Epson R1800 Manual

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6. Choose Roll as the Source setting. The Roll Paper 
Options box pops up:
7. Select the roll paper settings based on the type of printing you’re doing, then 
click
OK:
8. Click 
OK.
9. Click 
OK or Print. Follow the steps on page 44 to remove your printed photos.
Mac OS X
1. Start your print application, open your photo file, and resize it as necessary.
2. Click 
File > Page Setup.
3. Select 
Stylus Photo R1800 as the Format for setting:
Type of printingRoll Paper Options...

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4. Select the Roll Paper or Roll Paper - Borderless setting for your photo size as 
the Paper Size setting.
To print without a border between photos, choose the 
Roll Paper - Borderless 
Banner
 setting for your photo size. 
Make sure the width of your photo is 4, 8.3, or 13 inches maximum, depending 
on the width of the roll paper you loaded. Also set the margins to 
0 in your 
printing software. 
5. Click 
OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.
6. Click 
File > Print to open...

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Note: For PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas, choose Ultra Premium Photo 
Paper Luster. For Piezo Pro Matte Canvas, choose Premium Presentation 
Paper Matte. Choose Best Photo or Photo RPM and uncheck High Speed when 
printing on canvas. For the best color prints on either Epson canvas medium, 
make sure you use the Premium ICC profile.
10. Select Advanced Mode, then choose a Print Quality setting.
11. Choose 
Roll Paper Option from the pop-up menu. 
12. Select the roll paper...

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Removing Your Printed Photos
Follow these steps to remove your printed photos: 
1. Press the zroll paper button once to 
feed the paper forward. 
2. Cut the paper or canvas on the printed 
cutting line. Be sure to cut straight. 
3. If you want to print another job on roll 
paper, press the zroll paper button 
once again; the paper returns to the 
correct print position.
Removing and Storing Roll Paper or Canvas
When you’re finished printing on roll paper or canvas, remove and...

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Printing Borderless Cut Sheets
You can print your photos with no margins, extending the image all the way to the 
edges of the page. Although borderless printing is a bit slower, you get beautiful 
portraits and enlargements, without trimming, on these papers: 
■Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy 
■Epson Ultra Premium Glossy Photo Paper
■Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy 
■Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper 
■Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte* 
■Epson Matte Paper...

46Printing Special PhotosCaution: Don’t open Epson Status Monitor, pause printing, or respond to any ink 
messages when your printer is printing. This may cause the printer to pause and 
leave an uneven surface on your printout. If your ink is running low, wait until 
printing finishes before checking ink levels or attempting to replace a cartridge. If 
you must replace an ink cartridge in the middle of a print job, the quality of your 
printout may decline. For best results, check your ink levels and...

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Mac OS X
1. Start your printing application and open your photo file.
2. Click 
File > Page Setup.
3. Select 
Stylus Photo R1800 as the Format for setting.
4. Select the size of the paper you loaded with a 
Sheet Feeder - Borderless source 
as the Paper Size setting.
5. Select one of the portrait or landscape orientation icons as the Orientation setting.
6. Click 
OK.
Select Stylus Photo R1800 as the 
Format for setting
Select the size of the paper you 
loaded here 

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7. Click File > Print.
8. For the Printer setting, select 
Stylus Photo R1800.
9. Select 
Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
10. Select the type of paper you loaded as the Media Type setting. See page 38.
Note: If you can’t choose your paper type, check your Page Setup settings to 
make sure you selected the correct paper size and source. (See page 32.)
11. Move the slider to the Quality setting.
12. Choose 
Expansion from the pop-up menu, then adjust the Expansion setting....

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Managing Color With Profiles
Follow the steps in this section to use color profiles for printing with Adobe 
Photoshop (the instructions cover Photoshop 7, CS, CS2, and CS3). 
Carefully follow the instructions in these sections for the best results:
■“Printing With a Color Profile” below
■“Solving Color Management Problems” on page 58
■“Printing a Custom Profile Test Target” on page 59 
■“Creating a Custom Profile” on page 62
Printing With a Color Profile
To print an image using...

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4. Open the photo you want to print.
5. If you see the message shown below, select 
Use the embedded profile (instead 
of the working space)
 option and click OK. It is generally best to use the 
embedded profile.
6. If you see the message shown below, select 
Assign working RGB: Adobe RGB 
(1998)
 and click OK.
7. When your image appears, evaluate the color balance and contrast as displayed on 
your monitor. If they need improvement, select 
Image > Mode > Assign 
Profile 
(for...