Epson 1400 User Manual

Epson Stylus® Photo 1400
Managing Color
Printing With Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0

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Introduction

Color profiles designed specifically for your printer model and paper type are installed with your printer driver. For the most precise color in your prints, use these profiles whenever you print.
To print using these profiles with Adobe instructions in these sections for your operating system:
“Windows Vista and XP” on page 4
“Mac OS X 10.5” on page 11
“Mac OS X 10.4” on page 16
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Photoshop® Elements 6.0, follow the
Introduction 3

Windows Vista and XP

First set up your color management environment in Photoshop Elements. Then select your print settings and print.

Set Up the Photoshop Elements Environment

1. Open Photoshop Elements.
2. Select
3. Select
Follow the steps in the next section to open and print your photo.
Edit > Color Settings.
Always Optimize for Printing, then click OK.
4 Windows Vista and XP

Print Your Color-Managed Photo

1. Open the photo you want to print.
2. Select
3. Select the
File, then select Page Setup.
Size of your paper.
4. Select the correct
5. Click
6. Select
OK.
File, then select Print.
Orientation for your photo.
Windows Vista and XP 5
7. Select EPSON Stylus Photo 1400 Series in the Printer list, if necessary.
8. Select
Photoshop Elements Manages Colors as the Color Handling
setting.
9. Select the profile that corresponds to the paper you loaded in the printer as the
Printer Profile setting. Refer to the table below:
For this paper Select this profile
Premium Presentation Paper Matte SP1400 1410 MPHW
Premium Photo Paper Glossy SP1400 1410 PGPP
Photo Paper Glossy SP1400 1410 PGPS
Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster SP1400 1410 PLPP
Presentation Paper Matte SP1400 1410 PQIJ
Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss SP1400 1410 PSPP
Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy SP1400 1410 UPGP
Ultra Premium Presentation Matte SP1400 1410 UPPM
6 Windows Vista and XP
10. Select
Relative Colorimetric as the Rendering Intent setting.
Note:
If your image contains very saturated colors, select Perceptual. This reduces the color saturation so that the colors fit within the printer’s color gamut.
11. Click the Print button.
12. Make sure
Preferences or Properties button.
EPSON Stylus Photo 1400 Series is selected, then click the
Windows Vista and XP 7
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