Epson Stylus Photo R2400 User Manual

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Mac OS X
1. Start your print application and open your photo file.
2. From the File menu, select 
Page Setup.
3. Open the Format menu and select your printer.
4. Open the Paper Size menu and select the paper size for the paper you loaded. 
Then select a 
Sheet Feeder - Borderless setting from the submenu.
5. Select one of the portrait or landscape orientation icons as the Orientation setting.
6. Click 
OK.
7. Select
 Print from the File menu.
8. Open the Printer menu and select 
Stylus Photo R2400.
Select Stylus Photo R2400
Select the size of the paper you 
loaded here
 
						

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9. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
Note: In certain programs you may need to select Advanced before you can 
select Print Settings.
10. Select the type of paper you loaded as the Media Type setting. See page 41 for 
details.
Note: If you can’t choose your paper type, check the Paper Size settings on the 
Page Setup window to make sure you selected the correct paper size and source, 
or that you have the correct black ink cartridge installed (see page 70 for 
information).
11. Move the slider to the Quality setting.
12. Choose 
Expansion from the pop-up menu, then adjust the Expansion setting. 
Choose 
Min for the least amount of image expansion (with a chance that there 
may be small borders around the edges) or 
Max for the greatest amount of 
expansion (some of the image will be cut off around the edges, but it will extend 
to the edge of the paper). 
13. Click 
Print.
 
						

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Managing Color With Profiles
Follow the steps in this section to use color profiles for printing with Adobe 
Photoshop (the instructions cover Photoshop 7, CS, CS2, and CS3). 
Carefully follow the instructions in these sections for the best results:
■“Printing With a Color Profile” below
■“Solving Color Management Problems” on page 62
■“Printing a Custom Profile Test Target” on page 62 
■“Creating a Custom Profile” on page 66
Printing With a Color Profile
To print an image using a profile, follow the steps in one of these sections. 
■“Windows” below
■“Mac OS X” on page 58
Windows
Opening Your Image
1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Select
 Edit > Color Settings.
3. Select 
U.S. Prepress Defaults or 
North America Prepress 2 from the 
Settings pull-down menu. This sets 
Adobe  RGB (1998) as the RGB working 
space and activates warning messages for 
profile mismatches and missing profiles. 
Click 
OK.
4. Open the photo you want to print.
 
						

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5. If you see this message, select Use the 
embedded profile (instead of the working 
space)
 and click OK. It is generally best to use 
the embedded profile.
6. If you see this message, select 
Assign 
working RGB: Adobe RGB (1998)
 and 
click 
OK:
7. When your image appears, evaluate the color balance and contrast as displayed on 
your monitor. If they need improvement, select 
Image > Mode > 
Assign Profile
 (for Photoshop CS and 7) or Edit > Assign Profile (for 
Photoshop CS2 and CS3). 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
Also click the 
Preview box so you can see the effects of your profile choice on the 
screen.
Tip: This is most effective when your monitor is calibrated using a hardware 
device such as the X-Rite® Eye-One® Display 2 or Color vision® Spyder2.TM
8. Click OK.
Note: Assigning a profile to the image doesn’t alter the image data, only the 
interpretation of the data by your software and how it appears on your monitor 
and in a printout. This is the best way to improve the color balance and contrast in 
your image.
 
						

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Selecting Your Print Settings
1. Select 
File > Page Setup. 
2. Select the Size for your paper and the correct Orientation for your image:
3. Click 
OK.
4. Select 
File > Print or Print with Preview. 
5. If necessary, click 
More Options or Show More Options. If you see Output, 
select 
Color Management from the pull-down menu. 
Additional options appear:
Select the correct size
Select Portrait or Landscape
Photoshop 7, CS Photoshop CS3
 
						

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6. Under Color Handling in Photoshop CS2, select Let Photoshop Determine 
Colors
. In CS3, select Photoshop Manages Colors.
7. Under Profile or Printer Profile, select the Epson Premium ICC profile that 
matches your printer, the paper you’ll use for the print, and the quality setting.
Note: The Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for 
example, “SPR2400 PremLuster BstPhoto.icc.”
8. For the Intent or Rendering Intent setting, select Relative Colorimetric.
Note: If your image contains very saturated colors, select Perceptual instead. 
This reduces the color saturation so that the colors fit within the printer’s color 
gamut.
9. Select the Use Black Point Compensation checkbox.
Printing Your Color-Managed Photo
1. Click the 
Print button.
2. Make sure your printer is selected, and click the 
Properties or Preferences 
button. 
3. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the Quality Option setting to 
match your profile.
4. Select the Type setting for the paper you’ll use for the print.
Note: For printouts on PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas, select Ultra 
Premium Photo Paper Luster for the paper type setting. For printouts on 
Piezo Pro Matte Canvas, select Premium Presentation Paper Matte. 
Additionally, make sure the Photo Black ink cartridge is installed. See “Matching 
Black Ink to Paper Type” on page 68. 
5. Click the Advanced button, then click Continue.
6. Turn off the High Speed and Edge Smoothing settings, if they are available.
 
						

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7. Click the ICM button under Color Management, then Select Off (No Color 
Adjustment)
.
Note: Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the 
printer driver will apply additional correction to the image data, producing 
inaccurate results.
8. Click OK.
9. Click 
OK or Print to print your photo.
IMPORTANT!
Select Off (No Color 
Adjustment)
 
						

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Mac OS X
Opening Your Image
1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Select 
Color Settings from the 
Photoshop menu (Photoshop 7 or CS) 
or the 
Edit menu (Photoshop CS2 
or CS3).
3. Select 
U.S. Prepress Defaults or 
North America Prepress 2 from the 
Settings pull-down menu. This sets 
Adobe RGB (1998) as the RGB working 
space and activates warning messages for 
profile mismatches and missing profiles. 
Click 
OK.
4. Open the photo you want to print.
5. If you see the message shown below, select 
Use the embedded profile (instead 
of the working space)
 and click OK. It is generally best to use the embedded 
profile.
6. If you see the message shown below, select 
Assign working RGB: Adobe RGB 
(1998)
 and click OK.
 
						

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7. When your image appears, evaluate the color balance and contrast as displayed on 
your monitor. If they need improvement, select 
Image > Mode > Assign 
Profile
 (for Photoshop CS and 7) or Edit > Assign Profile (for Photoshop CS2 
and CS3). 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
Also click the 
Preview box so you can see the effects of your profile choice on the 
screen.
Tip: This is most effective when your monitor is calibrated using a hardware 
device such as the X-Rite Eye-One Display 2 or Color vision Spyder2.
8. Click OK.
Note: Assigning a profile to the image doesn’t alter the image data, only the 
interpretation of the data by your software and how it appears on your monitor 
and in a printout. This is the best way to improve the color balance and contrast in 
your image.
Selecting Your Print Settings
1. Select 
File > Print or 
Print with Preview
. If 
you see a window like this, 
click 
More Options or 
Show More Options.
2. Click the Page Setup 
button to change the page 
size and orientation 
settings as necessary, then 
click 
OK.
 
						

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3. Click Color Management from the pop-up menu:
4. Under Color Handling in Photoshop CS2, select 
Let Photoshop Determine 
Colors
. In CS3, select Photoshop Manages Colors.
5. Under Profile or Printer Profile, select a profile for your printer and the paper 
you’ll use for the print. If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, 
select the profile that matches the print quality you want to use.
Note: The Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for 
example, “SPR2400 PrmGlsy BstPhoto.icc.” 
6. For the Intent or Rendering Intent setting, select Relative Colorimetric. 
Note: If your image contains very saturated colors, select Perceptual. This 
reduces the color saturation so that the colors fit within the printer’s color gamut.
7. Select the Black Point Compensation checkbox.
Printing Your Color-Managed Photo
1. Click the 
Print button.
2. Select 
Stylus Photo R2400 from the Printer menu.
Photoshop 7, CS Photoshop CS3