Epson Stylus Pro 10600 User Manual

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Cancelling Printing
If you need to cancel a print job, follow these steps:
1. Press the 
Power button to turn off the printer.
2. Do one of the following, depending on whether you’re using 
background printing: 
If background printing is turned off, hold down the 
 
J key on your 
keyboard and press the (.) period key to cancel the print job. 
If background printing is turned on, select EPSON Monitor3 from 
the application menu and click 
Stop Print...

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2. Click the EPSON StatusMonitor icon. The software checks the 
amount of ink remaining in the printer and displays the Status Monitor 
window:
3. To view information about a cartridge, click the icon for that cartridge. 
To recheck the ink levels, click the
 Update button. 
4. To close the Status Monitor, click 
OK.
Selecting Configuration Options
You can configure the way you want the printer to handle error and warning 
messages, ink level checks,...

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You see the Configuration Settings dialog box:
3. Select from the following configuration options:
Error notification lets you choose whether you want your system to 
beep and display error message text or just display text if your 
printer encounters an error.
Warning lets you choose whether warning messages beep and 
display text or display text only.
Temporary Spool folder and Temporary High Speed Copies 
folder let you select the folders on your...

1 Your Stylus Pro 10600 comes with drivers and utilities that let you print and 
manage print jobs without a RIP. ICC profiles are included, so you can use 
the advanced color management features of your applications or the driver 
itself. 
This chapter includes the following information: 
Choosing basic print options
Choosing paper and layout options
Choosing advanced print options
Managing print jobs
Checking printer status
Optimizing print speed 
Chapter 4: 
Printing with 
EPSON Drivers 
for...

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Choosing Basic Print Options
Before you print, you need to set basic printing properties. The EPSON 
driver offers automatic settings that optimize print quality and speed when 
you’re using EPSON media. You can also choose advanced settings for more 
control over your printer and color management options, as described on 
page 4-7. 
Follow these steps to make basic settings:
1. Start an application, open a file, and choose 
Print from the File menu. 
You...

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4. For the ink type, select the correct setting for the type of image you’re 
printing: 
For color photographic images, select Color (if you have a 
Photographic Dye or Archival ink printer) or 
Color/B&W Photo 
(if you have an UltraChrome ink printer).
Select Black only if you’re printing line drawings or other 
non-photographic images. 
5. Set the 
Mode option as follows:
Click Automatic to have the printer driver analyze the contents of 
your image or...

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7. When you’re finished choosing print options, click the Paper tab and 
follow the instructions on page 4-5 for choosing paper and layout 
options
. 
Custom print mode 
SettingUsage
Text/GraphIntensifies colors and lightens the midtones and 
highlights. Best for print jobs with 
non-photographic images.
ICMAdjusts colors based on your printer’s ICC profile, 
using the Image Color Matching system (effective 
in Windows 98/Me/2000/XP only). If you’re using...

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Choosing Paper and Layout Options
Many paper options correspond to paper handling features that you can also 
set through the control panel. Software options give you additional settings 
and override control panel settings. Follow these steps to choose paper and 
layout options:
1. On the Properties dialog box, click the 
Paper tab. You see this window:
  
2. Select the type of paper you loaded (Roll Paper or Sheet) from the 
Paper Source list. 
If your...

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4. When you’re using roll paper, set the following options:
Auto Rotate
Saves paper if your document length is shorter than the printable 
width of the roll. The document is automatically rotated 90 degrees 
and printed crosswise. Be sure to click 
Roll Width and select the 
width of your roll paper.
Auto Cut
Choose this option if you want the paper to be cut automatically 
after each page is printed (not available for thicker media types).
Print Page...

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Choosing Advanced Print Options
For complete control over your printing environment, use these Advanced 
settings to experiment or to fine-tune a range of options to meet your needs:
1. Follow steps 1 through 4 beginning on page 4-2. 
2. Click 
Custom and then click Advanced. You see a dialog box similar 
to this:
3. If necessary, you can change your 
Media Type and Ink settings.
4. Choose one of the following 
Print Quality settings:
Normal - 360dpi
For...