Printer Software Settings / For Windows

Making Settings on the Main Menu

Making the Basic settings
Making the Advanced settings

You can make Quality Option, Paper Options, Print Options, Orientation, and Advanced settings, and also check the ink levels on the Main menu. Refer to the appropriate section below.

Making the Basic settings

Quality Option

You can select one of the following quality types.

Draft	For economical, high-speed printing.
Text	For medium-quality, standard text printing.
Text & Image	For high-quality, standard text and graphics printing.
Photo	For high-quality photographic printing.
Best Photo	For top-quality photographic printing.
User Defined (your unique name)	If you create custom settings and then select one of them on the Advanced menu, it will appear as an icon.

Paper Options

Source

Select Sheet to print on normal paper.

Select Roll to print on roll paper.

Select Manual to print on a CD/DVD and matte board.

Borderless

Select this check box when you want to print without margins. With this feature, you can print to all four edges of the paper.
See Borderless Printing

Type

Select the Type setting that matches the media loaded in the printer.

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

To find out what media type you are using, find your media in the Media Type Settings list.

Media Type Settings

Size

Select the paper size that you want to use. You can also add a custom paper size. To add your own paper size setting, see the following.

Making User Defined Paper Sizes for Windows

Banner Mode

Select this mode when you want to print multi-page data continuously rather than as individual pages. When this is selected, the Save roll Paper check box is available.

Cut Sheet Mode

Select this mode when you want to print multi-page data as individual pages rather than continuously. When this is selected, the Print page frame check box is displayed.

Save roll paper

Select this check box when you want to save roll paper. When this is selected, the blank portion of the last page of your document is not fed through the printer.

Print page frame

Select this check box to print a line on the roll paper between pages in a multi-page document, to indicate where the paper should be cut. This feature is useful when it is unclear where the page breaks are.

Print Options

PhotoEnhance

This mode applies image correction settings specially designed for scanned or digitally captured photos.

Gloss

Select how to print with the gloss optimizer ink. Selecting Gloss Optimizer enables you to improve the print quality when printing on a plain paper or photo paper. You can select the following modes:

On	Prints with the gloss optimizer ink on the image and text data.
Off	Prints with other than the gloss optimizer ink.
On (Auto)	Prints with the gloss optimizer ink on the image data.
On (Full)	Prints with the gloss optimizer ink on the full-page within the printable area.

Reverse Order

Lets you print your documents in reverse order, starting with the last page.

Print Preview

Lets you see a preview of your document before printing.

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

The Print Preview toolbar contains several icon buttons to perform the following functions.

Icon	Button name	Function
	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 dialog box, where you can add watermarks to the document and 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.
	Previous Page	Click this button to display the page before the one currently being previewed.
	Next Page	Click this button to display the next page in the document.

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

Select and preview individual pages.

Reduce or enlarge the size of the preview window.

Magnify the previewed document. Click Magnify on the View menu 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 Printing is selected under Multi-Page on the Page Layout menu. From this window, you can view the individual panels that make up a poster. You can also open this dialog box by clicking Poster on the View menu.

Apply watermarks. The watermark that you select will be displayed on the previewed image.
See Watermark Printing

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, and then add or remove it using the commands on the Print Options menu.

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

Orientation

Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.

Show Settings

When you click Show Settings, the Current Setting window appears. To hide the window, click Hide Settings on the Main menu or Close in the Current Setting window.

Reset Defaults

Click the Reset Defaults button to return the settings to their factory default values.

Advanced

Shows the Advanced menu.

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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.

Note:

Advanced settings are recommended for experienced users only. Incorrect settings can reduce print speed or quality.

The figures in this procedure are taken from Windows XP. The Windows Me, 98, and 2000 figures may differ slightly.

Some settings may not be available, depending on the Paper Source, Media Type, and Print Quality settings that you make.

The PhotoEnhance feature only affects images, not text or graphs. For example, if Monochrome is chosen from the Tone list (available 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.

To open the Advanced menu, click Advanced on the Main menu. If the following Note dialog box appears, click Continue.

Paper & Quality Options

Source

Select Sheet to print on normal paper.

Select Roll to print on roll paper.

Select Manual to print on a CD/DVD and matte board.

Borderless

Select this check box when you want to print without margins. With this feature, you can print to all four edges of the paper.
See Borderless Printing

Type

Select the Type setting that matches the media 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

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.

Print Quality

Select the print quality from the list.

Size

Select the paper size that you want to use. You can also add a custom paper size. To add your own paper size setting, see the following.

Making User Defined Paper Sizes for Windows

Orientation

Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.

Print Options

Reverse order	Lets you print your documents in reverse order, starting with the last page.
Gloss	Select how to print with the gloss optimizer ink. Selecting Gloss Optimizer enables you to improve the print quality when printing on a plain paper or photo paper. You can select the following modes: On: Prints with the gloss optimizer ink on the image and text data. Off: Prints with other than the gloss optimizer ink. On (Auto): Prints with the gloss optimizer ink on the image data. On (Full): Prints with the gloss optimizer ink on the full-page within the printable area.
High Speed	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.
Grayscale	Prints your printout in grayscale.
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 under Paper & Quality Options.
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.
Print Preview	Shows a preview of your document before 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 Color Mode setting and adjust the color enhancement sliders.

Gamma

To control image contrast by modifying the midtones and mid-level grays.

Color Mode

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 charts and graphs.

EPSON Vivid: Based on your data, enhances color balance for optimum print results. This setting is recommended for most print jobs.

Slide Bars

The Color Enhancement slide bars adjust the options in a range of -25% to +25%. For details on each option, see the printer driver help.

PhotoEnhance

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 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 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.
Sepia	Applies a sepia tone to your photos.
Monochrome	Prints the image in black and white only.
None	Makes no tone adjustment to your document.

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.
None	Applies no effect to your document.

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.

ICM

This method automatically adjusts printout colors to match the colors on your screen. ICM stands for Image Color Matching.

Selecting ICM also makes the No Color Adjustment check box available. 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.

Save Settings

To save your Advanced settings in the Custom Settings list, click Save Setting. 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 on the Advanced menu. You can save up to 10 custom settings.

After saving it, the latest custom setting will be selected on the Advanced menu as well as under Quality Option on the Basic menu. To change to another custom setting, simply select it from the Custom Settings list on the Advanced menu, or click the icon with the current custom setting's name under Quality Option on the Basic menu and select the custom setting you want from the list that appears.

If you change a setting while one of your custom settings is selected in the Custom Settings list, the selection in the list returns to Custom Settings and the user-defined choice under Quality Option on the Basic menu changes to User. 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 on the Advanced menu, or click the User icon under Quality Option on the Basic menu and select it from the list that appears.

To delete a setting from the Custom Settings list, select it in the Custom Settings dialog box, then click Delete. If the deleted custom setting was active when deleted or if it was the only custom setting, the Custom Settings list selection returns to Custom Settings and the user-defined choice under Quality Option on the Basic menu changes to User. To activate a remaining custom setting, simply select it from the Custom Settings list on the Advanced menu, or click the User icon under Quality Option on the Basic menu and select the custom setting you want from the list that appears.

Show this screen first

Shows the Advanced menu first when accessing the Main menu in the printer software.

Reset Defaults

Click the Reset Defaults button to return the settings to their factory default values.

Basic

Shows the Basic menu.

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