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The Menu mode enables you to make printer settings similar to those you would normally make in the driver or software, as well as other additional settings — directly through the control panel.
This section describes how to enter Menu mode and make settings with the buttons on the control panel.
After execution, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status.
This menu contains the following items. You can adjust the distance between the print head and paper. Normally, leave this set to STANDARD. If you find that printed images are smeared, select WIDE or WIDER. Select NARROW for printing on thin paper, or WIDEST for printing on thick paper. When you select ON, the printer stops printing if the width of paper loaded in the printer does not match the data width. When you select OFF, the printer continues to print even if the paper width does not match the data width, and the printer may print beyond the paper.
You can return all setting values you have made in the PRINTER SETUP to their factory set value. This menu contains the following items. 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.
You can print the current printer status. For details, see Printing a status sheet. You can print the current network status. You can print the job information saved in the printer (up to 10 jobs). You can print information that you have registered. This menu contains the following items. You can see the firmware version. You can see the number of pages printable for each ink cartridge. You can see the status of each ink cartridge. You can see the free capacity of the maintenance cartridge. You can see the ink consumption in milliliters.
You can clear the values set in USAGE COUNT. You can see ink consumption (INK) in milliliters and paper size (PAPER) for each print job saved in the printer. The latest job is saved as No. 0. You can see the total amount of pages you have printed. This menu contains the following items. To make the paper setting, see Making the paper settings. When you select STANDARD, the printer determines paper thickness automatically. You can also select No. X (X can be any number between 1 to 10) to register the following settings or to recall the following settings you have made.
You can select paper type from MATTE THICK, MATTE THIN, PHOTO PLAIN, FINE ART PAPER, or REMOTE PANEL PAPER. REMOTE PANEL PAPER appears only when the Custom Paper is registered from EPSON LFP Remote Panel. You can adjust the distance between the print head and paper. Normally, leave this set to STANDARD. If you find that printed images are smeared, select WIDE. Select NARROW for printing on thin paper, or WIDER for printing on thick paper.
You can print the paper thickness detection pattern. If you select STANDARD in PAPER NUMBER, the pattern is not printed. Check the paper thickness detection pattern, and then enter the number for the print pattern with the smallest gap. You can set the paper feed amount of the printable area. The range is -0.70 to 0.70%. 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. You can set the paper feed amount of the bottom area of the paper. The range is -0.70 to 0.70%. 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. You can set the ink drying time for each print head pass. The range is 0 to 10 seconds. This menu contains the following items. You can change the black ink according to your purpose. You can choose either Matte Black or Photo Black. You can use this function to clean the print head more effectively than normal head cleaning. You can set year, month, date, hour, and minute. You can adjust the contrast of the LCD panel. This menu contains the following items. You can correct any head misalignment automatically to obtain optimum printing results. If you use Epson special media, select AUTO, and then select the paper. You can correct any head misalignment manually to obtain optimum printing results. It you use non-Epson special media, select MANUAL, and then select the paper thickness in the range of 0.1 to 0.4 mm. For details, see Aligning the print head. This menu contains the following items. For detailed information about network settings, see the Administrator’s Guide. You can configure the network setting of the printer. The following items appear only when ENABLE is selected. You can select the method to set the IP address to the printer. When AUTO or PING is selected, IP, SM, DG SETTING is not displayed. Select PANEL to set these addresses using the printer’s control panel.
Choose PANEL when setting the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using the printer's control panel. You can set the IP address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway to the printer. You can set the AppleTalk settings of the printer. You can set the MS Network settings of the printer. You can set the Bonjour settings of the printer. You can return the network settings of the printer to the factory default value. To find out if nozzles are delivering ink properly, you can print a nozzle check pattern. If the nozzles are not delivering ink properly, missing dots will be evident in the print pattern. To print a nozzle check pattern, follow the steps below.
After a nozzle check pattern is printed, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status. Nozzle check pattern examples (Manual):
If you find that any dots are missing from the test lines in the pattern, you need to clean the print heads. Press the Menu/Right To prevent deterioration of print quality caused by misalignment of the print head, align the print head before you start printing your data. You can align the print head either manually or automatically. Try the automatic print head alignment first. If the print head is still misaligned, try to perform the print head alignment manually.
After the head alignment is completed, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status. When you want to use the non-Epson special media, you can perform the head alignment manually. To perform head alignment manually, follow the steps below.
Head alignment pattern examples:
After you set the pattern, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status. You can register and recall your own paper settings according to any media. The paper settings you can make are:
To register the paper settings, follow the steps below.
If you use Epson special media, select STANDARD. You do not need to make the settings below because STANDARD automatically determines the paper thickness.
Paper thickness test pattern example:
To select the registered settings, follow the steps below.
While in Menu mode, you can print a status sheet to see the current default values. To print a status sheet, follow the steps below.
After printing is finished, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status. | |
When to use Menu mode
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button whenever you want to exit Menu mode and return to the 
button to return to the previous step.
button. The first menu appears on the LCD panel.
or Ink Cover Open/Up 
button to select a desired menu. 
button to store the selected parameter. If the parameter is for execution only, press the Enter 
