Epson Pro 3880 User Manual

You can use either Matte Black or Photo Black for printing. Both cartridges 
are installed all the time, and the printer knows which cartridge to use 
depending on the Media Type selected in the printer driver. You may 
sometimes need to switch cartridges as described below when using 
non-Epson media.

The Photo Black cartridge is ideal for printing photographic images on all 
media types. It is optimized for traditional photographic and ink jet-coated 
papers, such as Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster and Epson Photo 
Paper Semi-gloss, etc.

The Matte Black cartridge is optimized for printing photographic images on 
matte or plain papers, such as Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper 
Matte and Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper.

Generally, you should switch black ink cartridges only if you plan to run a 
large number of print jobs in the new mode. Since it takes several minutes to 
switch and consumes some ink, you shouldn’t switch cartridges more often 
than necessary.

Follow these steps to switch from one cartridge to the other:

1. Press the 

Menu

 r

 

button.

2. Press d until 

MAINTENANCE

 is highlighted, then press r.

3. Press d to select 

BLACK INK CHANGE

, then press r

.

4. Press the

 

Enter button. The printer charges the cartridge (this takes a 

few minutes) and you see 

PHOTO -> MATTE

 or 

MATTE -> PHOTO

 on 

the LCD. 

When the change is complete, the LCD displays 

READY

 and the name 

of the current black cartridge.

Follow these steps to set the date and time:

1. Press the 

Menu

 r

 

button.