Select the
basic settings for the photo or document you want to print.
- Open a photo or document for printing.
- Select the print command in your application.
Note: You may
need to select a print icon on your screen, the Print option in the File menu, or another
command. See your application's help utility for
details.
- Select your product as the Printer setting.
- If necessary, click the arrow next to the Printer setting
or the Show Details button to
expand the print window. You see the expanded printer
settings window for your product:
Note: The
print window may look different, depending on the version of OS X
and the application you are using.
- Select the Copies and
Pages settings as
necessary.
Note: If you
do not see these settings in the print window, check for them in
your application before printing.
- Select the size of the paper you loaded as the
Paper Size setting.
Note: You can
reduce or enlarge the size of the printed image by selecting
Paper Handling from the pop-up
menu and selecting a scaling option.
Note: If you
do not see these settings in the print window, check for them in
your application before printing. They may be accessible by
selecting Page Setup from the
File menu.
- Choose portrait or landscape as the Orientation setting.
- Select any application-specific settings that appear on
the screen, such as those shown in the image above for the Preview
application.
- Select Printer Settings
from the pop-up menu.
Note: In
certain programs, you may need to select Advanced before you can select Printer Settings. For more information about
printer settings, click the ?
button.
You see these settings:
- Select the type of paper you loaded as the Media Type setting.
Note: The
setting may not exactly match the name of your paper. Check the
media type settings list for details.
Note: The ink
type may change depending on the size and type of paper you select.
To avoid changing black ink more often than necessary, set the
printer to the type of black ink you usually use.
- Select one of the following as the Print Mode setting:
- Select
AccuPhoto HG for any type of
photographic printing.
- Select
Black/Grayscale when using plain
paper.
- Select one of the following as the Color Mode setting:
- EPSON Standard (sRGB): Increases the contrast
in images. Click the Advanced Color
Settings tab to use advanced color controls.
- EPSON
Vivid: Processes colors to create standard hues. Click the
Advanced Color Settings tab to
use advanced color controls.
- Adobe RGB: Matches image colors to the Adobe
RGB color standard. Use this setting if your source file was
captured in Adobe RGB. Click the Advanced Color Settings tab to use advanced
color controls.
- Off (No Color Adjustment): Turns off color
management in your printer software so you can manage color using
only your application software.
Note: If
desired, you can instead use ColorSync to manage colors. In most
cases, you get better results by applying color management in your
application, rather than in the printer driver.
- Select the Output
Resolution setting you want to use.
- Select any of the available print options.