Epson Stylus Pro 9890 User Manual

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Windows Printing With a Color Profile
First you set up your color management environment in Photoshop and 
assign a profile to your image, then you select your print settings and print.
Setting Up Photoshop and Assigning a Profile
1. Open Adobe Photoshop.
2. Select 
Color Settings from the Edit menu.
You see this window:
3. Select 
U.S. Prepress Defaults or North America Prepress 2 from 
the 
Settings menu to set Adobe RGB (1998) as the color space. Click 
OK.
4. Open...

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5. When your image appears, evaluate the color balance and contrast. If 
they need improvement, select 
Image > Mode > Assign Profile or 
Edit > Assign Profile. Then select one of the following as the Profile 
setting:
A different RGB working space (or Profile), such as ColorMatch 
RGB
 or sRGB IEC61966-2.1

A scanner profile for your scanner
A camera profile for your digital camera
Also click the 
Preview box so you can see the effects of your profile 
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10. Under Profile or Printer Profile, select a profile for your printer and 
the paper you’ll use, such as 
Epson Stylus Pro 9890_9908_7890_7908 
PremiumSemiglossPhotoPaper250
.
11. For the 
Intent or Rendering Intent setting, select Relative 
Colorimetric
 or Perceptual, and click the Black Point 
Compensation
 checkbox.
Selecting Print Settings and Printing
1. Click the Print button, select your printer, and click Properties or 
Preferences.
2. Make sure the 
Main...

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The Epson Stylus Pro 7890 and Pro 9890 require little maintenance to keep 
working at their best. This chapter describes the following routine 
procedures:
Checking printer status
Checking and cleaning the print head
Aligning the print head
Replacing ink cartridges
Changing the date and time
Performing additional maintenance tasks
Replacing the paper cutter blade
Replacing the maintenance tank
Cleaning the printer
Transporting or storing the printer
In addition to the features described in this...

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Printing Status Information
The status check sheet shows some of the current default settings, the page 
count, and the status of the maintenance tank.
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Press r 
Menu.
3. Press d to select 
TEST PRINT, then press r.
4. Press d to select 
STATUS SHEET, then press r.
5. Press 
OK to start printing.
Viewing Status Information
1. Press r Menu.
2. Press d to select 
PRINTER STATUS, then press r.
3. Do one of the...

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For more information about the Printer Status menu, see page 213.
Checking Printer Status From the Printer Driver
The Epson Status Monitor utility installed with your printer driver lets you 
check the levels of ink in the printer and the level of the maintenance 
tank(s). Follow the steps below to use the utility to check the status.
1. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
Mac OS X: Open the EPSON Printer Utility4 in your 
Applications...

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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should 
check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged or deflected. If 
necessary, you can run a cleaning cycle to clear the nozzles.
You can also turn on Auto Nozzle Check from the printer’s control panel. 
The printer will then check the nozzles periodically or before each print job 
and clean them if necessary.
Running the Nozzle Check and...

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You see a menu like the following:
3. Select the 
Nozzle Check icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. After the pattern is printed, use at least a 10
× eye loupe to examine it.
If the pattern looks good, as shown below, the print head is clean.
If any dots or segments are missing or deflected, as shown below, 
run a cleaning cycle as described on page 151. Then print another 
nozzle check pattern to make sure the nozzles are clean.
If the...

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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control 
Panel
You can print a nozzle check from the control panel and examine it to 
determine whether any nozzles are clogged or deflected. Then you can run a 
cleaning cycle if necessary.
1. Press r 
Menu.
2. Press d until 
TEST PRINT is selected, then press r. NOZZLE CHECK is 
selected.
3. Press r
, then press OK to start printing the nozzle check pattern.
4. After the pattern is printed, use at least a...