Summary Of The Utility Tab - Epson Stylus Pro 4900 User Manual

Epson Stylus Pro 4900/4910
Summary of the Utility
Tab
You can perform the following maintenance functions
from the printer driver's Utility tab.
Nozzle Check
This function prints a nozzle check pattern to check if
the print head nozzles are clogged. If you see banding or
gaps in the print outs, perform head cleaning to clear
any clogged nozzles.
"Cleaning the print head" on page 115
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Head cleaning
If you see banding or gaps in the print outs, perform
head cleaning. It cleans the surface of the print head to
improve the print quality.
"Cleaning the print head" on page 115
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Print Head Alignment
If the print results appear grainy or out of focus, perform
Print Head Alignment. The Print Head Alignment
function corrects print head gaps.
"Correcting Print Misalignment (Print Head
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Alignment)" on page 117
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EPSON Status Monitor 3
You can check the printer's status, such as the remaining
ink level and error messages, from the computer's
screen.
Monitoring Preferences
You can select the error notifications displayed on the
EPSON Status Monitor 3 screen, or register a shortcut
for the Utility icon to the Taskbar.
Tip:
If you select the Shortcut Icon on the Monitoring
Preferences screen, the Utility shortcut icon is displayed
on the Windows Taskbar.
By right-clicking the icon, you can display the following
menu and perform maintenance functions.
EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts when the printer name is
clicked from the displayed menu.
Print Queue
You can display the list of all waiting jobs.
On the Print Queue screen, you can view information
on the data waiting to be printed, delete and reprint
these jobs.
Speed and Progress
You can set various functions for printer driver basic
operations.