Installing & Setting up the Epson 1290 printer
Insert the Epson Stylus 1290 software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will auto run. Select 'Install printer
Driver / Utility' from the menu, and click the arrow as in the diagram 1 below. When Diagram 2 appears click OK. It
will now copy files to your computer as in diagram 3. Make sure the USB cable is connected to the PC and printer,
then turn on the printer as instructed in diagram 4. After the utility has found your printer it will confirm this as in
diagram 5. The Epson 1290 has now been successfully installed.
Now follow the Epson 1290 driver setup below.
Diagram 1
Diagram 4
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
Diagram 5
Browse to the Printers and Faxes folder. Right click on the Epson 1290 printer and click on 'Properties'. Click on
'Printing preferences as in diagram 6, then follow the diagrams below.
Diagram 6
Diagram 7
Diagram 8
Click
Custom
Click
Advanced
Diagram 9
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Diagram 10
Diagram 11
Click 'Save' then click
OK until all open boxes
are closed.
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2
. Plain Paper
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. Photo - 720dpi
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. Tick all boxes
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. No Color
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4
Adustment
Click
Save settings
Name it
Subli-print
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Setting up CorelDRAW 10 onwards
Before you start this section you will need to download the Xpres Subli-Print colour profile from the Xpres website.
The address is
feed system. This disk can also be sent out upon request.
Close CorelDRAW. When you have downloaded the 'Subli_Print_1290.V1.icm' colour profile, right click on it and
choose 'Install Profile' from the top of the menu. Note: The profile will install automatically and will not give any feedback.
Also on some systems you will not be able to see the 'Install Profile' option. If this is the case change the .ICM extension
to .ICC then re-try.
Start CorelDRAW and click on Window > Colour Palettes. Tick the 'Default RGB palette'. Repeat the process then
un-tick 'Default CMYK palette'. Now click on Tools > Colour Management. You will now see the colour management
dialogue box appear as in diagram 1 below.
www.xpres.co.uk/downloads.php You can also find the profile on the Subli-Print CD supplied with the bulk
Diagram 1
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Note: For CorelDRAW X3 users
ensure you select ‘RGB (used in versions
previous to CorelDRAW X3)’. This is found
at the bottom under the ‘Colour mode used
for effects’ section.
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4
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First, all the (Orange/Grey) arrows need to be set as shown above. To change the colour of the
arrows (Orange colour switched on, Gray colour switched off). To turn the arrows on or off just click
on the arrow itself.
Configure Import-Export Settings: Click on the image of the paper to bring up the window shown
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below (diagram 2). This window configures how CorelDRAW handles files that are imported to a
document.
Diagram 2
Click Import: Always covert Using- Select Internal RGB Fraser
(1998) from the drop down menu.
Click Export: Always embed using- Select Internal RGB Fraser
(1998) from the drop down menu.
Click OK.
Composite Printer: Select the Subli_Print_1290_V1 printer profile. Note: if you cant choose the
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Subli_Print_1290_V1 from the drop down menu means the ICC profile is not yet installed on your
pc or you may not have restarted Corel since the ICC installation. Close and re-launch Corel.
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