Plotter

MachineInfoBox EPSON Stylus Pro 7800
Type:	Plotter
Material:	Paper
Location:	Seminar Area
Access Requirements:
Status:	In Commissioning
Manual:	Epson-Europe.com Installation Manuel Epson-Europe.com User Manual (DE) Epson.com User Manual (EN)
Tutors:

The EPSON Stylus Pro 7800 is a large format inkjet color printer. It uses pigmented inks to produce photo-quality printouts up to 60cm width.

Because of the pigmented inks the printer can not be used with certain media such as PVC.

This tool is not ready for use yet since not all commissioning steps have been completed. The process is also tracked on GitHub. Feel free to contribute to making it usable, any help is very welcome!

Task	comment	Status
Name the tool:	-	Done
Take a picture	-	Done
Find the manual as PDF	needed for all machines - add a link to the InfoBox or comment where you could not find it	Done
Documentation	this page, status: in commissioning	pending
Print QR-Code	use the MachineQR Factory	pending
Introduction	-	pending
Security Check	to be done or witnessed by a manager	pending
Test	to be done or witnessed by a manager	pending
tool's name, owner and approx. value	provide to Johannes for inventorization	pending
Last step: make it available	physically and in the wiki - then delete this template	pending

This printer is a professional machine, and has a lot more features (and things that can go wrong) than a consumer-type inkjet printer. This includes potential printer damage (especially when removing or changing paper stock or inks). Here are a few examples:

• the printer uses a suction-system to flatten the paper (the suction level, for example, may need to be adjusted for heavy and lightweight papers)
• a built-in camera is used for calibration purposes
• drying time is adjustable to make the print head pause for up to 10s after each pass (necessary for certain media)
• changing inks keeps the printer busy for about 10 minutes! (Do not remove, change or replace inks yourself).

Please read this wiki page, and ideally also the manual. (The manual's paper handling pages are a must-read, really: p56 for roll paper and p64 for cut sheets).

Familiarise yourself with the printer (and its options in the printer driver). Do not just "send a file" and then walk away, especially when using the printer for the first time. For example: a single wrong setting in the printer driver can easily waste several meters of roll paper. The wrong paper setting can waste valuable ink (without any added benefit to print quality).

If an ink is empty or the print quality is not good enough: contact a manager.

General Information

• At the moment, the printer is not connected to the network and can only be used via the attached USB Cable and with your own Mac or PC.
• In order to print, you first need to install the printer driver from the Epson downloads page: Windows 10 , Windows 11, MacOS 15. For detailed installation instructions, please see p43-49 in the English manual linked above.
• Linux is not supported.
• Downloads for older operating systems can be selected from the download page and go back as far back as Windows XP or MacOS 7.6

Attention --- Avoid Printer Damage

• If the power light is flashing: do not turn off the printer, release the paper lever or open the front cover. This may damage the printer!
• Never(!) move the print head by hand. This may damage the printer!
• Do not move the cutting blade carriage. This may damage the printer!
  • Turn off the cutter function if you're using: fine art paper, vinyl , matte board or any other heavyweight paper
• Do not change or replace inks. Contact a manager.
  • also: do not remove/re-insert inks unnecessarily. This can damage the seal and allow air into the ink system, causing nozzle damage.
• Only use media suitable for pigment inks. (For example: do not use PVC-based vinyl). If the paper does not absorb the ink, it will cause the printed ink to spill inside the printer, which may cause damage to the printer.
• Thick paper (more than 0.5 mm for roll paper) can damage the built-in cutter.
• Always turn off the printer from the control panel. Do not pull the power plug until the printer has been turned off properly.
• Don't touch the ink supply port, or the green IC chip on the ink cartridge.
• Do not try to update the printer's firmware!

How to change or insert paper

• If the power light is flashing: do not release the paper lever or open the front cover. This may damage the printer!
• Please read the manual and its illustrations. The following page numbers refer to the EN language manual linked above:0
  • remove roll paper: p62
  • load roll paper: p58-61
  • load sheet paper: p65
  • load small cut sheet paper: p66
  • load posterboard or any media thicker than 0.5 mm: p67-70
• Make sure you select the correct Media Type setting in the printer driver. Always select the correct paper source (roll or sheet) in the printer driver and the printer's control panel.
• The control panel displays one of three icon types: "sheet", "roll" or "roll + scissors" (if you want the printer to cut the paper automatically after your job is printed).

What paper can I use?

• the printer can use roll paper or cut sheets
• max paper width is 24 inches (60 cm)
• max paper thickness is 0.5 mm (roll paper) and 1.5 mm (cut sheets)

Printer driver options – Colour Management

The Epson Stylus Photo 7800 can produce stunning photo-quality prints. To get the best possible print results, familiarize yourself with the Epson Driver's paper configuration and color management options. See p80-97 (Mac OS) and p100-115 (Windows).

When using non-Epson media such as Hahnemühle fine art papers etc, you should install the paper manufacturer's ICC paper profiles to your computer. (Hahnemühle's papers, for example, come with a small instructions leaflet about this).

Safety Precausions

• The printer weighs 60kg. Do not try to detach the printer from its stand!
• Do not open the printer or put your hand inside the printer during printing.
• Caution – the printer contains a sharp knife to cut roll-paper after printing.
• the lightbulb inside the printer contains mercury.