CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
(Overleaf )
PRINTER SETUP GUIDE
COLOUR MANAGEMENT
PHOTOSHOP TIPS
Notes on Colour Management and Photoshop
Customers will notice a change in colour when moving from Epson® ink to Lyson colour inks and it is likely that some changes will be needed to restore colour accuracy. This change in colour is necessary becasue the fade resistant dyes used in Lysonic and Fotonic inks have a different colour quality to the quicker fading original inks. Also, the print driver is designed to work with the colours produced by the Epson® inks. When the inks are changed the output from the print driver is less accurate. These changes can be compensated for. There is also information at the end of this leaflet for Small Gamut and Quad Black users.
Media Handling
The Matt, Gloss and Fine Art papers compatible with Lyson inks are all heavy weight papers. These can cause problems to the sheet feed mechanisms used by the Epson® printers as they have been designed to handle thinner paper. For best results we recommend that the paper be fed to the printer one sheet at a time.
For desktop printers such as the Photo 1270 or 890, when using Fine Art paper hold the paper by the sides, not at the top, and push gently as the machine pulls on the media.
For the Epson® 3000 and 5000 keep the paper flat by feeding it through the rear sheet feeder. For the Epson® 3000 this is the slot designed to handle banner paper. Feed the paper between the sprocket units until the printer draws the paper in.
With the Fine Art paper it is sometimes difficult to detect which side of the paper is the coated side. Wet your finger and thumb and touch the paper. The coated side is the side that is sticky. Always print on this side.
Photoshop 3/4
Follow these steps to re-calibrate your workflow
1.Change the print driver settings to match those indicated below.
2.Open an image in Photoshop that contains a wide range of colours and print it using these settings.
3.Make further adjustments to the print driver settings and reprint the image to correct the colours as best you can.
4.Adjust the monitor display to match the print out.
5.Colour correct the image in photoshop to restore the colour balance to your image on your monitor.
5.Reprint the image.
The output should now match the colours on your
monitor.
( The monitor only needs to be adjusted once when changing ink sets. From then on simply open your image, correct for colour and print.)
The settings shown below ( fig 1 & fig 2 ) are designed to bring the printed output roughly in line with the colours on your monitor. Obviously the output will vary from printer to printer, ie, the printed colours will be different on an Epson® Photo EXwhen compared to that of an Epson® Stylus Pro 3000. Fine tuning can be done by further adjusting the cyan, magenta and yellow sliders along with the brightness, contrast and saturation sliders.
These settings however are the best place to start.
fig 1 | Fotonic Printer Settings |
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Brightness (+3) Saturation (+3) Magenta (-5)
Colour Adjustment Mode: Automatic Halftoning: Error Diffusion
fig 2 | Lysonic Printer Settings |
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Brightness (+3) Saturation (+3) Magenta (+10)
Photoshop 5 / 6 / 7x
Users that have upgraded from Photoshop 3 / 4 will notice a difference in the way Photoshop 5/6 treats colour. There are many more colour options in Photoshop 5/6/7 that can be altered. ICC profiles are used to handle all areas of colour reproduction from your monitor display to your printer output. A complete guide to these options, ICC profiles and how to use them in your workflow can be found in the “Epson Colour Management” pdf file that can be downloaded from the technical support section of the Lyson website (www.lyson.com).
Photoshop 5x:
Go to FILE-COLOUR SETTINGS-RGB SETUP.
We recommend that “ColorMatch RGB” or “Adobe 1998” be used as an RGB colour space. (Photoshop 5 defaults to sRGB, a gamut that can introduce unwanted colour casts to your display). Ensure that the “Display using monitor compensation” box and the “Preview” box are both ticked.
Go to FILE-COLOUR SETTINGS-PROFILE SETUP.
In the “Profile Setup” dialogue box, set all options to “Ask When Opening”. This ensures that Photoshop does not change any colour data when opening an image file.
(Photoshop will show the message “Converting Colours” if this is happening).
Photoshop 6 / 7x:
Go to EDIT-COLOUR SETTINGS.Tick the “Advanced Mode” button.
Select “ColorMatch” or “Adobe 1998” as the RGB working space. Under “Color Management Policies” select “Preserve Embedded Profiles” and tick all the “Profile Mismatches” and “Missing Profiles” options. Under “Conversion Options” select “Adobe (ACE)” or “Heidelberg” as the Engine and “Perceptual” as the intent. Tick the “Dither” option but not the “Black Point Compensation” option. Do not activate any of the “Advanced controls”
ICC PROFILE INSTALLATION.
ICC profiles for use with Lyson inks and papers are now available. When used with compatible software they ensure perfect predictable colour for each printer/media/ ink combination. To obtain these profiles on CD or floppy disk contact your local distributor. Alternatively visit their website to download the relevant profile. The profiles are also available in the technical support section of the Lyson website (www.lyson.com). Each of the profiles when downloaded is accompanied by a pdf acrobat® formated instruction document. Be sure to read this before attempting any printing. If downloading from the windows section of the Lyson website you will need “winzip” to decode the file. (www.winzip.com). If downloading from the Macintosh section of the Lyson website you will need the “StuffIt” expander software (www.alladinsys.com), usually pre-installed with Internet Explorer® 5.
Further information on Colour Management can be found in the “Epson Colour Management” pdf file. Custom Profiles for specific combinations of printers and papers can also be purchased from third party vendors.
This is recommended for the most accurate colour reproduction.
QUAD BLACK SETUP INFORMATION
The Quad Black inks set use different dilutions of black ink to achieve a wide tonal range and “lock in” the colour. This ink is available in “Neutral” tone and for selected printers there are “Warm” and “Cool tones also available. Before using Quad Black follow the cleaning procedure detailed overleaf, then replace the cleaning cartridges with the Quad Black cartridge set.
For best results prepare your black and white image in RGB mode in Photoshop. If you have a full colour image simply convert to greyscale then back to RGB.(IMAGE- MODE-GREYSCALE/RGB). Then send the image to be printed using the “No Colour Adjustment” option in your Epson print driver. Changing the media selection will affect the density and contrast of your print. Experiment to find the one that works best for you.
Quad Black Inks have a very wide tonal range that responds extremely well to the data contained in your image file. Absolute blacks will only be printed if your file contains this information. Use the Histogram option in Photoshop and the Levels tool to ensure the widest tonal range possible.
SMALL GAMUT SETUP INFORMATION
SG inks enable the user to “tone” their black and white images. Full details on the use of these inks can be found in the Small Gamut User Guides that are available at the Lyson Website (www.Lyson.com). ICC profiles are also available for a limited range of printers for users of Photoshop 5 / 6 / 7x.
For earlier Epson four colour printers such as the Stylus Color 860/1160 models, excellent results can be obtained by selecting the “No Colour Adjustment” option in the Epson printer driver. Experiment with the Media settings for different densities of print. All six colour “Photo” printers such as the Stylus Photo 890 require the use of the matching printer profile for the Printer/Paper combination you are using. Go to the Lyson website for the profile you require.
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