Epson Stylus Pro 4900 Printer Quick Reference Guide
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1. is low and make sure you have the correct replacement il cartridge l ALT WY Epson UltraChrome HDR ink cartridges aa 1 Green GR T653B00 2 Light Light Black LLK T653900 3 Remove the expended ink cartridge from the printer 3 Yellow Y T653400 4 Light Cyan LC T653500 l 5 Vivid Light Magenta VLM T653600 Warning Do not shake the expended cartridge or 6 Orange OR T653A00 ink may leak If ink gets on your hands wash them 1 Matie Blac MR 290 thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets in your 8 Vivid Magenta VM T653300 l 9 Light Black LK 1653700 eyes flush them immediately with water 10 11 Cyan C T653200 Photo Black PK T653100 lill MT Checking Ink Levels and Replacing Ink Cartridges continued Make sure the replacement cartridge is the correct color and remove it from its package Gently shake the cartridge before installing it Hold the cartridge with the arrow mark pointing toward the printer Then insert the cartridge into the slot Don t force it Note If you can t insert the cartridge smoothly you may have the wrong cartridge or are trying to insert it into the wrong slot Check the package and part number If the 6 Ink light remains on after installing the cartridge try removing and then reinserting it Replacing Printer Parts Replacing the Paper Cutter If you notice that the paper isn t cut cleanly you may need to replace the cutter part2. Epson Stylus Pro 4900 Printer Parts Front Edge guide Paper support Roll paper feeder sf Spindle holders MS gt RR Rear manual feeder A Al HTG M na w 7 Printer cover p Front cover I SI JE N Print head U Roll paper cover BA Alert light Cartridge cover left 73 E r m R I Paper cassette 7 Ink cartridges DEDE Paper eject support Cartridge cover right Ink maintenance tank Borderfree maintenance tank Front manual feeder Back Ae Ti Tla U I JA U al Il Rear access panel o AC inlet Roll paper holder unit connector Paper sto gray USB interface Network interface Status lights Paper stop black Airflow vents Loading Roll Paper 1 Slide the black paper stop off the end of the spindle 7 Insert the leading edge of the roll paper into the roll paper feeder until the message on the LCD screen changes to Press the button Note To use paper with a 2 inch core remove the gray adapters from the paper stops at each end See your User s Guide for details 2 Position the roll as shown then slide it onto the spindle The gray end should be on the right with the paper unwinding from the top 8 Press the button The printer automatically feeds ET the paper to the printing position 3 Slide the black paper stop back onto the spindle and insert it firmly into the end of the roll 9 Close the
3. H C1C815351 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the ink cartridge covers 6 Close the ink cover Use a cross head screwdriver to remove the four screws holding the front cover in place then remove the front cover Replacing Printer Parts continued 5 Open the cutter cover 6 Loosen the screw holding the cutter in place then carefully remove the cutter Warning The blade is sharp Be careful when removing it 7 Insert the new cutter Make sure the cutter pin goes into the hole Tighten the screw using a cross head screwdriver 8 Align the cutter cover then press it in until it snaps into place 9 Replace the front cover Note If you are using the optional SpectroProofer install it without replacing the front cover 10 Close the printer cover and ink cartridge covers Replacing the Maintenance Tanks The Epson Stylus Pro 4900 has two maintenance tanks Ink part T619000 and Borderfree part T619100 You need to replace each maintenance tank when the LCD screen instructs you to do so 1 Check the LCD screen to determine which tank needs to be replaced Ink or Borderfree Note The printer will not print if one of the maintenance tanks is full 2 Turn off the printer Replacing the Ink Maintenance Tank 1 Ope
4. roll paper cover 4 Open the roll paper cover 10 Slide out the output tray Do not raise the paper stopper If the paper stopper is raised while printing 5 Place the roll paper in the printer as shown The the paper may not eject correctly black end of the spindle goes on the left 11 Set up the paper eject support for your paper type see your User s Guide for details 6 Make sure the printer is turned on then press the button on the control panel Removing Roll Paper Open the roll paper cover 4 Remove the black paper stop from the spindle Press the button The paper rewinds automatically Note Make sure the roll paper is rewound before removing the spindle Hold both ends of the spindle and lift up from the i Ider spindle holder 5 Remove the roll paper from the spindle 6 Place the roll in its original package Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette Make sure the printer is on If your paper size is A3 or larger extend the paper cassette to match the size of the paper 1 Lift the edge of the output tray to remove it 2 Slide open the paper cassette lift it slightly and then P pap gnuy pull it out Thumb through a stack of paper then gently tap it on a flat surface to even the pages Loading Paper in the Tray continued Load the sheets in the portrait orientation short 8 Insert the paper cassette Push it firmly into the edge first with the printable side face down
5. NTENANCE CUTTER ADJUSTMENT Adjusts cutter position PRINTER STATUS VERSION Current firmware version MAINTENANCE BOX Percentage of capacitv remaining in each maintance tank TOTAL PRINTS Number of pages printed Control Panel Menus continued PAPER SETUP ROLL PAPER REMAINING Setting appears only when no paper is loaded PAPER TYPE Photo Proofing Fine Art Matte Plain Others NETWORK SETUP NETWORK SETTINGS HIDE SHOW IP SM DG SETTING IP address subnet mask default gateway WSD OFF ON Where To Get Help Service Telephone support Internet Support for non Epson RIP Epson Preferred Unit ID number Access Date of purchase Call 888 377 6611 Make sure you have your Unit ID number Serial number If you experience any difficulty with the toll free number or your Unit ID number call 562 276 1305 Go to epson com support to download drivers and firmware access product documentation and troubleshooting and get technical advice through e mail Contact the RIP manufacturer Epson and Epson Stylus are registered trademarks and Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson Corporation Epson UltraChrome is a registered trademark ePlaten is a trademark and Epson Preferred is a service mark of Epson America Inc 2010 Epson America Inc GL 10 10 Control Panel Lights and Buttons Power light and button Paper feed up button Left arrow or paper source button Ink Me
6. Place printer the paper all the way back against the right side of the tray Dont load paper above the arrow mark inside the edge guide 9 Attach the output tray and extend it to fit your Caution When you add more paper always line up paper size the edges with the paper already in the tray Slide the edge guides against the paper but not too 10 Check the printers control panel and press the paper source button to select the correct media type if necessary Configuring Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning Automatically Checking and e OFF The printer will not perform automatic Cleaning the Print Head nozzle checks and cleaning cycles g g cy Prior to a print job the printer automatically checks the Note You can also run nozzle checks and head cleaning cycles from your computer using Epson Printer Utility4 Macintosh or the Utility tab in your printer driver Windows See your User s Guide for more information nozzles and cleans them if necessary You can specify how often you want this to happen 1 Press the gt Menu button PRINTER SETUP is highlighted Press P again Press W until AUTO NOZZLE CHECK is highlighted then press P Select one of the following then press OK ON PERIODICALLY The printer periodically checks its nozzles and runs a cleaning cycle if necessary default setting ON EVERY JOB The printer automatically checks its nozzles and runs a cleaning cycle if necessary befor
7. e each print job This process uses a very small amount of ink and no paper and is useful if you are running large print jobs unattended Configuring Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning continued Manually Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Make sure paper is loaded Press the 6 8 4 A button to display the Ink Menu Press W until NOZZLE CHECK is selected then press gt Press W to select AUTO NOZZLE CHECK then press OK to start checking nozzles The LCD screen will report any color that has a clog and prompt if you want to clean it If no clog is detected the message Nozzle clog was not detected will appear on the LCD screen Aligning the Print Head If your prints look grainy or blurry or you see misregistration or ghosting you need to align the print head 1 Make sure the printer is turned on Load Epson Enhanced Matte paper Xou can also use Epson Doubleweight Matte or Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster Press the Menu button Press the W or A button until HEAD ALIGNMENT is highlighted Then press b Press twice and choose the type of paper you loaded Then press B choose a specific paper and press OK Press 4 3 times Press W to highlight ALIGNMENT Press gt to highlight AUTO then press P again UNI D uni directional is highlighted This is the type of alignment to start with Press then press OK to start the alignment process Each head alignment ta
8. kes about 7 minutes Caution Make sure you don t open the front cover or turn off the printer during the alignment process When the uni directional alignment is finished press the Menu button select HEAD ALIGNMENT select ALIGNMENT then select AUTO 10 Select BI D ALL press B then press OK to start the bi directional alignment 11 When done press the Il TI button Checking Ink Levels and Replacing Ink Cartridges Before you begin a large print job you should check your When one of the icons has an X and REPLACE INK ink levels If one of your cartridges is low you can replace CARTRIDGE is displayed the cartridge is expended To it before you start Or you can wait until the ink runs replace the cartridge first make sure the printer is on out replace the cartridge and then continue the job 1 Press the ink compartment cover to open it Checking Ink and Maintenance Tank Levels The easiest way to check ink levels is from the control panel The numbers above the ink cartridge icons correspond to the 11 cartridge slots in the printer 5 15mm BM 148 ft 9 10 11 KN mi 6 Matte Black Ink gauges for Maintenance 11 cartridges tank gauges listed below Replacing Ink Ca rtridges 2 Push in the low or expended cartridge to release it When one of the ink icons flashes and INK LOW is displayed on the LCD screen the cartridge is nearly A expended Check the LCD screen to see which cartridge
9. n the right ink cartridge cover 2 Pull out the maintenance Soy _ tank as shown Al Caution Do not tilt the tank or ink may spill out 77 WA AN fi A 7 3 Place the used tank in the plastic bag included with the new tank and dispose of it carefully Insert the new tank then close the cartridge cover Replacing the Borderfree Maintenance Tank 1 Remove the output tray Note If optional SpectroProofer is installed remove it 2 Release the tank lock 3 Pull out the maintenance tank as shown Caution Do not tilt the tank or ink may spill out Place the used tank in the plastic bag included with the new tank and dispose of it carefully 5 Insert the new tank Push it in firmly 6 Set the lock then replace the output tray Note The printer will not print if the tank is unlocked Control Panel Menus Boldface type indicates the default setting Press the Menu button to access the menus See the Users Guide for details Menu Item Settings Explanation PAGE LINE ON OFF PAPER SIZE CHECK ON OFF REFRESH MARGIN ON OFF PRINT NOZZLE PATTERN OFF ON EVERV PAGE ON EVERV 10 PAGES AUTO ROLL FEEDING ON OFF TEST PRINT STATUS SHEET Printer settings total prints and maintenance tank capacitv remaining JOB INFORMATION Date andTime and Ink and paper used for the last 10 jobs most recent job is number 0 MAI
10. nu button Paper alert light Ink alert light Pause reset light and button LCD screen Paper release ePlaten button Main Menu button Paper cut button Paper feed down button Printed in USA CPD 28116
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