Epson Stylus Pro 9900 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 
Printer Settings from the drop-down menu. 
2. Choose the Media Type setting for the paper you have loaded in the 
printer. (See page 121 for instructions.)
3. Choose
 Advanced B&W Photo as the Print Mode setting. 
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 
mode. See page 163 for 
more information.
 
						

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4. Uncheck High Speed for the best quality. 
5. Click 
Advanced Color Settings. You see this screen:
6. Choose the settings that are best for your photo.
 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.
 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.
 
						

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 Contrast
 adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of 
your image.
 Shadow Tonality and Highlight Tonality allow you to control 
tonality only in the shadow or highlight areas of your image. 
 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.
The preview image 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.
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.
 
						

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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.
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: If it is no longer 
spooling in the computer, 
you can also cancel a 
print job by pressing the 
button on the 
printer, selecting JOB 
CANCEL, and pressing 
the OK button.
 
						

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Printing With Mac OS X 10.4
If you’re using Mac OS X 10.4, follow the instructions below. If you’re using 
Mac OS X 10. 5, see page 89.
Choosing Page Setup Options
Page Setup options let you choose from several options for printing on cut 
sheets or roll paper. You can also select the orientation of your image and the 
paper size. For printing on roll media, creating a custom page size is 
recommended to make the best use of your paper.
Note the following limitations on borderless printing:
Borderless printing takes longer than normal printing. 
Margins are required at the top and bottom of the page on cut sheets. 
Full borderless printing is available on roll paper only.
1. Open the file you want to print and select 
Page Setup in your 
application. You see this screen:
2. Open the 
Format for drop-down menu and select your printer. 
Note: Many application 
settings override the 
printer’s page setup 
options. Always verify 
settings to get the results 
you expect.
If your application has 
margin settings, make 
sure they’re turned off for 
borderless printing.
Select your printer
Note: If you need more 
information about print 
options, click the 
? 
button.
 
						

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3. Click the Paper Size drop-down menu. 
If you’re printing on a cut sheet, choose the size of the paper you are 
using and one of the options listed below. Then continue with 
step 5.
If you’re using roll paper, Epson recommends that you create a 
custom paper size to make the best use of your paper. See step 4 for 
instructions. Also be sure to select roll paper options, as described 
on page 114.
The following settings are available, depending on the size you choose:
The Sheet size setting prints on cut sheet paper with a bottom 
margin larger than the top and sides.
 Sheet - Borderless (Auto Expand) prints on cut sheets and 
enlarges your image (up to 3%) to fit the width of the paper 
(without side borders). 
 Sheet - Borderless (Retain Size) prints your image at the size you 
specify in your application. You need to size it slightly wider than 
the paper width to print without side borders. 
Select the paper size, 
then choose the setting
 
						

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 Roll Paper - Borderless (Auto Expand) 
prints without borders on 
roll paper and enlarges your image (up to 3%) to fit the size of the 
paper. This selection is recommended for borderless printing with 
minimal clipping of your image. See page 88 for more information.
 Roll Paper - Borderless (Retain Size) prints your image on roll 
paper at the size you specify in your application. You need to size it 
slightly wider than the paper width to print without borders. See 
page 88 for more information.
 Roll Paper - Banner prints a series of continuous images without 
any margin space between them, but with normal side borders.
 Roll Paper - Borderless Banner prints a series of continuous 
borderless images without space between them. 
4. If you are printing on roll paper, choose 
Manage Custom Sizes from 
the 
Paper Size menu.
(If you are printing on a cut sheet, skip to step 5.)
Click the
 + (plus sign), double-click Untitled and give your paper size a 
name, then define its size and margins and click 
OK.
Select your new page size from the 
Paper Size drop-down menu. 
5. Choose the appropriate 
Orientation and Scale for printing.
6. Click 
OK. Then continue with the instructions in the next section.
Click to create a 
custom page size
 
						

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Choosing Basic Print Options
Once you have selected your page setup options, you need to select printing 
options. The Epson driver offers automatic settings that optimize print 
quality and speed when you’re using Epson media. You can also choose 
additional settings for more control over your printer and color output.
1. Select 
Print in your application. You see the screen shown below:
2. Choose your printer from the 
Printer menu. 
Select your 
printer
 
						

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3. Select Print Settings from the Copies & Pages drop-down menu. You 
see this screen:
4. If you created a custom paper size for your roll paper, select the 
Auto 
Expand
 or Retain Size option in the Page Setup drop-down menu. 
See page 88 for details.
5. Select the 
Media Type that corresponds to the paper you are printing 
on. See the table on page 121 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. 
6. For the 
Color setting, select one of the following:
 Color for any type of photographic printing. 
 Advanced B&W Photo if you are printing black and white photos 
using this unique printer technology on select paper types. See 
page 116 for more information. (For paper types that don’t support 
this option, print black and white photos with the 
Color setting.) 
 only if you’re printing line drawings or other 
non-photographic images.
Note: In certain 
programs, you may need 
to select Advanced 
before you can select 
Print Settings. For more 
information about printer 
settings, click the ? 
button.