Epson R1800 Manual

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Note: Assigning a profile to the image doesn’t alter the image data, only the 
interpretation of the data by your software and how it appears on your monitor 
and in a printout. This is the best way to improve the color balance and contrast in 
your image.
Selecting Your Print Settings
1. Select 
File > Print or Print with 
Preview
. 
2. If you see the window on the right, 
click 
More Options or Show 
More Options
. Then select Color 
Management
 from the pop-up 
menu.
3. Click...

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6. As the Print Space: Intent setting, select Relative Colorimetric. 
Note: If your image contains very saturated colors, select Perceptual. This 
reduces the color saturation so that the colors fit within the printer’s color gamut.
7. Select the Black Point Compensation checkbox.
Printing Your Color-Managed Photo
1. Click the 
Print button.
2. Select 
Stylus Photo R1800 from the Printer menu.
3. Select 
Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
4. Select the Media Type setting for...

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7. If you are printing on any of the following glossy media, make sure Gloss 
Optimizer is set to 
On:
■Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy or
Ultra Premium Glossy Photo Paper
■Premium Photo Paper Glossy or
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
■Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss or
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
■Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster or
Premium Luster Photo Paper
■PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas
8. Turn off the High Speed option.
9. Select 
Color Management from the pop-up menu.
10....

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Windows
Opening Your Image
1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Select 
Edit > Color Settings.
3. Select 
U.S. Prepress Defaults or 
North American Prepress 2 from the 
Settings pull-down menu. This sets 
Adobe RGB (1998) as the RGB working 
space and activates warning messages for 
profile mismatches and missing profiles. 
Then click 
OK.
4. Open the photo you want to print.
5. If you see a message like the one below, select 
Use the embedded profile 
(instead of the working space)...

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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 Photoshop CS and 7) or Edit > Assign Profile (for Photoshop CS2 
and CS3). Select one of the following as the Profile setting:
■A different RGB working space (or Profile), such as ColorMatch RGB or 
sRGB IEC61966-2.1
■A scanner profile for your scanner
■A camera profile for your digital camera
Also click the...

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4. Select File > Print or Print with Preview. 
5. If necessary, click 
More Options or Show More Options. If you see Output, 
select 
Color Management from the pull-down menu. Additional options 
appear:
6. Under Color Handling in Photoshop CS2, select 
Let Photoshop Determine 
Colors
. In CS3, select Photoshop Manages Colors.
7. Under Profile or Printer Profile, select a profile for your printer and the paper 
you’ll use for the print. If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC...

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Printing Your Color-Managed Photo
1. Click the 
Print button.
2. Make sure your printer is selected, and click the 
Properties or Preferences 
button. 
3. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the Quality Option setting to 
match your profile.
4. Select the Type setting for the paper you’ll use for the print.
5. Click the 
Advanced button and click Continue.
6. Turn off the High Speed and Edge Smoothing options, if they are available.
7. Select the 
ICM button under...

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8. If you are printing on any of the following glossy media, make sure the Gloss 
checkbox is selected:
■Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy or
Ultra Premium Glossy Photo Paper
■Premium Photo Paper Glossy or
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
■Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss or
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
■Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster or
Premium Luster Photo Paper
■PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas
9. Click 
OK.
10. Click 
OK or Print to print.
Solving Color Management Problems
If you...

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Printing a Custom Profile Test Target
Follow the steps in this section to create and print individual custom profile test 
targets for each paper type you plan to print on.
When you’re ready to print the test target, follow the steps for your operating system 
below.
Mac OS X
1. Open Adobe Photoshop and open the profile target file provided by your 
profile-building software manufacturer.
2. If you see a missing profile screen, select 
Leave as is (don’t color manage).
3. Select...

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6. Click the Page Setup button.
7. Select 
Stylus Photo R1800 from the Format for menu.
8. Select the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings, then click 
OK.
9. Click the 
Print button.
10. Select your printer from the Printer menu, then select 
Print Settings from the 
pop-up menu.
11. Select the Media Type setting for the profile you’re printing.
12. Click the 
Advanced button.
13. Select your desired level as the Print Quality setting. 
14. Turn off the High Speed...