Operation Manual

Contents
Copyrights and Trademarks
Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions................. 6
Warning, Cautions, and Notes............... 6
When choosing a place for this product. . . . . . . . 6
When setting up this product............... 6
When using this product................... 7
When handling the ink cartridges............ 8
When transporting this product............. 8
Introduction
Features................................. 9
Printer Parts............................. 10
Front section.......................... 10
Rear section........................... 10
The Control Panel
Buttons, Lights, and Messages................ 11
Buttons .............................. 11
Lights................................ 12
Display............................... 13
Menu Mode............................. 15
Using the Menu mode.................... 15
Menu list............................. 18
Details of Menu mode.................... 20
Maintenance Mode........................ 27
Maintenance mode list................... 27
Paper Handling
Supported Media......................... 28
Roll paper............................. 28
Cut sheet............................. 28
Using Roll Paper.......................... 29
Loading roll paper....................... 29
Cutting the roll paper.................... 33
Removing the roll paper.................. 34
Using Cut Sheet Media..................... 36
Loading cut sheet smaller than A3 size. . . . . . . . 36
Loading cut sheet A3 size or larger / thick paper
.................................... 37
Ejecting Paper............................ 39
For roll paper.......................... 39
For cut sheet media...................... 39
Using the paper basket and paper guides...... 40
Using Auto Take-up Reel Unit (For Epson
Stylus Pro 9700/9710 only)................ 44
Printable area.......................... 50
Basic Settings
Print Settings............................ 52
Printing procedures (Windows)............. 52
Printing procedures (Mac OS X)............ 53
Checking the printer status................ 57
When problem occurs during printing........ 57
Canceling Printing........................ 58
Canceling printing using the computer
(Windows)............................ 58
Canceling printing using the computer (Mac
OS X)................................ 59
Canceling printing using the printer. . . . . . . . . . 59
Changing the Black Ink..................... 59
Options and Consumable Products
Maintenance
Daily Maintenance........................ 62
Instructions for placing the printer.......... 62
Notes for when you are not using the printer
.................................... 62
Instructions for using paper................ 62
Replacing Ink Cartridges.................... 64
When ink needs to be replaced/When ink
gets low.............................. 64
Confirming the ink cartridge remaining....... 64
About ink cartridges..................... 66
Replacing ink cartridges.................. 67
Replacing the Maintenance Tank.............. 68
Confirming the empty space of the
maintenance tank....................... 68
Replacing the maintenance tank............ 69
Replacing the Cutter....................... 70
Adjusting the Print Head.................... 72
Nozzle check........................... 73
Head cleaning.......................... 75
Power cleaning......................... 77
Automatic maintenance function............ 78
Print head alignment..................... 79
Epson Stylus Pro 7700/7710/9700/9710 User’s Guide
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