Epson Stylus Photo R2000 User Manual

							Uninstalling the printer 
driver
Follow the instructions belo w to uninstall the printer 
driver.
Note: 
❏ You must log in with an Administrator account. 
❏ When prompted, enter the administrator password 
and continue.
A
Turn off the printer, and unplug the interface 
cable.
B
Close all open applications.
C
Click the Apple Menu, the  System Preferences 
folder, and then the  Print & Fax folder.
D
Select this printer, and then click -.
E
Click Delete Printer (or OK).
F
Insert the “Software Disc” supplied with this 
printer into your computer.
G
Double-click  Install Navi.
H
Select Software List.
I
Select Printer Driver and click Next.
J
If the license agreement screen is displayed, 
confirm the contents, click  Continue, and then 
click  Agree.
K
Select Uninstall, and then click Uninstall.
L
Follow the on-screen instructions to continue. 
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							Printing Varieties
Auto Correct Color and 
Print Photos
(PhotoEnhance)
The printer driver for this  printer comes with the Epson 
proprietary function PhotoEnhance that makes the 
most efficient use of the color reproduction area, 
corrects image data to improve colors before printing. 
By using PhotoEnhance, you can correct photo colors to 
match the subject types such as people, scenery, or night
view. You can print color data in sepia or black and 
white. Colors are automatically corrected simply by 
selecting the print mode. 
This option is not available under Mac OS X version 
10.4.
Tip: 
It is recommended that you us e images with a color space 
of sRGB.
Making Settings in Windows
A
When using applications featuring a color 
management function,  specify how to adjust 
colors from these applications. 
When using applications without a color 
management function, start from step 2. 
Depending on the type of  the application, make 
the settings following the table below. 
Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later 
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 or later 
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1or later
OSColor Management 
Settings 
Windows 7 
Windows Vista 
Printer Manages Colors 
Windows XP 
(Service Pack 2 or
later and .NET 3.0 
or later) 
Windows XP (other 
than the above) 
No Color Management
In other applications, set  No Color 
Management .
Tip: 
For information on  the operating systems 
supported by each application, visit the
distributor’s website.
Example of Adobe Photoshop CS4: 
Open the  Print screen. 
Select  Color Management and then Document. 
Select  Printer Manages Colors as the Color 
Handling  setting, and then click Print.
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							B
Display the Main tab in the printer driver, select 
PhotoEnhance  for Mode, and click Advanced. 
U  “Basic Printing Methods(Windows)” on 
page 27
C
On the  PhotoEnhance screen, you can set effects 
to apply to the print data. 
See the printer driver help for more details on 
each item.
D
Check other settings and start printing.
Adjusting Settings in Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.5
A
When using applications featuring a color 
management function,  specify how to adjust 
colors from these applications. 
Depending on the type of  the application, make 
the settings following the table below.
ApplicationsColor Management 
Settings 
Adobe Photoshop 
CS3 or later 
Adobe Photoshop 
Lightroom 1or
later 
Adobe Photoshop 
Elements 6 or later 
Printer Manages Colors 
Other applications No Color Management
Example of Adobe Photoshop CS4: 
Open the  Print screen. 
Select  Color Management and then Document. 
Select  Printer Manages Colors as the Color 
Handling  setting, and then click Print.
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							B
Display the Print dialog, select Color Matching, 
and click  EPSON Color Controls. 
U  “Basic Printing Methods(Mac OS X)” on 
page 28
Tip: 
When using the following applications, make sure 
you perform step 1, otherwise you cannot select 
EPSON Color Controls . 
❏ Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later 
❏ Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1 or later 
❏ Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 or later
C
Select Print Settings from the list, select 
PhotoEnhance  for Color Settings, and click 
Advanced Color Settings .
D
Choose the effects that will be applied to the print 
data in the  Advanced Color Settings screen. 
See the printer driver he lp for more information 
on each item.
E
Check other settings and start printing. 
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							Correct color and print
The printer driver automatically and internally corrects 
colors to match the color sp ace. You can select from the 
following color correction modes. 
❏ EPSON Standard (sRGB) 
Optimizes the sRGB space and corrects the color. 
❏ Adobe RGB 
Optimizes the Adobe RGB space and corrects the 
color. 
❏ EPSON Vivid 
Processes colors to produce standard hues. 
Note that if you click  Advanced when one of the above 
color processing options is  selected, you can fine-tune 
Gamma, Brightness, Contrast , Saturation, and color 
balance for the selected option. 
Use this option when the application in use does not 
have a color correction function.
Making Settings in Windows
A
When using applications featuring a color 
management function,  specify how to adjust 
colors from these applications. 
When using applications without a color 
management function, start from step 2. 
Depending on the type of  the application, make 
the settings following the table below. 
Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later 
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 or later 
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1or later
OSColor Management 
Settings 
Windows 7 
Windows Vista 
Printer Manages Colors 
Windows XP 
(Service Pack 2 or 
later and .NET 3.0 
or later) 
Windows XP (other 
than the above) 
No Color Management
In other applications, set  No Color 
Management .
Tip: 
For information on  the operating systems 
supported by each application, visit the
distributor’s website.
Example of Adobe Photoshop CS4: 
Open the  Print screen. 
Select  Color Management and then Document. 
Select  Printer Manages Colors as the Color 
Handling  setting, and then click Print.
B
Display the printer driver Main tab and select 
EPSON Standard (sRGB) , Adobe RGB, or 
EPSON Vivid  for Mode. 
U  “Basic Printing Methods(Windows)” on 
page 27 
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							To adjust settings manually, click Advanced to 
display  Color Controls.
C
If you opted to display the Color Controls screen 
in Step 2, adjust settings as desired. 
See the printer driver help for more information 
on each item.
Tip: 
You can adjust the correction value by checking the 
sample image on the left side of the screen. You can
also use the color circle  to fine-tune the color 
balance.
D
Check other settings and start printing.
Making Settings for Mac OS X
A
When using applications featuring a color 
management function, specify how to adjust
colors from these applications. 
When using applications without a color 
management function, start from step 2. 
Depending on the type of  the application, make 
the settings following the table below. 
Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later 
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 or later
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1or later
OSColor Management 
Settings 
Mac OS X 
10.6 and 10.5 
Printer Manages Colors 
Mac OS X 10.4 No Color Management
In other applications, select  No Color 
Management .
Tip: 
For information on  the operating systems 
supported by each application, visit the
distributor’s website.
Example of Adobe Photoshop CS4: 
Open the  Print screen. 
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							Select Color Management and then Document. 
Select  Printer Manages Colors as the Color 
Handling  setting, and then click Print.
B
Display the Print screen. 
U  “Basic Printing Methods(Mac OS X)” on 
page 28
C
For Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, select  Color 
Matching  from the list, and then click EPSON 
Color Controls . 
For Mac OS X 10.4, go to step 4.
Tip: 
When using the following applications with Mac 
OS X 10.5 or 10.6, make sure you perform step 1, 
otherwise you cannot select  EPSON Color 
Controls . 
❏ Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later 
❏ Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1or later 
❏ Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 or later
D
Display the Advanced Color Settings screen for 
color correction. 
Select  Print Settings from the list, and select 
EPSON Standard (sRGB) , EPSON Vivid, or 
Adobe RGB  for Color Controls under Color 
Settings . When adjusting the parameters 
manually, click  Advanced Color Settings.
Tip: 
When using the following applications with Mac 
OS X 10.5, clear the  Use Generic RGB checkbox. 
❏ Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later 
❏ Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1or later 
❏ Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 or later 
Select the check box when using a different 
application from those listed above.
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							E
Make the necessary settings. 
See the printer driver help for more information 
on each item.
F
Check other settings and start printing.
Borderless printing
You can print your data without margins on the paper. 
The types of borderless prin ting you can choose vary as 
shown below depending on the media type. 
Cut sheets: No margins for all edges 
Roll paper: No margins for the left and right 
When performing left and right borderless printing, 
margins appear on the top and bottom of the paper. 
Values for top and bottom margins  U “Printable area” 
on page 30
Types of Borderless Printing  
Methods
Two options are available fo r borderless printing: Auto 
Expand and Retain Size. 
Choose either option when  printing on cut sheets. 
Settings for roll paper are automatically adjusted as 
follows. 
❏ Roll paper: Auto Expand 
❏ Roll paper (banner): Retain Size
Auto Expand
The printer driver enlarges the print data to a size 
slightly larger than the paper size and prints the 
enlarged image. The sections which are beyond the 
paper edges are not printed; therefore, resulting in 
borderless printing. 
U s e  s e t t i n g s  s u c h  a s  P a g e  L a y o u t  i n  t h e  a p p l i c a t i o n s 
to set the size of the image data as follows. 
• Match the paper size and page setting for the print 
data. 
• If the application has margin settings, set the 
margins to 0 mm. 
• Make the image data as large as the paper size. 
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							Retain Size
Create the print data larger than the paper size in 
the applications to produce borderless output. The 
printer driver does not enlarge the image data. Use
settings such as Page Layout in the applications to 
set the size of the image data as follows. 
Page settings can be set larger than the paper size by 
the amounts shown below.
Sizes larger than A4 Top: +3 mm 
Bottom: +4.5 mm 
Left and right: +3.5 
mm 
A4 or smaller (excluding 100 × 148 
mm, 9 × 13 cm/3.5 × 5 in., 10 × 15 
cm/4 × 6 in.) 
Top: +3 mm 
Bottom: +4 mm
Left and right: +2.5 
mm 
100 × 148 mm, 9 × 13 cm/3.5 × 5 in., 
10 × 15 cm/4 × 6 in. 
Top: +1.3 mm 
Bottom, left, and 
right: +2.5 mm
• If the application has margin settings, set the 
margins to 0 mm. 
• Make the image data as large as the paper size.
• There is no need to increase the top and bottom sizes 
for roll paper. 
Select this setting if you want to avoid image 
enlargement by the printer driver.
Supported Media Sizes for  
Borderless Printing
The following media sizes are supported for borderless 
printing.
Supported paper sizes 
A4 (210 × 297 mm) 
A3 (297 × 420 mm) 
A3+ (329 × 483 mm) 
Letter (8½ × 11 in.)
100 × 148 mm
9 × 13 cm (3.5 × 5 in.)
10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in.)
13 × 18 cm (5 × 7 in.) 
13 × 20 cm (5 × 8 in.) 
16 : 9 wide (102 × 181 mm) 
20 × 25 cm (8 × 10 in.) 
US B 11 × 17 in.
A3+ roll paper (329 mm wide)
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							Depending on the media type, the print quality may 
decline or borderless prin ting cannot be selected. 
U  “Supported Media” on page 99
Setting Procedures for Printing
Making Settings in Windows
A
When the printer driver's Main screen is 
displayed, you can configure various settings 
required for printing such as  Media Type, 
Source , Size. 
U  “Basic Printing Methods(Windows)” on 
page 27
B
Select  Borderless, and then click Expansion. 
You can not choose the expansion amount when 
Roll Paper  or Roll Paper (Banner) is selected for 
Source .
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