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Menu Settings
When to use Menu mode
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.
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Some applications may send commands to the printer that override the Menu settings. If you are not getting the results you expect, check your application’s settings.
To see the current Menu settings, print a status sheet.
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Menu list
PRINTER SETUP
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Item
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Parameter
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NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, WIDER, WIDEST
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ON, OFF
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EXECUTE
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TEST PRINT
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Item
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Parameter
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MANUAL, AUTO
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PRINT
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PRINT
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PRINT
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PRINT
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PRINTER STATUS
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Item
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Parameter
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xxxxxx-xx xx ICBS
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MATTE BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES
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PHOTO BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES
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LIGHT BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES
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LIGHT LIGHT BLACK nnnnnnn PAGES
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CYAN nnnnnnn PAGES
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VIVID MAGENTA nnnnnnn PAGES
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LIGHT CYAN nnnnnnn PAGES
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VIVID LIGHT MAGENTA nnnnnnn PAGES
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YELLOW nnnnnnn PAGES
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MATTE BLACK nn%
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PHOTO BLACK nn%
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LIGHT BLACK nn%
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LIGHT LIGHT BLACK nn%
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CYAN nn%
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VIVID MAGENTA nn%
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LIGHT CYAN nn%
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VIVID LIGHT MAGENTA nn%
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YELLOW nn%
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MAINTENANCE CART. nn%
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INK xxxxx.xml
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EXECUTE
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No. 0-No. 9
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nnnnnn PAGES
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CUSTOM PAPER
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Item
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Parameter
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STANDARD, PAPER NO.1-10
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MATTE THICK, MATTE THIN, PHOTO PAPER, FINE ART PAPER, REMOTE PANEL PAPER
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NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, WIDER
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PRINT
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1 - 15
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-0.70% - 0.70%
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-0.70% - 0.70%
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0.0 SEC- 10.0 SEC
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MAINTENANCE
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Item
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Parameter
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EXECUTE
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EXECUTE
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YY/MM/DD HH:MM
MM/DD/YY HH:MM |
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-20 - 0 - +20
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HEAD ALIGNMENT
NETWORK SETUP
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Item
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Parameter
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DISABLE, ENABLE
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AUTO, PANEL, PING
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IP ADDRESS
000.000.000.000 - 192.168.192.168 - 255.255.255.255 SUBNET MASK
000.000.000.000 - 255.255.255.000 - 255.255.255.255 DEFAULT GATEWAY
000.000.000.000 - 255.255.255.255 |
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ON, OFF
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ON, OFF
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ON, OFF
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EXECUTE
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Basic Menu setting procedure
This section describes how to enter Menu mode and make settings with the buttons on the control panel.
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Press the Cancel/Reset
 button whenever you want to exit Menu mode and return to the READY status.Press the Back/Left
 button to return to the previous step. |
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Enter Menu mode
Make sure that READY appears on the LCD panel, and then press the Menu/Right  button. The first menu appears on the LCD panel. |
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Select a menu
Press the Paper Feed/Down  or Ink Cover Open/Up  button to select a desired menu. |
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Set the menu
Press the Menu/Right button to set the selected menu. The first item appears on the LCD panel. |
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Select an item
Press the Paper Feed/Down or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select a desired item. |
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Set the item
Press the Menu/Right button to enter the selected item. The first parameter appears on the LCD panel. |
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Select a parameter
Press the Paper Feed/Down or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select a parameter for the item. |
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Set the parameter
Press the Enter  button to store the selected parameter. If the parameter is for execution only, press the Enter button to execute the function for the item. |
After execution, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status.
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Exit Menu mode
Press the Cancel/Reset button. The printer returns to the READY status. |
Details of Menu mode
PRINTER SETUP
This menu contains the following items.
PLATEN GAP
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.
PAPER SIZE CHECK
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.
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When you load the paper using the manual feed slot, select ON.
When you perform borderless printing, select ON.
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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.
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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. For Mac OS X, see Using Printer Utilities.
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STATUS SHEET
You can print the current printer status. For details, see Printing a status sheet.
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.
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.
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Values shown in USAGE COUNT are rough indications.
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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. The latest job is saved as No. 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.
PAPER NUMBER
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.
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Paper type
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Platen gap
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Thickness pattern
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Thickness number
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Paper feed adjustment
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Drying time
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If you select STANDARD, the printer prints data according to the driver settings. If you select No. X, the control panel settings override the driver settings.
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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. 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.
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The setting will return to STANDARD after you turn the printer on and off.
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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. 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.
PAPER FEED ADJUST B
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.
DRYING TIME
You can set the ink drying time for each print head pass. The range is 0 to 10 seconds.
MAINTENANCE
This menu contains the following items.
BLACK INK CHANGE
You can change the black ink according to your purpose. You can choose either Matte Black or Photo Black.
POWER CLEANING
You can use this function to clean the print head more effectively than normal head cleaning.
CLOCK SETTING
You can set year, month, date, hour, and minute.
CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT
You can adjust the contrast of the LCD panel.
HEAD ALIGNMENT
This menu contains the following items.
AUTO
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.
MANUAL
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.
NETWORK SETUP
This menu contains the following items. For detailed information about network settings, see the Administrator’s Guide.
NETWORK SETUP
You can configure the network setting of the printer. The following items appear only when ENABLE is selected.
IP ADDRESS SETTING
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.
Choose AUTO when getting the IP address from a DHCP server. The IP address is automatically obtained from the DHCP server whenever the printer is reset or turned on.
Choose PING when setting the IP address using the arp/ping command. The network interface uses the IP address set by the arp/ping command. The settings become available when the printer is reset or turned off and then back on.
Choose AUTO when getting the IP address from a DHCP server. The IP address is automatically obtained from the DHCP server whenever the printer is reset or turned on.
Choose PING when setting the IP address using the arp/ping command. The network interface uses the IP address set by the arp/ping command. The settings become available when the printer is reset or turned off and then back on.
IP, SM, DG SETTING
You can set the IP address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway to the printer.
APPLE TALK
You can set the AppleTalk settings of the printer.
MS NETWORK
You can set the MS Network settings of the printer.
BONJOUR
You can set the Bonjour settings of the printer.
INIT NETWORK SETTING
You can return the network settings of the printer to the factory default value.
Checking the print head nozzles
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.
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Before you start printing your data, make sure that nozzle check pattern printing is complete; otherwise, the print quality may decline.
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Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.
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Press the Menu/Right
button to enter Menu mode. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to display TEST PRINT, and then press the Menu/Right button. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to display NOZZLE CHECK, and then press the Menu/Right button. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select AUTO or MANUAL. |
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When you select AUTO, the printer not only checks for clogged nozzles, but also performs head cleaning automatically. If you just want to print a nozzle check pattern to see whether nozzles are clogged, select MANUAL.
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Press the Menu/Right
button to display PRINT. |
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Press the Enter
button to start printing a nozzle check pattern. |
After a nozzle check pattern is printed, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status.
Nozzle check pattern examples (Manual):
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good
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head cleaning necessary
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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 button for more than 3 seconds or access the Head Cleaning utility software. For Windows, see Using the Printer Utilities. For Mac OS X, see Using Printer Utilities.
button for more than 3 seconds or access the Head Cleaning utility software. For Windows, see Using the Printer Utilities. For Mac OS X, see Using Printer Utilities.Aligning the print head
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.
Aligning the print head automatically
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Make sure that paper (Premium Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Luster Photo Paper, Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper, Enhanced Matte Paper, or Archival Matte Paper) is loaded in the printer.
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Press the Menu/Right
button to enter Menu mode. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to display HEAD ALIGNMENT, and then press the Menu/Right button. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select AUTO, and then press the Menu/Right button. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select the paper type loaded in the printer from PREM._GLOSSY/LUSTER, P_Q_INK_JET_PAPER, or ENHANCED_MATTE_PAPER, and then press the Menu/Right button. |
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PREM._GLOSSY/LUSTER
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Premium Glossy Photo Paper
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Premium Luster Photo Paper
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P_Q_INK_JET_PAPER
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Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
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ENHANCED_MATTE_PAPER
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Enhanced Matte Paper
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Archival Matte Paper
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Press the Enter
button to start printing. After printing is complete, the head alignment starts automatically. |
After the head alignment is completed, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status.
Aligning the print head manually
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.
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Press the Menu/Right
button to enter Menu mode. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to display HEAD ALIGNMENT, and press the Menu/Right button. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select MANUAL, and then press the Menu/Right button. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select actual paper thickness value between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm. |
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Press the Menu/Right
button to register your value. |
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Press the Enter
button, and the printer starts printing. |
Head alignment pattern examples:
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After printing is finished, the pattern number and current set number are displayed. Select the set that has the smallest gaps, and then press the Paper Feed/Down
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Press the Enter
button to register the set number. The next pattern number appears. Then repeat step 7. |
After you set the pattern, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status.
Making the paper settings
You can register and recall your own paper settings according to any media.
The paper settings you can make are:
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Paper type
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Platen gap
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Thickness pattern
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Thickness number
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Paper feed adjustment
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Drying time
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Registering the settings
To register the paper settings, follow the steps below.
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Load the paper that you want to check.
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Press the Menu/Right
button to enter Menu mode. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to display CUSTOM PAPER. |
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Press the Menu/Right
button to display PAPER NUMBER. |
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Press the Menu/Right
button, and then press the Paper Feed/Down or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select STANDARD or the number (No. 1 to No. 10) you want to register as the setting. |
If you use Epson special media, select STANDARD. You do not need to make the settings below because STANDARD automatically determines the paper thickness.
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Press the Enter
button to register the paper number. |
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Select PAPER TYPE, and then press the Menu/Right
button. Press the Paper Feed/Down or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select MATTE THICK, MATTE THIN, PHOTO PAPER, or FINE ART PAPER. Then press the Enter button. |
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Press the Back/Left
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Select PLATEN GAP, and then press the Menu/Right
button. Press the Paper Feed/Down or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select NARROW, STANDARD, WIDE, or WIDER. Then press the Enter button to save the selected platen gap setting. |
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Press the Back/Left
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Select THICKNESS PATTERN, and then press the Menu/Right
button. Press the Enter button to print the paper thickness test printing pattern. |
Paper thickness test pattern example:
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Examine the printed pattern to determine which set of lines are aligned (showing the smallest gap), and note the corresponding number.
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After the pattern is printed, THICKNESS NUMBER appears. Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select the number noted in step 12, and then press the Enter button to save the selected value. |
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Press the Back/Left
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Select PAPER FEED ADJUST A, and then press the Menu/Right
button. Press the Paper Feed/Down or Ink Cover Open/Up button to set the paper feed amount of the printable area (A area in the illustration below), and then press the Enter button. |
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Press the Back/Left
button. |
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Select PAPER FEED ADJUST B, and then press the Menu/Right
button. Press the Paper Feed/Down or Ink Cover Open/Up button to set the paper feed amount of the bottom area that is 2 or 3 cm from the bottom of the paper (B area in the illustration below), and then press the Enter button. |
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Press the Back/Left
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Select DRYING TIME, and then press the Menu/Right
button. Press the Paper Feed/Down or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select the time in seconds, and then press the Enter button to save the selected value. |
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After registering the paper settings, press the Cancel/Reset
button to exit Menu mode. |
Selecting the registered settings
To select the registered settings, follow the steps below.
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Press the Menu/Right
button to enter Menu mode. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to display CUSTOM PAPER, and then press the Menu/Right button. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to select the number registered that you want to use. If you select STANDARD, the printer prints data according to the driver settings. If you select No. X, the control panel settings override the driver settings. |
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Press the Enter
button. If you select No. X, the number you selected appears on the LCD panel. |
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Press the Cancel/Reset
button to exit Menu mode. |
Printing a status sheet
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.
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Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.
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Press the Menu/Right
button to enter Menu mode. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to display TEST PRINT, and then press the Menu/Right button. |
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Press the Paper Feed/Down
or Ink Cover Open/Up button to display STATUS SHEET, and then press the Menu/Right button. |
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Press the Enter
button to start printing a status sheet. |
After printing is finished, the printer exits Menu mode and returns to the READY status.