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Epson R2880 - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet Printer Color Manual

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Epson Stylus Photo R2880
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Managing Color

Printing With Epson Premium ICC Profiles

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Summary of Contents for Epson R2880 - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet Printer

  • Page 1: Managing Color

    Epson Stylus Photo R2880 ® Managing Color Printing With Epson Premium ICC Profiles...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this Epson product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other equipment.
  • Page 3 Basic profiles are installed with your printer driver, and you may also have downloaded Premium ICC profiles from Epson when you installed your printer software (or you can download them from http://www.epson.com/SPR2880Profiles). ®...
  • Page 4 Set Up the Photoshop Environment 1. Open Photoshop. 2. Select Edit > Color Settings 3. Select from the Settings menu to set Adobe RGB North America Prepress 2 (1998) as the RGB working space and activate profile messages. 4. Click Follow the steps in the next section to open the photo you want to print and assign a profile to it.
  • Page 5 Select one of the following as the setting: Profile ■ A different RGB working space (or Profile), such as ColorMatch RGB sRGB IEC61966-2.1 ■ A scanner profile for your scanner ■ A camera profile for your digital camera Also click the box so you can see the effects of your profile choice on Preview the screen.
  • Page 6 SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc Printer Paper Print quality Note: Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for example, “SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc.” Print With Adobe Photoshop...
  • Page 7 3. Select as the Print Quality setting. Quality Options You see a window like this one: 4. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the setting Print Quality to match your profile. 5. Turn off the...
  • Page 8 6. Select as the Mode setting, then choose Custom Off (No Color Adjustment) in the drop-down menu. IMPORTANT: Select Off (No Color Adjustment) Note: Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the printer driver will apply additional correction to the image, producing inaccurate results. 7.
  • Page 9 Select Color Management Options 1. Open Lightroom. 2. Select the photo you want to print. 3. Select the module, and click the button. Print Page Setup 4. Make sure the is selected. EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom...
  • Page 10 5. Select the of your paper, the you’ll use to load it, and the correct Size Source for your photo. Orientation 6. Click 7. Scroll down to the panel in Lightroom. Print Job 8. Under in the panel, select as the Color Management Print Job Other...
  • Page 11 Print Quality you want to use, such as: SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc Printer Paper Print quality Note: Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for example, “SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc.” 10. Click Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom...
  • Page 12 11. Under , select the profile for the paper you’re going to print on. If Profile you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select the profile that also matches the print quality you want to use, such as: 12. For the...
  • Page 13 3. Select as the Print Quality setting. Quality Options You see a window like this one: 4. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the setting Print Quality to match your profile. 5. Turn off the...
  • Page 14 6. Select as the Mode setting, then choose Custom Off (No Color Adjustment) in the drop-down menu. IMPORTANT: Select Off (No Color Adjustment) Note: Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the printer driver will apply additional correction to the image, producing inaccurate results. 7.

  • Page 15: Mac Os X

    Mac OS X 10.5 Follow the instructions in these sections: ■ “Print With Adobe Photoshop” below ■ “Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom” on page 20 Print With Adobe Photoshop First set up your color management environment in Photoshop and assign a profile to your image.
  • Page 16 3. Select from the Settings menu to set Adobe RGB North America Prepress 2 (1998) as the RGB working space and activate profile messages. 4. Click Follow the steps in the next section to open the photo you want to print and assign a profile to it.
  • Page 17 4. Select , then select File Page Setup 5. Select in the Format for pop-up menu, then EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 change the Paper Size, Source, and Orientation settings as necessary, and click 6. Select , then click File Print...
  • Page 18 SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc Printer Paper Print quality Note: Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for example, “SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc.” Print With Adobe Photoshop...
  • Page 19 Follow the steps in the next section to select print settings to match the profile and print. Print Your Color-Managed Photo 1. Select in the Printer list. EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 2. Click d to expand the Print window, if necessary. 3. Select from the pop-up menu. Print Settings 4.
  • Page 20 6. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the setting Print Quality to match your profile. 7. Turn off the High Speed option. 8. Click to print your photo. Print If you get unexpected results, see “Solve Color Management Problems” on page 37.
  • Page 21 4. Select in the Format for pop-up menu. EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 5. Select the setting for the paper size and source you are using, and Paper Size the correct for your photo. Orientation 6. Click 7. Scroll down to the panel in Lightroom.
  • Page 22 SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc Printer Paper Print quality Note: Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for example, “SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc.” 10. Click Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom...
  • Page 23 11. Under , select the profile for the paper you’re going to print on. If Profile you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select the profile that also matches the print quality you want to use, such as SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc...
  • Page 24 Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the printer driver will apply additional correction to the image data, producing inaccurate results. 6. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the setting Print Quality to match your profile.
  • Page 25 Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.4 Follow the instructions in these sections: ■ “Print With Adobe Photoshop” below ■ “Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom” on page 31 Print With Adobe Photoshop First set up your color management environment in Photoshop and assign a profile to your image.
  • Page 26 3. Select from the Settings menu to set Adobe RGB North America Prepress 2 (1998) as the RGB working space and activate profile messages. 4. Click Follow the steps in the next section to open the photo you want to print and assign a profile to it.
  • Page 27 5. Select in the Format for pop-up menu. EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 6. Select the setting for the paper size and source you are using, and Paper Size the correct for your photo. Orientation 7. Click 8. Select , then click...
  • Page 28 SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc Printer Paper Print quality Note: Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for example, “SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc.” Print With Adobe Photoshop...
  • Page 29 3. Select the Media Type setting for the paper you’ll use for the print. 4. Select as the Mode setting. Advanced 5. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the setting Print Quality to match your profile.
  • Page 30 7. Select from the pop-up menu. Color Management IMPORTANT: Select Off (No Color Adjustment) 8. Select Off (No Color Adjustment) Note: Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the printer driver will apply additional correction to the image data, producing inaccurate results.
  • Page 31 Select Color Management Options 1. Open Lightroom. 2. Select the photo you want to print. 3. Select the module, and click the button. Print Page Setup 4. Select in the Format for pop-up menu. EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 Print With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom...
  • Page 32 5. Select the setting for the paper size and source you are using, and Paper Size the correct for your photo. Orientation 6. Click 7. Scroll down to the panel in Lightroom. Print Job 8. Under in the panel, select as the Color Management Print Job...
  • Page 33 9. In the window that appears, select the profiles you want to add to the Profile list that correspond to the printer and the papers you’ll use. 10. If you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select the profiles that also match the print quality you want to use, such as: SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc...
  • Page 34 12. Under , select the profile for the paper you’re going to print on. If Profile you’re printing with Epson Premium ICC profiles, select the profile that also matches the print quality you want to use, such as SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc...
  • Page 35 3. Select the Media Type setting for the paper you’ll use for the print. 4. Select as the Mode setting. Advanced 5. If you are using an Epson Premium ICC profile, set the setting Print Quality to match your profile.
  • Page 36 7. Select from the pop-up menu. Color Management IMPORTANT: Select Off (No Color Adjustment) 8. Select Off (No Color Adjustment) Note: Make sure that you select Off (No Color Adjustment). If you don’t, the printer driver will apply additional correction to the image data, producing inaccurate results.
  • Page 37 Printer Paper Print quality Note: Epson Premium ICC profiles can be identified with the suffix “.icc,” for example, “SPR2880 PrmSmGls Photo.icc.” ■ If your printed image is lighter than expected and/or has a light blue cast, you probably turned on color management in both Photoshop and the Epson printer driver.