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Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings

Making the Media Type setting
Using the Automatic setting
Using the Custom settings
Using the Advanced settings
Saving your settings
Using your saved settings
Changing the page setup
Defining a custom paper size
Modifying the layout
Setting the print time
Previewing your printout

You will find the printer driver settings in the following dialog boxes:

  • Print dialog box (click Print on the File menu of your application or click Options in the Page Setup dialog box)

  • Page Setup dialog box (click Page Setup on the File menu of your application)

  • Layout dialog box (click the Layout icon button in the Print dialog box)

  • Background Printing dialog box (click the Background Printing icon button located in the Print dialog box)

  • Preview dialog box (click the Preview icon button and then click Preview in the Print dialog box)

The settings are arranged to give you three levels of control over the printer driver, as explained below.

Automatic setting

The quickest and easiest way to start printing. See Using the Automatic setting.

Custom settings

Choose from a list of ready-made settings suited to the kind of document you want to print. You can also add your own settings to this list. See Using the Custom settings.

Advanced settings

Allows you to make detailed settings to fit your individual needs. You can also add your settings to the Custom settings list. See Using the Advanced settings.

In addition to making groups of settings that affect overall print quality, you can also change page setup and layout using the Page Setup and the Layout dialog boxes. For information on page setup options, see Changing the page setup. For information on page layout options, see Modifying the layout.

Making the Media Type setting

The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first.

In the Print dialog box, select the Media Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer. Find your paper in the list below, then select a corresponding Media Type setting (shown in bold). For some kinds of paper, you have several Media Type settings to choose from.

Plain Paper

Plain paper

Envelopes

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4)

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S041025

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter)

S041060
S041028

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (A4)

S041154

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (Letter)

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S041155

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A4)

S041061
S041026

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Letter)

S041062
S041029

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Legal)

S041067
S041048

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (A6)

S041054

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (5 x 8)

S041121

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (8 x 10")

S041122

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet (A4)

S041106

EPSON Ink Jet Note Cards A6 (with envelopes)

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EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards 5 x 8" (with envelopes)

S041148

EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards 8 x 10" (with envelopes)

S041149

Photo Paper

EPSON Photo Paper (A4)

S041140

EPSON Photo Paper (Letter)

S041141

EPSON Photo Paper (4 x 6")

S041134

EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper (210 x 594 mm)

S041145

EPSON Photo Cards (A4)

S041177

Photo Quality Glossy Film

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A4)

S041071

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Letter)

S041072

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A6)

S041107

EPSON Photo Stickers 16 (A6)

S041144

EPSON Photo Stickers 4 (A6)

S041176

Ink Jet Transparencies

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (A4)

S041063

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (Letter)

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The availability of special media varies by country.

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Using the Automatic setting

When Automatic is selected as the Mode setting in the Print dialog box, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Ink settings. To make the Ink setting, click Color to print in color, or Black to print in black-and-white or grayscale. To make the Media Type setting, see Making the Media Type setting.

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Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list while Automatic is selected, a slide bar appears in the Mode box that lets you choose Quality, Speed, or an intermediate setting. Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed.

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Using the Custom settings

The Custom settings let you make a wide range of changes with a single click of the mouse. In the Custom settings list, you'll find ready-made settings provided by EPSON designed to match a particular kind of printout, such as graphs and charts for a presentation or images taken by a digital camera.

You can also create your own settings and add them to this list. See Using the Advanced settings.

The Custom settings list includes the following ready-made settings:

PhotoEnhance3

Best for printing video images or scanned images. This setting automatically adjusts the contrast, saturation, and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper, more vivid color printouts. PhotoEnhance3 does not affect your original image data.

Note:
Printing with PhotoEnhance3 selected may increase print time depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image.

Digital Camera

Good for printing scanned images or images taken with a digital camera.

Text/Graph

Good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts.

Text

Good for printing text-only documents.

Economy

Good for printing drafts of text.

ColorSync

This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen.

Follow these steps to select a Custom setting.

1. First, verify the Media Type and Ink settings. For details, see Making the Media Type setting.

2. Click the Custom radio button in the Print dialog box. This activates the Custom settings list, located below and to the right of the Custom radio button.

3. From the Custom settings list, select the most appropriate setting for the type of document or image you will print.

4. When you choose a Custom setting, other settings such as Print Quality, Halftoning, and Color are set automatically. Changes are shown in the Current Settings display on the right side of the Print dialog box.

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Using the Advanced settings

The Advanced settings give you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom settings list.

1. Click the Custom button in the Print dialog box and then click the Advanced button. The Advanced dialog box appears.

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2. Select the Media Type that you loaded in the printer. For details, see Making the Media Type setting.

3. Choose Color or Black in the Ink option.

4. Select the Print Quality setting.

5. Make other settings. For details, see online help.

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Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Print Quality, Media Type, and Ink settings you make.

6. Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Print dialog box. Click Cancel to return to the Print dialog box without applying your settings. To save your Advanced settings, see the next section.

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Saving your settings

To save your Advanced settings as a group, click Save Settings in the Advanced dialog box. The Custom Settings dialog box appears:

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Type a unique name (up to 16 characters) for your settings in the Name box, and click Save.

You can save up to 10 groups of settings. You can select your saved group of settings from the settings list in the Print dialog box.

  • The names of the ready-made settings provided by EPSON cannot be applied to your new settings.
  • To delete a setting, select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box and click Delete.
  • You cannot delete the ready-made settings from the Custom Settings list.
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    Using your saved settings

    To select your settings, click Custom in the Print dialog box, then select your setting in the Custom settings list, located below and to the right of the Custom button.

    If you change the Media Type or Ink option when one of your customized settings is selected in the settings list, the selection shown in the list returns to Custom Settings. The customized setting that was previously selected is not affected by this change. To return to your customized setting, simply reselect it in the list.

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    Changing the page setup

    In the Page Setup dialog box, you can change the paper size, specify the orientation of your printout, and adjust the printable area.

    Choose Page Setup from the File menu of your application. The Page Setup dialog box appears:

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    You can change the following settings:

    Paper size

    Select the paper size you want to use. If you want to define a custom paper size, see Defining a custom paper size.

    Orientation

    Use this setting to specify the direction of printing on the page: Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide). If you need to print close to the bottom of the page, click Rotate by 180 degrees.

    Reduce or Enlarge

    Use this setting to reduce or enlarge the size of your image.

    Printable area

    Select Maximum to increase the printable area.

    Note:
    Print quality may decline at the edges of the expanded printable area. Print a single sheet to confirm quality before printing large jobs using this setting. Also, make sure the paper loaded in the sheet feeder is not curled.

    Click Centered to position your printout at equal distances from the edges of the paper.

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    Defining a custom paper size

    If your paper size is not included in the paper size list in the Page Setup dialog box, follow the steps below to define a custom paper size.

    1. In the Page Setup dialog box, click Customize. The following dialog box appears:

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    2. To define a new paper size, click New. The dialog box changes to allow you to enter a name for the new size.

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    3. Type the paper size name in the New Paper Size box.

    4. Specify the measurement unit as either Inches or cm.

    5. Type in the width and the height.

    6. Click OK. You return to the Page Setup dialog box.

    You can define up to 8 paper sizes. The paper size names you create will appear in the Paper Size menu in the Page Setup dialog box.

    To delete a custom paper size, click Customize in the Page Setup dialog box, select its name from the list in the Custom Paper dialog box, and click Delete.

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    Modifying the layout

    You can modify the page layout of your document using the printer driver settings located in the Layout dialog box, shown below. To open this dialog box, click Print on the File menu of your application and click the Layout icon button in the Print dialog box.

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    You can use the options in the Layout dialog box to fit your document to the paper size, to put a watermark on your document, or to print 2 or 4 pages of your document on one sheet.

    Fitting your document to the paper size

    Selecting this setting proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of the image to make it fit the paper size you selected in the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog box.

    You can choose a different paper size in the Paper Size list below this setting. The paper size you select here overrides the Paper Size setting in the Page Setup dialog box.

    Printing a watermark on your document

    Selecting this function enables you to print a watermark in the background of your printed documents or images.

    Select the watermark you want to print from the Watermark list; then select its position, size, color, and intensity. The position and size of the watermark can be changed by dragging it with your mouse in the preview window on the left.

    You can also create your own custom watermarks by adding PICT files to the Watermark list. Follow these steps:

    1. Click the Add/Delete button to the right of the Watermark list. The following dialog box appears:

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    2. Click Add. Select the image file you want to add and click Open.

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    3. Enter a name for the watermark, and click Save.

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    Your custom watermark will appear in the Watermark list.

    Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet

    You can print two or four pages on a sheet of paper by selecting 2 Pages or 4 Pages in the Print Layout box. You can also choose to print a frame around each page on the sheet of paper.

    Print Order

    You can determine the order in which you print multiple copies of your document: Collated (printed a set at a time), or in Reverse order.

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    Setting the print time

    You can specify the time that you want the printer to start printing your document. Follow these steps:

    1. Click the Background Printing icon button in the Print dialog box. The Background Printing dialog box appears.

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    2. Click On to turn on background printing, if necessary.

    3. Select Urgent, Normal, Print at:, or Hold from the Print Time list.

    If you select Print at:, use the arrows beside the date and time boxes to specify the date and time you want to print the document.

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    Make sure the computer and printer are turned on at the date and time you specified.

    4. Click OK. The Background Printing dialog box closes.

    5. In the Print dialog box, make sure your print settings are as you want them, then click Print.

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    You can check or change the priority of print jobs using the EPSON Monitor3 utility. See Controlling Background Printing for details.

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    Previewing your printout

    This feature allows you to see how your document will look before actually printing it. Follow these steps:

    1. Make your printer driver settings.

    2. Click the Preview icon button in the Print dialog box. The Print button changes into a Preview button.

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    To change the Preview button back into a Print button, simply click the Preview icon button again.

    3. Click Preview. The Preview dialog box appears and displays a preview of your document.

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    4. If you are satisfied with the previewed image, click Print.

    If you are not satisfied with the appearance of the image, click Cancel. The Preview and Print dialog boxes close with the current print settings preserved. Open the Print dialog box again to make more changes to the print settings.

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