Epson Stylus Photo R800 User Manual

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5. Select one of these document types as the Quality Option setting:
■Draft: For rough drafts with reduced print quality
■Text: For text-only documents (like letters) with good print quality
■Text & Image: For documents with text and images with higher print quality
■Photo: For photos and graphics with good print quality and speed
■Best Photo: For photos or graphics with high print quality
6. Select the way your paper is loaded as the Source setting:
■Sheet: For paper or envelopes loaded in the sheet feeder at the top of the 
printer
■Roll: For roll paper loaded in the roll paper feeder on the back of the printer 
(see page 35)
■Manual: For CDs or DVDs loaded in the CD/DVD tray (see page 61)
7. Select the type of paper you loaded as the Type setting. See page 34 for details.
Note: For printing photos without borders on certain paper types, click the 
Borderless checkbox. See page 43 for details.
8. Select the size of paper you loaded as the Size setting.
9. Select the direction you want your image or document to print as the Orientation 
setting. Select 
Portrait for vertical orientation or Landscape for horizontal.
10. Select any other options you want to use in the Print Options box:
■PhotoEnhance: Improves the contrast, saturation, and color balance of 
low-resolution photos (affects only your printout)
■Gloss: Applies gloss optimizer on certain paper types. Auto applies it only to 
the image area; 
Full applies it to the entire page.
■Reverse Order: Prints multiple page documents last-page-first so you don’t 
need to reorder the pages
■Print Preview: Displays a preview of your printed image or document before 
printing so you can check it for position on the page (colors are not accurate).
Note: For more information about printer settings, click the ? or Help button. For 
additional print settings, click the Advanced button at the bottom of the screen 
and see page 23 for details.
 
						

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11. Click OK. You return to the Print window. 
12. Click 
OK or Print to start printing.
During printing, this window appears. Use it to cancel, pause, or resume printing and 
see how much ink you have left.
Caution: Don’t open Epson Status Monitor, pause printing, or respond to any 
on-screen, low ink messages when your printer is in the middle of a print job. This 
may cause your printer to pause and leave an uneven surface on your printout. If 
your ink is running low, wait until printing finishes before checking ink levels or 
attempting to replace a cartridge. If you must replace an ink cartridge in the 
middle of a print job, the quality of your printout may decline. For best results, 
check your ink levels and replace ink cartridges, if necessary, before printing large 
or high-resolution print jobs.
Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often
Your printer settings apply only to the program you’re currently using. If you want, 
you can change the Windows default printer settings for all your programs.
1. Right-click the   printer icon in the lower right corner of your screen. 
2. Select 
Printer Settings. You see the window shown on page 20.
3. Select the default settings you want for all your applications, then click 
OK.
You can still change the printer settings in individual programs, if necessary.
Click to cancel printing
Click to pause or 
resume printing
 
						

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Customizing Your Windows Print Settings
1. On the Main tab, click the Advanced button in the bottom right corner. 
2. Click 
Continue. The Basic settings change to the Advanced settings: 
Note: If you want to use the Advanced screen each time you access your printer 
settings, select the Show this screen first checkbox.
3. The Advanced settings include the same options as the Basic settings, plus these: 
■Print quality: Lets you specify a print quality for your selected paper type, 
including 
Photo RPM for the highest print quality (5760 × 1440 dpi) on 
certain paper types. (Printing takes a bit longer in this mode.)
■High Speed: Speeds up printing by allowing printing back and forth across 
the page, instead of in just one direction. (Print quality may decrease.)
■Super MicroWeave:® Places ink droplets in the most precise manner for 
high quality printing on certain paper types (printing takes a bit longer)
■Edge Smoothing: Prints sharper edges on low-resolution images, such as 
bars in a graph.
Print quality
 
						

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Color Controls: Lets you adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and 
individual colors in your printout.
■ICM: Uses standard color profiles for your printer to help match colors in 
your image. If you’re using custom profiles in an application such as 
Photoshop, select 
ICM then click No Color Adjustment.
Note: To print with custom color profiles using Photoshop, see “Managing 
Color with Profiles” on page 48.
■
Gamma: Adjusts the midtone density in the print.
4. Once you’ve finished selecting advanced settings, you can:
■Click OK to save your settings, return to the Print dialog box, and print.
■Click the Basic button to return to the Basic settings.
■Click the Page Layout tab and continue with step5 to select layout options.
5. Select the following page layout settings as necessary:
Note: For more information on printer settings, or instructions on saving them as 
a group so you can reuse them later, click the Help or ? button. 
6. Click OK to save your settings, return to the Print dialog box, and print.
Select image or 
document position 
options here
Select image or 
document resizing 
options here; these 
affect only your 
printed image
Add a watermark to 
your printed page 
hereSelect multi-page 
document options 
here and here
Adjust the size of 
borderless images 
here
 
						

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Basic Printing With Macintosh OS X
If you’re using an OS X compatible application, follow the steps below to print a 
document or image using the basic settings. (If you’re using a Macintosh Classic 
mode application, follow the steps on page 29 instead.)
Make sure you added your printer to Print Center, as described on the Start Here 
sheet.
1. From the File menu, select 
Page Setup.
2. Open the 
Format for menu and select your printer and any optional feature. 
(For roll paper printing, see page 35. For borderless printing, see page 43. For 
CD/DVD printing, see page 61.)
3. Select the size of paper you loaded as the Paper Size setting.
Caution: When printing non-borderless print jobs using a custom paper size, 
make sure the selected size matches the paper you loaded and is within the 
printable area for your printer. For example, never choose a paper size wider than 
your printer’s sheet feeder or longer than your paper length.
4. Select the direction you want your image or document to print as the Orientation 
setting. Select  for vertical orientation, for horizontal facing right, or 
for horizontal facing left.
5. Click 
OK.
Select your printer from the 
Format for pop-up menu
Select your paper size
Select your document or 
image orientation
 
						

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6. Select Print from the File menu. You see a screen like this:
7. Open the 
Printer menu and select the same printer and feature setting you chose 
in the Page Setup window.
Note: Always select the same setting as the Format for option in the Page Setup 
window and the Printer option in the Print window. If the settings are different, 
you may get unexpected results.
8. Select Print Settings from the pull-down menu. You see your basic print 
settings: 
9. Select the type of paper you loaded as the Media Type setting. See page 34.
Click here and select 
Print Settings 
Select the same setting 
as in the Page Setup 
window
Select Quality or Speed Select your paper type 
(see page 34)
Select Automatic mode Select the ink color
 
						

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10. For the ink setting, select Color (for color documents and black and white 
photographs) or 
Black (for black text documents).
11. Select 
Automatic as the Mode setting for the best results printing basic 
documents or images. (For instructions on using Advanced mode, see page 31.)
12. Move the slider to the 
Quality setting to print images or documents using higher 
print quality, or to the 
Speed setting for faster printing.
Note: For more information about printer settings, click Help. The OS X printer 
driver contains a subset of the settings available with the OS 8.6 to 9.x Macintosh 
printer driver described in this book.
13. You can also choose these options in the pull-down menu:
■Copies & Pages, to select the number of copies or a page range
■Layout, to select page layout options
■Output Options, to save your print job as a PDF file
■Roll Paper Option (if a Roll Paper option is selected as the Printer setting), 
to select roll paper options; see page 35 for details
■Color Management, to select ColorSync,® adjust the color controls, change 
the gamma setting, or turn off color adjustments by the printer software
■Expansion (if Sheet Feeder - Borderless is selected as the Printer setting), 
to adjust the borderless image size; see page 43 for details
■Extension Setting, to correct ink smearing when printing on thick paper or 
envelopes.
■Summary, to view a list of all your selections
14. Click 
Print.
Caution: Don’t open Epson Status Monitor, pause printing, or respond to any 
on-screen, low ink messages when your printer is in the middle of a print job. This 
may cause your printer to pause and leave an uneven surface on your printout. If 
your ink is running low, wait until printing finishes before checking ink levels or 
attempting to replace a cartridge. If you must replace an ink cartridge in the 
middle of a print job, the quality of your printout may decline. For best results, 
check your ink levels and replace ink cartridges, if necessary, before printing large 
or high-resolution print jobs.
 
						

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15. To monitor the progress of your print job, click the Print Center icon when it 
appears in the dock. Then double-click 
Stylus Photo R800. You see this screen:
16. Monitor the progress of your print job or do one of the following:
■Click the print job, then click Delete to delete the job
■Click the print job, then click Hold to pause printing
■Click a print job marked “Hold” and click Resume to resume printing
■If multiple print jobs are listed, click a print job, then click the Priority arrow 
as necessary to reorder the jobs
17. When you’re finished, close Print Center.
 
						

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Basic Printing With Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x
Follow the steps below to print a document or image using the basic print settings.
Before you print, make sure you selected your printer in the Chooser as described on 
the Start Here sheet.
1. From the File menu, select 
Page Setup. You see a screen like this:
2. Select the size of paper you loaded as the Paper Size setting.
Caution: When printing non-borderless print jobs using a custom paper size, 
make sure the selected size matches the paper you loaded and is within the 
printable area for your printer. For example, never choose a paper size wider than 
your printer’s sheet feeder or longer than your paper length.
3. Select the way your paper is loaded as the Source setting:
■Auto Sheet Feeder: For paper or envelopes loaded in the sheet feeder at the 
top of the printer
■Roll: For roll paper loaded in the roll paper feeder on the back of the printer 
(see page 35 for details)
■Manual: For CDs or DVDs loaded in the CD/DVD tray (see page 61 for 
details)
Note: For printing photos without borders, click the Borderless checkbox 
(available on for certain paper types). See page 43 for details.
Make sure you see 
SP R800
Select your paper size
Select the orientation of 
your document or image Select your paper source
 
						

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4. Select the direction you want your image or document to print as the Orientation 
setting. Select 
Portrait for vertical orientation or Landscape for horizontal.
5. Click 
OK to close the Page Setup window. 
6. From the File menu, select 
Print. You see a screen like this:
7. Select the type of paper you loaded as the Media Type setting (see page 34).
8. As the ink setting, select 
Color (for color documents and black and white 
photographs) or 
Black (for black text documents).
9. Select 
Automatic as the Mode setting for the best results printing basic 
documents or images. 
Select 
PhotoEnhance if you need to improve the contrast, saturation, and color 
balance of low-resolution photos (changes affect only your printout).
10. Move the slider to the 
Quality setting to print images or documents using higher 
print quality, or to the 
Speed setting for faster printing.
Note: For more information about printer settings, click the ? button.
11. You can also do the following:
■Click  to select layout options or add a watermark.
■Click  to control background printing.
■Click  , then click Preview to preview your printout.
■Click  to check your ink levels (see page 81 for details). 
■Click  to run printer utilities (see page 77 for details).
12. Click 
Print. 
Select Quality or Speed Select your paper type 
(see page 34)
Select Automatic mode Select Color or Black ink