Epson Stylus Pro 10600 Print Engine with Archival Ink Quick Reference Guide
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1. Paper Feed button Printing on Posterboard When you print on posterboard more than 19 mil thick you need to open the lower cover before you feed the board for printing 1 Open the lower cover then pull the paper set lever out 2 Press the Paper Source button until the Sheet light comes on Feed the board into the paper slot until the bottom edge rests behind the open lower cover Align the board with the scale on the roll paper cover Make sure the posterboard is flat not bowed or wrinkled or it may damage the print head Push the paper set lever all the way in then close the lower cover Press the Pause button The print head moves and the posterboard feeds into printing position READY appears on the control panel display Run your print job After printing the posterboard stays in the printer Hold the posterboard as you pull the paper set lever out Then gently remove the print at the paper exit Sysel ane olanin ene Prine race If you notice missing colors or horizontal banding thin light or dark lines in your printouts you may need to clean the print head First print a nozzle check pattern as described below If dots are missing or out of place in the pattern then run a cleaning cycle 1 Load a sheet of paper or roll paper in the printer 2 Press the SelecType button repeatedly until TEST PRINT MENU appears on the display See Bp i a 3 Press the Item button NOZZLE CHECK P2. 1 Press the SelecType button until PRINTER STATUS MENU appears on the display 2 Press the Item button The printer s firmware number appears Continue pressing the Item button to display the amount remaining for each of the 6 inks bees Fr Tull E F 3 4 full E F 1 2 full E F 1 4 full E F nearly empty E F empty Press SelecType to exit the Printer Status menu Replacing Ink Cartridges 2 Locate the slot containing the empty ink cartridge corresponding to the Ink Out light Press down on When one of the Ink Out lights is flashing and INK LOW is the top of the clamp and pull it forward displayed on the control panel the corresponding cartridge is nearly empty Make sure you have the correct replacement cartridge EPSON Photographic Dye ink e Black T499201 e Light cyan T504201 e Cyan T502201 e Light magenta 1503201 e Magenta T501201 e Yellow T500201 EPSON Archival ink e Black 1511201 Light cyan 1516201 e Cyan 1514201 Light magenta 1515201 e Magenta 1513201 Yellow T512201 EPSON UltraChrome ink e Photo Black 1549100 Light cyan T549500 e Matte Black 1549800 Light magenta 1549600 e Cyan T549200 Yellow T549400 e Magenta T549300 Your printer uses one black ink cartridge Matte Black or Photo Black To switch black i ink types you have to follow a special procedure see your Printer Guide so be sure to Co nti nue be replace the black cartridge with the same type as you are currently us
3. use the paper you ll be printing on to perform the alignment Press the SelecType button until HEAD ALIGNMENT MENU is displayed Press the Item button PAPER THICK STD appears on the display If you are using EPSON paper leave this setting on STD If you are using other media enter the thickness value of the paper in 0 1 mm increments by pressing the or button Check the media specifications for its thickness Press the Enter button You see ALIGNMENT Bi D LC on the display Press the button so that ALIGNMENT Uni D appears Press the Enter button to print the alignment pattern Examine the first row marked 1 C You see a series of patterns similar to the one below across the width of the paper Use your own eye loupe or the one that came with the printer to determine which line is the best Each line is composed of two overlapping colors Look for the line in which the colors overlap the most evenly In the example below 8 is the best choice d 3d 6 7 8 9 10701215 1415 number 8 shows the best line 8 Look at the other patterns in the first row to see if the same number is consistently the best line If not determine which number is generally the best Note Ideally number 8 1 should be the best line in all of the printed patterns If it is you can press Pause to exit the adjustment early Check the control panel display It shows 1 C 8 which means that number 8 is the cur
4. Losyelintey roll peor Before using the printer make sure it s set up as described Slide the movable paper stop back onto the spindle in Chapter 1 of the Printer Guide and insert it firmly into the end of the roll Setting Up the Paper and Spindle a h 1 Open the roll paper cover and lift out the spindle Insert the white end of the spindle with the fixed paper stop into the right mounting bracket 2 Slide the movable paper stop off the left end of the spindle sa 3 Position the roll so the paper unwinds as 6 Place the black end of the spindle into the left shown then slide the roll onto the spindle so it mounting bracket fits securely against the paper stop ae paper stop Handle the roll carefully and avoid touching the printable side of the paper with bare hands Fingerprints may affect print quality Continue gt Vozteline moll Peoar Someinusel Loading Roll Paper for Printing Once the roll paper is attached to the spindle and inserted in the printer youre ready to load it for printing 1 Make sure the printer is turned on Then press the Paper Source button repeatedly until one of the Roll lights comes on either Roll Auto Cut or Roll Cutter Off To avoid feeding excess paper make sure you don t select Sheet when you re using roll paper If you re printing on canvas vinyl or other heavy media select Roll Cutter Off 2 Pull the paper set lever out to the released position To av
5. RINT appears on the display 4 Press the Enter button The nozzle check prints as shown below If all the lines on the check pattern are complete with no gaps in the dot pattern the print head doesn t need cleaning You may need to use an eye loupe to check the pattern If dots are missing from the pattern as shown below you need to run a cleaning cycle Make sure that all of the Ink Out lights on the printer s control panel are off If an Ink Out light is flashing or on you need to replace the corresponding ink cartridge instead Press the Cleaning button and hold it for at least 3 seconds The Pause light flashes as the printer cleans its print head The cleaning cycle takes about a minute and does not use any paper Caution To avoid damaging the printer don t turn it off until the cleaning cycle is finished and the Pause light has stopped flashing 7 When the Pause light goes off follow steps 1 through 4 to run another nozzle check to make sure the print head is clean ANticjaine ene Prine riae If banding appears on your prints or vertical lines are not straight you may need to align the print head Before you begin print a nozzle check see page 4 to ensure that the problem is not caused by clogged nozzles 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and 44 inch wide paper is loaded Be sure to use coated ink jet paper such as the Doubleweight Matte Paper that came with the printer For best results
6. ing naokieineg IM Gariri Conti 3 Carefully pull the empty cartridge straight out of the Note If you can t insert the cartridge smoothly you may have the wrong cartridge Check the printer package and product code 6 Push the cartridge clamp back into the locked position Make sure the corresponding Ink Out light goes off If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water If the Ink Out light remains on the cartridge may not be installed correctly Remove the cartridge and then reinsert it as described above 4 Make sure the replacement cartridge is the correct 7 Close the ink compartment cover color and remove it from its package If you re using Archival or UltraChrome ink shake the cartridge gently before installing it 5 Hold the cartridge so the arrow mark is on the left side and points to the rear of the printer Then insert the cartridge into the slot Don t force it y f j HERNI ELi KIGiTT IG an eee Le a i x S Sonera rana My leassye pase Status messages These messages indicate normal phases of printer operation READY Operate light on Printer is ready to print RESET All lights flash briefly Printer is resetting Pause light on or Printer is warming up performing maintenance or flashing charging ink INK DRY FOR Pause light flashing Printer is paused to let ink dry Wait for
7. oid damaging the printer never move the paper set lever while the Operate or Pause light is flashing 3 Feed the paper into the paper slot and then pull it down so it extends through the slot 4 Turn the paper roll back to remove the slack Then align the paper with the two rows of holes at the paper exit 5 Push the paper set lever all the way in then close the roll paper cover If you re using Roll Auto Cut and the leading edge of the paper is uneven press the Cut Eject button to recut the edge Press the Pause button The print head moves and the paper feeds into printing position automatically READY appears on the control panel display Lozrelines and Using Gur Sonaat pagar Make sure roll paper is not loaded for printing and the roll paper cover is closed Press the Paper Source button repeatedly until the Sheet light comes on 3 Make sure the paper set lever is all the way in in the secured position Caution To avoid damaging the printer never move S the paper set lever while the Operate or Pause light is flashing 4 Feed the sheet into the paper slot until it meets resistance Align the paper with the scale on the roll paper cover 5 Press the Pause button The print head moves and the paper feeds into printing position automatically READY appears on the control panel display 6 Print your page After printing the sheet stays in the printer 7 To remove the print hold it while pressing the lower
8. rent setting for row 1 C If you need to change the setting use the or button to select the best line for that row Then press the Enter button to register the setting 10 Repeat steps 7 through 9 for each additional row 11 When done press the Pause button to exit the head alignment You may have to repeat the adjustment more than once to ensure that number 8 is the best choice in all cases 12 When done performing the adjustment in Uni D uni directional mode as described above you should repeat it in Bi D mode select ALIGNMENT Bi D ALL The process is exactly the same but the printed pattern is different 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WW nN R B 14 15 number 8 shows the best block To select the best pattern use an eye loupe to determine which block has the smallest gaps In the example above number 8 has the smallest gaps Cnacidne Inte Caya b and tagkieime NA Gariecefs ps Before you begin a large print job you should check your When one of the Ink Out lights stays on and Ink Out is ink levels If one of your cartridges is low you can replace it displayed on the control panel the cartridge is empty To before you start Or you can wait until the ink runs out replace the cartridge first make sure the printer is on replace the cartridge and then continue the job without 1 Push the indentation on the ink compartment cover any loss of print quality to release the lock and open the cover Checking Ink Levels
9. the number of lt number gt MIN minutes shown Error messages For a complete list of error messages see your Printer Guide INK LOW Ink Out light s flashing Ink cartridge s nearly Replace ink cartridge s indicated empty printing continues by Ink Out light s See page 6 LOAD ROLL PAPER Paper Out light on Paper source setting in Make sure the right paper is loaded LOAD SHEET PAPER print options is different and the paper source setting is the from control panel same on the control panel and print options Continue gt Sonero Pranal VISSA 23 Sontiese Error messages Continued PAPER JAM Paper Out light Paper has jammed in the Pull the paper set lever all the flashing printer way out and open the lower cover if necessary Then remove the jammed paper close the lower cover and push the lever in Turn the printer off and then back on SERVICE REQ All lights flashing An error has occurred Note the error number and turn lt error number gt the printer off and then on If the message remains contact EPSON Wst To Gar rlale Place your EPSON Preferred Unit ID label here Telephone support Call 888 377 6611 Make sure you have your Unit ID number If you experience any difficulty with the toll free number or your Unit ID number call 562 276 1305 Support for non EPSON RIP Contact the RIP manufacturer wey ad ty VA a
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