Using Advanced Color Management; Printing Cmyk Format Files; Using Color Management Profiles - Epson Stylus Photo 870 Printer Basics Manual

Using Advanced Color Management

Here are some tips for using the advanced color management features of your printer
software. For more information, visit the EPSON web site at www.epson.com. If
you're using an Adobe product, such as Photoshop, also 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.

Using Color Management Profiles

If you'll be printing in Adobe Photoshop using a color management profile created in
another program (such as MonacoEZcolor), you'll need to turn off your printer
software's color management features to get accurate results. If you use a profile but
leave a printer software color management feature turned on, your colors won't be
correct. To turn off your printer software color management, follow these steps:
1. Start your application, open the file you want to print, and select your custom
color management profile. (See your application documentation for details.)
2. To turn off your printer software color management, access your main printer
software dialog box; see page 16 (for Windows) or page 22 (for Macintosh).
3. Click
Custom
4. Select the
5. Select the rest of your printer software settings and click
26
, then click
Advanced
No Color Adjustment
. You see the Advanced dialog box.
option on the top right of the dialog box.
.
OK