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 Highlight Point Shift
 helps reduce gloss differential by adding 
density to the highlights of images prone to gloss differential.
 Tone color circle lets you customize the tone (hue) you selected to 
add to your black-and-white print. Click an area in the circle or 
enter values in the Horizontal and Vertical fields to adjust the tone. 
The closer you select to the edge of the wheel, the more color you 
will add to your black-and-white print.
Managing Print Jobs
After you click Print, you can monitor the progress of your print job.
1. Click the icon for your printer in the Dock. You see a screen like 
this one:
2. From here you can monitor the progress of your print job or do one of 
the following:
Click the print job, then click Delete to cancel the job
Click the print job, then click Hold to pause printing
Click a print job marked “Hold” and click Resume to resume 
printing
3. When you’re finished, close the screen. 
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Checking Ink and Maintenance Status
EPSON Printer Utility2 lets you check the status of ink in the printer and 
maintenance cartridge. (You can also run maintenance utilities from this 
screen. See pages 84 to 88 for instructions.)
1. Open the 
Applications folder and double-click EPSON Printer 
Utility2
. 
2. Select 
Stylus Pro 3800 and click OK. You see the Epson Printer 
Utility2 screen:
3. Click the 
EPSON StatusMonitor icon. 
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The software checks the status of ink in the printer and maintenance 
cartridge, and displays a screen like this one:
4. For information on individual cartridges, click a cartridge icon.
5. To recheck the ink levels, click the 
Update button. 
6. To close the Status Monitor, click 
OK.
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Your Epson Stylus Pro 3800 comes with drivers and utilities that let you 
print and manage print jobs. ICC profiles are included, so you can use the 
color management features in Adobe Photoshop or other applications, or in 
the driver itself. A color-managed workflow using Photoshop will produce 
the most accurate colors and best photographic output for color photos. 
For the best black-and-white photography output, the Epson Stylus Pro 
3800 driver offers Advanced Black and White mode. 
You can create your own profiles if you have the required hardware and 
software, or you can have them created by a color specialist. Make sure any 
profiles you want to use are located in the correct folder for your operating 
system. When you install the Epson printer driver, the included profiles are 
automatically copied to the right folder.
This chapter includes the following information: 
Choosing basic print settings
Choosing paper and layout settings
Choosing advanced print settings, including color management settings
Choosing Advanced Black and White mode settings
Managing print jobs
Chapter 4: 
Printing with 
Epson Drivers 
for Windows
Ti p :  Check the Epson 
Pro Graphics website at 
prographics.epson.com 
for updated drivers and 
utilities that may become 
available.
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Choosing Basic Print Options
Before you print, make sure you have installed the Epson printer driver and 
utilities from the printer software CD-ROM. For instructions on installing 
the printer driver, see the Start Here sheet.
The 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 72. 
1. Open the file you want to print in your application.
2. Open the 
File menu and click Print. You see the Print window.
3. Make sure your printer is selected, then click the
 Properties button. 
Or, if you see a 
Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it instead, and 
click 
Properties on the next screen. You see a screen like this one:
4. Select the 
Media Type that corresponds to the paper you are printing 
on. If you are using a color-managed workflow, make sure you choose 
media type and resolution settings that match the ICC profile you are 
using.
Note: If you need more 
information about print 
options, you can click 
the Help button.
Check the website 
prographics.epson.com 
or your authorized Epson 
dealer for other media 
that may be available.
This box shows 
you the current 
settings, but you 
can’t change 
them from here
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If your paper is not listed, check the instructions included with the 
paper, or check the Epson Pro Graphics website at 
prographics.epson.com. If you are using non-Epson paper, choose the 
closest setting. You may have to experiment with different settings to 
determine which one is best for the media you’re using. 
5. For the Color setting, select 
Color for any type of photographic 
printing. Choose 
Advanced B&W Photo to print black-and-white 
photos on select paper types; see page 74. (For paper types that don’t 
support this option, print black-and-white photos with the 
Color 
setting.) Select 
Black only if you’re printing line drawings or other 
non-photographic images. 
6. Set the 
Mode option as follows:
Select 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. 
You can choose one of the mode settings shown at the left:
EPSON Vivid produces vivid blue and green tones in printouts. 
Because this setting reproduces blue and green tones that cannot be 
displayed by your monitor, your printouts may differ from the 
screen images.
Charts and Graphs intensifies colors and lightens the midtones 
and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation 
graphics, such as charts and graphs.
EPSON Standard (sRGB) increases the contrast in images. Use 
this setting for most color photographs.
Adobe RGB matches image colors to the Adobe RGB color 
standard. 
Select Custom to choose one of the settings shown at the left.
Advanced Photo 2880 lets you print at 2880 dpi, the highest 
resolution available.
PhotoEnhanceTM allows you to correct noise and other problems 
common to digital camera images or choose special tone and effect 
settings. 
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7. Click Custom, then click the Advanced button that appears to turn off 
color management in the printer driver or access additional settings, as 
described on page 71.
8. When you’re finished, click the 
Paper tab and follow the instructions 
below for choosing paper size and layout options
.
Choosing Paper and Layout Options
You can select a variety of settings for margins, orientation, sizing your 
image, and double-sided printing. Follow the instructions below to select 
paper settings.
Choosing Paper Options
1. On the Printing Preferences window, click the Paper tab. You see a 
window like this one:
  
2. Select the paper source you’re using (Sheet, Manual - Rear, or 
Manual - Front) from the Paper Source list. 
Note: Many application 
settings override settings 
in the printer driver. 
Always verify settings 
to get the results 
you expect. 
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3. Select the Paper Size you loaded in the printer. If your paper size is not 
listed, select 
User Defined to create a custom paper size.
You see a window like this one:
Type a name for your custom size, then enter the size in hundredths of 
an inch (or centimeters) and click 
Save, then click OK.
4. If you want to print to the edges of the page, click 
Borderless.
Click the 
Expand button, then choose one of the following:
 Auto Expand enlarges your image up to 3% to fit the size paper 
without borders. If too much of your image’s edges are cut off, you 
can adjust the expansion slider to choose 
Min, Mid, or Max. The 
Min setting retains the entire image in your print, but there may be 
a small white border on the edges of the print. The 
Max setting 
expands the image to ensure that there are no unprinted edges, but 
the edges of the image may be cropped.
 Retain Size prints your image at the size you specify in your 
application. You need to size your image slightly larger than the 
paper if you want to print without borders.
5. Select the correct 
Copies and Orientation settings as necessary.
6. If you want to reduce or enlarge your image or print on both sides of the 
paper, click the 
Layout tab. See your on-screen User’s Guide for more 
information about double-sided printing.
7. If you’re ready to print, click 
OK.
Note: If your application 
has margin settings, 
make sure they’re turned 
off for borderless printing.
Borderless printing takes 
longer than normal 
printing.
Borderless printing is not 
available when using the 
front manual feed slot.
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Choosing Layout Options
Follow the instructions in this section to reduce or enlarge an image to fit on 
your loaded paper. You can print a poster-size image, even if your 
application does not support poster printing. For instructions on multi-page, 
poster, or double-sided printing, see your on-screen User’s Guide.
1. On the Printing Preferences window, click the 
Layout tab. You see a 
window like this one:
2. Click 
Reduce/Enlarge to have the driver resize your image. You can 
select 
Fit to Page and select the paper size you loaded in the Output 
Paper Size
 list. Or select Custom and enter a percentage to scale your 
image.
3. If you are enlarging your image beyond the limits of your application 
program, click 
Optimize Enlargement. The driver will increase the 
image size up to 400% and decrease the output resolution to stay within 
the pixel limitations.
Depending on the resolution of your original image and the print size, 
you may see reduced quality in the print.
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