EPSON Stylus COLOR 440
Manual
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FCC Compliance Statement
For United States Users
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING
The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
For Canadian Users
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
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Contents
Introduction |
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Windows System Requirements |
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How To Use Your Manuals |
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Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips |
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ENERGY STAR Compliance |
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Year 2000 Ready |
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Important Safety Instructions |
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Identifying Printer Parts |
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Basic Printing |
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Printing from Windows Applications |
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Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications |
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Setting Default Printer Options |
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Checking Printer Status |
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Advanced Printing |
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Using Predefined Advanced Settings |
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Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects |
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Adjusting Color Settings |
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Adjusting Colors in Photos and Scanned Images |
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Making Custom Color Corrections |
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Selecting Paper Size and Orientation |
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Selecting Print Layout Options |
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Reducing and Enlarging Your Document Size |
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Using Multiple Print Layouts and Page Frames |
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Adding a Watermark |
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Saving Custom Settings |
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Redefining Custom Settings |
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Deleting Custom Settings |
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Printing on Special Media |
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Selecting Special Media |
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Media Loading and Handling Guidelines |
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Letterhead, Preprinted Forms, and Legal-size Paper |
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Envelopes |
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EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet and Note Cards |
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EPSON Ink Jet Paper |
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EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper, Film, |
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and Transparencies |
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EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies |
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EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets |
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EPSON Photo Stickers |
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EPSON Iron-On Cool-Peel Transfer Paper |
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Managing Print Jobs |
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Managing Print Jobs in Windows 95, Windows 98, |
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Selecting the Speed & Progress Options |
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Using the Spool Manager |
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Using Status Monitor 2 |
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Managing Print Jobs in Windows 3.1x |
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Using the Spool Manager |
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Network Printing in Windows 95 and Windows 98 |
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Setting Up Your Printer as a Shared Printer |
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Maintenance and Transportation |
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Cleaning the Print Head |
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Using the Head Cleaning Utility |
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Using the Control Panel |
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Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern |
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Replacing an Ink Cartridge |
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Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge |
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Installing the New Cartridge |
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Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge |
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Aligning the Print Head |
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Cleaning the Printer |
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Transporting the Printer |
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Troubleshooting |
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Diagnosing Problems |
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Checking the Control Panel Lights |
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Running a Printer Check |
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Improving Print Quality |
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Solving Printing Problems |
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Solving Printer Software Problems |
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Fixing Paper Problems |
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Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems |
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Uninstalling Printer Software |
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Where To Get Help |
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Specifications |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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Introduction
Your EPSON Stylus® COLOR 440 printer is the perfect printer for small office or home use. You can print anything from reports and resumes to photos and greeting cards. With resolutions up to 720 by 720 and EPSON’s Micro Piezo™ technology, you get amazingly realistic photographic images, vivid color graphics, and razor-sharp black text.
EPSON’s specially formulated ink cartridges and wide variety of ink jet papers offer the greatest flexibility for getting the results you want.
This chapter gives you general information about your printer in these sections:
Windows System Requirements
How To Use Your Manuals
ENERGY STAR Compliance
Year 2000 Ready
Important Safety Instructions
Identifying Printer Parts
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Windows System Requirements
To use your printer and its software with a PC, your system should have:
Windows®3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT® 4.0
An IBM®compatible PC with at least a 486/25 MHz processor for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0; 486/66 MHz processor for Windows 98; and 386/25 MHz processor for Windows 3.1.
A Pentium®processor or its equivalent is recommended.
16MB RAM (32MB recommended)
At least 50MB of free hard disk space for storing images (100MB recommended)
VGA or better display adapter and monitor
Double-speed CD-ROM drive (quad-speed or faster recommended)
A shielded, twisted-pair parallel printer cable (6 to 10 feet long) to connect your computer to the printer. The cable must have a
D-SUB, 25-pin, male connector for your computer and a 36-pin,
Centronics® compatible connector for the printer.
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How To Use Your Manuals
This manual contains the following information:
Basic Printing covers the basics of printing with Windows.
Advanced Printing tells you how to print special projects with custom settings for print quality, color management, and distinctive layouts.
Printing on Special Media gives guidelines for selecting and using the right paper or other media for your print job and instructions for loading it in your printer.
Managing Print Jobs explains how to manage print jobs, check printer status, and handle network printing.
Maintenance and Transportation gives instructions for replacing ink cartridges, cleaning and aligning the print heads, and cleaning and transporting the printer.
Troubleshooting provides solutions for any problems you may have with your printer software.
Specifications provides the technical details of your printer, ink cartridges, and EPSON media.
A Glossary and an Index are included at the end of the manual.
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Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips
You’ll find this information throughout your manual:
Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
Notes contain important information about your printer.
Tips contain additional hints for great printing.
ENERGY STAR Compliance
As an ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.
The EPA ENERGY STAR Office Equipment program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, and copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation.
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Year 2000 Ready
Your EPSON printer is Year 2000 Ready. However, be sure the other parts of your computer system are also ready for the year 2000.
Important Safety Instructions
Before using your printer, read the following safety instructions to make sure you use the printer safely and effectively.
Always use the 2 power button to turn the printer on or off. Never use an external switch—such as a power strip—to turn off the printer.
Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the printer.
Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heating vent.
Do not block or cover the openings in the printer’s cabinet or insert objects through the slots.
Use only the type of power source indicated on the printer’s label.
Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets. Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off.
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Place the printer near a wall outlet where the plug can be easily unplugged.
Placez l’imprimante près d’une prise de contacte où la fiche peut être débranchée facilement.
Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed.
If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes.
Except as specifically explained in this Manual, do not attempt to service the printer yourself.
Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:
If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.
Do not put your hand inside the printer or touch the cartridge during printing.
Under normal circumstances, ink will not come out of the cartridge. If it does get on your skin, wash it off with soap and water. If it gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.
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Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children.
Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them. This could result in damage to the print head.
Once you install an ink cartridge, do not open the clamp or remove the cartridge except to replace it with a new one. The cartridge may become unusable otherwise.
Install the ink cartridge immediately after you remove it from its foil package. Leaving the cartridge unpacked for a long time before use may result in reduced print quality.
Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the cartridge carton. For best results, use up the ink cartridges within six months of installing them.
Do not shake an ink cartridge; this can cause leakage.
Always turn the printer off using the 2power button. When this button is pressed, the 2power light flashes briefly then goes out. Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power to the outlet until the 2power light is off.
Before transporting the printer, make sure the print head is capped in the far right position and the ink cartridges are in place.
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Identifying Printer Parts
If you need help identifying the parts of the printer, refer to the following illustrations:
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Basic Printing
It’s easy to print with your new EPSON Stylus COLOR 440. First set up and install the printer software, following the instructions in the Printer Basics guide. Then read this chapter to learn about:
Printing from Windows Applications
Checking Printer Status
Printing from Windows Applications
To print from your Windows application, click the print icon or choose Print from the File menu. You can then choose which pages to print, the number of copies, and other options. The settings that describe your print job—whether you want to use color or black ink, for example—are part of your printer driver software.
The following sections tell you how to set printer options from Windows applications, how to change the default printer settings, and how to check your printer’s status.
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The settings you select through your application usually apply only until you exit that application.
Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications
This section describes the settings you’ll need to make for all your everyday printouts. See Using Predefined Advanced Settings for information about special settings like PhotoEnhance3 (PhotoEnhance in Windows 3.1).
Follow these steps to check printer settings from your graphics application or other Windows software:
1Choose Print, Print Setup, or Page Setup from the File menu.
You see a printing dialog box.
If you choose Print, you first see a Print dialog box that contains the settings you change most often, including the number of copies and the pages you want printed.
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2Make sure your EPSON Stylus COLOR 440 printer is selected, and then click the Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options button. (You may have to click a sequence of these buttons.)
You see a dialog box like the following:
For more information about printer settings, click the Help button. You can right-click any item on the screen and then click What’s This? (Not available in
Windows 3.1.)
Main tab
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Choose Automatic for your everyday print jobs. If you want to print a special job, such as a photograph on special paper, choose Custom. See Using Predefined Advanced Settings.
Click for more information
If you don’t see the dialog box shown above, click the Main tab. (The Windows 3.1 dialog box is slightly different.)
3Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic. This lets the printer software determine the best settings for your print job and is the easiest way to get good printing results on all types of paper.
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If you’re printing grayscale images, choose Black as the Ink setting for faster output or choose Color for higher quality.
4Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list. If you are not sure which setting to select, refer to Media
Loading and Handling Guidelines.
Plain paper
360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Photo Paper
Photo Quality Glossy Film
Ink Jet Transparencies
Your media choice may restrict the available range of settings such as print quality or resolution.
5For the Ink setting, choose Color or Black.
6Set the slider in the Mode box to Quality or Speed. This lets you choose between the highest resolution or the fastest printing for the media you’re using. (The slider only appears when Plain paper is selected.)
7If necessary, click the Paper tab and choose your paper size, number of copies, orientation, and printable area. See
Selecting Paper Size and Orientation for detailed instructions.
8If you’re using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0, click the Layout tab and check the reduce/enlarge
(proportional printing), print layout, and watermark options to make sure they’re correct for your print job. See Selecting Print
Layout Options for details.
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Note:
Some application settings override default printer settings (such as Paper Size or Orientation), so it’s a good idea to check the settings in your application before you print.
9Click OK when you’re finished checking your settings.
10Click OK or Print in your application’s printing dialog box. You may need to click a sequence of these buttons, depending on the application you are using.
While your document is printing, the EPSON Progress Meter (Windows 95 and Windows 98) or the EPSON Despooler dialog box (Windows 3.1) appears, showing the printing progress and the status of your printer. (See Checking Printer Status for more information.)
Setting Default Printer Options
When you change printer settings through your software application, the settings apply only to the application you’re using.
To adjust the default settings for all your Windows applications, you can access the dialog box through the Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 Printers utility or the Windows 3.1 Control
Panel.
Make sure all your software applications are closed before you start. If not, you’ll have to close and then reopen them to have the new default settings take effect.
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Note:
If you’re printing over a network, you can access the default Windows NT printer software settings only if you have the appropriate network access privileges, such as Administrator or Power User.
Setting Default Options in Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
Follow these steps:
1Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.
2Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 440 icon in the Printers window.
3Select Properties (Document Defaults in Windows NT). Then click the Main tab.
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You see the Main dialog box, as shown below. Any changes you make will become the default settings for all your applications and documents. Click OK when finished.
Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0
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Setting Default Options in Windows 3.1
1Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group.
2Double-click the Printers icon.
3Select EPSON Stylus COLOR 440 from the list of installed printers and click Setup. You see the dialog box, shown below.
4Make any changes you want to become the default settings for all your applications and documents, and click OK when you are finished.
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Checking Printer Status
While your document is printing, your printer software reports how the job is doing. See the section for your operating system below.
Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0
After you send a print job in Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows
NT 4.0, the Progress Meter dialog box appears on your screen:
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The Progress Meter shows the progress of your print job and the status of your printer. You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, and restart your print job, or to reprint a page. You can select whether to display the Progress Meter dialog box or not; see Selecting the Speed & Progress Options for instructions.
If you installed Status Monitor 2, you also see information about how much ink you have left. See Using Status Monitor 2.
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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, the Despooler warns you. You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, and restart your print job, requeue your document for later printing, or reprint all or part of the document.
Windows NT 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 servers and workstations include a messenger service to alert you to printer errors or let you know when a print job is finished. If you have appropriate network access privileges or you’re controlling printing from the server, you can also cancel, pause, or restart print jobs and set other options. See your Windows NT documentation for details.
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Advanced Printing
When your presentation graphics, photographs, or other projects have special printing requirements, you can use the custom settings in your EPSON Stylus COLOR 440 software. You can choose predefined settings or adjust individual options like brightness, contrast, sharpness, and halftoning.
Your printer software’s print layout options let you print almost any size image on your printer, print multiple pages on one sheet of paper, and add watermarks (not available with Windows 3.1).
This chapter includes the following information:
Using Predefined Advanced Settings
Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects
Adjusting Color Settings
Selecting Paper Size and Orientation
Selecting Print Layout Options
Saving Custom Settings
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Using Predefined Advanced Settings
Predefined settings provide an easy way to fine-tune your printer’s operation for special image types, such as graphics downloaded from the Internet or images produced by a digital camera. Follow these steps to print with predefined settings:
1Create your image or document in your application software.
2Access your printer software, as described in Printing from
Windows Applications. You see one of the following dialog boxes:
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Note:
Choose your Media Type and Ink settings before you select a project from the Custom Settings list. Some settings may not be available with the Media Type or Ink setting you choose.
Printing with Advanced Photo, PhotoEnhance, or PhotoEnhance3 may take longer, depending on your computer system and image.
3Choose the Media Type you want to print on. (If you’re not sure which setting to select, see Media Loading and Handling
Guidelines.)
4Choose Color or Black ink.
5Click Custom (in Windows 3.1, click Advanced), and then click Custom Settings. You see the list of project types.
6Choose the right setting for your project and Media Type following these guidelines:
PhotoEnhance3 (Windows 95, 98, NT) or
PhotoEnhance (Windows 3.1)
For printing images captured using a video camera, digital camera, or scanner. Produces sharper images and more vivid colors by automatically adjusting the contrast, saturation, and brightness. Corrects for overall underand over-exposure of the original image.
Digital Camera (not available with Windows 3.1)
For printing images taken with a digital camera. Corrects noise or other flaws common to digital camera images.
Text/Graph
For printing graphics-intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs. Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights.
Economy
For rough drafts of text only. Saves ink (only available when you set Media Type to Plain paper).
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