Epson Stylus Photo R1900 User Manual

Printing From Start to Finish21 8. Select 
Color or Grayscale output in the Color pop-up menu.
9. For basic printing, select 
Automatic as the Mode setting and move the 
Quality/Speed slider to select higher quality or faster print speed.
10. For more printing options, click the 
Advanced button. 
11. Select a 
Print Quality setting (available settings depend on selected paper 
type):
■Economy: for the fastes printing with reduced quality on plain paper
■Normal: for everyday text and image printing...

22Printing From Start to Finish
Selecting the Correct Paper Type
Select the correct Type (see page 17) or Media Type (see page 20) setting in your 
printer software so the ink coverage can be adjusted for your media. 
* For the best results on this paper, print using a premium ICC profile, downloadable 
from Epson at http://www.epson.com/SPR1900Profiles.
For this paper/mediaSelect this setting
Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper GlossyPremium Photo Paper Glossy
Plain paper...

Managing Color With Profiles23
Managing Color With Profiles 
For the most precise color in your prints, you can use profiles designed specifically 
for your printer model and paper type. Basic profiles are installed with your 
printer driver, and you may also have downloaded Premium ICC profiles from 
Epson when you installed your printer software. 
Follow the instructions in this chapter to use Adobe
® Photoshop® 7, CS, CS2, or 
CS3 to print with profiles using Photoshop color management (the steps show...

24Managing Color With Profiles
Yo u  s e e  t h i s  w i n d o w :
3. Select 
U.S. Prepress Defaults or North America Prepress 2 from the 
Settings menu to set Adobe RGB (1998) as the color space. Click OK.
4. Open the photo you want to print.
If you see an Embedded Profile Mismatch message, select 
Use the 
embedded profile
 and click OK. 
If you see a Missing Profile message, select 
Assign working RGB: Adobe 
RGB (1998)
 and click OK.
5. When your image appears, evaluate the color balance and...

Managing Color With Profiles25 7. Select 
File, then select Print or Print with Preview.
8. If necessary, click 
More Options or Show More Options, then select Color 
Management
.
9. Under 
Color Handling, select Let Photoshop Determine Colors or 
Photoshop Manages Colors.
10. Under 
Profile or Printer Profile, select a profile for your printer and the 
paper you’ll use. If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select 
the profile that also matches the print quality you want to use, such as...

26Managing Color With Profiles
Selecting Print Settings and Printing
1. Click the Print button, select your printer, and click Properties or 
Preferences. 
2. Click the 
Advanced tab.
3. If you are using an Epson Premium 
ICC profile, set the print quality 
setting to match your profile.
4. Select the 
Type setting for your paper 
(see page 22).
5. Turn off the 
High Speed and Edge 
Smoothing
 options, if available.
6. Select the 
ICM button under Color 
Management
, then check the Off (No 
Color...

Managing Color With Profiles27
Macintosh Printing With a Color Profile
First set up your color management environment in Photoshop and assign a 
profile to your image, then select your print settings and print. 
Setting Up Photoshop and Assigning a Profile
1. Open Photoshop.
2. Select 
Color Settings from the Photoshop or Edit menu. You see this 
window:
3. Select 
U.S. Prepress Defaults or North America Prepress 2 from the 
Settings menu to set Adobe RGB (1998) as the color space. Click OK.
4. Open the...

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Then 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
Click the 
Preview box to see the effects of your profile choice on the screen.
6. Select 
File, then click Print or Print with Preview.
7. If necessary, click 
More Options or Show More Options, then select Color 
Management
.
8. Click 
Page Setup, select page...

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Selecting Print Settings and Printing
1. Click the Print button, select 
Stylus Photo R1900, and select 
Print Settings.
2. Select the 
Media Type setting for 
your paper (see page 22). 
3. Click the 
Advanced button.
4. If you are using an Epson 
Premium ICC profile, set the 
Print 
Quality
 setting to match your 
profile. 
5. If you are printing on any of the following glossy media, make sure 
Gloss 
Optimizer
 is set to On:
■Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy
■Premium...

30Printing on CDs and DVDs
Printing on CDs and DVDs
You can use your R1900 Series and the Epson Print CD software that came with it 
to print label designs directly onto ink jet-printable CDs or DVDs.
Before you load a CD or DVD, be sure to clean the rollers inside the printer, as 
described below. Also burn files, music, or video onto your CD or DVD before 
printing on it to prevent errors.
Then follow the steps in these sections:
■“Loading a CD or DVD” on page 31
■“Printing on a CD or DVD” on page 32...