Epson R1800 Manual

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4. Place the roll paper or canvas on the holders as shown, then remove the tape and 
protective paper from the end of the roll. 
5. Make sure the end of the paper is cut straight across, with 90° corners. If the end 
is cut diagonally, uneven or frayed, you may have problems feeding the paper.
If you are loading canvas, it is a good idea to cut the edge just before loading so 
that it is straight and even.
6. If the paper or canvas curls at the end, roll it backwards between a folded sheet of 
paper to uncurl it. 
Avoid touching the printable surface of the roll paper.
90° 
						

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7. Insert the left roll paper holder (marked with an orange triangle) into the far left 
slot (also marked with an orange triangle). Then insert the other holder into the 
corresponding slot on the right.
8. While holding the paper or canvas, feed it part of the way into the roll paper 
feeder (under the white rollers), then slide the right roll paper edge guide to fit 
lightly against the paper.
9. Push the paper into the feeder as far as it will go; the printer feeds the paper 
automatically. 
Caution: Don’t load roll paper into the 
sheet feeder or the slot behind the 
paper support; make sure it is below 
the white rollers. 
						

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Note: You may need to reload canvas or thicker roll media to ensure accurate 
paper registration. 
When loading canvas, leave ample slack between the roll and the printer to 
ensure smooth paper feeding. Be sure to maintain slack while printing. If not, 
your prints may show distortion of shapes, fuzzy text, or banding.
When cutting canvas or other roll media, it is important to have a straight edge. 
An uneven or frayed edge may result in misfeeds, misregistration, or reduced 
print quality. 
10. Open the cover and look into the printer to make sure the paper is straight and 
has fed all the way. 
If the paper hasn’t fed completely and the edge is visible, press the z roll paper 
button for 3 seconds to back the paper all the way out. 
Then turn the roll paper holder knobs to roll up the paper. Press the 
)paper 
button to clear the paper out error. Repeat steps 7 through 9 to reload the paper.
Follow the instructions on page 39 to print on roll paper or canvas.
If edge is visible, reload paper
Paper is loaded correctly 
						

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Printing From Start to Finish
Follow the steps in these sections to print using your printer’s basic features:
■“Basic Printing in Windows” on page 26
■“Customizing Your Windows Print Settings” on page 29
■“Basic Printing With Mac OS X” on page 31
■“Customizing Your Macintosh Print Settings” on page 36
■“Selecting the Correct Media Type” on page 38
To print on roll paper or borderless cut sheets, or to print P.I.M. or color-managed 
photos, see “Printing Special Photos” beginning on page 39.
Note: During printing, the left paper guide moves away from the paper slightly. 
Do not re-adjust this while the printer is printing. The printer will re-adjust the 
edge guide once printing is complete. 
Tip: Whenever you print, make sure you:
■Use the right paper.
For the best-looking photos, most vivid colors, and greatest detail, always use 
genuine Epson papers and Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss inks. 
■Choose the right printer settings for the paper.
Your printer automatically adjusts itself for the type of paper you’ve selected, 
so make sure your printer settings are correct for the paper you loaded.  
						

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Basic Printing in Windows
Follow these steps to print a document or image using the basic printer settings: 
1. From the File menu, click 
Print. You see a Print window like this one:
2. Make sure 
EPSON Stylus Photo R1800 is selected.
3. Click the 
Properties or Preferences button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or 
Options button, click it first.)
4. Click the 
Main tab in the printer settings window to see your basic settings.
Click here to open your 
printer software Check for your 
printer name here
Select your paper 
type (see page 38)
Select your paper 
size
Select your 
document or 
image 
orientation Select the type of 
document you’re 
printing
Select your paper 
source
Select your 
print options 
						

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5. Select one of these document types as the Quality Option setting:
■Draft: For rough drafts with reduced print quality
■Text: For text-only documents (like letters) with good print quality
■Text & Image: For documents with text and images with higher print quality
■Photo: For photos and graphics with good print quality and speed
■Best Photo: For photos or graphics with high print quality
6. Select the way your paper is loaded as the Source setting:
■Sheet: For paper loaded in the sheet feeder at the top of the printer
■Roll: For roll paper loaded in the roll paper feeder on the back of the printer 
(see page 39)
■Manual - Roll: For paper loaded in the single sheet guide (see page 16)
■CD/DVD: For CDs or DVDs loaded in the CD/DVD tray (see page 65)
7. Select the type of paper you loaded as the Type setting. See page 38 for details.
Note: For printing photos without borders on certain paper types, click the 
Borderless checkbox. See page 45 for details.
8. Select the size of paper you loaded as the Size setting.
9. Select the direction in which you want your image or document to print as the 
Orientation setting. Select 
Portrait for vertical orientation or Landscape for 
horizontal.
10. Select any other options you want to use in the Print Options box:
■PhotoEnhanceTM: Improves the contrast, saturation, and color balance or 
allows you to print neutral or toned black-and-white photos
■Gloss: Applies gloss optimizer on certain paper types. Auto applies it only to 
the image area; 
Full applies it to the entire page
■Reverse Order: Prints multiple page documents last-page-first so you don’t 
need to reorder the pages
■Print Preview: Displays a preview of your printed image or document before 
printing so you can check it for position on the page 
						

							28Printing From Start to FinishNote: For more information about printer settings, click the ? or Help button. For 
additional print settings, click the Advanced button at the bottom of the screen 
and see page 29 for details.
11. Click OK. You return to the Print window. 
12. Click 
OK or Print to start printing.
During printing, this window appears. Use it to cancel, pause, or resume printing and 
see an estimate of how much ink you have left.
Caution: Don’t open Epson Status Monitor, pause printing, or respond to ink 
messages when your printer is printing. This may cause your printer to pause and 
leave an uneven surface on your printout. If ink is low, wait until printing finishes 
before checking ink levels or replacing a cartridge. If you replace an ink cartridge 
in the middle of a print job, the quality of your printout may decline. For best 
results, check ink levels and replace cartridges, if necessary, before printing large 
or high-resolution print jobs.
Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often
Your printer settings apply only to the program you’re currently using. If you want, 
you can change the Windows default printer settings for all your programs.
1. Right-click the   printer icon in the lower right corner of your screen. 
2. Select 
Printer Settings. You see the window shown on page 26.
3. Select the default settings you want for all your applications, then click 
OK.
You can still change the printer settings in individual programs, if necessary.
Click to cancel 
printing
Click to pause or 
resume printing 
						

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Customizing Your Windows Print Settings
Follow these steps to print a document or image using advanced printer settings in 
Windows: 
1. On the Main tab, click the 
Advanced button in the bottom right corner. 
2. Click 
Continue. The Basic settings change to the Advanced settings: 
Note: If you want to use the Advanced screen each time you access your printer 
settings, select the Show this screen first checkbox.
3. The Advanced settings include the same options as the Basic settings, plus these: 
■Print quality: Lets you specify a print quality for your selected paper type, 
including 
Photo (1440 × 720 dpi), Best Photo (1440 × 1440 dpi), or 
Photo RPM® (5760 × 1440 dpi) for the highest print quality on certain paper 
types. Photo RPM printing takes a bit longer.
■High Speed: Speeds up printing by allowing printing back and forth across 
the page, instead of in just one direction. (Print quality may decrease.)
■Edge Smoothing: Prints smoother edges on low-resolution images, such as 
bars in a graph.
Print quality 
						

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Color Controls: Lets you adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and 
Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow color levels in your printout.
■ICM: Uses standard color profiles for your printer to match colors in your 
image (in ICM-enabled applications). If you’re using custom or Epson 
Premium ICC profiles in a program such as Photoshop, select 
ICM then check 
the 
Off (No Color Adjustment) box.
Caution: Incorrectly applying this function or using it in an incomplete color 
management workflow may result in excessively light or dark prints. 
Note: To print with custom color profiles using Photoshop, see page 49.
4. Once you’ve finished selecting advanced settings, you can:
■Click OK to save your settings, return to the Print dialog box, and print.
■Click the Basic button to return to the Basic settings.
■Click the Page Layout tab and continue with step5 to select layout options.
5. Select the following page layout settings as necessary:
Note: For more information on printer settings, or instructions on saving them as 
a group so you can reuse them later, click the Help or ? button. 
6. Click OK to save your settings, return to the Print dialog box, and print.
Select image or 
document position 
options here
Select image or 
document resizing 
options here; these 
affect only your 
printed image
Add a watermark 
to your printed page 
hereSelect multi-page 
document options 
here and here
Adjust the size of 
borderless images 
here (available 
when borderless is 
selected on the 
Main settings 
screen)