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6. Select Page Setup from the File menu, select your page settings, and 
click 
OK. 
7. Select 
File, then select Print or Print with Preview.
8. Click 
More Options or Show More Options, then select Color 
Management
.
9. Under 
Color Handling, select Let Photoshop Determine Colors or 
Photoshop Manages Colors.
10. Under 
Profile or Printer Profile, select a profile for your printer and 
the paper you’ll use. If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC 
profiles, select the profile that also matches the print quality you want to 
use.
11. For the 
Intent or Rendering Intent setting, select Relative 
Colorimetric
 and click the Black Point Compensation checkbox.
Selecting Print Settings and Printing
1. Click the Print button, select your printer, and click Properties or 
Preferences. 
2. Make sure the 
Main tab is selected.
3. Select the 
Media Type setting for your paper (see page 99). 
4. Set the rest of the print settings you want to use (beginning on page 96). 
5. For the Mode setting, select 
Custom. Then select No Color 
Adjustment
.
6. Click 
OK, then click Print to print your photo.
Note: If your image 
contains very saturated 
colors, select Perceptual. 
This reduces the color 
saturation so that the 
colors fit within the 
printer’s color gamut.
Note: Make sure that you 
select Off (No Color 
Adjustment). If you 
don’t, the printer driver 
will apply additional 
correction to the image 
data, producing 
inaccurate results.
If you selected the wrong 
combination of source 
profile, printer profile, and 
color management 
settings, you’ll get 
unexpected results.
 
						

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Aligning the Print Head Manually
If you want to check the alignment pattern yourself, you can run a manual 
head alignment.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on. Then load Epson Enhanced Matte 
paper. 
2. Press r 
Menu. 
3. Press u or 
d until HEAD ALIGNMENT is selected, then press r. 
PAPER THICKNESS is selected.
4. Press r, then select the paper type loaded in the printer and press  . 
5. Press l twice to back up, then select 
SELECT THICKNESS and press r.
The 
8 mil (0.2 mm) setting is selected by default. This is the correct 
thickness setting for most Epson papers. 
6. Press   to save the setting.
7. Press l twice, then press d to highlight 
ALIGNMENT. 
8. Press r and select 
MANUAL, then press r again. 
9. Select
 UNI-D (uni-directional), then press the   button to print the 
alignment process. 
10. Check the alignment patterns and select the set number that has the 
smallest gaps for #1, #2, #3, and #4 for each color.
11. When 
UNI-D #1C appears on the display, select the number, then press 
.
12. Select the number for patterns #1 to #4 for each color, then press r.
Tip: To properly align the 
print head, you can also 
use Epson Doubleweight 
Matte Paper or Premium 
Luster Photo Paper. 
 
						

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13. Select BI-D 2-COLOR, then press the   button to print the alignment 
pattern.
14. Check the alignment patterns and select the set number that has the 
smallest gaps.
15. When 
BI-D 2-COLOR #1LC appears on the display, select the number, 
then press  .
16. Select the number for patterns #1 to #4 for each color, then press r.
17. Select 
BI-D ALL, then press the   button to print the alignment 
pattern.
18. Check the alignment pattern and select the set number that has the 
smallest gaps.
19. When 
BI-D ALL #1PK appears on the display, select the number, then 
press . 
20. Select the number for patterns #1 to #4 for each color.
21. When done, press the 
 Pause button to exit head alignment mode. 
 
						

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175
A
Accessories, 10
Advanced Black and White Photo
Mac OS X, 87 to 90
Windows, 109 to 111
Aligning print head, 126 to 127, 
172 to 173
Always spool RAW datatype setting, 
116
Auto Cut setting
Mac OS X, 84
Windows, 104
Auto take-up reel
installing, 25 to 30
using, 56 to 62
Automatic media tracking, 45 to 46
B
Banding, 150
Barcode, 45 to 46
Black and white photos
Mac OS X, 87 to 90
Windows, 109 to 111
Blank pages, 154
Blurry prints, 152
Borderless printing
Mac OS X, 74 to 76, 85 to 86
Windows, 103 to 106
Bracket, shipping
removing, 32
using, 140
Buttons, control panel, 17, 144
C
Cable
power, 32
printer, 35
problems, 153
requirements, 11, 12
Canceling print jobs
Mac OS X, 91
Windows, 115Cartridges, see Ink cartridges
Cleaning
print head, 122 to 125, 132
printer, 138
Coarse Rendering setting, 116
Color management
Mac OS X, 81 to 82, 87 to 90
using profiles, 168 to 171
Windows, 100 to 111
Color problems, 154
ColorSync settings, 82
Connecting printer, 35
Control panel
aligning print head, 126 to 127, 
172 to 173
buttons, 17, 144
changing language, 131
changing measurement units, 131
cleaning print head, 124 to 125
illustration, 17, 144
ink levels, checking, 120 to 121, 
127
lights, 17, 144
menus, 163 to 165
messages, 144 to 149
monitoring printer, 144 to 149
restoring default settings, 131
selecting paper type, 44 to 45
status check, printing, 120
Custom paper size
Mac OS X, 76
Windows, 102
Custom Preset, 90 to 91
Custom settings, saving in Windows, 
111 to 113
Cut sheet paper
heavy stock, 66 to 67
loading, 62 to 65
supported sizes, 160
Cutter
cutting paper manually, 54
replacement blade, ordering, 10
replacing blade, 132 to 135
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D
Date and time setting, 130
Deleting print jobs
Mac OS X, 91
Windows, 115
Depth of printer, 159
Diagnosing problems, 143
Dimensions of printer, 159
Documentation, how to use, 9
E
Electrical specifications, 159
Energy consumption, 159
Environmental specifications, 159
Epson
accessories, 10
help, 10 to 11
media, 41 to 43, 167
Preferred Limited Warranty Plan, 
10
EpsonNet Config, 40
Error messages, 144 to 149
Error notification, Windows, 117
Ethernet cable
connecting, 35
system requirements, 12
Ethernet interface
configuring, 36 to 37, 40
connecting, 35
Exporting settings, 111 to 113
F
Faint prints, 151
Firmware, updating, 37 to 39
Flip Horizontal setting
Mac OS X, 79
problems, 154
H
Head Alignment menu, 126, 165, 172
Heavy media, cutting, 54
Height of printer, 159
Help, Epson, 10 to 11
High Speed Copies setting, 116
High Speed setting
Mac OS X, 79
Windows, 98
Humidity requirements, 159
I
ICC profiles, 166, 168 to 171
ICM setting, 101
Importing settings, 111 to 113
Ink cartridges
checking status, 120 to 121, 127
installing, 33 to 35
ordering, 128
replacing, 127 to 130
safety instructions, 15
specifications, 162
Ink light, 17, 144
Ink, monitoring level, 92 to 93, 115, 
121
J
Jams, paper, 156 to 157
Job history, 121
L
Layout
Mac OS X options, 74 to 76
Windows options, 102 to 107
LFP Remote Panel, 37 to 39
Lights, control panel, 17, 144
Loading
cut sheet paper, 62 to 65
posterboard, 66 to 67
roll paper, 43 to 52
 
						

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M
Mac OS X
basic print options, 77 to 79
black and white photos, 87 to 90
borderless printing, 74 to 76, 
85 to 86
canceling print jobs, 91
checking ink levels, 92 to 93
color management, 81 to 82, 
87 to 90
custom preset, 90 to 91
margins, printing without, 
74 to 76, 85 to 86
monitoring print jobs, 91
page setup options, 74 to 76
paper configuration settings, 
82 to 83
Printer Utility, 92
roll paper settings, 84 to 86
Status Monitor, 92 to 93
system requirements, 11
uninstalling software, 158
Maintenance, 119 to 138
Maintenance menu, 125, 132, 163
Maintenance mode, 131
Maintenance tanks
checking status, 120 to 121
ordering, 10
replacing, 135 to 137
Manuals, how to use, 9
Margins
default, 162
incorrect, 154
printing without, 74 to 76, 
85 to 86, 103 to 106
Media tracking, setting up, 45 to 46
Media Type
Mac OS X, 78
selecting, 80, 99
Windows, 97
Memory, requirements, 11 to 12
Menus
Custom Paper, 69 to 71
Head Alignment, 126, 165, 172list, 163 to 165
Maintenance, 125, 132, 163
Network Setup, 165
Paper Setup, 164
Printer Setup, 124, 163
Printer Status, 121, 164
Test Print, 120, 163
Monitoring printer
control panel, 144 to 149
Mac OS X, 91 to 93
Windows, 115 to 117
Moving printer, 140 to 142
N
Network setup
control panel, 36 to 37
EpsonNet Config, 40
Network Setup menu, 165
O
Optional equipment, 10
P
Page Line setting
control panel, 55
Mac OS X, 85
Windows, 104
Page Rendering Mode setting, 116
Page setup options, Mac OS X, 
74 to 76
Paper
attaching to spindle, 48
configuration settings, 69 to 71, 
82 to 83, 108 to 109, 151
custom settings, 69 to 71
custom size, 75 to 76, 102
cut sheet, 62 to 65
Epson, 41 to 43, 166
handling, 41 to 71
heavy stock, 66 to 67
jams, 156 to 157
 
						

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Paper (continued)
Mac OS X options, 74 to 76, 
83 to 86
non-Epson, 69 to 71
ordering, 41
printable area, 162
problems, 155 to 157
removing from spindle, 52 to 53
roll, 43 to 55
sizes, 160
specifications, 160 to 162
suction, 70, 83, 109
trim lines, 55, 85
Windows options, 102 to 107
Paper cutter
operating manually, 54
replacing blade, 132 to 135
Paper light, 17, 144
Paper Setup menu, 164
Paper Size setting
Mac OS X, 75 to 76
problems, 154
Windows, 102
Paper Source setting
problems, 154
Windows, 102, 106
Paper Type, selecting on control 
panel, 44 to 45
Pause light, 17, 144
Pausing print jobs
Mac OS X, 91
Windows, 115
PhotoEnhance, 101
Platen Gap setting
control panel, 68
Macintosh, 83
problems, 151
Windows, 109
Posterboard, 66 to 67
Power cleaning cycle, 125
Power consumption, 159
Power light, 17, 144
Preset, Mac OS X, 90 to 91
Print as Bitmap setting, 116Print head
aligning, 126 to 127, 172 to 173
checking status, 120 to 121
cleaning, 122 to 125, 132
locking, 140
unlocking, 32
Print jobs
canceling, 91, 115
deleting history, 159
managing, 91, 115 to 118
pausing, 91, 115
Print quality
Mac OS X, 79
problems, 149 to 152
Windows, 98
Print speed, improving in Windows, 
116
Printable area, 162
Printable pages, checking, 121
Printer
checking status, 92 to 93, 
115 to 118, 120 to 121
cleaning, 138
connecting, 35
control panel, 17
dimensions, 159
firmware update, 37 to 39
maintaining, 119 to 138
monitoring, 92 to 93, 115 to 117
mounting on stand, 23 to 32
moving, 140 to 142
parts, 16
plugging in, 32
port, 153
removing shipping bracket, 32
setting up, 19 to 40
software, uninstalling, 158
specifications, 159 to 160
stand, unpacking and assembling, 
20 to 21
status check, 120 to 121
storing, 140 to 141
total print volume, 121
transporting, 140 to 142
turning off, 13
 
						

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Printer (continued)
unpacking, 22 to 23
weight, 159
Printer Setup menu, 163
Printer Status menu, 164
Problems
banding, 150
blank paper, 154
blurry prints, 152
cable, 153
color, 154
diagnosing, 143
faint prints, 151
ghosting, 150
graininess, 150
inverted image, 154
margin, 154
misalignment, 150
misregistration, 150
nothing prints, 153
operational, 153
paper, 155 to 157
print quality, 149 to 152
print speed, 116
printer driver, 153 to 154
printing stops, 153
roll paper cannot be cut, 154
size limitation, 116
smeared prints, 152, 154
Progress Meter, 115, 116
R
Registering non-Epson media, 
69 to 71
Remaining paper setup, 46
Requirements, system, 11 to 12
Resolution
Mac OS X, 79
Windows, 98Roll paper
attaching to spindle, 48
cannot be cut, 154
cutting manually, 54
ICC profiles, 166
information, 166
loading, 43 to 52
Mac OS X settings, 84 to 86
printable area, 162
remaining, 46
removing from spindle, 52 to 53
Save Roll Paper setting, 85, 102
tracking, 46
trim lines, 55, 85
Windows settings, 102 to 107
S
Safety
approvals, 160
instructions, 12 to 15
Save Roll Paper setting, 85, 102
Setting up the printer, 19 to 40
Shipping bracket
removing, 32
using, 140
Software
uninstalling, 158
Specifications
electrical, 159
environmental, 159
ink cartridges, 162
paper, 160 to 162
printable area, 162
printer, 159 to 160
Speed and Progress utility, 116 to 117
Spindle
adapter, 47
loading roll paper, 48
removing roll paper, 52 to 53
switch, 48
 
						

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Stand
mounting printer on, 23 to 32
unpacking and assembling, 
20 to 21
Status Monitor
Mac OS X, 92 to 93
Windows, 115 to 118
Storing printer, 140 to 141
Suction, 70, 83, 109
Super strong cleaning cycle, 132
Support, Epson, 10 to 11
System requirements, 11 to 12
T
Take-up reel
installing, 25 to 30
using, 56 to 62
Technical support, 10 to 11
Temperature requirements, 159
Test Print menu, 120, 163
Time and date setting, 130
Total prints, checking, 121
Transporting printer, 140 to 142
Trim lines, printing
control panel, 55
Mac OS X, 85
Windows, 104
Troubleshooting, 143 to 157
U
UltraChromeK3 ink cartridges, 128
Uninstalling software, 158
Unit ID number, 10
Unpacking the printer, 22 to 23
Usage count, 121
USB cable
connecting, 35
requirements, 11, 12User-defined paper size
Mac OS X, 76
Windows, 102
Utility menu
Mac OS X, 92, 122
Windows, 116, 122
W
Waste ink system, 120 to 121, 
135 to 137
Weight of printer, 159
Width of printer, 159
Windows
advanced print options, 100 to 111
basic print options, 96 to 98
black and white photos, 109 to 111
borderless printing, 103 to 106
canceling print jobs, 115
color management, 100 to 111
customizing printer driver, 
111 to 114
driver, 95 to 111
layout options, 102 to 107
managing print jobs, 115 to 118
monitoring preferences, setting, 
117 to 118
optimizing print speed, 116 to 117
paper configuration options, 
108 to 109
roll paper options, 102 to 107
Speed and Progress utility, 
116 to 117
status alerts, 117
Status Monitor, 115 to 118
system requirements, 12
uninstalling software, 158
user-defined paper size, 102