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Epson Stylus Pro 10000 Product Support Bulletin

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EPSON
PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN
Date: 3/25/04
Bulletin #: PSB.2004.03.006
Reference: TE03-461 Rev.A, epson10997, TE03-620Rev.A, TE03-620 Rev.B
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 I Get The Up-Date?
The up-date is available for download on our WEB SIte: www.epson.com from the MAC Drivers & Downloads section for each of the
printers listed. The file name is epson11054.
EPSON Professional Graphics Group
Originator: rws
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  • Page 1 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.
  • Page 2 Win NT 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...
  • Page 3 NOTE1 NOTE 1 ColorBurst RIP 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...
  • Page 4 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).
  • Page 5 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.
  • Page 6 Adobe Illustrator CS: In this example, we are creating a banner, which is 227 inches (Illustrators max. page setup). NOTE: 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”...
  • Page 7 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. 5. When the printer setup window comes up, select your printer name and set the Roll Paper Options to: Roll Paper Banner Roll Paper Banner –...
  • Page 8 7. Then click on Print. This will bring you back to the Print window. 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).
  • Page 9 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).
  • Page 10 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. 12. In the Print windows the preview pane will show 2 grids or pages. This indicates that a full image is tiled.
  • Page 11 13. Click on General, then click the square on Reverse Order. 4. Click on Print.
  • Page 12 NOTE 1: When enabled, the first page will be printed first, instead of the last page first. Or Change the orientation to “Reverse”, then you don’t have to check the “Reverse Order”. NOTE 2: Always select the custom page size last, if not, it will default to other paper sizes. NOTE 3: 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.
  • Page 13 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. Click on File, then Document Setup. The following screen appears. 3.
  • Page 14 5. Click on the Paper Tab. The following appears. 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.
  • Page 15 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 print.
  • Page 16 CorelDRAW: In this example, a banner is created at 227 inches. 1. Launch CorelDRAW and open or place an image in your page layout. 2. Adjust the page size and image for the document as shown in the following image. 3.
  • Page 17 4. Click on the Paper Tab. The following appears. 5. Set the Paper Source to Roll Paper (Banner) and also enable Save Roll Paper.
  • Page 18 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.
  • Page 19 8. At this point, click File then Print. CorelDRAW will then run a pre-flight check and will show the following window.
  • Page 20 9. Click on the Layout Tab and enable Print Tiled Pages and set any additional parameters as you see fit. 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.
  • Page 21 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.
  • Page 22 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.
  • Page 23 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.
  • Page 24 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.
  • Page 25 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.
  • Page 26 Product: Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Subject: Firmware Revision BN0434 & 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.
  • Page 27 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.
  • Page 28 Prior to starting the installation it is recommended you copy the installation package (example: SPro7600_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.
  • Page 29 The installer requires your Macintosh password for Authentication. Enter your Password and click OK. The Installer Introduction screen will be displayed, click CONTINUE. 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 Page 3.
  • Page 30 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. EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 4.
  • Page 31 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. On the Add printer window you first need to select the Epson Interface Connection the printer is attached with: Only choose an...
  • Page 32 After you choose the Epson Interface Connection, the Print Center automatically searches the connection for printers. When the search completes: Select your printer from the list by clicking on it. 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.
  • Page 33 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. The Default printer will be highlighted in the Printer List: EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 7...
  • Page 34 10. To view the Job Status of a printer double click on it in the Printer List to display its information and status: EPSON Professional Graphics Group Page 8...
  • Page 35 Then from the new Printer List window select your printer and click OK. From the Epson Printer Utility you can Check the Status of Ink-Paper-and the printer itself, perform print head Nozzle Checks, Clean the print head, or perform Print Head Alignments.
  • Page 36 Before installing a New Driver you must first properly remove the existing Driver and all of its components. 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..
  • Page 37 In the next steps you will be dragging Files or Folders to the Trash. OS X requires you to have proper “Ownership & Permissions” to the Epson folder on your OS X hard drive. Highlight the Epson folder then GoTo File, Get Info and select “Ownership &...
  • Page 38 4.1.2 Drag the printers Preferences to the TRASH. 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. From the Receipts folder Drag the Printers Package information to the TRASH.
  • Page 39 Product: Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Subject: Firmware Revision BN0632 & 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 includes all previous firmware versions.
  • Page 40 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.
  • Page 41 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,...
  • Page 42 No Margin menu. 4. 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”...

  • Page 43: Application Example

    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.
  • Page 44 (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 Print, you will likely see the following message: Step 7) Click Proceed and Print to begin imaging the document.
  • Page 45 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.
  • Page 46 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.

  • Page 47: Installation Instructions

    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...

  • Page 48: Add Button

    AppleTalk 2. Click on the button. Then select from the top sub-menu and your AppleTalk zone if applicable. Print Center 3. The should scan the network and find all your devices. Select your printer Printer Model Other from the list and click on the sub-menu.
  • Page 49 IP Printing Installation: Print Center Applications - Open the , which can be found on your HDD under Utilities IP Printing 2. Click on the button and select from the sub-menu. Printer’s Address 3. Enter the IP Address of the Postscript Server under .

  • Page 50: Printer Model

    4. Navigate to the location of your PPD file. After selecting the PPD file it should reflect the Printer Model name of the printer under the section. Click on the button. 5. The Print Center should now show the Queue that you typed along with the IP address. 6.
  • Page 51 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 panel paper configuration can be saved and recalled as required by your work flow.
  • Page 52 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.
  • Page 53 Stylus Pro 7600/9600 PSB.2002.09.003 10/7/02 POWER ON NORMALY Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Paper Configuration Control Panel Navigation Map START Press SelcType PAPER NUMBER Press *STANDARD 1 - 10 Press Enter MENU NAVIGATION BUTTONS PRINTER SETUP THICKNESS PAT PRINTING ALGNMNT Enter PATTERN PRINT Press THICKNESS NUM...

  • Page 54: Paper Thickness

    This section describes each of the Custom Paper Configuration choices 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.

  • Page 55: Paper Feed Adjustment

    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.

  • Page 56: Drying Time

    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 the print head of the printer should continue moving consistently from start to finish when printing an image.
  • Page 57 10/7/02 ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS Below are some common issues you could experience and suggestions on how they may be corrected using the Epson driver and media or 3rd party RIP and media: • General Print Quality: Head Cleaning, Paper Thickness Adj., Print Adj.
  • Page 58 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.
  • Page 59 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.
  • Page 60 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.

  • Page 61: Print Head Alignment

    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.
  • Page 62 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 Configuration” option and click Next.
  • Page 63 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. • For Direction, select both unidirectional and bidirectional alignment to obtain the best results. Unidirectional will print first, followed by the bidirectional print patterns.
  • Page 64 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.
  • Page 65 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. 7. For the unidirectional print pattern, you want to inspect and select the most vertically aligned image and input the values.
  • Page 66 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).
  • Page 67 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.
  • Page 68 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.
  • Page 69 Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Printer Service Utility 8/26/02 4. Select Custom Paper Configuration and Next to continue.. 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 description of each configuration selection. You can change an individual configuration item or as many as you wish.

  • Page 70: Media Type

    2. The Configuration selections allow you to select one or more items to configure. 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 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.
  • Page 71 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.
  • Page 72 Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Printer Service Utility 8/26/02 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.

  • Page 73: Paper Feed Adjustment

    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.
  • Page 74 Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Printer Service Utility 8/26/02 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.
  • Page 75 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. Custom Paper Configuration Page 18.

  • Page 76: Paper Suction

    Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Printer Service Utility 8/26/02 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.

  • Page 77: Cut Method

    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.

  • Page 78: Print Quality

    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. PRINT QUALITY Print Quality is used as a visual verification of the current configuration values by printing a sample print. 1.

  • Page 79: Color Density

    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.
  • Page 80 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. NAMING THE CUSTOM PAPER CONFIGURATION You can assign a name and save your new custom paper configuration for future use.
  • Page 81 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. 4. You will then have the choice of where you would like to save your custom paper configuration file. 5.
  • Page 82 Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Printer Service Utility 8/26/02 USING YOUR CUSTOM PAPER CONFIGURATION 1. To use a previously created custom paper configuration, from the Epson Driver Main tab select Custom in the drivers Mode area. 2. Then click the drop down box arrow for custom settings.
  • Page 83 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 nozzle check to verify improvement in the nozzle check. If improvement is noticed then additional control panel or driver cleaning can be performed.
  • Page 84 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. 5.

  • Page 85: Firmware Update

    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).
  • Page 86 Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Printer Service Utility 8/26/02 1. Ensure that the printer is online and the LCD displays READY. 2. Select the model type from the printer menu and the function to perfom “Firmware Update” and click Next. 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).
  • Page 87 BN or BW = Printer Model (BN= Stylus Pro 7600, BW= Stylus Pro 9600) 30 = Day 2 = Year 4 = Month 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.
  • Page 88 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. Firmware Update Page 31.
  • Page 89 No Margin and Borderless Printing Subject: 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”...
  • Page 90 Margin menu. 4. 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”...
  • Page 91 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.
  • Page 92 (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 Print, you will likely see the following message: Step 7) Click Proceed and Print to begin imaging the document.
  • Page 93 590.5 in. 590.5 in. 590.5 in. 90.5 in. 590.5 in. 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.
  • Page 94 See NOTE 1 NOTE1 NOTE1 Professional 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...
  • Page 95 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).
  • Page 96 Adobe Illustrator 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. 3.
  • Page 97 5. Click on the Paper Tab. The following appears. 6. Set the Paper Source to Roll Paper (Banner) and also enable Save Roll Paper.
  • Page 98 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 page size created would be 44x75.7 inches. The reason for this is to save media.
  • Page 99 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.
  • Page 100 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. 2. Adjust the page size and image for the document as shown in the following image. 3.
  • Page 101 4. Click on the Paper Tab. The following appears. 5. Set the Paper Source to Roll Paper (Banner) and also enable Save Roll Paper.
  • Page 102 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/Drivers 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.
  • Page 103 8. At this point, click File then Print. CorelDRAW will then run a pre-flight check and will show the following window.
  • Page 104 9. Click on the Layout Tab and enable Print Tiled Pages and set any additional parameters as you see fit. 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.

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