINTS You can see the total amount of pages you have printed. CUSTOM PAPER This menu contains the following items. To make the paper setting, see "Making the paper settings" on page 137. PAPER NUMBER When you select STANDARD, the printer determines paper thickness automatically. X (X can be any number between 1 to 10) to register the following settings or to recall the following settings you have made. Paper type The Control Panel 130 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User's Guide Platen gap Thickness pattern Thickness number Paper feed adjustment Drying time Note: If you select STANDARD, the printer prints data according to the driver settings. X, the control panel settings override the driver settings. PAPER TYPE You can select paper type from MATTE THICK, MATTE THIN, PHOTO PAPER, FINE ART PAPER, or REMOTE PANEL PAPER. REMOTE PANEL PAPER appears only when the Custom Paper is registered from EPSON LFP Remote Panel. PLATEN GAP You can adjust the distance between the print head and paper. If you find that printed images are smeared, select WIDE. Select NARROW for printing on thin paper, or WIDER for printing on thick paper. Note: The setting will return to STANDARD after you turn the printer on and off. THICKNESS PATTERN You can print the paper thickness detection pattern. If you select STANDARD in PAPER NUMBER, the pattern is not printed. THICKNESS NUMBER Check the paper thickness detection pattern, and then enter the number for the print pattern with the smallest gap. PAPER FEED ADJUST A You can set the paper feed amount of the printable area. If the paper feed value is too large, white horizontal micro-banding may appear. If the paper feed value is too small, dark horizontal micro-banding may appear. The Control Panel 131 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User's Guide PAPER FEED ADJUST B You can set the paper feed amount of the bottom area of the paper. If the paper feed value is too large, white horizontal micro-banding may appear. If the paper feed value is too small, dark horizontal micro-banding may appear. DRYING TIME You can set the ink drying time for each print head pass. [. . . ] If you use an extension cord with this product, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord's ampere rating. Also, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet's ampere rating. Do not attempt to service this product yourself. Unplug this product and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: The power cord or plug is damaged; liquid has entered the product; the product has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; the product does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance. [. . . ]