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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 of the available media, visit our regional customer service web site. See Regional Customer Services.

Plain Paper

Plain paper

Envelopes

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4)

S041059
S041025

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter)

S041060
S041028

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Super A3/SuperB)*

S041066
S041047

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (Letter)

S041153
S041155

EPSON High Quaity Ink Jet Paper (Letter) S04111

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A4)

S041061

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Letter)

S041062

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Legal)

S041067

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A3)*

S041068

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Super A3/Super B)*

S041069
S041043

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (B)*

S041070
S041044

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards (A6)

S041054

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets (A4)

S041106

Matte Paper-Heavyweight

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A4)

S041256
S041258
S041259

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (Letter)

S041257

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A3)*

S041260

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (Super A3/Super B)*

S041263

EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight (8 x 10 inches) S041467

EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight (11 x 14 inches) S041468

Photo Paper

EPSON Photo Paper (A4)

S041140

EPSON Photo Paper (Letter 20 Sheets)

S041141

EPSON Photo Paper (Letter 100 Sheets) S041271

EPSON Photo Paper (Letter 500 Sheets) S041272

EPSON Photo Paper (4 x 6")

S041134

EPSON Photo Paper (4 x 6" No Perforations)

S041458

EPSON Photo Paper (329 mm x 10 M)*

S041233

EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper (210 x 594 mm)

S041145

Photo Quality Glossy Film

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A6)

S041107

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A4)

S041071

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Letter)

S041072

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A3)*

S041073

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Super A3/Super B)*

S041074

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (B)*

S041075

EPSON Photo Stickers 16 (A6)

S041144

Ink Jet Transparencies

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (A4)

S041063

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (Letter)

S041064

Premium Glossy Photo Paper

EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (A4)

S041287

EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (Letter)

S041286

EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (Super A3/Super B)*

S041289

EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (100mmx8M)

S041302

Ink Jet Black Light Film

EPSON Ink Jet Back Light Film (A3)*

S041131

* Only with the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280.

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.

Automatic

This mode provides the quickest and easiest way to start printing. See Using the Automatic mode for details.

PhotoEnhance

This mode lets you choose from a variety of image-correction settings specially designed for photos. See Using the PhotoEnhance mode for details.

Custom

This mode lets you choose from a list of ready-made or personalized settings suited to the kind of document that you want to print. When Custom is selected, the Advanced button is enabled, allowing you to access the Advanced dialog box. See Using the Custom mode for details.

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.

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 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.

Standard

This setting provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first.

People

This setting is best for photos of people.

Nature

This setting is best for outdoor scenery such as mountains, sky, and oceans.

Soft Focus

This setting makes your photos look as if they were taken with a soft-focus lens.

Sepia

This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.

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:

Ready-made setting

Description

Economy

This setting is best for printing drafts of text.

Color-matching method

ICM

(For Windows 98, 95, and 2000)

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

sRGB

This method is best for color matching with other sRGB devices.

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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EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4)	S041059 S041025
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter)	S041060 S041028
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Super A3/SuperB)*	S041066 S041047
EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (Letter)	S041153 S041155
EPSON High Quaity Ink Jet Paper (Letter)	S04111

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A4)	S041061
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Letter)	S041062
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Legal)	S041067
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A3)*	S041068
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Super A3/Super B)*	S041069 S041043
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (B)*	S041070 S041044
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards (A6)	S041054
EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets (A4)	S041106

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A4)	S041256 S041258 S041259
EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (Letter)	S041257
EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A3)*	S041260
EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (Super A3/Super B)*	S041263
EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight (8 x 10 inches)	S041467
EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight (11 x 14 inches)	S041468

EPSON Photo Paper (A4)	S041140
EPSON Photo Paper (Letter 20 Sheets)	S041141
EPSON Photo Paper (Letter 100 Sheets)	S041271
EPSON Photo Paper (Letter 500 Sheets)	S041272
EPSON Photo Paper (4 x 6")	S041134
EPSON Photo Paper (4 x 6" No Perforations)	S041458
EPSON Photo Paper (329 mm x 10 M)*	S041233
EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper (210 x 594 mm)	S041145

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A6)	S041107
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A4)	S041071
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Letter)	S041072
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A3)*	S041073
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Super A3/Super B)*	S041074
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (B)*	S041075
EPSON Photo Stickers 16 (A6)	S041144

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (A4)	S041063
EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (Letter)	S041064

EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (A4)	S041287
EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (Letter)	S041286
EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (Super A3/Super B)*	S041289
EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (100mmx8M)	S041302

Automatic	This mode provides the quickest and easiest way to start printing. See Using the Automatic mode for details.
PhotoEnhance	This mode lets you choose from a variety of image-correction settings specially designed for photos. See Using the PhotoEnhance mode for details.
Custom	This mode lets you choose from a list of ready-made or personalized settings suited to the kind of document that you want to print. When Custom is selected, the Advanced button is enabled, allowing you to access the Advanced dialog box. See Using the Custom mode for details.

Standard	This setting provides standard image correction for most photos. Try this first.
People	This setting is best for photos of people.
Nature	This setting is best for outdoor scenery such as mountains, sky, and oceans.
Soft Focus	This setting makes your photos look as if they were taken with a soft-focus lens.
Sepia	This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.

Ready-made setting	Description
Economy	This setting is best for printing drafts of text.
Color-matching method
ICM (For Windows 98, 95, and 2000)	This method automatically adjusts printout colors to match the colors on your screen. ICM stands for Image Color Matching.
sRGB	This method is best for color matching with other sRGB devices.

	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.

	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.