Printer Settings Menu

Select Settings > General Settings > Printer Settings to customize paper and printing options.

Setting	Options	Description
Paper Source Settings	Various options	See the Paper Source Settings table below
Custom Paper Settings	1 to 10	See the Custom Paper Settings table below
Printing Language*	USB Network	Select the printing language to use for each connection mode Auto: select for most printing situations HP-GL/2: select if HP-GL/2 or HP RTL print data sent from a CAD application does not automatically switch the printing mode
Universal Print Settings*	Various options	See the Universal Print Settings table below
HP-GL/2 Unique Settings*	Various options	See the HP-GL/2 Unique Settings table below
Memory Device Interface	Enable Disable	Select Disable to prevent printing directly from a USB device
Thick Paper	On Off	Select On to widen the platen gap to prevent scuffing if you are printing on thick paper
Self Check and Cleaning	Off Once Twice Three times	Select the number of times to automatically perform a print head check and cleaning when the printer turns on and before printing; selecting Off prevents the print head check and the automatic cleaning
Bidrectional	On Off	Select On if you want the print head to move left and right during printing Select Off to decrease misalignment of ruled lines, but slow down printing
PC Connection via USB	Enable Disable	Select Enable to allow access to the printer from a USB-connected computer
USB I/F Timeout Setting	5 to 300 seconds	Specifies the length of time before ending communication from a USB-connected computer

*The Printing Language, Universal Print Settings, and HP-GL/2 Unique Settings menus can be locked by an administrator. If you cannot access or change these settings, contact your administrator for assistance.

Paper Source Settings

Setting	Options	Description
Error Notice	Paper Size Notice Paper Type Notice	Select On to display an error message when the output size or paper type settings are different between the driver and printer
Roll Paper Setup	Detect Paper Meandering	Select On to display an error message and stop printing if the printer detects the paper is skewed
	Print Cutting Guideline	Select On to print cut lines on roll paper (if Auto Cut is turned off)
	Cut for Borderless Print	Select Two Cuts to insert a margin and cut twice between pages; or One Cut to cut once between pages
	Quick Cut	Select On to cut once between pages while the next page is still printing
	Cut Mode	Select Quiet to reduce the speed and noise when cutting paper
	Margin Refresh	Select On to automatically remove ink stains from previous borderless prints by trimming the leading edge of the paper
	Back Tension 2	Select the level of tension when the Back Tension setting is set to Extra High

Custom Paper Setting

Setting	Options	Description
Change Name	—	Use the keyboard to enter a name for the custom paper setting (this name is displayed in the Paper Type list)
Change Reference Paper	Various options	Select the media type for the paper closest to the one you are using
Advanced Media Setting options
	Platen Gap	Select a larger value if print results are smudged by print head strikes
	Top/Bottom Margins	The Standard margins are as follows for the top and bottom: CAD/line drawings: 3 mm Other: 30 mm Select a different value as necessary. Left and right margins are always 3 mm.
	Paper Suction	Select this to adjust the distance between the paper and the print head; lower values for thinner papers.
	Back Tension	Select High or Extra High if paper wrinkles during printing
	Drying Time	Drying Time per Pass: Select from 0 to 10 seconds for the amount of time the print head pauses to allow drying after each pass Drying Time per Page: Select from 0 to 60 minutes for the amount of time the printer pauses to allow drying after each page is printed
	Paper Size Check	Select On to detect the paper width when paper is loaded Select Off if a paper setting error occurs when paper is correctly loaded. If this setting is set to Off, the printer may print beyond the edges of the paper, causing ink to get on the printer.
	Auto Cut	Select On to automatically cut roll paper after each page is printed, or select Off to cut paper manually
	Remove Skew	Select On to enable paper skew reduction
Restore Default	—	Restores the custom setting to the defaults

Universal Print Settings

Adjust these settings as necessary when printing in HP-GL/2 or HP RTL mode, or when using AirPrint.

Setting	Options	Description
Paper Source	Roll Paper Cut Sheet (1 sheet)	Select the paper source from which you want to print
Quality	Standard Speed Fine Super Fine Draft	Select the print quality
Color Mode	Color Black/White	Select the color you want for printing
Page Margins option	Clip By Margins	Adds the value selected for the page margin inside the hard clip area of the PS command of the data, or the size selected for the base output size
Page Margins option	Oversize	Adds the value selected for the page margin outside the hard clip area of the PS command of the data (when Auto is selected) Adds the value selected for the page margin outside the size selected for the base output size (when set to a standard size)
Page Margin	3 mm 5 mm	Select the top, bottom, left, and right margin values for roll paper Note: Margins are 3 mm for cut sheets regardless of the setting.
Smoothing	On Off	Select On to print at the maximum resolution for the selected paper type Note: This may result in longer printing time or insufficient memory errors.
Base Output Size	Various options	When Auto (the default setting) is selected, the hard clip area of the PS command of the data becomes the base output size Select User-Defined when printing in a custom size
Resolution	Standard 300 dpi 600 dpi 1200 dpi	Selects the print resolution; when Standard (the default setting) is selected, available resolutions depend on the selected paper type
Color Mode (Common)	EPSON Standard (sRGB)	Optimize the sRGB space and correct the color
	Business Graphics	Perform color correction to optimize your images based on the sRGB space
	GIS	Perform color correction when printing topographical maps
	Line Drawing	Perform color correction when printing CAD drawings and other line drawings
	Off (No Color Management)	No color correction is performed

HP-GL/2 Unique Settings

Adjust these settings as necessary when printing in HP-GL/2 or HP RTL mode.

Setting	Options	Description
Rotate	0° 90° 180° 270°	Rotate the coordinates of the drawn data counterclockwise before printing
Origin Setup	Left Edge Center	Set the data coordinate origin
Mirror Image	On	Select to horizontally flip the image using the center of the output size width as the basis line
Mirror Image	Off	Select to print without flipping the image
Line Merge	On	Select to merge the intersection of overlapping lines within the image according to the MC command of the data
Line Merge	Off	Select to move lines to be printed later to the front at intersections
Color Mode (HP-GL/2)	EPSON Standard (sRGB)	Optimize the sRGB space and correct the color
	Business Graphics	Perform color correction to optimize your images based on the sRGB space
	GIS	Perform color correction when printing topographical maps
	Line Drawing	Perform color correction when printing CAD drawings and other line drawings
	Off (No Color Management)	No color correction is performed
Select Palette	Software	Print according to the pen configurations set in the application and ignore the built-in printer palette
	Default	Print according to the built-in printer palette settings (logical pen with a pen width of 0.35 mm and 256 colors)
	Palette A Palette B	Print according to the built-in printer palette settings specified under Define Palette
Print Color Palette	Print	Select to print the selected palette in A3 size
Define Palette	Palette A Palette B	Define a built-in palette by specifying the pen width and color for the 16 types of logical pens
Restore Default HP-GL/2 Unique Settings	No Yes	Select Yes to restore all HP-GL/2 Unique Settings to their defaults