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 the 
Page Setup button to change the page size and orientation settings as 
necessary, then click 
OK.
4. Under Color Handling in Photoshop CS2, select 
Let Photoshop Determine 
Colors
. In CS3, select Photoshop Manages Colors.
5. Under Print Space: Profile or Options: 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 profiles, select the profile that matches the print quality you want 
to use.
Note: The Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for 
example, “SPR1800 PrmGlsy BstPhoto.icc.” 
Photoshop CS and 7 Photoshop CS3 
						

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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 the paper you’ll use for the printer.
5. Click the 
Advanced button.
6. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the Print Quality setting to 
match your profile.  
						

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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. Select 
Off (No Color Adjustment).
Note: Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the 
printer driver will apply additional correction to the image data, producing 
inaccurate results.
11. Click Print to print your photo.
IMPORTANT!
Select Off (No Color Adjustment) 
						

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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)
 option and click OK. It is generally best to use 
the embedded profile.
6. If you see a message like the one below, select 
Assign working RGB: Adobe 
RGB (1998)
 and click OK. 
						

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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 
Preview box so you can see the effects of your profile choice on the 
screen.
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.
8. Click OK.
Selecting Your Print Settings
1. Select 
File > Page Setup. 
2. Select the Size for your paper and the correct Orientation for your image:
3. Click 
OK.
Select the correct size
Select Portrait or Landscape 
						

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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 profiles, 
select the profile that matches the print quality you want to use.
Note: The Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for 
example, “SPR1800 PrmGlsy BstPhoto.icc.” 
8. For the Intent or Rendering 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.
9. Select the Black Point Compensation checkbox.
Photoshop CS and 7 Photoshop CS3 
						

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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 Color Management, then check the Off (No Color 
Adjustment) 
box.
Note: Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the 
printer driver will apply additional correction to the image data, producing 
inaccurate results.
IMPORTANT!
Select ICM, then check the Off 
(No Color Adjustment) box 
						

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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 selected the wrong combination of source profile, printer profile, and color 
management settings, you’ll get unexpected results. Try these solutions:
■If your printed image is darker than expected and/or has a strong yellow-brown 
cast, you probably turned off color management in both Photoshop and the 
Epson printer driver. 
Return to the Print or Print with Preview instructions for Adobe Photoshop on 
page 51 (for Mac OS X) or page 55 (for Windows). Make sure the Source Space - 
Document option is not set to 
Untagged RGB. Also make sure you selected the 
correct profile for your printer in the Print Space - Profile menu.
■If your printed image is lighter than expected and/or has a strong light blue cast, 
you probably turned on color management in both Photoshop and the Epson 
printer driver. 
Return to the instructions on page 53 (for Mac OS X) or page 57 (for Windows). 
Make sure to select 
Off (No Color Adjustment) in the printer driver Advanced 
screen or Color Management menu to turn off color management in your Epson 
printer driver. 
						

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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 
File > Print with Preview.
4. In the Print window, click the 
Show More Options checkbox (if necessary), 
then choose 
Color Management in the pop-up menu.
5. Select 
No Color Management in Photoshop CS2 and CS3 or Same as Source 
as the Print Space: Profile setting in Photoshop CS and 7. 
						

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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 option.