  We derive a priori residual-type bounds for the Arnoldi approximation of a
matrix function and a strategy for setting the iteration accuracies in the
inexact Arnoldi approximation of matrix functions. Such results are based on
the decay behavior of the entries of functions of banded matrices.
Specifically, we will use a priori decay bounds for the entries of functions of
banded non-Hermitian matrices by using Faber polynomial series. Numerical
experiments illustrate the quality of the results.
