Epson L220 User Guide

							

Printing
fromaComputer
 Before
printing fromyourcomputer, makesureyouhave setupyour product andinstalled itssoftware
 as
described onthe Start Here sheet.
 Note:
Ifyou have anInternet connection, itis agood ideatocheck forupdates toyour product software
 on
Epsons supportwebsite. Ifyou seeaSoftware Updatescreen, selectEnable automatic checking
 and
click OK.The update scansyoursystem tosee ifyou have thelatest product software. Followthe
 on-screen
instructions.
 Printing
withWindows
 Printing
withOSX
 Cancelling
PrintingUsingaProduct Button
 Related
tasks
 Checking
forSoftware Updates
 Printing
withWindows
 You
canprint withyour product usinganyWindows printingprogram, asdescribed inthese sections.
 Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -Windows
 Selecting
Double-sided PrintingSettings -Windows
 Selecting
Additional LayoutandPrint Options -Windows
 Selecting
aPrinting Preset-Windows
 Selecting
Extended Settings-Windows
 Printing
YourDocument orPhoto -Windows
 Selecting
DefaultPrintSettings -Windows
 Changing
Automatic UpdateOptions
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topic:Printing fromaComputer
 Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -Windows
 Select
thebasic settings forthe document orphoto youwant toprint.
 1.
Open aphoto ordocument forprinting.
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2.
Select theprint command inyour application.
 Note:
Youmay need toselect aprint icononyour screen, thePrint option inthe File menu, or
 another
command. Seeyour applications helputility fordetails.
 3.
Ifnecessary, selectyourproduct nameasthe printer youwant touse.
 Note:
Youmay alsoneed toselect Properties orPreferences toview yourprintsettings.
 You
seetheMain tabofyour printer settings window:
 4.
Select thesize ofthe paper youloaded asthe Document Sizesetting.
 Note:
Youcanalso select theUser-Defined settingtocreate acustom papersize.
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5.
Select theorientation ofyour document.
 Note:
Ifyou areprinting anenvelope, selectLandscape .
 6.
Select thetype ofpaper youloaded asthe Paper Typesetting.
 Note:
Thesetting maynotexactly matchthename ofyour paper. Checkthepaper typesettings list
 for
details.
 7.
Select theQuality settingthatmatches theprint quality youwant touse.
 8.
Select aColor option:
 •
To print acolor document orphoto, selecttheColor setting.
 •
To print textand graphics inblack orshades ofgray, select theBlack/Grayscale setting.
 9.
Toprint onboth sides ofthe paper, selecta2-Sided Printing optionandselect thesettings you
 want.

10.
Toprint multiple pagesonone sheet ofpaper, orprint oneimage onmultiple sheetsofpaper, select
 one
ofthe settings inthe Multi-Page menuandselect theprinting optionsyouwant.
 11.
Toprint multiple copiesandarrange theirprintorder, selecttheCopies options.
 12.
Topreview yourjobbefore printing, selectPrintPreview .
 13.
Tosave yourprintjobasaproject thatcanbemodified andcombined withother printjobs, select
 Job
Arranger Lite.
 14.
Toreduce noiseduring printing whenyouselect PlainPaper/Bright WhitePaper andtheStandard
 Quality
setting, selectQuietMode (printing willbeslower).
 Print
Quality Options -Windows
 Multi-Page
PrintingOptions -Windows
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 Related
references
 Paper
orMedia TypeSettings
 Related
tasks
 Printing
YourDocument orPhoto -Windows
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Print
Quality Options -Windows
 You
canselect anyofthe available Qualityoptions tofine-tune thequality ofyour print. Some settings
 may
beunavailable, dependingonthe paper typeandborder setting youhave chosen.
 Draft

For
draft printing onplain paper.
 Standard

For
everyday textand image printing.
 High

For
photos andgraphics withhigh print quality.
 More
Settings
 Opens
awindow thatletsyou choose amonglevelsofspeed andquality.
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topic:Selecting BasicPrintSettings -Windows
 Multi-Page
PrintingOptions -Windows
 You
canselect anyofthe available optionsinthe Multi-Page menutoset upyour multi-page printjob.
 2-Up
and4-Up
 Prints
2or 4pages onone sheet ofpaper. ClickthePage Order button toselect pagelayout and
 border
options.
 2
× 1 Poster, 2× 2 Poster, 3× 3 Poster, 4× 4 Poster
 Prints
oneimage onmultiple sheetsofpaper tocreate alarger poster. ClicktheSettings buttonto
 select
image layoutandguideline options.
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topic:Selecting BasicPrintSettings -Windows
 Selecting
Double-sided PrintingSettings -Windows
 You
canprint onboth sides ofthe paper byselecting oneofthe 2-Sided Printing optionsonthe Main
 tab.

Note:
Youwillneed toprint oneside andflipthe paper overmanually toprint theother side.
 Note:
Some options maybepre-selected orunavailable, dependingonother settings youhave chosen.
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1.
Select oneofthe following optionsfor2-Sided Printing:
 •
Manual (Long-edge binding)toprint your double-sided printjobbyprinting oneside and
 prompting
youtoflip the paper overonthe long edge toprint theother side.
 •
Manual (Short-edge binding)toprint your double-sided printjobbyprinting oneside and
 prompting
youtoflip the paper overonthe short edge toprint theother side.
 2.
Click theSettings button.
 You
seeawindow likethis:
 3.
Select thedouble-sided printingoptionsyouwant touse.
 4.
Click OKtoreturn tothe Main tab.
 5.
Print atest copy ofyour double-sided documenttotest theselected settings.
 6.
Follow anyinstructions displayedonthe screen duringprinting.
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Note:
Thesurface ofthe paper maysmear during double-sided printing.Makesuretheinkhas dried
 before
reloading thepaper.
 Double-sided
PrintingOptions -Windows
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 Double-sided
PrintingOptions -Windows
 You
canselect anyofthe available optionsonthe 2-Sided PrintingSettings windowtoset upyour
 double-sided
printjob.
 Binding
EdgeOptions
 Select
asetting thatorients double-sided printbinding inthe desired direction.
 Binding
MarginOptions
 Select
options thatdefine awider margin toallow forbinding.
 Booklet

Select
theBooklet checkbox toprint double-sided pagesasabooklet.
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Selecting
Additional LayoutandPrint Options -Windows
 You
canselect avariety ofadditional layoutandprinting optionsforyour document orphoto onthe More
 Options
tab.
 1.
Tochange thesize ofyour printed document orphoto, selecttheReduce/Enlarge Document
 checkbox
andselect oneofthese sizing options:
 •
Select theFittoPage option tosize your image tofitthe paper youloaded. Selectthesize ofthe
 your
document orphoto asthe Document Sizesetting, andthesize ofyour paper asthe Output
 Paper
setting. Ifyou want tocenter yourimage onthe paper, selecttheCenter option.
 •
Select theZoom tooption toreduce orenlarge yourdocument orphoto byaspecific percentage.
 Select
thepercentage inthe %menu.
 2.
Select oneofthe following ColorCorrection options:
 •
Select Automatic toautomatically adjustthesharpness, brightness,contrast,andcolor saturation
 for
your image.
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•
Select Custom andclick theAdvanced buttontomanually adjustthecolor correction settingsor
 turn
offcolor management inyour printer software.
 •
Select Image Options toaccess additional settingsforimproving printedimages.
 3.
Toadd thefollowing features,clicktheWatermark Featuresbutton:
 •
Watermark :adds avisible watermark toyour printout.
 Note:
ClicktheAdd/Delete buttontocreate yourownwatermark, andclick theSettings buttonto
 customize
thewatermark.
 •
Header/Footer :adds information suchasthe date andtime tothe toporbottom ofyour printout.
 Note:
ClicktheSettings buttontocustomize thetext and location ofthe header orfooter.
 4.
Select anyofthe Additional Settingsoptionstocustomize yourprint.
 Custom
ColorCorrection Options-Windows
 Image
Options andAdditional Settings-Windows
 Header/Footer
Settings-Windows
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Custom
ColorCorrection Options-Windows
 You
canselect anyofthe available optionsinthe Color Correction windowtocustomize theimage colors
 for
your printjob.
 Color
Controls
 Lets
youselect aColor Mode setting, individual settingsforBrightness ,Contrast ,Saturation ,and
 Density
,and individual colortones. Depending onthe selected colormode, youcanalso adjust the
 midtone
densityusingtheGamma setting.
 Fix
Photo
 Improves
thecolor, contrast, andsharpness offlawed photos.
 Note:
FixPhoto usesasophisticated facerecognition technologytooptimize photosthatinclude
 faces.
Forthis towork, botheyes andthenose mustbevisible inthe subjects face.Ifyour photo
 includes
aface withanintentional colorcast,such asastatue, youmay want toturn offFix Photo to
 retain
thespecial coloreffects.
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ICM

Lets
youmanage colorusing installed colorprinting profiles.
 No
Color Adjustment
 Turns
offcolor management inyour printer software soyou canmanage colorusing onlyyour
 application
software.
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topic:Selecting Additional LayoutandPrint Options -Windows
 Image
Options andAdditional Settings-Windows
 You
canselect anyofthe Image Options andAdditional Settingstocustomize yourprint. Some options
 may
bepre-selected orunavailable, dependingonother settings youhave chosen.
 Image
Options
 Emphasize
Text
 Adjusts
theweight ofprinted texttoincrease readability.
 Emphasize
ThinLines
 Adjusts
theweight ofprinted linestoincrease visibility.
 Edge
Smoothing
 Smooths
jaggededgesinlow-resolution imagessuchasscreen captures orimages fromtheWeb.
 Fix
Red-Eye
 Reduces
orremoves red-eyeinphotos.
 Additional
SettingsOptions
 Rotate
180º
 Prints
theimage rotated 180ºfrom itsoriginal orientation.
 High
Speed
 Speeds
upprinting butmay reduce printquality.
 Mirror
Image
 Flips
theprinted imagelefttoright.
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 Header/Footer
Settings-Windows
 You
canselect anyofthe Header/Footer Settingsoptionstoadd headers orfooters whenyouprint. The
 items
areavailable toprint atthe toporbottom ofyour pages, ineither theleft, right, orcenter ofthe
 page.

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