Epson Gemini User manual

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Contents
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Introduction
About Your Software vii
About Your Documentation viii
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips ix
1 Preparing Digital Image Files
Attaching ICC Profiles 1-1
Using EPPWorks 1-1
Starting EPPWorks 1-2
Selecting Color Management Preferences 1-4
Selecting, Rating, and Rotating an Image 1-5
Trimming and Rotating an Image 1-7
Retouching an Image 1-9
Adjusting the Image Color and Tone 1-10
Saving Your Retouched Image File 1-12
2 Laying Out and Printing Photos
Turning On Your System 2-1
Laying Out Your Photos 2-2
Starting EPPLayout 2-3
Selecting Printer and Paper Options 2-5
Selecting Template or Free Layout Mode 2-6
Selecting a Template or Package in Template Mode 2-7
Creating a Layout in Free Layout Mode 2-9
Dragging and Dropping Photos Into Your Layout 2-11
Adding Pages to Your Layout 2-14
Trimming and Rotating Photos 2-15
Adding Information and/or Crop Marks to Your Layout 2-16
Selecting Printing Options 2-19
Printing Your Photos 2-20

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3 Controlling Print Jobs
Checking Print Job Status 3-1
Starting EPPMonitor 3-1
Reading the Job List 3-3
Specifying Which Print Jobs to Display 3-6
Changing Print Job Priorities and Other Settings 3-7
Deleting Print Jobs 3-9
Reprinting Print Jobs 3-10
Checking the Printer Status 3-11
Checking Printer Status From EPPMonitor 3-11
Checking Printer Status From EPPStatus 3-12
Checking Print Job Status with EPPServer 3-14
4 Finishing Your Prints
Handling Your Printouts 4-1
Storing and Displaying Printouts 4-1
Storing Printouts and Unused Paper 4-1
Displaying Printouts 4-2
Print Longevity—A General Note 4-3
5 Managing Supplies and Billing
Logging Onto Your EPSON Insider Account 5-1
Ordering Supplies and Tracking Your Orders 5-3
How to Order Supplies 5-3
Downloading and Sending an Order Form 5-4
Tracking Supply Orders 5-5
Tracking Returns 5-8
Checking Billable Print Usage 5-9
Checking On Open Invoices 5-11

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6 Maintaining the System
Loading Paper 6-1
Changing the Paper Settings in EPPServer 6-2
Paper Tray Loading Capacities and Guidelines 6-4
Loading Paper in the Trays 6-5
Setting the Paper Tray Levers 6-9
Cleaning the Paper Path 6-10
Uploading the Print Log 6-11
Checking for Clogged Print Head Nozzles 6-12
Running a Cleaning Cycle 6-14
Aligning the Print Head 6-15
Setting Up Receipt of Error Message E-mails 6-17
Using the Gemini Touchpad 6-19
Replacing an Ink Cartridge 6-20
Updating ICC Profiles 6-23
Printing Test Charts 6-24
Running the Image Quality Adjustment Utility 6-27
Moving the System 6-30
Calibrating the Workstation Monitor 6-31
Updating the Server Software 6-31
Downloading Custom Files 6-32
7 Troubleshooting
Responding to Error or Alert Messages 7-1
Responding to Printer Control Panel Lights 7-2
Solving Print Quality Problems 7-5
Solving EPPWorks Problems 7-6
Solving EPPLayout Problems 7-7
Solving EPPServer Problems 7-8
Solving Paper Problems 7-9
Clearing Paper Jams 7-10
Where To Get Help 7-13

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8 Notices
Important Safety Instructions 8-1
Locating the Gemini 8-1
Powering the Gemini 8-2
Using the Gemini 8-2
Using the Gemini Printers 8-3
FCC Compliance Statement 8-4
Specifications 8-5
General Specifications 8-5
Gemini Cabinet Specifications 8-6
A Adding Users or Workstations
Adding a New User A-1
Adding Another Workstation A-3
Installing the Workstation Software A-4
Index

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Introduction
Congratulations! The EPSON®Gemini™Professional Portrait Printing
System is about to revolutionize the way you print photographs. EPSON
Gemini’s integrated hardware and software is designed just for portrait
studios like yours, letting you produce beautiful, long-lasting digital prints
in a variety of sizes and layouts.
About Your Software
You’ll be using this Gemini software to create your printouts and control
printing:
EPPWorks lets you retouch and size your photos, and save them in the
JPEG or TIFF digital image file format on your workstation.
EPPLayout lets you place your photos in a variety of different layout
templates and print them on Gemini.
EPPMonitor lets you check on the progress of your print jobs and change
print priorities and other settings, right from your workstation.
EPPStatus displays alerts and error messages on your workstation to keep
you informed of the current printer, paper, and ink status.
When your Gemini is set up, the technician will install all the necessary
software on the Gemini and on one client workstation. If you need to set
up an additional workstation for use with Gemini, see the instructions in
the Appendix.
EPSON recommends that your studio’s system administrator install
the Gemini workstation software.

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About Your Documentation
For quick steps on creating and printing a photo layout, see Printing Your
First Photo included in this binder.
For details on using Gemini, see these chapters in your User Guide:
Chapter 1, “Preparing Digital Image Files” tells you how to get your
photos ready for layout and printing in Gemini, including using
EPPWorks, EPSON’s proprietary retouching software.
Chapter 2, “Laying Out and Printing Photos” gives step-by-step
instructions on using EPPLayout to lay out your photos and print them.
Chapter 3, “Controlling Print Jobs” tells you how to check on your print
job, paper, ink, and printer status and change print priorities and other
settings after sending print jobs to the server.
Chapter 4, “Finishing Your Prints” gives instructions on handling,
storing, and displaying your finished photos.
Chapter 5, “Managing Supplies and Billing” tells you how to order
Gemini supplies and check on the status of your orders, returns, print
usage, or invoices.
Chapter 6, “Maintaining the System” describes procedures you’ll need to
perform to keep the system working at its best and running with the latest
software upgrades.
Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting” tells you what to do if you see an error
message or printer error light, and gives instructions for solving any
problems you may have.
Chapter 8, “Notices” contains important safety instructions, the FCC
compliance statement, and system specifications.
Appendix A, “Adding Users or Workstations” tells you how to create
additional user logins and install Gemini workstation software on
additional workstations, if you need to.
At the end you’ll find an Index.
The Supplements tab behind this User Guide gives you a separate section
in which to store the System Information sheet that was filled out by your
Gemini installer and a place for any additional information you download
from the http://support.epson.com web site.

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Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips
Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
Notes contain important information about your Gemini.
Tips contain additional hints for better results.

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Preparing Digital Image Files 1-1
1Preparing Digital Image Files
Gemini can print JPEG or TIFF digital image files captured using a
digital camera or digital camera back, or files professionally scanned from
traditional film or photographic prints. Just import or transfer your digital
image files into your workstation.
Make sure your files are saved in RGB mode (not grayscale or
CMYK), uncompressed (except for JPEGs), and without Alpha
channels. The size of each file must be 48MB or less. Place your files
on the workstation hard disk; don’t access them from a CD-ROM or
other removable media.
You can enhance or retouch your digital image files using EPPWorks,
Gemini’s proprietary image-editing software. Or, if you prefer, you can
use Adobe®Photoshop®or another image-editing program to retouch
your images as necessary. When your files look the way you want, you’ll
be ready to lay them out in the Gemini layout software (see Chapter 2 for
instructions).
Before you work with your files in the Gemini software, make sure to
calibrate your workstation monitor so your colors look as accurate as
possible. See the instructions on page 6-31 for details.
Attaching ICC Profiles
Before you retouch or lay out your photos for printing, you may want to
attach an ICC profile to each digital image file. Use Adobe Photoshop or
your digital camera development tools to open your JPEG or TIFF files
and attach an ICC profile using the RGB color space. See the program’s
Help utility for instructions.
Using EPPWorks
This section tells you about the basic features of EPPWorks. For detailed
instructions on using all of EPPWorks’features, click the program’s Help
button.
When you retouch your JPEG or TIFF files in EPPWorks, the program
creates a coordinating file called the “EGG”file that contains all the
retouching information you add. The touch-ups don’t affect your original
JPEG or TIFF (unless you choose to save the file as a new JPEG or TIFF).

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Follow the steps in these sections to use EPPWorks:
•“Starting EPPWorks”below
•“Selecting Color Management Preferences”on page 1-4
•“Selecting, Rating, and Rotating an Image”on page 1-5
•“Trimming and Rotating an Image”on page 1-7
•“Retouching an Image”on page 1-9
•“Adjusting the Image Color and Tone”on page 1-10
•“Saving Your Retouched Image File”on page 1-12
Don’t modify or delete any of the EPPWorks program files on your
workstation, or the program won’t work properly.
Starting EPPWorks
Follow these steps to start EPPWorks:
1. Double-click the EPPWorks icon on your workstation desktop. You
see the EPPWorks window in Browse mode:
Browse mode indicator

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2. Click the folder containing your JPEG or TIFF image files. Image
thumbnails appear on screen:
EPPWorks keeps a history of the folders you open (up to 20). If you
need to quickly find a folder you selected previously, select it from
the History window.
3. Click the Folder button in the bottom left corner of the screen to close the
Folder area so you can see all of your image thumbnails. (Click Folder
again to reopen it.)
4. Follow the steps in the rest of this chapter to set up color management,
and select, rate, and retouch your photos as desired.
To access EPPWorks Help for detailed information about the program,
click the Help button.
Select the folder
containing your
JPEG or TIFF files
here
A history of the
folders you’ve
selected appears
here
Close and open
the Folder area
here
Help button

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Selecting Color Management Preferences
Before you begin working with your photos in EPPWorks, check your
ColorSync®profile setup to make sure it is correct.
1. Click the Pref. button in the top right corner of the screen.
2. Click ColorSync Profile Setup. You see this dialog box:
3. Policy A is the recommended setting for preserving your image color
space. If you want to select a different color space, select one of the other
policy options.
•Policy A: Preserve original color space (the default setting) uses the
color space specified in your image to minimize color differences as you
modify and print the image.
•Policy B: Use sRGB color space; suitable for matching monitor color
applies the color space of your monitor to the image to optimize color
matching between your monitor and the printed image. This setting has
a small color gamut and is suitable mainly for images that will be viewed
on your monitor.
•Policy C: Use Adobe RGB color space; approximately the same as
printer color space applies the Adobe RGB color space, which is similar
to the wide color space of printers and results in darker output
(2.2 gamma setting).
•Manual: Setup manually lets you specify your own color management
policy using the options that appear when you select Manual. See your
EPPWorks Help information for details.
To select and set up ColorSync profiles in EPPWorks, you should use
the ColorSync Control Panel on your Macintosh workstation to
configure profiles for input, display, and other devices. See your
Macintosh documentation for details.

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Selecting, Rating, and Rotating an Image
With EPPWorks, you edit one image at a time. However, you can select
multiple images and add them to a slide table from which you select
images to edit. You can also mark your images with a quality rating that
helps you identify the best ones, and rotate the images as necessary.
1. To select one image to edit, click the image thumbnail; the thumbnail is
edged in blue.
2. To select multiple images, do one of the following:
•To select multiple images that aren’t sequential, use the
J key. Click the
thumbnail of the first image, then press and hold the
Jkey as you click
each of the other image thumbnails you want.
•To select multiple images that are sequential, use the Shift key. Click the
thumbnail of the first image, then press and hold the Shift key as you
click the last image thumbnail in the sequence you want.
•To select all the image thumbnails, click the All button under Select. (If
you need to cancel this selection, click the All button under Deselect.)
The background of the selected thumbnails turns light gray.
Click All under Select to
select all the image
thumbnails

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3. After selecting one or more thumbnails, select the following to rate the
image(s), if desired:
You can also rate individual images by placing your cursor on the
thumbnail and selecting the buttons that appear beneath it.
4. After selecting one or more thumbnails, select the following to rotate the
image(s), if desired:
•Click the button to rotate the image(s) counterclockwise.
•Click the button to rotate the image(s) clockwise.
Click the button again to keep rotating the image(s) in the same direction.
To rotate an image more precisely, see page 1-7.
5. To use the other EPPWorks editing options, see the next sections.
If you’ve finished retouching the photo, go to “Saving Your Retouched
Image File”on page 1-12.
Red smiling face—High quality
Yellow smiling face—Good quality
Green face—Fair quality
Blue frowning face—Bad quality
Remove rating(s)
After rating images, click a rating
category here to select only images
with a particular rating
After rating images, click a rating
category here to deselect only images
with a particular rating

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Trimming and Rotating an Image
After selecting and rating your image(s), you can use Trim mode to crop
and/or precisely rotate the image(s).
Once you modify an image in Trim, Retouch, or Color/Tone mode,
EPPWorks saves an “EGG”file that contains your changes. In
Browse mode, the EGG file is marked with a chicken icon. You
can check the EGG file against your original by clicking the Original
checkbox at the bottom of the window; your original image is
marked with an egg icon.
1. Click the Trim button on the top of the EPPWorks window.
You see the Rotate and Trimming Ratio options and the selected image or
the first selected image in the view area:
Click the Slide Table button to open a window containing thumbnails
of other selected images you may want to rotate or trim.
2. Select precise rotation options for the displayed image, if desired.
3. Select the radio button for the trim (aspect) ratio option you want to use.
Select
rotation
options here
Select
trimming
options here
Trim button
Slide Table button
Settings button

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4. To create a custom trim ratio, click the Settings button in the Trimming
Ratio box. You see this window:
5. Enter the width (W) and height (H) ratio you want, then type in a Name
for the setting and click OK.
To undo or redo any changes you make in Trim,
Retouch, and Color/Tone mode, click the Undo or
Redo button. You can undo or redo up to the last 10
actions you perform in Trim and Color/Tone mode and
as many actions as you want in Retouch mode. To
reset all the settings in the current mode to their
original state, click the Reset button.

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Retouching an Image
If you need to retouch an image, go to Retouch mode.
1. Click the Retouch button on the top of the EPPWorks window. You see
the Effect and Paint tools and the Brush options:
2. Select a tool and brush, then use the sliders to select the degree of effect
you want.
(For details on these tools, click the Help button).
3. Place the cursor on the area of the image you want to retouch and click as
many times as necessary to apply your changes.
To zoom in on the image for fine adjustments in Retouch and
Color/Tone mode, use these buttons at the bottom of the window:
Retouch button
Select an Effect
or Paint tool
here
Select a
Brush tool
here
Help button
Zoom in
or out
Click to select a
Zoom percentage
from 10% to 600%
Click to turn on
grab mode,
then click and
drag the image
Click to open a
scrolling
window and
drag the frame

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Adjusting the Image Color and Tone
There are three ways to adjust the color and tone of your image(s):
•using pre-defined or custom tone sets
•selecting from color and tone variations
•using advanced color and tone selectors
Click the Color/Tone button on the top of the EPPWorks window. You
see the color and tone options on the Preset tab:
Using Preset or Custom Tone Sets
1. To use a tone set, click its radio button.
To fine-tune the pre-defined setting parameters, click the button next
to the tone set and enter your preferences in the window that appears.
2. To create a user-defined tone set, first select the color and tone settings
you want on the Variation and Advanced tabs, as described in the next
sections.
Click the button next to one of the Unassigned settings, enter a name
for your settings, and click OK. Then you can select it from the Preset tab
settings whenever you want to use it.
Color/Tone button
Select a pre-defined
set of tones suitable
for the image
Select a user-
defined set of
tones you’ve
created
Preset tab

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You can further refine your colors and tones using settings on the
Variation and Advanced tab. The settings you select are retained as
you move between the tabs, so you can experiment all you want.
Selecting From Color and Tone Variations
1. To select from comparative color and tone variations, click the Variation
tab. You see the variation window:
2. Select the color or tone characteristics you want to compare and enter the
range of variation in the field beside it.
If you want to compare two characteristics at a time, click the 2Index
checkbox and select the second characteristic. You can also select how
many variations to display and click the Full Control checkbox to compare
detailed variations. Click the Help button for more information.
3. If you want to print your variation page to see the results of your
selections, click the Save as TIFF for test printing button.
Select the folder in which to place the file and click OK. To print the file,
start EPPLayout as described in Chapter 3 and open the folder containing
the file. Follow the EPPLayout instructions to prepare and print the file.
4. To apply the color and tone changes in one of the variations to your
image, click the thumbnail for that variation.
Variation tab
Select a color
and tone type
and enter a
range of
variation here
Click here to
print your
variations
Full Control
checkbox