Epson 9600 User Manual

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4 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows
Choosing Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Selecting the Correct Media Type Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Choosing Paper and Layout Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Printing Without Borders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Choosing Advanced Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Color Management Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Paper Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Using the Progress Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Using the Spool Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Using Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Optimizing Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
5 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
Checking Printer Status and Part Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Printing Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Viewing Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Running a Cleaning Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cleaning the Print Head from the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Performing a Power Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Examining the UNI-D ALL Alignment Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Examining the BI-D BLACK Alignment Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Examining the BI-D ALL Alignment Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Checking Ink Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Purchasing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Installing an Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Switching Between Black Ink Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Preparing to Switch Black Ink Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Selecting the Black Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Checking the Maintenance Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Epson 9600 Specifications

General

Maximum Resolution	2880 x 1440 dpi
Max Resolution (BW)	2880 x 1440 dpi
Max Resolution (Color)	2880 x 1440 dpi
Media Thickness	Up to 1.5 mm
Ink Type	UltraChrome Ink
Maximum Print Width	44 inches
Media Handling	Roll and Sheet
Ink Cartridge Type	Individual Cartridges
Connectivity	USB, Ethernet
Media Size	Up to 44 inches wide
Ink Colors	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Light Black
Media Width	Up to 44 inches
Interface	USB 2.0, Ethernet
Operating Systems	Windows, Mac OS
Print Technology	Inkjet