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Epson SureColor
T7000
T5000
T3000
User’s Guide
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Copyrights and Trademarks All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation
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Contents Copyrights and Trademarks Chapter 1 Introduction Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 When choosing a place for this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 When setting up this product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 When using this product .
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Removing Cut Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Loading and Removing Poster Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Loading Poster Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Removing Poster Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Correct Color and Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Mac OS X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Multi-Page/Poster Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 7 Tips for Using the Printer Driver (Mac OS X) Displaying the Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 Displaying Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 Using Epson Printer Utility 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 Starti
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The prints are not what you expected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 Feeding or ejecting problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 Appendix A Options and Information Options and Consumable Products. . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1 Introduction Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions before using the printer. Also be sure to follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. When choosing a place for this product O Place this product on a flat, stable surface that is larger than this product. This product will not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle. O Avoid places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity. Also keep it away from direct sunlight, strong lig
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O Use only the power cord that comes with this product. Use of another cord may result in fire or electric shock. O Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord. O If you use an extension cord with this product, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating. O Do not attempt to service thi
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O Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them. This could damage the print head. O Do not touch the IC chip on the side of the cartridge. This may affect normal operation and printing. O The IC chip on this ink cartridge retains a variety of cartridge-related information, such as the ink cartridge status, so that the cartridge may be removed and reinserted freely. However, each time the cartridge is inserted, some ink is consumed because the printer automatically performs a re
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Printer Parts Front section 1Printer cover Open this cover when cleaning the printer or clearing jams. 2 Poster board support Raise this support so that you can place the media on it when printing on poster board. The support ensures that poster board feeds smoothly. See “Loading and Removing Poster Board” on page 47. Introduction 11
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3 Maintenance box covers Open these covers when replacing the Maintenance Box. Some models have only the right cover. See “Replacing Maintenance Boxes” on page 195. 4 Paper basket Output from the printer collects in this basket, keeping the media clean and free of creases. It can hold up to 20 sheets of plain paper printed in line drawing mode. The stand (24”) for the SureColor T3000 comes with a paper basket. See “Using the Paper Basket” on page 58. 5Casters There are two casters on each leg. T
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Red : 100Base-T Green : 1000Base-T 15 USB port Connect the USB cable here. 16 Control panel See “Using the Control Panel” on page 62. 17 Alert lamp This lamp lights or flashes when an error occurs. Lights or : An error has occurred. How the lamp lights or flashes varies with the type of error. flashes The control panel displays a description of the error. Off : No error. 18 Roll rest When loading roll paper, place it on this rest and attach the roll paper adapters. See “Loading Roll Paper” on p
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See “Loading Roll Paper” on page 32. 1 Adapter lock lever Lift to unlock, lower to lock. Unlock when attaching roll paper to the adapter, lock once the roll is attached. 2 Size lever Position according to the size of the roll core. Introduction 14
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Control panel 1 P button (Power button) Turns the power on and off. 2 P light (Power light) The printer’s operational status is indicated by a lit or flashing light. On : The power is on. Flashing : The printer is receiving data or cleaning the print head or performing other operations in the course of being shut down. Off : The power is off. 3 ( button (Load/Remove Paper button) Pressing this button displays the Load/Remove Paper menu. Instructions for loading or removing the paper can be dis
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5 Menu button Displays the menu for the tab currently selected in the display. See “Using the Control Panel Menu” on page 164. 6 y button (Back button) If menus are displayed, pressing this button takes you up one level in the menu hierarchy. See “Menu Operations” on page 164. 7 l/r buttons (Left/Right buttons) O Use these buttons to select tabs. The selected tab is highlighted and the content of the info display area updated for the selected tab. See “Screen View” on page 17. O If menus are di
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13 ) button (Feed/Cut Media button) O This button is used with roll paper only. If the printer is loaded with cut sheets or poster board, pressing this button will have no effect. O It is used to manually cut roll paper using the built-in cutter. See “Manual cut method” on page 39. O If printing is not currently in progress and the printer is loaded with roll paper, you can feed paper ahead by pressing first this button and then the d button. Press the u button to rewind. Keep the d button pr
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2 Tabs/Info Display Area The tab/info display area contains the six tabs listed below. Use the l r buttons to select a tab. Information on the selected tab appears in the info display area. , The Print Queues Tab This tab displays print job status and can be used to access the Print Queues menu. The Info Display Area The print queues tab info display area shows the name of the current print job. If an optional hard disk unit is installed, it also shows the number of held jobs, if any. Pressing t
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Ink is low. You need to prepare a new ink cartridge. Ink cartridge is expended; replace with a new ink cartridge. An error occurred. Check the message on the screen, and clear the error. Non-genuine cartridge. Epson recommends the use of genuine Epson ink cartridges. Epson cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of non-genuine ink. 2 Ink color codes CCyan YYellow MMagenta MK Matte Black PK Photo Black The Maintenance Tab - The maintenance tab shows the status of the Maintenance Box and is
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The Setup Tab / The setup tab displays the IP address and menus for various settings. The Info Display Area The setup tab info display area shows the IP address currently assigned, if any. Pressing the OK or Menu button when this tab is selected displays the Setup menu. See “Setup menu” on page 175. The Enlarged Copy Tab + The enlarged copy tab is displayed only when a scanner is connected. Pressing the OK button when this tab is selected displays the Enlarged Copy screen. See “Enlarged Copy men
