Epson Stylus Pro 4800 User Manual

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Your Stylus Pro 4800 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 Photoshop or other applications, or in the driver 
itself. A color-managed workflow using Adobe Photoshop will give you the 
most accurate colors and best photographic output from your Epson Stylus 
Pro 4800. For the best black and white photography output, the Stylus Pro 
4800 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 standard folder for your operating 
system. When you install the Epson printer driver, the ready-made profiles 
are automatically copied to the right folder.
This chapter includes the following information: 
Choosing basic print options
Choosing paper and layout options
Choosing advanced print options
Managing print jobs
Chapter 4: 
Printing with 
Epson Drivers 
for Windows
Tip: Check the Epson Pro 
Graphics website at 
http://prographics.epson.
com for updated drivers 
and utilities that may 
become available.
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Choosing Basic Print Options
Before you print, you need to set basic printing properties. Make sure you 
have installed the Epson driver and utilities from the CD-ROM. 
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 92. 
Follow these steps to make basic settings:
1. Start an application, open the file you want to print, and select 
Print in 
your application. You see the Print window.
2. Make sure your printer is selected, then click the
 Properties button. 
Or, if you see a 
Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it instead. 
Then click 
Properties on the next screen. You see a window like the 
following:
Note: If you need more 
information about print 
options, you can click 
the Help button on 
any screen.
This box shows 
you the current 
settings, but you 
can’t change 
them from here
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3. Select a Media Type setting 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.
The settings followed by 
(250) are for roll paper or selected 17-inch 
wide sheets. Choose a setting without the 
(250) designation when you 
print on smaller sheets. For PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas for 
Epson, choose the 
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White setting.
If your paper is not listed, check the instructions included with the 
paper, or check the Epson web site (http://prographics.epson.com). If 
you are using non-Epson media, choose the closest setting. You may 
have to experiment with different settings to determine which one is best 
for the media you’re using. 
4. For the Color setting, select 
Color for any type of photographic 
printing. Choose 
Advanced B&W Photo if you are printing black and 
white photos on select paper types. (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. 
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. 
You can choose one of the mode settings shown at the left:
The Charts and Graphs setting intensifies colors and lightens the 
midtones and highlights for non-photographic output.
The 
EPSON Vivid setting 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 when this option is selected.
The 
Charts and Graphs setting intensifies colors and lightens the 
midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for 
presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs.
Note: Check the web site 
(http://prographics.
epson.com) or your 
authorized Epson dealer 
for other media that may 
be available. 
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The EPSON Standard (sRGB) setting increases the contrast in 
images. Use this setting for color photographs.
The 
Adobe RGB setting matches image colors to the Adobe RGB 
color standard. 
Click Custom to choose one of the settings shown at the left.
The two 
Advanced Photo settings let you print at either 1440 dpi 
(
Advanced Photo) or 2880 dpi, the highest resolutions available.
The 
PhotoEnhanceTM setting allows you to correct noise and other 
problems common to digital camera images or choose special tone 
and effect settings. 
Click the 
Advanced button to turn off color management in the 
printer driver or access additional settings, as described on page 91.
6. When you’re finished choosing print options, click the 
Paper tab and 
follow the instructions below for choosing paper and layout options
.
Choosing Paper and Layout Options 
You can select a variety of settings for margins, orientation, paper saving, 
sizing your image, and double-sided printing. Follow the instructions below 
to select settings for cut sheet paper, or the instructions on page 86 for roll 
paper.
Note: Many application 
settings override settings 
in the printer driver. 
Always verify settings 
to get the results 
you expect. 
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Choosing Cut Sheet Paper Options
1. On the Properties window, click the Paper tab. You see this window:
  
2. Select the paper source you’re using (Paper Tray, Roll Paper, Roll 
Paper (Banner)
, or Manual Feed) from the Paper Source list. 
For more information about printing on roll paper, see page 86.
3. If you want to print to the edges of the page, click 
Borderless. Note 
that borderless printing applies only to the left and right sides of the 
page on cut sheets; margins are required at the top and bottom of the 
page. For full-bleed borderless printing, use roll paper, as described on 
page 87.
Choose 
Auto Expand or Retain Size:
 Auto Expand enlarges your image (up to 3%) to fit the size of the 
paper. 
 Retain Size prints your image at the size you specify in your 
application. You need to size it slightly wider than the paper width if 
you want to print without borders.
4. Select the 
Paper Size loaded in the printer. 
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5. Make the settings you want for Copies, Orientation, and Printable 
Area
.
 Standard makes the bottom margin larger than the top and sides. 
reduces the bottom margin (available only for plain 
paper).
 places the image in the center of the printable area.
6. If you want to reduce or enlarge your image or print on both sides of the 
paper, click the 
Layout tab. See your electronic Reference Guide for 
more information about double-sided printing.
7. After making your settings, click 
OK.
Choosing Roll Paper Options
Follow these steps to print on roll paper and select settings for borderless 
printing and automatic cutting:
1. On the Properties window, click the 
Paper tab. You see this window:
  
2. Select Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) 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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The Roll Paper (Banner) setting allows you to print a series of 
continuous images without any margin space between them. This 
option is not available with all applications.
3. If you want to print without margins, click 
Borderless. Note that 
borderless printing takes longer than normal printing. See page 89 for 
more information about borderless printing.
Click 
Expansion. Choose Auto Expand or Retain Size, then click 
OK:
 Auto Expand enlarges your image (up to 3%) to fit the size of the 
paper. You can use the slider to adjust the expansion. Choose 
Min 
for the least amount of image expansion (with a chance that there 
will be small borders around the edges) or 
Max for the greatest 
amount of expansion (some of the image will be cut off around the 
edges, but it will extend to the edge of the paper).
 Retain Size prints your image at the size you specify in your 
application. You need to size it slightly wider than the paper width if 
you want to print without borders.
4. Choose one of the following 
Auto Cut settings:
disables automatic cutting. Choose this setting if you want to 
operate the cutter manually, print multiple print jobs without 
cutting, or if you are printing on heavy media that must be cut by 
hand. See page 55 for instructions on operating the cutter manually.
 Single Cut causes the images to be printed end-to-end and saves 
paper. With borderless printing, you may see a sliver of the previous 
or next image.
 allows margin space at the top and bottom of each 
image.
 Double Cut extends the space between images and trims each print 
individually. This provides the cleanest edge for borderless printing.
5. Select the size of your image as the paper size. Tip: Creating a 
user-defined paper 
size generally lets you 
make the best use of 
your roll paper. 
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To make the best use of your paper, creating a custom paper size is 
recommended. Select 
User Defined. You see this screen:
Type a name for your custom size, then enter the size in hundredths of 
an inch (or centimeters) and click 
Save, then click OK.
6. If you are printing with margins, 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.
 Print Page Line prints trim lines on the right and bottom edges of 
your pages. 
 Save Roll Paper saves paper by not feeding the blank portion of 
the last page of your document. Available only if you’ve selected 
Roll Paper (Banner) as the Paper Source. 
7. Make the settings you want for 
Copies and Orientation.
8. If you want to reduce or enlarge your image, click the 
Layout tab. See 
page 90 for more information on layout settings.
9. After making your settings, click 
OK.
Note: Select Landscape 
when you want to rotate 
your image 90°.
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Borderless Printing
For true borderless printing on roll paper, you can select either Auto 
Expand
 or Retain Size and create a custom paper size, as described above. 
Your image may be clipped on the left and right edges, but you can 
minimize clipping by sizing your image according to the page width and by 
adjusting the length. 
For either setting, you should add 0.1 inch to the length of your custom size. 
The Auto Expand setting provides the best solution for borderless printing 
with minimal image clipping. Using this setting or the Retain Size setting, 
you can create a custom paper width equal to the width of the roll media. 
The following table shows recommended image widths (in inches) for 
borderless printing using either the Auto Expand or Retain Size setting: 
* Non-Epson roll media widths
Recommended image widths (in inches) for borderless printing
Roll 
paper 
width
Image width 
(with Auto Expand)Image width 
(with Retain Size)
Custom Paper Size
8.3 8.06 8.35 8.3
10 9.7075 10.25 10
12* 11.8 12.25 12
14* 13.8 14.25 14
16 15.8 16.25 16
17 16.8 17.25 17
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Choosing Layout Options
You can print a poster-size image, even if your application does not support 
poster printing. For instructions on multi-page or double-sided printing, see 
your electronic Reference Guide.
1. On the Properties window, click the 
Layout tab. You see this window:
2. Click 
Reduce/Enlarge to have the driver resize your image. You can 
select 
Fit to Page or select Custom and enter a scaling percentage.
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 the original image and the print size, 
you may see reduced quality in the print.
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