Contents
Copyrights and Trademarks
Note for North American and Latin American
Users................................... 2
Notes on Manuals
Meaning of Symbols........................ 5
Screenshots.............................. 5
Illustrations.............................. 5
Manual Organization....................... 5
Viewing Video Manuals..................... 6
Viewing PDF Manuals...................... 6
Introduction
Printer Parts.............................. 8
Front Section........................... 8
Inside................................ 11
Back................................. 12
Ink Unit.............................. 14
Control panel............................ 16
Understanding and Operating the Display....... 17
Understanding the Display................ 17
Operating procedure..................... 24
Understanding the Signal Lamps.............. 25
Notes on Usage and Storage.................. 26
Installation space....................... 26
Notes when using the printer............... 26
Notes when not using the printer............ 27
Notes on handling the ink supply units. . . . . . . 27
Notes on handling the ink unit............. 28
Precautions When Handling and Storing
Media................................ 28
Introducing the Supplied Software............. 30
Supplied software....................... 30
Pre-installed software.................... 31
Using Epson Edge Dashboard................ 32
Starting Procedure...................... 32
Registering the Printer................... 32
Checking and Managing the Printer's Status. . . . 33
Closing Procedure....................... 34
Using Epson Edge Print..................... 34
Configuration of main screen.............. 34
Printing with the appropriate settings for the
media being used (printing using EMX). . . . . . . 37
Dividing a large image into parts to print it
(tiling)............................... 40
Using EPSON Software Updater.............. 44
Checking software update availability......... 44
Receiving update notifications.............. 44
Using Web Config........................ 44
Starting Procedure...................... 44
Closing Procedure....................... 45
Uninstalling Software...................... 45
Basic Operations
Workflow for Correct Printing............... 46
Notes on loading media..................... 47
Notes on Loading Media.................... 47
Loading media........................... 47
Settings for Loaded Media................... 53
Using the Auto Take-up Reel Unit............. 55
Attaching the Roll Core................... 55
Take-up with the Printed Side Facing Out. . . . . 57
Take-up with the Printed Side Facing In....... 59
Optimizing Media Settings (Automatic
Adjustment)............................. 61
Precautions when performing Print
Adjustments........................... 61
Automatic Adjustment Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . 61
If you cannot perform Automatic Adjustment
.................................... 62
Replacing the Media....................... 64
Replacing Expended Media................ 64
Replacing Media that is not Expended ........ 65
Removing the Take-up Roll.................. 66
Before Printing........................... 67
Changing settings during printing............. 68
Changing the temperature for each heater. . . . . 68
Correcting Banding...................... 68
Printable area............................ 70
Maintenance
When to Perform Various Maintenance
Operations.............................. 73
Components Requiring Regular Cleaning and
Cleaning Timing........................ 73
Locations of Consumables and Replacement
Timing............................... 74
Other maintenance...................... 75
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