Thickness pattern you can print the paper thickness detection pattern. It is a production printer designed for use without many days of interruption. In the 4900, epson has produced all of that and more. Having previous received my 4000 by truck i knew what to expect. This new printer while incorporating a lot of the features of the larger 79009900 is a brand new design. Epson surecolor scb6070 epson large format printers.
Setting up your new epson stylus pro 7900 9900 printer part 2. This also allowed me to try some third party papers and see how well they performed. Always make sure that the platen gap is set correctly before feeding the photoballoon into the printer. Please check your printer drivers as the built in media profiles are not displayed below. I also typically adjust the platen gap to further facilitate easy feed and to avoid head strikes, etc. Ez cap hat platen printing attachmentepson version. Belonged to a graphic designer who took excellent care of it. Figure 24 shows the platen gap adjustment mechanism the carriage guide shaft supporting the front of the carriage has an elliptical section. Where do i find the proper platen gap and settings printing epsons cold press bright white 24 roll paper.
He was still using the original epson ink carts that came with the printer when it was new. Oct 7, 2011 hello, i just received my brand new epson 4900 yesterday. Platen gap adjustment mechanism epson dfx 8000 printer. Epson f2100 and f2000 garment platens equipment zone. R2880 and mac how do you adjust platen gap on this. Scp6000des epson surecolor p6000 24 inch printer designer. Just got the epson 4900, questions about driver setup and baryta paper.
You are providing your consent to epson america, inc. Begin changing platen gap for papers that are over 11mil thick. I maintain them as well as i can so they at least exceed their estimated lifetimes. Epson, epson stylus, ultrachrome, microweave, borderfree, and spectroproofer are registered trademarks and epson exceed your vision is a registered logomark of seiko epson corporation. Please do the following and set the platen gap to widest. Photoenhance, accuphoto, and eplaten are trademarks. These printers work better than the newest pseries printers because they give you more control of platen gap and initfill options. Normally, the epson printers reported resolution is 360 dots per inch, and the epson pro printers actually have 360 nozzles per inch on the printhead. Well, with enough background out of the way lets introduce the epson stylus photo 4900. To contact epson america, you may write to 3840 kilroy airport way, long beach, ca 90806 or call 18004637766. Epson designed the packaging to make this task as easy as possible. The service manual describes basic functions, theory of electrical and mechanical operations, maintenance and repair procedures of the printer. The profiles provided below are in addition to the profiles that are built into your printer drivers.
The epson scp5000 printer executive summary what the printer is. The computer software product, fontware, typefaces andor data, including any accompanying explanatory written materials the software should only be installed or used by the licensee you on the condition you agree with seiko epson corporation epson to the terms and. Please choose an os windows 10 32bit windows 10 64bit windows 8. I went into utilities then printer set up, into driver settings. Media thickness a measurement in tenths of a millimeter. Epson supply a good collection of profiles for their papers. Platen gap this will have an effect on how media feeds. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical. The epson surecolor scs30670 is designed to deliver exceptional quality at a low total cost of ownership for all types of indoor and outdoor commercial printing applications including posters, signs, banners, backlit panels, interior decorations, exhibition panels and more. When you select finest detail, the driver reports to the print pipeline that the printer is a 720dotsperinch device. The vacuum print bed totally rocks keeps jcs type 5 completely flat even with heavy ink loads no print head touches or scrapes at standard platen gap and no overspray. On the epson sp 4900 it is essential to also manually set the platen gap using the printers menu prior to printing a photoballoon. This is great because each user offers their experience, their struggles, and as a result i gain knowledge. As i burnt my fingers with the epson 4900 clogged print head, i wonder if someone has used the new surecolor 5000.
After signing the bill of lading and taking a deep breath i began to unpack the 4900. As previously mentioned, epson have a proven method of delivering medias via their emx epson media extension format. Overall, these printers are a mustbuy for longterm professional printing. The driver unloaded the carton containing the printer which was shrink wrapped and strapped down to a wooden shipping palette. Epson pro 4900, 4910 printers service manual, block wiring. Epson surecolor scb6070 the worlds first original ink tank large format printer. Stepbystep printing workflow and i disagree with enough of it that i cant recommend it. As mentioned earlier, for epson printers your printing software whether the standard driver or an advanced driver like the imageprint rip will set the platen gap programmatically when the printers front panel is set to standard or if the printer has no front panel and the media type setting in the software is set to one of the epson. Interestingly, the driver is labelled p5000 and this is the name used for the printer throughout the. The paper thickness control is useful when you use media above 15mil thick. The ones installed with the driver were fine, but i prefer to make use of custom ones ive built.
The driver lets me choose a number between none and 255. Just got the epson 4900, questions about driver setup and. Ultrasmooth and piezo pro are registered trademarks. Page 106 epson stylus pro 4900epson stylus pro 4910 revision a apg sensor p180 detects the origin position of the platen gap. The epson pro 4900 series 17 wide printer has the unique ability to print with 10. Eps50 epson inkjet pattern nozzle check and cleaning eps5014 adjusting the platen gap wide format eps5015 performing a power clean wide format. You may withdraw your consent or view our privacy policy at any time. Printing from photoshop jeff schewe on making a digital. General information help desk use keyword search or. Usa, asia, africa, new zealand, brazil, italy, canada, germany and on and on.
Platen gap you can adjust the distance between the print head and paper. Through i get contacted by epson stylus pro 4900, 7900, 9900, and 11880 users from all over the world. The platen gap controls the distance from the print head to your paper. The media type or paper type is where the print driver decides what the platen gap will be. Heres a quick screen shot of the main pages of the printer driver on the pc. If you find that printed images are smeared, select wide. Before people ask, it should be noted that i am aware of eric chans epson 3800.
If it werent for the paper cassette there would be no resemblance at all. Expand your dtg business by printing custom logos and designs on sleeves. Details of the menu printer setup menu the factory setting is item parameter platen gap narrow standard wide wider widest page line roll paper margin default topbottom 15mm top 35bottom 15mm 15mm paper size check using the control panel menu explanation select the platen gap which is the distance between the print head and the paper. Each emx file contain the relevant media lut, icc profile and mechanical parameters for the media. Hence selecting from whatever papers are listed by your driver will adjust the. This epson stylus pro 4900, 4910 printers service manual, block wiring diagram. Introduction this is a printer many photographers have been waiting for. The windows driver had nonnumerical choices like wide and the media i am using calls out windows driver setting. For previous epson users, not much has changed with the driver on the 4900 over other models. The rotation of the platen gap motor is transmitted to the carriage. Full x900 printhead changing tutorial, the appropriate servprog. Please note that all productrelated communications, inquiries.
Designed for fast, reliable and high quality printing with very low total cost of ownership, they are perfect for the demands of short term, high volume, large format commercial applications, including banners banners, posters, pop materials, backlit. Select narrow for printing on thin paper, or wider for printing on thick paper. A wide variety of print heads for epson 4900 options are available to you, such as new. The printer mechanism has an automatic platen gap adjustment function that ensures an optimum gap between the platen and printhead by measuring the thickness of the paper. Canvas is an excellent example where thickness can easily exceed 19mil. Widening the printer platen gap can help eliminate printer head strikes causing black marks appearing along the edge of the paper when printing. This menu is most important when using thick papers.
Widen the printer platen gap to prevent printer head strikes. I got a question about epson 3880 platen gap setting in a linux driver. Epson surecolor scs30670 epson large format printers. To contact epson america, you may write to 3840 kilroy airport way, long beach, ca 90806 or. Stream the x900 head changing tutorial for 30 days, request service. Scp6000des epson surecolor p6000 designer edition 24inch wideformat printer with with 9 inks hd pigment inks with 1 year epson warranty.