Chapter 3: Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh

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Your Epson Stylus Pro 7800 or 9800 comes with drivers and utilities that let you print and manage print jobs. For the best black and white photography output, the Epson driver offers an Advanced Black and White Photo mode.

ICC profiles for ColorSync® are included, so you can use color management features in Adobe® Photoshop® or other applications, or in the driver itself. A color-managed workflow using Photoshop and a color-calibrated monitor will give you the most accurate colors and best output from your printer for color photos.

You can create your own profiles if you have the required hardware and software, or you can have them created by a color specialist. Make sure any profiles you want to use are located in the standard folder for your operating system. When you install the Epson printer driver, the ready-made profiles are automatically copied to the right folder.

This chapter includes the following information for Mac OS X:

•Choosing page setup settings for cut sheets and roll paper

•Choosing basic print options

•Choosing advanced print options, including color management and paper configuration settings

•Choosing roll paper options

•Creating a custom preset and printing

•Choosing advanced black and white photo settings

•Managing print jobs

•Checking printer status