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Printer Software Settings / For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x
Basic settings
Advanced settings
Setting the print time
Previewing your printout
Saving spool data as a file
Enter the number of copies that you want to print in the Copies text box.
Choose All or Range. If you select Range, enter the appropriate range of pages in the Range text boxes.
Determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first.
Select the Media Type setting that matches the paper that is loaded in the printer. To find out what media type you are using, find your media in the Media Type Settings list.
Media Type Settings |
Color |
Print in color. |
Grayscale |
Print in grayscale. |
The Mode settings give you three levels of control over the printer software, as explained below.
Automatic |
Provides the quickest and easiest way to start printing. |
PhotoEnhance |
Lets you choose from a variety of image-correction settings specially designed for photos. |
Custom |
Lets you choose from a list of your personalized settings suited to the kind of document that you want to print. When Custom is selected, the Advanced button is available, allowing you to access the Advanced dialog box. |
When Automatic is selected, the printer software takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color settings.
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The PhotoEnhance mode provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photos before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data.
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You can choose from the following settings.
Standard |
Provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first. |
People |
Best for photos of people. |
Nature |
Best for outdoor scenery, such as mountains, skies, and oceans. |
Soft Focus |
Makes your photos look as if they were taken with a soft-focus lens. |
Sepia |
Applies a sepia tone to your photos. |
Selecting PhotoEnhance also makes the Digital Camera Correction check box available. Select this check box when you are printing photos taken with a digital camera to give your printed images the smooth, natural appearance of photographs taken with a film camera.
Custom Settings
You can select your personalized settings from the list.
Advanced Settings
You can create and save your own custom settings.
See Advanced settings
When you select a custom setting, other settings, such as Print Quality and Color Management, are made automatically. Changes to these settings are reflected in the display at the left side of the Print dialog box.
Follow the steps below to select a custom setting.
Confirm that the Media Type and Color settings in the Print dialog box are correct. |
Select Custom. This makes the Custom Settings list available to the right of the Mode settings. |
From the Custom Settings list, select the most appropriate setting for the type of document or image that you want to print. |
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 in the Print dialog box.
To open the Advanced dialog box, select Custom and click Advanced.
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Determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first.
Select the Media Type setting that matches the paper that is loaded in the printer. To find out what media type you are using, find your media in the Media Type Settings list.
Media Type Settings |
Color |
Print in color. |
Grayscale |
Print in grayscale. |
Select the desired setting from the Print Quality list.
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Gives you slightly more detail, but print times will be longer. This setting is available when Photo RPM is selected as the Print Quality setting.
This setting activates bidirectional printing so your printer prints both left-to-right and right-to-left. High Speed mode speeds up printing, but decreases print quality.
Prints an image as it would appear in a mirror. Text and graphics appear reversed.
Improves the print quality of low-resolution images by smoothing jagged edges and lines. This setting has no effect on high-resolution images or on text.
Adjusts the size of the gap between the platen and the print head. Select this check box if your printouts are rubbed while printing.
For use with the color matching and image enhancement methods provided by the printer driver. When you select Color Controls, additional settings appear under Color Management, allowing you to select a Mode setting and to adjust the color enhancement sliders.
Gamma |
To control image contrast by modifying the midtones and mid-level grays.
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Mode |
EPSON Vivid: Based on your data, enhances color balance for optimum print results. This setting is recommended for most print jobs. EPSON Standard: Provides output that closely matches the original data. Charts and Graphs: Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs. |
Slide Bars |
The Color Adjustment slide bars adjust the options in a range of -25% to +25%. For details on each option, see the printer driver help. |
This mode provides a variety of image correction settings that you can apply to your photos before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data.
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You can select from the following settings.
Normal |
Applies Epson standard tone adjustment to your document. |
Hard |
Prints in high contrast, which sharpens the printed image. |
Vivid |
Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs. |
Sepia |
Applies a sepia tone to your photos. |
Monochrome |
Prints the image in black and white only. |
You can select from the following settings.
Sharpness |
Sharpens the overall image, particularly the outlines. |
Soft Focus |
Makes your photos look as if they were taken with a soft-focus lens. |
Canvas |
Makes the image look like a picture painted on canvas. |
Parchment |
Makes the image look as if it was printed on parchment. |
Selecting PhotoEnhance4 also makes the Digital Camera Correction check box available. Select this check box when you are printing photos taken with a digital camera to give your printed images the smooth, natural appearance of photographs taken with a film camera.
This mode automatically adjusts the printout colors to match the colors on your monitor. Selecting ColorSync displays the following two menus.
Matches the printout colors to the colors displayed on your monitor according to the information stored in the selected profile. EPSON Standard is a custom-designed profile that works with your printer.
You can select from the following settings.
Perceptual |
The most commonly used option for reproducing photographs. |
Saturation |
The best option for reproducing vivid images. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphics. |
Colorimetric |
The best option when exact matching of colors is most important. This mode automatically adjusts the printout colors to match the colors on your monitor. Use this setting for printouts like a company logo. |
This setting prints without any color adjustment.
To save your Advanced settings in the Custom Settings list, click Save Settings in the Advanced dialog box. The Custom Settings dialog box appears.
Type a unique name for your settings in the Name text box, then click Save. The name can contain a total of up to 16 letters and numerals. You can also use up to eight, double-byte characters; however, they may not be displayed correctly on the screen depending on your operating system settings. Your custom setting will be added to the Custom Settings list, and the latest custom setting will be selected. You can save up to 100 custom settings.
To delete a setting from the Custom Settings list, select it in the Custom Settings dialog box and click Delete.
To use your saved settings, select Custom as the Mode setting in the Print dialog box, then select your setting in the Custom Settings list.
If you change the Media Type, Color, or other settings on the Advanced menu and then click OK while one of your custom settings is selected in the Custom Settings list on the Basic menu, the selection shown in the list returns to Custom Settings. The custom setting that was previously selected is not affected by the change and remains in the list. To return to your custom setting, simply reselect it from the Custom Settings list.
If you delete a custom setting that was active when deleted or if it was the only custom setting, the Custom Settings list selection on the Basic menu returns to Custom Settings. To activate a remaining custom setting, simply select it from the Custom Settings list.
You can specify the time when you want the printer to begin printing your document. Follow the steps below.
Click the Background Printing icon button in the Print dialog box. |
Make the appropriate Background Printing setting. |
Select Urgent, Normal, Print at, or Hold as the Print Time setting. |
If you select Print at, use the arrows beside the date and time boxes to specify the date and time when you want the document to be printed.
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Click OK. The Background Printing dialog box closes. |
In the Print dialog box, make sure that your print settings are as you want them, then click Print. |
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The Preview feature allows you to see how your document will look before actually printing it. Follow these steps to preview your document.
Make your printer driver settings. |
Click the Preview icon button in the Print dialog box. The Print button changes into the Preview button. |
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Click the Preview button. The Preview dialog box opens and displays a preview of your document. |
The Preview dialog box contains several icon buttons that you can use to perform the following functions.
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Edit Watermark |
Click to select, move, and resize watermarks. |
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Zoom |
Click to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page. |
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Show/Hide Printable Area |
Click to display or hide the borderlines which indicate the printable area. The printer cannot print anything that is outside of this area. |
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Show/Hide Watermark Settings |
Click to open the Watermark Edit dialog box, where you can add watermarks to the document and change any of the current watermark settings. |
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Add page |
Click to add or remove selected pages from the list of pages to be printed. |
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Remove page |
If you are satisfied with the previewed image, click Print. |
If you are not satisfied with the appearance of the image, click Cancel. The Preview and Print dialog boxes close with the current print settings preserved. Open the Print dialog box again to make additional changes to the print settings.
You can save spool data as a file using the Save File icon button in the Print dialog box. This feature lets you use the saved spool data to print the document at a later time simply by double-clicking the saved file. Follow the steps below.
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Make your printer driver settings. |
Click the Preview icon button in the Print dialog box repeatedly until the Print button changes into the SaveFile button. |
Click the SaveFile button. The following dialog box appears. |
Select the location where you want to save the file, then type a file name in the Save As text box and click Save. |
When you want to print the document, double-click the file to open EPSON MonitorIV, make sure that the correct document is selected, then click the Resume button to send the data to the printer. |
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