Epson 4000 - Stylus Pro Color Inkjet Printer Bedienungsanleitung

EPSON Stylus®Pro 4000

PRINTER GUIDE

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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 these EPSON printers. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other

printers.

Trademarks

EPSON, EPSON Stylus, EPSON ESC/P, and MicroWeave are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON

CORPORATION.

Photo Enhance and EPSON UltraChrome are trademarks, and EPSON Preferred and EPSON Store are service

marks, of Epson America, Inc.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of

their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service.

Legal Notices

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 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.

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any

options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON

Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

Printed on recycled paper.

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FCC Compliance Statement

For United States Users

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference

in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC

Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for

this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this

device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused

interfaces. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to

operate the equipment.

For Canadian Users

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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Introduction 9

Options and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1 Handling Paper and Other Media 17

Selecting Media for Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Printing on EPSON Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Guidelines for Using EPSON Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using Cut Sheet Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Loading the Paper onto the Spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Placing the Paper in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Removing Paper from the Spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Switching Between 2-Inch and 3-Inch Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Attaching the Spacer to the Spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cutting Paper Manually with the Built-in Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Printing Trim Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Loading Paper Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Loading a Sheet Manually in the Roll Paper Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Adjusting the Platen Gap for Thick or Thin Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Optimizing the Settings for Your Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Creating Paper Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Selecting Paper Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Contents

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2 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh 43

Printing in Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Choosing Page Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Choosing Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Choosing Color Management and Paper Configuration Options . . 50

Choosing Roll Paper Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Creating a Custom Preset and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Monitoring Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Checking Ink Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Sharing Your Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Printing in Macintosh OS 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Choosing Page Setup Options for Cut Sheet Printing . . . . . . . . . . 58

Choosing Page Setup Options for Roll Paper and

Borderless Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Choosing Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Choosing Advanced Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Monitoring Your Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Checking Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Selecting Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Sharing Your Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

3 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows 73

Choosing Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Choosing Paper and Layout Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Choosing Cut Sheet Paper Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Choosing Roll Paper Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Choosing Advanced Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using the Progress Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Setting Monitoring Preferences and Optimizing Print Speed . . . . . 85

Sharing Your Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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4 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 89

Checking Printer Status and Part Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Printing Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Viewing Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Running a Power Cleaning Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Using the Maintenance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Replacing the Maintenance Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Transporting or Storing the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Preparing the Printer for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Setting Up the Printer After Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Macintosh OS 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

5 Solving Problems 111

Diagnosing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Checking Error Messages and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Improving Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Solving Operational Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Solving Miscellaneous Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Solving Paper Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Clearing Roll Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Clearing Paper Tray Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Clearing Paper Jams from the Manual Feed Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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A Installing the Optional Print Server Card 129

Removing the Print Server Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

B Specifications 131

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Printer Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Safety Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Cut Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Printable Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Index 137

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This Printer Guide provides important information on using your printer,

selecting paper, and replacing ink cartridges. It also tells you how to

maintain your printer to keep it working at its best, and provides

troubleshooting tips in case you have a problem.

For additional information, see the following:

•The Start Here sheet shows how to set up your printer and install the

software.

•The video CD-ROM, Mastering Your Printer, offers expert advice on

printing from Adobe®Photoshop,

®optimizing print quality, and

performing basic operations.

•The Quick Reference Guide provides a handy summary of procedures for

daily use and printer maintenance—loading paper, replacing ink

cartridges and other components, checking and aligning the print head,

and understanding error messages. Attach it to your printer for easy

reference.

•The electronic Reference Guide on the CD-ROM provides additional

information about the printer, drivers, and utility software. You can read

the guide using a web browser, such as Netscape®Navigator® or

Microsoft®Internet Explorer, versions 4.0 or later.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

These symbols are used in this book:

WARNINGS must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information about your printer.

Tips contain additional hints on how to get the most out of your printer.

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10 |Introduction

Options and Accessories

Your EPSON Stylus®Pro 4000 offers these optional upgrades and

accessories:

* See Appendix A for details.

In addition, you can order these user-replaceable items:

* See page 104 for details.

** Replaces the blade for the printer’s built-in cutter (see page 101).

You can purchase optional equipment and software, ink cartridges, paper,

and manuals from EPSON®at (800) 873-7766, or you can visit the

EPSON Store at www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please

call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral.

Check the EPSON Pro Graphics web site at http://prographics.epson.com

for new accessories and options that may become available.

Optional equipment and software

Option Part number

EPSON Stylus Pro 4000 Printer Cabinet Stand C4000STAND

EPSON StylusRIP Professional 2.0 Software C12C842972

Internal 10/100 BaseTX (Ethernet™) Type-B Print Server

(interface card)*

C12C824052

Paper Roller Spindle (Normal Tension) — 2- or 3-inch C12C811171

Paper Roller Spindle (High Tension) — 2- or 3-inch C12C811191

One- and two-year extended warranties EPP40EX1 (1-year)

EPP40EX2 (2-year)

Tip: Check the EPSON

Pro Graphics web site at

http://prographics.epson.

com for new accessories

and options that may

become available.

Consumables and user-replaceable parts

Part Part number

Replacement Ink Maintenance Tank* C12C890071

Replacement Printer Cutter Blade** C12C815291

Ink Cartridges See page 97 for a

complete listing.

Paper (roll and sheet) See page 18 for a

complete listing.

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