Printing with Windows

Making Settings on the Main Menu

Making the Media Type setting
Making the Color setting
Making the Mode setting
Previewing your printout

You can make Media Type, Color, Mode, and Print Preview settings on the Main menu. Refer to the appropriate section below.

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, select the Media Type setting that matches the media that is 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 from which to choose.

Plain Paper

Bright White Ink Jet Paper

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Matte Paper-Heavyweight

Double-Sided Matte Paper

Archival Matte Paper

Ink Jet Transparencies

Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper

Note:

The availability of special media varies by location. For the latest information on media available in your area, contact EPSON customer services. See Contacting Customer Support for details.

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Making the Color setting

The Color setting allows you to print in color or black-and-white. Click Color to print in color, or Black to print in black-and-white or grayscale.

Note:

When a Photo Black ink cartridge is installed and the Color setting is set to Black, the Photo Black ink is used only when printing on plain paper. When printing on other media, black is created by combining the other colors.

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Making the Mode setting

The Mode settings on the Main menu give you three levels of control over the printer software, as explained below.

In addition to making comprehensive Mode settings that affect overall print quality, you can also modify individual aspects of your printout using the Paper and Layout menus. See Making Settings on the Paper Menu or Making Settings on the Layout Menu for details.

Using the Automatic mode

When Automatic is selected as the Mode setting on the Main menu, the printer software takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color settings. To make the Color setting, see Making the Color setting. To make the Media Type setting, see Making the Media Type setting.

Note:

Depending on the media selected in the Media Type list (while Automatic is selected), a slider appears under the Custom radio button that lets you choose Quality, Speed or the middle level. 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 software. However, if your application does not have these settings, verify the settings on the Paper menu of the printer software.

Using the PhotoEnhance mode

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.

Note:

This mode is only available when printing 8-, 16-, 24-, or 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.

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.

Using the Custom mode

Selecting Custom as the Mode option enables the Custom Settings list, from which you can choose a ready-made setting designed for printing text and graphs. Or, you can select a color-matching method. You can also create and save your own custom settings. For details on making your own custom settings, see Making Advanced settings.

By default, you can choose from the following:

When you select a custom setting, other settings such as Print Quality and Color Adjustment are made automatically. Changes to these settings are reflected in the display at the left side of the Main menu.

Follow the steps below to select a custom setting.

Select Custom as the Mode setting on the Main menu.

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

Verify the Media Type and Color settings before printing, as they may be affected by the custom setting that you select. See Making the Media Type setting or Making the Color setting for details.

Making 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 on the Main menu.

Follow the instructions in this section to make Advanced settings.

Note:

The printer software screens that appear in this procedure are for Windows 98 and 95. The Windows XP, Me, 2000 and NT 4.0 printer software screens differ slightly in appearance.

Select Custom as the Mode setting on the Main menu and then click Advanced. The Advanced dialog box opens.

Select a Media Type setting that is appropriate for the media loaded in the printer. For details, see Making the Media Type setting.

Choose Color or Black as the Color setting.

Specify a Print Quality setting.

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

Note:

The PhotoEnhance feature 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 Media Type, Color, and Print Quality settings that you make.

Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Main menu. To return to the Main menu without applying your settings, click Cancel. To save your Advanced settings, proceed to the next section.

Saving and deleting your settings

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. Your Advanced settings will be added to the Custom Settings list.

Note:

You cannot apply the names of EPSON ready-made settings or color-matching methods to your custom settings.

You cannot delete the ready-made settings or color-matching methods from the Custom Settings list.

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

Using your saved settings

To use your saved settings, select Custom as the Mode setting on the Main menu, then select your settings in the Custom Settings list.

If you change the Media Type or Color settings while 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.

Adjusting the paper configuration

To adjust the quantity of the ink and the waiting time for drying the ink, click Paper Config in the Advanced dialog box. The Paper Configuration dialog box appears.

Adjusting the quantity of the ink

You can adjust the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the range of -50% to +20%. The default is 0. Drag the scroll bar with your mouse to the plus (+) direction to deepen the color of your printout or the minus (-) direction to lighten its color. You can also type a number (-50 to +20) in the box next to the slide bar. Use this function when you print the paper that is not EPSON special media.

Caution:

Set the scroll bar to the 0 position when you use EPSON special media. The color of the printout can not be deepened depends on the printing mode.

Note:

Confirm if the paper that you use and the quantity of the ink fit before adjusting.

The printer rollers may leave the mark on the paper when you deepen the color, because the amount of the ink increases. If this occurs, set the waiting time for drying longer or adjust the quantity of the ink.

Adjusting the waiting time for drying the ink

You can adjust the time between the end of the printing and the feeding the paper. When you need to dry the printout enough or the printer rollers leave marks on the paper, adjust the Drying Time per Print Page. Use a value in the range of 0 to +20 (20sec). Drag the scroll bar to the right or left with your mouse to adjust the setting. You can also type a number (0 to +20) in the box next to the slide bar.

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Previewing your printout

Select the Print Preview check box on the Main menu when you want to view a preview of your document before printing.

When you send a print job to the printer, the EPSON Print Preview window opens, allowing you to make changes before printing.

The EPSON Print Preview toolbar contains several icon buttons which you can use to perform the following functions.

	Drag 'n' Drop	Click this button to select and move watermarks.
	Zoom	Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page.
	Fit To Screen	Click this button to scale the previewed page so that it fits the size of the window. This is convenient when you want to see the entire page at one time.
	Maximum Zoom	Click this button to display the previewed page at the maximum possible zoom ratio.
	Printable Area On/Off	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.
	Watermark	Click this button to open the Watermark Settings dialog box, where you can add watermarks to the document and change any of the current watermark settings.
	Reset Watermark	Click this button to return all watermark settings to what they were when the EPSON Print Preview dialog box was first opened. If no settings have been changed, this feature is not available.
	Previous Page	Click this button to display the page previous to the one currently being previewed. If there is no previous page, this feature is not available.
	Next Page	Click this button to display the next page in the document. If there is no next page, this feature is not available.

You can also manipulate the previewed document in the following ways:

• Select and preview individual pages.

• Reduce or enlarge the size of the preview window.

• Magnify the previewed document. To do this, click View and then Magnify to open the Magnify window, which magnifies the area of the previewed document that is outlined by the red box. By dragging the red box, you can change which part of the document is magnified.

• View the individual pages that comprise a poster. The Poster window opens automatically when you send a print job while Poster is selected as the Multi-Page option on the Layout menu. From this window, you can view the individual pages which make up a poster. You can also open this dialog box by clicking View and then Poster.

• Apply watermarks. The watermark that you select is displayed on the previewed image. For detailed information on customizing watermarks, see Making Watermark settings.

• Specify which pages of the document you would like to print. To add or remove a page, click the page icon in the list at the left side of the preview window, then add or remove it using the commands on the Print Options menu. The Print Options menu commands are as follows:

	Add page	Click this button to add the highlighted pages to the list of pages to be printed.
	Remove page	Click this button to remove the highlighted pages from the list of pages to be printed.

After you have previewed the document, click Print to print the document, or click Cancel to cancel printing.

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