Printer Software Settings / For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

Print Dialog Box

Basic settings
Advanced settings
Setting the print time
Previewing your printout
Saving spool data as a file

Basic settings

Copies

Enter the number of copies that you want to print in the Copies text box.

Pages

Choose All or Range. If you select Range, enter the appropriate range of pages in the Range text boxes.

Media Type

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

Color	Print in color.
Grayscale	Print in grayscale.

Mode

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. See Automatic mode
PhotoEnhance	Lets you choose from a variety of image-correction settings specially designed for photos. See PhotoEnhance mode
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. See Custom mode

Automatic mode

When Automatic is selected, the printer software takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color settings.

Note:

Depending on the media selected in the Media Type list (while Automatic is selected), a slider appears to the right of the Mode options, which lets you choose Quality, Speed, or a level in between. Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed.

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 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.

Tone:

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 mode

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.

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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 in the Print dialog box.

To open the Advanced dialog box, select Custom and click Advanced.

Note:

The PhotoEnhance feature only affects images, not text or graphs. For example, if Monochrome is selected from the Tone list (available when PhotoEnhance4 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 not be available, depending on the Media Type, Color, and Print Quality settings that you make.

Media Type

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

Color	Print in color.
Grayscale	Print in grayscale.

Print Quality

Select the desired setting from the Print Quality list.

Note:

The availability of the Print Quality setting depends on the Media Type setting. Therefore, make the Media Type setting before you set the Print Quality.

Super MicroWeave

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.

High Speed

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.

Mirror Image

Prints an image as it would appear in a mirror. Text and graphics appear reversed.

Edge Smoothing

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.

Platen Gap Wide

Adjusts the size of the gap between the platen and the print head. Select this check box if your printouts are rubbed while printing.

Color Management

Color Controls

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.

Note:
This option appears only when Color Controls is selected.

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.

PhotoEnhance4

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.

Note:

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

Printing with PhotoEnhance4 selected may increase the time required for printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image.

Tone:

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.

Effect:

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.

ColorSync

This mode automatically adjusts the printout colors to match the colors on your monitor. Selecting ColorSync displays the following two menus.

Profile:

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.

Rendering Intent:

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.

No Color Adjustment

This setting prints without any color adjustment.

Save 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. 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.

Using your saved settings

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.

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Setting the print time

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.

Note:

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

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.

Note:

You can check or change the priority of print jobs using the EPSON MonitorIV utility.
See Using EPSON MonitorIV

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Previewing your printout

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.

Note:

Use the Preview icon button to cycle through the Print, Preview, and Save File modes. Click the icon button to select the mode that you want, and click the button to the right of the icon to use the mode you have selected.
See Saving spool data as a file

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.

Icon	Button name	Function
	Edit Watermark	Click to select, move, and resize watermarks.
	Zoom	Click to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page.
	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.
	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.
	Add page	Click to add or remove selected pages from the list of pages to be printed.
	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.

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Saving spool data as a file

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.

Note:

Use the Preview icon button to cycle through the Print, Preview, and Save File modes. Click the icon button to select the mode you want, and click the button to the right of the icon to use the mode you have selected.

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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