94Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh

5.Set the Mode option as follows:

•Click Automatic to have the printer driver analyze the contents of your image or file and make the appropriate printing adjustments. If a Quality/Speed slider appears in the Mode box, set it according to the quality required for your print job. (Depending on the Media Type setting, this slider may not appear.)

•Click Custom and then choose one of the print job types from the custom settings list, as described in the next step, or click the Advanced button and see “Choosing Advanced Print Options” on page 98 for details.

6.Depending on your print mode (Automatic or Custom), you can select one of the following options from the pull-down menu:

Automatic print mode

Setting

Usage

 

 

Photo-realistic

Produces sharper images and more vivid colors by

 

automatically adjusting the contrast, saturation,

 

and brightness. Corrects for overall under- or

 

over-exposure of the original image.

 

 

Vivid

Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and

 

highlights. Best for print jobs with

 

non-photographic images.

 

 

Note

You can also create your own settings and add them to this list. See page 100 for more information.

Custom print mode

Setting

Usage

 

 

Advanced

For smoothest color tones and highest-quality

Photo 2880

results.

 

 

Advanced

Prevents the misprinting of ink dots that may occur

Photo

because of the movement of the print head and

 

paper. Available only when you choose photo or

 

photo-quality media types.

 

 

Text/Graph

Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and

 

highlights. Best for print jobs with

 

non-photographic images.

 

 

ColorSync

Adjusts colors based on your printer’s ICC profile,

 

using the perceptual rendering intent.