Epson L210 User Guide

							Printing From a Computer
Before printing documents or photos from your computer, make sure you have set up your product and
installed its software as described on the Start Heresheet.
Note: If you have an internet connection, it is a good idea to check for updates to your product software
on Epsons support website. If you see a Software Update screen, select Enable automatic checking
and click OK. The update scans your system to see if you have the latest product software. Follow the
on-screen instructions.
Printing with Windows
Printing with Mac OS X
Cancelling Printing Using a Product Button
Related tasks
Checking for Software Updates
Printing with Windows You can print with your product using any Windows printing program, as described in these sections.
Selecting Basic Print Settings - Windows
Selecting Double-sided Printing Settings - Windows
Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options - Windows
Selecting a Printing Preset - Windows
Printing Your Document or Photo - Windows
Selecting Default Print Settings - Windows
Changing Automatic Update Options
Parent topic:Printing From a Computer
Selecting Basic Print Settings - Windows Select the basic settings for the document or photo you want to print.
1. Open a photo or document for printing.
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							2. Select the print command in your application.
Note: You may need to select a print icon on your screen, the Printoption in the Filemenu, or
another command. See your applications help utility for details.
3. If necessary, select your product name as the printer you want to use. Note: You may also need to select PropertiesorPreferences to view your print settings.
You see the Main tab of your printer settings window:
4. Select the size of the paper you loaded as the Document Sizesetting.
Note: You can also select the User-Definedsetting to create a custom paper size.
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							5. Select the orientation of your document.
Note: If you are printing an envelope, select Landscape.
6. Select the type of paper you loaded as the Paper Typesetting.
Note: The setting may not exactly the name of your paper. Check the paper type settings list for
details.
7. Select the Qualitysetting that matches the print quality you want to use.
8. Select a Color option: • To print a color document or photo, select the Colorsetting.
• To print text and graphics in black or shades of gray, select the Black/Grayscalesetting.
9. To print on both sides of the paper, select the 2-Sided Printingcheckbox and select the options you
want.
10. To print multiple pages on one sheet of paper, or print one image on multiple sheets of paper, select one of the settings in the Multi-Pagemenu and select the printing options you want.
11. To print multiple copies and arrange their print order, select the Copiesoptions.
12. To preview your job before printing, select Print Preview.
13. To save your print job as a project that can be modified and combined with other print jobs, select Job Arranger Lite.
14. To reduce noise during printing when you select Plain Paper/Bright White Paper, selectQuiet
Mode.
Print Quality Options - Windows
Multi-Page Printing Options - Windows
Parent topic: Printing with Windows
Related references
Paper or Media Type Settings
Related tasks
Printing Your Document or Photo - Windows
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							Print Quality Options - Windows
You can select any of the available Quality options to fine-tune the quality of your print. Some settings
may be unavailable, depending on the paper type and border setting you have chosen.
DraftFor draft printing on plain paper.
Standard For everyday text and image printing.
High For photos and graphics with high print quality.
More Settings Opens a window that lets you choose among levels of speed and quality.
Parent topic: Selecting Basic Print Settings - Windows
Multi-Page Printing Options - Windows You can select any of the available options in the Multi-Page menu to set up your multi-page print job.
2-Up and 4-UpPrints 2 or 4 pages on one sheet of paper. Click the Page Orderbutton to select page layout and
border options.
Parent topic: Selecting Basic Print Settings - Windows
Selecting Double-sided Printing Settings - Windows You can print on both sides of the paper by selecting the 2-Sided Printingcheckbox on the Main tab.
Note: Some options may be pre-selected or unavailable, depending on other settings you have chosen
or if you are accessing the product over a network.
1. Select the 2-Sided Printing checkbox.
2. Click the Settingsbutton.
You see this window:
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							3. Select the double-sided printing options you want to use.
4. Click
OKto return to the Main tab.
5. Print a test copy of your double-sided document to test the selected settings.
6. Follow any instructions displayed on the screen during printing.
Note: The surface of the paper may smear during double-sided printing. Make sure the ink has dried
before reloading the paper.
Double-sided Printing Options - Windows
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							Parent topic:
Printing with Windows
Double-sided Printing Options - Windows You can select any of the available options on the 2-Sided Printing Settings window to set up your
double-sided print job.
Binding Edge OptionsSelect a setting that orients double-sided print binding in the desired direction.
Binding Margin Options Select options that define a wider margin to allow for binding.
Booklet Select the Bookletcheckbox to print double-sided pages as a booklet.
Parent topic: Selecting Double-sided Printing Settings - Windows
Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options - Windows You can select a variety of additional layout and printing options for your document or photo on the More
Options tab.
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							1. To change the size of your printed document or photo, select the
Reduce/Enlarge Document
checkbox and select one of these sizing options:
• Select the Fit to Pageoption to size your image to fit the paper you loaded. Select the size of the
your document or photo as the Document Sizesetting, and the size of your paper as the Output
Paper setting.
• Select the Zoom tooption to reduce or enlarge your document or photo by a specific percentage.
Select the percentage in the %menu.
2. Select one of the following Color Correction options: • Select Automatic to automatically adjust the sharpness, brightness, contrast, and color saturation
for your image.
• Select Customand click the Advancedbutton to manually adjust the color correction settings or
turn off color management in your printer software.
• Select Image Options to access additional settings for improving printed images.
3. To add a watermark to your printout, select Watermark settings.
4. To add a header or footer to your document, select Header/Footer, then selectSettingsto
customize the text and location.
5. Select any of the Additional Settings options to customize your print.
Custom Color Correction Options - Windows
Image Options and Additional Settings - Windows
Parent topic: Printing with Windows
Custom Color Correction Options - Windows You can select any of the available options in the Color Correction window to customize the image colors
for your print job.
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							Color Controls
Lets you select a Color Modesetting, individual settings for Brightness,Contrast,Saturation, and
Density, and individual color tones. If you select the Adobe RGBcolor mode, you can also adjust the
midtone density using the Gammasetting.
Fix Photo Improves the color, contrast, and sharpness of flawed photos.
Note: Fix Photo uses a sophisticated face recognition technology to optimize photos that include
faces. For this to work, both eyes and the nose must be visible in the subjects face. If your photo
includes a face with an intentional color cast, such as a statue, you may want to turn off Fix Phototo
retain the special color effects.
ICM Lets you turn off color management in your printer software using the No Color Adjustmentoption.
You can then manage color using only your application software.
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							No Color Adjustment
Turns off color management in your printer software so you can manage color using only your
application software.
Parent topic: Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options - Windows
Image Options and Additional Settings - Windows You can select any of the Image Options and Additional Settings to customize your print. Some options
may be pre-selected or unavailable, depending on other settings you have chosen.
Image Options
Edge SmoothingSmooths jagged edges in low-resolution images such as screen captures or images from the Web.
Fix Red-Eye Reduces or removes red-eye in photos.
Additional Settings Options
Rotate 180º Prints the image rotated 180º from its original orientation.
High Speed Speeds up printing, but may reduce print quality.
Mirror Image Flips the printed image left to right.
Parent topic: Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options - Windows
Selecting a Printing Preset - Windows For quick access to common groups of print settings, you can select a printing preset on the Main or
More Options tab.
Note:You can create your own preset by clicking the Add/Remove Presetsbutton.
1. Click the MainorMore Options tab.
You see the available Printing Presetson the left:
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							2. Place your cursor over one of the
Printing Presetsto view its list of settings.
3. Use any of the available options on the screen to control your printing presets.
4. To choose an option for printing, select it.
5. Click OK.
Parent topic: Printing with Windows
Printing Your Document or Photo - Windows Once you have selected your print settings, you are ready to save your settings and print.
1. ClickOKto save your settings.
You see your applications Print window, such as this one:
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