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Printer Software

Using the Printer Driver

Making the Media Type setting
Using the Automatic, PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced settings
Adjusting page orientation and printable area
Fitting documents onto the page
Using the Roll Paper Option
Previewing your printout

The printer driver software allows the computer to control the printer according to the settings you make for your printing requirements.

Making the Media Type setting

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

On the Main menu (for Windows) and the Print dialog box (for Macintosh), select the Media Type setting that matches the paper loaded in the printer. Find your paper in the list below, then select a corresponding Media Type setting. For some kinds of paper, you have several Media Type settings to choose from.

Media Type setting	EPSON special media name
Plain Paper	-
Presentation Matte Paper	EPSON Presentation Matte Paper
Photo Paper	EPSON Glossy Photo Paper EPSON Photo Paper
Semigloss Photo Paper	EPSON Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Poster Board-Semigloss
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper	EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Photo Quality Glossy Film	EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film

Note:

The availability of special media varies by country.

If you are using paper other than EPSON special media, see Notes for Special Media and Other Media.

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Using the Automatic, PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced settings

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

Automatic settings	The quickest and easiest way to start printing.
PhotoEnhance settings	Lets you choose from a variety of image-correction settings specially designed for photos.
Custom settings	Choose from a list of ready-made settings suited to the kind of document you want to print. You can also add your own settings to this list.
Advanced settings	Allows you to make detailed settings to meet your specific needs. You can also add your settings to the Custom Settings list.

In addition to making groups of settings that affect the overall print quality, you can also modify individual aspects of the print style and layout using the Paper and Layout menus (for Windows) and Page Setup and Layout dialog boxes (for Macintosh). See Adjusting page orientation and printable area and Fitting documents onto the page.

Automatic settings

When Automatic is selected on the Main menu (for Windows) or in the Print dialog box (for Macintosh), 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 gray scale. To make the Media Type setting, see Making the Media Type setting.

Main menu (for Windows)

Print dialog box (for Macintosh)

Note:

Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list while Automatic is selected, a slider may appear in the Mode box allowing you to choose Quality, Speed, or an intermediate. Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed.

Most Windows applications feature paper size and page layout settings that override similar settings in the printer driver. However, if your application does not, you should also verify the settings on the printer driver's Paper menu or Layout menu.

PhotoEnhance settings

The PhotoEnhance settings provide a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. Click PhotoEnhance on theMain menu (for Windows) or in the Print dialog box (for Macintosh).

Selecting PhotoEnhance also enables the Digital Camera Correction check box. 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.

Note:

This mode is available only when 16-, 24-, or 32-bit color is selected as the Color palette setting on the Settings menu in your Windows' Display Properties dialog box.

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 for printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image.

You can select from the following settings. Click the arrow on the right of the drop-down menu.

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, the 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.

Custom settings

The Custom settings let you make a wide range of changes with a single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings list, you'll find ready-made settings provided by EPSON designed to match a particular kind of printout, such as graphs and charts for a presentation or images taken by a digital camera.

You can also create your own settings and add them to this list. See Advanced settings.

The Custom Settings list includes the following ready-made settings. Click the arrow on the right of the Custom Settings list.

Text/Graph	Good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts.
Advanced Photo	Good for printing scanned photos and digitally-captured images in high quality. Also helps prevent the misprinting of ink dots that may occur due to the movement of the print heads and paper.
ICM (For Windows 95, and 98)	ICM (Image Color Matching). This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match the colors on your screen.
sRGB (For Windows)	Best for color matching with other sRGB devices.
ColorSync (For Macintosh)	This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match the colors on your screen.

Follow the steps below to select a Custom setting:

Click the Custom button on the Main menu (for Windows) or in the Print dialog box (for Macintosh).

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 Management are set automatically. Changes are shown in the Current Settings display on the left side of the Main menu (for Windows) or on the left side of the Print dialog box (for Macintosh).

Before printing, be sure to verify the Media Type and Ink settings, as they may be affected by the Custom setting you select. See Making the Media Type setting.

Advanced settings

The Advanced settings 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.

Follow the instructions below to make and save Advanced settings.

Note:

The printer driver screens that appear in this procedure are for Windows 95 and 98. The appearance of the Windows NT 4.0 printer driver screens differ only slightly.

Click the Custom button on the Main menu (for Windows) or in the Print dialog box (for Macintosh) and then click Advanced. The following dialog box appears:

Advanced menu (for Windows)

Advanced dialog box (for Macintosh)

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

Choose Color or Black in the Ink options.

Select a Print Quality setting.

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

Note:

Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Media Type, Ink, and Print Quality settings you make.

Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Main menu (for Windows) or Print dialog box (for Macintosh). If you want to return to the previous screen without applying your settings, click Cancel.

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

Custom Settings dialog box (for Windows)

Custom Settings dialog box (for Macintosh)

Type a unique name (up to 16 characters) for your settings in the Name box, and click the Save button. Your settings will be added to the Custom Settings list.

You can save up to 10 groups of settings. You can select your saved group of settings from the Custom Settings list on the Main menu (for Windows) or in the Print dialog box (for Macintosh).

Note:

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

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

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

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

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Adjusting page orientation and printable area

You can adjust the page orientation and printable area on the Paper menu (for Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (for Macintosh).

Paper menu (for Windows)

Page Setup dialog box (for Macintosh)

You can change the following settings:

Orientation	Use this setting to specify the direction of printing on the page: Portrait (vertical), or Landscape (horizontal). If you need to print close to the bottom of the page, select Rotate by 180°.
Printable area (available only for Sheet)	Select Centered to position your printout at equal distances from the edges of the paper.
Reduce or Enlarge (for Macintosh)	Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce an image. Make setting from 25% to 400%.

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Fitting documents onto the page

You can fit the size of your document to the size of the paper you will print on. Open the Layout menu (for Windows) or the Layout dialog box (for Macintosh).

Layout menu (for Windows)

Use the Reduce/Enlarge options.

Normal

Prints your document in normal size.

The output paper size is the paper size you select on the Paper menu.

Fit to Page

Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your document to make it fit the paper size you select in the Output Paper Size list in the Reduce/Enlarge box.

Custom

Lets you define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce an image. Click the arrows next to the Scale to box to select a proportion from 10% to 650%.

Layout dialog box (for Macintosh)

To open the Layout dialog box, click Print on the File menu of your application, then click the Layout icon in the Print dialog box (for Macintosh).

Selecting this setting proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of the image to make it fit the paper size you selected in the Paper Size list. To use this function, select the Fit to Page check box and select the paper size you loaded in the printer from the Output Paper Size list.

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Using the Roll Paper Option

When printing on roll paper, you can choose from the following roll paper settings: Auto Rotate, Auto Cut, Print Page Line, and Save Roll Paper. To access these settings, open the Paper menu (for Windows), or the Page Setup dialog box (for Macintosh).

Note:

When Sheet is selected from the Paper Source list, the Roll Paper Option (Auto Rotate, Auto Cut, Print Page Line, and Save Roll Paper) is not available.

Auto Rotate

The Auto Rotate function is effective only when the print data length is shorter than the printable width of the roll paper. The print data will automatically be turned 90 degrees to print crosswise, saving roll paper.

To enable Auto Rotate, select the Auto Rotate check box in the Roll Paper Option box on the Paper menu (for Windows), or the Auto Rotate check box in the Page Setup dialog box (for Macintosh). This function is not available when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected from the Paper Source list.

Auto Cut

When Auto Cut is selected, the roll paper will automatically be cut after each print job.

To enable Auto Cut, select the Auto Cut check box in the Roll Paper Option box on the Paper menu (for Windows) or the Auto Cut check box in the Page Setup dialog box (for Macintosh).

Print Page Line

You can specify whether to print a page line on the right side, or below the document for manual cutting.

To enable Print Page Line, select the Print Page Line check box in the Roll Paper Option box on the Paper menu (for Windows), or the Print Page Line check box in the Page Setup dialog box (for Macintosh).

The Print Page Line operation changes according to the Auto Cut setting as shown.

Auto Cut	Print Page Line	Printer's Operation
Selected	Selected	Prints page line on the right side only, and cuts paper automatically after the print job.
Selected	Not selected	Cuts paper automatically after the print job.
Not selected	Selected	Prints page lines on the right side and below the document.
Not selected	Not selected	Does not print page lines or cut.

Save Roll Paper

Select this check box when you wish to save roll paper. When this check box is selected, the blank portion of the last page of your document is not fed through the printer. This function is available only when Roll Paper (Banner) is selected from the Paper Source list.

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Previewing your printout

The Preview feature allows you to see how your document will appear before actually printing it.

For Windows

Open the Main menu (for Windows) and select the Print Preview check box. When you print your document, the Print Preview window opens. On the Print Preview window, click Print to print the document, or click Cancel to cancel printing.

For Macintosh

Click the Preview icon button in the Print dialog box (for Macintosh) until the Print button changes into a Preview button. Then click the Preview button. The Preview dialog box appears and displays a preview of your document. On the Preview dialog box click Print to print the document, or click Cancel to cancel printing.

Note:

The Print button changes between Print, Preview, and Save File by pressing the Preview icon button. See online help for more information.

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