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Printing with Mac OS 9.x

Making Settings in the Print Dialog

Making the Media Type setting
Making the Color setting
Making the Mode setting
Making Advanced setting
Making the Copies setting
Making the Pages setting
Setting the print time
Previewing your printout

You can make the Media Type, Mode, Color, Copies, and Pages settings in the Print dialog. From this dialog, you can access other dialog, from which you can set the print time, and preview the data before printing.

Making the Media Type setting

The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available; therefore, always make this setting first.

From Media Type, select a media that matches the paper loaded in the printer. Locate your paper in the list, and then select a corresponding Media Type setting. For some types of paper, several Media Type settings are available for selection.

Note:

The availability of special media varies by country.

When you are using paper other than Epson special media, see Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media.

For the latest information on media available in your area, refer to the Epson customer website. See Contacting Customer Support.

Media Type setting list

Media Type Setting	Epson Special Media Name/Description
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper	Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper	Singleweight Matte Paper
Enhanced Matte Paper	Enhanced Matte Paper
Archival Matte Paper	Archival Matte Paper
Photo Glossy Paper	Photo Glossy Paper
Photo Semigloss Paper	Photo Semigloss Paper
Premium Glossy Photo Paper	Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper	Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
Premium Luster Photo Paper	Premium Luster Photo Paper
Premium Luster Photo Paper (250)	Premium Luster Photo Paper (250)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)	Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250)	Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250)	Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250)
Photo Paper Gloss 250	Photo Paper Gloss 250
Proofing Paper Semimatte	EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (Commercial)
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White	Watercolor Paper - Radiant White
Textured Fine Art Paper	Textured Fine Art Paper
Velvet Fine Art Paper	Velvet Fine Art Paper
UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper	UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper
Plain Paper	-
Plain Paper (Line drawing)	-
Singleweight Matte Paper (line drawing)	Singleweight Matte Paper
Tracing Paper	-

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Making the Color setting

EPSON Stylus Pro 4400

Make the Color setting. Select Color/B&W Photo to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only.

Note:

When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color/B&W Photo even if the data to print is black.

EPSON Stylus Pro 4800

Make the Color setting. Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W Photo.

Note:

When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color even if the data to print is black.

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Making the Mode setting

You can select the Automatic or Custom mode. These modes are provided to give you three levels of control over the printer driver.

Automatic mode

Automatic mode is the quickest and easiest way to start printing. When Automatic is selected, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color settings.

Quality and Speed slider

Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type setting while Color (or Color/B&W Photo) or Black is selected as the Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, a Quality or Speed slider appears in the Mode box. Select Quality when print quality is more important than print speed. Select Speed when print speed is more important than print quality.

Color Control mode

When Color (or Color/B&W Photo) is selected as the Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, the Color Control pull-down menu appears in the Mode box.

You can select from the following settings.

EPSON Vivid	Select this setting to produce vivid blue and green tones in printouts. Note: Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be displayed by your monitor, your printouts may differ from the screen images when this function is selected.
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.
EPSON Standard (sRGB)	For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only: Increases the contrast in images. Use this setting for color photographs.
Adobe RGB	For EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only: Matches image color to Adobe RGB.

Color Toning (for EPSON Stylus Pro 4800 only)

When you select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color setting while Automatic is selected, the Color Toning pull-down menu appears in the Mode box.

You can select from the following settings.

Neutral	This setting provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first.
Cool	This setting gives a cool tone to your photos.
Warm	This setting gives a warm tone to your photos.
Sepia	This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.

Custom mode

The Custom mode lets you make a wide range of changes with a single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings pull-down menu, you will find ready-made settings provided by Epson.

Note:

These ready-made settings may be dimmed, depending on the Media Type and Color settings.

Advanced Photo

Advanced Photo 2880 dpi

Good for printing scanned photos and digitally captured images in high quality. Helps prevent misprinting of ink dots that may occur due to movement of the print head and paper.

ColorSync

Automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen.

PhotoEnhance

This mode lets you select image-correction settings specially designed for scanned or digitally captured photos.

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Making Advanced setting

The Advanced setting gives 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.

To make Advanced settings, follow the steps below.

Select Custom in the Print dialog, and then click Advanced. The Advanced dialog appears.

Make sure a media matching the media loaded in the printer is selected. See Media Type setting list.

Make the Color setting. Select Color or Color/B&W Photo to print color or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W Photo.

Note:

When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend Color or Color/B&W Photo even if the data to print is black.

Select a Print Quality setting.

If you are using non-Epson special media, click Paper Config, and then make settings as needed. For details, see Paper Configuration.

Make the Printer Color Management settings. For details, see Printer Color Management.

Note:

Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Media Type, Color, and Print Quality settings you have made.

Make other settings as needed. For details, see the online help.

Click OK to apply your settings and then return to the Print dialog. If you want to return to the previous screen without applying your settings, click Cancel.

Paper Configuration

The following settings in Paper Configuration let you make the detailed paper settings.

Mode	Description
Color Density	Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider with your mouse to the right direction (+) to deepen the color of your printout or left direction (-) to lighten its color. You can also type a number (-50 to +50) in the box next to the slider. Use this function when you print on paper other than Epson special media. Set the scroll bar to the 0 position when you print on Epson special media. Note: Deepening of the color of printout may not be possible, depending on the printing mode.
Drying Time per Print Head Pass	Adds a waiting time when the print head reaches the end of every pass. Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve the print quality by using slow ink absorption on the media, set a higher value. The drying time per print head pass can be set from 0 to 5 seconds, in 0.1 second increments. Note: If you use this feature, the printing time will be longer.
Paper Feed Adjustment	Controls the paper feeding value, in 0.01% increments. If the paper feeding value is too large, white horizontal micro banding may appear. If the paper feeding value is too small, dark horizontal micro banding may appear.
Paper Suction	Decreasing the air suction at the platen can avoid wrinkling or waving of thin or saturated media, or eliminating vertical banding. The relationship of the parameter and the suction power is indicated as follows: Standard : 100% -1: 50% -2: 30% -3: 10% -4: 6%
Paper Thickness	This value automatically appears according to the Media Type setting. If you use non-Epson media, modify this value for your media. Refer to the paper specifications, or print "Thickness Pattern" to find out the paper thickness.
Cut Method	Determines the best cutting method according to the paper thickness. Standard: Normal speed and normal cut pressure Thin Paper: Low cut pressure Thick Paper, Fast: High speed and high cut pressure Thick Paper, Slow: Low speed and high cut pressure
Platen Gap	Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded in the printer to the print head. By adjusting this parameter, you may produce better print quality. This is set automatically according to the Paper Thickness setting specified. Note: Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print quality, but make sure the media does not wrinkle or touch the print head; otherwise, printed data or the print head surface may be damaged. Use Wider or Wide in such case.
Eject Roller Type	Select the Eject Roller Type that best fits your media. Auto: The printer selects the most appropriate setting automatically. When you use Epson special media, usually select this setting. Starwheel-Sheet: If you want to print on cut-sheet paper that is non-Epson special media, select this setting. Starwheel-Roll Curled: If you want to print on strongly curled roll paper that is non-Epson special media, select this setting. No Roller-Roll Normal: If you want to print on roll paper that is non-Epson special media, select this setting.

Printer Color Management

Color Controls

This setting provides the color matching and image-enhancement methods. When you select this setting, additional settings appear under the Printer Color Management box where you can select a Mode setting and adjust the color enhancement sliders. For details on the additional settings, see the online help.

When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color setting, the following screen appears. You can then adjust the advanced monochrome settings. For details on the additional settings, see the online help.

PhotoEnhance

This setting provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. When you select this setting, you will need to make the Tone and Digital Camera Correction settings.

Note:

This mode is available only with 16-, 24-, or 32-bit color data.

This mode is available only when 32-bit color is selected as your monitor display setting for Macintosh.

Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required in printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of the data contained in your data.

The Tone setting appears for EPSON Stylus Pro 4400 only.

Tone	Auto Correct	This setting provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first.
	Sepia	This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.
	Neutral Gray	This setting applies a black and white tone to your print data.
	Warm Gray	This setting applies a warmer black and white tone to your print data than Neutral Gray.
	Cool Gray	This setting applies a cooler black and white tone to your print data than Neutral Gray.
Digital Camera Correction		If you are printing photos taken with a digital camera, select this check box to give your printed photos a smooth and natural appearance like that of photos taken with a film camera. Select the Smooth Skin check box to adjust the image to make its skin color smooth.

ColorSync

This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics.

Note:

Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching.

Off (No Color Adjustment)

This setting is generally not recommended, because it does not allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color in any way. Only use this setting when you create a new color profile or if the other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results.

Saving the Advanced settings

To save your Advanced settings, follow the steps below.

Click Save Settings in the Advanced dialog. The Custom Settings dialog appears.

Type a unique name, up to 16 characters, for your settings in the Name text box.

Click Save. Your settings will be added to the Custom Settings pull-down menu.

You can save up to 100 groups of settings. You can select your saved group of settings from the Custom Settings pull-down menu in the Print dialog.

When you select your saved settings in the Custom Settings, be aware that making new settings, for example Media Type and Color settings, may change your custom settings. This may cause unexpected results in your printouts. If this happens, reselect your saved settings and try printing again.

Note:

The names of the ready-made settings provided by Epson cannot be applied to your new settings.

Deleting the Advanced settings

To delete your Advanced settings, follow the steps below.

Note:

You cannot delete ready-made settings from the Custom Setting list.

Open the Custom Settings dialog.

Select the name of settings you want to delete.

Click Delete. The setting will be deleted from the Custom Settings list.

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Making the Copies setting

You can specify the number of copies. Type the number you want in the Copies box, or click the arrows next to the box. You can enter any number from 1 to 9999.

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Making the Pages setting

You can specify the range or printed pages. Select either All or Range. If you select Range, enter the appropriate range of pages in the Range text box.

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Setting the print time

You can specify the time you want the printer to begin printing your data.

To set the print time, follow the steps below.

Click Background Printing, if necessary.

Select On as the Background Printing, if necessary.

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 that you want to print the data.

Note:

Make sure that the computer and printer are turned on at the date and time you specify.

Click OK.

In the Print dialog, make sure that your print settings are as you want them, and click Print.

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Previewing your printout

You can see how your data will look before printing it. To preview your data, follow the steps below.

Make your printer driver settings.

Click Preview. The Print button changes into the Preview button.

Click Preview. The Preview dialog appears, and displays a preview of your data.

The Preview dialog contains several icon buttons that you can use to perform the following functions.

	Zoom	Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page.
	Show/Hide Printable Area	Click this button to display or hide the borderlines which indicate the printable area. The printer cannot print anything which is outside of this area.
	Add page	Click these buttons to add or remove selected pages from the list of pages to be printed.
	Remove page

If you are satisfied with the previewed data, click Print. If you are not satisfied with the appearance of the data, click Cancel. The Preview and Print dialogs close with the current print settings preserved. Open the Print dialog again to make additional changes to the print settings.

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