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EPSON Stylus ® Photo R300 Series User’s Guide Pbasics.book Page 1 Tuesday, June 1, 2004 1:31 PM ...

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2 Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior writte...

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3 Contents Welcome! 7 About PRINT Image Matching 8 About Exif Print 8 About Your Software 9 About Your Documentation 10 Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 10 Viewing Your On-Screen Reference Guide 10 Using EPSON Paper 13 Choosing the Paper fo...

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4 Contents Printing Your Selected Photos 26 Selecting the Correct Paper Type 27 One-Touch Printing 28 Touching Up Your Photos 29 Automatically Adjusting Your Photos 29 Manually Adjusting Your Photos 30 Cropping and Sizing Your Photos 31 Addin...

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Contents 5 Printing Borderless Photos 62 Windows 63 Macintosh OS X 65 Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x 66 Printing On CDs or DVDs 67 Cleaning the Roller 67 Designing CDs and DVDs 68 Inserting a CD or DVD 70 Printing Your Design 72 Adjusting the Print...

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6 Contents Uninstalling Printer Software 109 Windows 109 Macintosh OS X 110 Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9x 110 Where To Get Help 111 Notices 113 Windows System Requirements 113 Macintosh System Requirements 113 Important Safety Instructions 114 Ink ...

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7 Welcome! Your EPSON Stylus ® Photo R300 Series printer can print pictures directly from your digital camera’s memory card. You can create true BorderFree ™ photos directly from your printer in a variety of sizes perfect for albums or frami...

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8 Welcome! About PRINT Image Matching Your EPSON Stylus Photo R300 Series printer includes support for EPSON’s revolutionary PRINT Image Matching ™ technology. PRINT Image Matching lets your digital camera and printer work together automatical...

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About Your Software 9 About Your Software The printer software CD-ROM that came with your printer includes all the software you need for printing. See the Start Here sheet for installation instructions. ■ Your printer driver runs your printer and...

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10 Welcome! About Your Documentation To set up your printer and install its software, see the Start Here sheet. For basic printing without a computer, see the Quick Reference card. This book contains system requirements, important safety informatio...

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About Your Documentation 11 When you first open the Reference Guide, you see this screen: Click a topic on the left to expand the table of contents, then click on the topic you want to view. ■ If there’s a right arrow , click it to view subtopic...

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12 Welcome! Pbasics.book Page 12 Tuesday, June 1, 2004 1:31 PM ...

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13 Using EPSON Paper EPSON offers a wide variety of papers that let you customize your projects and achieve professional results. This chapter gives you guidelines on: ■ “Choosing the Paper for Your Project” below ■ “Loading Paper in the ...

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14 Using EPSON Paper Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder 1. Make sure the paper support is open and the extension is raised up. 2. Place your paper against the right edge of the feeder. Make sure the printable (whiter or glossier) side of the paper ...

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Loading Envelopes 15 Loading Envelopes You can load up to 10 envelopes at a time: 1. Place the envelopes against the right edge of the sheet feeder. Load them with the printable side facing you, flap-edge to the left. Then slide the left edge guid...

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16 Using EPSON Paper Storing Your Photos With proper care, photographs from your EPSON Stylus Photo R300 Series printer will last for many years. The special EPSON inks designed for your printer are formulated to achieve improved lightfastness when...

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17 Printing Without a Computer Your EPSON Stylus Photo R300 Series printer lets you print photos quickly and easily without a computer. Just insert your digital camera’s memory card, choose settings from the control panel, and press the green ...

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18 Printing Without a Computer Using Your Camera’s Print Settings Your EPSON Stylus Photo R300 Series printer is designed to work hand-in-hand with the latest advances in digital cameras. With PRINT Image Matching, you can get beautiful print res...

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Getting Photos into the Printer 19 Getting Photos into the Printer Your EPSON Stylus Photo R300 Series printer can print photos stored: ■ On a memory card (see below) ■ In a digital camera (see page 20) ■ On a data storage device, such as a CD...

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20 Printing Without a Computer After a moment, the printer reads and counts the number of images on your card. When it’s done, your images are available for printing. Note: Insert just one card at a time. The printer can’t read multiple cards a...

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Getting Photos into the Printer 21 When you connect a digital camera or storage device, the printer treats it like a memory card. Follow these steps to connect it: 1. Remove any memory cards from the printer. (If you leave a card in the printer, im...

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22 Printing Without a Computer Choosing Basic Mode or Advanced Mode You can select Basic mode to create quick and easy 4 × 6-inch photo prints using EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper. Advanced mode lets you print with any paper type and size that i...

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Selecting Photos for Printing 23 Printing an Index An index print shows small, numbered images of all the photos on your memory card—and includes the date each picture was taken. This enables you to select the photos you want to print. If you hav...

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24 Printing Without a Computer Selecting One Photo You can select a photo, then print one or more copies of it on a page using a variety of layouts. If your printer doesn’t have the preview monitor, first print an index to identify the photos on ...

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Selecting Photos for Printing 25 Selecting a Range of Photos You can select a range of photos to print if you took a set of photos that you want to print out at once. If your printer doesn’t have the preview monitor, first print an index to ident...

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26 Printing Without a Computer Printing Your Selected Photos Once you’ve selected your photos, follow these steps to start printing: 1. Load your paper in the printer. See page 14. 2. Press the and buttons to highlight Paper Type, then press OK to...

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Printing Your Selected Photos 27 If you’ve selected a set of photos with the Individual option, or if you’re using DPOF or PictBridge, the number of copies is automatically determined (it’s displayed as Pages next to the Copies setting); yo...

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28 Printing Without a Computer One-Touch Printing If there are settings you may use often, you can create your own custom settings and recall them at any time by pressing the Custom button. 1. From the control panel, select any of the following s...

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Touching Up Your Photos 29 Touching Up Your Photos Your EPSON Stylus Photo R300 Series printer lets you correct the color and improve the image quality of your photos even without a computer. Two basic types of adjustments are available. Note: Thes...

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30 Printing Without a Computer ■ PhotoEnhance adjusts the brightness, contrast, and saturation of your photos. ■ None if you don’t want to use P.I.M., Exif, or PhotoEnhance. 4. To boost the appearance of small images taken from mobile phones a...

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Cropping and Sizing Your Photos 31 Cropping and Sizing Your Photos Your EPSON Stylus Photo R300 Series printer lets you decide how your photos fit on the page with two options: Crop and Fit to Frame. 1. Press the button to highlight More Option...

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32 Printing Without a Computer 3. Choose an option and press OK. (Choose Off to turn off cropping.) 4. If your photo is too long or wide to fit inside the available space on your selected layout, part of the image will be automatically cropped. If ...

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Printing Special Layouts 33 Printing Special Layouts Using special EPSON paper, you can make greeting cards, CDs, jewel case inserts, and iron-on transfers without even turning on your computer. You can buy the following EPSON papers for your proje...

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34 Printing Without a Computer Printing Greeting Cards With EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards, you can create your own personalized cards by printing your photo right on the front of each card. 1. Select the photo you want to use, as described on p...

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Printing Special Layouts 35 Printing With Iron-On Transfer Paper With EPSON Iron-On Transfer Paper, you can transfer your photos to T-shirts, aprons, or just about any cotton or cotton-blend fabric. The printer automatically creates a mirror-image ...

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36 Printing Without a Computer Printing On CDs or DVDs Your printer includes a special tray that lets you print your photos directly on any ink jet- printable CD or DVD. You can print on regular 12-cm CDs and DVDs. Caution: Use only ink jet-printab...

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Printing Special Layouts 37 Printing Make sure the data, music, or video is burned on your ink-jet printable CDs or DVDs before you print. Otherwise, dirt or scratches on the surface may cause errors when you burn the data. If you plan to print lar...

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38 Printing Without a Computer 4. Place a standard-size CD or DVD on the CD tray with the white or printable side face-up. Make sure the disc lays flat in the tray. Caution: Printing on small CDs (8 cm) is not supported when printing without a c...

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Saving Your Image Files to a CD or Zip Disk 39 Printing Jewel Case Inserts You can create custom jewel case inserts with your photos. The printer adds cutting and folding lines that will let you fit the insert in any standard-sized plastic jewel ca...

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40 Printing Without a Computer 3. Connect a USB cable from your drive to the EXT. I/F USB port on the front of the printer. 4. Press the Direct Save button. 5. Press OK. When you see the “Beginning Backup” message, press OK again to start th...

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Using a Bluetooth Device With Your Printer 41 Using a Bluetooth Device With Your Printer To send and print photos wirelessly from Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as digital still cameras, digital video cameras, PDAs, mobile phones, and computers, yo...

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42 Printing Without a Computer Disconnecting the Bluetooth Photo Print Adapter Hold the Bluetooth adapter by the section that is connected to the printer, and pull it out from the USB connector, as shown below. Caution: Do not remove the adapter w...

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Using a Bluetooth Device With Your Printer 43 Printing With Bluetooth When you print using Bluetooth, you need to make print settings using the printer’s LCD panel, then send an image to the printer from your device. Below is a basic description o...

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44 Printing Without a Computer Choosing Bluetooth Settings If necessary, use your printer’s LCD panel to choose settings for Bluetooth wireless communication. You may need to enter a passkey for your printer, or turn on encryption, depending on ...

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Using a Bluetooth Device With Your Printer 45 BT Encryption On/Off (Default = Off) Select On to encrypt communication. Encryption requires that a four-digit Passkey be entered into a device before it can communicate with and print from the pri...

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46 Printing Without a Computer Resetting Default Settings This table lists the default settings for your printer. You may need to reset your settings to the defaults before printing. Option Default Setting Crop Off Filter None Automatic Correction...

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47 Printing From Your Computer When you print from your computer, you can edit and enhance photos, create custom CDs or DVDs with your text or photos, or create greeting cards and calendars, and then print them out. Before you start, make sure your...

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48 Printing From Your Computer Copying Photos to Your Computer If you’ve taken digital photos with your camera, you can insert the memory card into your printer’s memory card slot and copy the photos to your computer. You can access the contents...

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Copying Photos to Your Computer 49 4. When done copying your photos, remove the card as described on page 50. Caution: If you access the card from your computer and delete files from the card, add files to the card, or format the card, the card may...

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50 Printing From Your Computer Removing a Memory Card Once you’re finished copying photos from your memory card, follow the steps below to remove it. Be sure to remove any cards before unplugging the USB cable from your printer. Caution: Do not e...

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Basic Printing in Windows 51 3. Click the Preferences or Properties button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it. Then click Preferences or Properties on the next screen.) 4. Select the following in the Printing Preferences or ...

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52 Printing From Your Computer 6. Select the paper Type for the paper you’ve loaded. See “Selecting the Correct Paper (Media) Type” on page 61 for more information about paper types. 7. Select other settings as shown above. Tip: For more infor...

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Basic Printing on a Macintosh 53 Basic Printing on a Macintosh After you create your document, follow the basic steps in one of these sections to print it: ■ For Macintosh OS X applications, see below. ■ For Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x applications, ...

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54 Printing From Your Computer 6. Select Print from the File menu. You see a screen like this: 7. Open the Printer menu and select Stylus Photo R300. 8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 9. Select the following Print Settings as necessar...

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Basic Printing on a Macintosh 55 10. You can also choose these options in the pop-up menu: ■ Copies & Pages, to select the number of copies or a page range ■ Layout, to select page layout options ■ Output Options, to save your print job as ...

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56 Printing From Your Computer Printing with OS 8.6 to 9.x 1. From the File menu, select Page Setup. You see the following: 2. Make sure SP R300 Series is selected. If not, you need to select your printer in the Chooser. 3. Select the correct Paper...

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Basic Printing on a Macintosh 57 5. You can make changes to the following settings: ■ Choose the paper you’re printing on (click the arrow to scroll through the Media Type list). If you’re not sure which setting to select, see page 61. ■ ...

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58 Printing From Your Computer Customizing Your Print Settings You can use custom settings for color management, printing at higher resolutions, and selecting a variety of special effects. Customizing Windows Print Settings You can use advanced set...

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Customizing Your Print Settings 59 Once you’ve finished selecting advanced settings, you can: ■ Click OK to save your settings, return to the Print dialog box, and print. ■ Click the Basic button to return to the Basic settings. ■ Click the P...

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60 Printing From Your Computer Customizing Macintosh Print Settings 1. In Macintosh OS X, click Advanced Settings. In Macintosh OS 8.6 or 9.x, select Custom under Mode, then click Advanced. 2. Select a higher print quality, if necessary. (Some setti...

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Selecting the Correct Paper (Media) Type 61 Selecting the Correct Paper (Media) Type When printing, always be sure to select the correct Media Type setting. This tells the printer what kind of paper you’re using so it can adjust the ink coverage ...

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62 Printing From Your Computer Printing Borderless Photos You can print your photos without margins, extending the image all the way to the edges of the page. Although borderless printing is a bit slower, you get beautiful snapshots or enlargements...

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Printing Borderless Photos 63 Load your paper, then follow the steps below for your operating system. ■ Always load the short edge first, even for printing landscape-oriented photos. ■ Load the printable side face up. It’s usually whiter or bri...

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64 Printing From Your Computer You see the following screen: 3. Select Photo or Best Photo as the Quality Type setting. 4. Choose Sheet as the paper Source setting. 5. Select one of the following paper types: ■ Matte Paper Heavyweight ■ Photo Pa...

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Printing Borderless Photos 65 Macintosh OS X 1. Select Page Setup from the File menu. You see this window: 2. Open the Format for menu and select Stylus Photo R300(Sheet Feeder - Borderless): 3. Choose the correct Paper Size. Caution: When printing...

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66 Printing From Your Computer Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x 1. Select Page Setup from the File menu. You see this window: 2. Select the correct Paper Source and Paper Size, and check the Borderless box. 3. Click OK. 4. Select Print from the File menu...

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Printing On CDs or DVDs 67 Printing On CDs or DVDs Your printer includes a special tray that lets you print customized text, graphics, and photos directly on any ink-jet printable CD or DVD. The EPSON Print CD software makes it easy to import your ...

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68 Printing From Your Computer Designing CDs and DVDs You can use EPSON Print CD to create and print a design with images, graphics, and text. 1. To add a background image, click the or Background icon. You see a window like the following: 2. D...

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Printing On CDs or DVDs 69 3. If you want to modify the template or enhance your image, do one of the following: ■ Windows: Click the background icon, then click Image Adjustment. ■ Macintosh: Use any of the available editing features. You ca...

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70 Printing From Your Computer 5. To curve a single line of text, click the text, then drag the red “handle” up or down. 6. When you’re finished, choose Save as from the File menu to save your file. Note: To check your design, it’s a good ...

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Printing On CDs or DVDs 71 2. Lower the CD/DVD tray guide. 3. Place the CD or DVD on the CD tray with the white or printable side face-up. Make sure the disc lays flat on the tray. To print on a small CD (8 cm), place the small CD ring on the tray...

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72 Printing From Your Computer 4. Insert the tray carefully, making sure it is level, not tilted up or down. Push the tray under the tab and the two rollers. Don’t push the tray in too far; line up the arrows exactly. 5. Follow the instructions ...

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Printing On CDs or DVDs 73 ■ Macintosh OS X: Make sure Stylus Photo R300 is selected and the Paper Size is set to A4. ■ Macintosh OS 9: Make sure Stylus Photo R300 is selected, the Paper Source is set to Manual Feed, and the Paper Size is set...

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74 Printing From Your Computer ■ Macintosh OS X: When you see the screen below, choose Print Settings from the pop-up menu. Choose CD/DVD for the Media Type setting, then click Print. ■ Macintosh OS 9: When you see the screen below, click Pri...

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Printing On CDs or DVDs 75 If you want to check the print position or color, see the instructions for “Adjusting the Print Position” below and “Adjusting the Print Density” on page 77. Adjusting the Print Position If your printed images and ...

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76 Printing From Your Computer 6. Click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh). The confirmation pattern is printed on the position check disk or CD. 7. Remove the position check disk or CD and measure the distance from the edge of the hole to the small...

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Printing On CDs or DVDs 77 Adjusting the Print Density If ink smears on your printed CDs or DVDs, you may need to adjust the color saturation or ink density. CDs from different manufacturers may absorb ink differently, so you may need to adjust the...

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78 Printing From Your Computer Using PRINT Image Matching With PRINT Image Matching (P.I.M. or P.I.M. II), special print instructions are saved in your digital photo files. For example, macro mode pictures might include print commands for sharpness...

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Using PRINT Image Matching 79 2. Click View, then choose Roll. You see a screen like the one below: Note: If you need help with Film Factory, select it from the Help menu or check the on-screen Getting Started Guide that was installed with Film Fa...

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80 Printing From Your Computer 7. Click a button on the left to select a print option. For example, click the Standard Prints button. You see buttons for each step you need to follow, as shown. Note: You can rotate, trim, and correct for red eyes...

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Using PRINT Image Matching 81 2. Windows and Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Select these options in the Printer Settings box at the bottom of the screen, in this order: Macintosh OS X: Select these options in the Printer Settings box at the bottom of the ...

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82 Printing From Your Computer 5. If your photo doesn’t look right in the preview, click the Back button to change your settings. (Click the Detailed Preview button for a closer look.) 6. Select the number of copies you want to print. 7. Leave t...

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Using PRINT Image Matching 83 Importing a P.I.M. Image 1. If you’re using Photoshop Elements, change your color settings before importing a P.I.M. image. Select Color Settings from the Edit menu, then select Full color management - optimized for...

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84 Printing From Your Computer 8. Select and open more images, or click Cancel to close the Open PRINT Image Matching II file window. (If you don’t want the window to remain on the screen after you open a file, uncheck Import consecutively.) 9. ...

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Using PRINT Image Matching 85 4. Select the paper you’re printing on as the Media Type. 5. Windows: Click Custom, then click Advanced. You see the Advanced options. Macintosh OS X: Choose Print Settings from the pop-up menu, then click Advanced....

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86 Printing From Your Computer Pbasics.book Page 86 Tuesday, June 1, 2004 1:31 PM ...

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87 Maintaining Your Printer This chapter describes maintenance procedures to keep your printer working its best, and preparation steps for moving your printer. Follow the instructions here for: ■ “Cleaning the Print Head” on page 88 ■ “Re...

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88 Maintaining Your Printer Cleaning the Print Head If your printouts are unexpectedly light or faint, or dots or lines are missing from the image, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Pri...

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Replacing an Ink Cartridge 89 If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the solutions beginning on page 102. You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then tr...

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90 Maintaining Your Printer When an installed cartridge is more than six months old, you may need to replace it if printouts don’t look their best. If the quality doesn’t improve after cleaning and aligning the print head, you can replace the c...

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Replacing an Ink Cartridge 91 4. Open the cartridge cover. 5. Press in the tab on the back of the cartridge and lift the cartridge out of the printer. Dispose of it carefully. Warning: Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children and do not dri...

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92 Maintaining Your Printer 7. Lower the cartridge into the holder, with the green circuit board facing the front. Then gently push the cartridge down until it is firmly seated. 8. If you need to replace another ink cartridge, repeat steps 5 throug...

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Aligning the Print Head 93 Aligning the Print Head If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines or horizontal banding, you may need to align the print head. You can align the print head either from the printer’s control panel or using your...

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94 Maintaining Your Printer Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it several times a year. Follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer, unplug the power cord, and disconnect the printer cable. 2. Remove al...

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Transporting the Printer 95 Transporting the Printer If you move your printer some distance, you need to prepare it for transportation in its original box or one of a similar size. Caution: To avoid damage, always leave the ink cartridges installe...

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96 Maintaining Your Printer Pbasics.book Page 96 Tuesday, June 1, 2004 1:31 PM ...

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97 Problem Solving See these sections to diagnose and solve printer problems: ■ “Diagnosing Problems” below ■ “Setup or Software Installation Problems” on page 101 ■ “Printer Problems” on page 102 ■ “Print Quality Problems” o...

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98 Problem Solving Control Panel Messages Display Solution Ink out. Black: T0481 Cyan: T0482 Magenta: T0483 Yellow: T0484 Light Cyan: T0485 Light Magenta: T0486 The genuine EPSON ink cartridges listed above are recommended for replacement. Replace t...

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Diagnosing Problems 99 Close the CD/DVD guide. Close the CD/DVD guide, then press the ( maintenance button. If the CD/DVD tray is inserted, remove the CD/DVD tray, then close the CD/DVD guide. The CD/DVD tray is not set correctly. Reload the tray...

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100 Problem Solving Running a Printer Check You may need to run a printer check to see if a problem comes from the printer itself or some other source. 1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off. Then disconnect the USB cable from th...