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Printing with Macintosh

Making Changes to Printer Settings

Making the Media Type setting
Using the Automatic mode
Using the PhotoEnhance mode
Using the Custom mode
Using the Advanced settings
Changing the page setup

You will find the printer driver settings in the following dialog boxes.

The Mode settings in the Print dialog box are arranged to give you four levels of control over the printer driver, as explained below.

Automatic

This mode provides the quickest and easiest way to start printing. See Using the Automatic mode.

PhotoEnhance

This mode lets you choose from a variety of image-correction settings specially designed for photos. See Using the PhotoEnhance mode.

Custom

This mode lets you choose from a list of ready-made or personalized settings suited to the kind of document you want to print. When Custom is selected, the Advanced button is enabled, allowing you to access the Advanced dialog box. See Using the Custom mode.

Advanced

This button opens the Advanced dialog box, where you can make detailed settings to fit your individual needs. From the Advanced dialog box, you can add your personalized settings to the Custom Settings list. See Using the Advanced settings.

In addition to making comprehensive Mode settings that affect overall print quality, you can also modify individual aspects of your printout using the settings contained in the Page Setup and the Layout dialog boxes. For information on page setup options, see Changing the page setup. For information on page layout options, see Modifying the page layout.

Making the Media Type setting

The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first.

In the Print dialog box, select the Media Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer. To find out what media type you are using, find your media in the list below, and refer to the corresponding media type under which it is grouped (shown in bold). For some media, there are several Media Type settings to choose from.

Plain Paper

Plain paper

Envelopes

EPSON Premium Ink Jet Plain Paper (A4)

S041214

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4)

S041059
S041025

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter)

S041060
S041028

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (A4)

S041154

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (Letter)

S041153
S041155

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A4)

S041061
S041026

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Letter)

S041062
S041029

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Legal)

S041067
S041048

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (A6)

S041054

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (5 x 8")

S041121

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (8 x 10")

S041122

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet (A4)

S041106

EPSON Ink Jet Note Cards A6 (with envelopes)

S041147

EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards 5 x 8" (with envelopes)

S041148

EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards 8 x 10" (with envelopes)

S041149

Matte Paper-Heavyweight

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A4)

S041256
S041258
S041259

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (Letter)

S041257

Photo Paper

EPSON Photo Paper (A4)

S041140

EPSON Photo Paper (Letter)

S041141

EPSON Photo Paper (4 x 6")

S041134

EPSON Photo Paper (100 x 150 mm)

S041255

EPSON Photo Paper (200 x 300 mm)

S041254

EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper (210 x 594 mm)

S041145

EPSON Photo Paper Cards (A4)

S041177

Photo Quality Glossy Film

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A4)

S041071

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Letter)

S041072

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A6)

S041107

EPSON Photo Stickers 16 (A6)

S041144

EPSON Photo Stickers 4 (A6)

S041176

Ink Jet Transparencies

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (A4)

S041063

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (Letter)

S041064

Note:
The availability of special media varies by location.


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Using the Automatic mode

When Automatic is selected as the Mode setting in the Print dialog box, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Ink settings. To make the Ink setting, click Color to print in color, or Black to print in black-and-white or grayscale. To make the Media Type setting, see Making the Media Type setting.

Note:
Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list (while Automatic is selected), a slider appears to the right of the Mode options that lets you choose Quality or Speed. Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed.


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Using the PhotoEnhance mode

The Photo Enhance mode provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data.

Note:
  • This mode is only available when printing 32-bit color data.
  • Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required for printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image.

You can select from the following settings.

Standard

This setting provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first.

People

This setting is best for photos of people.

Nature

This setting is best for outdoor scenery such as mountains, sky, and oceans.

Soft Focus

This setting makes your photos look as if they were taken with a soft-focus lens.

Sepia

This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.

If you are printing photos taken with a digital camera, you can also select the Digital Camera Correction check box to give your printed images the smooth, natural appearance of photographs taken with a film camera.


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Using the Custom mode

The Custom mode offers ready-made settings designed for printing text and graphs and for applying a color-matching method. You can also create and save your own custom settings. See Using the Advanced settings for details.

You can select from the following ready-made settings.

Text/Graph

This setting is good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts.

Economy

This setting is best for printing drafts of text

ColorSync

This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen.

Follow the steps below to select a Custom setting.

Verify the Media Type and Ink settings in the Print dialog box. For details, see Making the Media Type setting.

Click the Custom button in the Print dialog box. This enables the Custom Settings list, located below and to the right of the Custom radio button.

From the Custom Settings list, select the most appropriate setting for the type of document or image you will print.

When you choose a Custom setting, other settings such as Print Quality, Halftoning, and Color are made automatically. Changes to these settings are reflected in the display on the left side of the Print dialog box.


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Using the Advanced settings

The settings in the Advanced dialog box give you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings list.

Making the Advanced settings

Follow the instructions below to make Advanced settings.

Click the Custom button in the Print dialog box, then click the Advanced button. The Advanced dialog box appears.

Select the Media Type that you loaded in the printer. For details, see Making the Media Type setting.

Choose Color or Black in the Ink setting.

Select the Print Quality setting.

Make other settings as necessary. For details, see online help.

Note:
  • The PhotoEnhance option under Color Management only affects images, not text or graphs. For example, if Monochrome is selected from the Tone list (enabled when PhotoEnhance is selected), only the images in a document will be printed in monochrome. Any colored text or graphs in the same document will be printed in color.
  • Some settings may be unavailable depending on the Print Quality, Media Type, and Ink settings you make.

Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Print dialog box. Click Cancel to return to the Print dialog box without applying your settings. To save your Advanced settings, see the next section.

Saving and deleting your settings

To save your Advanced settings, click Save Settings in the Advanced dialog box. The Custom Settings dialog box appears.

Type a unique name (up to 16 characters) for your settings in the Name box, then click Save. Your Advanced settings will be added to the Custom Settings list. You can save up to 10 different custom settings.

Note:
  • You cannot apply the names of settings provided by EPSON to your custom settings.
  • You cannot delete the ready-made settings from the Custom Settings list.

To delete a setting, select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box and click Delete.

Using your saved settings

To select your settings, click the Custom button in the Print dialog box, then select your setting in the Custom Settings list, located below and to the right of the Custom button.

If you change the Media Type or Ink settings when one of your customized settings is selected in the Custom Settings list, the selection shown in the list returns to Custom Settings. The customized setting that was previously selected is not affected by the change. To return to your customized setting, simply reselect it in the list.


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Changing the page setup

In the Page Setup dialog box, you can change the paper size, specify the paper orientation, reduce or enlarge your printout, and adjust the printable area.

Choose Page Setup from the File menu of your application. The Page Setup dialog box appears.

You can make the following settings in the Page Setup dialog box.

Paper Size

Select the paper size you want to use. If you want to define a custom paper size, see Defining a custom paper size.

Orientation

Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. If you need to print close to the bottom of the page, select the Rotate by 180 degrees check box.

Reduce or Enlarge

Use this setting to reduce or enlarge the size of your image from 25% to 400%.

Printable Area

If you want to position your printout at equal distances from the edges of the paper., select Centered. If you need to increase the printable area, select Maximum.

Note:
When Maximum is selected, the print quality may decline at the edges of the printout. Before printing large jobs using this setting, print a single sheet to confirm quality.
When Maximum is selected, make sure the paper loaded in the sheet feeder is not curled.

Defining a custom paper size

If the appropriate paper size is not included in the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog box, follow the steps below to define a custom paper size.

In the Page Setup dialog box, click Customize. The following dialog box appears.

To define a new paper size, click New. The dialog box updates to allow you to enter a name for the new size.

Type a unique name for the paper size in the Paper Size List.

Specify the measurement unit as either Inches or cm.

Enter the width and the height of your paper.

Specify the margins by typing in the margin input box or by manipulating the preview image.

Click OK. You return to the Page Setup dialog box.

You can define up to 100 paper sizes. The paper size names you create will appear in the Paper Size menu in the Page Setup dialog box.

To delete a custom paper size, click Customize in the Page Setup dialog box, select it from the list in the Custom Paper dialog box, and click Delete.

Copying a paper size

Select the existing paper size to copy, and click Copy.

Specify the measurement unit as either inches or cm.

Specify the margins by typing in the margin input box or by manipulating the preview image.

Click OK.


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