Epson Stylus Pro 9880 User Manual

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Choosing Advanced Black and White Photo 
Settings
Advanced Black and White Photo mode allows you to easily produce neutral 
and toned black-and-white prints using your Epson driver. This mode offers 
an alternative black and white workflow with settings for more advanced 
control.
Whether your photo is color or grayscale, you can use this unique screening 
and color management technology to create stunning black-and-white 
prints. This mode is only available when printing on certain media types.
1. Select 
Print Settings from the drop-down menu. 
2. Choose the Media Type setting for the paper you have loaded in the 
printer. (See page 84 for instructions.)
3. Choose
 Advanced B&W Photo as the Color setting. 
4. Uncheck 
High Speed for the best quality. 
Note: If you are printing 
from Photoshop, make 
sure you do not use 
Photoshop’s color 
management settings 
when using Advanced 
Black and White Photo 
mode. There are no 
profiles associated with 
this screening and color 
management technology. 
Note: If Advanced Black 
and White Photo is not 
available for your media 
type, you may need to 
change your black ink 
cartridge. See page 145 
for more information.
 
						

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5. Select Printer Color Management from the drop-down menu. You see 
this screen:
6. Choose the settings that are best for your photo. You can use the photo 
on the screen as a guide. 
 Color Toning allows you to add tone (hue) to your black and white 
output. The default is 
Neutral, which will provide you with a 
neutral tonal scale print. You can also choose other popular presets 
such as 
Cool, Warm, and Sepia. Note that the presets affect the 
target found in the tone color circle.
 Tone allows you to easily change the entire tonal scale of your black 
and white output. While 
Darker is the default setting, you may see 
better results if you choose 
Dark. 
 Brightness adjusts the overall lightness and darkness of your image.
 Contrast adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of 
your image.
and Highlight Tonality allow you to control tonality only 
in the shadow or highlight areas of your image. 
 
						

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 Max Optical Density
 adjusts the overall density or focus of the 
print. Create a soft focus print by setting the density lower.
 Highlight Point Shift helps to reduce gloss differential by adding 
density to the highlights of your image.
The tone color circle adjusts the hue of your black and white print. 
Click on any portion of the color wheel or enter corresponding 
values to customize the tone (hue) added to your print. The closer 
you select to the edge of the wheel, the more color you add.
 approximates the image tone based on your settings. Note 
that this preview always shows the same image and is not color 
managed. It provides a level of feedback as you make changes. 
Creating a Custom Preset and Printing
Once you’ve made the correct settings for your print job, create a 
custom preset. This will save you time when you use the same 
profile/printer/ink/media combination for future print jobs.
1. Select 
Summary from the drop-down menu.
2. After verifying that your settings are correct, select 
Save As from the 
Presets drop-down menu. 
3. Type a name for your custom preset and click 
OK.
4. When you’re ready to print, click the 
Print button.
Whenever you want to print with your custom preset, select it from the 
Presets drop-down menu.
Note: If you check the 
settings on each screen 
in the drop-down menu, 
go through them carefully 
from top to bottom. 
Avoid cycling through 
them repeatedly, or you 
may lose your settings.
Caution: Do not open 
and close the Presets 
menu without typing a 
name, or you will lose 
your settings.
 
						

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Managing Print Jobs
After you click Print, you can monitor the progress of your print job. Follow 
these steps:
1. Click the icon for your printer on the Dock. If necessary, double-click 
your printer (and print queue) name. You see a screen like this:
2. From here you can monitor the progress of your print job or do one of 
the following:
Click the print job, then click Delete to cancel the job
Click the print job, then click Hold to pause printing
Click a print job marked “Hold” and click Resume to resume 
printing
3. When you’re finished, close the print job window, then close your 
printer window. 
Note: You can also 
cancel a print job by 
pressing the  Pause 
button on the printer and 
holding it for at least 
3 seconds.
 
						

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Your Epson Stylus Pro 7880 or Pro 9880 comes with drivers and utilities 
that let you print and manage print jobs. For the best black and white 
photography output, the Epson printer driver offers Advanced Black and 
White Photo mode. 
ICC profiles are included, so you can use the color management features in 
Adobe Photoshop or other applications, or in the driver itself. A 
color-managed workflow using Photoshop and a color-calibrated monitor 
will give you the most accurate colors and best output from your printer for 
color photos. See page 123 for instructions.
You can create your own profiles if you have the required hardware and 
software, or you can have them created by a color specialist. Make sure any 
profiles you want to use are located in the standard folder for your operating 
system. When you install the Epson printer driver, the ready-made profiles 
are automatically copied to the right folder.
Before you print, you need to set basic printing properties. Make sure you 
have installed the Epson driver and utilities from the CD-ROM. See the 
Printer Guide for instructions
If you plan on printing borderless images on roll paper, check the guidelines 
on page 96 to size your image correctly.
This chapter includes the following information: 
Choosing basic print options
Choosing color management options
Choosing roll paper settings
Choosing cut sheet paper settings
Choosing page layout options
Choosing advanced black and white photo settings
Choosing paper configuration options
Saving, exporting, and importing groups of settings
Managing print jobs
Chapter 4:  
Printing With 
Epson Drivers 
for Windows
Tip: Check the Epson Pro 
Imaging website at 
www.proimaging.epson.
com for updated drivers 
and utilities that may 
become available.
 
						

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Sizing Images for Borderless Printing on Roll 
Paper
For true borderless printing on roll paper, you can select either Auto 
Expand
 or Retain Size or create a custom paper size, as described on 
page 103. Your image may be clipped on the left and right edges, but you 
can minimize clipping by sizing your image according to the roll paper width 
and by adjusting the length by adding 0.1 inch (2.54 mm) to it.
Auto Expand provides the best solution for borderless printing with 
minimal image clipping because you can create a image width almost equal 
to the width of the roll media. If you use 
Retain Size, you need to size your 
image slightly wider than the paper width. See the table below for guidelines: 
* Epson Stylus Pro 9880 only
Roll paper width
Image width 
(with Auto Expand)Image width 
(with Retain Size)
8.3 inches 
(211 mm)8.06 inches 
(204.7 mm)8.35 inches 
(212.1 mm)
10 inches 
(254 mm)9.7075 inches 
(246.57 mm)10.25 inches 
(260.35 mm)
13 inches 
(330 mm)12.8 inches 
(325.1 mm)13.25 inches 
(338.8 mm)
16 inches (
406 mm)15.8 inches 
(401.3 mm)16.25 inches 
(412.75 mm)
17 inches 
(432 mm)16.8 inches 
(426.7 mm)17.25 inches 
(438.15 mm)
24 inches 
(610 mm)23.8 inches 
(604.5 mm)24.25 inches 
(615.9 mm)
36 inches* 
(914 mm)35.8 inches 
(909.3 mm)36.25 inches 
(920.7 mm)
44 inches* 
(1118 mm)43.8 inches 
(1112.5 mm)44.25 inches 
(1124.0 mm)
 
						

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Choosing Basic Print Options
The driver offers automatic settings that optimize print quality and speed 
when you’re using Epson media. You can also choose custom settings for 
more control over your printer and color management options. 
Follow these steps to make basic settings:
1. Start an application, open the file you want to print, and select 
Print in 
your application. You see the Print window.
2. Make sure your printer is selected, then click the
 Properties or 
Preferences button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, 
click it instead. Then click 
Properties or Preferences.)
You see a window like the following:
Note: If you need more 
information about print 
options, you can click 
theHelp button on 
any screen.
This box shows you the 
current settings, but you 
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3. Select a Media Type setting that corresponds to the paper you are 
printing on. See the table on page 99 for more information.
If you are using a color-managed workflow, make sure you choose 
media type and resolution settings that match the ICC profile you 
are using.
If your paper is not listed, check the instructions included with the 
paper, or check the Epson website (see page 13). If you are using 
non-Epson media, choose the closest setting or create a custom 
paper configuration (see page 112). You may have to experiment 
with different settings to determine which one is best for the media 
you’re using. 
4. For the 
Color setting, select one of the following:
 Color for any type of photographic printing. 
 Advanced B&W Photo for printing black and white photos on 
certain paper types. See page 110 for more information. (For paper 
types that don’t support this option, print black and white photos 
using the 
Color setting.) 
 only if you’re printing line drawings or other 
non-photographic images. 
5. For the 
Print Quality setting, choose Quality or Max Quality. Or 
choose 
Quality Options to display a window like the following:
Note: The Print Quality 
settings depend on the 
Media Type you selected. 
Choose lower print quality 
for faster printing, or 
SuperPhoto - 2880dpi 
for best quality.
 
						

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Use the Speed/Quality slider to set the desired quality level. Select from 
the following additional options and click 
OK:
 High Speed for fast, bidirectional printing at lower quality. 
 Edge Smoothing to improve the quality of low-resolution images.
 Finest Detail for sharper edges on vector-based data including text, 
graphics, and line art. (This setting does not affect photographs and 
is not recommended for large files.)
6. Set the 
Mode option as follows:
Click Automatic to have the printer driver analyze the contents of 
your image or file and make the appropriate printing adjustments. 
You can choose one of these settings in the drop-down menu:
Charts and Graphs intensifies colors and lightens the midtones 
and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation 
graphics.
EPSON Standard (sRGB) increases the contrast in images. Use 
this setting for color photographs.
Adobe RGB matches image colors to the Adobe RGB color 
standard.
Click Custom, then follow the instructions in the next section to 
select color management options
.
Selecting the Correct Media Type Setting
The table on the next page lists the settings designed to product the best 
results on Epson media.
If your paper is not listed, check the instructions included with the paper, or 
look on the Epson website www.proimaging.epson.com (U.S. sales), 
www.epson.ca (Canadian sales). If you are using non-Epson paper, consult 
the manufacturer for the best setting. You may have to experiment with 
different settings to determine which one is best for the media you’re using.
 
						

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For this mediaSelect this Media Type setting*
Photo Paper
Premium Luster Photo Paper (260) Premium Luster Photo Paper (260)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 
(250)
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper Premium Semimatte Photo Paper 
(260)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper (170) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (170)
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (170) Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 
(170)
Premium Glossy Photo Paper 
Premium Photo Paper GlossyPremium Glossy Photo Paper
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 
Premium Photo Paper SemiglossPremium Semigloss Photo Paper
Premium Luster Photo Paper 
Ultra Premium Photo Paper LusterPremium Luster Photo Paper
Proofing Paper
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (260) EPSON Proofing Paper White 
Semimatte
Proofing Paper Commercial 
Proofing Paper Commercial SemimatteEpson Proofing Paper Commercial
Fine Art Paper
Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White
PremierArt Water Resistant Canvas
Piezo Pro Matte CanvasWatercolor Paper - Radiant White
Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper
UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper
Canvas Canvas