Printing with Windows

Making Settings on the Main Menu

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

You can make Media Type, Mode, Ink, 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 found under Plain Paper, and refer to the corresponding media type under which it is grouped (shown in bold larger type). For some media, there are several Media Type settings to choose from.

Note:

For the latest information on available media, visit our regional customer service web site. See Regional Customer Services.

Plain Paper

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Matte Paper-Heavyweight

Photo Paper

Photo Quality Glossy Film

Ink Jet Transparencies

Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Ink Jet Back Light Film

*  Only with the EPSON Stylus Photo 1290.

Note:

The availability of special media varies by location.

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Making the Mode setting

The Mode settings on the Main menu are arranged to give you three levels of control over the printer software. The Mode settings are 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.

Refer to the appropriate section below.

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 Ink settings. To make the Ink setting, see Making the Ink setting. To make the Media Type setting, see Making the Media Type setting.

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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 from Quality and Speed settings. 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, and 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.

Do not print using the PhotoEnhance mode while Roll Paper is selected as the Paper Source setting on the Paper menu.

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

Making 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 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 Me, 98 and 95. The Windows 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 the Media Type that is loaded in the printer. For details, see Making the Media Type setting.

Choose Color or Black as the Ink 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, Ink, 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, located to the right of the Custom radio button.

If you change the Media Type or Ink 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.

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Making the Ink setting

To make the Ink setting, click Color to print in color, or Black to print in black-and-white or grayscale.

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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.

	Selection	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 a rectangle on the page being previewed. This rectangle is the printable area for the page. The printer cannot print anything which is outside of this rectangle. Click the button again to turn this feature off.
	Watermark	Click this button to open the Watermark Settings dialog box, where you can change any of the current watermark settings.
	Reset watermark settings	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.

• Select and print any or all pages.

• 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 will be displayed on the previewed image. For detailed information on customizing watermarks, see Making the Watermark setting.

• Specify which pages in the document you would like to print using the Add and Remove features. 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.

Note:

When using the double-sided printing feature, the Preview window allows you to toggle between pages in a print job by clicking the appropriate page in the list at the left side of the screen. The pages are listed in two columns, Front and Back. The pages in the Front column will print first. The page numbers listed refer to pages of the print job and may contain more than one document page.

If it is necessary to reprint part of a double-sided print job, select each page of the print job that does not need to be reprinted in the list at the left side of the screen, then click Remove Page on the Print Options menu. Make sure that the paper is loaded properly so that the print job will start on the correct side of the correct page.

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

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