Epson Stylus Photo R800 User Manual

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Removing Your Printed Photos
1. Press the zroll paper button once to 
feed the paper forward. 
2. Cut the paper on the printed cutting 
line.
3. If you want to print another job on roll 
paper, press the zroll paper button 
once again; the paper returns to the 
correct print position.
4. Follow the steps in the next section if 
you’re finished printing on roll paper.
Removing and Storing Roll Paper
1. Press the zroll paper button for three seconds. The paper feeds backwards out of 
the printer. (If it doesn’t feed all the way out, repeat this step.)
2. Turn the knobs to roll the rest of the paper onto the holder. Then press the zroll 
paper button to turn off the )paper light.
3. Pull the roll paper holder off of the printer and remove the roll paper from it.
Return the unused roll to its original package. Store your printouts in resealable 
plastic bags, photo albums, or glass-covered picture frames. Keep both printed and 
unused roll paper away from high temperatures, humidity, and direct sunlight.
Knob
 
						

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Using PRINT Image Matching
With PRINT Image Matching, special print instructions are saved in your digital 
photo files. For example, macro mode pictures might include print commands for 
sharpness and clarity, while portrait mode pictures might emphasize soft focusing and 
subtle flesh tones. If your digital camera supports PRINT Image Matching (P.I.M. or 
P.I.M II), you can use this technology when you print with the P.I.M. II Plug-in for 
Adobe Photoshop.
Using the P.I.M. II Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop
The P.I.M. II Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop allows you to retain the P.I.M. or Exif 
Print image quality when you import JPEG or TIFF files from your P.I.M.- or Exif 
Print-enabled digital camera. The P.I.M.II Plug-in works with Photoshop 6.0, 7.0, 
and CS, and Photoshop Elements 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. You’ll also need to use the ICC 
profiles for your printer that are installed with the plug-in (Windows) or the printer 
driver (Macintosh).
Photoshop doesn’t retain the PRINT Image Matching or Exif Print information 
separately in the header file when you import your P.I.M. or Exif Print image. 
Instead, it converts that information in the file and embeds a color space called 
EPSON RGB 2001. This profile supports all the P.I.M. color advantages and 
enhancements.
You can crop, rotate, resize, work with layers, play with filters, and even make 
selective color adjustments to the P.I.M. image while retaining P.I.M. quality. 
However, you won’t benefit from global color adjustments (such as Auto Levels, Auto 
Contrast, Auto Color, etc.). Also, if you try to use your new Photoshop file in another 
P.I.M.-enabled software program, it won’t be recognized as a P.I.M. image. You need 
to keep your original file to take advantage of P.I.M. information in other programs.
For instructions on using the P.I.M. II Plug-in, double-click the 
P.I.M. II plug-in.pdf 
icon on your desktop.
 
						

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Printing Borderless Cut Sheets
You can print your photos with no margins, extending the image all the way to the 
edges of the page. Although borderless printing is a bit slower, you get beautiful 
portraits and enlargements, without trimming, on these papers and sizes: 
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.
Follow the steps for your operating system in these sections to print BorderFree 
photos on cut sheet paper.
■“Windows” below
■“Macintosh OS X” on page 45
■“Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x” on page 47
Windows
1. Start your printing application and open your photo file.
2. Open the File menu and click 
Print, then click Properties or Preferences. 
Paper nameSizesMedia Type setting
Premium Glossy Photo Paper  4 × 6, 5× 7, 
8 × 10Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Matte Paper Heavyweight 8 × 10 Matte Paper - Heavyweight
 
						

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3. Select Photo or Best Photo as the Quality Option.
4. Choose 
Sheet as the Source setting.
5. Select the type of paper you loaded as the Type setting: 
■Premium Glossy Photo Paper
■Matte Paper - Heavyweight
6. Click the Borderless checkbox.
Note: If you need to adjust the amount of image expansion necessary for 
borderless printing, click the Page Layout tab and move the Expansion slider.
7. Select your paper size as the Size setting.
8. Select 
Portrait or Landscape as the orientation setting.
9. Click 
OK.
10. Click 
OK or Print.
 
						

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Macintosh OS X
1. Start your printing application and open your photo file.
2. Click 
File > Page Setup.
3. Select 
Stylus Photo R800(Sheet Feeder - Borderless) as the Format for 
setting.
4. Select the size of the paper you loaded as the Paper Size setting.
Caution: When printing borderless photos, select one of the supported paper 
sizes listed on page 43; never select a custom or unsupported paper size or ink 
may spray inside your printer.
5. Select one of the portrait or landscape orientation icons as the Orientation setting.
6. Click 
OK.
7. Click 
File > Print.
8. For the Printer setting, select the same setting that you chose on the Page Setup 
window in step 3, 
Stylus Photo R800(Sheet Feeder - Borderless).
Select the Sheet Feeder - Borderless 
setting for your printer here
Select the size of the paper you 
loaded here
 
						

							46Printing Special PhotosNote: 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.
9. Select Print Settings from the 
pull-down menu.
10. Select the type of paper you loaded 
as the Media Type option:
■Premium Glossy Photo Paper
■Matte Paper - Heavyweight
11. Move the slider to the Quality 
setting.
Note: If you need to adjust the amount of image expansion necessary for 
borderless printing, select Expansion from the pull-down menu and move the 
Expansion slider.
12. Click Print.
 
						

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Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x
1. Start your printing application and open your photo file.
2. Click 
File > Page Setup.
3. Select the size of the paper you 
loaded as the Paper Size setting.
4. Select 
Auto Sheet Feeder as 
the Paper Source setting.
5. Click the 
Borderless checkbox.
6. Select 
Portrait or Landscape as 
the orientation setting.
Note: If you need to adjust the amount of image expansion necessary for 
borderless printing, click the Expansion button and move the Expansion slider.
7. Click OK.
8. Click 
File > Print.
9. Select the type of paper 
you loaded as the Media 
Type setting:
■Premium Glossy 
Photo Paper
■Matte Paper - Heavyweight
10. Move the slider to the Quality setting.
11. 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 7.0). You may want to use 
profile-building software to create custom profiles, such as Monaco Systems 
MonacoEZcolor
™ or GretagMacbeth® ProfileMaker.™ 
Carefully follow the instructions in these sections for the best results:
■“Printing With a Color Profile” on page 48
■“Solving Color Management Problems” on page 56
■“Printing a Custom Profile Test Target” on page 56 
■“Creating a Custom Profile” on page 60
Printing With a Color Profile
To print an image using a profile, follow the steps in the appropriate section for your 
operating system below.
Macintosh OS X
Opening Your Image
1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Select 
Color Settings from the 
Photoshop menu.
3. Select 
U.S. Prepress Defaults 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.
 
						

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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)
 option 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.
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
. 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.
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 > Print with 
Preview
. You see this 
window:
2. Click the 
Page Setup 
button to change the 
page size and orientation 
settings as necessary, then 
click 
OK.
3. Click 
Show More Options, then select Color Management. Additional 
options appear:
4. Under Print Space: Profile, select a profile for your printer and the paper you’ll 
use for the print.
5. As the Print Space: 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.
6. Select the Use Black Point Compensation checkbox.