Epson Stylus Pro 9400 User Manual

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Printer Color Management
This option gives you control over the color matching and 
adjustment methods provided by the printer driver.
Finest Detail Depending on the Print Quality setting you select, you 
can turn on Finest Detail to print text, solid graphics, 
and line art with very sharp edges.
Color Toning
(For EPSON 
Stylus Pro 
9800/7800 only)When you select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color, 
the Color Toning pull-down menu appears.
Neutral:
This setting provides standard image correction for 
most photos. Try this first.
Cool:
This setting gives a cool tone to your photos.
Warm:
This setting gives a warm tone to your photos.
Sepia:
This setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.
Fine Adjustment:
This setting appears when you change the Tone, adjust 
the settings using the slide bars or the color circle, or 
select the Highlight Point Shift check box.
 
						

							172Printing with Mac OS X Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas or to 
fine-tune a range of printer settings to meet your individual 
needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can add 
them to the Custom Setting list in the Print dialog.
Color Controls
Select this setting to use the color matching and adjustment 
methods provided with the printer. Click the triangle next to the 
Advanced Settings to see details.
 
						

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Mode
Gamma
Controls image contrast by modifying the midtones and 
mid-level grays.
Advanced Settings
The color enhancement sliders adjust the indicated options in a 
range of -25% to +25%.
Drag the slider to the right or left with your mouse to adjust the 
settings. You can also type a value from -25% to +25% in the boxes 
next to the sliders.
EPSON Vivid Select this setting to enrich the blue and green tones in 
printouts.
Note:
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 function is 
selected.
Charts and 
GraphsIntensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and 
highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation 
graphics, such as charts and graphs.
EPSON 
Standard 
(sRGB)For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only:
Increases the contrast in images. Use this setting for color 
photographs.
Adobe RGB For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only:
Matches image color to Adobe RGB.
 
						

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Color Controls (for Advanced B&W Photo)
When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color, the 
following screen appears. You can adjust the advanced 
monochrome settings. For the details of additional settings, see 
the online help.
 
						

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ColorSync
This setting automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors 
on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned 
photographs or computer graphics.
Note:
Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of the 
monitor can affect the quality of your color matching.
 
						

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Off (No Color Adjustment)
This setting is generally not recommended, because it does not 
allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color in any way. 
Only use this setting when you create a new color profile or if the 
other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results.
 
						

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Paper Configuration
The following settings in Paper Configuration let you make the 
detailed paper settings. If you are using non-Epson special media, 
make these settings as needed.
 
						

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Mode Description
Color Density Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the 
range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider with your mouse to 
the right direction (+) to deepen the color of your printout 
or left direction (-) to lighten its color. You can also type 
a number (-50 to +50) in the box next to the slider.
Use this function when you print on paper other than 
Epson special media.
Set the scroll bar to the 0 position when you print on Epson 
special media.
Note:
Deepening of the color of printout may not be possible, 
depending on the printing mode.
Drying Time 
per Print 
Head PassAdds a waiting time when the print head reaches the end 
of every pass.
Set this value using the slider or text box. To improve the 
print quality by using slow ink absorption on the media, 
set a higher value. 
The drying time per print head pass can be set from 0 to 
5 seconds, in 0.1 second increments.
Note:
If you use this feature, the printing time will be longer.
Paper Feed 
AdjustmentControls the paper feeding value, in 0.01% increments. If 
the paper feeding value is too large, white horizontal 
micro banding may appear. If the paper feeding value 
is too small, dark horizontal micro banding may appear.
Paper 
ThicknessThis value automatically appears according to the media 
for the Media Type setting. If you use non-Epson media, 
modify this value for your media is recommended. Refer 
to the paper specifications, or print Thickness Pattern to 
find out the paper thickness. 
 
						

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Paper Suction Decreasing the air suction at the platen is useful to avoid 
wrinkling or waving of thin or saturated media, or 
eliminating vertical banding. The relationship of the 
parameter and suction power is as follows.
Standard: 100%
-1:84%
-2:66%
-3:50%
-4:34%
Cut Method Determines the best cutting method according to the 
paper thickness.
Standard:Normal speed and normal cut pressure
Thin Paper:Low cut pressure
Thick Paper, Fast:High speed and high cut pressure
Thick Paper, Slow:Low speed and high cut pressure
Platen Gap Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded in the 
printer to the print head. By adjusting this parameter, you 
may produce better print quality. This is set automatically 
according to the Paper Thickness setting specified.
Note:
Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print 
quality, but make sure the media does not wrinkle or 
touch the print head; otherwise, printed data or the print 
head surface may be damaged. Use Wider or Wide in 
such case. Mode Description
 
						

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Roll Paper Option
You can make Auto Cut, Print Page Line, and Save Roll Paper 
settings.
Auto Cut 
You can select the following cutting methods. 
Single Cut
Select this setting if you want to save paper. 
If you select this setting, the boundary of a picture or the boundary 
of a page is cut. However, the cut position may shift slightly.