Epson 1400 - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet Printer User manual

Epson Stylus®Photo 1400
Managing Color
Printing With Adobe®Photoshop®Elements 6.0

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Introduction 3
Introduction
Color profiles designed specifically for your printer model and paper type are
installed with your printer driver. For the most precise color in your prints, use
these profiles whenever you print.
To print using these profiles with Adobe®Photoshop®Elements 6.0, follow the
instructions in these sections for your operating system:
■“Windows Vista and XP” on page 4
■“Mac OS X 10.5” on page 11
■“Mac OS X 10.4” on page 16

4Windows Vista and XP
Windows Vista and XP
First set up your color management environment in Photoshop Elements. Then
select your print settings and print.
Set Up the Photoshop Elements Environment
1. Open Photoshop Elements.
2. Select Edit > Color Settings.
3. Select Always Optimize for Printing, then click OK.
Follow the steps in the next section to open and print your photo.

Windows Vista and XP 5
Print Your Color-Managed Photo
1. Open the photo you want to print.
2. Select File, then select Page Setup.
3. Select the Size of your paper.
4. Select the correct Orientation for your photo.
5. Click OK.
6. Select File, then select Print.

6Windows Vista and XP
7. Select EPSON Stylus Photo 1400 Series in the Printer list, if necessary.
8. Select Photoshop Elements Manages Colors as the Color Handling
setting.
9. Select the profile that corresponds to the paper you loaded in the printer as the
Printer Profile setting. Refer to the table below:
For this paper Select this profile
Premium Presentation Paper Matte SP1400 1410 MPHW
Premium Photo Paper Glossy SP1400 1410 PGPP
Photo Paper Glossy SP1400 1410 PGPS
Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster SP1400 1410 PLPP
Presentation Paper Matte SP1400 1410 PQIJ
Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss SP1400 1410 PSPP
Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy SP1400 1410 UPGP
Ultra Premium Presentation Matte SP1400 1410 UPPM

Windows Vista and XP 7
10. Select Relative Colorimetric as the Rendering Intent setting.
Note:
If your image contains very saturated colors, select Perceptual. This reduces the
color saturation so that the colors fit within the printer’s color gamut.
11. Click the Print button.
12. Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo 1400 Series is selected, then click the
Preferences or Properties button.

8Windows Vista and XP
13. Click the Advanced button.

Windows Vista and XP 9
14. Select the Paper Type setting that matches the paper you loaded.
15. Select a Quality Option for your print.
16. Make sure that the Grayscale and Edge Smoothing options are unchecked.

10 Windows Vista and XP
17. Select ICM as the Color Management setting, then choose 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.
18. Click OK.
19. Click OK or Print to print.
If you get unexpected results, see “Solve Color Management Problems” on
page 21.
IMPORTANT:
Select ICM, then
select Off (No
Color Adjustment)