Epson Stylus Pro 9700 User Manual

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Choosing Color Management Options
The printer driver offers several methods for managing the color in your 
prints, including turning the driver’s color management settings off.
If you are using color management settings in Photoshop or another 
application, it is very important to access the advanced settings and turn off 
color management in the printer driver, as described here. (For instructions 
on using Photoshop to manage color, see page 141.)
1. In the Properties or Preferences window, make sure the 
Main tab is 
selected.
2. For the Mode setting, select 
Custom.
 
						

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3. Choose one of the following settings (if you select Color Controls or 
ICM, click the Advanced button after you select the setting):
 Off (No Color Adjustment) disables color management in the 
printer driver. Choose this mode when you use a color managed 
workflow in Photoshop or other software. See page 141 for 
instructions.
 Color Controls lets you specify individual values for adjusting 
brightness, contrast, saturation, and CMY inks, or choose from 
three Printer Color Adjustment modes. You can also choose from 
two 
Gamma settings, and use either a color circle or slide bar to 
adjust color.
Tip: If you turn off color 
management, you can 
still control the ink 
density, as described 
on page 100. 
 
						

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adjusts colors based on the printer’s ICC profile, using the 
Image Color Matching system. You can choose the input profile 
and other settings as shown below.
In most cases, you will get better results by applying color management 
in your application, rather than in the printer driver. See page 141 for 
instructions.
4. Click 
OK to save your settings.
Choosing Roll Paper Options
Follow the steps in this section to print on roll paper and select settings for 
borderless printing and automatic cutting. (If you’re printing on cut sheets, 
see page 96).
1. On the Properties or Preferences window, make sure the 
Main tab is 
selected.
2. For the Source setting, select 
Roll Paper or Roll Paper (Banner). 
The 
Roll Paper (Banner) setting allows you to print a series of 
continuous images without any space between them. This option is not 
available with all applications, and is mostly for tiling an image.
Note: Many application 
settings override settings 
in the printer driver. 
Always verify settings 
to get the results 
you expect. 
 
						

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Save Roll Paper 
saves paper by not feeding the blank portion of the last 
page of your document. Available only if you’ve selected 
Roll Paper 
(Banner)
 as the Source setting. 
3. For the 
Size setting, select the size of your image or output paper.
To make the best use of your roll paper, creating a custom paper size is 
recommended. Select 
User Defined. You see this window:
Type a name for your custom size, then enter the size in hundredths of 
an inch (or centimeters) and click 
Save. Then click OK.
4. If you want to reduce or enlarge your image, click the 
Page Layout tab. 
See page 99 for more information.
5. If you want to print without margins, click 
Borderless. If you’re not 
printing borderless images, go to step 7.
Note that borderless printing takes longer than normal printing. See 
page 86 for more information about borderless printing on roll paper.
Tip: Creating a 
user-defined paper size 
generally lets you make 
the best use of your roll 
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6. Click the Expansion button to select a borderless sizing option. Choose 
Auto Expand or Retain Size, then click OK.
Auto Expand enlarges your image (up to 3%) to fit the size of the 
paper. You can use the slider to adjust the expansion. 
Retain Size prints your image at the size you specify in your 
application. You need to size it slightly wider than the paper width if 
you want to print without borders. See page 86 for more information.
The widths shown in the table on page 86 work with the 
Standard 
Expansion setting. 
Use the Min setting to minimize the amount of image clipping. You 
may see a white border around your image.
Use the Max setting to maximize the image width. This will 
increase the amount of image clipping.
7. Click the 
Roll Paper Option button. You see this window:
 
						

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8. Choose one of the following Auto Cut settings:
 allows margin space at the top and bottom of each 
image.
 Double Cut extends the space between images and trims each print 
individually. This provides the cleanest edge for borderless printing.
 Single Cut allows images to be printed end-to-end and saves paper. 
With borderless printing, you may see a sliver of the previous or 
next image if you print multiple images in one print job. You will 
see a white margin between print jobs.
disables automatic cutting. Choose this setting if you want to 
operate the cutter manually, use the optional Auto Take-Up Reel, 
or print multiple print jobs without cutting. See page 69 for 
instructions on operating the cutter manually.
9. Select these additional roll paper options, if necessary:
 Auto Rotate saves paper if your document length is shorter than 
the printable width of the roll. The document is automatically 
rotated 90 degrees and printed crosswise. Be sure to click 
Roll 
Width
 and select the width of your roll paper.
 Print Page Line prints trim lines on the right and bottom edges of 
your pages.
10. When you’re finished, click 
OK.
Choosing Cut Sheet Paper Options
Follow the steps in this section to print on cut sheet paper and select settings 
for borderless printing, if desired. (If you’re printing on roll paper, see 
page 93.)
1. On the Properties or Preferences window, make sure the 
Main tab is 
selected.
Normal 
cut
Single 
cut Double 
cut
Note: These settings 
override settings made 
through the control panel.
 
						

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2. For the Source setting, select Sheet. 
3. For the 
Size setting, select the size of the sheet loaded in the printer.
If the size of your paper is not listed, you can create a custom paper size. 
Select 
User Defined. You see this window:
 
						

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Type a name for your custom size, then enter the size in hundredths of 
an inch (or centimeters) and click 
Save. Then click OK.
4. If you want to center your image on the sheet, click 
Printable Area, 
then select 
Centered.
5. If you want to print to the edges of the page, click 
Borderless (not 
available for custom paper sizes). If you’re not printing borderless 
images, go to step 7.
Note that borderless printing applies only to the left and right sides of 
the page on cut sheets; margins are required at the top and bottom of the 
page. For full-bleed borderless printing, use roll paper (see page 93 for 
instructions).
6. Click the 
Expansion button and choose Auto Expand or Retain Size:
 Auto Expand enlarges your image (up to 3%) to fit the size of the 
paper. You can use the slider to control the amount of expansion.
 Retain Size prints your image at the size you specify in your 
application. You need to size it slightly wider than the paper width if 
you want to print without borders.
7. If you want to reduce or enlarge your image, click the 
Page Layout tab. 
See the next section for more information.
 
						

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Choosing Page Layout Options
You can print a poster-size image, even if your application does not support 
poster printing. Follow these steps to reduce or enlarge your image:
1. On the Properties or Preferences window, click the 
Page Layout tab. 
You see this window:
2. Select the settings you want for 
Orientation and Copies.
3. Click 
Reduce/Enlarge if you want to have the driver resize your image. 
You can select 
Fit to Page or Fit to Roll Paper Width, or select 
Custom and enter a scaling percentage.
4. If you are enlarging your image beyond the limits of your application 
program, make sure 
Optimize Enlargement is selected. The driver will 
increase the image size up to 650% and decrease the output resolution 
to stay within the pixel limitations. Depending on the resolution of your 
image and the print size, you may see reduced quality in the print.
Note: Select Landscape 
when you want to rotate 
your image 90°.
 
						

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5. Click Print Bckg Color if you want to print color on the background of 
the page. Click the 
Color Settings button to select the color you want.
6. Click 
Job Settings if you want to have the time, date, and other 
information about your print job printed at the top or bottom of the 
page. Click 
Details, select the settings you want to use, and 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: 
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).
Note: You may need to 
change the Color Density 
setting if your custom 
profile was created to 
optimize D-max and color 
gamut.