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 appears.
2. From the Paper Size list, select the size of paper loaded in the 
printer.
3. Select a paper source from the Paper Source list.
4. Select Borderless if you want to print your data with no 
margins. See “Making the Borderless setting” on page 126.
 
						

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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.
8. Click Print on the File menu of your application. The Print 
dialog appears.
9. From Media Type, select a media that matches the paper 
loaded in the printer. See “Media Type setting list” on page 
106.
10. Make the settings for Copies and Pages.
11. 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. 
 
						

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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 driver takes controls of 
all detailed settings based on the current Media Type setting and 
Color settings.
13. Adjust Speed and Quality in the Mode box if a slider 
appears. Drag the slider to the left or right depending on 
which is more important.
For EPSON Stylus Pro 9800/7800 only:
If you have selected Advanced B&W Photo as the Color 
setting, select the Color Toning setting from the pull-down 
menu.
Note:
Depending on the Media Type setting you choose, a slider may not 
appear in the Mode box.
14. Select the color control mode from the pull-down menu in the 
Mode box. For detailed information, see “Color Control 
mode” on page 108.
15. Click Print to start printing.
 
						

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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 click   Stop to cancel the print job.
When background printing is off
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Hold down the J Command key on your keyboard, and press 
the [.] period key to cancel the print job.
 
						

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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 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 you are using paper other than Epson special media, see 
“Notes on Epson Special Media and Other Media” on page 244.
❏For the latest information on media available in your area, refer to 
the Epson customer website. See “Contacting Customer Support” 
on page 352.
 
						

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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 Luster Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper
Photo Paper Gloss 250 Photo Paper Gloss 250
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
 
						

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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 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.
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 
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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 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.
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.
 
						

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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 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 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 of the print head and paper.
ColorSyncAutomatically adjusts printout colors to match 
colors on your screen.
PhotoEnhanceThis mode lets you select image-correction settings 
specially designed for scanned or digitally captured 
photos.