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Copyrights and Trademarks 3
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Contents
Copyrights and Trademarks 3 Chapter 1 Printing with Mac OS X 11
Chapter 2 Printing with Windows 45
Chapter 3 The Control Panel 107
Chapter 4 Paper Handling 143
Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation 169
Chapter 6 Problem Solver 191
Chapter 7 Product Information 231
Chapter 8 Options and Consumable Products 241
Index 251
Safety Instructions 247
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Chapter 1
Printing with Mac OS X
Page Setup Window Settings
Settings
Page Attributes
Format for
Paper Size
Print Window Settings
Copies & Pages
Layout
Output Options
Scheduler
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Page Setup
Media Type
Media Type setting list
Color
You can select the Automatic or Advanced Settings.
Mode
Automatic
Quality and Speed slider
Color Control mode
Advanced Settings
Printer Color Management
Color Controls
Mode
Gamma
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Paper Configuration
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Roll Paper Option
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Print Page Line
Save Roll Paper
Expansion
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Using your saved settings in the Print window
Preview
Selecting Borderless Print Settings
Canceling Printing
Printer Utility Window
Accessing the Epson Printer Utility2
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EPSON LFP Remote Panel
Manual
Cleaning the print head
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Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel
Getting Information Through On-screen Help
Uninstalling the Printer Software
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Printing with Windows
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Canceling printing
Selecting Settings on the Main Tab
Selecting the Media Type setting
Media Type setting list
Selecting the Color setting
Selecting the Print Quality setting
Selecting the Mode setting
Automatic mode
Color Control mode
Color Toning
Custom mode
Selecting the Advanced settings
Color Controls
PhotoEnhance
ICM
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Paper Configuration
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Saving settings
Deleting settings
Exporting and importing settings
Exporting the settings
Importing settings
Selecting the Paper Source setting
Selecting the Borderless setting
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3. Choose Auto Expand or Retain Size, and the amount of enlargement.
Selecting the Paper Size setting
Selecting the Printable Area setting
Standard
Maximum
Centered
Selecting the Roll Paper Option settings
Auto Cut
Single Cut
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Auto Rotate
Print Page Line
Selecting the Save Roll Paper setting
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Using the Manual function
Selecting Settings on the Page Layout Tab
Selecting the Orientation settings
You can specify the direction of printing on the page using the settings in the table below.
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Selecting the Reduce/Enlarge settings
Selecting Double-Sided Printing setting
Standard double-sided printing
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Folded Booklet double-sided printing
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Selecting N-up settings
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Using the Printer Utilities
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Cleaning the print head
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Selecting Monitoring Preferences
Selecting Speed and Progress settings
Page Rendering Mode
Coarse Rendering
Print as Bitmap
Show Mouse Over Help
Selecting Menu Arrangement settings
Starting Epson LFP Remote Panel
Getting Information Through On-screen Help
Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs
Using the Progress Meter
Error messages
Using Epson Status Monitor 3
Viewing information in Status Monitor 3
Current Status
Increasing the Print Speed
General tips
Using Speed and Progress
Sharing Your Printer
For Windows Vista
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
Accessing the shared printer
For Windows XP
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
Accessing the shared printer
Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software
Updating the driver in Windows Vista or XP
Uninstalling the printer driver
Windows Vista
Windows XP
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Chapter 3
The Control Panel
Buttons, Lights, Messages, and Icons
Buttons
The following table describes the functions of the control panel buttons.
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Lights
The lights show the printers status and indicate errors.
Messages
Menu Settings
When to use Menu mode
Basic Menu setting procedure
Menu list
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Details of Menu mode
PRINTER SETUP
This menu contains the following items.
ROLL COUNTER or SHEET COUNTER
PLATEN GAP
PAGE LINE
INTERFACE
CODE PAGE
You can select a code page: PC437 (extended graphics) or PC850 (multilingual).
PAPER MARGIN
You can select margins for roll paper: DEFAULT, T/B 15 mm, T/B 25 mm, 15 mm, or 3 mm.
The following table shows the default margins the paper types shown.
PPR SIZE CHK
PPR ALIGN CHK
TIME OUT
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SERVICE LIFE
EDM STATUS
CUSTOM PAPER
PAPER NUMBER
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EJECT ROLLER
DRYING TIME
SUCTION
M/W ADJ
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CUTTER REPLACE
Aligning the print head automatically
Aligning the print head manually
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Selecting paper settings
Registering the settings
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Selecting the registered settings
Printing a status sheet
Setting the alert value for paper
Maintenance Mode
Maintenance mode setting procedure
Maintenance mode list
Details of Maintenance mode items
HEX DUMP
LANGUAGE
PAPER COUNTER
UNIT
CUT PRESSURE
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Paper Handling
Notes on Epson Media and Other Media
Using Epson media
Storing Epson media
Using Roll Paper
Removing the roll paper from the spindle
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Loading roll paper
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Cutting the roll paper or printing page lines
Cutting the roll paper automatically
Cutting the roll paper with the cut button
Printing page lines
Using Cut Sheet Media
Checking the paper path
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Paper path list
Loading cut sheet media
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Loading A3 or larger paper in the paper tray
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Loading paper smaller than A3 in the paper tray
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Loading paper into the front manual feed slot
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Loading paper into the rear manual feed slot
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Chapter 5
Maintenance and Transportation
Replacing Ink Cartridges
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Changing the Black Ink Cartridge
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Updating the printer driver information
For Windows
For Mac OS X
Replacing the Maintenance Tank
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Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade
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Cleaning the Printer
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If you have not used your printer for a long time
Transporting the Printer
Preparing the printer for shipment
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Setting up the printer after transportation
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Chapter 6
Problem Solver
Troubleshooting
Printer stops printing unexpectedly
Head cleaning, ink charging, or ink drying is in progress
An error has occurred
Error messages
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The printer does not turn on or stay on
The printer prints nothing
The printer is not correctly connected to the computer
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Printouts are not what you expected
Incorrect, garbled characters, or blank pages print
Incorrect margins
Inverted image
Printed colors differ from the colors on the screen
A ruled line shifts
Printout has smears on the bottom edge
Print quality could be better
Horizontal banding
Vertical misalignment or banding
Faint printout or gaps
Blurry or smeared printout
Color documents print in black ink only
Printing could be faster
Roll paper cannot be cut
Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently
Roll paper does not eject properly
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When paper loaded from the front manual feed slot is jammed
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Managing Color with Profiles
Macintosh Printing with a Color Profile
Setting Up Photoshop and Assigning a Profile
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Selecting Print Settings and Printing
Windows Printing with a Color Profile
Setting Up Photoshop and Assigning a Profile
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Selecting Print Settings and Printing
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Paper Information
Paper settings
Roll papers
Cut sheet papers
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Where To Get Help
Purchase Supplies and Accessories
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Chapter 7
Product Information
Printable area
Printer Specifications
Printing
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Mechanical
The following table shows the default paper margin for the paper.
Electrical
Check the label on the back of the printer for voltage information.
Environmental
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Operational conditions (temperature and humidity):
Standards and Approvals
Roll paper:
Paper
Cut sheets:
Ink cartridges
System Requirements
Macintosh
Windows
Interface Specifications
USB interface
Ethernet interface
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Chapter 8
Options and Consumable Products
Options
Roll paper spindle
Consumable Products
Paper cutter blade
Maintenance tank
Ink cartridges
Epson media
Roll papers
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Cut sheet papers
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Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions
When choosing a place for this product
When setting up this product
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When using this product
When handling the ink cartridges
When transporting this product
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Warning, Cautions, and Notes
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