Epson Stylus Pro 10600 User Manual

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Choosing Basic Print Options
Once you have selected your page setup options, you need to select printing 
options. 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 3-6. 
Follow these steps to make basic settings:
1. Choose 
Print from the File menu of your application. You see a dialog 
box like this one:
2. Choose the number of 
Copies and indicate which Pages you want to 
print.
3. Select a 
Media Type setting appropriate for the media you’re printing 
on, as described on page 2-7.
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. 
This area shows the current settings, 
but you can’t change them from here
 
						

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5. Set the Mode option as follows:
Click Automatic to have the printer driver analyze the contents of 
your image or file and make the appropriate printing adjustments. If 
a 
Quality/Speed slider appears in the Mode box, set it according to 
the priorities of your print job. (Depending on the Media Type 
setting, this slider may not appear.) 
Or click Custom. Then choose one of the print job types from the 
custom settings list, as described in the next step, or click the 
Advanced button and see “Choosing Advanced Print Options” on 
page 3-6 for details. 
6. Depending on your print mode (Automatic or Custom), you can select 
one of the following options from the pull-down menu:
Automatic print mode
SettingUsage
Photo-realisticProduces sharper images and more vivid colors by 
automatically adjusting the contrast, saturation, 
and brightness. Corrects for overall under- or 
over-exposure of the original image.
VividIntensifies colors and lightens the midtones and 
highlights. Best for print jobs with 
non-photographic images.
Custom print mode
SettingUsage
Advanced 
PhotoPrevents the misprinting of ink dots that may occur 
because of the movement of the print head and 
paper. Available only when you choose photo or 
photo-quality media types.
Text/GraphIntensifies colors and lightens the midtones 
and highlights. Best for print jobs with non-
photographic images. 
ColorSyncAdjusts colors based on your printer’s ICC profile, 
using the perceptual rendering intent. Note
You can also create your 
own settings and add 
them to this list. See 
page 3-8 for more 
information.
 
						

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7. Choose from the following buttons to access additional features:
Click   to access the printer monitoring and maintenance utilities. 
See page 3-14 for more information about the Status Monitor 
utility. See Chapter 6 for details about the maintenance utilities.
Click   if you want to reduce your image to fit on the page, or for 
other layout options. 
Click   to turn on background printing. This lets you work on 
your Macintosh while you’re printing and use the Monitor3 utility. 
See page 3-11 for more information.
Click   and then click the Preview button to preview your print.
Click   to check your ink levels.
8. When you’re finished choosing print options, click 
Print.
Choosing Advanced Print Options
The advanced print options give you complete control over your printing 
environment. Use these settings to experiment or to fine-tune a range of 
options to meet your individual needs. Follow these steps to print with 
advanced settings:
1. Follow steps 1 through 4 on page 3-4. 
2. Click 
Custom and then click Advanced. You see a dialog box similar 
to this:
These three 
settings give 
you different 
options on the 
lower part of 
the screen
 
						

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3. If necessary, you can change your Media Type and Ink settings.
4. Choose one of the following 
Print Quality settings:
Normal - 360dpi
For faster printing and everyday needs
Fine - 720dpi
For high quality photos and prints (deselect the High Speed 
checkbox to achieve photo lab quality)
SuperFine - 1440dpi
Better than photo lab quality
The available print quality settings are limited by the 
Media Type 
setting. Choose lower print quality for faster printing, or 
SuperFine - 
1440dpi
 for best quality. 
5. Choose any of the following: 
MicroWeave and Super MicroWeave
Eliminate unwanted banding effects. These settings are 
automatically selected for most media types. If you notice banding 
with the standard 
MicroWeave setting, select Super 
MicroWeave
.
High Speed
For fast, bidirectional printing at lower quality. If vertical lines in 
your printout are misaligned when you use the 
High Speed setting, 
you may need to turn it off or realign the print head.
Flip Horizontal
For printing a mirror image of your file. Use with backlight film.
Note
Leave Photo Printing 
Accelerator turned on. 
See page 1-33 for details. 
 
						

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6. Choose one of the following Color Management settings:
Color Controls 
Lets you specify individual values for adjusting brightness, contrast, 
saturation, and CMY inks, or choose from the three Color 
Adjustment modes. You can also choose from three Gamma 
settings, which control image contrast by modifying the midtones 
and midlevel grays. For descriptions of the available settings, see the 
table on page 3-9.
PhotoEnhance4
Allows you to correct noise and other problems common to digital 
camera images. Also lets you see a sample image that reflects the 
settings you choose. See page 3-9 for a description of the available 
settings.
ColorSync
Lets you select from three Rendering Intent settings for mapping 
colors to your printer’s 
EPSON Standard profile. (See page 3-10 
for descriptions of the available settings.) Normally, you should use 
the color management features of your imaging software instead.
No Color Adjustment
Disables color management in the printer driver. Choose this mode 
if you want to use your own color management system.
7. Click 
Save Settings if you want to have your advanced settings 
available for reuse. Then type a name for the group of settings and click 
Save. The name is added to your list of custom settings.
8. When you’re finished setting advanced printer options, click 
OK. 
TIP
If you turn off color 
management, you can 
still control the ink 
density. See “Paper 
Configuration Options” 
on page 3-10. 
 
						

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Color Management Settings
The following tables list the color management settings available when you 
choose either Color Controls, PhotoEnhance4, or ColorSync.
PhotoEnhance4 is designed to enhance images captured using video 
cameras, digital cameras, or scanners. Depending on your system and the 
size of the image, printing with PhotoEnhance4 may take longer.
Color control modes and Gamma settings
AutomaticAnalyzes the color information in your image and optimizes 
color correction accordingly.
Photo-realisticProduces sharper images and more vivid colors by 
automatically adjusting the contrast, saturation, and 
brightness. Corrects for overall under- or over-exposure of 
the original image.
VividIntensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights. 
Best for print jobs with non-photographic images. 
1.5 GammaProduces the same contrast values as earlier EPSON ink jet 
printers.
1.8 GammaIncreases contrast.
2.2 GammaMatches image colors with sRGB devices.
PhotoEnhance4 settings
ToneLets you choose from Normal for standard tone correction, 
Hard for high contrast, Vivid for more intense colors (as 
defined above), Sepia, and Monochrome.
EffectLets you choose from four special effects (and set the 
intensity using the Low/High slider): Sharpness, Soft 
Focus, Canvas, and Parchment.
Digital Camera 
CorrectionCorrects noise and other flaws common to digital camera 
images.
Notice: Output Viewing 
Conditions
Due to the nature of all 
pigment inks, lighting 
conditions can affect the 
appearance of printer 
output. For example, a 
print viewed under daylight 
may appear to have a 
slightly different color 
balance when viewed 
under tungsten lighting. 
Care should be taken that 
the prints are produced 
for the lighting conditions 
in which they will be 
displayed.
The EPSON printer 
driver was designed to 
represent color accurately 
when prints are illuminated 
with a D50 (daylight) light 
source. For optimum results, 
understand your output 
display conditions 
before printing.
 
						

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Paper Configuration Options
To access the paper configuration settings, click the Paper Config button in 
the Advanced dialog box (available with UltraChrome ink printers only). 
The following settings are available. They override any paper configuration 
settings you may have made using the printer’s control panel (page 2-28).  ColorSync Rendering Intent settings
PerceptualFor photographic images. Maintains the relationship 
between colors as it scales them to fit within your printer’s 
color gamut.
SaturationFor charts and business graphics. Maintains the relative 
saturation of colors from one gamut to another.
ColorimetricFor projects with known colors, such as labels and 
packaging. Maintains colors that fall within the gamut of 
both your monitor and printer.
Paper Configuration settings
Color DensityUse this to control the ink saturation level (for example, 
when you turn off color management in your printer 
software).
Drying Time 
per Print Head 
PassYou can make the print head wait up to 5 seconds after each 
pass to allow ink to dry on the page. 
Paper Feed 
AdjustmentLets you eliminate light or dark bands when printing at high 
speeds. 
Paper 
ThicknessEliminates vertical banding and creates a sharper image 
when printing on unusually thick or thin paper (0 to 1.5 mm).
Paper SuctionLets you decrease the paper suction level when printing on 
thinner papers (less than 12 lb), such as CAD drafting paper 
or backlight film. Eliminates the vertical banding that can be 
caused when thinner papers become saturated with ink. 
Cut MethodDecreases the cutting blade pressure for thinner papers, to 
provide a cleaner cut. 
 
						

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Managing Print Jobs
Your printer comes with several utilities that let you check on your print jobs 
and schedule, cancel, pause, or restart them. First you need to set up 
background printing, so you can continue to work on your Macintosh while 
a file is being printed. Note that background printing is slower and may also 
slow down your system.
Setting Up Background Printing
You can set up background printing from the Chooser, as described on 
page 1-28, or you can use the background printing button on the print 
dialog box. Follow these steps to set up background printing:
1. Start an application, open a file, and choose 
Print from the File menu.
2. Click the background printing button  . You see the following 
dialog box:
3. To turn background printing on, click the 
On button. 
4. To select a priority for your print job in the queue of jobs waiting to 
print, click one of the following:
Urgent to print before any Normal priority job
Normal to print in the order the job is received
Print at: to print at the specific time you enter in the day and time 
in the fields to the right
Hold to hold the print job in the print queue until you’re ready to 
release it using Monitor3; see the following section for details.
Not available if 
background printing 
is turned off
 
						

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5. Click OK to save your settings and return to the printer settings dialog 
box. 
6. Click 
Print to print your document. 
If you selected 
Print at: or Hold, your document is spooled, but held in the 
print queue until the print time specified or until released using Monitor3, 
as described in the following section. 
Using Monitor3
The Monitor3 utility lets you prioritize and control your print jobs as well as 
monitor their progress. 
After you send a print job, click the current application icon at the right end 
of the menu bar and select 
EPSON Monitor3. You see a window like the 
following:
The progress bar tracks the current print job. To cancel, pause, or restart a 
print job, click the document’s name, then click one of the following 
buttons:
Click   to delete 
Click   to restart 
Click   to pause
Note
You must turn on 
background printing to 
view the EPSON 
Monitor3 window. See 
page 3-11 for instructions.
Current 
print job
Jobs waiting 
to print
Click to set 
priorities or print 
times for waiting 
print jobs
 
						

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You can also do the following:
Double-click a file in the list to preview it
Double-click Copies to change the number of copies to be printed
Click   to check your ink levels
Click   to start the print head cleaning utility. See page 5-4 for more 
information about the cleaning utility. 
If you want to view details of a print job, click the job, then click the 
Show 
details arrow. The Priority list becomes active.
Click the print job whose priority you want to change. Then click the 
Priority list box and select one of the following settings:
Normal prints the job in the order it is received
Urgent moves the job before Normal priority jobs in the print queue
Hold holds the job in the print queue until you’re ready to release it for 
printing by clicking   restart
Print Time opens the Set Print Time 
dialog box. Enter the date and time 
you want to print the document, then 
click
OK.
Note
If you see a stop sign icon 
and the message Print 
queue on hold in the 
EPSON Monitor3 dialog 
box, select Start print 
queue from the Printer 
menu to release the 
queue and resume 
printing.
Priority list box
Settings selected for 
the highlighted print job