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Epson Stylus Pro 7600 Print Engine with UltraChrome Ink Product Support Bulletin

1. 8 Next you see a notification screen to Restart your computer after the installation is completed to continue click CONTINUE INSTALLATION The Printer Driver will now be installed a progress window is displayed during the installation 9 The Printer Driver will now be installed a progress window is displayed during the installation 10 When the Printer Driver installation has completed the following window is displayed click RESTART to Finish the installation Install EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 Install Software lntroduction License Select Destination 8 Installation Type 8lnstalling Finish Up The software was successfully installed Click Restart to finish installing the software f Restart b EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 4 ADDING THE PRINTER TO PRINT CENTER il 2 3 4 After the printer driver is installed you first need to register it with Print Center The Print Center Utility is located on your hard drive at the following location Applications Utilities Print Center You have Two ways to Add a printer You can use the Add button or you can select Add Printer from the Printers drop down menu click Add Print Center Edit View Busine Jobs Window Help S OW Pri te Lis L iter List On the Add printer window you first need to select the Epson Interface Connection the printer is attached with i Print Center Edit View Printers Jobs Wi
2. Direction select both unidir nal and bidirectional alignment to A n best results Print Quality select the Podes S in ahi yai would like to make print zi lt Back Next gt Quit Print Head Alignment Printer Component Software Item LCD Display Printer Button Page 6 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 5 Select the Platen Gap Standard Narrow Wide Wider Standard is the default for EPSON media If using a 3rd party media you can leave the selection as Standard or set it for a specific Platen Gap setting EPSON Printer Service Utility f xj Print Head Alignment Bidirectional Speed Platen Gap Standard gt 1 Alignment Sheet 1 Ki 5 Print PR align each color for bidir seat nting Stan ollo Select a P n Gap prin inthe ad height settin te wma y produce better image quality but make e that the media does not wrinkle and touch ead Print to prin alignment shee at the Aak mah aL Fit Rate alignme nt patter each set one for each color that is lt Back Next gt Quit NOTE Setting the Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print quality but make sure that the media does not wrinkle and touch the print head doing so may damage the printed document or the print head surface 6 Select the Print button to print out an Alignment Sheet The alignment sheet will print a variety of print patterns for all colors Print Head Alignment Printer Component
3. 3 Enter the IP Address of the Postscript Server under Printer s Address Uncheck the Use default queue on server and type in the queue you wish to add Click on the Printer Model sub menu and select Other Printer List IP Printing HA Printer List 508 l IP Printing HA Printer s Address 139 63 4 106 Internet address or DNS name Complete and valid address Printer s Address 139 63 4 106 Internet address or DNS name Complete and valid address Use default queue on server C Queue Name Auto Select Printer Model v Generic jj m Printer Model Generic E Apple 2 f Cancel 9 add gt Mi Use default queue on server ESP HP Lexmark Tektronix Xerox 4 Navigate to the location of your PPD file After selecting the PPD file it should reflect the name of the printer under the Printer Model section Click on the Add button d 0 9 Printer List From T Printer Descriptions H i IP Printing ED D CustomPage Fiery Spark 07600 v1 0 PPD Adobe 4 3 a Adobe Systems Fiery Spark 09600 v1 0 PostScript R Printer Printer s Address 139 63 4 106 Note Fields Description File xZ Copyright 1993 Internet address or DNS name VirtualPrinter 99 Electronics for z E Watermark Imaging Inc Complete and valid address Beala i Use default queue on server Reserved a Queue Name Print Kind Document Size 120 KB T gt Printer M
4. The Default is 3 Step The Cut Method is useful for cutting thinner media to prevent snagging or tearing of the media during cutting For thinner media try the Custom Configuration of 4 Step Range 3 Step or 4 Step 5 Paper Feed Adjustment The default is 0 00 The Paper Feed Adjustment is very useful in removing Horizontal Banding using the standard Epson driver or a 3Rd party RIP The horizontal banding will appear as thin light or dark lines that repeat at the same distance Make sure a nozzle check is performed prior to making this adjustment as missing or deflected nozzles can also produce prints with horizontal banding The banding this adjustment corrects is caused by the media not being feed far enough Dark Thin Lines or the media is being feed to far Light Thin Lines The distance between the horizontal banding depends on the print resolution for example the approximate distance between the lines for various resolutions are 360dpi 5mm 720dpi 3mm 1440dpi 1 8mm To remove Dark Thin Lines the paper needs to feed further try a value in the direction To remove Light Thin Lines the paper needs to feed less try a value in the direction Range 1 00 1 00 Printer Control Panel Paper Configuration Page 5 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 PSB 2002 09 003 10 7 02 6 Drying Time The default is 0 0 Sec Setting a Dry Time is useful if the printer pauses during a print waiting for more data to print from the computer Ideally
5. Product Stylus Pro 7600 9600 10000 10600 Subject MAC OS X Driver Installation and Removal INTRODUCTION This bulletin was created to inform you how to Install and or Remove the Epson Stylus Pro 7600 9600 10000 or 10600 inkjet printer driver on a Macintosh OS X system If this is a fist time Epson Stylus Pro Macintosh OS X printer driver installation you will only need to follow the driver installation steps If you have previously installed the Epson Stylus Pro 7600 9600 10000 or 10600 inkjet printer driver on your computer you must first Remove the driver from your system prior to performing the driver installation this insures a complete driver installation NOTE Although this document references the Epson Stylus Pro 7600 9600 ALL Epson Stylus Pro series Macintosh OS X printer driver Installation and Removal steps follow the same instructions EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 1 INSTALLING THE DRIVER 1 After the driver is downloaded to your desktop a new folder is created example epson10673 Please read the files in this folder as they provide additional information for installing or using the driver 2 Click on the file with the DMG file extension example SP7600_1 6bE dmg to create the printer driver installation package 3 The printer driver installation package installer has a pkg extension example SPro7600_16b pkg double click on the file to start the printer driver installation Prior to start
6. om 5 During the Power Head Cleaning Wait will be displayed on the printers LCD control panel and the Pause Led will be blinking 6 Click Home to return to the Printer Service Utility main menu or Quit to exit the Printer Service Utility program Power Head Cleaning Page 27 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 Firmware Update The firmware update option of the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Utility program allows you to update the printers firmware without the need of entering a special service menu on the actual printer itself The version of firmware data is specific for the utility program and comes in the following format BW or BN3024 Q UPG where 3024 firmware data If the firmware is not tagged with the _Q visit the EPSON web site at http support epson com or contact EPSON Technical Support to obtain the latest version for the utility program The following procedure outlines the process of updating the printers firmware using the printer utility program Note 1 The firmware listed in this procedure is for demonstration purposes only and may not reflect the most current versions Please visit http support epson com for any updates Note 2 The standard EPSON Printer Driver and Status Monitor 3 must be installed and properly working for the utility to function Firmware Update Page 28 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 1 Ensure that the printer is online and the LCD
7. Software Item LCD Display Printer Button Page 7 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 Note Depending on whether you are printing the unidirectional or bidirectional pattern the printed pattern will vary Print Head Alignment Unidirectional Speed Platen Gap Standard 1 Alignment Sheet 2 1 Print Follow these steps each c 1 Select a Platen aby inthe sak step Cagis ndard is recommended Note Narrow m AN roduce better image quality but make sure that the media does not wrinkle and touch the print hea 2 Click Prin int an alignment shee 3 Look RA AFE ment she ies AA align ment pattern in each set one for each color that is lt Back Next gt Quit 8 Print Head Alignment Bidirectional Speed Platen Gap Standard 1 Alignment Sheet 2 1 Ki 5 Print AE 123456769 K2 5 c 5 M 5 VERVERE EERTETENE LLLI 123456789 123456789 123456789 LC 5 LM 5 Y 5 RURRNESNE BERRRRERE BORRRR ERD 2345678 123456789 123456789 Cave Follow these steps each color for bidirectional printin ka 1 Select a Platen genoa nefies apart etting Standard is recommended Note Narrow may produce better image quality but make sure that the media does not wrinkle and touch the print head 2 Click Print to print an alignment shee 3 Look at the alignment she pk ndie align ment pattern in each set one for each color that is f lt Back Next gt Quit 7 For the unidirectiona
8. zontal micro band can be noticed Custom Paper Configuration Page 16 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility EPSON Printer Service Utility Paper Feed Adjustment Custom Name Test Range New Setting Beginning End Media type 70 a z0 Doubleweight Matte Paper Beginning auss Sample Prints End 70 35 0 35 70 70 70 Print Adjustment Value 0 0 is suggested as the Adjustment Value for genuine EPSON media Follow these step 1 Use the Beginning and End sliders to set the Test Range values shorter feed to reduce white banding lt Back Next gt Quit Paper feed adjustment allows precise adjustment of the paper feed per print pass Try this utility if a your printouts contain horizontal banding 8 26 02 1 TEST RANGE This represents the range paper feeding will be adjusted This value can be typed in the Beginning and End fields or by using the sliders labeled Beginning and End both methods achieve the same results To remove white bands move the sliders toward 0 To remove dark bands move the sliders toward 70 You will need to reprint the image with each new setting until the banding is eliminated 2 SAMPLE PRINTS BUTTON The Sample Prints button will print a test image five times within the range specified with the Beginning and End value You will then make a visual observation of the test prints and determine which image has the least amount of banding a value is printed n
9. O01 inch 2100_Jinen p Margin Delete Cancel Help PC Mac Step 5 Once the custom page size is created click OK and ensure that both No Margins and Auto Cut boxes have check marks Also ensure that the printers control panel is also set to Roll Cutter On Page 3 of 4 EPSON Stylus Pro 9600 Properties ms 7 x Main Paper Layout Utility Paper Source Roll Paper v V No Margins Roll Paper No Ma Auto Cut On Paper Size EPSON printer Pc_sp9600P SPro 9600 7 24E x Paper Size Paper Source Roll Paper 24 in i No Margins Orientation z l Orientation A Portrait E Landscape Fine 720dpi ee Landscape g Color a T Rotate by 180 C Rotate by 180 degrees Reduce or Enlarge i100 MicroWeave Su p Contes Printable Area High Speed Off T Auto Rotate Roll width V Auto Cut T Print Page Line I Save Roll Paper Roll Paper Option Auto Rotate LJ Print Page Line T Centered A Auto Cut CO Save Roll Paper Version 6 21 C Calibration Bars J Labels O Registration Marks Negative OK c Hel O Corner Crop Marks Emulsion Down Cancel Hep Lj Caption J Center Crop Marks Interpolation PC Mac Step 6 Select OK to get back to the Print Options menu and verify that the custom page size is correct in the Print Options window If not go back to page setup and verify the custom page size selection Once this is done select Pri
10. Proofing Paper which ua e the aqe 4 Cut sheet media supports No Margin printing only Left Right 5 The originating document needs to be created or resized by at least 1 4 25 inches over the desired finished dimensions For No Margin printing add 1 4 to just the width For Borderless printing add 1 4 to the width and height Page 1 6 When loading paper ensure that the right edge of the paper lines up to the left edge of the vertical alignment holes on the lower paper guide of the printer Loading the paper to the right of the holes may cause a Slight margin on the edge of the page Hardware settings adjustments for Borderless Printing i 10 Page 2 Ensure the printer is in a Ready mode and press the SelecType button The LCD display will show Printer Setup Press the SelecType button once more to enter the Printer Setup Menu Press the down button until the display shows No Margin Press the SelecType button to enter the No Margin menu Press the up or down buttons to select one of the three types of No Margin printing options NOTE When not selecting No Margin in the Epson driver or using a Fiery Spark or a 3 party RIP these settings do not make any difference to normal printing e L R only Enables no margin on the left and right side of the page only i Select this mode for use with cut sheet media when using the optional Auto Take up reel SP9600 only and media which does not support th
11. Semigloss Paper Select the desired media type settings then click Print to make a sample print for each selected setting Look at each sample print and check the color density and the level of cohesion and bleeding to decide the most appropriate Media Type setting Click Back then choose the setting from the Media Type list Note NOTE The test prints for each media selected is labeled with the media name printed in the upper left hand corner of the test print Custom Paper Configuration Page 14 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility fuse ecm eres Bt MNOPORSTIWICY eel Wires 2p ABCDEFGHURKLMNOPQ Sis ae 24pt AB CDEFC GHUKL KLMN OPORS TUVWXYZERS RAEI re Oe odie Tne Eevee ELAR CDEPGHIRLMMOPORS TUY 12pt ABCDEEGHUKLMNOPO RSTUVWXYZE ee ante ae A t ABCDEFGHIUKLMNOPORS YZE AWE DRY TIME PER PRINT HEAD PASS The drying time of the ink between print head passes can be set in 1 Sec Increments for a range of 0 to 5 Seconds This can be useful in reducing horizontal banding caused when the computer cannot keep the print head moving at a consistent rate for the complete printed image Inconstant horizontal banding occurs because of the difference in the drying and ink blending between the passes when the print head is consistently moving and after a pause in the print head movement The horizontal band appears after the pause because the ink that has already been laid down has blended and dried dur
12. XP the PPD limit is 1771 6 inches SP7000 9000 Series and 1800 inches SP7600 9600 10000 Series c Under Mac OS 8 x 9 x the PPD limit is 273 06 inches Adobe Photoshop has a pixel limitation of 30 000 pixels which means that a document created 300ppi can only reach a maximum page size of 100 inches H and V When sending jobs to the printer via the standard non PostScript print driver Photoshop looks at the input resolution of the printer driver and adjusts the page size accordingly All Epson large format printers use 360dpi as the input resolution this is the resolution data is rasterized at therefore when printing from Photoshop the maximum page length you will be able to output to any Epson large format printer using the standard Epson print driver would be 83 33 inches 30 000 pixels 360dpi As for the Epson desktop products they rasterize data at 720dpi therefore the maximum page length obtainable with the standard print driver would be 41 67 inches 30 000 pixels 720dpi Also under Photoshop 5 x 6 x for the Macintosh and Photoshop 6 x for the PC the job will end up clipped if it is over the 83 3inch printer page limit If you are using Photoshop 5 x for the PC the print job will actually be truncated to fit within the printable area of the printer Be advised that you may not get a page size error It may be useful to enable the print preview function of your printer driver if available so that you do not waste un
13. displays READY 2 Select the model type from the printer menu and the function to perfom Firmware Update and click Next EPSON Printer Service Utilit UMCTION 5 PU 3 At the following screen click Browse and Select the firmware file As stated previous the firmware data should be in the following format BN or BW3024_Q UPG where 3024 firmware data EPSON Printer Service Utility Ho Firmware Update Page 29 stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 4 Click version to check the version between the selected file and the currently installed firmware version and click OK The firmware information is specified as follows BN or BW Printer Model BN Stylus Pro 7600 BW Stylus Pro 9600 30 Day 2 Year 4 Month Firmware Version of the Printer BW0526 Firmware Version of the Selected File BW0526 NOTE If the firmware version does not match ie BW0526 vs BN0526 please visit the Epson web site and download the correct file for your printer Firmware Update Page 30 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 5 Click the Update button to begin the firmware download During this process the printer will reinitialize and once the printer has completed its initialization select Quit to exit the program EPSON Printer Service Utlity i xj Firmware File BW0526_q UPG Follow these steps to update the firmware installed in your printer 1 Cli
14. job will still have a leading edge which will be cut automatically as the printer cannot print at the very edge of the media e 2 CUT Best Quality Mode i A small amount of media is fed between each print The printer will cut the border of each print independently with no overlap of image data e Whether using the 1 Cut or 2 Cut method there will always be a small amount of media wasted on the leading edge of the print job Once you ve selected one of the 3 methods above press the Enter button to set the value designated by an asterisks Press the Paper Source button to move back to the Printer Setup menu and press the down button to move to Cut Adj Press the SelecType button once to enter the Cut Adj mode and press Enter to execute the adjustment The printer will print an alignment pattern labeled 1 17 and then cut down the center of the pattern Light Black and Magenta Looking at the cut pattern you want to select the value using the up or down button that has the cut closest to the center mark and press the Enter button to set that value as noted by an asterisks This adjustment may be very useful when using the 1 cut method so that no data from one image imposes on the other print 10 Press the Paper Source button until the printer is back to a Ready mode Page 2 of 4 Application Example The following example demonstrates how to use the standard Epson software driver to setup and print a 24x15 inc
15. model scroll to Macintosh Operating Systems and download the update filename epson10997 EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 1 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 6 29 2004 Originator RS Bulletin PSB 2003 07 002A Authorization 4 Reference NA Total Pages 4 Product Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Subject Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Transportation and Storage Information This bulletin was created to provide transportation and long term storage information for the Epson Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Ink Jet printers Transportation and Storage Preparation Information Transportation and Storage preparation of the Stylus Pro 7600 9600 printers can be performed in two ways depending on the transportation or Storage requirement This document will provide information for Transportation and Storage preparation for the following two categories e Local Transportation without long term storage or the need to tilt the printer over 10 to 15 degrees during the move e Long Distance Transportation Long Term Storage or situations where the printer may need to be tilted greater then 15 degrees during transportation This bulletin provides additional information and or supersedes information in the earlier version of the User s Guide under Preparing the Printer for Shipment section The instruction specify the need to contact EPSON and have a service technician drain the inks before shipping the printer For Local transportation this is Not a requirem
16. patterns If you do not find an aligned value input the closest aligned value and select Print again This will offset the patterns toward the center pattern number 5 position NOTE Do not make any adjustments to Black whichg was performed in step 10 Doing so will throw off the color adjustment values 12 Once you find an aligned pattern 5 being the best value for the color select the value and click the Save button to save the offset adjustments values 13 Repeat this process until you are satisfied with the alignment patterns 14 Once completed select Quit to exit the program Print Head Alignment Printer Component Software Item LCD Display Printer Button Page 9 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 Custom Paper Configuration PURPOSE When using the Epson driver and media all the parameters listed under the Custom Paper Configuration are auto matically preset for optimal results and should not require modification Use the Paper Configuration for third party media or when the pre configured media settings require customizing 1 Custom Paper Configuration settings for media include e Drying Time per Print Head Pass e Paper Feed Adjustment e Paper Suction e Cut Method e Print Quality e Color Density Adjustment e Naming the Custom Paper Configuration 2 When the Custom Paper Configuration may be useful and which setting may help e When using Third Party media All e Cutting issues
17. that is not expected NOTE 1 NOTE 2 a Under Win 9x Me the PPD limit is 129 inches b Under Windows NT 2000 and XP the PPD limit is 1771 6 inches SP7000 9000 Series and 1800 inches SP7600 9600 10000 Series c Under Mac OSX 8 x 9 x the PPD limit is 273 06 inches Adobe Photoshop has a pixel limitation of 30 000 pixels which means that a document created 300ppi can only reach a maximum page size of 100 inches H and V When sending jobs to the printer via the standard non PostScript print driver Photoshop looks at the input resolution of the printer driver and adjusts the page size accordingly All Epson large format printers use 360dpi as the input resolution this is the resolution data is rasterized at therefore when printing from Photoshop the maximum page length you will be able to output to any Epson large format printer using the standard Epson print driver would be 83 33 inches 30 000 pixels 360dpi As for the Epson desktop products they rasterize data at 720dpi therefore the maximum page length obtainable with the standard print driver would be 41 67 inches 30 000 pixels 720dpi Also under Photoshop 5 x 6 x for the Macintosh and Photoshop 6 x for the PC the job will end up clipped if it is over the 83 3inch printer page limit In Photoshop CS the print job will end up clipped if it is over the 86inch printer page limit however it will allow you to create a custom paper size of 91inches max If you are usi
18. the print head of the printer should continue moving consistently from start to finish when printing an image If the print head paused waiting for more data the ink it has already laid down dries then when more data arrives the printing continues however the new wetter ink cannot blend with the already dried ink causing a wide horizontal band in the image One solution to a computer that cannot keep the printer running consistently is to add a Dry Time or delay between each print head pass this will cause each layer of ink the same amount of time to dry and eliminate the wide horizontal bands in the images The other solution is a faster computer Range 0 0 Sec 10 0Sec 7 Suction The default is Normal The normal setting is the best selection for most media however if you are using thin or very thin media you may want to try the optional setting of Low Range Normal and Low 8 Print Adjustment The default is 5 This selection allows you to adjust the MicroWeave pattern MicroWeave is the pattern of dots the print head lays down By adjusting this value a more uniform image can be produced and can also reduce or remove minor banding Range 7 9 Keep a record of your custom paper configurations that includes the paper number media type and your custom setting values Printer Control Panel Paper Configuration Page 6 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 PSB 2002 09 003 10 7 02 ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS Below are some common issues you co
19. with thin and very thin media Cut Method Paper Suction e Over saturated images Color Density Adjustment e Vertical banding Color Density Adjustment Paper Suction e Widely spaced horizontal banding Drying Time per Print Head Pass e Thin light or dark horizontal micro banding Paper Feed Adjustment Custom Paper Configuration Page 10 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 RUNNING THE PRINTER SERVICE UTILITY 1 Run the EPSON Printer Service Utility from the EPSON Printer Service Folder on your computer 2 On the opening screen select the Printer 3 Select the Function Print Head Alignment Custom Paper Configuration and click Next to continue Information and instructions are displayed on each screen Next gt Custom Paper Configuration Page 11 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 4 Select Custom Paper Configuration and Next to continue Select one or both of the options Print Head Alignment fixes misaligned vertical lines and allows very precise alignment of each color Custom Paper Configuration allows you to adjust several aspects of the printing process to accommodate various types of media iw lt Back Next gt Quit CUSTOM PAPER CONFIGURATION MENU The Custom Paper Configuration menu allows you to customize default media settings modify previously created custom settings or create configurations for third party media Below is a descriptio
20. 1 Click Start 2 Select Programs or All Programs Windows XP 3 Navigate to the EPSON Printer Service Utility and click on the EPSON Printer Service Utility to launch the program Starting the Printer Service Utility Program Mac 1 Open the epson10465 folder from the desktop 2 Double click the Printer Service Utility icon to launch the program Printer Service Utility Installation Page 3 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 Print Head Alignment When setting up your EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 ink jet printer one of the essential adjustments to perform is a print head alignment Print head alignment adjusts the vertical alignment of the print head when printing bidirectionally and allows for precise alignment of each color The following procedure outlines how to perform the print head alignment using the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Utility Note In order for the Print Head Alignment utility to function properly please update your printers Firmware to version BN0526 SP7600 or BW0526 SP9600 or Higher For information on updating your printers firmware please refer to page 28 Print Head Alignment Printer Component Software Item LCD Display Printer Button Page 4 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 1 Launch the EPSON Printer Service Utility program from the program menu 2 Select the printer model from the drop down menu and select the Print Head Alignment Custom Paper
21. Configuration option and click Next 3 Select the Print Head Alignment check box and then select Next Print Head Alignment EPSON Printer Service Utility xj Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 9600 m Select function to perfom Print Head Alignment Custom Paper Configuration Cus er i onfiquration Select a printer and the function you would like to perform from the Printer and Function lists EPSON Printer Service Utility xi ia Select a function to perfom Select one or both of the options Print Head Alignment fixes misaligned vertical lines and allows very precise alignment of each color Custom Paper Configuration allows you to adjust several aspects of the printing process to accommodate various types of media Printer Component Software Item LCD Display Printer Button Page 5 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 4 Select the Direction and Print Quality from the Print Head Alignment menu and select Next e For Direction select both unidirectional and bidirectional alignment to obtain the best results Unidirectional will print first followed by the bidirectional print patterns e For Print Quality select the modes in which you will be outputting files at Please refer to the image below for the resolutions that are affected for print quality EPSON Printer Service Utili E xj Print Head Alignment Direction V Unidirectional V Bidirectional Print Quality
22. EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 11 8 04 Originator RB CH JD SA PSB PSB 2004 03 001C Authorization Reference PSB 2004 03 001A Total Pages 19 Product s EPSON Stylus Color 3000 Stylus Pro 4000 5000 5500 7000 Series 7600 Series 9000 Series 9600 Series 10000 Series and 10600 Series Subject Maximum Printable Area Limits for the EPSON Professional Graphic Printer line This bulletin was created to inform you of the maximum custom page sizes allowable for EPSON Professional Graphic products The tables below show the maximum page sizes allowable for the EPSON Professional Graphics printer line Desktop and Large Format Although this document is meant as a guideline for the maximum page size allowable for each printer it does not include printable area margin information Please refer to your user guide for additional information regarding the printable area margins for your particular printer There are 3 aspects that effect how long of a page your printer can output Those 3 items are 1 Operating System 2 Driver Specification 3 Software application s being used Maximum custom page size allowable per operating system for Epson standard driver Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Pro Color 3000 Pro Pro Pro 5500 Pro 7000 Pro 7500 Pro 7600 Pro 9000 Pro 9500 Pro 9600 10000 Series 4000 5000 Macintosh 44 in 44 in 44 in 44 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 i
23. K_PRO10KCF_Hold PostScript printer SP7500RS_Pro7500_Hold ae printer SPARKPROLOK_PROLOKCF_Print PostScript printer SP7500RS_Pro7500_Print PostScript printer SPARKPRO2_Direct PostScript printer SPARKPROZ2_Direct PostScript printer a PostScript manis SRR map E SPARKPRO2_Print PostScript printer v Printer Model Auto Select kA ar Generic Printer Model Auto Select v f Cancel Add Apple ESP HP Lexmark Tektronix Xerox 4 Navigate to the location of your PPD file After selecting the PPD file it should reflect the name of the printer under the Printer Model section Click on the Add button From F Printer Descriptions H D CustomPage Fiery Spark 07600 v1 0 PPD Adobe 4 3 a xZ Adobe Systems B Fiery Spark 09600 v1 0 PostScript R Printer fa Note Fields Description File Copyright 1993 VirtualPrinter 99 Electronics for E Watermark Imaging Inc AppleTalk HH l apslab HH Type SparkDesigner5500_Hold PostScript printer SparkDesigner5500_Frint PostScript printer xZ All Rights Reserved Kind Document SPARKPRO2_Direct SPARKPRO2_Hold SPARKPRO2_Print PostScript printer PostScript printer PostScript printer Size 120 KB Printer Model Fiery Spark PRO9600 v1 0 Go to Add to Favorites f Cancel O Sie eae 5 Repeat the process to add your additional queues Your Mac OS X Client should now be ready to print IP Printing Installation 1
24. Open the Print Center which can be found on your HDD under Applications Utilities gt Utilities f A KO Computer Home Favorites Applications Print Center Grab 1 of 26 items selected 11 99 GB available A Applications gt Library Li System k tmp Mac OS 9 4 Users LI Apprescripe _ Calculator amp Chess 1 Clock E DVD Player iChat fs Image Capture 4 iMovie Sy Internet Connect Internet Explorer iPhoto Fl iTunes W Mail Preview QuickTime Player amp Sherlock gt Stickies a Curorsyric Utiity Gi Console F CPU Monitor DigitalColor Meter H Directory Access gt Disk Copy amp Disk Utility I Display Calibrator R Grab Installer I Java Key Caps ye Keychain Access Netinfo Manager Network Utility ODBC Administrator Print Center Search Name Print Center Kind Application Size 1 3 MB Created 7 29 02 Modified 7 29 02 Version 2 0 z8 System Preferences Process Viewer 57 TextEdit v amp amp Stuffit Expander Utilities gt i E Terminal 8 Printer List Pi rae os Customize x AppleTalk Directory Services IP Printing USB BROWNx21 EPSON AppleTalk paner BROWN 2 1 EPSON FireWire pelea BROWN 21 EPSON USE pana CPBSGORS Lexmark Inkjet Networking Pte CPE500RS Cuamm aama PINCET Character Set Western sw Printer Model Auto Select zd l Cancel 1 Add Me
25. Print Center Grab Search 1 of 26 items selected 11 99 GB available 7x EIC E CUIOISYNC UUINLY 2 Gig Backup ge Appacations Calculator E Console _ g Library J System a Chess 9 CPU Monitor iS Mac OS 9 2 l 1 Clock DigitalColor Meter k tmp Mac OS 9 DVD Player m Directory Access amp 3 Network pe Users R iChat Disk Copy i nen A w Image Capture Sv Disk Utility 4 iMovie I Display Calibrator Fy Internet Connect B Grab Internet Explorer Installer Name Print Center iPhoto J java ae a ize 1l I TS Key Caps Created 7 29 02 amp Mail Keychain Access Modified 7 29 02 wo Preview amp Netinfo Manager Version 2 0 QuickTime Player Network Utility amp Sherlock ODBC Administrator gt Stickies Print Center wa System Preferences Process Viewer a 7 TextEdit v 4 Stufflt Expander __ Utilities b Terminal 2 Click on the Add button Then select AppleTalk from the top sub menu and your AppleTalk zone if applicable Printer List my AppleTalk HH Toy Customize AppleTalk Network HA Type AppleTalk Zone Printer List Character Set Western v Printer Model Generic 3 The Print Center should scan the network and find all your devices Select your printer from the list and click on the Printer Model sub menu Select Other to continue Printer List 568 Printer List AppleTalk HA AppleTalk He fapa apslab FH peee Tyo SPARKPRO10
26. Slite www epson com from the MAC Drivers amp Downloads section for each of the printers listed The file name is epson11054 EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 1 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 1 23 04 Originator rws Bulletin PSB 2004 01 001 Authorization Reference TE03 461 Rev A Total Pages 1 Product Stylus Pro 5500 7600DYE 7600UCM 9600DYE 9600UCM 10000DYE 10000CF 10600UCM Subject Connectivity Plug in Update v1 0bE for the Epson MAC OS X Printer Driver A connectivity plug in update is available for the standard Epson MAC OS X printer drivers released prior to January 1 2004 This update applies to these printers Stylus Pro 5500 7600DYE 7600UCM 9600DYE 9600UCM 10000DYE 10000CF 10600UCM Reason For Update This update improves the stability of the drivers USB Firewire and TCP IP communication module plug ins Note If you reinstall the Epson printer driver after you have updated the plug ins you must apply this plug in update again as reinstalling the driver overwrites and installs the older version plug ins The version of the updated plug ins installed in the Epson Printers folder can be verified using Get Info FireWire v1 72 USB v1 72 TCP IP v1 75 Note In addition we recommend that your MAC OS X operating system be at the most current version How Do Get The Update The update is available for download from www epson com Select Drivers amp Downloads select your printer
27. ULLETIN Date 3 25 04 Originator rws Bulletin PSB 2004 03 006 Authorization Reference TE03 461 Rev A epson10997 TE03 620Rev A TE03 620 Rev B Total Pages 1 Product Stylus Pro 5500 7600DYE 7600UCM 9600DYE 9600UCM 10000DYE 10000CF 10600UCM Subject Driver Plug in Up Date v1 0cE for the Epson MAC OS X Printer Driver This bulletin was created to inform you of a Epson Driver Plug in up date for the Stylus Pro 5500 7600DYE 7600UCM 9600DYE 9600UCM 10000DYE 10000CF 10600UCM standard Mac OS X Epson printer drivers released prior to January 01 2004 Description of Change This change updates the standard Epson driver interface plug ins ONLY that were included as part of the Epson MAC OS X driver released prior to January 01 2004 and supersedes the epson10997 connectivity Plug in up date previously posted NOTE Should you need to reinstall the Epson Printer Driver after this up date you will need to re apply the update again afterward to update the drivers standard plug ins Reason This Update stabilizes Epson driver Interface communications during printing and corrects Epson Status Monitor functions for the following Professional Graphics printer driver plug ins and upgrades their versions to FireWire v1 81 USB v1 81 TCPIP v1 81 NOTE In addition we recommend you upgrade your MAC OS X operating system to the most current version How Do Get The Up Date The up date is available for download on our WEB
28. a ESU extension The custom paper configuration can be copied to other computers that require the same custom paper configuration 6 Click the Save button after you chosen a name and location for your custom paper configuration Custom Paper Configuration Page 24 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility USING YOUR CUSTOM PAPER CONFIGURATION 1 8 26 02 To use a previously created custom paper configuration from the Epson Driver Main tab select Custom in the drivers Mode area Then click the drop down box arrow for custom settings select your custom paper configuration from the list Click the Apply button EPSON Stylus Pro 9600 Properties Eo tah Paper E Layout lt 6 Utility General Details Color Management Letter 8 1 2 x 11 in Roll Paper Auto Cut Off SuperPhoto 2880 f Color Controls MicroWeave Super _ High Speed On Version 6 20 Custom Paper Configuration Media Type Premium Luster Photo Paper mink Color B amp w Photo Black m Mode C Automatic Advanced Photo 2880 Advanced Photo 2880 IV Print Preview Page 25 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 Power Head Cleaning If Horizontal micro banding is noticed and a Nozzle test print shows misaligned missing or deflected nozzles head cleaning form the printer control panel or Epson driver should be performed first followed by another noz
29. a PS Paper Configuration Number Standard with Custom Paper Configuration 7 70 Paper Thickness AUTO with Custom Configuration Range 1 17 Cut Pressure 700 with Custom Configuration Range 0 150 Cut Method 3 Step with Custom Configuration of 4 Step Paper Feed Adjustment 0 00 with Custom Configuration Range 1 00 1 00 Drying Time 0 0 Sec with Custom Configuration Range 0 0 Sec 10 0Sec suction Normal with Custom Configuration Range Normal and Low Print Adjustment 5 with Custom Configuration Range 1 9 Denotes the default setting for the configuration item Printer Control Panel Paper Configuration Page 2 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 PSB 2002 09 003 10 7 02 OERO TORTAD Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Paper Configuration Operate Paper Out Maintenance rT Control Panel Navigation Map Paper Sourot Tn sSclecTypey PRINT PATTERN ADJUSTMENT DRYING TIME 0 0sec 10 0sec Press A W MAINTENANCE THICKNESS PAT PRINT pases ere yuna wie SUCTION HEAD ALIGNMENT Choose the best overlapping pattern and enter its number PRINT ADJ for the THICKNESS NUM Printer Control Panel Paper Configuration Page 3 MENU NAVIGATION BUTTONS 1 Check Nozzle Test Pattern 2 Select a Paper Number st 3 Record your Configurations Stylus Pro 7600 9600 PSB 2002 09 003 10 7 02 PAPER CONFIGURATION DESCRIPTION This section describes each of the Custom Paper Configuration choice
30. a SO j Make Default Add Delete Configure Name eean 00 139 63 2 141 IP Roll Paper B MEO OSO ODAM i I I U A 139 63 2 141 IP Roll Paper No 139 63 2 141 IP Roll Paper No 139 63 2 141 IP Roll Paper 139 63 2 141 IP Sheet No Mare 139 63 2 141 IP Sheet Printer List EPSON Printer Utility EPSON K SPro 7600 EPSON TCP IP EEEE EPSON StatusMonitor Use this utility to automatically check for errors and also check the level of ink remaining Nozzle Check Use this utility if gaps or faint areas appear in your printout Head Cleaning Use this utility if your print quality declines or the Nozzle Check indicates clogged nozzles Print Head Alignment Use this utility if misaligned vertical lines appear in your printout Page 9 DRIVER REMOVAL Before installing a New Driver you must first properly remove the existing Driver and all of its components 1 Open the Epson Driver from any application and select print Remove all user created Presets that were created for the printer you are removing From the Presets drop down menu select the Preset example MYPRESET then select Delete Print Printer Standard Fe J Presets F Copies amp Pages Gal Save AS Copie Rename AJEL yam From 1 to 1 2 Next open the Print Center and remove all the printers queue entries for the printer you wish to un install Highlight the Queues and p
31. automatically set when a media is selected or can be modified by typing a new value refer to the paper specifications for media thickness information EPSON Printer Service Utility xi Media Type Custom Name New Setting Doubleweight Matte Paper Select your media from the Media Type list fe e oeda yos pra isina e list the e r Thickness setting that automatically Pppea rrect However tf you ae a Med a eE settin ng with a media other than that EEE enter a thickae etiling that co esponds to you ie media MA Pape r Thick box If you cannot find your media in the list you can make sample prints to determine the most Custom Paper Configuration Page 13 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 3 For Third Party media the Sample Prints button 3 allows you to print a test image with one or more Epson default media configurations This will allow you to choose which Epson default media configuration produces the best results as a starting point for further customizing Sample Prints OGlossy Paper Photo Weight MEnhanced Matte ape nnn OEnhanced Matte Poster Board OHeavyweight Polyester Banner OPremium Glossy Photo Paper 250 OPremium Glossy Photo Paper OPremium Semigloss Photo Paper OTextured Fine Art Paper OSmooth Fine Art Paper OEnhanced Synthetic Paper OEnhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper OGlossy Film Doubleweight Matte Paper OCanvas OPhoto Glossy Paper iPhoto
32. ble area margin information Please refer to your user guide for additional information regarding the printable area margins for your particular printer There are 3 aspects that effect how long of a page your printer can output Those 3 items are 1 Operating System 2 Driver Specification 3 Software application s being used Maximum custom page size allowable per operating system for Epson standard driver Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Pro Color 3000 Pro 5000 Pro 5500 Pro 7000 Pro 7500 Pro 7600 Pro 9000 Pro 9500 Pro 9600 10000 Series OS Win 9x Me Win NT 44 in 44 in 44 in 590 5 in 590 5 in 590 5 in 90 5in 590 5in 590 5 in 590 5 in 4 0 2000 XP Print jobs being sent through the Epson standard print driver should be in the RGB format in order for color management to be utilized properly Maximum custom page size allowable for EPSON PostScript options PPD Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Pro Color 3000 Pro 5000 Pro 5500 Pro 7000 Pro 7500 Pro 7600 Pro 9000 Pro 9500 Pro 9600 10000 Series EPSON Stylus RIP EPSON Fiery RIP N A 44 in See See See See Station NOTE 1 NOTE 1 NOTE 1 NOTE 1 Designer Mac EPSON Fiery Spark 44 in N A N A See N A N A See See NOTE 1 Professional NOTE1 NOTE1 Print jobs being sent through the Epson PostScript driver can be either RGB or CMYK format Settings in t
33. ck Browse then select the firmware update tile You should copy the file to your computer in advance 2 Click Version to see the firmware version of the printer and of the selected file 3 Click Update to update the firmware lt Back Home Firmware Update Page 31 EPSON Product Support Bulletin Date 07 01 2002 Originator RR PSB PSB 2002 06 001A Authorization dA Reference EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Reference Guide Total Pages 4 Product s EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Series Subject No Margin and Borderless Printing This bulletin is provided for assistance on how to create and print a borderless document on the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 and EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 Inkjet printers There are two aspects to this new feature No Margin which allows the image to bleed off the left and right side of the page on sheet or roll media and Borderless which is a true 4 sided page using No Margin and Auto Cut on roll media only Important Information regarding Borderless Printing 1 No Margin and Borderless printing are functions of the printer s hardware in combination with the EPSON standard software drivers for MAC and PC The EPSON Fiery Spark Professional 2 01 PostScript RIP currently does not support the No Margin or Borderless printing feature If you are using a non Epson RIP please contact that manufacturer directly regarding whether this feature is implemented and it s use 2 Nomargin and borderless print
34. e Ink Tank 1 7 For Local Personal Transportation by a truck of van securely Wrap the printer with padded shipping blankets Take extra care when packing the printer to prevent it form sustaining any shipping damage since shipping damage caused by improper shipping will not be covered under warranty 1 8 For Commercial Surface Local Transportation pack the printer in the original shipping crate with the proper packing material in place 1 8 1 lf your printer is installed on the optional stand remove the printer from the stand The printer is heavy and requires at least two people to lift the printer to place it in the shipping crate 1 8 2 If you do not have the original shipping crate you can purchase one from epson contact our technical support line 1 8 3 Take extra care when packing the printer to prevent it form sustaining any shipping damage since shipping damage caused by improper shipping will not be covered by Epson 1 8 4 Doon ship the ink cartridges inside the printer crate Place the ink cartridges inside a plastic bag and ship them separately to prevent any ink spills EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 3 2 Long distance Transportation Air Shipments Long Term storage or situations where the printer may need to be Tilted greater then 15 degrees during transportation Long term storage or Long Distance transportation requires the flushing of the printers ink system to prevent any possibility of ink spillage duri
35. e internal cutter The top and bottom edges will require manual trimming e 1 CUT Media saver mode Each image is butted up against the next bottom to top and 1 cut separates them In this mode the Cut Adjust described item 6 is extremely important An inaccurate cut may leave some printed data that will show on one of the prints Media with a high curl memory should not use this mode as the cut may be slightly inaccurate regardless of adjustment On a single image job the next job will still have a leading edge which will be cut automatically as the printer cannot print at the very edge of the media e 2CUT Best Quality Mode i Asmall amount of media is fed between each print The printer will cut the border of each print independently with no overlap of image data e Whether using the 1 Cut or 2 Cut method there will always be a small amount of media wasted on the leading edge of the print job This is to allow media to be dropped out of the printer when the leading edge is cut since the printer cannot print on the leading edge of the media Once you ve selected one of the 3 methods above press the Enter button to set the value designated by an asterisks Press the Paper Source button to move back to the Printer Setup menu and press the down button to move to Cut Adj Press the SelecType button once to enter the Cut Adj mode and press Enter to execute the adjustment The printer will print an alignment pattern labe
36. ed however make your selection according to the media being used Standard 3 step cut Thin Paper 4 step cut Very Thin Paper 4 step cut with weaker cutter pressure PRINT QUALITY Print Quality is used as a visual verification of the current configuration values by printing a sample print 1 Depending on the Media selected the drop down print quality selection choices will vary Example Double Weight Matte Paper selections are Speed Quality Enhanced Matte Paper selections are Quality Advanced Photo Premium Luster Photo Paper selections are Speed Quality Advanced Photo Advanced Photo 2880 2 From the drop down selection select the Print Quality for your Custom Paper Configuration and press the Print button A test print will be printed with the print quality mode printed in the upper left Custom Paper Configuration Page 21 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 hand corner You can reprint the test pattern at the other quality modes for the media then choose which Quality mode produces the best print for the current Custom Paper Configuration 3 Click Next to confirm your selection and continue with other configuration choices EPSON Printer Service Utility E xj Print Quality Select the desired setting from the Print Quality list If you would like to make a sample print at the selected Print Quality setting click Print COLOR DENSITY This setting controls the ink saturation of a
37. ent EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 1 Transportation and Storage Preparation Methods 1 Local Transportation Method For normal short distance transportation within the same building or across town by a your own truck or van or by a commercial moving van that will not require the printer to be tilted greater then 15 degrees during the move use following steps will insure a successful move 1 1 Remove the paper and paper spindle from the printer 1 2 Power off the printer from the Control Panel Wait until the printhead moves to the home position in the far right corner and the LCD display turns off 1 3 Install the metal shipping bracket and locking screw to secure the printhead in place If you do not have the shipping bracket you can contact EPSON technical support or your dealer to request one Make sure the print head is securely locked in place and will not slide out of the home position area Print Head in the far right capped posi tion Fasten through the left side of the Shipping Head Lock Clamp Carriage Mechanism into the and locking screw EPSON Professional Graphics Group threaded hole in the printer frame Page 2 1 4 Remove the power cord from the back of the printer 1 5 Remove the ink cartridges from the ink housing and close the ink housing cover door 1 6 Tape close all the covers that may open during transportation Paper Release Lever Front Cover Ink Door Roll Cover and Wast
38. ext to each image Then you will change the new Beginning and End values slightly above and below the value of the image you determined had the least amount of banding previously Click the Sample Custom Paper Configuration Page 17 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 Prints button again to produce another set of five images to narrow the range again repeat this process until banding has been eliminated t CEIFA tA na BPLAI SPORSTUV AA YZ ERT ey 7s E r noe tee YZEASORN EN EEDE ANGOR sE T amp wee A fe oo oD DD idpLABCDEFGHIKLMNOPOR Die RU REIL 24 LABCDEFGHUKLMNOPORS TUVWXYZeASB EAC Q E E ee REMENA N a B CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS TUVWXYZE REO EAA ABCDEFGHUKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZE Ate ar coe ie PQRSTUVWXYZE PRS Wt A SEA n DEFGHIJ KLMNOPQRS I TUN V WXYZ BARAT A EINIG Custom Paper Configuration Page 18 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 ABCDEFGHIJKLM MNOPORSTUV WXYZEAS EME Zot ABCDEFGHIJ KL MNOPORS L WXYZEARAA MEN ENT 3 ADJUSTMENT VALUE When you have produced a sample print without banding type the value in the Adjustment Value field and click Next to save and continue with other calibrations required PAPER SUCTION The Standard selection is used for most all media Thinner media may require reduced suction The amount of suc tion can be changed with this configuration setting Changing the suction configuration setting can be useful in reduc ing wrink
39. f the ink system this is the same process when you first received your printer When the above items are in place Call Epson Support 888 377 6611 for a Printer Transportation Kit be sure to have your Unit ID number available EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 4 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 04 14 03 Originator rws Bulletin PSB 2003 07 001 Authorization J Reference NA Total Pages 1 Product Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Subject Firmware Revision BN0434 amp BW0434 This bulletin was created to inform you of a firmware revision for the Epson Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600 inkjet printer Description of Change This firmware version Supersedes and includes all previous firmware versions Firmware Date April 04 2003 Reason 1 This firmware allows the user to perform an ink discharge for transportation or storage Refer to PSB 2003 07 002 for Transportation and Storage Information Firmware File Information 1 1 Stylus Pro 7600 Firmware File Name BN0434_Q UPG Download from www epson com PC Download File Name epson10802 MAC Download File Name epson1 0804 1 2 Stylus Pro 9600 Firmware File Name BW0434_Q UPG Download from www epson com PC Download File Name epson10803 MAC Download File Name epson10805 EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 1 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 07 03 03 Originator rws Bulletin PSB 2003 05 001B Authorization J Reference NA Total Pages 12
40. for the width and 90 inches for the height margins should be set to zero 0 Click on Save Click on the down arrow again in the Custom Paper Size and select Page Attributes F 7 Page Setup Settings Custom Paper Size H id Mews 5 if Duplicate Delete 4 Save 3 Paper Size Printer Margins Height 90 iri Top 0 iri Width Sd im Left oO iri Right O iri Cancel 11 Under Paper Size click on the drop down arrow and select the custom paper size you created i e 20 X 180 orientation is set to portrait mode Then click OK 3 Page 5etup z Settings Page Attributes E Format for Stylus Pro 7600 Roll Pap EPSON SPro 7600 3 3 Paper Size 20x180 20 00 in x 90 00 in Orientation ii ic Scale LOO Cancel E0 12 In the Print windows the preview pane will show 2 grids or pages This indicates that a full image is tiled 13 Click on General then click the square on Reverse Order 7 Print Print Preset Custom Printer Stylus Pro 4000 Roll Paper PPD H Setup sles i Marks amp Bleed Copies 1 _ Collate zil Reverse Order Craphics Color Management O Range Se nl Skip Blank Pages Summary Media size Defined by Driver 30 in lz Transverse Width 20 in Orientation IE 8 Options Print Layers _Misible amp Printable Layers Do Not Scale G Fit to Page C Cust
41. g col e go backt or balance go back to the Media e nge color de intaining co Type dialog box and select a different media type from the Media Typ NAMING THE CUSTOM PAPER CONFIGURATION You can assign a name and save your new custom paper configuration for future use 1 Custom Name Type a name for your new custom paper configuration in the value box 2 Check the custom paper configuration values you have chosen Custom Paper Configuration Page 23 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 3 Click the Save button to save your custom paper configuration for future use when your work flow requires the same media and configuration EPSON Printer Service Utility r xj EPSONCustomPage Media Type Do sbie oa RNa Ms ae Paper Pap 0 2mm Dry Time per Print Head Pass 0 0s Paper Feed Adjustment 70 Paper Suction Standard Cut Method Standard Print Quality Quality Save Color Density Adjustment 70 Confirm your settings and if you selected New Setting enter Se aaa Click Save b save the settings to the printer driver and aa SIR ae clicking Save me settings dates eee a ee saved to me e printer driver dialog box will also appear w you to save the ings as a Cus m file if desired lt Back Home Quit Save in E Custom file ex e File name EPSONCustomPage Save as type Print Service Utility File ESU Cancel Z 5 The custom paper configuration file will have
42. h 4 sided borderless image from Adobe Photoshop 6 01 Step 1 Launch Adobe Photoshop and open the image you wish to print Step 2 Select Image Size and increase the width and height by at least 0 25 inches to create a bleed In this example the original document was 24x15 and is being scaled to 24 25 x 15 25 Pixel Dimensions 34 3M width 265 ixels gt Reset p i Reset Height 2745 pixels gt Auto Document Size T width 24 25 inches gt g Height 15 25 inches Resolution fiso pixels zinch gt MV constrain Proportions V Resample Image Bicubic v same screen on PC and Mac Step 3 Once the image size is set go to File and Print Options Select Page Setup then Properties to access the printer driver Step 4 Once at the printer Properties Select the Paper tab and under Paper size select User Defined and set the page size to the finished borderless size you want taking into consideration the supported widths Custom paper size should be for example PC 2400 x 1510 Mac 24 00 x 15 10 NOTE On the MAC platform the margin settings are disregarded when performing no margin or borderless printing The following window will pop up EPSON reser 7a Paper Size Name Paper Size 24x15 24x15 Paper width 2400 4 717 4402 Paper Height 1500 Unit E 17 9055 i 7 Gem inch eats cm f
43. he RIP will determine how color management is used Maximum page size allowable from software applications Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Pro 10000 Color 3000 Pro 5000 Pro 5500 Pro 7000 Pro 7500 Pro 7600 Pro 9000 Pro 9500 Pro 9600 Series Adobe Photoshop See ele See See See See See see See See See D 2 5 x 6 x NOTE 2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 Adobe Illustrator 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in Biali in 8 x 9 x QuarkXPress 4 x 48inw Bin Corel DRAW 1 B001 in 1 B001 in 1 B001 in 1 B001 in 1 B001 in 1 B001 in 1 B001 in 1 B001 in i 800 in 800 in 8 x 9 x These applications allow for tiling of print pages therefore allowing you to print beyond the printers maximum page length limit and print to the applications limits The printer driver must be set for Roll Paper Banner mode so that page breaks at the printer s maximum page length do not occur in essence gives you a 0 margin for the bottom of the page The Stylus Pro 5000 5500 however will give a slight page break at the 44 inch limit as these printers do not support banner mode Also printing certain elements from these applications may not utilize color management correctly properly and may produce output color that is not expected NOTE 1 NOTE 2 a Under Win 9x Me the PPD limit is 129 inches b Under Windows NT 2000 and
44. ications cted 16 34 GB available 3 Canon a spe 952 _ com epson ijprinter 1 ut plist cy com epson ijprinter SPro _1 mp plist ii J PM920C te O ijprinter SPro7600_1 li F hp t a S Lexmark E PM950C plugin F PPD Plugins 2 PM2200C plugin PPDs J PM3500C plugin Preferences gt 3 SC680 plugin 3 C740 plugin gt SC760 plugin Name com epson ijprinter SPro7600_1 I SC777 plugin mp plist gt SC860 plugin 5 SC880 plugin SC900 plugin I SC980 plugin gt SP780 plugin O SP78SEPX plugin gt SP810Series plugin gt SP820Series plugin 2 SP870 plugin J SP87SDC plugin gt SP890 plugin C SP895 plugin gt SP1270 plugin 5 SP1280 plugin Kind Document Size 8 KB Created 4 24 03 Modified 4 24 03 7 gt wrrrryr gt SP1290 plugin pi I SP2000P plugin v y i 2 SPro7600 plugin Il i i 4 2 The second option is to drag the entire Epson folder to the Trash Dragging the entire Epson folder to the Trash Deletes ALL Epson Printers 5 From the Receipts folder Drag the Printers Package information to the TRASH O O g _ Receipts Q nem E A amp A Back Forward View Computer Home Favorites Application l L of 30 items selected 16 34 GB available Gc os 9 X A Applications P A Application Support g Canonprintervrivers pxg TE Library P Audio i macosx LB System gt E Caches Users 3 CFMSupport 9 ColorSyne J Desktop P
45. ictures J Documentation J Filesystems I Fonts 3 Frameworks iMovie pkg le te 7601 is pkg Kind Installer package 3 Image Capture iPhoto pkg oa nce S packag gt Internet Plug ins Italian pkg Pe SPERA 7 i 1 i 1 i l i l t gt l Danish pkg Dutch pkg EpsonPrinterDrivers pkg Essentials pkg Finnish pkg French pkg German pkg HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers pkg Java d iTunes3 pkg Modified 4 24 Us Keyboard Layouts Japanese pkg J Logs Korean pkg 3 Modem Scripts LexmarkPrinterDrivers pkg F Perl Mac OS X Log txt 0 Preferences MacOSxUpdateCombo10 2 5 pkg 9 Printers Norwegian pkg gt QuickTime SimplifiedChinese pkg 2 Receipts Spanish pkg Screen Savers SPro7600_16b pkg 9 Scripts StuffltExpander7 pkg J User Pictures Swedish pkg I I WebServer I TraditionalChinese pkg i oe AA EPSON Professional Graphics Group ee ee A Page 12 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 03 25 03 Originator rws Bulletin PSB 2003 03 002 Authorization J Reference TE02 561 Rev A TE02 562 Rev A Total Pages 2 Product Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Subject Firmware Revision BN0632 amp BW0632 This bulletin was created to inform you of a firmware revision for the Epson Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600 inkjet printer Description of Change This firmware version supersedes and include
46. ing are implemented for specific media widths only because of the position of the ink pads installed in the printer If the No Margins option in the software driver is not selectable grayed out this means the feature is not available for the media width specified The table below details the supported media widths EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 24 width maximum EPSON Stylus Pro 9600 44 width maximum 210mm 300mm 12 400mm 500mm 600mm 8 27 11 81 15 75 19 69 23 62 NOTE Attempting to print on media other than the widths listed above will result in a Reload Paper error message on the printers control panel EPSON 22 media is not supported for No margin or borderless printing 3 Borderless printing requires the use roll media and the printer s internal cutter When choosing the following EPSON Genuine roll medias in the EPSON driver Auto Cut is automatically disabled regardless of control panel or driver selection to prevent damage to the cutter Damage may be due to heavy thickness material type or coating and can result in early failure of the cutter resulting in incomplete or ragged cuts Cutter Blade re order C12C815241 No margin printing is the only function supported for these media types when using the appropriate widths le Art Textured Fine Art Paper Backlight Film l In general thick media or Heavyweight Adhesive Vingi Dupont EPSON Semi media s with coatings Polyester Banner y Gloss
47. ing the installation it is recommended you copy the installation package example SPro 7600_16b pkg to your hard drive This will save you time should you wish to reinstall the driver in the future EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 2 4 The installer requires your Macintosh password for Authentication Enter your Password and click OK 5 The Installer Introduction screen will be displayed click CONTINUE Install EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 Introduction License Select Destinatio lations Type Welcome to the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 Installer To use your EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 printer click the Continue button The following files will be installed EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 printer software Go Back H l Continue 6 Read the License Agreement and click CONTINUE You are asked to Agree or Disagree to the License Agreement click AGREE to continue the installation EPSON Professional Graphics Group Introduction License 5elect Destination itiory Type Install EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 Software License Agreement English B SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY The computer software product fontware typefaces and or data including any accompanying explanatory written materials the Software should only be installed or used by the Licensee you on
48. ing the time of the pause then when printing resumes the fresh ink cannot blend with the already dried ink causing a visible band in the print Adding a drying time after each print head pass results in a more consistent blending and drying of the ink eliminating the horizontal banding due to inconstant ink drying due to incon sistent pauses of the print head Custom Paper Configuration 8 26 02 Page 15 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 Dry Time per Print Head Pass Set the time that the print head waits between each printing pass Normally 0 is suggested Note Print speed drops when using this feature PAPER FEED ADJUSTMENT Prior to performing the paper feed adjustment for horizontal micro banding you should first perform a nozzle test print and cleanings as the most common cause for horizontal micro banding is due to missing or deflected print head noz Zles Print head cleanings can be performed from the Utility tab in the Epson driver from the Select Type printer con trol panel menu or with the Power Head Cleaning selection in this utility program The Paper Feed Adjustment is used to remove horizontal micro banding usually noticed as thin dark or light evenly spaced lines This adjustment allows you to adjust the amount the paper is feed to remove horizontal banding If the paper is feeding too much a white horizontal micro band can be noticed If the paper is feeding too little a dark hori
49. ion Please refer to your software documentation for additional assistance NOTE Adobe Illustrator CS In this example we are creating a banner which is 227 inches Illustrators max page setup New Document Name Untitled 2 Artboard Setup Size Custom Width 20 in Units Inches z Height 180 in Orientation Color Mode CMYK Color RGB Colo Mac O S 10 3 3 system is used in this example Windows versions of this application should be very similar in functionality Please refer to your software documentation for additional assistance In this example a 20 inches wide X 180 inches high document is created Click on File and New set up the width and height Sample shows 20 W x 180 H then click OK Insert the image you want to print and stretch it until it covers the whole page 3 Click on File Print click Setup under Tiling click on the drop down arrow select Tile Full 4 Pages and click the Printer button Print Print Preset Custom o o o o M gt Printer Stylus Pro 7600 Roell Paper No Margins B BEJ PPD 7 Setup Zee Crop Artwork to Artboard i Options Fliacement ERY Origin x fo LLEF In Grigin 13 5 in Tiling Tile Full Pages x Page Setup Printer 9 Save Preset Cancel Gene Done 3 5 When the printer setu
50. it C O 01em f O 01inch Save Delete OE Cancel Help Paper Size User Detined 7 After setting the custom page size and other driver settings media type resolution etc click OK This will bring you back to the document 17 8 At this point click File then Print CorelDRAW will then run a pre flight check and will show the following window amp t r Sector CorelDRAW Defauts m Saye Pint Preview Pit Cancel _ Ame Hep 18 9 Click on the Layout Tab and enable Print Tiled Pages and set any additional parameters as you see fit General Layout Separations Prepress Misc Fe No Issues Image position and size As in document b C Fitto page Reposition images to Top left comer Settings for Page 1 Position Size Scale factor 0 12 BE 40 93 Baa 100 Zl oo a y 151 35 Gels F 223 32 e Oe 6 3 Tile overlap oa fi 2 of page width Bleedlimit 0125 Imposition layout As in document Full Page Print Preview Cancel Apply Help 10 At this point you could check other tab settings if necessary and click Print Preview recommended if you want to see how the file will be printed or Print to output the file to your printer For all other applications please refer to your software documentation for information on maximum custom page sizes for documents banners or tiling prints 19 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT B
51. ivers that support 590 5 inches unless the document is beyond that size In this example we take 227 3 75 7 therefore the custom page size created would be 44x75 7 inches The reason for this is to save media User Defined Paper Size User Defined EEPE 7 After setting the custom page size and other driver settings media type resolution etc click OK This will bring you back to the document 10 8 At this point click File then Print CorelDRAW will then run a pre flight check and will show the following window CorelDRAW Defauts Swe s Pint Preview Pit _ Cancel apply Her 11 9 Click on the Layout Tab and enable Print Tiled Pages and set any additional parameters as you see fit he Top lett comer je gs ogi mora m 151 35 M 223 37 mj iv oo Ss jo jos a As in document Full Page 10 At this point you could check other tab settings if necessary and click Print Preview recommended if you want to see how the file will be printed or Print to output the file to your printer For all other applications please refer to your software documentation for information on maximum custom page sizes for documents banners or tiling prints 12
52. l paper configuration can be saved and recalled as required by your work flow For best results familiarize yourself with all the information in this document prior to creating your first custom paper configuration Have your test image ready and the paper loaded you will be creating a custom configuration for Some of the configuration items may require you to repeat the adjustment with a different set of values until the best result is achieved Until you become familiar with the effects of each configuration selection you may want to adjust them one ata time You may only need to adjust one or two of the configuration selections to obtain the best results for your media Remember when a Custom Paper Configuration is selected by a Paper Number of 1 10 on the printers control panel it overrides the paper settings from the Epson Driver or 3rd party RIP To restore normal paper settings from the Epson Driver or 3rd party RIP set the Paper Number back to STANDARD EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 1 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 PSB 2002 09 003 10 7 02 Printer Control Panel Paper Configuration Epson always recommends performing a nozzle check prior to using the custom paper configuration to ensure that the printer is functioning properly in order to obtain the best possible image quality and results The EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer control panel Paper Configuration menu contains the following features and functions 1 St eat A
53. l print pattern you want to inspect and select the most vertically aligned image and input the values If you see that each printed section has a different value take an average and reprint the pattern until you get very close to a single value for each vertical pattern 9 Once you have completed the adjustments for unidirectional printing you will move on to the bidirectional adjustment Print Head Alignment Printer Component Software Item LCD Display Printer Button Page 8 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 10 For the bidirectional print pattern inspect the alignment pattern and find the best vertical alignment pattern for the black pattern first generally labeled as K1 do not concern yourself with the other patterns at this point If you do not find an aligned value input the closest aligned value and select Print again This will offset the patterns toward the center pattern number 5 position Once you find an aligned pattern 5 being the best value for black select that value and click the Print button to reprint the patterns for the color adjustment NOTE The color patterns are an offset of black K1 meaning that as black is being adjusted the colors also offset based off that adjustment therefore black should be adjusted first If not printouts may not be as expected color shifts ghosting 11 Looking at the alignment sheet find the best vertical alignment pattern for the colored
54. led 1 17 and then cut down the center of the pattern Light Black and Magenta Looking at the cut pattern you want to select the value using the up or down button that has the cut closest to the center mark and press the Enter button to set that value as noted by an asterisks This adjustment may be very useful when using the 1 cut method so that no data from one image imposes on the other print Press the Paper Source button until the printer is back to a Ready mode Application Example The following example demonstrates how to use the standard Epson software driver to setup and print a 24x15 inch 4 sided borderless image from Adobe Photoshop 6 01 Step 1 Launch Adobe Photoshop and open the image you wish to print Step 2 Select Image Size and increase the width and height by at least 0 25 inches to create a bleed In this example the original document was 24x15 and is being scaled to 24 25 x 15 25 Piel Daren Sd De ern Se Femi a i Ee Wap 4 ete Eh a Feet ion fone ih E pankin Pr hs FF Range mag Bm zl same screen on PC and Mac Step 3 Once the image size is set go to File and Print Options Select Page Setup then Properties to access the printer driver Step 4 Once at the printer Properties Select the Paper tab and under Paper size select User Defined and set the page size to the finished borderless size you want taking into consideration the supported widths The following wind
55. ling or waviness of thin media or over saturated media or eliminating vertical banding The adjustable settings of paper suction are e Standard 100 Suction 1 50 Suction 2 30 Suction 3 10 Suction 4 6 Suction Custom Paper Configuration Page 19 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 CUT METHOD This configuration setting selects the cutting method used for Standard paper Thin paper and Very Thin paper Stan dard is the default selection used for the majority of media s When a media is being cut the cutter is raised and low ered 3 or 4 times during each cut to insure a straight cut without pulling the media during the cutting process e Standard Triple Cut with standard cut pressure e Thin Paper Quadruple Cut with standard cut pressure e Very Thin Paper Quadruple Cut with weak cut pressure The following medias require manual cutting smooth Fine Art Paper Enhanced Matte Posterboard Heavy Weight Polyester Banner Textured Fine Art Paper somerset Velvet Fine Art Paper Backlight Film Canvas Adhesive Vinyl DuPont Semi Gloss Proofing Custom Paper Configuration Page 20 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 1 Click on the selection box arrow and choose the suction method 2 Click Next to confirm your selection and continue with other configuration choices Cut Method Select the desired setting from the Cut Method list Standard is generally suggest
56. ll Paper Q i Stop Jobs EPSON PGG 24x12 relld form Page 1 of 1 Processing job Status amp Name Printing EPSON PGG 24x12 relld form EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 8 EPSON PRINTER UTILITY 1 You can access the Epson Printer Utility from the Print Center by 1 1 First selecting your printer from the Print Center Printer List 1 2 Next click Configure 1 3 Then from the new Printer List window select your printer and click OK 1 4 From the Epson Printer Utility you can Check the Status of Ink Paper and the printer itself perform print head Nozzle Make Default 139 63 2 141 IP Roll Paper Banner 139 63 2 141 IP Roll Paper No Margins Banner 139 63 2 141 IP Roll Paper No Margins 139 63 2 141 IP Roll Paper 139 63 2 141 IP Sheet No Margins 139 63 2 141 IP Sheet 3 Add Delete Configure Printer List Status EPSON SPro 7600 2 3 EPSON SPro 7600 2 4 EPSON SPro 7600 2 2 EPSON SPro 7600 2 1 EPSON SPro 7600 2 6 EPSON SPro 7600 2 5 Name gt SPro 7600 SC 980 SP 1280 SP 1280 SPro 7600 Printer List EPSON TCP IP EPSON pleTalk EPSON pleTalk EPSON pleTalk EPSON pleTalk 139 63 2 141 Stylus_C 0 AF1ED7 EPSON St 0_OF5285 EPSON St 0_0B71F3 Stylus_Pr 0 B7261B Cancel _ Sets Checks Clean the print head or perform Print Head Alignments EPSON Professional Graphics Group
57. ll colors in 1 percent increments within a range of 50 to 50 Too much ink being laid down on a media causes the ink to puddle and bleed or the paper to become wet and limp causing it to have ripples The ink at the high spots of the ripples will be more saturated or darker giving the appearance of vertical banding Reducing the density or saturation of ink on the media will prevent the media from becoming wet and will eliminate the ripples and vertical banding Horizontal banding can be noticed if the color density is set too low 1 Position the slider toward 50 to increase density or toward 50 to decrease density You can also type a density percentage within the range of 50 to 50 in the value box Custom Paper Configuration Page 22 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 2 Click Print to produce a test print to verify your density selection and repeat the process as required to achieve the proper density 3 Click Next to confirm your selection and continue with other configuration choices x Color Density Adjustment Custom Name New Setting Media type Doubleweight Matte Paper 0 F 2 Sample Print 50 50 Print Use the slider to adjust the Color Density setting To make a sample print at the selected density setting click Print use color balance is not maintained when using this feature prin ecause results may be different from anticipated If you want to chang lor density while maint
58. lus Color 3000 Printers Subject PostScript Printing Support for Mac OS X Native Mode This bulletin provides instructions for installing and configuring a Mac OS X Client with your existing EPSON hardware or software RIP If your EPSON Professional Wide Format printer was bundled with one of the RIP packages listed below or if you had purchased the RIP as an option then you can configure a Mac OS X Client with OS Version 10 2 and above for PostScript printing by simply installing the appropriate RIP PPD EFI RS 5000 LX Series Stylus Pro 5000 printer EFI RS 5100 X2 Series Stylus Pro 9000 7000 9500 and 7500 printers Fiery Spark Designer Stylus Pro 5500 printer Fiery Spark Professional 1 0 Stylus Pro 5500 and Stylus Pro 1O000ARC DYE printers Fiery Spark Professional 2 0 Stylus Pro 96 00UCM 7600UCM printers EPSON StylusRIP Stylus Color 3000 and Stylus Pro 5000 printers Installation Instructions Setup your existing RIP Server as per the instructions provided in the User s Guide that came with your RIP To setup a Mac OS X Version 10 2 Client follow the instructions below There are two ways you can add a PPD and configure your printer in OS X AppleTalk or IP Printing AppleTalk Installation 1 Open the Print Center which can be found on your hard disk driver under Applications Utilities 8 8 8 J Utilities Ge oo S in na val sem E A G A ww K Back Forward View Computer Home Favorites Applications
59. n 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in OS OS X Win 9x Me 44 in 44 in 44 in 44 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in Win NT 44 in 44 In 44 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 90 5 in 4 0 2000 XP Print jobs being sent through the Epson standard print driver should be in the RGB format in order for color management to be utilized properly Macintosh OS X allows you to create any paper size regardless of printer driver s limitations Exceeding these limitations will result in your image being cropped and printed at 8 5 x 11 1 Maximum custom page size allowable for EPSON PostScript options PPD Stylus Color Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Pro 3000 Pro 4000 Pro 5000 Pro 5500 Pro 7000 Pro 7500 Pro 7600 Pro 9000 Pro 9500 Pro 9600 10000 series EPSON Stylus 44 in aa in N A RIP EPSON Fiery kan in NOTE NOTET See See RIP Station NOTE 1 NOTET 1 NOTE 1 NOTE 1 EPSON Fiery Bua in Spark Designer Mac EPSON Fiery 44 in See See See Spark NOTE1 NOTE1 NOTE 1 Professional EPSON N A See N A 44 in N A See See See ColorBurst RIP NOTE1 NOTE1 NOTE1 NOTE 1 Print jobs being sent through the Epson PostScript driver can be either RGB or CMYK format Settings in the RIP will determine how color management is used Maximum page size allowable from software applications Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylus Stylu
60. n of each configuration selection You can change an individual configuration item or as many as you wish To create your Custom Paper Configuration you will adjust default paper configuration settings then print an image until you achieve the desired results When you have completed your Custom Paper Configuration you can assign ita name and save it for easy recall the next time your work flow requires the same paper configuration 1 The Custom Name selection will allow you to create a New paper configuration or modify previously created configurations by clicking on the drop down box arrow and selecting it from the list Custom Paper Configuration Page 12 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 2 The Configuration selections allow you to select one or more items to configure EPSON Printer Service Utility xj Custom Name E Setting Configuration Settings lv Media Type Dry Time per Print Head Pass V Paper Feed Adjustment Paper Suction g Select the setting you want to adjust V Cut Method z V Print Quality Color Density Adjustment ome ee idk spats alre Pope All w custom configuration ea e the settings the nane ou We Cu Bain Name EA u wo SEE New ing AE settings you would like to make from the Configuration Settings list MEDIA TYPE 1 The media type 1 gives you a choice of selecting a pre configured Epson default media configuration to modify 2 Paper Thickness 2 is
61. ndow Help AppleTalk O Directory Services ma IP Printin a _ Pann Rendezvous mmm USE lt Only neose an EPSON AppleTalk Epson selection EPSON FireWire EPSON TCP IP v EPSON USB f Add 7 Cancel EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 5 5 After you choose the Epson Interface Connection the Print Center automatically searches the connection for printers When the search completes 5 1 Select your printer from the list by clicking on it 5 2 Next select your Page Setup Roll Paper is the default If your work flow will include several of the choices they can be added individually or to save time you can add all the choices by selecting All The choices you make are print queues for the specific job types and will be listed in the Print Center 5 3 When you have completed making your Paper Setup choices click Add Print Center Edit View Printers Jobs Window Help Printer List EPSON TCP IP HA Name T Internet address or DNS name Verify f Jobs Kind 1 139 63 2 192 IP EPSON SPro 7600 x Roll Paper Roll Paper No Margins Page Setup Roll Paper Roll Paper Banner Roll Paper No Margins Banner Sheet Sheet No Margins 6 The printer and queues will be added to the Print Center Printer List g Print Center Edit View Printers Jobs Window Help Printer List 139 63 2 192 IP Roll Paper EPSON SPro 7600 1 1 EPSON Profes
62. necessary media The only options for printing beyond the limitations is to save the file and print via an application that does not have the 30 000 pixel limit may lose color management functions or print the file through a PostScript RIP which will allow for longer pages The following examples show how to setup banner printing from Adobe Illustrator 8 01 and CorelDRAW 9 from the PC platform The Macintosh versions of these applications should be very similar in function Please refer to your software documentation for additional assistance Adobe lilustrator 8 01 In this example we are creating a banner which is 227 inches Illustrators max page setup 1 Launch Illustrator and open or place your file in the page layout 2 Click on File then Document Setup The following screen appears Document Setup Custom inches 3 Uncheck Use Print Setup enable Tile Full Pages and create the page size in our example we used 44x227 inches 4 Click Print Setup This will bring up the print driver 5 Click on the Paper Tab The following appears r PDH Ctrl Pin LONNICF Pinpartina 6 Set the Paper Source to Roll Paper Banner and also enable Save Roll Paper 7 When creating the custom page size divide the banner size by a value that will make it less than the printer maximum custom page size not necessary for OS Drivers that support 590 5 inches In this example we take 227 3 75 7 therefore the custom
63. ng Photoshop 5 x for the PC the print job will actually be truncated to fit within the printable area of the printer Be advised that you may not get a page size error It may be useful to enable the print preview function of your printer driver if available so that you do not waste unnecessary media The only options for printing beyond the limitations is to save the file and print via an application that does not have the 30 000 pixel limit may lose color management functions or print the file through a PostScript RIP which will allow for longer pages UPDATE Photoshop CS allows for a maximum Pixel limit of 300 000 x 300 000 this would create a 251 5 GB file This allows Photoshop to have a print dimension of 4166 666 x 4166 666 at 72 ppi Pixels per Inch At 360 ppi your max print size would be 833 333 x 833 333 You can still only print 44 x 90 5 Photoshop CS at this point exceeds the capability of our printers 3 For Windows Users if you encounter partial incomeplete prints while having Finest Detail enabled please disable this setting It is recommended for low resolution text and line art to sharpen their edges For photos this may create a massive print file that is too large for the printer driver to process correctly The following examples show how to setup banner printing from Adobe Illustrator 8 x 9 x and CorelDRAW 9 from the PC platform The Macintosh versions of these applications should be very similar in funct
64. ng transportation or in the case of long term storage to prevent ink from drying in the print head and ink system causing the system to become clogged This procedure will require you to contact Epson Support to request a Printer Transportation Kit so you will be able to flush the Ink System for shipping The Printer Transportation Kit is provided on a loan basis and is shipped at no charge when shipped by UPS ground Additional shipping charges will apply if an alternate shipping method is requested The Printer Transportation Kit must be returned to Epson promptly after use Prior to calling Epson for the Printer Transportation Kit the following prerequisites are required 2 1 Have the Original Shipping Container available to package the printer and stand Epson has shipping containers available for purchase alternatives would be to ship the printer via padded van or have a shipping container custom built locally Epson Shipping Container Stylus Pro 7600 P N PRO7600BOX Stylus Pro 9600 P N PRO9600BOX 2 2 Have the Shipping Head Lock Clamp and screw available P N 1112287 Also available from Epson 2 3 Have at least One new Waste Ink tank available or Two Waste Ink Tanks if your current tank is less then 3 stars Waste ink tanks can be ordered from you dealer or online from the Epson Store www epson com P N C12C890071 2 4 Additionally when the printer arrives at its destination a New set of inks will be required to perform the initial ink charge o
65. nt you will likely see the following message Adobe Photoshop The image is larger than the paper s printable area some clipping will occur Cancel Step 7 Click Proceed and Print to begin imaging the document Page 4 of 4 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 11 26 02 Originator RWS Bulletin PSB 2002 11 001 Authorization _ Reference TE02 387 TE02 409 Total Pages 2 Product Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Subject Firmware UpGrade to BN282A_Q UPG BW282A_Q UPG This bulletin was created to inform you of a printer firmware upgrade for the Epson Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600 inkjet printer Description of Change This firmware version supersedes and includes all previous firmware revisions Firmware Date October 28 2002 Reason 1 Resolves Communication Errors with High Speed computers connected via Ethernet It is recommended that the firmware for the Epson Ethernet card in the printer is also upgraded to the most current version The Epson Ethernet card firmware can be downloaded from Epson s Web site www epson com 2 When the Cleaning Unit reaches end of life the printer no longer stops operation instead a Maintenance Request 0040 is displayed and the printer continues operation a Improved overall ink utilization with the exception of the initial ink set that is used for charging the ink system A With previous versions of the firmware once a Black Ink change operation was star
66. odel _ Fiery Spark PRO9600 v1 0 L Go to Add to Favorites P Cancel Choose noos d Add Name Status Print on 139 63 4 106 6 Repeat the process to add your additional queues Your Mac OS X Client should now be ready to print Note The StylusRIP does not have a separate folder on the CD to select the printers PPD In order to select the PPD it must be copied from another client s Printer Description folder as shown below HDD System folder Extensions folder Printer Description folder Mac 05 9 2 gt System Folder J Extensions T Printer Descriptions EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 9 30 2002 Originator RS Bulletin PSB 2002 09 003 Authorization Reference NA Total Pages 7 Product EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Series Subject Printer Control Panel Paper Configuration This bulletin was created to inform you of the use and functionality of the Printers control panel Paper Configuration menu and options for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Series Inkjet printers PURPOSE The EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer control panel Paper Configuration menu allows the user to make ten custom paper configurations that override the standard printer driver or 3rd party RIP paper configuration The custom paper configuration also allows the user to use media other than EPSON genuine media or to customize Epson media settings The settings you make using the printers control pane
67. om Scale Width 4 Height 100 i Save Preset Cancel ie Done gt 4 Click on Print 10 NOTE 1 NOTE 2 NOTE 3 When enabled the first page will be printed first instead of the last page first Or Change the orientation to Reverse then you dont have to check the Reverse Order Always select the custom page size last if not it will default to other paper sizes Before printing a large document make sure you have enough ink to prevent getting an Ink Out message causing the print job to stop and not completing the entire print 11 Adobe Illustrator 8 x 9 x In this example we are creating a banner which is 227 inches Illustrators max page setup 1 Launch Illustrator and open or place your file in the page layout 2 Click on File then Document Setup The following screen appears 3 Uncheck Use Print Setup enable Tile Full Pages and create the page size in our example we used 44x227 inches Document Setup my i A4rtboard Size Custom width 44 jn Units finches Height 227 in Use Print Setup Orientation Show Images In Artwork C Single Full Page f Tile Full Pages C Tile Imageable Areas K Cancel Print Setup Rh View Paths Output Resolution je00 dpi f Split Long Paths Flatness Printing Device Resolution Output Resolution Options W Use Printer s Default Screen Compatible Gradient and Gradient Me
68. ow will pop up NOTE On the MAC platform the margin settings are disregarded when performing no margin or borderless printing PC Mac Step 5 Once the custom page size is created click OK and ensure that both No Margins and Auto Cut boxes have check marks Also ensure that the printers control panel is also set to Roll Cutter On Page 3 PC Step 6 Select OK to get back to the Print Options menu and verify that the custom page size is correct in the Print Options window If not go back to page setup and verify the custom page size selection Once this is done select Print you will likely see the following message Step 7 Click Proceed and Print to begin imaging the document Page 4 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 8 8 02 Originator RR PSB PSB 2002 01 001A Authorization Reference PSB 2002 01 001 Total Pages 12 Product s EPSON Stylus Color 3000 Stylus Pro 5000 5500 7000 Series 7600 Series 9000 Series 9600 Series and 10000 Series Subject Maximum Printable Area Limits for the EPSON Professional Graphic Printer line This bulletin was created to inform you of the maximum custom page sizes allowable for EPSON Professional Graphic products The tables below show the maximum page sizes allowable for the EPSON Professional Graphics printer line Desktop and Large Format Although this document is meant as a guideline for the maximum page size allowable for each printer it does not include printa
69. p window comes up select your printer name and set the Roll Paper Options to Roll Paper Banner Roll Paper Banner No Margin if printing no margins 6 In the Copies and Pages section click on the drop down arrow select Roll Paper Option Uncheck Auto Cut then check Save Roll Paper 7 Then click on Print This will bring you back to the Print window r sopi 7 Print Printer Stylus Pro 7600 Roll Paper B Presets Standard Roll Paper Option Auto Cut H Print Page Line Save Roll Paper Help Preview Save As PDF p Faxnm Cancel 8 This time click on Page Setup you see the following screen just click on Continue If you don t want to see the window again place a check mark on Don t Show Again box The Page Setup dialog box is provided by the operating system To ensure that you can use the full print capabilities of iustrator please set all print options from the Print dialog DOR Don t Show Again Return te Print Dialog 9 When Page Setup is open click on the down arrow for Custom Paper Size NOTE When creating the custom page size divide the banner size by a value that will make it less than the printer maximum custom page size 90 5 inches In this example we take 180 2 90 therefore the custom page size created would be 20x90 inches 10 Click on New name the custom size i e 20 x 180 in this example under Paper Size type in 20 inches
70. page size created would be 44x75 7 inches The reason for this is to save media User Defined Paper Size a User Detined Aaa Fo 8 After setting the custom page size and other driver settings media type resolution etc click OK This will bring you back to the document setup The page should now show the following 9 At this point you can and resize the image to fit within the printable area and print CorelDRAW 9 In this example a banner is created at 227 inches 1 Launch CorelDRAW and open or place an image in your page layout Adjust the page size and image for the document as shown in the following image me joe T Tap nTrg mi E ee ee MERET LAEN ee SS Se A fae cam a ar e Ce a E aE Te a a f m es z pim l Le 42 t nns die E as Fo lt i x a p ef om 2 P iba bt A Wia z kat F i S m SS a ee F l T esiin i eF z T oe in famn i i at ft o pa lm oOo p TT wll E ie oe of Serr fe andes fe fie le i Ee D ila Penra a wE Maj Mos eu wW Pa cr Da Flg 3 Click on File and Print Setup 4 Click on the Paper Tab The following appears r PDH Ctrl Pin LONNICF Pinpartina 5 Set the Paper Source to Roll Paper Banner and also enable Save Roll Paper 6 When creating the custom page size divide the banner size by a value that will make it less than the printer maximum custom page size not necessary for OS Dr
71. r paper guide of the printer Loading the paper to the right of the holes may cause a slight margin on the edge of the page Page 1 of 4 Hardware settings adjustments for Borderless Printing 1 Ensure the printer is in a Ready mode and press the SelecType button The LCD display will show Printer Setup Press the SelecType button once more to enter the Printer Setup Menu Press the down button until the display shows No Margin Press the SelecType button to enter the No Margin menu Press the up or down buttons to select one of the three types of No Margin printing options NOTE When not selecting no margin in the Epson driver or using a Fiery Spark or a 3 party RIP these settings do not make any difference to normal printing e L R only Enables no margin on the left and right side of the page only i Select this mode for use with cut sheet media when using the optional Auto Take up reel SP9600 only and media which does not support the internal cutter The top and bottom edges will require manual trimming e 1 CUT Media saver mode i Each image is butted up against the next bottom to top and 1 cut separates them In this mode the Cut Adjust described item 6 is extremely important An inaccurate cut may leave some printed data that will show on one of the prints Media with a high curl memory should not use this mode as the cut may be slightly inaccurate regardless of adjustment On a single image job the next
72. ress the Delete button Printer List O Add Delete Name i Kind Status 139 63 2 160 IP Roll Paper Banner EPSON SPro 7600 1 3 139 63 2 160 IP Roll Paper No Margins Banner EPSON SPro 7600 1 4 139 63 2 160 IP Roll Paper No Margins EPSON SPro 7600 1 2 139 63 2 160 IP Roll Paper EPSON SPro 7600 1 1 139 63 2 160 IP Sheet No Margins EPSON SPro 7600 1 6 139 63 2 160 IP Sheet EPSON SPro 7600 1 5 EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 10 3 Inthe next steps you will be dragging Files or Folders to the Trash OS X requires you to have proper Ownership amp Permissions to the Epson folder on your OS X hard drive Highlight the Epson folder then GoTo File Get Info and select Ownership amp Permissions Click on the Pad Lock to unlock it then from the Owner dropdown menu choose the User name that was used to install OS X and or the Printer Driver in addition a password may be required if assigned for the user Where MAC OS X Library Printers Created Sat Jul 27 2002 8 22 PM Modified Wed Apr 30 2003 10 44 AM gt Preview nobody Y Ownersh Apply to enclosed items Size 265 4 MB on disk 262 733 668 es gt Comments Name Password or phrase OG unknown Details Access y ve n 5 i i k Others E f Cancel Ok Epson america Authenticate ce EPSON Info Y General E EPSON Finder requires tha
73. rint 14 CorelDRAW In this example a banner is created at 227 inches 1 Launch CorelDRAW and open or place an image in your page layout Adjust the page size and image for the document as shown in the following image CorelDRAW 9 Zoo Poster iex P File Edit View Layout Arange Effects Bitmaps Text Tools window Help 18 x lo eM Ss Bln ar E yo EN vaa Tiara w HCS E EEE BL 32 Lenat DRAA T o 24 244 1of1 d _Pagel L E Click an object twice for rotating skewing dbl clicking tool selects all objects Shift click multi s Fill 91 219 118 552 Outline gt lt Click on File and Print Setup 15 4 Click on the Paper Tab The following appears Roll Paper Banner Roll Paper Banner Auto Cut On ae SSCS E Auto aotate m O eono s Normal r aatake mp atk Color Controla atate by Tou MicroWeave On Snbe ile Area High Speed Off Centered 5 Set the Paper Source to Roll Paper Banner and also enable Save Roll Paper 16 6 When creating the custom page size divide the banner size by a value that will make it less than the printer maximum custom page size In this example we take 227 3 75 7 therefore the custom page size created would be 44x75 7 inches The reason for this is to save media User Defined Paper Size Paper Size Name 4475 7 Paper width 4400 4 lf 4402 Paper Height z570 fl S055 Un
74. s Pro 9600 Firmware File Name BW0632_Q UPG Download from www epson com PC Download File Name epson10693 MAC Download File Name epson10695 EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 2 EPSON Product Support Bulletin Date 12 20 2002 Originator RR ER PSB PSB 2002 06 001B Authorization LA Reference EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Reference Guide Total Pages 4 Product s EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Series Subject No Margin and Borderless Printing This bulletin is provided for assistance on how to create and print a borderless document on the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 and EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 Inkjet printers There are two aspects to this new feature No Margin which allows the image to bleed off the left and right side of the page on sheet or roll media and Borderless which is a true 4 sided page using No Margin and Auto Cut on roll media only Important Information regarding Borderless Printing 1 No Margin and Borderless printing are functions of the printer s hardware in combination with the EPSON standard software drivers for MAC and PC The EPSON Fiery Spark Professional 2 01 PostScript RIP currently does not support the No Margin or Borderless printing feature If you are using a non Epson RIP please contact that manufacturer directly regarding whether this feature is implemented and it s use 2 No margin and borderless printing are implemented for specific media widths only If the No Margins option in the soft
75. s Stylus Stylus Pro Color 3000 Pro 4000 Pro 5000 Pro 5500 Pro 7000 Pro 7500 Pro 7600 Pro 9000 Pro 9500 Pro 9600 10000 Series Adobe Photoshop See See See See See See See See See See See 5 x 6 x 7 x NOTE 2 NOTE 2 NOTE 2 NOTE 2 NOTE 2 NOTE2 NOTE 2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE 2 NOTE 2 vu Photoshop See See See See See See See See See See See NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE2 NOTE 2 NOTE 2 8 x 9 x Adobe Illustrator 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in 227 in CS QuarkXPress 48 in 48 in 48 in 48 in 48 in 48 in 48 in 48 in 48 in 48 in 48 in CELE J ff ff CorelIDRAW 1 800 in 1 800in 1 800in 1 800 in 1 800in 1 800in 1 800in 1 800 in 1 800 in 1 800in 1 800 in Real 8 x 9 x 10 x 11 x These applications allow for tiling of print pages therefore allowing you to print beyond the printers maximum page length limit and print to the applications limits The printer driver must be set for Roll Paper Banner mode so that page breaks at the printer s maximum page length do not occur in essence gives you a 0 margin for the bottom of the page The Stylus Pro 5000 5500 however will give a slight page break at the 44 inch limit as these printers do not support banner mode Also printing certain elements from these applications may not utilize color management correctly properly and may produce output color
76. s all previous firmware versions Firmware Date February 06 2003 Reason 1 Corrects Epson Status Monitor 3 ink level information reporting 2 Corrects Vertical Banding issues while printing at 2880 x 1440 with UltraChrome inks ONLY NOTE Upgrading the firmware does not automatically enable the 2880 X 1440 vertical banding fix To confirm if this fix applies to your printer after upgrading the firmware test the printer at 720 and 1440 dpi modes If no vertical banding is visible at these resolutions then call Epson Professional Graphics Support for additional information on how to enable the vertical banding fix for 2880 X 1440 dpi 3 Prevents printing past the edges of a page when the paper is inserted skewed in manual cut mode by detecting the front edge of the paper more accurately EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 1 4 Corrects occasional garbage print on the right side of a page at 2880 x 1440 with 3rd RIP s 5 Firmware Upgrade Information The Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600 firmware can be upgraded with the Epson Printer Service Utility available separately The Epson Printer Service Utility can be down loaded from Epson s Web site www epson com Instructions for the utility are included when downloading the file 6 Firmware File Information 6 1 Stylus Pro 7600 Firmware File Name BN0632_Q UPG Download from www epson com PC Download File Name epson10692 MAC Download File Name epson10694 6 2 Stylu
77. s and how they can be used In most cases when the Epson driver and media are used all of these values are pre configured and do not require a custom paper configuration You will find the Custom Paper Configuration useful when using third party media and RIP s to obtain the best possible image quality 1 Paper Configuration Number The default is Standard When you are creating a New Custom Paper Configuration and want to override the paper configuration from the Epson driver or 3Rd party RIP you must first select one of the ten custom paper configuration numbers Range 7 10 then press the Enter button to set and confirm your selection Selecting a paper configuration number allows you to save further modify and recall your specific custom paper configuration by its number To use the Standard default or any one of the ten custom paper configurations after you have created them simply enter the Paper Configuration Number selection for your current media by using the Paper Feed A w button to scroll the media number choices press the Enter Button an will appear to confirm your selection Paper Thickness The default is AUTO This configuration value allows you configure the medias thickness value dynamically by printing a test pattern of 17 vertical overlapping sets of lines and choosing which set of lines overlaps the best Press the Enter button when Paper Thickness is displayed THICK PAT PRINT is displayed on the LCD display Pre
78. sh Printing 4 Click Print Setup This will bring up the print driver 12 5 Click on the Paper Tab The following appears EPSON Stylus Pro 10000CF Properties ee jki Main Paper Layout Utility User Defined Paper Size Paper Source Paper Size Mame Fon Paper Banner Paper Size 14u75 7 75 Roll P E Ao a Fages User Defined 441757 Paper Width 4400 Roll Paper Option 717 4402 Paper Height r570 fl S055 Unit C Oem f O inch Delete OK Cancel Help Suto Rotate I Auto Cut Ornentation i Portrait Landscape Color Controls P Rotate by ien Microw eave On Copies Printable Area High Speed Off i ae Centered Version 6 01 cont Hee 6 Set the Paper Source to Roll Paper Banner and also enable Save Roll Paper 7 When creating the custom page size divide the banner size by a value that will make it less than the printer maximum custom page size In this example we take 227 3 75 7 therefore the custom page size created would be 44x75 7 inches The reason for this is to save media 13 8 After setting the custom page size and other driver settings media type resolution etc click OK This will bring you back to the document setup Now double click the Page tool 9 The page should now show the following 10 At this point you can and resize the image to fit within the printable area and p
79. sional Graphics Group Page 6 7 To add or remove information displayed about the printer go to the View Menu and select Columns the choose the information you would like to display Print Center Edit EQ Printers Jobs Window Help Hide Toolbar irinter List Customize Toolbar Add Q Columns t ow Stati d Favorite v Kind E Si Host v Status Location v Jobs 139 63 2 192 IP Roll Paper ON SPro 7600 1 1 8 To make the printer the Default printer highlight the printer then go to the Printers Menu and select Make Default or click the Make Default button Print Cemer Edit View Bee Jobs Window Help Printer Configure Printer Show info LEP GEL LIF Rall Papen siur COLOR SRO BE7 12 HATI Show fobs Sop jobi 9 The Default printer will be highlighted in the Printer List PrintCenter Edit View Printers Jobs Window Help Printer List 139 63 2 192 IP Roll Paper EPSON SPro 7600 1 1 Stylus_COLOR_980 B37121 AT EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 7 10 To view the Job Status of a printer double click on it in the Printer List to display its information and status Print Center Edit View Printers Jobs Window Help Printer List Make Default i Add Delete Configure Name Status Kind 139 63 2 192 IP Roll Paper Printing EPSON SPro 7600 1 1 Stylus_COLOR_980 B37121 AT EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 139 63 2 192 IP Ro
80. ss Papers or Photo Glossy Papers Also prior to performing any adjustments always perform a nozzle check to ensure no nozzles are missing so that the best print quality will be possible The nozzle check can be performed from either the Control Panel of the printer or via the Util ity tab of the printer driver Firmware Compatibility Requirements In order for the Print Head Alignment utility to function properly please update your printers Firmware to version BN0526 SP7600 or BW0526 SP9600 or Higher For information on updating your printers firmware please refer to page 28 EPSON Professional Graphics Group Paae 2 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 Printer Service Utility Installation To install and run the Printer Service Utility do the following 1 Download the appropriate file exe or hqx from the Epson Web Site to the Desktop of your computer http support epson com 2 Double click the epson10464 exe or epson10465 sea hqx file to extract the files 3 On the PC once the extraction is completed the Setup program will start automatically On the Macintosh platform double click the installer to begin the installation of the printer service utility 4 Follow the on screen prompts to complete the installation of the utility NOTE To uninstall the utility use the Add Remove Programs PC or drag and drop the folder to the Trash Macintosh Starting the Printer Service Utility Program PC
81. ss the Enter button the display changes to PAT PRINTING The pattern that prints has 17 columns of vertical overlapping lines each is numbered You choose which set of vertical lines that overlaps the best Straightest Vertical Line and use the Paper Feed A F to enter the Custom Configuration value Range 1 17 then press the Enter button to confirm and save the value 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IIT 12 13 14 15 16 17 Printer Control Panel Paper Configuration Page 4 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 PSB 2002 09 003 10 7 02 3 Cut Pressure The default is 700 The Cut Pressure configuration setting is useful to insure good cuts with supported media and to allow cutting of thinner media without snagging or tearing it Range 0 150 For thinner media try a value less then 100 A dull or damaged cutter blade will cause improper cutting as well as cutting media that is not supported for the built in automatic cutter Media that is NOT supported by the built in automatic cutter includes Smooth Fine Art Textured Fine Art Canvas Enhanced Matte Posterboard Somerset Velvet Fine Art Paper Adhesive Vinyl Backlight Film Heavy Weight Polyester Banner DuPont Semi Gloss Proofing and third party medias that are similar to those mentioned or paper media greater then 10mil thickness Damage to the cutter blade will occur by using the built in Auto Cutter to cut these medias Epson has a manual cutter option that can cut these medias 4 Cut Method
82. t you type your passphrase Kind Folder 4 You have TWO choices for removing files from the Epson Folder The two choices are outlined below 4 1 Removing ONLY the Stylus Pro 7600 or 9600 Plug in and Preference from the Epson folder Preferred 4 1 1 Drag the Stylus Pro 7600 9600 10600 plug in to the TRASH aml Fonsard ro MA OS A X 5 Appliraiboms 2 Application Supper J Canon I 3 ice i LA PMO plugin a a E Library e 0 Audie C Geom z E Eysi Cart LI PSE OR plugin I T A MAC OS x e D System J Caches J hp Sari n AU L OF Msuppert I Lexmark I ele G Menwark L Gabe Sy ret J PPO Plugins La z p sat Li Deskop Pictures I s La an prugin it Dasturniemtat imi E gt sE pugin a J Meryem Li SCT pligi Fort DI SSB plugin ry scagoptugin EPSON Professional Graphics Group Li SE9RD plugin Li SC380 plugin i ina Lal SPF 0p bugin J keyn i Lay Li SPPASEPK plugin T lags Go Spi Seren plegii J Medem Sorig 0 SPR 04eries_plugin J Peri G SPS TO plugin J Pref 2 SPS PS DL plugin a Fire Li SPS9O plugin J Quick LI SPSS plugin J Receipts Li SPL270 plugin T Stren faves Lal SP L280 plugin J Scripts 2 P12590 plugin T User Piece La SPIOOOP plugin J Websery jo SPref 00 plugin LI TEPP plugin 2 USE plugin 2 utilises Page 11 4 1 2 Drag the printers Preferences to the TRASH Eata a MMM _ Preferences ha rary AX w j oo im y y E N Back Forward View Computer Home Favorites Appl
83. ted it would not allow the user to return to the original Black Ink during the ink change processes This version of the firmware allows the return to the original Black Ink type During the Black Ink change operation when the menu asks for the new ink cartridge to be installed the user now has the option to return to the original Black ink or proceed with the Black Ink change simply by inserting the Black Ink cartridge they wish to use 5 Adds a 90 second pause between repetitive cutting operation to allow cooling of the cutter solenoid to insure paper cuts properly Firmware Upgrade Information The Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600 firmware can be upgraded with the Epson Printer Service Utility available separately The Epson Printer Service Utility can be down loaded from Epson s Web site www epson com Instructions for the utility are included when downloading the file Firmware File Information 1 Stylus Pro 7600 Firmware File Name BN282A_Q UPG Download form www epson com PC Download File Name epson10595 MAC Download File Name epson10596 2 Stylus Pro 9600 Firmware File Name BW282A_Q UPG Download form www epson com PC Download File Name epson10597 MAC Download File Name epson10598 EPSON Product Support Bulletin Date 09 25 2002 Originator MS PSB PSB 2002 09 004 Authorization AA Reference N A Total Pages Product s EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 9500 9600 7000 7500 7600 10000 10600 5000 5500 and Sty
84. the condition you agree with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION EPSON to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement By installing or using the Software you are representing to agree all the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement You should read this Agreement carefully before installing or using the Software If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this Agreement you are not permitted to install or use the Software 1 License EPSON and its suppliers grant you a personal 7 P merere ee r ere Print Save Go Back Continue gt Page 3 7 Select the Destination Disk your OS X volume to install the driver on by clicking on its icon then click CONTINUE Installation Type is the next step EASY INSTALL is the default to perform the basic driver installation to continue click INSTALL install EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 Install EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 Easy Install Easy Install Introduction introduction License License Select Destination Click Install to perform a basic installation of this Select Destination Click Upgrade to perform a basic installation of this _ installation Type software package lnsta ofan pack aoe NOTE If you see Upgrade instead of Install CANCEL the inst inst X mis Wi ois installation and follow the steps in DRIVER REMOVAL f GoBack Install A istomize Go Back f Upgrade
85. the standard printer driver You can select custom settings saved with this software from the standard printer driver Prior to using the Printer Service Utility and any other printing applications it is always recommended to perform a nozzle check prior to using the utility to ensure that the unit is functioning properly in order to obtain the best possible quality results This software contains the following features functions 1 Print Head Alignment for unidirectional and bidirectional printing 2 Custom Paper Media Configuration 3 Power Head Cleaning 4 Firmware Update EPSON Professional Graphics Group Paae 1 Note The Standard EPSON Printer Driver and Status Monitor 3 must be installed in order to use this software System Requirements Microsoft Windows Windows 95 98 Millennium Edition 2000 XP or NT 4 0 with EPSON Standard Printer Driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 installed and USB IEEE1394 or Parallel connection Apple Macintosh Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 2 with USB or IEEE1394 connection with EPSON Standard Printer Driver Status Monitor is part of driver installed Note Ethernet Connection is not supported on either platform Minimum of 30Mb free Hard Disk space and 128Mb RAM both Macintosh and PC platforms Basic Output Quality Requirements When performing these and any adjustments it is recommended to use EPSON genuine coated media such as Enhanced Matte Paper Doubleweight Matte Paper Photo Semiglo
86. uld experience and suggestions on how they may be corrected using the Epson driver and media or 3rd party RIP and media e General Print Quality Head Cleaning Paper Thickness Adj Print Adj e Paper Cutting Cut Pressure Adj Cut Method Adj Suction Adj e Vertical Banding Head Cleaning Paper Thickness Adj Suction Adj Print Adj or try reducing the ink saturation in the driver or RIP e Horizontal Banding Repeating evenly spaced Thin Light or Dark lines Head Cleaning Paper Thickness Adj Paper Feed Adj Print Adj e Horizontal Banding Wide usually darker bands Head Cleaning Paper Thickness Adj Dry Time Adj Print Adj e Bi Directional printing mis registration Head Cleaning Paper Thickness Adj Print Adj Printer Control Panel Paper Configuration Page 7 EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN Date 8 22 2002 Originator RR Bulletin PSB 2002 08 001 Authorization 4 Reference N A Total Pages 31 Product EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Series Subject EPSON Printer Service Utility This bulletin was created to inform you of the use and functionality of the EPSON Printer Service Utility for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Series Inkjet printers PURPOSE The EPSON Printer Service Utility allows the user to make custom settings without using the standard printer driver it also allows the user to use media other than EPSON genuine media to produce prints The settings you make using this software corresponds to with
87. ware driver is not selectable grayed out this means the feature is not available for the media width specified The table below details the supported widths EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 24 width maximum EPSON Stylus Pro 9600 44 width maximum 3 Borderless printing requires the use roll media and the printer s internal cutter When choosing the following EPSON Genuine roll medias in the EPSON driver Auto Cut is automatically disabled regardless of selection to prevent damage to the cutter Damage may be due to heavy thickness material type or coating and can result in early failure of the cutter resulting in incomplete or ragged cuts Cutter Blade re order C12C815241 No margin printing is the only function supported for these media types when using the appropriate widths ae ow Textured Fine Art Paper Backlight Film l In general thick media or Dupont EPSON Semi media s with coatings Gloss Proofing Paper which ma ves the ade Heavyweight Polyester Banner Adhesive Vinyl 4 Cut sheet media supports No Margin printing only Left Right 5 The originating document needs to be created or resized by at least 1 4 25 inches over the desired finished dimensions For No Margin printing add 1 4 to just the width For Borderless printing add 1 4 to the width and height 6 When loading paper ensure that the right edge of the paper lines up to the left edge of the vertical alignment holes on the lowe
88. zle check to verify improvement in the nozzle check If improvement is noticed then additional control panel or driver cleaning can be performed If marginal or no improvement is noticed then the Power Head cleaning should be tried followed by nozzle a check for verification This process can also be repeated if improvement is noticed Power head cleaning are a stronger then normal head cleanings used recover more difficult print head nozzle issues Power head cleanings run for approxamatly 2 1 2 minutes and use more ink then a standard cleaning 1 Form the Printer Service Utility main menu select the Printer 2 Form the Function drop down menu select Power Head Cleaning 3 Click Next to continue EPSON Printer Service Utility Select a printer and the function you would like to perform from the Printer and Function lists Power Head Cleaning Page 26 Stylus Pro 7600 9600 Printer Service Utility 8 26 02 4 Click Start to run a Power Head Cleaning NOTE A Power Head Cleaning can run for approximately 2 1 2 minutes it uses more ink then a driver or printer control panel cleaning try them first to clear nozzle issues A power head cleanin after an g is longer than anormal head cleaning Try this if nozzles still remain clogged ormal head cleaning Click Start to begin cleaning N ote A power head cleaning uses much more ink than a normal head cleaning and takes approximately 2 lt Back Home

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