Getting The Colors You Expect; Printing Cmyk Format Files - Epson Stylus Photo 2000P Printer Basics Manual

After you customize your print settings, you can click
group so you can reuse them whenever you print a similar project.

Getting the Colors You Expect

Here are some tips for getting accurate color reproduction from your printer. For
more information, visit the EPSON web site at www.epson.com. If you're using an
Adobe product, such as Photoshop, check the Adobe web site at www.adobe.com for
more tips.

Printing CMYK Format Files

To print a file saved in CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) format with
accurate colors, you first need to convert the file to RGB format. This is because your
printer software automatically converts RGB files to your printer's 6-color CMYKcm
format (including light cyan and light magenta). If you send a CMYK format file to
print, you'll get unexpected color results. To print with the correct colors, convert any
CMYK format input files to RGB format before printing. For the best results, create
your original print files in the RGB color space. This larger color space transfers
directly to your printer without any loss of color information inherent in color space
conversions.
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The default Gamma setting of 1.8 provides the optimum contrast for your
photos. However, you can change it to either 1.5 (for decreased contrast)
or 2.2 (for increased contrast; recommended for matching colors with
sRGB devices).
To learn more about an advanced feature in your printer software,
right-click it and select What's This?. Or see your electronic Reference
Guide, as described on page 2.
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