Epson Stylus Pro 9400PS User Manual

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Basic Settings
Making the printer driver settings
This section describes the basic printer driver settings for printing 
your data. 
To make the basic printer driver settings, follow the steps below.
Note:
While many Macintosh applications override the settings made in the 
printer driver, some do not, so you must verify the settings to get the 
results you expect.
1. Click Page Setup on the File menu of your application. The 
Page Setup dialog...

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necessary.
6. When Sheet is selected as the Paper Source setting, make the 
Printable Area setting as needed. See “Making the Printable 
Area settings” on page 133.
When Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner) is selected as the 
Paper Source setting, make Roll Paper Option settings as 
needed. See “Making the Roll Paper Option settings” on page 
134.
7. After making your settings, click OK to close the Page Setup 
dialog....

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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 Photo even if the data to print 
is black.
12. Make the Mode setting. Check that Automatic is selected.
Note:
When Automatic is selected, the printer...

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Canceling printing
To cancel printing in progress, follow the steps below.
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Caution:
If you stop printing in progress, you may need to start printing 
again from the beginning for best result; otherwise, misalignment 
or banding may appear in the printed image.
When background printing is on
1. Select EPSON Monitor IV from the Application menu at the 
right end of the menu bar. 
2. Turn off the printer.
3. Click the name of data which is in print process on the screen, 
then...

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Making Settings in the Print Dialog
You can make the Media Type, Mode, Color, Copies, and Pages 
settings in the Print dialog. From this dialog, you can access other 
dialog, from which you can set the print time, and preview the 
data before printing.
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...

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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...

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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. 
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...

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Making the Mode setting
You can select the Automatic or Custom mode. These modes are 
provided to give you three levels of control over the printer 
driver.
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...

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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...

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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 be dimmed, depending on the Media 
Type and Color settings.
Advanced Photo
Advanced Photo 
2880 dpiGood for printing scanned photos and digitally 
captured images in high quality. Helps prevent 
misprinting of ink dots that may occur due to 
movement...