Epson Stylus Pro 9400 User Manual

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Making the Media Type setting
The Media Type setting determines what other settings are 
available; therefore, always make this setting first.
From Media Type, select a media that matches the paper loaded 
in the printer. Locate your paper in the list, and then select a 
corresponding Media Type setting. For some types of paper, 
several Media Type settings are available for selection.
Note:
❏The availability of special media varies by country.
❏When using paper other than Epson special media, see “Notes on 
Epson Special Media and Other Media” on page 244.
❏For the latest information on the special media available in your area, 
refer to the Epson customer support website. See “Contacting 
Customer Support” on page 352.
Media Type setting list
Media Type Setting Epson Special Media 
Name/Description
Premium Luster Photo Paper (250)  Premium Luster Photo Paper (250)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 
(250)Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 
(250)
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 
(250)Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 
(250)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
Premium Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper
Photo Paper Gloss 250 Photo Paper Gloss 250
 
						

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Making the Color setting
EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400
Make the Color setting. Select Color/B&W Photo to print color 
or monochrome photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. 
Photo Glossy Paper Photo Glossy Paper
Photo Semigloss Paper Photo Semigloss Paper
Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte 
(Commercial)
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper
Doubleweight Matte Paper Doubleweight Matte Paper
Enhanced Matte Paper Enhanced Matte Paper
Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Watercolor Paper - Radiant White
Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper
Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper
UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper
Canvas Canvas
Enhanced Matte Poster Board Enhanced Matte Posterboard
Plain Paper -
Plain Paper (Line drawing) -
Singleweight Matte Paper (line 
drawing)Singleweight Matte Paper
Tracing Paper -
Enhanced Synthetic Paper Enhanced Synthetic Paper
Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic 
PaperEnhanced Adhesive Synthetic 
Paper
 
						

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Note:
When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend 
Color/B&W Photo even if the data to print is black.
EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800
Make the Color setting. Select Color to print color or monochrome 
photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. If you want to 
print advanced monochrome photos, select Advanced B&W 
Photo.
Note:
When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we recommend 
Color even if the data to print is black.
Making the Mode setting
You can select either the Automatic or Custom mode. These 
modes are provided to give you two levels of control over the 
printer driver.
 
						

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Automatic mode
Automatic mode is the quickest and easiest way to start printing. 
When Automatic is selected, the printer driver takes care of all 
detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color 
settings.
Quality and Speed slider
Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type setting 
while Color (or Color/B&W Photo) or Black is selected as the 
Color setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, a Quality or 
Speed slider appears in the Mode box. Select Quality when print 
quality is more important than print speed. Select Speed when 
print speed is more important than print quality.
 
						

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Color Control mode
When Color (or Color/B&W Photo) is selected as the Color 
setting and Automatic as the Mode setting, the Color Control 
pull-down menu appears in the Mode box.
You can select from the following settings.
Color Toning (for EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only)
When you select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color setting 
while Automatic is selected, the Color Toning pull-down menu 
appears in the Mode box.
You can select from the following settings.
EPSON VividSelect this setting to produce vivid 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 RGBFor EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only:
Matches image color to Adobe RGB.
NeutralThis setting provides standard image 
correction for most photos. Try this first.
CoolThis setting gives a cool tone to your photos.
WarmThis setting gives a warm tone to your photos.
SepiaThis setting applies a sepia tone to your photos.
 
						

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Custom mode
The Custom mode lets you make a wide range of changes with a 
single click of the mouse. In the Custom Settings pull-down menu, 
you will find ready-made settings provided by Epson. 
Note:
These ready-made settings may not appear, depending on the Media 
Type and Color settings.
Advanced Photo
Advanced Photo 
2880Good for printing scanned photos and 
digitally captured images in high quality. 
Helps prevent misprinting of ink dots that 
may occur due to movement of the print 
head and paper.
PhotoEnhanceThis mode lets you select image-correction 
settings specially designed for scanned or 
digitally captured photos.
 
						

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Making Advanced setting
The Advanced setting gives you complete control over your 
printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new 
printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet 
your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new 
settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom 
Settings pull-down menu.
To make Advanced settings, follow the steps below.
1. Select Custom from the Main menu, and then click 
Advanced. The Advanced dialog box appears.
2. Make sure a media matching the media loaded in the printer 
is selected. See “Media Type setting list” on page 21. 
 
						

							28Printing with Windows 3. Make the Color setting. 
For EPSON Stylus Pro 9400/7400:
Select Color/B&W Photo to print color or monochrome 
photos, or Black to print a draft or black text only. 
For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800:
Select Color to print color or monochrome photos, or Black 
to print a draft or black text only. 
If you want to print advanced monochrome photos, select 
Advanced B&W Photo.
Note:
When printing on any media other than tracing paper, we 
recommend Color or Color/B&W even if the data to print is black.
4. Select a Print Quality setting.
5. If you are using non-Epson special media, click the Paper 
Config button, and then make settings as needed. For details, 
see “Paper Configuration” on page 29.
6. Make the Printer Color Management settings. For details, see 
“Printer Color Management” on page 32.
Note:
Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Media Type, 
Color, and Print Quality settings you have made.
7. Make other settings as needed. For details, see the online help.
8. Click OK to apply your settings and then return to the Main 
menu. If you want to return to the previous screen without 
applying your settings, click Cancel.
 
						

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Paper Configuration
The following settings in the Paper Configuration dialog box let 
you make the detailed paper settings.
Mode Description
Color Density Adjusts the strength of Color Density. Use a value in the 
range of -50% to +50%. Drag the slider to the right (+) to 
deepen the color of your printout or left (-) to lighten its 
c ol or .  Yo u  c an  a ls o ty pe  a n u m b e r  ( - 5 0  to  + 50 )  in  t h e  bo x  
next to the slider.
Use this function when you print on paper other than 
Epson special media.
Set the slider 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.
 
						

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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 Suction Decreasing the air suction at the platen can avoid 
wrinkling or waving of thin or saturated media, or 
eliminating vertical banding. The relationship of the 
parameter and the suction power is indicated as follows:
Standard:100%
-1:84%
-2:66%
-3:50%
-4:34%
Paper 
ThicknessThis value automatically appears according to the Media 
Type setting. If you use non-Epson media, modify this 
value for your media. Refer to the paper specifications, 
or print Thickness Pattern to find out the paper thickness. 
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 Mode Description