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.
Caution: Never turn off the printer while the green Ppower light is flashing, 
unless the printer hasn’t moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.
Confirming the Swapped Cartridge Settings
Once you’ve swapped the black ink cartridges, you need to confirm that the printer 
driver settings are correct for the new cartridge.
Windows
1. Right-click the Status Monitor. Choose Printer Settings from the pop-up menu.
2. Click the 
Maintenance tab, then click Printer and Option Information. 
3. Verify the new black ink cartridge is selected. Click 
OK. 
 
						

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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 Monitor button. 
5. Click the black ink cartridge and verify the new cartridge type. Then click 
OK.
6. Close the Epson Printer Utility window.
 
						

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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 on the following media types:
■Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Premium Glossy Photo Paper
■Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
Premium Luster Photo Paper
■Premium Semi-gloss Photo Paper
Premium Photo Paper Semigloss
■Premium Presentation Paper Matte
Matte Paper-Heavyweight
■Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte
Enhanced Matte Paper
■Watercolor Paper-Radiant White
■Velvet Fine Art Paper
■UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper
Follow the steps in one of these sections to use Advanced B&W Photo settings: 
■“Windows” on page 74
■“Mac OS X” on page 76
 
						

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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 
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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 in the Tone Color Circle.
■Tone: Allows you to easily change the entire tonal scale of your black and 
white output.
■Brightness: Adjusts the overall lightness and darkness of your image.
■Contrast: Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of your 
image.
■Shadow and Highlight Tonality: Allows you to control tonality only in the 
shadow or highlight areas of your image. 
■Max Optical Density: Adjusts the focus of the print. Create a soft focus print 
by setting the density to lower.
■Highlight Point Shift: If your image is prone to gloss differential, checking 
Highlight Point Shift will help to reduce gloss differential by adding density 
to the highlights of your image.
 
						

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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.
2. From the File menu, choose 
Page Setup.
3. Select the 
Stylus Photo R2400 printer in the Format For menu, and choose the 
appropriate 
Paper Size and Orientation for your printout. Then click OK.
4. Select 
Print from the File menu. Then open the Printer menu and select Stylus 
Photo R2400
.
5. Select 
Print Settings from the pop-up menu. Select the appropriate Media Type 
setting for your printout.
Note: In certain programs you may need to select Advanced before you can 
select Print Settings.
6. Select Advanced B&W Photo from the Color menu. Uncheck High Speed.
 
						

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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 
white output.
■Brightness: Adjusts the overall lightness and darkness of your image.
■Contrast: Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of your 
image.
■Shadow and Highlight Tonality: Allows you to control tonality only in the 
shadow or highlight areas of your image. 
■Max Optical Density: Adjusts the focus of the print. Create a soft focus print 
by setting the density to lower.
■Highlight Point Shift: If your image is prone to gloss differential, checking 
Highlight Point Shift will help to reduce gloss differential by adding density 
to the highlights of your image.
 
						

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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.
 
						

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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 can deliver ink properly. 
Print head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines. 
Caution: When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, print quality can 
decline, so turn it on at least once a month to maintain good print quality.
This section explains how to clean the print head using the Auto Nozzle Check and 
Cleaning utility and the Head Cleaning utility. Use the Auto Nozzle Check and 
Cleaning utility first to let the printer check and clean the nozzles. If you still notice 
problems with quality, you can manually clean the print head. 
Note: You can also clean the print head by holding down the Hink button on the 
printer for three seconds (when the red 
Hink light is off).
 
						

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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, letter-size paper in the printer’s sheet feeder.
3. Do one of the following:
Windows: Right-click the   icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of 
your screen). Select 
Auto Head Cleaning.
Note: If the icon does not appear, click Start > Printer (and Faxes), right-click on 
EPSON Stylus Photo R2400, and select Printing Preferences. Select the 
Maintenance tab and click Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning.
Mac OS X: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Printer Utility. 
Select 
SP R2400, click OK, and select Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen. The printer prints and examines the nozzle 
check pattern shown below. If cleaning is necessary, it then cleans the print head 
and prints and checks another nozzle check pattern.
5. The utility prints and checks up to five times. If some print head nozzles are still 
clogged, it displays an on-screen message telling you to manually clean the print 
head. Follow the instructions on page 81 to clean the print head, if necessary.
If you still have print quality problems, check the solutions beginning on page 99. 
You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight—this allows any dried ink to 
soften—and then try cleaning the print head again.