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You see this screen:
5. You can adjust the following advanced black and white photo settings:
 Color Toning allows you to add tone (hue) to your black and white 
output. The default is 
Neutral, which will provide you with a 
neutral tonal scale print. You can also choose other popular presets 
such as 
Cool, Warm, and Sepia. Note that the presets will affect 
the target found in the tone color circle.
 Tone allows you to easily change the entire tonal scale of your black 
and white output. While 
Darker is the default setting, you may see 
better results if you choose 
Dark. 
 Brightness adjusts the overall lightness and darkness of your image.
 Contrast adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of 
your image.
 and Highlight Tonality allow you to control tonality only 
in the shadow or highlight areas of your image. 
 Max Optical Density adjusts the overall density or focus of the 
print. Create a soft focus print by setting the density to lower.
 
						

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 Highlight Point Shift
 helps to reduce gloss differential by adding 
density to the highlights of your image or the full page.
The tone color circle adjusts the hue of your black and white print. 
Click on any portion of the color wheel or enter corresponding 
values to customize the tone (hue) you want to add. The closer you 
select to the edge of the wheel, the more color you add.
The preview image approximates the image tone based on your settings. 
Note that this preview always shows the same image and is not color 
managed. It provides a level of feedback as you make changes.
6. When you finish selecting settings, click 
OK.
Choosing Paper Configuration Options
If you are using non-Epson media and you need to fine-tune its 
performance, you can create a custom paper configuration and save it as a 
Media Type setting in the printer driver. Then, whenever you print on that 
media, you can select the custom Media Type, select the rest of your print 
settings, and print. You can even export the settings to a file you can share.
1. Click the 
Paper Config button on the Main tab. You see this window: 
 
						

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2. Select the correct settings to match your ICC profile. These settings 
override any paper configuration settings you may have made using the 
printer’s control panel. 
 Color Density lets you control the ink saturation level (for example, 
when you turn off color management in your printer software).
 Drying Time per Print Head Pass lets you print with non-Epson 
media and avoid smearing the ink. You can make the print head 
wait up to 5 seconds after each pass to allow ink to dry. 
 Paper Feed Adjustment helps reduce banding. Choose a lower 
value if you see white lines on your prints, or a higher value if you 
see dark lines.
 Paper Suction lets you decrease the paper suction level when 
printing on thinner papers (less than 12 lb), such as CAD drafting 
paper.
 Paper Thickness helps reduce vertical banding and creates a 
sharper image when printing on unusually thick or thin paper.
 Cut Method decreases the cutting blade pressure for thinner media, 
and adjusts the speed for thick media. You may need to experiment 
to determine the best setting for your paper.
 lets you fine-tune the setting for various paper 
thicknesses.
3. When you finish selecting Paper Configuration settings, click 
OK.
Note:  You may need to 
change the Color Density 
setting if your custom 
profile was created to 
optimize D-max and color 
gamut.
 
						

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4. On the Main tab, select any other necessary setting for your paper in the 
Media Settings box. (See page 97 through page 103 for details.)
 
						

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5. Click the Custom Settings button. You see a window like this:
6. Verify that your settings are correct, type a name for the custom media 
type, and click 
Save.
7. After saving your settings, you can do the following:
To use the settings to print right away, select the name you gave 
them in the 
Media Type list. Select the rest of the necessary print 
settings and print.
To save the settings to a file that you can share, click the Custom 
Settings
 button again, click the name of the settings in the list, 
click 
Export, select a location, enter a file name, and click Save.
To import settings from a file shared with you that does not exist in 
your Media Type list, click the 
Custom Settings button again, 
click 
Import, select the file you want to import, and click Open. 
When you return to the window shown above, enter a name for the 
settings and click 
Save.
 
						

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Saving, Exporting, and Importing Custom 
Settings
You can save groups of settings so you can reuse them for future print jobs 
with the same profile/printer/ink/media combination. You can also export 
them as a file that you can share with others, who can import them for 
printing. 
In addition, the printer driver includes pre-defined setting groups for various 
types of printing. You can select them to set most of the settings you need, 
and then customize them for your particular print job. 
You can also add, delete, or hide items in the printer driver window to 
customize the driver for your uses.
Saving and Exporting a Custom Settings Group
1. Follow the instructions in this chapter to select all the correct settings for 
a print job.
2. Click the 
Save/Del button at the top of the Main or Page Layout 
screen. You see a window like this:
3. Verify that your settings are correct, type a name for the settings group, 
and click 
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4. After saving your settings, you can do the following:
To use the setting group to print right away, select the name you 
gave it in the 
Select Setting list, if necessary, and print.
To save the settings to a file that you can share, click the Save/Del 
button again, click the name of the setting group in the list, click 
Export, select a location, enter a file name, and click Save.
Importing a Custom Settings Group
1. To import settings from a file shared with you that does not exist in your 
Select Setting list, click the Save/Del button.
2. Click 
Import, select the file you want to import, and click Open. 
3. When you return to the settings list window, enter a name for the 
setting group and click 
Save.
4. To use the setting group to print right away, select the name you gave it 
in the 
Select Setting list, if necessary, and print.
Loading a Pre-Defined Settings Group
1. To view the settings associated with the pre-defined setting groups that 
came with your printer driver, click the 
Save/Del button. Then click 
the following category and name, and check the Registered Settings 
column:
 Photo > Highest Quality

 > Monochrome
 Proofing
 > ICM
 Poster
 > Chroma Saturation

 > 2Page N-up
2. Click Cancel.
3. To load a pre-defined setting group, select its category name in the 
Select Setting list (if necessary), customize any of the settings that do 
not match your print job, and print.
 
						

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Editing Printer Driver Settings
1. Click the Utility tab, then select Menu Arrangement.
2. Select the item you want to edit. You can do the following
Drag and drop the items to rearrange them
Add or delete groups
Move unused items into the Not Display group
3. When you’re finished, click 
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Managing Print Jobs
Your printer comes with two utilities that let you check on your print jobs 
and cancel, pause, or restart them. 
The Progress Meter opens each time you send a print job. Status Monitor 3, 
which appears on the taskbar when you print, lets you check the printer’s 
status and monitor print jobs. You can control how these programs work 
using the 
Speed and Progress and Monitoring Preferences utilities.
Using the Progress Meter
After you send a print job, the Progress Meter window appears:
You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or restart your print job. You also 
see how much ink you have left and view printing tips. 
If you don’t want the Progress Meter to appear, you can turn it off. See the 
next section for instructions.Note: You can also 
cancel a print job by 
pressing the  Pause 
button on the printer and 
holding it for at least 
3 seconds.
Click to cancel 
printing Click to 
pause/resume 
printingClick for more details 
on the displayed 
printing tip May not appear if you 
are printing over a 
network
 
						

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Optimizing Print Speed
You can use the Speed and Progress utility to improve printing speed. 
1. Click the 
Utility tab, then click the Speed and Progress button. You 
see this window:
2. Select from the following options:
 High Speed Copies speeds up printing of multiple copies of the 
same document using hard disk space as a cache. If you have 
multiple hard drives, you can select a different drive to spool to in 
the High Speed Copy Folder list to the right.
 Show Progress Meter lets you control whether or not the Progress 
Meter is displayed when you send a print job. 
 Disable EPSON Status Monitor 3 disables the printer software 
utilities. Selecting this option is not recommended unless you 
experience conflicts with other software.
 Always spool RAW datatype lets you spool documents using the 
RAW format instead of the EMF (metafile) format. Because the 
RAW format requires fewer resources, printing is faster and you can 
avoid certain problems, such as insufficient memory or disk space.
 Page Rendering Mode speeds printing by rendering the entire 
page. Use this setting if print speed is extremely slow or the print 
head stops for a few minutes while printing. Printing will take 
longer to start.
Note: If you want to 
disable display of the 
progress meter during 
printing, you can click the 
Show Progress Meter 
checkbox to deselect it.