Epson stylus photo r3000 printing install#
Epson stylus photo r3000 printing manual#
Epson stylus photo r3000 printing pro#
Epson stylus photo r3000 printing software#

The cartridges must be filled according to the chart at the bottom of this document. If you are performing the virgin installation, follow the Epson instructions substituting the Piezography filled R3000 carts in place of the Epson carts.

If you can not – we will give instructions later for MacOS ink change procedures. So if you are on MacOS – you may wish to perform a virgin printer installation or beg or borrow a PC computer for the ink swapping operation. Instead, QTR RIP is used in a lengthy procedure to print and purge.

Epson stylus photo r3000 printing software#

There is a Windows operating procedure using the Epson Service Adjustment Software that can make replacing color inks with Piezography inks much simpler.

Epson stylus photo r3000 printing pro#

However, the Epson Pro Printers have Power Clean functions which allow you to perform an operation that pulls fresh ink from the cartridge all the way to the print head by forcing out the 20ml or more ink located inside the dampers and print lines. This is not much different than that of the Epson Pro 3880 – and this printer shares many of the same components. The reason for this is that when the R3000 is first turned on and ink cartridges are installed for the first time, the printer performs an ink initialization which pulls in about 15ml of ink from each cartridge into the ink dampers, the ink lines, and the print head.

Epson stylus photo r3000 printing install#

The easiest method to install Piezography inks on the R3000 is by installing them into the printer as it’s first set of inks. So even if you are a seasoned Piezographer and this is your umpteenth printer – please pay close attention to how Piezography inks can be installed in the R3000. And because this printer is the first Pro style printer to be released without a Power Clean function, changing over inks is a different procedure from any previous installation instructions. However, with MacOS users – the testing of the printer with Epson color inks will make for a more difficult installation process. It is not possible to diagnose many printing problems on a printer that has not first been tested with Epson inks. Take the time to scrutinize your printer’s performance before the next step. In addition to printing a perfect nozzle check, make certain that the printer does not have unfixable banding problems by making test prints. We do this so that it makes it easier for you to ascertain that you have a printer problem before installing and wasting expensive Piezography inks. We usually recommend that your printer functions perfectly with Epson inks before installing Piezography inks.

Epson stylus photo r3000 printing manual#

A full manual for Piezography can be downloaded with the free Piezography Community Edition. This software has quickly become a defacto utility for anyone wanting to properly color manage their printing workflow. Additionally, Piezography on the Mac requires the use of Print-Tool. We provide our own guides to our suggested use of QuadToneRIP, so that you can get the best results from that product. Installation instructions and support of that software is provided by the manufacturers of those software.

Most Piezography systems depend upon the QuadtoneRIP software with which to control the ink shades. You must refer to the shade placement chart provided here on this document. Whether you use refillable cartridges, CIS, or pre-filled cartridges (available outside the USA), the placement of the shades of Piezography ink are critical and not arbitrary. If you lost your refillable cartridge instructions, please go to our main support page to view the cartridge instructions. If you are installing user refillable cartridges, please refer to the installation instructions provided with the refillable cartridges. If you are installing a Continuous Ink System (CIS), please refer to the installation instructions provided with the CIS. Use these procedures to convert your color printer to a Piezography printer.