User manual EPSON STYLUS PRO 7600

[. . . ] EPSON Stylus Pro 7600/9600 ® PRINTER GUIDE ® All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with these EPSON printers. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. [. . . ] The EPSON driver offers automatic settings that optimize print quality and speed when you're using EPSON media. You can also choose advanced settings for more control over your printer and color management options, as described on page 117. Start an application, open a file, and choose Print from the File menu. Make sure your printer is selected, and then click the Properties button (or Preferences on Windows XP). Then click Properties or Preferences on the next dialog box. 109 110 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows A dialog box like the following appears: Note If you need more information about print options, you can click the Help button on any dialog box. This box shows you the current settings, but you can't change them from here. TIP 3. Select a Media Type setting appropriate for the media you're printing on, as listed in the table on page 112 (Photographic Dye ink users) or 113 (UltraChrome ink users). For the ink type, select Color/B&W Photo if you're printing either a color or black-and-white photo image. Select Black only if you're printing line drawings or other non-photographic images. Set the Mode option as follows: · For professional black-and-white photography, use the Color/B&W Photo setting (don't select Black). Click Automatic to have the printer driver analyze the contents of your image or file and make the appropriate printing adjustments. If a Quality/Speed slider appears in the Mode box, set it according to the priorities of your print job. (Depending on the Media Type setting, this slider may not appear. ) Click Custom, and then choose one of the print job types from the custom settings list (as described in the next step), or click the Advanced button and see "Choosing Advanced Print Options" on page 117 for instructions. · 4-110 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows | 111 6. Depending on your print mode (Automatic or Custom), you can select one of the following options from the pull-down menu: Automatic print mode Setting Photo-realistic Usage For printing photographic images. Produces sharper images and automatically corrects underor over-exposure of the original image. Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights. Vivid Note Custom print mode Setting Advanced Photo 2880 Usage For smoothest color tones and highest-quality results. Prevents the misprinting of ink dots that may occur because of the movement of the print head and paper. Adjusts colors based on your printer's ICC profile, using the Image Color Matching system (effective in Windows 98/Me/2000/XP only). If you're using an ICM-compatible monitor, adjusts printed colors to closely match screen colors. Adjusts colors using the small-gamut sRGB (standard red green blue) color space. Best for color matching with other sRGB devices, or for images designed for the Web. You can also create your own settings and add them to this list. See page 119 for more information. Advanced Photo Text/Graph ICM sRGB 7. When you're finished choosing print options, click the Paper tab and follow the instructions on page 114 for choosing paper and layout options. 4-111 112 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows Selecting the Correct Media Type Setting The tables below list the settings designed to produce the best results on EPSON media when printing with either Photographic Dye ink or UltraChrome ink. If your EPSON paper is not listed, check the instructions included with the paper, or look on the EPSON web site (http://prographics. epson. com). [. . . ] The paper sensors may not operate correctly. · · · · · · · Solving Roll Paper Feeding Problems Caution If your roll paper is curled too tightly and doesn't feed out of the printer, you can use the paper guides shown below to help it feed straight (two on the Stylus Pro 7600 and three on the 9600). Use the paper guides only if paper is curled and doesn't feed properly. Otherwise, the paper guides may mar your prints. 6-177 178 | Solving Problems · If you have the paper basket set up in front of the printer, adjust the paper guides out so they rest on the front of the basket. · If you have the paper basket set up below the printer, adjust the paper guides so that they rest behind the basket. If your paper is not curled and feeds properly without the guides, it's a good idea to remove them (squeeze them inward to detach them). This prevents your printouts from getting accidentally marred. 6-178 Solving Problems | 179 Clearing Paper Jams When paper gets jammed in the printer, printing stops and you see a PAPER JAM message on the control panel display. If roll paper is jammed, open the roll paper cover and cut it by hand slightly above the paper insertion slot. Cut paper across here Caution 2. [. . . ]