Epson 960 Printer User Manual


 
EPSON Stylus Photo 960
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Printing Borderless Photos on Mac OS 8.6
to 9.x
1. Start your photo program and open your photo file.
2. Click
File > Page Setup.
3. Select your Paper Size. Then choose
Auto Sheet Feeder as
the Paper Source.
4. Click the
Borderless checkbox. Read the message and
click
OK. Then click OK to close the dialog box.
5. Click
File > Print.
6. Select the Media Type for the paper you’re using. Then
click
Print.
Managing Color with Custom Profiles
Follow the steps in this section to use custom profiles for
printing with Adobe
®
Photoshop
®
(the instructions cover
Photoshop 6.0). You’ll also need to use profile-building
software to create your profiles, such as Monaco Systems
MonacoEZcolor
or GretagMacbeth
®
ProfileMaker.
Printing a Custom Profile Test Target
Follow these steps to create individual custom profile test
targets for each paper type you’ll be printing on:
1. Start your profile creation software and follow the
manufacturer’s instructions to open and prepare your test
target file.
2. When you’re ready to print the test target, select
File >
Print
.
3. Windows: Click the
Properties or Preferences button.
4. Select these settings in the printer settings window:
Media Type: Select the paper type you’ll be printing on
when you print with the profile.
Source Space: It doesn’t matter which source space you’re
using at this time.
Print Space - Profile: Select
Same As Source.
5. Click
Custom, then click the Advanced button.
6. Select these settings in the Advanced window:
Color Management: Select
No Color Adjustment.
Print Quality: We recommend that you select
Photo - 1440 dpi, though you can select a lower or higher
quality setting.
High Speed and Edge Smoothing: We recommend that you
turn off these options.
7. Click
OK to return to the printer settings window.
8. Click
OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh) to print your
test page.
9. Repeat these steps to print a test target for each paper type
that you’ll be printing on.
Creating Your Custom Profile
Follow the instructions provided with your profile-building
software (such as Monaco Systems MonacoEZcolor or
GretagMacbeth ProfileMaker) to create your custom profile
using the test target your printed. Once you create the profile,
be sure to place it in the correct folder on your computer, as
recommended by Microsoft
®
or Apple.
®
Printing With Your Custom Profile
1. Start Photoshop, open your image file, and make sure it is
tagged with the appropriate source profile. (See your
Photoshop documentation for instructions.)
Note: We recommend the ColorMatch RGB source profile
for RGB image files.
2. Select File > Print.
3. Windows: Click the
Properties or Preferences button.
4. Select these settings in the printer settings window:
Media Type: Select the type of paper for which you created
the custom profile (see “Printing a Custom Profile Test
Target”).
Source Space: Select
Document: ColorMatch RGB.
Print Space - Profile: Select your custom printer profile
from the pull-down menu.
Print Space - Intent: Select
Relative Colorimetric.
5. Click
Custom, then click the Advanced button.
6. Select
No Color Adjustment as the Color Management
setting.
7. Select the same settings on the Advanced window that you
selected when you printed the test target (see “Printing a
Custom Profile Test Target”).
8. Click
OK to close the Advanced window.
9. Click
OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh) to print your
photo.