Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User Manual

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6. Press the d button to feed the paper into printing position.
7. Use both hands to pull out and extend the output tray, lifting it slightly 
as you pull.
You’re ready to print.
When you finish printing, push the front tray back in.
Caution: Do not leave 
paper in the printer for a 
long period of time; its 
quality will deteriorate. 
Epson recommends that 
you remove the paper 
from the printer after 
printing.
 

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Adjusting the Platen Gap for Thick or Thin Paper
When you print on unusually thick or thin paper, you may need to adjust 
the platen gap setting. Normally, the 
STANDARD setting allows the printer 
to adjust automatically. However, if print quality is not satisfactory when 
using very thin or very thick stock, you may need to change this setting using 
the printer’s menu system.
1. Press the 
Menu r button.
2. Press r
 to select the Printer Setup menu.
3. Press r...

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Using Special Paper Configurations
When you choose a media type in your Epson printer software, the driver 
automatically determines the best settings for your paper. However, you may 
want to fine-tune how the printer handles certain media—especially if you 
use non-Epson paper or a paper not supported by the driver. For these 
situations, you can create a special configuration, or group of settings, for 
each paper type (up to ten types) and select the desired...

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9. Make sure the paper you are creating the configuration for is loaded in 
the correct paper path in the printer. Then press r and  Enter to 
print a paper thickness pattern. The printer prints a pattern similar to 
the following:
10. Examine the printed pattern for the most evenly overlapping lines, and 
choose that pattern number. (In the example shown above, the lines of 
pattern 4 are the most even.)
11. After printing the pattern, 
THICKNESS NUMBER is...

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15. Press d or u to set the paper feed 
amount for the bottom margin area 
that is 0.79 or 1.18 inches (2 or 3 cm) 
from the bottom of the paper (labelled 
Bin the illustration to the right). Then 
press Enter.
16. Press l and then d to select 
DRYING TIME, then press r.
17. Press d oru to select the number of seconds (from 1 to 10) that you 
want the print head to wait between passes to allow the ink to dry. Then 
press  Enter to save the setting.
18. When you...

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Your Epson Stylus Pro 3880 comes with drivers and utilities that let you 
print and manage print jobs. For the best black-and-white photography 
output, the Epson Stylus Pro 3880 driver offers Advanced Black and White 
mode.
ICC profiles for ColorSync
® are included, so you can use color management 
features in Adobe® Photoshop® or other applications, or in the driver itself. A 
color-managed workflow using Photoshop and a color-calibrated monitor 
will give you the most accurate colors and best...

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Printing With Mac OS X
If you’re using Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher, follow the instructions below.
Choosing Page Setup and Basic Print Options
You can choose from several options for printing. You can also select the 
orientation of your image and the paper size.
Once you have selected your page setup options, you need to select printing 
options. The Epson driver offers automatic settings that optimize print 
quality and speed when you’re using Epson...

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4. If necessary, click the arrow next to the Printer setting or the Show 
Details
 button to expand the print window.
You see the expanded printer settings window for your product:
5. Select the 
Copies and Pages settings as necessary.
Note: The print window 
may look different, 
depending on the version 
of Mac OS X and the 
application you are using.
 

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6. Click the Paper Size drop-down menu and choose the size of the paper 
you are using and one of the options listed below.
The following settings are available, depending on the size you choose:
 Borderless (Auto Expand) prints on cut sheets and enlarges your 
image (up to 3%) to fit the width of the paper (without side 
borders).
 Borderless (Retain Size) prints your image at the size you specify 
in your application. You need to size it slightly...