Large Format Printing

Primary documentation

The primary documentation for all photo printing at Ace will now live on this wiki page. There is no required class before using standard document printing on the Brother printers but certification class is required for large format printing on the Epson 9880 Wide Format Printer.

The printers

We have three printers available at Ace. Two for standard document printing on letter paper, and one ink plotter for large (up to A0) sized posters. The following asset pages have specific details about each printer as well as the status of each.  The status can also be checked on Slack by using the “/asset” command.

AMT045 Brother HL-2280DW Printer

AMT205 Brother MFC-L2700DW Printer

AMT141 Epson 9880 Wide Format Printer

Where they are

There are two Brother printers, one in both coworking and clean fab for document printing. For photo printing and large posters, the Epson 9880 Wide Format Printer is in clean fab.

If you need help

Contact the steward.  If you use the #large-format-printer channel, you may get an even faster response from someone else in the community.

Large Format Printer Checklist for Epson 9880

This checklist of steps for using the Epson 9880 at Ace is not a substitute for certification training, only a reminder for Ace members who are already certified. Start Up Checklist Confirm that asset status for Epson 9880 AMT141 is Up. Turn on Printer. Select yes (by pressing left arrow… Read more

Large Format Printer FAQ for Epson 9880

Expectations Why do I have to be certified to use the large format printer at Ace? Certification covers policies and best practices specific to Ace. Certification also covers basic printer concepts, specific process steps of using the Ace printer, and basic troubleshooting. Ace is lucky to have a working printer… Read more

AMT205 Brother MFC-L2700DW Printer

Make/Model: MFC-L2700DW Documentation: Support center, with driver downloads, manuals, etc. Read more

Document Printing

Printing regular 8-1/2×11 pages is possible in a few locations at Ace. Coworking: The printing area is located upstairs, on the front wall, to the right of the whiteboard, at the Design Station. This printer is asset AMT205, and shows up on the network as the “Brother MFC-L2700DW series”. CleanFab: This… Read more

Large Format Printer

  Steward: Open Downloading the drivers 1. Go to this website: https://www.epson.eu/support/?productID=2542&language=en#product_search 2. In the dropdown menu titled “Filter content by the operating system”, choose the operating system you are running on your computer of choice 3. Download the most recent “Driver” from the accompanying list that corresponds with your… Read more

AMT141 Epson 9880 Large Format Printer

Make/Model: Epson 9880 Documentation: Manual, FAQs Wide format printer main page  Read more