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EPSON S tylus ® Pro 90 00 P r i n t e r G u i d e ®.
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3 F CC C o m p li a n c e St a t e m e n t F o r U n it e d St a te s U s e rs This e quipm ent has been t ested and found to com ply with t he limi ts for a Cl ass B dig ital device, purs uant to Part 15 o f the F CC Rules.
v Int roductio n Ho w T o Us e Y o ur M anu al s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using Thi s Pr in ter G ui de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 W ar ni ngs , C au tio ns , a nd N ot es . . .
-v i vi | Conten ts 2 Mo n ito r in g a n d C o nf ig ur in g th e Pr in te r Using the Cont rol Panel to Monitor t he Pr inter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 M oni to r ing N or m al Pri n ter O per ati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-v ii Conte nts | vi i 4 Re sol vi ng Pro bl ems D iag n os in g P ro ble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Using Hex Dump M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 I mp rov in g Pri nt Q ua li ty .
-v iii viii | Co ntents Setting Print O ptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5 Ch o os in g P ag e S e tup O p tio n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -5 Ch o os in g Ba s ic Pri nt Opt io ns .
1 The EP SON Sty lus ® Pro 9000 is the ult imate wide-format c olor ink jet print er. Wit h resolutio ns up to 1440 dpi, the printe r gives you true photo graph ic quality w ith no -compro m ise text a nd li ne art a t some of the fastes t p roduction sp eeds in the industry.
2 2 | Intr od ucti on How To Use Yo ur Manu als This guide is part of a set, which al so inclu des the documenta tion listed below. • The EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 Assem bly an d Setup Instructions describe how to unp ack and assem ble the printer , i nstall ink cartr idges and paper, and prepa re for printi ng.
3 Introd ucti on | 3 Using This Printe r Guide This g uide contai ns the follo wing informat ion: C h a p t e r 1 gives instruct ions for loadi ng roll paper and cut sheets, printi ng on both E PSO N a nd no n-EPSON med ia, and using the p aper h ammoc k.
4 4 | Intr od ucti on Warnings, C autions, a nd Notes You’ll find this informa tion through out this guide: War n i n g s m ust b e followed caref ully to avoid bodi ly i njury. C a u t i o n s m us t be observ ed to avoid damag e t o yo ur equ ipment.
5 I n tro d u c t i o n | 5 E P S ON a lso p rov ides c ustomer s up p or t thr o u g h th e fo l lowing serv ices: Y o u can p u rc h ase i n k c a rtrid g es , p ape r , m a n u als, a nd a cc e s so r i es from E P S O N A cc e ss o r i e s a t ( ( 800 ) 8 73 - 7766 .
6 6 | Intr od ucti on Ye ar 20 00 Read y Y our EPSO N printer i s Yea r 2000 Ready . Howeve r, be sure the other p arts of yo ur compu ter system are a lso ready fo r th e ye ar 20 00.
7 Introd ucti on | 7 • Except a s speci fically explained i n the doc umentati on, do not attem pt to service the printer (o r RIP Station 5100) yours elf. O pening or removing those cov ers tha t are ma rked “Do Not R emove” ma y expo se you to dang erous voltage poin ts or other risk s.
8 8 | Intr od ucti on.
1 Your EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 pri nts on a variet y of media, including roll paper and c ut sh eets up t o 44 inc hes w ide. Th e straight-th rough paper pat h allows you to use heavy stock, inclu ding media up to 1.
1 - 2 1-2 | Ha nd lin g Paper Prin ting o n EPSON Paper an d Film EPS ON papers, whi ch a re speciall y fo rmul ated fo r the i nks u sed in the print er, ensure high-q uality resu lts. The following tables list the produc t codes for the E PSO N paper and film availa ble for your printe r.
1 - 3 Ha nd lin g Pap er | 1-3 Pri nt ing Tips f or EP SON Medi a Foll ow these ti ps fo r using and s toring p rinting ma terial s: • Don’t t ouc h the printabl e surf ace of the pa per or other m edia wi th ba re hand s. Finger prints m ay a ffect prin t qu ality.
1 - 4 1-4 | Ha nd lin g Paper Att achi ng Pap er to th e Spin dle Follow these s teps: 1. O pen the roll pa per cover an d lift ou t the s pind le. 2. Slide the movabl e paper stop (flange) off the left end of t he s pind le. 3. Position the roll so the paper unw inds as s hown: 4.
1 - 5 Ha nd lin g Pap er | 1-5 5. Slide the mov able paper stop back onto the spindle and insert it firmly into the end of the ro ll. R em ovi ng Pa p er fr om t he Sp ind l e If you need to remov e the paper roll fro m the spindl e, follow these steps : 1.
1 - 6 1-6 | Ha nd lin g Paper Inserting th e Spindle in the Print er After you have loaded the paper roll onto the spindle, you need to i n sert it into the printer. You can have two rolls of paper in the printer at the same time, an d pri nt on either one .
1 - 7 Ha nd lin g Pap er | 1-7 4. Insert th e white end int o the r ight m ounting b racket inside th e p rinter. You can use either the upper or low er bracket. 5. Plac e the black end of the spindle into the left moun ting bracket in side the p rinter.
1 - 8 1-8 | Ha nd lin g Paper 6. To kee p th e paper wo und wh en you ’re not pr inting , use o ne of the r oll paper belts includ ed with your pri nter . Wh en you’re not u sing th e roll paper belt, keep i t wound ar ound th e end of th e spindl e.
1 - 9 Ha nd lin g Pap er | 1-9 Loadin g Roll Pap er fo r Printing O nce the roll paper is attached to the spin dle and inserted in the printer, you’re r eady to load it for pri nting. F irst, ope n the rol l paper c over a nd ma ke sure the spindle is insert ed correctly.
1 - 10 1-10 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 2. Ma ke sure th e O per ate light an d Pau se light a re not f lashing. Then pull the pa per s et lev er all the way u p. 3. Feed th e paper in to the pape r slot. Caution To avoid damagi ng t h e print er, never mov e the paper s et lever while the Operat e or Pause light is flashi ng.
1 - 11 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-11 4. Pull the pa per dow n s o it extends a ll the wa y throu gh th e slot. 5. Turn the rol l back to re move th e sl ack.
1 - 12 1-12 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 6. Push the paper set lever all the way down, then close the roll paper cov er . PR E SS PAU SE BU TTON appea rs on the control panel disp lay. If y ou’re usin g Au to Cu t an d the edge of th e paper is uneven, pres s Cut/ Eje ct to rec ut the edg e.
1 - 13 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-13 Pri nti ng Tr im Lin es You c an have tri m lines printed on the right e dge of you r image s or pages (if you’re us ing auto cut) or on the right and bo ttom edge (if you’re not using auto cut). F ollow these steps: 1.
1 -1 4 1-14 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r Befo re yo u start, ma ke sur e the p rin ter is o n a nd r oll paper is not load ed for print ing. The n fo llow thes e steps: 1. Ma ke sure the r oll paper cover is closed. 2. Press the Paper S ou rce b utton repeatedly until the Sheet light com es o n .
1 - 15 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-15 5. Push the paper set lever all the way down. PR ES S PAU SE BUTT ON appea rs on the co ntrol panel display. 6. Press the Paus e butto n. The print h ead mov es an d the p aper fee ds i nto print ing position automa tically.
1 - 16 1-16 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 4. Open t he lower c over. 5. Feed th e sheet into the paper slot until the bottom edg e of the paper rests b ehind the open lower co ver. If you’re usi ng thick m edia mor e than 39 inches long, load i t long edge f irst.
1 - 17 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-17 6. Push the paper set lever all the way down, then close the lower cover. PRESS PAUSE BUTTON appears on th e co ntrol pa nel disp lay. 7. Press the Paus e butto n. The print h ead mov es an d the p aper fee ds i nto print ing position automa tically.
1 - 18 1-18 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 4. Press the Ente r button to s ave th e new setting. 5. Press the SelecTy pe bu tton to ex it the Prin ter Setting menu.
1 - 19 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-19 2. Plac e the tw o ro ds in f ront of the hamm ock hooks. 3. Plac e the shorter rod on th e ends of the hooks. The longer rod should rest on the floor under the hooks.
1 - 20 1-20 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r 4. Push in th e top of th e paper ham moc k so that the p aper will fe ed for ward . 5. If n ecess ary, extend the h ammo ck fabric ou t on the fl oor in fro nt o f the print er (for larg e pr int job s).
1 - 21 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-21 Catching Pr intouts Und er the Print er Follow these steps to set u p t he ha mmock und er the printer: 1. Fit th e e nds of the th ree rod s i nto the sl ots a t the end of the p aper hammoc k ar ms and pu sh the ha mmock ho oks in.
1 - 22 1-22 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r Set ting Pap er C onfi gur at io ns Wh en you use no n-EPS ON pa per or oth er media, you ma y nee d to reg ister the pap er’s thickness and dry ing time. The on ly way to tell if you need to do this is by experimentation.
1 - 23 Ha nd lin g Paper | 1-23 5. Exami ne the printed pattern to determi ne which set of lines is the strai ghtest (show s the sm allest gap), and not e th e corres pondi ng number. In th e sa mple pa ttern, th e lines under num ber 4 are the straighte st.
1 -2 4 1-24 | H a ndli ng Pa pe r.
1 Th e EPSON St ylus Pro 9000 includes a number of u tilit ies for monitoring the printer. The control panel displays status messag es a n d error m essages, and the ligh ts alert you when a prob lem occ urs or your in k runs out. If you have the R IP Sta tion 5100, you can also use soft ware utili ties to monito r the printer.
2 - 2 2-2 | Mo nito ring and Conf ig urin g th e Print er Monito ring Normal P rint er Ope ration Mess ages ap pear on th e control panel display and l ights come on o r flash to indica te va rious p hases of p rinter op eratio n.
2 - 3 Moni tor ing a nd Con fig uri ng the P rint er | 2-3 Print ing a St atus C h eck The status check shows the cu rrent defaul t settings, amount of ink rem aining in each ca rtridg e, page count, and the status of variou s printer parts. To display t his information on the contr ol panel instead o f printing it out, see 2- 4.
2 - 4 2-4 | Mo nito ring and Conf ig urin g th e Print er 3. Press the It e m button. You see NO ZZ LE CH ECK =PRI NT on the di spla y. 4. Press the Ente r button. Th e n ozzle ch eck prints a s sh own be low: Ea ch line should be co mplete, with no g aps in the do t pa ttern.
2 - 5 Moni tor ing a nd Con fig uri ng the P rint er | 2-5 Followi ng is a l ist of the items di splayed. Note that all parts on the list (except the ink cart ridges and pa per cutter) need to be replac ed by auth orized EPSO N service center s. 4. Press the Sel e c Type button to exit th e P rinter S tatus m enu.
2 - 6 2-6 | Mo nito ring and Conf ig urin g th e Print er LOAD ROLL PAPER LOAD SHEET PAPER Paper Out light on Paper sour ce setting in print optio ns is di ffer ent fro m c ont ro l p a ne l. Make sur e the righ t pape r is load ed and the paper sour ce setti ng is the same on th e c ontrol p anel and print optio ns.
2 - 7 Moni tor ing a nd Con fig uri ng the P rint er | 2-7 RELOAD PAPER Paper Out light on Paper could not be r eversed into t he print ing posi t ion. Remove t he paper . Reload i t so th at the r ight and bottom edges are strai ght a nd aligne d with both rows of holes.
2 - 8 2-8 | Mo nito ring and Conf ig urin g th e Print er Usi ng the Cont rol Pane l to Co nfig ure the Pr inte r In additi on to te sting the printer and che cking the status of variou s com ponen ts, you can use the SelecType menus to config ure printer settings and perfo rm m aintenanc e op erations.
2 - 9 Moni tor ing a nd Con fig uri ng the P rint er | 2-9 3. When you have s elected the s etting you wa nt, press the Ent er bu tton to save it . 4. Press the SelecTy pe bu tton to ex it the Prin ter Setting menu. Selecting the Prin ter’s Interfa ce The prin ter includes both a parallel and serial interface.
2 - 10 2-10 | M o ni to ri ng and Conf i guri ng t he P rint er Configuring t he Paralle l In terface You can use the control pa nel to chan ge the parallel interfa ce to EC P mo de for faster prin ting.
2 - 11 Mo nito ring an d Co nfigu ring th e P rint er | 2-11 R est ori ng Defa ul t Se tt ing s You c an erase all Sel ecTyp e settings yo u have made and restore them to th eir defau lt values. Follow these steps: 1. Press the Sel e c Type butt on . PR IN TER SET TI NG M ENU appea rs on the d isplay.
2 - 12 2-12 | M o ni to ri ng and Conf i guri ng t he P rint er.
1 Your EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 r equires very little maintenance to keep worki ng at its best. T his chapter describ es the following rou tine proced ures: • Running a noz zle check • Running a c le.
3- 2 3-2 | Ma intai n ing an d Tr ansp or ting the P ri nter 4. Press the Ente r button. Th e n ozzle ch eck prints a s sh own be low. If all the lines on the c heck pa ttern are co mplete, wi th no g.
3- 3 Mai ntai ning and Tra nsp ort ing the Prin ter | 3-3 Ali g ning the Pri nt H ead If band ing appear s on your prints, or vertic al lines are not stra ight, you need to al ign the print h ead. You can u se th e Print Head A lignment utility if you have the EPS ON print er driver in stalled.
3-4 3-4 | Ma intai n ing an d Tr ansp or ting the P ri nter 5. Press the Ente r button to pri nt the f ull series of a lignme nt patterns. Ea ch pattern consists of seven number ed rows. If you want to print a single alignment pattern, press the + + or – – button unti l the pattern nu mber a ppears .
3- 5 Mai ntai ning and Tra nsp ort ing the Prin ter | 3-5 Followi ng is an example of patterns #6 and #8, which print in color: Follow these s teps to complete the alignment proc edure: 1. Exami ne pattern #1 (or the pa ttern you printed ) and de termine w hich row of lines has the smalles t gaps.
3- 6 3-6 | Ma intai n ing an d Tr ansp or ting the P ri nter Re pl ac in g Ink C ar tri dg es Wh en one o f the Ink Out l igh ts is fla shing (and INK LO W is d ispla yed o n the c ontro l panel), th e corres pon ding car tridge is alm ost ou t of ink.
3- 7 Mai ntai ning and Tra nsp ort ing the Prin ter | 3-7 3. Push the lever dow n a nd l et it “bounce” back u p to op en the ink com partm ent cover. INK CO MPA RT. O PEN appear s on th e display. 4. Loca te the s lot containing the empty i nk cartr idge (co rrespond ing to the Ink O ut l ight) .
3- 8 3-8 | Ma intai n ing an d Tr ansp or ting the P ri nter 5. Ca refully pul l the empty car tridge straig ht out of the printer . 6. Ma ke sur e the r eplacem ent ca rtridg e is th e c orrect c olor , and remove it from its package. 7. Hol d the ink c artrid ge with th e arrow mark f ace-up a nd point ing to the rear of the printer .
3- 9 Mai ntai ning and Tra nsp ort ing the Prin ter | 3-9 8. Pus h the cartri dge cl amp back . Ma ke sure t he corr esponding Ink Out light go es off. 9. Close the in k com partment cov er b y pus hing th e leve r down u ntil it clicks into place. Note If the Ink Out light rem ains on, the cartr idge may not be insta lled corr ectly.
3-10 3-10 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er Re pl ac in g th e Pa pe r Cu t te r B lad e If y ou notice that yo ur paper isn ’t cut c leanly, th e cutter b lade ma y need to be repl aced. You can also check the statu s of your cutter by printing the status chec k sheet o r u sing the P rin ter Statu s menu on the c ontrol pa nel.
3-11 Main tai ning a nd Tr ans p ort ing th e Pr in ter | 3-11 3. Press the Ente r button. Th e pape r cu tter ho lder m oves to the repla cement positi on, where the arr ow appea rs in the illustration below: 4. Wh en the ho lder stops m oving an d OPEN LO WER COVER appears on the d isplay, o pen th e lower co ver.
3-12 3-12 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er 5. When REP LACE C UTT ER a p pears on the display, you can open the casin g. Push i n the side pi n whil e tu rning t he pap er cutter co ver to the rig ht. 6. Slowl y take you r finger of f th e side pin.
3-13 Main tai ning a nd Tr ans p ort ing th e Pr in ter | 3-13 Installing t he New Cutter Blade After you have rem oved the us ed cutt er b lade, you ’re rea dy to install the new on e. Follow thes e steps: 1. Rem ove the new blade from its package .
3-14 3-14 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er Clea ning the Printer To kee p your printer working at its best, you should clean it thoroughly sev era l time s a ye ar . 1. Ma ke sure the prin ter is tur ned off and all the lights on th e cont rol panel are off.
3-15 Main tai ning a nd Tr ans p ort ing th e Pr in ter | 3-15 Trans port ing th e Pri nter Wh en you need to tra nsport you r printer a long dis tance, you shou ld repack it using the orig ina l box and packing materials.
3-16 3-16 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er Moving t he Pr inter Withou t the Leg A ssembly Wh en you need to mo ve th e pr inter a lo nger di stance, and you ca n’t safely roll it, you may need to remove the leg assembly. Follow these s teps: 1.
3-17 Main tai ning a nd Tr ans p ort ing th e Pr in ter | 3-17 4. Close the in k valve l ocks on e ach side of the printer . 5. Rem ove the left an d rig ht sid e joi nt cov er p lates b y spreadi ng the end s and pul ling o utward. K eep the c over p lates in a safe pl ace.
3-18 3-18 | M a inta ining an d T ran spo rting the Print er 7. Ha ve fo ur people l ift th e pri nter un it off o f th e leg assem bly, u sing th e hand grips . Lift the b ack of the pri nter first, ti lt it s lightly to the f ront, then slide it back to rem ove it.
1 As you u se you r printer, you may oc casiona lly experi ence a prob lem. Th e first thing you should do is dia gnose the prob lem followin g the guidelin es in this chapt er.
4 - 2 4-2 | Res o lvin g Pr oble ms Using Hex Dump Mode You can use the printer ’s hex d ump m ode to identify problem s if yo u know how to interpret hex cod e. Or, you can fax the hex printou t to a technical support repr esentativ e. Ma ke sur e the p rinter h as paper l oad ed and is turn ed off.
4 - 3 Res olv in g Prob lems | 4-3 Print quality probl ems Proble m Possible caus e Solut ion Yo ur p r in t ha s hori z ontal banding. Print opti ons are set inc orrectly for t he media you’re usin g. Make sur e the Prin t M ode or Medi a Type set ting i s cor rec t fo r the me di a you ’ re pr inti ng on.
4 - 4 4-4 | Res o lvin g Pr oble ms Your pri nt appear s blur r y or smeared . Print opti ons are set inc orrectly for t he media you’re usin g. Make sur e the Prin t M ode or Medi a Type set ting i s cor rec t fo r the me di a you ’ re pr inti ng on.
4 - 5 Res olv in g Prob lems | 4-5 So lving Oper a tion al Pr oble ms If you can’t turn the printer on, if it stops printi ng unexpectedly, or if nothing prin ts, check the following : • The prin ter is turned on a n d the Operate li ght i s o n.
4 - 6 4-6 | Res o lvin g Pr oble ms Nothi ng pr int s. The printer is not connect ed correc tly. Turn off the prin ter and RIP or co mputer. Make sure the in terf ace cabl e is sec urely pl ugged i n. Make sur e the interf ace cabl e meet s th e requi r ed s pecifica tions.
4 - 7 Res olv in g Prob lems | 4-7 Solv ing Mi scel laneou s P rint ing Pr oblems If y our printou ts are no t wh at you expec ted, try the s uggestions b elow: Miscellaneou s printing pr oblems Proble m Possible c ause Solut ion Your pr int has inco rrect or garbl ed character s.
4 - 8 4-8 | Res o lvin g Pr oble ms Blank paper is pri nted. Your PPD and/or pri nter dr i ver softwar e are no t set u p correct ly or not select ed. Make sure you r software is inst all ed corr ectly and the RIP or pri nter i s sel ec t ed . Paper s ize is not set co rrectly in your print opti ons.
4 - 9 Res olv in g Prob lems | 4-9 Solv ing Pape r Probl em s If pap er feed or pape r jam prob lems oc cur fr equentl y, try one or more of the f ollo wi ng so lutio ns: • Wh en you’re loa ding roll paper, make sure you line up the ed ge with the row o f h oles on the printer.
4 - 10 4-10 | R e so lv in g P r ob l em s • Ma ke sure th e Pri n t Mo de or M edia Typ e setting is correct for th e med ia you’re prin ting on. • Ma ke sure the p laten gap setting is correct for the paper or m ed ia you’re pri nti ng o n. Se e pa ge 1 -17 fo r more inf orma ti on .
4 - 11 Res olvin g Probl ems | 4-11 • If y ou have th e paper hamm ock s et up b elow th e printer , extend th e paper gui des so that they rest on th e back o f th e ha mmock. Cle aring Paper Jams Wh en paper gets j ammed in th e printer, pri nting stops and you see a PAP ER JA M messag e on the contro l panel display.
4 - 12 4-12 | R e so lv in g P r ob l em s 3. Open t he lower c over if necessar y. 4. Ca refully pul l d own the jamm ed paper. TURN PWR OFF AND ON is di spla ye d on th e c ont ro l pa ne l. 5. Clo se the lower cov er, if n ecessary, then pr ess the Powe r button to tur n the printer off.
4 - 13 Res olvin g Probl ems | 4-13 7. If you’re not going to continue printing, make sure the print head is in the h ome (far right) position, as show n belo w. If it’s not, tur n the print er on , wait u ntil t he print h ead m ove s to the ho me po sition, th en turn o ff the printer.
4 - 1 4 4-14 | R e so lv in g P r ob l em s.
1 Prin ting C hapter 5: Specifications Pr i n t i n g m e t h o d On- de ma nd ink je t N o z z l e co n f i g u r a t i o n Blac k: 64 n ozz le s Col or: 64 nozzles for each col or (cyan, ma gen ta ,.
5 - 2 5-2 | Speci ficatio n s Pape r Depend ing o n the m edi a, fee d and print q uality are gu aranteed on paper thicknesse s of 0.08 to 0.11 mm. Poor qu ality paper may redu ce print quality and ca use paper jams or other prob lems. If you encoun ter p roblem s, s witch to a hig her gr ade of pa per.
5 - 3 Specificati ons | 5- 3 Pri ntab le Area Mi nimum m argins for rol l p aper and cut sheets: * Default rol l paper top and botto m margins are .59 inc hes (15 mm). You can se t all mar gi n s to .12 inc hes (3 mm) or .59 inche s ( 15 mm) using t he contro l pan el.
5 - 4 5-4 | Speci ficatio n s Elec tri cal This produc t is a lso designed for IT po wer systems with pha se to phase voltage 220- 240V. Ch eck the label on the back of the printer for volta ge informa tion.
5 - 5 Specificati ons | 5- 5 Safety Ap proval s Ink Ca rt ridge s Print capac ity ma y vary, d epend ing on how o ften you run print head clea ning cycles and how m uch you u se th e print er. C apacity o f the initial ca rt ri dge set is r edu ced be caus e o f i nk char gin g.
5 - 6 5-6 | Speci ficatio n s Para l le l In terfa ce Forw ar d C h annel Rever se Chan nel ECP M ode Da ta fo rm a t 8-bit parallel , IEEE-1 284 compati bility mode Synchroni zation STROBE pu l se Ha.
5 - 7 Specificati ons | 5- 7 Ser ial Inte rfac e (R S- 423 Stan dard) Standar d Based on RS-423 Synchroni zation Synch ronous Bit rate Approx. 1.8M bp s Handshaki ng X- ON/ X-OFF and DT R prot ocol Wo.
5 - 8 5-8 | Speci ficatio n s.
1 If you hav e the R S 5100 or another RIP, you connect it to the printer using the built-in pa rallel i n terface. For network conn ectiv ity without a RIP, you can install one of the following two E.
A - 2 A-2 | Inst alli ng an Et h ernet Interface Card 4. Slide the interfa ce card a long th e slots on b oth s ides o f the com partm ent. Push it i n firm ly to fully insert the connector into the print er’s internal s ocket. 5. Secu re th e inter face c ard i n the slot w ith th e two sc rews inc luded with the c ard.
1 Your EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 co mes with drivers t hat le t you use th e print er in non-PostScript mode without a RIP. Utilities allow you to manage backgr ound printing jobs , track th e sta tus o f your printer, and r un p rint head ma intenanc e pr oced ures.
B - 2 B-2 | U sin g EP SON Dr ive r s and Uti l itie s fo r Maci ntos h 3. Conne ct o ne end of the i nter face cab le to t he serial conne ctor on the back o f t he printer. 4. Conne ct the other end of the interfa ce cable to either th e modem port or print er p ort on th e Ma cintosh.
B - 3 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Macin tos h | B-3 Checkin g System Requ irem ents Ma ke sure your Ma cintosh meets th e require ments listed in th e table belo w. The mem ory requireme nts are for printing a 40 × 57-inch fu ll-p age co lo r ima ge.
B- 4 B-4 | U sin g EP SON Dr ive r s and Uti l itie s fo r Maci ntos h Selecting Your Prin ter in the C hooser After you install th e so ftware, you need to open the Cho oser t o sele ct your print er. Fo llow thes e steps: 1. Ma ke sure th e p rinter is c onnect ed to your Maci ntosh an d tu rned on.
B - 5 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Macin tos h | B-5 3. Clic k one of the buttons to turn backgro und printing on or off. 4. Clo se th e Choos er. Se tting Prin t Option s Wh en you’re ready to print from an applica tion, you need to choose page setu p opti ons an d pri nt op tions.
B - 6 B-6 | U sin g EP SON Dr ive r s and Uti l itie s fo r Maci ntos h 3. Selec t the typ e of pa per you lo aded in th e printer from the Pape r Source list. 4. Wh en you’re us ing roll paper, set the following options: • Auto Rotate Saves paper if y our doc ument length is s horter th an th e printa ble wid th of the paper r oll.
B - 7 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Macin tos h | B-7 3. Sel ect a Me dia Typ e s etting appropria te for the m edia you’re printing on , as listed in th e foll owing table: If the pa per yo u’re using is not listed i n the ta ble, check th e instructions incl uded w ith th e pape r.
B - 8 B-8 | U sin g EP SON Dr ive r s and Uti l itie s fo r Maci ntos h 6. I f y ou’re usi ng Pho tos hop ® 5.0.2, you’ll see setti ngs for Sp a ce and Print er Co lor Ma nage ment in you r d ialog box. Se e your Photos hop documentation f or inst ructi o ns on u sing th ese setti ngs.
B - 9 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Macin tos h | B-9 Choo sing Adva nced Pri n t Op ti ons The advanced prin t opti ons gi ve you com plete co ntrol over your pri nting environme nt. Use th ese settings to e xperi ment o r to fi ne-tune a ra nge of opti ons to meet your individ ual needs .
B - 10 B-10 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh 5. Ch oose any of the following : • Su per MicroWeave The Mi croWeave an d Sup er MicroWeave settings elimina te unwant ed banding effe cts. These settings are automatic ally selected for a ll medi a type s except pla in paper.
B - 11 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 1 C o l o r M a na g e m e n t S e tt i n g s The followi ng tabl es list th e color ma nagem ent se ttings avai lable when you choo se eith er Col or Adjustm ent , Photo Enhan ce3, or C olorSync.
B - 12 B-12 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh Ma na gi ng P ri nt J obs Your p rinter com e s with several uti lities that let you chec k on your prin t jobs and sc hedule , c ancel, paus e, or restart them.
B - 13 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 3 4. To s elect a pr iority fo r yo ur print job in the q ueue o f job s w aiting to print , click one of t he following: •U r .
B- 1 4 B-14 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh The prog ress bar tra cks the cur rent p rint job . To can cel, paus e, or resta rt a print job, click th e docum ent’s name, the.
B - 15 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 5 Ca ncell ing Pri nti ng If y ou need to canc el a p rint job, follow these steps: 1.
B - 16 B-16 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh The softwa re che cks the a mou nt of i nk r emaining in th e printer and displ ays the Status Monitor windo w: 3. To recheck th e ink level check, click the Up date button. T o c lose the Sta tus Moni to r, cl ic k OK .
B - 17 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 7 You se e the Con figur ation Settings dial og box: 3. Selec t from the f ollowing conf iguration o ptions : • Error notificat.
B - 18 B-18 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh Ru nning Prin t Hea d Ut ilities The utiliti es incl uded with yo ur prin ter so ftware l et yo u run the follow ing ma intenanc e .
B - 19 U sing EP SO N Driv er s and Uti litie s for Ma cint os h | B-1 9 Running the P r int Head Alignme nt Utility If band ing appear s on your prints, or vertic al lines are not stra ight, you need to a lign the print h ead. You c an also use the control panel to align th e hea d (as describ ed in Chapter 3).
B - 20 B-20 | Using EP S ON Drive rs and Util ities fo r Mac into sh 6. Selec t the row you chose i n step 5 for ea ch patter n (for exampl e, row 4), then click Finish . If t he se t with th e sma llest ga p is u nclear and can’t b e selected , click the Reali gnment button and repeat from step 5.
1 Your EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 co mes with drivers t hat le t you use th e print er in non-PostScript mode without a RIP. Utilities allow you to manage pr i nt jobs , trac k the sta tus of y our printer, and run prin t hea d mai ntenanc e proced ures .
C- 2 C-2 | Usin g EPSON Dr ivers and Util ities for Windows 2. Plug the ot her end of the cable into the compu ter’s parallel port. See th e next section for ins tructions on insta lling the pr inte r software . You must instal l the printer software be fore using your printer .
C- 3 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Windo ws | C- 3 Installing t he Soft w are Ma ke sur e any v irus protec tion pr ograms are turned off b efore you begin. Then fol low these steps to install your prin ter software: 1. Turn on your comp uter, then t urn on the printer.
C- 4 C-4 | Usin g EPSON Dr ivers and Util ities for Windows Choosing Basic P rint Options Befo re you print, you need to s e t basic printing prop erties . See page C-8 for instru ctions on advanced settings. F ollow these steps to make b asic settings for auto matic printer ad justme nts: 1.
C- 5 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Windo ws | C- 5 3. Sel ect a Me dia Typ e s etting appropria te for the m edia you’re printing on , as listed in th e foll owing table: If the pa per yo u’re using is not listed i n the ta ble, check th e instructions incl uded w ith th e pape r.
C- 6 C-6 | Usin g EPSON Dr ivers and Util ities for Windows 6. Wh en you’re fi nished choos ing print options, click the Pape r tab and follow th e instructions in the nex t sectio n for c hoosing paper options .
C- 7 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Windo ws | C- 7 Ch oos ing Pa per Op tions Ma ny of th e Paper options corr espond to p aper h andling features t hat you can also s et throu gh the c ontro l panel. S oftware options giv e you a dditiona l setting s and overr ide control panel settings.
C- 8 C-8 | Usin g EPSON Dr ivers and Util ities for Windows 4. Wh en you’re us ing roll paper, set the following options: • Auto Rotate Saves paper if y our doc ument length is s horter th an th e printa ble wid th of the pa per r oll. The do cume nt will b e turn ed automa tically by 90 degrees and printed cro sswise.
C- 9 U sing EP S ON Dri ve rs and Uti lit ies for Windo ws | C- 9 You se e a dia log b ox l ike the f ollowi ng: 3. Choos e the Med ia Type setting accordi ng to the guidelines on page C-5.
C-1 0 C-10 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s 5. Ch oose any of the following : • Su per MicroWeave The Mi croWeave an d Sup er MicroWeave settings elimina te unwant ed banding effe cts. These settings are automatic ally selected for a ll medi a type s except pla in paper.
C-1 1 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-11 7. Click Save Settings if you want to h ave your ad vanced settings availa ble for r euse. Then ty pe a name f or the grou p of s ettings and cl ick Save . T he name is a d ded to yo ur l ist of cust om setti ng s.
C-1 2 C-12 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s Ma na gi ng P ri nt J obs Your p rinter com e s with several uti lities that let you chec k on your prin t jobs and s ched ule, ca ncel, p ause, o r resta rt them. The Pro gress Meter opens each time yo u send a print job .
C-1 3 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-13 Us in g th e Sp oo l Man age r The S poo l Manager (not a vailable with Wi ndows NT) displays the status of your pri nt job files and lets yo u c ontrol th em.
C-1 4 C-14 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s To op en th e Statu s M onitor 2 utili ty, doubl e-click the i con. The m ain window a ppe ars: • To ch ec k your p rinter’s s tatus a nd ink suppl ies, doub le-click EPSO N Stylus Pro 9000 .
C-1 5 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-15 Checking P rint er Status For more information on th e status of your print er and ink supplie s, you can use th e Pr inter S tatus window . Follow these s teps: 1. F rom the Status Mo nit or 2 main wind ow, doub le click EPSON Sty lus Pro 9000 on the I nstalled P rinters list.
C-1 6 C-16 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s Checkin g Pri n t Job Status To v iew detailed in form ation on the j obs wa iting to print, you ca n u se the Job Status w indow.
C-1 7 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-17 S ett in g Mo ni t or ing Pr ef ere nc es You ca n have Statu s Monitor 2 alert you to any error cond itions whi le you’re working on other tasks. This lets you know if one of your cartridges runs out of ink or if a ny other problems occ ur.
C-1 8 C-18 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s Ru nning Prin ter Utilitie s The utiliti es incl uded with yo ur prin ter so ftware l et yo u run the follow ing ma intenanc e proced .
C-1 9 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-19 3. Clic k the button for the utility you want to run. 4. Follow th e instruc tions on the screen to co mplete t he process.
C-2 0 C-20 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s 7. Selec t the row you chose i n step 5 for ea ch patter n (for exampl e, row 4), then click Finish . If t he se t with th e sma llest ga p is u nclear and can’t b e selected , click the Reali gnment button and repeat from step 6.
C-2 1 Us ing EPSON Dri vers and Uti lities for Win dow s | C-21 5. Ma ke sure the Printer ID sh own in the Printer and Option Inform ation dialog box matc hes the ID o n th e Settings S heet . If they don’t match, cha nge the ID nu mbers i n the dialog b ox to m atch thos e on th e S ettings Sheet .
C-2 2 C-22 | Using EP S ON Dr ivers and Utilit ies fo r Wind ow s 5. Selec t from the f ollowing options: • High Sp eed Copies speeds u p p rinting o f multiple co pies of the same document using hard disk space as a cache. If you have mu ltiple h ard dri ves, you ca n sel ect a h igh speed copy f old er for stor ing copi es.
- 1 A Ac c esso ri es, p ur cha sin g, 5 Aligni ng print head con tr ol pane l, 3 -3 t o 3-5 Maci ntosh, B-1 9 t o B-2 0 Windows , C-19 to C-20 AppleTalk s ettin g , B-4 Auto Cu t setting, 1-9, B- 6, .
- 2 2 | I ndex DMA tran sfers, C-22 D oc umen ta tion , h ow to u se, 2 to 4 Dri ver s Maci ntosh, B-1 to B-11 Wi nd ow s, C-1 to C-11 Drying time , 1-22 to 1-23 E E C P m od e , 2 - 10, 5 -6 Electri .
- 3 Ind e x | 3 M Maci ntosh advanced print o pti ons, B-9 to B-11 backgrou nd printing, B-12 to B- 14 ba sic pr in t opt io ns, B- 6 col o r man agemen t, B-1 0 to B-1 1 Colo rS ync setti n gs, B- 10.
-4 4 | I ndex Paper (conti nued) pro blems , 4-9 t o 4-1 3 regis tering, 1- 2 2 t o 1-23 remo ving from s pindle , 1-5 ro ll , 1 - 3 to 1-13 sel ec tin g reg ist ere d , 1- 2 3 set ti ng de fau lt ma .
- 5 Ind e x | 5 Printer (contin u ed) sp ec ific at io ns, 5 -1 total pri nt volume, 5-1 transpo rting, 3- 15 to 3-18 turni ng off, 6 we igh t, 5 -3 Printer and Opt ion Inform ation utility , C-20 Pri.
- 6 6 | I ndex S pe c if ic a tio ns elec tric al, 5 -3 envi ron men tal , 5-3 initial ization, 5-4 ink cartridge s , 5-5 mechanical , 5-3 paper, 5- 2 par alle l int erfa ce, 5 -6 printa ble area , 5-.
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