Epson Stylus Photo 1200 User Manual

 



 

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  	 If you need the maximum control over your project, or you want to 
experiment with special effects, you can adjust the custom settings in 
your printer software. Follow these steps:
1Create your image or document in your application software.
2Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Printing from 
Windows
 or Printing from a Macintosh
.
3Click Custom, and then click the Advanced button. You see the 
Advanced dialog box:...

 



  4Choose the Media Type and Ink settings you want to use, following 
the guidelines in Printing from Windows
 and Printing from a Macintosh
. 
5Choose one of the following Print Quality options:
wEconomy
For low-resolution rough drafts on plain paper. Saves ink.
wNormal - 360 dpi
For most documents on plain paper, transparencies, or 360 dpi Ink 
Jet Paper.
wFine - 720 dpi
For high-resolution output on Photo Paper or Photo Quality Ink Jet 
Paper. Recommended for printing graphics and...

 



  wPhoto - 1440 dpi
For the highest-resolution output on plain paper, Photo Paper, 
Photo Quality papers, or Back Light Film.
6Choose one of the following Halftoning options:
wError Diffusion
For printing photographic images. Blends each color dot with the 
dots around it.
wFine Dithering
For printing graphs or other images that require precise, solid areas 
of bright colors. 
7Choose any of the following print options: 
wMicroWeave
For improved print quality. Prints graphic data in...

 



  8Click OK if you’re ready to return to the printer settings dialog box, or 
see Customizing Color Settings
 if you want to adjust your document’s 
color settings.

%#  	#There are three ways to manage the color in your documents using your 
printer software:
wUsing PhotoEnhance3 and Digital Camera Correction
 to automatically 
correct digital photographs for exposure and other common flaws, and 
to adjust the tone or sharpness
wUsing Custom Color Adjustment
 to...

 



 	 3Click Custom, then select either PhotoEnhance3 or Digital Camera 
as described in Using Custom Project Types
.
4Click the Advanced button. The Color Management section of the 
Advanced dialog box appears as shown here:
5You can customize your image using these settings:
wSelect a Tone setting for your image: Normal for standard tones, 
Hard for high contrast, or Sepia for an old-fashioned photo look.
wTurn on Digital Camera Correction to correct noise and other 
flaws common to...

 



 


 
 
 #You can choose from several custom Color Adjustment modes or 
manually adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and CMY (cyan, 
magenta, yellow) color values.
1Create your image or document in your application software.
2Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Printing from 
Windows
 or Printing from a Macintosh
.
3Click Custom, then either select Text/Graph, Text, or Economy as 
described in Using Custom Project Types
, or don’t select...

 



  5Choose one of the following Color Adjustment modes: 
wAutomatic
Analyzes the color information in your project and optimizes color 
correction accordingly.
wPhoto-realistic
For printing color photographs. 
wVivid
For printing graphics-intensive documents like presentations with 
graphs. Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights. 
wNo Color Adjustment 
Disables the color adjustment features of the printer software so 
you can use other color management software....

 



 

 
 
 
 $To achieve the maximum color accuracy, you can use Image Color 
Matching (ICM; Windows 95 and 98 only), standard Red Green Blue 
(sRGB; recommended only with Windows 98), or ColorSync (Macintosh 
only), if your system is set up to use them.
1Create your image or document in your application software.
2Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Printing from 
Windows
 or Printing from a Macintosh
.
3Click Custom, then select either ICM...

 



  5Select one of these color correction systems:
wICM (Image Color Matching; Windows 95 and Windows 98 only)
For printing documents created in an ICM compatible application. If 
you’re using an ICM compatible monitor, adjusts printed colors to 
closely match the screen colors. 
wsRGB (standard Red Green Blue; recommended only with 
Windows 98)
For printing documents created in an sRGB compatible application 
using sRGB colors, such as those designed for the World Wide 
Web. Before...

 



  ColorSync uses profile information from each device—including your 
EPSON Stylus Photo 1200 printer—to achieve accurate color matching. 
First you have to make sure your monitor’s profile is set. Then you can 
use your printer software to specify the exact method of color matching 
you want to use.
Follow the steps below to set your monitor’s ColorSync profile and use 
your printer software’s ColorSync features. The steps may be different, or 
there may be additional steps,...