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
Borderless photosCut Sheet Mode
Banner Mode (if your photo is over 27 
inches long)
Photos with borders or panoramicsCut Sheet Mode
Select Stylus Photo R1800 
Select the size and roll paper 
setting for the photo you’re 
printing  
						

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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 the printer settings dialog box.
7. For the Printer setting, select 
Stylus Photo R1800.
8. Select 
Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
9. Select the type of roll paper you loaded as the Media Type option:
■Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss
■Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
■Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Select Stylus Photo R1800  
						

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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 settings based on the type of printing you’re doing.
13. When you’re finished, click 
Print. 
Type of printingRoll Paper Options
Borderless photosCut Sheet Mode
Banner Mode (if your photo is over 
27 inches long)
Photos with borders or panoramicsCut Sheet Mode 
						

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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 store it as follows:
1. Press the zroll paper button for three seconds. The paper or canvas feeds 
backwards out of the printer. (If it doesn’t feed all the way out, repeat this step.)
2. Turn the knobs to roll the rest of the paper onto the holder. Then press the 
)paper button to turn off the )paper light.
3. Pull the roll paper holder off the printer and remove the roll from it.
Return the unused roll to its original package. Store your printouts in resealable 
plastic bags, photo albums, or glass-covered picture frames. Keep both printed and 
unused roll paper and canvas away from high temperatures, humidity, and direct 
sunlight.
Knob 
						

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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 Heavyweight*
■Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte* 
■Epson Enhanced Matte Paper*
■Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Double-sided* 
■Epson Double-sided Matte Paper *
■Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster 
■Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper
■Epson Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss 
■Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
■Epson Watercolor Paper - Radiant White**
■Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper**
■Epson UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper**
■PremierArt Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper for Epson**
*If you are loading multiple sheets of matte paper that are larger than letter-size, use 
the matte paper support. See page 15.
**These papers must be loaded in the single sheet guide. See page 16. 
						

							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 replace ink 
cartridges, if necessary, before printing large or high-resolution print jobs.
Follow the steps for your operating system in these sections to print BorderFree 
photos on cut sheet paper.
■“Windows” below
■“Mac OS X” on page 47
Windows
1. Start your printing application and 
open your photo file.
2. Open the File menu and click 
Print, 
then click 
Properties or Preferences. 
3. Select 
Photo or Best Photo as the 
Quality Option.
4. Choose 
Sheet as the Source setting.
5. Select the type of paper you loaded as 
the Type setting. See page 38 for 
details.
6. Click the 
Borderless checkbox.
7. Select your paper size as the Size setting.
8. Select 
Portrait or Landscape as the orientation setting.
9. Click the 
Page Layout tab, then adjust the Expansion setting. Choose Min for 
the least amount of image expansion (with a chance that there may be small 
borders around the edges), 
Mid for a larger amount of image expansion, or Max 
for the greatest amount of expansion (some of the image will be cut off around the 
edges, but it will extend to the edge of the paper). 
10. Click 
OK, then click OK or Print. 
						

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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. 
Choose 
Min for the least amount of image expansion (with a chance that there 
may be small borders around the edges), 
Mid for a larger amount of image 
expansion, or 
Max for the greatest amount of expansion (some of the image will 
be cut off around the edges, but it will extend to the edge of the paper). 
13. Click 
Print. 
						

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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 a profile, follow the steps in the appropriate section for your 
operating system below.
Mac OS X
Opening Your Image
1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Select 
Color Settings from the 
Photoshop menu (Photoshop 7 or CS) 
or the 
Edit menu (Photoshop CS2 or 
CS3).
3. Select 
U.S. Prepress Defaults or 
North America 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. 
Click 
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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 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, 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 
Preview box so you can see the effects of your profile choice on the 
screen.
Tip: This is most effective when your monitor is calibrated using a hardware 
device such as the X-Rite® Eye-One® Display 2 or Color vision® Spyder2.TM