Epson X400 Manual

							

Changing
Automatic UpdateOptions
 Your
printer software forWindows automatically checksforupdates tothe product software. Youcan
 change
howoften thesoftware checksforupdates ordisable thisfeature.
 1.
Right-click theproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar.
 2.
Select Software UpdateSettings .
 You
seethiswindow:
 3.
Doone ofthe following:
 •
To change howoften thesoftware checksforupdates, selectasetting inthe Check everymenu.
 •
To disable theautomatic updatefeature, selecttheNever option.
 4.
Click OKtoexit.
 Note:
Ifyou choose todisable theautomatic updatefeature, youcancheck forupdates manually.
 Parent
topic:Printing withWindows
 Related
tasks
 Checking
forSoftware Updates
 Printing
withMacOSX
 You
canprint withyour product usinganyMac OSXprinting program, asdescribed inthese sections.
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Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -Mac OSX
 Selecting
PageSetup Settings -Mac OSX
 Selecting
PrintLayout Options -Mac OSX
 Managing
Color-Mac OSX
 Selecting
PrintingPreferences -Mac OSX
 Printing
YourDocument orPhoto -Mac OSX
 Parent
topic:Printing FromaComputer
 Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -Mac OSX
 Select
thebasic settings forthe document orphoto youwant toprint.
 1.
Open aphoto ordocument forprinting.
 2.
Select theprint command inyour application.
 Note:
Youmay need toselect aprint icononyour screen, thePrint option inthe File menu, or
 another
command. Seeyour applications helputility fordetails.
 3.
Select yourproduct asthe Printer setting.
 4.
Ifnecessary, clickthearrow nexttothe Printer setting orthe Show Details buttontoexpand the
 print
window.
 You
seetheexpanded printersettings windowforyour product:
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Note:
Theprint window maylookdifferent, depending onthe version ofMac OSXand the
 application
youareusing.
 5.
Select theCopies andPages settings asnecessary.
 Note:
Ifyou donot see these settings inthe print window, checkforthem inyour application before
 printing.

6.
Select thepage setup options: PaperSizeandOrientation .
 Note:
Ifyou donot see these settings inthe print window, checkforthem inyour application before
 printing.
Theymaybeaccessible byselecting PageSetup fromtheFile menu.
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7.
Select anyapplication-specific settingsthatappear onthe screen, suchasthose shown inthe image
 above
forthe Preview application.
 8.
Select PrintSettings fromthepop-up menu.
 You
seethese settings:
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9.
Select thetype ofpaper youloaded asthe Media Typesetting.
 Note:
Thesetting maynotexactly matchthename ofyour paper. Checkthepaper typesettings list
 for
details.
 10.
Select thePrint Quality settingyouwant touse.
 11.
Select anyofthe available printoptions.
 Print
Quality Settings -Mac OSX
 Print
Options -Mac OSX
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topic:Printing withMac OSX
 Related
references
 Paper
orMedia TypeSettings
 Related
tasks
 Selecting
PageSetup Settings -Mac OSX
 Printing
YourDocument orPhoto -Mac OSX
 Print
Quality Settings -Mac OSX
 You
canselect anyofthe print quality settings tofine-tune thequality ofyour print. Some settings may
 be
unavailable, dependingonthe paper typeandborder setting youhave chosen.
 Fast
Economy
 For
thefastest printing withdraft quality.
 Economy

For
fast printing withreduced quality.
 Normal

For
everyday textand image printing.
 Fine

For
text and graphics withgood quality andprint speed.
 Super
Fine
 For
text and graphics withhigh print quality.
 Photo

For
photos andgraphics withgood quality andprint speed.
 Best
Photo
 For
photos andgraphics withhigh print quality.
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Photo
RPM
 For
thebest print quality, buttheslowest printspeed.
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topic:Selecting BasicPrintSettings -Mac OSX
 Print
Options -Mac OSX
 You
canselect anyofthe print options tocustomize yourprint. Some options maybeunavailable,
 depending
onother settings youhave chosen.
 Expansion

If
you selected aborderless papersizesetting, thisoption adjusts theimage expansion settingsto
 control
printing atthe edges ofborderless prints.
 Grayscale

Prints
textand graphics inblack orshades ofgray.
 Mirror
Image
 Lets
youflipthe printed imagehorizontally.
 Note:
Ifyou select theMin option forthe Expansion setting,youmay seewhite borders onyour printed
 photo.

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topic:Selecting BasicPrintSettings -Mac OSX
 Selecting
PageSetup Settings -Mac OSX
 Depending
onyour application, youmay beable toselect thepaper sizeandorientation settingsfrom
 the
print window.
 Note:
Ifyou donot see these settings inthe print window, checkforthem inyour application before
 printing.
Theymaybeaccessible byselecting PageSetup fromtheFile menu.
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1.
Select thesize ofthe paper youloaded asthe Paper Sizesetting. Ifyou areprinting aborderless
 photo,
selecttheBorderless checkboxorapaper sizewithaBorderless option.Youcanalso
 select
acustom settingtocreate acustom papersize.
 Note:
Youmust select acompatible borderlesspapertypeandsize toprint borderlessly. Checkthe
 borderless
papercompatibility listfordetails.
 2.
Select theorientation ofyour document orphoto asshown inthe print window.
 Note:
Ifyou areprinting anenvelope, selectthe icon.
 Note:
Youcanreduce orenlarge thesize ofthe printed imagebyselecting PaperHandling fromthe
 pop-up
menuandselecting ascaling option.
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topic:Printing withMac OSX
 Related
references
 Borderless
PaperTypeCompatibility
 Selecting
PrintLayout Options -Mac OSX
 You
canselect avariety oflayout options foryour document orphoto byselecting Layoutfromthepop-
 up
menu onthe print window.
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•
To print multiple pagesonone sheet ofpaper, selectthenumber ofpages inthe Pages perSheet
 pop-up
menu.Toarrange theprint order ofthe pages, selectaLayout Direction setting.
 •
To print borders aroundeachpage onthe sheet, selectaline setting fromtheBorder pop-upmenu.
 •
To invert orflip the printed image,selecttheReverse pageorientation orFlip horizontally settings.
 Parent
topic:Printing withMac OSX
 Managing
Color-Mac OSX
 You
canadjust theColor Matching andColor Options settingstofine-tune thecolors inyour printout, or
 turn
offcolor management inyour printer software.
 1.
Select ColorMatching fromthepop-up menuinthe print window.
 2.
Select oneofthe available options.
 3.
Select ColorOptions fromthepop-up menuinthe print window.
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Note:
Theavailable settingsonthe Color Options menudepend onthe option youselected onthe
 Color
Matching menu.
 4.
Select oneofthe available options.
 Color
Matching andColor Options -Mac OSX
 Parent
topic:Printing withMac OSX
 Color
Matching andColor Options -Mac OSX
 You
canselect fromthese settings onthe Color Matching andColor Options menus.
 Color
Matching Settings
 EPSON
ColorControls
 Lets
youmanage colorusing controls inyour printer software, orturn offcolor management.
 ColorSync

Prints
usingstandard colorprofiles foryour product andpaper tohelp match image colors. Youcan
 customize
theconversion methodandfilter settings onthe ColorSync pop-upmenuinthe print
 window.

Color
Options Settings
 Manual
Settings
 Lets
youselect manual coloradjustments. Clickthearrow nexttoAdvanced Settingsandselect
 settings
forBrightness ,Contrast ,Saturation ,and individual colortones. Youcanalso select acolor
 Mode
setting forprinting photosandgraphics andtheFix Red-Eye settingtoreduce orremove red-
 eye
inphotos. Depending onthe selected colormode, youcanalso adjust themidtone densityusing
 the
Gamma setting.
 Fix
Photo
 Improves
thecolor, contrast, andsharpness offlawed photos. Clickthearrow nexttoAdvanced
 Settings
andselect theFix Red-Eye settingtoreduce orremove red-eye inphotos.
 Note:
FixPhoto usesasophisticated facerecognition technologytooptimize photosthatinclude
 faces.
Forthis towork, botheyes andthenose mustbevisible inthe subjects face.Ifyour photo
 includes
aface withanintentional colorcast,such asastatue, youmay want toturn offFix Photo to
 retain
thespecial coloreffects.
 Off
(No Color Adjustment)
 Turns
offcolor management inyour printer software soyou canmanage colorusing onlyyour
 application
software.
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Parent
topic:Managing Color-Mac OSX
 Selecting
PrintingPreferences -Mac OSX
 You
canselect printing preferences thatapply toall the print jobsyousend toyour product.
 1.
Inthe Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .
 2.
Select Print&Fax orPrint &Scan ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies .
 3.
Select Driver.
 You
seethisscreen:
 4.
Select anyofthe available printingpreferences.
 5.
Click OK.
 Printing
Preferences -Mac OSX
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topic:Printing withMac OSX
 Printing
Preferences -Mac OSX
 You
canselect fromthese settings onthe Driver tab.
 Skip
Blank Page
 Ensures
thatyour product doesnotprint pages thatcontain notext orimages.
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