Epson Stylus Pro 9890 User Manual

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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...

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For this mediaSelect this Media Type setting
Photo Paper
Carolina Cover 10pt Carolina Cover 10pt
Tango Advantage 10pt Tango Advantage 10pt
Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper Exhibition Fiber 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 (260) Premium Semimatte Photo...

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Premium Canvas Matte Premium Canvas Matte
Velvet Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Watercolor Paper - Radiant White
Textured Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper
UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper
Canvas Canvas
Somerset Velvet Somerset Velvet
Matte Paper
Doubleweight Matte Paper Doubleweight Matte Paper
Singleweight Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper
Presentation Paper Matte Presentation Paper...

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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...

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 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.
 PhotoEnhance allows you to automatically correct images and 
choose from six Scene Correction settings.
 

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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...

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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...

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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 108 for more information.
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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...

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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: