Epson Stylus® Pro 7890/9890 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Printed in USACPD-28260

Control Panel Lights and Buttons

Menu button

Paper feed down button

Left arrow or paper source button

Pause/reset lightand button

Power light and button

Paper feed up button

OK button

Paper lightInk lightBlack ink change button

Paper release (ePlaten™) light and button

Paper cut button

Ink cover open button

Printer Parts

Front

Back

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Paper basket

Roll paper holder

Front cover

Ink bay

Roll paper cover

Control panel

Ink bay

Casters

Interfaceconnector for optional equipment

USB interface

Maintenance tank (Pro 9890 includes two tanks, one on each side of printer)

Network interface

AC inlet

Loading Roll Paper

1 Opentherollpapercover.

2 Pushdownthelocklever,thenmovetherollpaperholdertotheleft.

3 Placetherollpaperontopoftheprinter.

4 Ifnecessary,adjusttherollmediaadapterstofitthecoresizeoftherollpaper.Thenreleasethetensionleveronbothadapters.

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5 Pushtheadaptersintothepapercoreatbothendsoftheroll.Thenpushdownthetensionleverstosecurethem.

6 Movetherollpaperallthewaytotheright.

7 Slidetherollpaperholdertoaligntheleftadapterwiththe ontheholder.

8 Rollthepaperslowlyintoposition.

2-inch core 3-inch core

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4 Rollthepaperforwardtothetopoftheprinter.

5 Pullupthetensionlevers,thenremovetheadaptersfromthepaperroll.

6 Placetherollinitsoriginalpackage.

Removing Roll Paper

9 Slidetherollpaperholdertotherighttosecureitintheprinter.

10 Pullupthelocklevertolockthepaperinplace.

11IfthePaperreleaselightisnoton,pressthe Paperrelease(ePlaten)button.

12Insertthepaperintotheslotandpullitallthewaydown.

13Closetherollpapercover.

14Pressthe Paperrelease(ePlaten)button.

15Pressthe Pause/resetbutton.

16Checktheprinter’scontrolpanelandselectthecorrectmediatype.

1 Opentherollpapercover.

2 Pressthe Paperrelease(ePlaten)button.Thepaperrewindsautomatically.

3 Pushdownthelocklever.Thenmovetherollpaperholdertotheleftandremoveitfromtheroll.

Loading Roll Paper (continued)

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1 Removeanyrollpaperfromthepaperpath.Makesuretheprinteristurnedonandtherollpapercoverisclosed.

2 Pressthe Papersourcebuttonuntilthe SheeticonappearsontheLCDscreen.

3 Feedthesheetdownintothepaperslotuntilitmeetsresistance.Makesuretherightedgeofthepaperisstraightandalignedwiththeverticallineontherollpapercover.

Note: If the sheet is more than 19 mil thick, you need to use the Paper release (ePlaten) button.

4 Press .Thesheetfeedsintoprintingpositionautomatically.

5 Checktheprinter’scontrolpanelandselectthecorrectmediatype,ifnecessary.

6 Printyourpage.Afterithasbeenprinted,thesheetstaysintheprinter.

7 Toremoveyourprint,pressthe buttonwhileholdingthesheet.

Loading and Using Cut Sheet Paper

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

Automatically Checking and Cleaning the Print HeadTheprinterautomaticallychecksthenozzlesandcleansthemifnecessary.Youcanspecifyhowoftenyouwantthistohappen.

1 Pressthe Menubutton.PRINTER SETUPishighlighted.Press again.

2 Press untilAUTO NOZZLE CHECKishighlighted,thenpress .

3 Selectoneofthefollowing,thenpressOK:

• ON: PERIODICALLY—Theprinterperiodicallychecksitsnozzlesandrunsacleaningcycleifnecessary(defaultsetting).

• ON: EVERY JOB—Theprinterautomaticallychecksitsnozzlesandrunsacleaningcycleifnecessarybeforeeachprintjob.Thisprocessusesaverysmallamountofink(andnopaper)andisusefulifyouarerunninglargeprintjobsunattended.

• OFF—Theprinterwillnotperformautomaticnozzlechecksandcleaningcycles.

Note: You can also run nozzle checks and head cleaning cycles from your computer using the Epson Printer Utility4 (Macintosh®) or the Utility tab in your printer driver (Windows®). See your User’s Guide for more information.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head (continued)

Manually Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

1 Makesurepaperisloaded.

2 Pressthe Menubutton.

3 Press untilTEST PRINTisselected,thenpress .NOZZLE CHECKisselected.

4 Press ,thenpressOKtostartprintingthenozzlecheckpattern.

Ifanydotsorsegmentsaremissingordeflected,runacleaningcycleasdescribedbelow.

1 Pressthe Menubutton.

2 Press untilMAINTENANCEisselected,thenpress .

3 Press untilCLEANINGisselected,thenpress .

4 Selectoneofthefollowing,thenpress :

NORMAL CLEANING—PressOKtostartthecleaningcycle.

CLEAN EACH COLOR—Press ,selectthecolorpairyouwanttoclean,thenpressOKtostartthecleaningcycle.

POWER CLEANING—PressOKtostartthecleaningcycle.Useonlyifthenormalcleaningprocessisnotsufficienttoclearthenozzles.

5 Whencleaningisfinished,printthenozzlecheckagaintoconfirmthattheheadisclean.

Ifyourprintslookgrainyorblurry,oryouseemisregistrationor“ghosting,”youneedtoaligntheprinthead.

1 Makesuretheprinteristurnedon.LoadEpsonEnhancedMattepaper.(YoucanalsouseEpsonDoubleweightMatteorUltraPremiumPhotoPaperLuster.)

2 Pressthe Menu button.

3 Pressthe or buttonuntilHEAD ALIGNMENT ishighlighted.Thenpress .

4 Press andchoosethetypeofpaperyouloaded.ThenpressOK.

5 Press 3times.

6 Press tohighlightALIGNMENT.

7 Press tohighlightAUTO,thenpress again.UNI-D(uni-directional)ishighlighted.Thisisthetypeofalignmenttostartwith.

8 Press ,thenpressOKtostartthealignmentprocess.Eachheadalignmenttakesabout7minutes.

Caution: Make sure you don’t open the front cover or turn off the printer during the alignment process.

9 Whentheuni-directionalalignmentisfinished,pressthe Menubutton,selectHEAD ALIGNMENT,thenselectALIGNMENT.

10SelectBI-D ALL,thenpressOKagaintostartthebi-directionalalignment.

11Whendone,pressthe Pause/resetbutton.

Aligning the Print Head

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Beforeyoubeginalargeprintjob,youshouldcheckyourinklevels.Ifoneofyourcartridgesislow,youcanreplaceitbeforeyoustart.Oryoucanwaituntiltheinkrunsout,replacethecartridge,andthencontinuethejob.

Checking Ink and Maintenance Tank LevelsTheeasiestwaytocheckinklevelsisfromthecontrolpanel.Thenumbersabovetheinkcartridgeiconscorrespondtothe9cartridgeslotsintheprinter.

Ink gauges for 9 cartridges listed below

Maintenance tank gauges(one tank for Pro 7890)

Replacing Ink CartridgesWhenoneoftheinkiconsflashes,andINK LOWisdisplayedontheLCDscreen,thecartridgeisnearlyexpended.ChecktheLCDscreentoseewhichcartridgeislow,andmakesureyouhavethecorrectreplacementcartridge.

Epson UltraChrome® K3 with Vivid Magenta ink cartridges

Ink bay

Slot no.

Cartridge 350 ml 700 ml 150 ml

Left 12345

Cyan (C)Yellow (Y)Light Cyan (LC)Matte Black (MK)Photo Black (PK)

T596200T596400T596500T596800T596100

T636200T636400T636500T636800T636100

T642200T642400T642500T642800T642100

Right 6789

Vivid Magenta (VM)Light Black (LK)Light Light Black (LLK)Vivid Light Magenta (VLM)

T596300T596700T596900T596600

T636300T636700T636900T636600

T642300T642700T642900T642600

WhenoneoftheiconshasanXandREPLACE INK CARTRIDGEisdisplayed,thecartridgeisexpended.Toreplacethecartridge,firstmakesuretheprinterison.

1 Pressthe buttontoreleasetheinkcover.Ifnecessary,selecttheinkbayforthecartridgeyouwanttoreplace,thenpressOK.

2 Opentheinkcoveralltheway.

3 Pushintheloworexpendedcartridgetoreleaseit.

4 Removetheexpendedinkcartridgefromtheprinter.

Warning: Do not shake the expended cartridge, or ink may leak. If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.

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Checking Ink Levels and Replacing Ink Cartridges

5 Makesurethereplacementcartridgeisthecorrectcolor,andremoveitfromitspackage.Gentlyshakethecartridgebeforeinstallingit.

6 Holdthecartridgewiththearrowmarkpointingtowardtheprinter.Theninsertthecartridgeintotheslot.Don’tforceit.

Note: If you can’t insert the cartridge smoothly, you may have the wrong cartridge. Check the package and product code. If the Ink light remains on after installing the cartridge, try removing and then reinserting it.

7 Closetheinkcover.

Checking Ink Levels and Replacing Ink Cartridges (continued)

Replacing Printer Parts

Replacing the Paper CutterIfyounoticethatthepaperisn’tcutcleanly,youmayneedtoreplacethecutter(part#C12C815331).

1 Pressthe Menubuttonontheprinter,thenpress untilMAINTENANCEishighlighted.

2 Press again.Press tohighlightCUTTER REPLACEMENT.

3 Press todisplayEXECUTE,thenpressOK.Thepapercuttermovestothereplacementposition.

4 Toremovethecuttercover,pressinthetabandpulldownthecover.

5 Loosenthescrewusingacross-headscrewdriver.

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Replacing Printer Parts (continued)

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8 Tightenthescrewusingacross-headscrewdriver.

9 Alignthecuttercover,thenpressitinuntilitsnapsintoplace.

10PressOKtofinishthereplacementprocedure.Thecuttermovesbacktothehomeposition.

11RunthecutteradjustmentfromtheMaintenancemenuusingthecontrolpanel.

Replacing the Maintenance TankThePro7890hasonemaintenancetank(ontherightside)andthePro9890hastwo(oneoneitherside).Youneedtoreplacethemaintenancetank(part#C12C890191)whenyouseeMAINTENANCE TANK FULLontheLCDscreen,theiconhasanX,andtheprinterwon’tprint.

1 IfyouhavethePro9890,checktheLCDscreentodeterminewhichtankneedstobereplaced(leftorright).

Note: The printer will not print if one of the maintenance tanks is full. On the Pro 9890, the right tank is used more than the left. To maximize tank life, you can switch the tanks.

2 Turnofftheprinter.

6 Carefullyremovethecutter.

Warning: The blade is sharp. Be careful when removing it.

7 Insertthenewcutter.Makesurethecutterpingoesintothehole.

3 Pulloutthemaintenancetankasshown.

Caution: Do not tip the tank or ink may spill out.

4 Placetheusedtankintheplasticbagincludedwiththenewtankanddisposeofitcarefully.

5 Insertthenewtank.

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PRINTER STATUS VERSION Current firmware version

INK LEVEL Percentage of ink remaining in each cartridge

MAINTENANCE TANK Percentage of capacity remaining in each maintance tank

JOB HISTORY Ink in milliliters and paper in square centimeters for each saved job; most recent job is number 0

TOTAL PRINTS Number of pages printed

MAINTENANCE CUTTER ADJUSTMENT Adjusts cutter position

CUTTER REPLACEMENT Moves the cutter to the replacement position

CLEANING NORMAL CLEANING, CLEAN EACH COLOR, POWER CLEANING

CLOCK SETTING MM/DD/YY HH:MM

Control Panel MenusControl Panel MenusBoldfacetypeindicatesthedefaultsetting.Pressthe Menubuttontoaccessthemenus.SeetheUser’s Guidefordetails.

Menu Item Settings / Explanation

PRINTER SETUP PLATEN GAP STANDARD, NARROW, WIDE, WIDER, WIDEST

PAGE LINE ON, OFF

ROLL PAPER MARGIN 15mm, 3mm

PAPER SIZE CHECK ON, OFF

PAPER SKEW CHECK ON, OFF

REFRESH MARGIN ON, OFF

AUTO NOZZLE CHECK ON: PERIODICALLY, ON: EVERY JOB, OFF

PRINT NOZZLE PATTERN OFF, ON: EVERY PAGE, ON: EVERY 10 PAGES

INITIALIZE SETTINGS Restores default settings

TEST PRINT NOZZLE CHECK Shows clogged or deflected nozzles

STATUS SHEET Printer settings, total prints, and maintenance tank capacity remaining

NETWORK STATUS SHEET Network settings

JOB INFORMATION Date and Time and Ink and paper used for the last 10 jobs; most recent job is number 0

CUSTOM PAPER Information about registered paper configurations

NETWORK SETUP NETWORK SETUP DISABLE, ENABLE

IP ADDRESS SETTING AUTO, PANEL

IP, SM, DG SETTING IP address, subnet mask, default gateway

BONJOUR ON, OFF

INIT NETWORK SETTING Resets all network settings

OPTIONS SETUP Spectro Proofer Displays status of various parts and performs device alignment

TAKE-UP REEL Displays version of the take-up reel installed (Pro 9890 only)

PAPER SETUP ROLL PAPER REMAINING Setting appears only when no paper is loaded

REMAINING PPR SETUP OFF, ON

ROLL PAPER LENGTH From 15 to 300 ft

ROLL LENGTH ALERT From 4 to 50 ft

PAPER TYPE Media type loaded in the printer

CUSTOM PAPER Paper No 1 to 10

PAPER TYPE Photo, Proofing, Fine Art, Matte, Plain, Others

PLATEN GAP STANDARD, NARROW, WIDE, WIDER

THICKNESS PATTERN PRINT

PAPER FEED ADJUST -0.70% to 0.70%

DRYING TIME 0.0 sec. to 10.0 sec.

PAPER SUCTION STANDARD, -1, -2, -3, -4

SET ROLL PAPER TENSION STANDARD, HIGH, HIGHER

REMOVE SKEW ON, OFF

HEAD ALIGNMENT PAPER THICKNESS

SELECT PAPER TYPE Media type loaded in the printer

SELECT THICKNESS 8 mil (0.2 mm), 4 mil to 60 mil (0.1 to 1.5 mm)

ALIGNMENT

AUTO UNI-D, BI-D 2-COLOR, BI-D ALL, BI-D #1, BI-D #2, BI-D #3, BI-D #4

Control Panel Menus (continued)

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Where To Get Help

Service Access

Telephone support Call (888) 377-6611. Make sure you have your Unit ID number. If you experience any difficulty with the toll-free number or your Unit ID number, call (562) 276-1305.

Internet Go to epson.com/support to download drivers and firmware, access product documentation and troubleshooting, and get technical advice through e-mail.

Support for non-Epson RIP Contact the RIP manufacturer.

Epson PreferredSM Unit ID number

Date of purchase

Serial number

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Epson Stylus®

Pro 7890/9890 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Printed in USACPD-28260

Control Panel Lights and Buttons

Menu button

Paper feed down button

Left arrow or paper source button

Pause/reset lightand button

Power light and button

Paper feed up button

OK button

Paper light Ink lightBlack ink change button

Paper release (ePlaten™) light and button

Paper cut button

Ink cover open button