Table Of Contents - Epson SC-F7100 series User Manual

SC-F7100 Series/SC-F7000 Series
Contents
Copyrights and Trademarks
Introduction
Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
When choosing a place for this product. . . . . . . . 5
When setting up this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
When using this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
When handling the ink packs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notes on This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Meaning of Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Illustrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Operating System Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Printer Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front (SC-F7100 Series). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front (SC-F7000 Series). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Slider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
LAN port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Understanding the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Realizing High Productivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Superior Ease of Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Notes on Usage and Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installation space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Notes when using the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Notes when not using the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Notes on Handling Ink Packs and Ink Tanks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Handling Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Supplied Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Contents of the Software Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starting EPSON LFP Remote Panel 2. . . . . . . . . 26
Exiting EPSON LFP Remote Panel 2. . . . . . . . . 26
Uninstalling Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Basic Operations
Loading and Exchanging Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Loading Media (SC-F7100 Series). . . . . . . . . . . 28
Loading Media (SC-F7000 Series). . . . . . . . . . . 33
Viewing and Changing Media Settings. . . . . . . . 39
Exchanging Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the Auto Take-up Reel Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Media Loading (SC-F7100 Series). . . . . . . . . . . 42
User's Guide
Contents
Before Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Saving Optimal Settings for the Current Media
(Print Media Settings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Changing the after heater temperature setting
(SC-F7100 Series only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Correcting Print Misalignment (Head
Alignment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Feed Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Printable area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Maintenance
Daily Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Maintenance Around the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chip Unit Replacement and Ink Refills. . . . . . . . . . 81
Disposal of Used Consumables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Parts That Are Periodically Replaced. . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using the Control Panel Menu
Menu Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Menu List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Details of the Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Removing the Take-up Roll (SC-F7100 Series)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Media Loading (SC-F7000 Series). . . . . . . . . . . 50
Removing the Take-up Roll (SC-F7000 Series)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Parameters Stored in Media Setting Banks. . . . . 57
Saving Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using a Test Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Performing Feed Adjustment During Printing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Cleaning the Platen, Pressure Rollers, and
Media Holding Plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Checking for clogged nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Head Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Part Cleaning: Preparation and Notes. . . . . . . . 71
How to Clean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Disposing of Waste Ink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Replacing the Wiper and Wiper Cleaner. . . . . . 78
Time Period for Chip Unit Replacements and
Ink Refills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Procedure for Replacement and Ink Refills. . . . . 81
The Media Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Printer Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
The Maintenance Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98