EPSON Stylus COLOR 900
Manual
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Contents
Introduction
Windows System Requirements 10
Macintos h System R equiremen t s 11
How To Use Your Manuals 12
Using Lin ks 13
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 13
ENER GY STAR Compliance 14
Year 200 0 R eady 14
Important Safety Instructions 14
Basic Printing
Printing fr om W indows 17
Printing f rom Windows App lic at ions 18
Setting Default Print er Options 21
Checking Printer Status 23
Printing fr om a M acintosh 26
Checking Printer Status 29
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Advanced Printing
Using Custom Project Types 31
Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects 34
Customizing Color Settings 37
Using Ph ot oEnhance 3 or Digital Ca m era Correc t ion Mode 38
Using Cus t om C olor Mana gement Mo des 39
Using a Color Management System 42
Using ColorSync on t he Macinto s h 43
Selectin g Paper Size and Orienta tio n Options 44
Selectin g Paper Opti ons in Window s 45
Selectin g Paper Opti ons on a Maci nt os h 50
Selectin g Print Layout Options 55
Choosin g Print Layout Options in W indows 55
Choosin g Print Layout Options on a M acintosh 63
Using Prin t Preview on th e M ac intosh 71
Saving Cu s t om Settings 73
Revising Custom Settings 74
Deleting Cu s t om Settings 75
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Printing on Special Media
Selectin g Special Media 77
Media Loading and H andling Guidelines 79
Letterhe ad, Preprin te d F orms, and Legal-size Paper 81
Envelopes 81
EPSON Photo Pap er 82
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 85
EPSON I nk Je t Tr ans parencie s 85
EPSON Photo Qua lit y Self Adhesive Sheets 85
EPSO N Photo Qua lit y Glossy Film 86
EPSON Photo Stickers 87
EPSON I ron-On Coo l Peel Transf er Paper 87
76
Managi ng Print Jobs
Managing Print Jobs in W indows 95, Windo w s 98, and
Windows NT 4.0 89
Using the Progress M et er 90
Displaying the Prog res s M et er 91
Using the Spool Man ager 93
Using Stat us M onitor 2 94
Managing Print Jobs in W indows 3.1 109
Using the Spool Man ager 109
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Managing Print Jobs on a Macinto s h 1 12
Using Monitor3 113
Using the M ac intosh Sta t us M onitor 116
Selectin g C onfiguration Option s 118
Setting Up Background Printing Options 120
Network Printing
For Windo w s 95 and 98 Users 122
Setting Up the Host System 122
Setting Up Client Systems 124
For Windo w s N T 4. 0 U s ers 125
Setting Up Your Print er as a Share d Printer 125
Accessin g t he Printer Through a Ne t w ork 126
For Macint os h Users 128
Select ing the Prin te r in t he Chooser 128
Optional Interfaces
Using PC I nt erf ace Board s 130
Using Mac intosh Interf ace Board s 130
Installing Optional In te rf ac es 131
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Maintenance and Transportation
Cleaning t he Print Head 134
Using the H ead Clean ing Utility 134
Using the C ontrol Pan el 135
Examini ng t he Nozzle Check Pattern 137
Replacin g an Ink Cartridge 138
Removing and Insta lling Ink Car tr idges 139
Replacin g an Outdated Ink Cartridge 142
Aligning th e Print Head 145
Using the Print Head Alignmen t Ut ilit y 145
Using the D OS Print Head Alignm ent Utility 146
Using the C ontrol Pan el Buttons 147
Cleaning t he Printer 148
Transpo rt ing the Printer 149
133
Troubl eshooting
Identifyi ng Printer Pa rt s 151
Diagnosing Problems 152
Checking the Contr ol Panel Light s 153
Running a Printer Check 155
Confirming the Printer ID Number 156
Improving Print Quality 157
Solving Printing Pro blems 164
Solving Printer Soft w are Problem s 169
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Fixing Pa per Problem s 175
Solving M is c ellaneous Printout Problems 178
Uninstalling Printe r Software 182
Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 Instructions 182
Windows 3.1 Instructions 183
Macintosh Instructions 184
Where To Get Help 185
Specifications
Printing 187
Paper 188
Ink Cartrid ges 192
Mechanical 193
Electrical 193
Environmental 194
Safet y Approvals 194
Interfaces 195
Index
187
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Introduction
Your EPSON Stylus
business graphics, digital photographs, newsletters, and more. With
resolutio ns up to 1440 by 720 dpi and EPSON’s unique variable micro
droplet technology, you get amazingly realistic photographic images, vivid
color graphics, and sh arp black text —all at unpreceden te d s peeds.
The printer software for Microsoft
provides adv anced color manag em ent with ad jus t able levels of
brightness, contrast, sharpness, and other settings. You get even more
precise color match ing with Colo rSy nc
management systems.
EPSON’s s pecially formulated in k ca rt ridges and w ide variety of ink jet
papers of fe r t he m ost flexibilit y fo r getting the res ults you w ant . W it h
standard parallel, serial, and hig h-s peed USB (U niv ersal Serial Bus)
ports, sett ing up your pr int er is fast and easy.
This chapter gives general printer information in these sections:
◗ Windows System Requirements
◗ Macintosh System R equiremen t s
◗ How To Use Your Manuals
◗ ENERGY STAR Compliance
®
COLOR 9 00 printer is th e ideal outpu t dev ic e for
®
Windows® and Apple® Macintosh®
™
2.01 and two Windows c olor
◗ Year 2000 Ready
◗ Important Safety Instructions
Introduction Page 9
Windows System Requirements
To use your printer and its software with a PC, your system should have:
◗ An IBM
Windows 3.1x), 486/25 MHz (for Windows 95 or Windows NT®4.0),
or 486/66 MHz (for Windows 98) processor
®
compatible PC with at least a 386/25 MHz (for
-
Using an improperly
shielded U SB cable—
especia lly a c able
more than 6. 5 f eet
(2.0 meters) long —
may caus e t he printer
to malfunc t ion.
◗ DOS, Windows
3.1x, Wind ow s 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
◗ At least 16MB of RAM (32MB for Windows 3.1, 95, or 98 or 64MB for
Window s NT 4. 0 recomm ended)
◗ At least 50MB of free hard disk space for storing images (100MB
recommended)
◗ VGA, Su per VGA, or bet t er display adapter and monitor
◗ Double -s peed (2X) C D -R OM drive (quad-speed [4X] or f as t er
recommended) for installing the printer software
◗ For parallel connect ion, a high-speed, bidi rec t ional, IEE E-1284
complian t parallel cabl e (6 t o 10 feet long); the cable must have a
D-SUB, 25-pin, male connect or f or y our comput er and a 36 -pin,
®
Centronics
compatible connect or for the print er.
For USB connection t o a c omputer running Windows 98 w it h a
Windows 98 compliant USB port, a shielded USB “AB” interface cable,
from Serie s A (c omputer) t o Series B (pri nt er), up to 6.5 f eet
(2.0 meters) long.
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Using an improperly
shielded U SB cable—
especia lly a c able
more than 6. 5 f eet
(2.0 meters) long —
may cause the printer
to malfunc t ion.
Macintosh System Requirements
To use your printer and its software with a Macintosh, yo ur system should
have:
◗ One of the following M acintosh m odels:
LC475, L C 575, LC630
Quadra series
Centris series
PowerBook
PowerBook Duo 280, 2300c/100
Performa
Power Macintosh
™
iMac
◗ For serial connect ion: System 7. 5. 1 or later (7. 6 or later
recommended)
For USB connection: iMac with System 8.1 or later
◗ At least 16M B of available RAM (32MB rec ommended)
◗ At least 50MB of free hard disk space (100MB recommended)
◗ RGB disp lay or better
◗ Double -s peed (2X) C D -R OM drive (quad-speed [4X] or f as t er
recommended) for installing the printer software
◗ For serial co nnection: a n ImageWri te r
(8-pin mini DIN male/male, Belkin brand recommended; EPSON part
number: F2V024-06)
For USB connection t o an iMac computer: a sh ielded USB “AB”
interface c able, from S eries A (com puter) to Series B (print er), up to
6.5 feet (2.0 meters) long.
®
series (19 0, 520, 540, 550, or later)
®
475, 575, 588, 630, 5210 or later
®
series
series (for USB connection only )
®
II serial cab le or equival ent
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How To Use Your Manuals
To set up yo ur printer and ins t all the printer s oftware, s ee t he
card. This manual contain s the following informat ion:
Basic Printing
Advance d Printing
quality, color management, and distinctive layouts.
Printing on Special Media
other med ia f or your print job and instruc t ions for loa ding it in your printer.
Managing Print Jobs
status while you’re pr int ing.
Network Printing
your print er on a network .
Optional I nt erfaces
interface boards.
Maintenance and Transportation
cartridge s , cleaning and aligning t he print head , and cleaning and
transpor ti ng t he printer.
Troubles hooting
your print er or software.
cov ers t he basics of printing with W indows or M ac int osh.
tells you how to print using custo m se ttings for pr int
gives guide lines for selectin g th e right paper or
explains how t o c ontrol print jobs and chec k printer
describes how to se t up your compute rs so you c an us e
gives inst ruc t ions on how t o ins t all and use E PSON
gives instr uc t ions for replac ing ink
provides so lut ions for any problems yo u m ay have with
Start Here
Specificat ions
cartridge s , a nd EPSON papers.
To go right to the se c t ion you need , see the Index
Introduction Page 12
provides th e t ec hnical details on your printer, in k
.
Using Links
Green, underlined text indicates that the text is a link (cross-reference) to
other parts of this manual. Cl ick on the text wi th the mouse pointe r to view
the refere nc ed informat ion.
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips
You’ll find t his informatio n t hroughout y our manual:
Warnings must be fo llowed caref ully to avoid bodily
injury.
Cautions must be observ ed to avoid damage to yo ur
equipment.
Notes cont ain important inform at ion about y our printer.
Tips contain addit ional hints f or better print ing.
Introduction Page 13
ENERGY STAR Compliance
Always turn the
printer off using the
P power button.
Don’t switch off the
power strip, or unplug
the printer until the
P power light is off.
As an E
meets the E
The EPA E
partners hip with the com puter and of fi c e equipment industr y to promote
the introd uc t ion of energy-efficien t p ers onal com puters, monitors,
printers, f ax m ac hines, and c opiers in an effort to redu c e air pollutio n
caused b y p ow er generat ion.
NERGY STAR
NERGY STAR
NERGY STAR
Partner, E PSON has determined that this product
guidelines for energy efficiency.
Office Equipment program is a v oluntary
Year 2000 Ready
Your EPS ON printer is Year 2000 Re ady. Howev er, be sure th e other
parts of your computer system are also ready for the year 2000.
Important Safety Instructions
Before us ing your prin te r, read the follow ing safety ins t ructions to m ake
sure you u se th e printer safe ly and effectiv ely :
◗ Turn off and unplug th e printer before cleaning. Clean w it h a damp
cloth only. D o not spill liquid on the prin te r.
◗ Do not plac e the printer on an unstable surf ac e or near a radiator,
heating v ent , or direct sun light.
◗ Do not bloc k or cover the openings in the printer’s c as e or insert
objects through the slots.
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◗ Use only th e t y pe of power so urce indicat ed on the printer’s label.
◗ Conne c t al l equipmen t to properly grounded power outlets. Avoid
using outlets on the sa me circui t as photo copiers or a ir contr ol syste ms
that regul arly s w it c h on and off.
◗ Place the printer ne ar a wall outlet w here the plug ca n be easily
unplugg ed.
Placez l’imprimant e près d’un e prise de cont ac t e où la fiche peut être
débranchée facilement.
◗ Do not let th e power cord become damaged or frayed.
◗ If you use an extensi on cord with the printer, m ak e sure the to ta l
ampere rat ing of the devices plugged int o th e ex t ension co rd does not
exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total ampere
rating of al l dev ic es plugge d into the wall out let does not ex c eed the
wall outle t’s ampere ra ti ng.
◗ Except as sp ec if ic ally explained in this m anual, do not attempt to
service th e printer yours elf.
◗ Unplug th e printer and ref er servicing to qualified service personnel
under the f ollowing conditions:
If the powe r c ord or plug is da m aged; if liquid has entered the printer;
if the printer has been dropped or th e c as e damaged; if the prin te r
does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance.
Adjust on ly th os e c ontrols tha t a re c ov ered by the operating
instructions.
◗ Do not put y our hand ins ide the printer or touch the c art ridge dur ing
printing.
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◗ Under normal circumstances, ink will not come out of the cartridge. If it
does get on your skin, wash it off wit h soap and water. If it gets in your
eyes, flush them immediately with water.
◗ Keep ink c art ridges out of th e reach of chi ldren.
◗ Do not dis m antle the ink ca rt ridges or try to re f ill t hem. This co uld
result in da m age to the print head.
◗ Once you install an ink cartridge, do not open the clamp or remove the
cartridge ex c ept to replac e it w ith a new one. Th e c artridge m ay
become unusable otherwise.
◗ Install the ink cartrid ge immediat ely after you remove it from its foil
package . Leaving the c art ridge unpac k ed for a long time before us e
may result in reduced p rint quality.
◗ Do not us e an ink cartrid ge beyond th e date printed on the ca rt ridge
package . Fo r best results , u s e up the ink car tri dges within six months
of installing them.
◗ Do not sh ak e an ink cartr idge; this can c ause leak age.
◗ Always tu rn t he printer off us ing the
this butto n, th e
Pp ow er light flas hes briefly then goes ou t. D o not
unplug the printer or turn off the po w er t o t he prin te r until the
Ppower button. When you press
Ppower
light is off.
◗ Before tra ns porting the printer, ma k e s ure the print head is capped in
the far righ t p os it ion and the in k cartridges are in place.
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Basic Printing
It’s easy to print all your documents with your EPSON Stylus COLOR
900. First set up your printer and install the software, following the
instructions in the
Start Here
card. Read this chap t er t o f ind out abou t:
For instruc t ions on
printing w it h D OS,
see “Using Your
Printer with DOS” in
the
Printer Basics
book.
◗ Printin g fr om W indows
◗ Printin g fr om a M acintosh
Printing from Windows
This section tells you about:
◗ P
rinting fr om W indows Applications
◗ Setting D efault Print er Options
◗ Check ing Printer Status
Basic Printing Page 17
Most Windows
examples show
screen captures for
Window s 95.
Differences from
Window s 3. 1 or
Windows NT are
noted in the text or
with another screen
capture.
Printing from Windows Applications
This section describes the setti ngs you’ll n eed to check f or all your
everyday printouts. See Adva nc ed Printing
advance d s et t ings for special print job s .
1 Open a W indows application and selec t a file you want to print.
2 Open the F ile menu and c lic k Print. You see the Print dialog bo x fo r
your applic ation (the Print dialog box f or y our applica t ion may loo k
slightly different):
for informat ion about
Click Properties
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3 Make sure your EPSON St y lus COLOR 900 printer is selected, and
then click the Properties button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or
Options button, click it instead. Then click Properties on the next
screen.)
In Windows 95, 98,
and NT, you can
right-cli c k o n an
option fo r m ore
information.
You can also set
printer opt ions by
clicking Print Setup in
the File menu, then
clicking t he Printer,
Setup, Properties, or
Options button.
However, in most
applicat ions you’ll
then have to select
the Print option from
the F ile menu to pr int
using your changes.
You then s ee the printer s et t ings dialog box :
Click to select you r
Media Type
Click to select
Automat ic mo d e
Use the
Quality/Speed
slider to select your
print resolution
Click for more
information
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To print at the highest
resolut ion (1440 dpi),
you need to use plain
paper, Photo Pap er,
or one of th e Photo
Quality media. For the
best printing at any
resolution, always use
EPSON med ia.
The Quality/Speed
slider is not av ailable
for certain m edia
types.
4 Click the Ma in tab if necessary. Then choose the Media Type you want
to print on from the follo w ing list:
◗◗◗◗ Plain paper
◗◗◗◗ 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
◗◗◗◗ Photo Qu al i ty I n k Jet Paper
◗◗◗◗ Photo Paper
◗◗◗◗ Photo Quality Glossy Film
◗◗◗◗ Ink Jet Tra n sp arencies
The type of paper you choose determines the print quality (res olution)
you can use. It’s very important to select the correct setting for your
paper. If you’re not sure which to choose, see Selecting Special Media
5 Choose Color or Black ink.
6 Now make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic. This is the
easiest way to get good printing results for all kinds of documents, on
all ty pes of pape r.
7 Set the slider to Qu ality or Speed. Some Media Types also have an
intermed iat e setting. T his lets you choose from t he fastest pr int ing,
high qual ity printing, or an intermediate se tting (if available) that
balances quality with s peed for the m edia you’re using.
To select 1440 dpi on plain paper or any other av ailable reso lut ion for
your media, you need to access the Advanced dialog box; see
Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects
8 Click the Paper tab and choose your Paper Size, number of Copies,
Orientat ion, and Prin ta ble Area sett ings; see Se lec t ing Paper Options
in Windows for instructions.
for instruc t ions.
.
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9 Click the Layout tab (not av ailable with Window s 3. 1) and check th e
Reduce/Enlarge, Print Layout, and Watermark settings. See Choosing
Print Layo ut Options in W indows for d et ails.
10 Click OK when yo u’re finished c hecking yo ur s ettings. Th e dialog box
closes. Clic k OK until you se e t he Print dialo g box.
11 In the Print dialog box , clic k OK or Print.
While your document is printing, a window appears showing the printer
status an d th e progress of y our print job. See Check ing Printer S ta t us
for more in fo rm ation.
Setting Default Printer Options
When you change printer settings through your software application, the
settings apply only to the application you’re us ing. To adju s t the default
settings for
through th e Printers ut ilit y or C ontrol Pan el (W indows 3. 1). Close all yo ur
applicat ions before y ou start. If you don’t, you m ay have to close and
reopen them to use the new default settings.
See the section for your operating system:
◗ Setting Default Opt ions in Window s 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
all
your Win dow s applications, acces s th e printer se ttings
◗ Setting D efault Opt ions in Window s 3. 1
Basic Printing Page 21
Setting Default Options in Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows NT
1 Click Start, point to Settings, and select Printers.
You can access the
default Windows N T
printer software
settings only if y ou
have the appropriate
network ac c ess
privileges , s uc h as
Administrator.
2 Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 icon.
3 Select Properties or Document Defaults (Windows NT), then click
the Main tab . You see the fol low ing dialog box:
These tabs are available only when the
dialog box is accessed from the Start menu
Click to select
your Media Type
Click to select
Automatic mode
Use the
Quality/Speed
slider to select yo ur
print resolution
Click for more
information
4 Change t he printer sof tware settin gs , as necessary. T hen click OK to
apply your new default settings.
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Setting Default Options in Windows 3.1
1 Double-c lic k th e Control Panel icon in th e M ain group.
2 Double-c lic k th e Printers icon.
3 Select EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 from the lis t of in s ta lled printer s
and click Setup. You se e t he following printer set tin gs dialog bo x :
Click to select
Auto ma t ic mode
Click to select
your Media Type
Use the
Quality/Speed slider
to select your print
resolution
Click for more
information
4 Change t he printer sof tware settin gs , as necessary. T hen click OK to
apply your new default settings.
Checking Printer Status
While your document is printing, your printer software reports how the job
is doing. S ee t he section for yo ur operatin g s y stem:
◗ Windo w s 95, Window s 98, or Win dows NT 4.0
◗ Windows 3.1
Basic Printing Page 23
This information
appears only if you
installed Status
Monitor 2
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
After you s end a print job , the Progres s M et er w indow appears on yo ur
screen:
Click to cancel
Click to pause
Click to restart
Click to view the
Status Monitor 2
Printer Status window
The Progress Meter shows the progress of your print job and the status of
your print er. You can use t he buttons to c ancel, paus e, or restart y our
print job.
If you installed Status M onitor 2, you also see inf ormation about how
much ink y ou have left an d c an view the S ta t us M onitor 2 Prin te r St at us
window. See Using St at us Monito r 2
You can also set up the way your printer software sends print jobs and
select whe th er or not to disp lay th e Progress Meter. See Optimizing Data
Transfer and Displayin g t he Progres s Meter for ins tru c t ions.
for more in fo rm ation.
Basic Printing Page 24
Windows 3.1
After you s end your prin t jo b, th e EPSON D espooler dialog box appears
on your screen:
Click to pause or
resume printing
Click to cancel printing
Click to restart
printing
This dialog box shows the progress of your print job and the status of your
printer. If you run out of paper while printing, for example, th e D espooler
warns you. You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or restart your print
job.
You can als o c ontrol prin t jo bs us ing the Spo ol M anager ; see Using the
Spool Manager for more information.
Basic Printing Page 25
On the Macintosh,
printer s et t ings are
saved with your
document, but not
from on e application
to another. If you
want to reuse
settings, you can
create document
templa te s fo r y our
favorite applications.
You can also create
custom setting groups
in your printer
software that you can
select each time you
open an application.
See Saving Custom
Setting s for details.
Printing from a Macintosh
When you print with a Mac intosh, you need to c hec k t he printer soft w are
settings in each application you us e. T his s ec t ion describes the set t ings
you’ll need to check fo r all y our everyday printouts. See Advanced
Printing fo r inf ormation about advanced set tin gs f or s pecial print jobs.
Follow thes e steps to print from a Mac intosh:
1 Open a Mac intosh application and select a file you wan t to p rint .
2 Open the F ile menu and c lic k Page Setup (Document Set up in some
applicat ions). You se e t he Page Set up dialog b ox :
3 Choose your paper size, orientation, and other options as described in
Selectin g Paper Opti ons on a Maci nt os h
and click OK.
Basic Printing Page 26
4 Now open th e F ile menu an d c lic k P rint. You see t he main printer
settings dialog box:
Click to select yo ur
Media Type
Click to select
Automatic mod e
Use the Quality/Speed slider to select your print resolution
5 Choose the number of co pies and ind ic at e w hich page s you want to
print.
6 Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list:
For printi ng at the
highest resolution
◗◗◗◗ Plain Pa p er
◗◗◗◗ 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
(1440 dp i), yo u need
to use plai n paper,
Photo Paper or one of
the Photo Quality
media. For the best
printing at any
resolution, always use
EPSON media.
◗◗◗◗ Photo Qu al i ty I n k Jet Paper
◗◗◗◗ Photo Paper
◗◗◗◗ Photo Quality Glossy Film
◗◗◗◗ Ink Jet Tra n sp arencies
The type of paper you choose determines the print quality (res olution)
you can use. It’s very important to select the correct setting for your
paper. If you’re not sure which to choose, see Selecting Special Media
7 Choose Color or Black ink.
Basic Printing Page 27
.
The Quality/Speed
slider is no t a v ailable
for certain m edia
types.
8 Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic. This is the easiest
way to get good printin g resul ts fo r all ki nds o f docu ments, o n all types
of paper.
9 Set the slider to Quality or Speed. Some Media Types also have an
intermed iat e setting. T his lets you choose from t he fastest pr int ing,
high qual ity printing, or an intermediate se tting (if available) that
balances quality with s peed for the m edia you’re using. To se lect
1440 dpi on plain pap er or any oth er av ailable res olution for y our
media, you need to access the Advanced dialog box; see Customizing
Print Qualit y and Specia l Ef f ec t s for instructions.
10 Click the Layout icon and check the Fit to Page, Watermark, Print
Layout, and Print Ord er settings. See Choosing Print La yo ut Options
on a Macintosh and Selectin g Print Order Options for details. Then
click OK to return to the printe r s et t ings dialog b ox .
11 Backgro und printing allows you to c ontinue work ing while y our
docume nt prints. To sel ec t bac k ground printing opt ions before y ou
print, click t he Bac k ground Printing icon. See Setting U p
Backgro und Printin g Options for details.
12 If you want t o preview yo ur printout to vie w how the curre nt lay out,
watermark, print ord er, and orien t at ion settings look, click the
Preview ico n, th en click the Pr eview button. See Using Print
Preview on t he Macinto sh fo r details.
13 Click Print when you’re finished checking your set t ings.
If you’ve turned on bac k ground print ing, you can continue working w hile
your docu m ent is printin g. W hile printing , a w indow appears show ing the
printer stat us and the pro gress of your print job. See Using Monitor3
for
details.
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When bac k ground
printing is turned off,
you can ca nc el your
print job by pressing
the J and . (period)
keys.
Checking Printer Status
If you turne d on background print ing, EPSON M onitor3 automatically
displays t his dialog box when you send a print job to the print er:
Job currently
printing
Jobs waiting to
print
Click to set pri orities
or print times for
waiting print jobs
You can us e t he Monitor3 dialog box to ch ec k on your print jobs and
cancel, pause, or restart them. The progress bar tracks the status of the
current print job. To cancel, pause, or restart a print job (either the current
one or any job waiting t o print), click the docum ent’s name to highlight it.
Then click one of the follo w ing buttons :
◗ click to delete
◗ click to restart
◗ click to pause
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Advanced Printing
When your presentation graphics, photographs, or other projects have
special printing requirements, you can use the advanced settings in your
EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 software. You can choose custom project
types or adjust individ ual setting s li ke brightness, contrast, sharpness,
and halfto ning. For prof essional-quality co lor accura cy, y ou can use a
color management system.
Your printer software’s print lay out options let yo u print almo s t any s iz e
image on y our printer, proof multip le pages on one sheet o f pa per, and
add wate rm arks (not available with W indows 3.1).
This chapt er includes t he following informa t ion:
◗ Using Custom Project Types
◗ Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects
◗ Customizing Color Settings
◗ Using ColorSync on t he Macinto s h
◗ Selecting Paper Siz e and Orient ation Options
◗ Selecting Print La yo ut Options
◗ Using Print Preview on the Maci nt os h
◗ Saving C us t om Settings
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