Epson R2880 - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet Printer Color Manual

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Epson Stylus Photo R2880
Managing Color
Printing With Epson Premium ICC Profiles
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Introduction

For the most precise color in your prints, you can use profiles designed specifically for your printer model and paper type. Basic profiles are installed with your printer driver, and you may also have downloaded Premium ICC profiles from Epson when you installed your printer software (or you can download them from http://www.epson.com/SPR2880Profiles
To print using Premium ICC profiles with Adobe Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
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, follow the instructions in these sections for your
).
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Photoshop® CS2, CS3, or
operating system:
“Windows Vista and XP” below
“Mac OS X 10.5” on page 15
“Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.4” on page 25

Windows Vista and XP

Follow the instructions in these sections:
“Print With Adobe Photoshop” below
“Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom” on page 9

Print With Adobe Photoshop

First set up your color management environment in Photoshop and assign a profile to your image. Then select your print settings and print (the steps show Photoshop CS3 screens).
Note:
Assigning a profile to your image doesn’t alter it, only the interpretation of it by your software and how it appears on your monitor and in a printout. This is the best way to improve the color balance and contrast in your image.
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Set Up the Photoshop Environment
1. Open Photoshop.
2. Select
3. Select
Edit > Color Settings.
North America Prepress 2 from the Settings menu to set Adobe RGB
(1998) as the RGB working space and activate profile messages.
4. Click
OK.
Follow the steps in the next section to open the photo you want to print and assign a profile to it.
Assign a Profile to Your Photo
1. Open the photo you want to print.
2. If you see an Embedded Profile Mismatch message, select
embedded profile
If you see a Missing Profile message, select
RGB (1998)
and click OK. When your image appears, evaluate the color
balance and contrast as displayed on your monitor. If it looks incorrect, select
Edit > Assign Profile.
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and click OK.
Assign working RGB: Adobe
Use the
Select one of the following as the
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A different RGB working space (or Profile), such as ColorMatch RGB or
Profile setting:
sRGB IEC61966-2.1
A scanner profile for your scanner
A camera profile for your digital camera
Also click the
Preview box so you can see the effects of your profile choice on
the screen.
Tip:
This is most effective when your monitor is calibrated using a hardware device such as the X-Rite
®
i1Display 2.
3. Click OK.
4. Select
5. Select the
Windows Vista
File, then select Page Setup.
Size of your paper, the Source you’ll use to load it, and the correct
Orientation for your photo.
Windows® XP
6. Click
7. Select
OK.
File, then select Print or Print with Preview.
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8. Do one of the following:
Photoshop CS3: Select EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 in the Printer list,
if necessary, then select
Photoshop CS2: Click More Options, if necessary, then select Color
Management
.
Color Management.
9. Under
10. Under
11. Under
Print, select Document.
Color Handling, select Photoshop Manages Colors (Photoshop
CS3) or
Let Photoshop Determine Colors (Photoshop CS2).
Printer Profile, select a profile for your printer and the paper you’ll
use. If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select the profile that also matches the print quality you want to use, such as:
SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc
Printer Paper Print quality
Note:
Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for example, “SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc.”
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12. For the
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.
Rendering Intent setting, select Relative Colorimetric.
13. Select the Black Point Compensation checkbox.
14. Click the
Print button.
Follow the steps in the next section to select print settings to match the profile and print.
Print Your Color-Managed Photo
1. Make sure the EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 is selected, then click the
Preferences or Properties button.
2. Select the print.
3. Select
You see a window like this one:
Source and Media Type settings for the paper you’ll use for the
Quality Options as the Print Quality setting.
4. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the to match your profile.
5. Turn off the available, then click
High Speed and Edge Smoothing options, if they are
OK to close the Quality Options window.
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Print Quality setting
6. Select Custom as the Mode setting, then choose Off (No Color Adjustment) in the drop-down menu.
IMPORTANT: Select Off (No Color Adjustment)
Note:
Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the printer driver will apply additional correction to the image, producing inaccurate results.
7. Click OK.
8. Click
OK or Print to print.
If you get unexpected results, see “Solve Color Management Problems” on page 37.
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Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

First select your printer and page setup options in Lightroom. Then set the color management options, select print settings, and print.
Select Color Management Options
1. Open Lightroom.
2. Select the photo you want to print.
3. Select the
4. Make sure the
Print module, and click the Page Setup button.
EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 is selected.
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5. Select the Size of your paper, the Source you’ll use to load it, and the correct
Orientation for your photo.
6. Click
OK.
7. Scroll down to the
8. Under
Color Management in the Print Job panel, select Other as the
Profile setting.
Print Job panel in Lightroom.
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9. In the window that appears, select the profiles you want to add to the Profile list that correspond to the printer and the papers you’ll use.
If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select the profiles that also match the Print Quality you want to use, such as:
SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc
Printer Paper Print quality
Note:
Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for example, “SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc.”
10. Click OK.
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11. Under Profile, select the profile for the paper you’re going to print on. If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select the profile that also matches the print quality you want to use, such as:
12. For the
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.
Rendering Intent setting, select Relative.
13. Click the Print button.
Follow the steps in the next section to select print settings to match the profile and print.
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