
Getting Started
Before setting up the ExpressDigital Darkroom CoreTM Edition for Epson
software, see the Epson
your Epson Stylus
®
Start Here poster or Printer Guide to set up and install
®
Pro Portrait Edition printer using a USB connection.
To install the software, insert the CD into your CD or DVD drive and follow the
on-screen instructions.
Configuring Your Printer
Once the Darkroom Core Edition for Epson software is installed, make sure your
Epson Stylus Pro Portrait Edition printer is turned on and connected to your
computer. Then follow the steps below to enable and configure the printer.
1. Double-click the
2. Click the
3. Select
printer
Setup
Printer Options
.
4. On the Main tab, make sure that the
checked, then select the Paper Type, Paper Source, and Paper Size settings that
match the paper you have loaded in the printer.
Darkroom Core Edition for Epson
icon on your desktop.
tab at the bottom of the software window.
, select your printer in the list, then click
Enable this printer
configure
checkbox is
5. Click the
Automatic - Choose output profile based on paper type
Advanced
6. When you have finished selecting printer settings, click
tab and make sure that Profile Settings is set to
.
OK
to return to the
software window.
If you would like to print black and white photos, see the next section to
reconfigure your Printer Options in the Darkroom Core Edition for Epson
software. When you’re finished configuring your printer, see “Finishing the
Installation” on the next page.
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Getting Started

Configuring Your Printer for Black and White
Photo Printing
Follow the steps below to configure your Printer Options to use Epson’s Advanced
B&W Photo mode:
1. Make sure that the Darkroom Core Edition for Epson software is open, then
click the
Setup
tab at the bottom of the software window.
2. Select
Printer Options
configure printer
3. On the Advanced tab, select the
, click your printer in the list to select it, then click
.
Manual
setting from the Profile Settings
menu.
4. Click the
Printing Preferences
button to open the Epson printer driver and
select Advanced B&W Photo under the Color setting.
Note:
For more information on selecting Advanced B&W Photo mode settings, see the
Epson Printer Guide included with your printer.
5. When you have finished selecting settings in the Epson printer driver,
click
OK
.
When you have finished printing using Advanced B&W Photo mode, follow steps
2 to 6 in “Configuring Your Printer” to reconfigure the printer for color printing.
Finishing the Installation
Once you have finished configuring your printer, you need to finish setting up
your Darkroom Core Edition for Epson software. See the “Setting Up” chapter
of the ExpressDigital electronic Quick Start Guide or User Guide installed with the
software. To view the guides, navigate to
Darkroom CE Epson\Docs
®
Adobe
Reader®).
and double-click the guide’s icon (requires
C:\Program Files\ExpressDigital\
Finishing the Installation
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