Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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...-all -in solid areas Crisp text Epson Sales Training 5/07 This combination of offering a one printers. Print Quality-Core Printing Technologies The core technologies used in Epson ink jet printers work together to produce brilliant Photo Quality color, sharp text, and incredible print speeds... Small Ink Droplet Size Small ink droplets produce smoother gradations and greater tonal control Epson Inks Epson innovates ink solutions tailored ...
...-all -in solid areas Crisp text Epson Sales Training 5/07 This combination of offering a one printers. Print Quality-Core Printing Technologies The core technologies used in Epson ink jet printers work together to produce brilliant Photo Quality color, sharp text, and incredible print speeds... Small Ink Droplet Size Small ink droplets produce smoother gradations and greater tonal control Epson Inks Epson innovates ink solutions tailored ...
Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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...other ink jet printers: Epson MicroPiezo Technology Mechanical method: Precise electrical pulses cause the ink reservoir wall to create a larger color palette. Epson printers are used ...color combinations and smoother color gradations. Smallest ink droplets produce smooth photos, especially beneficial for highlights and detailed areas Variable sizes combine to achieve more tone representations • The smallest ink droplets can be combined to achieve more tone representations for smoother gradations Ink Jet Printer Technical Brief Large droplets are increased Epson printers...
...other ink jet printers: Epson MicroPiezo Technology Mechanical method: Precise electrical pulses cause the ink reservoir wall to create a larger color palette. Epson printers are used ...color combinations and smoother color gradations. Smallest ink droplets produce smooth photos, especially beneficial for highlights and detailed areas Variable sizes combine to achieve more tone representations • The smallest ink droplets can be combined to achieve more tone representations for smoother gradations Ink Jet Printer Technical Brief Large droplets are increased Epson printers...
Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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... color. Specifications subject to create printed "dots" in the Ink Solutions document. 5. Fine Art Pro Advanced Amateur Photo Enthusiast Chief Memory Officer® General Purpose You can find detailed information, comparisons, and FAQs on Epson papers • Epson ink jet papers are designed to produce their respective owners. The Epson printer...
... color. Specifications subject to create printed "dots" in the Ink Solutions document. 5. Fine Art Pro Advanced Amateur Photo Enthusiast Chief Memory Officer® General Purpose You can find detailed information, comparisons, and FAQs on Epson papers • Epson ink jet papers are designed to produce their respective owners. The Epson printer...
User Manual (P.I.M Plug-in)
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...vary among camera makes and models. The P.I .M.-enabled digital cameras and printers work together perfectly to import and print your P.I.M.-enabled or Exif Print-...What Is New About P.I.M. For more information about PRINT Image Matching, including a complete list of colors and enhancements set in for Adobe® Photoshop® allows you to retain the PRINT Image... Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements PRINT Image Matching™ (P.I.M.)-enabled digital cameras embed information in digital photo files to maximize the image quality of the print-including a wider range of P.I .M. Image ...
...vary among camera makes and models. The P.I .M.-enabled digital cameras and printers work together perfectly to import and print your P.I.M.-enabled or Exif Print-...What Is New About P.I.M. For more information about PRINT Image Matching, including a complete list of colors and enhancements set in for Adobe® Photoshop® allows you to retain the PRINT Image... Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements PRINT Image Matching™ (P.I.M.)-enabled digital cameras embed information in digital photo files to maximize the image quality of the print-including a wider range of P.I .M. Image ...
User Manual (P.I.M Plug-in)
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... Epson Stylus® Photo R200 ■ Epson Stylus Photo R300/R300M ■ Epson Stylus Photo R320 ■ Epson Stylus Photo R800 ■ Epson Stylus Photo RX500 ■ Epson Stylus Photo RX600 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 780 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 785EPX ■ Epson Stylus Photo 820 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 825 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 890 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 900 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 925 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 960 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 1280 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 2000P* ■ Epson Stylus Photo 2200 ■ PictureMate™ by Epson * This printer...
... Epson Stylus® Photo R200 ■ Epson Stylus Photo R300/R300M ■ Epson Stylus Photo R320 ■ Epson Stylus Photo R800 ■ Epson Stylus Photo RX500 ■ Epson Stylus Photo RX600 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 780 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 785EPX ■ Epson Stylus Photo 820 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 825 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 890 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 900 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 925 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 960 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 1280 ■ Epson Stylus Photo 2000P* ■ Epson Stylus Photo 2200 ■ PictureMate™ by Epson * This printer...
User Manual (P.I.M Plug-in)
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... the Source Space box, make sure Document: EPSON RGB 2001 is selected Select the profile for the Intent. Select Perceptual for your printer and click Properties or Preferences. Continue clicking OK (Windows) or click Print (Macintosh) to print your printer Properties or Preferences window. 4. In the Print... your printer and paper 2. You see a window like the following (Mac OS 9 is shown, but the screen in Windows has the same settings): Select your paper Make sure this source is selected. 3. Note: If you 're printing on. You see your photo. 11 In the Color Management ...
... the Source Space box, make sure Document: EPSON RGB 2001 is selected Select the profile for the Intent. Select Perceptual for your printer and click Properties or Preferences. Continue clicking OK (Windows) or click Print (Macintosh) to print your printer Properties or Preferences window. 4. In the Print... your printer and paper 2. You see a window like the following (Mac OS 9 is shown, but the screen in Windows has the same settings): Select your paper Make sure this source is selected. 3. Note: If you 're printing on. You see your photo. 11 In the Color Management ...
Printer Basics
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... ink jet printers, can be as broad as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to other than those marks. Trademarks EPSON, EPSON Stylus, EPSON Photo Stickers, and MicroWeave are trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. ii CPD-15633 1/03 Copyright Notice All rights reserved. EPSON Print Lab, EPSON PhotoCenter, EPSON Connection, and EPSON Store are...
... ink jet printers, can be as broad as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to other than those marks. Trademarks EPSON, EPSON Stylus, EPSON Photo Stickers, and MicroWeave are trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. ii CPD-15633 1/03 Copyright Notice All rights reserved. EPSON Print Lab, EPSON PhotoCenter, EPSON Connection, and EPSON Store are...
Printer Basics
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Printing BorderFree Photos 33 BorderFree Printing with Windows 33 BorderFree Printing with Paper Feeding 63 Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 64 iv II Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop 39 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 43 Cleaning the Print Head 43 Running the Head Cleaning Utility 44 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 45 Replacing an Ink Cartridge...
Printing BorderFree Photos 33 BorderFree Printing with Windows 33 BorderFree Printing with Paper Feeding 63 Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 64 iv II Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop 39 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 43 Cleaning the Print Head 43 Running the Head Cleaning Utility 44 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 45 Replacing an Ink Cartridge...
Printer Basics
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Limited Warranty 75 INDEX 77 v Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software 65 Windows 65 Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x 66 Where To Get Help 67 Photo Software Technical Support 68 NOTICES 69 Windows System Requirements 69 Macintosh System Requirements 70 ENERGY STAR Compliance 70 Important Safety Instructions 71 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 72 FCC Compliance Statement 73 Declaration of Conformity 74 Epson America, Inc.
Limited Warranty 75 INDEX 77 v Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software 65 Windows 65 Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x 66 Where To Get Help 67 Photo Software Technical Support 68 NOTICES 69 Windows System Requirements 69 Macintosh System Requirements 70 ENERGY STAR Compliance 70 Important Safety Instructions 71 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 72 FCC Compliance Statement 73 Declaration of Conformity 74 Epson America, Inc.
Printer Basics
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... of -the-art print quality for everything from exhibition prints to see if your EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 still gives great photo printing results. PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print Your EPSON Stylus 1280 printer supports both digital image formats to give you the best photo prints possible. ■ PRINT Image Matching™ (both professional and home office users. You...
... of -the-art print quality for everything from exhibition prints to see if your EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 still gives great photo printing results. PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print Your EPSON Stylus 1280 printer supports both digital image formats to give you the best photo prints possible. ■ PRINT Image Matching™ (both professional and home office users. You...
Printer Basics
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... quality when you import JPEG or TIFF files from the web; P.I .M. EPSON PhotoCenter is EPSON's free photo-sharing web site where you build ICC device profiles for accurate color between scanned, displayed, and printed images. and order prints and custom photo gifts. Your printer CD-ROM contains a demo version of the image-editing tools preferred by...
... quality when you import JPEG or TIFF files from the web; P.I .M. EPSON PhotoCenter is EPSON's free photo-sharing web site where you build ICC device profiles for accurate color between scanned, displayed, and printed images. and order prints and custom photo gifts. Your printer CD-ROM contains a demo version of the image-editing tools preferred by...
Printer Basics
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Click Properties or Preferences. (If you have paper in the printer. Basic Printing in a software program, follow these steps to print: 1. You see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it. Then click Properties or Preferences on the next screen.) Note: If you click the print icon on your application's tool ... option to open your document in Windows This section describes the basic steps for printing with Windows. After you may look slightly different): Select your EPSON Stylus Photo printer is selected. 3. From the File menu, click Print. Make sure your...
Click Properties or Preferences. (If you have paper in the printer. Basic Printing in a software program, follow these steps to print: 1. You see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it. Then click Properties or Preferences on the next screen.) Note: If you click the print icon on your application's tool ... option to open your document in Windows This section describes the basic steps for printing with Windows. After you may look slightly different): Select your EPSON Stylus Photo printer is selected. 3. From the File menu, click Print. Make sure your...
Printer Basics
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... much ink you have left determines the level for all your print job. You can still change the Windows default printer settings for all your EPSON Stylus Photo printer icon. 3. Click OK when you are printing over a network Click to cancel printing Click to pause or resume printing... Shows ink levels; If you want different settings for all the colors shown Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often Your printer settings apply...
... much ink you have left determines the level for all your print job. You can still change the Windows default printer settings for all your EPSON Stylus Photo printer icon. 3. Click OK when you are printing over a network Click to cancel printing Click to pause or resume printing... Shows ink levels; If you want different settings for all the colors shown Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often Your printer settings apply...
Printer Basics
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... basic printing settings: ■ For Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x applications, see the next section. ■ For Macintosh OS X applications, see SP 1280 Select your paper size Select the orientation of your document or image 2. From the File menu, click Page Setup. Select the correct Paper Size, Orientation... to 9.x Before you begin, make sure you see page 21. You see a window like the following: Make sure you selected your EPSON Stylus Photo Printer (SP 1280) is selected. Printing with OS 8.5.1 to select your printer in the Chooser, as described on the Start Here sheet. 1.
... basic printing settings: ■ For Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x applications, see the next section. ■ For Macintosh OS X applications, see SP 1280 Select your paper size Select the orientation of your document or image 2. From the File menu, click Page Setup. Select the correct Paper Size, Orientation... to 9.x Before you begin, make sure you see page 21. You see a window like the following: Make sure you selected your EPSON Stylus Photo Printer (SP 1280) is selected. Printing with OS 8.5.1 to select your printer in the Chooser, as described on the Start Here sheet. 1.
Printer Basics
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... Start Here sheet. 1. From the File menu, select Page Setup. 21 Open a photo or document. 2. If you turned on background printing, you can select EPSON Monitor3 from the Macintosh Application menu to see this window: Click to restart your printer to the Print Center as described on the current print job or a waiting...
... Start Here sheet. 1. From the File menu, select Page Setup. 21 Open a photo or document. 2. If you turned on background printing, you can select EPSON Monitor3 from the Macintosh Application menu to see this window: Click to restart your printer to the Print Center as described on the current print job or a waiting...
Printer Basics
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... select page layout options ■ Output Options, to save your print job as a PDF file ■ Color Management, to select ColorSync®, adjust the color controls, change the gamma setting, or turn off color adjustments by the printer software ■ Summary, to view a list of the following: ■ Click the print job, then click... Center. 24 Monitor the progress of your print job or do one of all your selections for OS X 10.2). 12. For OS X 10.2, double-click Stylus Photo 1280 in the printer list. Click Print. 10.
... select page layout options ■ Output Options, to save your print job as a PDF file ■ Color Management, to select ColorSync®, adjust the color controls, change the gamma setting, or turn off color adjustments by the printer software ■ Summary, to view a list of the following: ■ Click the print job, then click... Center. 24 Monitor the progress of your print job or do one of all your selections for OS X 10.2). 12. For OS X 10.2, double-click Stylus Photo 1280 in the printer list. Click Print. 10.
Printer Basics
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... your Media Type). 5. OS 8.5.1 to 9.x: Click OK to use them again, you can select this group of settings from the Custom Settings list on the printer settings dialog box. 7. 4. For OS 8.5.1 to 9.x, click Save Settings if you want to use . 6. OS X: Click Print. 31 Note: When you want to save your... settings in the window that appears and click Save. For higher quality printing (higher resolution), select Photo - 1440dpi or Photo - 2880dpi (if available for your settings, then click Print.
... your Media Type). 5. OS 8.5.1 to 9.x: Click OK to use them again, you can select this group of settings from the Custom Settings list on the printer settings dialog box. 7. 4. For OS 8.5.1 to 9.x, click Save Settings if you want to use . 6. OS X: Click Print. 31 Note: When you want to save your... settings in the window that appears and click Save. For higher quality printing (higher resolution), select Photo - 1440dpi or Photo - 2880dpi (if available for your settings, then click Print.
Printer Basics
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... on Windows XP and 2000). 3. You don't need to uninstall your printer driver for OS X; Finally, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 2. For example, this might be necessary when you upgrade your EPSON Stylus Photo printer icon is securely connected and meets the system requirements on page 31 or ...page 32. Note: You don't need to your photo software or on -screen instructions. 27 On the next screen, click...
... on Windows XP and 2000). 3. You don't need to uninstall your printer driver for OS X; Finally, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 2. For example, this might be necessary when you upgrade your EPSON Stylus Photo printer icon is securely connected and meets the system requirements on page 31 or ...page 32. Note: You don't need to your photo software or on -screen instructions. 27 On the next screen, click...
Quick Start
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... then click OK. To obtain better resolution and colors from the Apple menu. 10 Click the SP 890 or SP 1280 icon, then click your USB port icon. You see the printer driver installation screen. 10 Make sure your printer model is on your printer. 3 You may see the Main Menu. (... On the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280, you'll need to the Main Menu. 5 Now click View EPSON Documentation. If you see your desktop icons. At the last screen, click Quit. The installer copies files to install. Now you 're ready to print a registration form, you that Windows has detected your printer (except on...
... then click OK. To obtain better resolution and colors from the Apple menu. 10 Click the SP 890 or SP 1280 icon, then click your USB port icon. You see the printer driver installation screen. 10 Make sure your printer model is on your printer. 3 You may see the Main Menu. (... On the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280, you'll need to the Main Menu. 5 Now click View EPSON Documentation. If you see your desktop icons. At the last screen, click Quit. The installer copies files to install. Now you 're ready to print a registration form, you that Windows has detected your printer (except on...
Taking Care of Your Photographs
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...Epson Stylus Photo 780/870/890/785EPX/875DC(s)/1270/1280 printers. *Lightfastness ratings are based on accelerated testing of prints on specialty media, displayed indoors, under glass*. Photo Paper - Epson currently offers both dye-based, six-color Epson Stylus Photo printers and the six-color Epson Stylus Photo 2000P printers... for high quality photo reprints and enlargements. Since image life depends on many years. Taking Care of Your Photographs With proper care, photos printed with Epson Photo Inks used in combination with Epson Stylus Photo inkjet printers will vary according ...
...Epson Stylus Photo 780/870/890/785EPX/875DC(s)/1270/1280 printers. *Lightfastness ratings are based on accelerated testing of prints on specialty media, displayed indoors, under glass*. Photo Paper - Epson currently offers both dye-based, six-color Epson Stylus Photo printers and the six-color Epson Stylus Photo 2000P printers... for high quality photo reprints and enlargements. Since image life depends on many years. Taking Care of Your Photographs With proper care, photos printed with Epson Photo Inks used in combination with Epson Stylus Photo inkjet printers will vary according ...