Epson 3880 - Stylus Pro Color Inkjet Printer User manual

User’s Guide
NPD4043-00 EN

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Contents
Chapter 1 Using the Printer Software (Windows)
PrinterSoftwareIntroduction.............................................................9
Printerdriver.......................................................................9
EPSONStatusMonitor3............................................................10
EPSON LFP Remote Panel. ..........................................................11
Accessing the Printer Driver.............................................................11
From Windows applications. . .......................................................11
From the Printer icon...............................................................13
Getting Information Through Online Help. ................................................15
BasicSettings..........................................................................16
Settingtheprinterdriver............................................................17
Checkingtheprinterstatus..........................................................17
Cancelingprinting.................................................................18
When problem occurs during printing.................................................20
UsingthePrinterUtilities................................................................21
Using EPSON Status Monitor 3......................................................23
Uninstalling the PrinterSoftware.........................................................26
Uninstallingtheprinterdriver........................................................26
Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . . . . .........................................27
Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software (Mac OS X)
PrinterSoftwareIntroduction............................................................28
Printerdriver......................................................................28
EPSONPrinterUtility3.............................................................29
EPSONStatusMonitor..............................................................29
EPSON LFP Remote Panel. ..........................................................30
Accessing the Printer Driver.............................................................30
Accessing the Page Setup dialog......................................................31
AccessingthePrintdialog...........................................................31
Getting Information Through Online Help. ................................................33
BasicSettings..........................................................................33
Settingtheprinterdriver............................................................34
Checkingtheprinterstatus..........................................................34
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Cancelingprinting.................................................................35
When problem occurs during printing.................................................36
UsingPrinterUtilities...................................................................37
Accessing EPSON Printer Utility3....................................................38
Using EPSON StatusMonitor........................................................38
Uninstalling the PrinterSoftware.........................................................40
Uninstallingtheprinterdriver........................................................41
Uninstalling EPSON LFP Remote Panel. . . . . . . .........................................45
Chapter 3 Variety of Printings
Auto Color Adjustment by PhotoEnhance (Windows only)...................................46
ColorAdjustmentbythePrinterDriver....................................................48
ForWindows......................................................................49
ForMacOSX.....................................................................52
Black-and-White Photo Printing..........................................................56
ForWindows......................................................................56
ForMacOSX.....................................................................60
BorderlessPrinting.....................................................................65
Supported media type. . . . ...........................................................66
Applicationsettings................................................................67
Printerdriversettings...............................................................68
EnlargeorReduceSizePrinting...........................................................72
Fit to Page (Windows only)..........................................................73
Custom...........................................................................75
Pages Per Sheet Printing.................................................................76
ForWindows......................................................................77
ForMacOSX.....................................................................78
PosterPrinting(Windowsonly)..........................................................79
Joining the sheets together along theguide.............................................81
Double-SidedPrinting..................................................................86
Standarddouble-sidedprinting.......................................................86
Folded Booklet double-sided printing.................................................88
PrintingonCustomPaper...............................................................91
ForWindows......................................................................91
ForMacOSX.....................................................................93
Customize the Items of the Printer Driver. . . . ..............................................95
Saving the printer driver settings......................................................95
Menuarrangement.................................................................98
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ExportingorImporting............................................................ 100
Using Color Management.............................................................. 102
Color management by Driver ICM (Windowsonly).................................... 104
Color management by Host ICM (Windows).......................................... 107
Color management by ColorSync (Mac OSX)......................................... 110
Color management by application................................................... 112
ChangingtheBlackInk................................................................ 116
Chapter 4 The Control Panel
Buttons,Lights,andMessages........................................................... 119
Buttons......................................................................... 119
Lights........................................................................... 120
Combinationofbuttons............................................................121
Messages........................................................................ 121
Icons............................................................................122
MenuSettings........................................................................ 124
WhentouseMenumode...........................................................124
Menulist........................................................................ 124
Basic Menu setting procedure. ...................................................... 127
Details of Menu mode............................................................. 128
Checking the print head nozzles. . . . . . . . . ............................................ 134
Aligningtheprinthead............................................................ 135
Makingthepapersettings.......................................................... 137
Printingastatussheet..............................................................141
MaintenanceMode....................................................................141
Maintenancemodesettingprocedure.................................................141
Maintenance mode list.............................................................142
Details of Maintenance modeitems.................................................. 142
Chapter 5 Paper Handling
Notes on Epson Special Media and OtherMedia............................................144
Using Epson special media. . . . . .....................................................144
Using paper other than Epson special media...........................................144
UsingCutSheetMedia.................................................................145
Checkingthepaperpath........................................................... 145
Loading cut-sheet media........................................................... 145
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Chapter 6 Maintenance and Transportation
ReplacingInkCartridges............................................................... 162
Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge.....................................................166
CleaningthePrinter................................................................... 170
If you have not used your printer foralongtime....................................... 174
TransportingthePrinter................................................................174
Overalongdistance...............................................................174
Over a short distance.............................................................. 175
Setting up the printer after transporting it.............................................175
Chapter 7 Problem Solver
Troubleshooting...................................................................... 177
Printer stops printing unexpectedly.................................................. 177
The printer does not turn on or stay on............................................... 182
Theprinterprintsnothing..........................................................183
Printouts are not what you expected..................................................185
Print Quality Could be Better....................................................... 187
Color documents print in black only................................................. 189
Printing could be faster............................................................ 190
Paper skew occurs when printing on A3 or larger plain paper.............................190
Paper feed or paper jam problems occurfrequently..................................... 191
Clearing paper jams............................................................... 191
PaperInformation.....................................................................194
Cutsheet........................................................................ 195
Technical Support Web Site.............................................................200
Contacting Customer Support...........................................................201
Before Contacting Epson. . . . . ...................................................... 201
Help for Users in NorthAmerica.................................................... 201
Help for Users in Europe. . . . ....................................................... 202
HelpforUsersinAustralia......................................................... 203
Help for Users in Singapore. ........................................................203
HelpforUsersinThailand..........................................................204
Help for Users in Vietnam..........................................................204
HelpforUsersinIndonesia.........................................................205
Help for Users in Hong Kong....................................................... 206
HelpforUsersinMalaysia..........................................................207
HelpforUsersinIndia.............................................................207
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Help for Users in the Philippines.................................................... 208
Chapter 8 Product Information
Printer Specifications.................................................................. 210
Printing......................................................................... 210
Printablearea.................................................................... 211
Mechanical...................................................................... 211
Electrical........................................................................ 212
Environmental................................................................... 212
Initialization..................................................................... 213
Standards and Approvals...........................................................213
Paper........................................................................... 215
Inkcartridges.................................................................... 216
SystemRequirements.................................................................. 217
To use your printer with Windows...................................................217
To use your printer with Mac OS X.................................................. 218
InterfaceSpecifications.................................................................218
USBinterface.....................................................................218
Ethernetinterface................................................................. 219
Chapter 9 Options and Consumable Products
ConsumableProducts..................................................................220
Maintenancecartridge............................................................. 220
Inkcartridges.................................................................... 220
EpsonSpecialMedia...................................................................221
Safety Instructions
ImportantSafetyInstructions........................................................... 222
When choosing a place for this product...............................................222
When setting up this product....................................................... 222
Whenusingthisproduct........................................................... 223
When handling the ink cartridges....................................................223
When transporting this product. .................................................... 224
Warning, Cautions, and Notes...................................................... 225
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Index
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Chapter 1
Using the Printer Software (Windows)
Printer Software Introduction
The printer software CD-ROM includes the following software. See the Start Here for installing
the software, and see its online help for detailed information for each software.
❏Printer driver
❏EPSON Status Monitor 3
❏EPSON LFP Remote Panel
Printer driver
The printer driver lets you print documents from applications to the printer.
The following are the main functions of the printer driver:
❏Sends the print data to the printer.
❏Makes the printer settings, such as the media type, paper size. You can register these settings,
and you can also easily import or export these registered settings.
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❏Executes the printer maintenance functions and sets the operation of the printer driver in the
Utility tab. You can also import or export printer settings.
EPSON Status Monitor 3
This utility provides you with printer status information, such as the ink cartridge status, the free
space of the maintenance cartridge, and it also checks for printer error. EPSON Status Monitor 3 is
installed with the printer driver automatically.
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