AS-4000

User’s Guide CMP0330-02 EN

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Copyrights and Trademarks

AS-4000 User’s Guide Copyrights and Trademarks Copyrights and Trademarks No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other products.

Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s operating and maintenance instructions. Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.

Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from electromagnetic interference that occurs from the use of any interface cables other than those designated as Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation. SurePress is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Microsoft ® and Windows ® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple ® and Mac OS ® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks. Warning, Caution, Important, and Note Warning:

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Caution: c Important: contain important information on the operation of this product. Note: contain useful tips on the operation of this product. U This symbol indicates reference pages for related content. Illustrations and Photos Used in this Guide The illustrations or photos may differ slightly from the model you are using. Please be aware of this when using the manual. 2

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Copyrights and Trademarks

AS-4000 User’s Guide Copyrights and Trademarks Screen Shots in this Guide ❏ Screen shots used in this guide may differ to the actual screens. Also, the screens may differ depending on the operating system used and the usage environment. ❏ Unless specifically stated, Windows screen shots used in this guide are taken from Windows 10. Operating System Versions In this manual, the following abbreviations are used. Windows In this manual, terms such as "Windows 10", "Windows 8.1", "Windows 8", and "Windows 7" refer to the following operating systems. Additionally, "Windows" is used to refer to all versions.

❏ Microsoft ® Windows ® 10 operating system ❏ Microsoft ® Windows ® 8.1 operating system ❏ Microsoft ® Windows ® 8 operating system ❏ Microsoft ® Windows ® 7 operating system Mac OS In this manual, "Mac OS" is used to refer to all versions. ©Seiko Epson Corporation 2021-2023. 3

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Contents

AS-4000 User’s Guide Contents Contents Copyrights and Trademarks Printing Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Preparing the Print Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Setting the Registration Mark Sensor Amplifier Threshold Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Starting Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Checking the Results for Check Job Spot Color Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Safety Instructions and Notes on Usage Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Meaning of Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notes on Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Conditions and cautions for correct reproduction of spot colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cautions for color measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Precautions when handling the paper presser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Color Matching for Spot Colors Performing Color Matching for Spot Colors. . . . . . 50 Creating Quick Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Performing Group Adjustments for Spot Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Product Overview Checking Colors Definition of Workers. . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 System Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Epson Edge Print Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Press. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Color Measurement Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Print Settings Shared Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Introducing Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Creating ICC Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Color Matching for Spot Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Color Matching Between Presses. . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Checking Job Spot Color Accuracy. . . . . . . . . .

12 Checking Color Accuracy for the Press. . . . . . . . 13 Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Basic Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 External Dimensions and Necessary Space. . . . . 15 Change Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Checking Spot Color Accuracy Before and After Printing a Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Setting the Details for the Spot Color Check. . . . 57 Example Settings for Test Printing. . . . . . . . . . . 61 Checking the Results of the Before Printing Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62 Checking the Results of the After Printing Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Checking the Results of Compare Before/After Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Checking the Color Accuracy of the Press. . . . . . . 66 Setting the Inspection Standard Values for Color Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Performing a Print Color Accuracy Check Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Checking the Determination Results. . . . . . . . . 68 Basic Operations Maintenance Introducing a New Substrate (First Press). . . . . . . . 16 Loading the Substrate. . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . 18 Creating the Print Info.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Adjusting the Print Info. Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Creating an ICC Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Importing Externally Created ICC Profiles. . . . . 28 Introducing a New Substrate (Second and Subsequent Presses). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Loading the Substrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Importing Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Adjusting the Print Info. Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Creating Calibration Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Before Performing Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71 Timings for Inspection and Cleaning. . . . . . . . . 71 Switching the Maintenance Mode. . . . . . . . . . . 71 List of Maintenance Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Cleaning the Rollers (Two Locations). . . . . . . . . . . 72 Cleaning procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Cleaning the Backing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Cleaning procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Cleaning the Paper Presser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Cleaning procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Cleaning the Registration Mark Presser. . . . . . . . . 80 4

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