Epson Stylus Photo R2400 User Manual

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8. Press the cartridge down until it clicks into 
place.
9. Close the cartridge cover, press down on the 
top until it clicks, then close the printer 
cover.
10. Press the 
Hink button. The printer begins 
charging the new cartridge.
The green Ppower light and red 
Hink lights 
flash and the printer makes noise. Charging takes about 90 seconds. When it’s 
finished, the green Ppower light stops flashing and stays on. The red 
Hink light 
and the light above the cartridge go out....

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4. Click OK in the Optional Ink Cartridge Notification dialog box.
5. Click 
OK in the Properties window.
Note: It may be necessary to close and re-open the application from which you’re 
printing to update the paper Type selections.
Macintosh
1. Close any printing programs you may have open.
2. Open the Printer Setup Utility (OS X 10.3 and 10.4) or Print Center 
(OS X 10.2).
3. Select 
Stylus Photo R2400 from the list and click the Utility button.
4. Click the 
Epson Status...

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Advanced Black and White Photo Printing
The Advanced B&W Photo mode lets you easily produce neutral and toned 
black-and-white prints using your Epson driver and offers an alternative 
black-and-white workflow. Advanced B&W Photo mode also provides settings for 
more advanced black-and-white controls. These controls can be applied to color 
image files without the need to save a separate grayscale version. This mode is only 
available when printing at specific Quality settings...

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Windows
1. Start your printing application and open your photo file.
2. Open the File menu and click 
Print, then click Properties or Preferences. 
3. Select the appropriate 
Source, Type, and Size for your printout.
4. Click the 
Advanced button, if necessary. The Basic settings change to the 
Advanced Settings.
5. Click 
Advanced B&W Photo in the Color Management section.
Select Advanced B&W Photo
Then choose a preset Color 
Toning option, or click Settings 
to customize...

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6. Select a Color Toning option from the menu, or click Settings to create a 
customized Toning option. If you click 
Settings, the following window appears:
7. You can adjust the following settings:
■Color Toning: Allows you to add tone (hue) to your black and white output. 
The default is Neutral, which will provide you with a neutral tonal scale print. 
You can also choose other popular presets such as Cool, Warm, and Sepia. 
Note that the presets will affect the target found...

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Tone Color Circle: Click on any portion of this color wheel or enter 
corresponding values to customize the tone (hue) to add to your black and 
white print. The closer you select to the edge of the wheel, the more color you 
will add to your black and white print.
■Preview: Approximates the image tone based on your settings. Please note 
this preview will always be of the same image and is not color managed.
Mac OS X
1. Start your print application and open your photo file.
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7. Select Color Management from the pop-up menu. 
8. You can adjust the following settings:
■Color Toning: Allows you to add tone (hue) to your black and white output. 
The default is Neutral, which will provide you with a neutral tonal scale print. 
You can also choose other popular presets such as Cool, Warm, and Sepia. 
Note that the presets will affect the target found in the Tone Color Circle.
■Tone: Allows you to easily change the entire tonal scale of your black and...

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Tone Color Circle: Click on any portion of this color wheel or enter 
corresponding values to customize the tone (hue) to add to your black and 
white print. The closer you select to the edge of the wheel, the more color you 
will add to your black and white print.
■Preview: Approximates the image tone based on your settings. Please note 
this preview will always be of the same image and is not color managed.
 

79
Maintaining Your Printer
Follow the instructions in this chapter to keep your printer working at its best and to 
prepare it for moving, if necessary: 
■“Cleaning the Print Head” below
■“Replacing an Ink Cartridge” on page 82
■“Aligning the Print Head” on page 86
■“Cleaning the Printer” on page 88
■“Transporting the Printer” on page 89
Cleaning the Print Head
If your printouts are unexpectedly light, or dots or lines are missing, you may need 
to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they...

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Automatically Checking and Cleaning the Print 
Head
The Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility prints a nozzle check pattern that the 
printer then reads to see if you have any clogged nozzles. If cleaning is needed, the 
printer automatically cleans the print head.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red
 Hink light is off. 
(If the 
Hink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 82.)
2. Load several sheets of plain,...