Epson Stylus Photo 1200 User Manual

							 



  10Choose one of the following options for Rendering Intent:
wPerceptual
For printing scanned photographs. Maintains the relationship 
between colors as it scales them to fit within your printer’s color 
gamut.
wSaturation
For printing graphics-intensive documents like presentation pages 
with charts and graphs. Maintains the relative saturation of colors 
from one gamut to another.
wColorimetric
For all other document types. Maintains colors that fall within the 
gamut of both your monitor and printer.
11Click OK to return to the printer settings dialog box.
	#  	%   Your printer can print on paper up to 12.95 inches wide and up to 
44 inches long in either portrait or landscape orientation. If you print 
multi-page documents or multiple copies of documents, you can print the 
pages collated and in reverse order. You can even rotate the printed 
document by 180 degrees to make it closer to the bottom of the paper.
Follow the steps in the section for your operating system:
wSelecting Paper Options in WindowswSelecting Paper Options on a Macintosh
The Rendering Intent 
options may be 
limited by the Media 
Type you’ve selected.
 
						

							 



 
 
   	Follow these steps to select paper options on the Paper tab:
1Create your image or document in your application software.
2Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Printing from 
Windows
.
3Click the Paper tab. You see the Paper dialog box:
Click to select 
your Paper Size 
Printer graphic 
reflects changes 
to Orientation 
and Printable Area 
settingsPage graphics 
change to show 
Collate and 
Reverse Order 
settings
 
						

							 



  4Click the Paper Size drop-down list to select the size of paper you 
loaded in the printer. 
The sizes marked with an asterisk (*) are larger than you can load in 
the printer and can be used only with the Reduce/Enlarge setting on 
the Layout tab; see Reducing and Enlarging Your Document Size
 for 
more information.
5If you loaded Photo Paper that you cut from a roll, select Banner as 
the Paper Source setting. See EPSON Banner Photo Paper
 for 
instructions on preparing and loading roll paper. With Banner selected, 
you can’t change the Collate, Reverse Order, Rotate by 180,° or 
Printable Area settings, or any Layout settings.A4 210
 ´ 297 mm
A5 148
 ´ 210 mm
A3 297
 ´ 420 mm
Super A3/B 329
 ´ 483 mm
B5 182
 ´ 257 mm
B4 257
 ´ 364 mm
US B 11 ´ 17 in
Letter 8 1/2 ´ 11 in
Legal 8 1/2
 ´ 14 in
Executive 7 1/4
 ´ 10 1/2 in
Half Letter 5 1/2 ´ 8 1/2 in
A6 Index card 105 ´ 148 mm
Index card 5
 ´ 8 inIndex card 8
 ´ 10 in
Envelope #10 4 1/8
 ´ 9 1/2 in
Envelope DL 110
 ´ 220 mm
Envelope C6 114
 ´ 162 mm
Envelope 132
 ´ 220 mm
Photo Paper 4 ´ 6 in
Panoramic 210 ´ 594 mm
B3 364
 ´ 514 mm*
A2 420
 ´ 594 mm*
US C 17 ´ 22 in*
User Defined (See Creating 
User Defined Paper Sizes
 for 
instructions.)
If the Reduce/Enlarge 
setting is set to 
Normal and you 
select one of the 
paper sizes to the 
right that is marked 
with an asterisk (*), 
you see a dialog box 
asking you to select a 
paper size that fits 
your printer. See 
Reducing and Enlarging Your Document Size
 for 
more information.
 
						

							 



  6If you did not or cannot select the number of copies you want to print in 
your application program’s Print dialog box, choose the number in the 
Copies box. Don’t select the number of copies here and in your 
application’s Print dialog box; you may get twice the number of copies 
you want.
7If you’re printing multiple copies of a multi-page document and you 
want the copies printed in sets, click the Collate checkbox. The page 
graphics change to show collated documents.
8If you’re printing a multi-page document and want the last page printed 
first so the pages come out without needing to be reordered, click the 
Reverse Order checkbox. The page graphics change to show later 
pages printing first.
9Select the direction of printing on the page with the Orientation options. 
To print your document oriented as shown in one of the following 
illustrations, select the options listed below it.The Rotate by 180° 
setting lets you print 
the lower portion of a 
document first, with a 
bottom margin as 
small as 0.12 inch 
(3 mm) and a top 
margin as small as 
0.55 inch (14 mm). 
Portrait Landscape Portrait and 
Rotate by 180°Landscape and 
Rotate by 180°
 
						

							 



 	 10The Standard Printable Area setting uses the maximum printable area 
of your paper with a minimum bottom margin of 0.55 inch (14 mm). To 
decrease the minimum bottom margin to 0.12 inch (3 mm), set the 
Printable Area setting to Maximum. To center your document on the 
page using either setting, select the Centered checkbox.
11Click a tab for the settings you want to check or change next, or click 
OK to print your document.

 
 
  You can create up to 10 custom paper sizes and add them to the Paper 
Size list using the User Defined option. This is useful if you’re printing a 
custom size document, such as a banner. You can select any width from 
3.5 to 12.95 inches, and any height (length) from 3.5 to 44 inches.
Follow these steps to create a User Defined paper size:
1Follow the steps in Printing from Windows
 to access the printer 
software, then click the Paper tab.
2Click the Paper Size list and scroll to the bottom of it using the arrows 
or scroll bar. 
3Click the User Defined option. You see the following dialog box:
When you select 
Maximum as the 
Printable Area 
setting, print quality 
may decrease in the 
expanded printable 
area in the bottom 
margin.
Don’t select 
Maximum as the 
Printable Area setting 
if you’re printing on 
EPSON Ink Jet Back 
Light Film.
 
						

							 



 
 4Type a name (up to 24 characters) for your custom paper size in the 
Paper Size Name field. Then select a Paper Width and Paper Height 
for the paper. To use centimeters instead of inches, click the 0.01cm 
option. When you’re finished, click Save. The paper size name 
appears in the Paper Size list in the dialog box. Add more sizes if you 
want, and click OK when you’re done.
5You see the Paper tab again. The paper size name you defined is 
added to the Paper Size list and selected as the current setting. 
6Click a tab for the settings you want to check or change next, or click 
OK to print your document.

 	 

  

 	 1Click User Defined in the Paper Size list. 
2In the User Defined Paper Size dialog box, select the custom paper 
name in the Paper Size list and change the Paper Width, Paper 
Height, and Unit settings as necessary, or click Delete. 
3Click OK when you’re done. 
   
 %
 The Paper Size and Orientation options for your printer software are on 
the Page Setup dialog box. The options for collating and reversing the 
page order are on the Layout dialog box. Follow the steps in these 
sections for selecting the paper options:
wChoosing Paper Size and Orientation OptionswSelecting Print Order Options
The Paper Width and 
Paper Height units 
are in hundredth of an 
inch (or centimeter) 
increments. For 
example, 850 equals 
8.50 inches.
 
						

							 



 

     Follow these steps to select the Paper Size and Orientation:
1Create your image or document in your application software.
2Open the File menu and select Page Setup. You see the Page Setup 
dialog box:
3Click the Paper Size pop-up list to select the size of paper you loaded. 
If you don’t see the exact size you need, you can create a custom 
paper size; see Creating Custom Paper Sizes
.
Paper Size 
Printer graphic 
reflects changes 
to Orientation and 
Printable Area 
settings
Click to select you
r
Orientation optionsClick to select 
your Printable 
Area optionsPaper Source 
A4 (210 ´ 297 mm)
A5 (148
 ´ 210 mm)
A3 (297
 ´ 420 mm)
Super A3/B (329
 ´ 483 mm)
B5 (182
 ´ 257 mm)
B4 (257
 ´ 364 mm)
US B (11 ´ 17 in)
Letter (8 1/2 ´ 11 in)
Legal (8 1/2
 ´ 14 in)
Executive (7 1/4
 ´ 10 1/2 in)Half Letter (5 1/2
 ´ 8 1/2 in)
A6 Index card (105 ´ 148 mm)
Index card 5
 ´ 8 in
Index card 8
 ´ 10 in
Envelope #10 (4 1/8
 ´ 9 1/2 in)
Envelope DL (110
 ´ 220 mm)
Envelope C6 (114
 ´ 162 mm)
Envelope 132
 ´ 220 mm
EPSON Photo Paper 4
 ´ 6 in
Panoramic 210
 ´ 594 mm
 
						

							 



  4If you loaded Photo Paper that you cut from a roll, select Banner as 
the Paper Source setting. See EPSON Banner Photo Paper
 for 
instructions on preparing and loading roll paper. With Banner selected, 
you can’t change the Collate, Reverse Order, Rotate by 180,° or 
Printable Area settings, or any Layout settings.
5Select the direction of printing on the page with the Orientation options. 
To print your document oriented as shown in one of the following 
illustrations, select the options listed below it.
6The Standard Printable Area setting uses the maximum printable area 
of your paper with a minimum bottom margin of 0.55 inch (14 mm). To 
decrease the minimum bottom margin to 0.12 inch (3 mm), set the 
Printable Area setting to Maximum. To center your document on the 
page using either setting, select the Centered checkbox.
7To collate multiple copies of a multi-page document or reverse the 
order in which pages are printed, see Selecting Print Order Options
. 
The Rotate by 180° 
setting lets you print 
the lower portion of a 
document first, with a 
bottom margin as 
small as 0.12 inch 
(3 mm) and a top 
margin as small as 
0.55 inch (14 mm).
When you select 
Maximum as the 
Printable Area 
setting, print quality 
may decrease in the 
expanded printable 
area in the bottom 
margin.
Don’t select 
Maximum as the 
Printable Area setting 
if you’re printing on 
EPSON Ink Jet Back 
Light Film.
Portrait Landscape Portrait and 
Rotate by 180°Landscape and 
Rotate by 180°
 
						

							 



  If you’ve finished selecting options, click OK to close the Page Setup 
dialog box. Then select Print from the File menu to print your 
document.

	
 

 	 You can create up to 8 custom paper sizes and add them to the Paper 
Size list. This is useful if you’re printing a custom size document, such as 
a banner. You can select any width from 3.5 to 12.95 inches, and any 
height (length) from 3.5 to 44 inches.
1Open your application’s File menu and select Page Setup.
2Click the Customize button. You see the following dialog box:
3Click the New button. Width and Height fields and Inches and cm 
radio buttons appear on the screen.
4Type the width and length of your custom paper in the Width and 
Height fields. If you need to change from inches to centimeters, click 
the cm radio button.
To delete a custom 
paper size, click the 
Customize button. 
Then click the name 
of the custom paper 
size and click Delete.
 
						

							 



 	 5Type a name for your paper size in the New Paper Size field, then 
click OK. The name is added to the Paper Size list and selected as the 
current setting in the Page Setup dialog box. 
6Click OK to return to the Page Setup dialog box.
   Follow these steps to use the Collate and Reverse Order options:
1Open your application program’s File menu and select Print.
2Click the  Layout icon. You see the Layout dialog box:
3If you’re printing multiple copies of a multi-page document and you 
want the copies printed in sets, click the Collate checkbox. The page 
graphics change to show collated documents.
For information on the 
other settings on the 
Layout dialog box, 
see Choosing Print Layout Options on a Macintosh
.
Print Order options