Making Print Settings

This section explains the procedure for printing one photo using a standard layout.

  1. Start Epson Print Layout.

    This section explains the procedure for starting directly from the photo to be printed.

    See the Epson Print Layout manual for details on how to start from your applications.

    • Windows
      Right-click the photo and select Send to > Epson Print Layout.
    • Mac OS
      Click the photo to be printed while holding down the Ctrl key, and then select Open With > Epson Print Layout.
  2. Set the paper information and print quality from Printer Settings.

    Make sure that your printer is selected and select the correct paper type, size, and paper source.

    Load fine art paper in the Rear Paper Feeder except for some commercial paper (paper except for genuine Epson paper).

    Select Standard as the print quality. Standard is the mode with the best balance between image quality and speed.

    For borderless printing, select a Paper Source setting with a Borderless option as (Example: Rear Paper Feeder (Borderless)).

  3. Set the print layout in Layout Settings.

    Select Standard.

    • When performing borderless printing

      Select Expansion and Scale to Fit. If you cannot select Expansion, select a Paper Source setting with a Borderless option in Printer Settings.

    • When adding a margin

      Clear both checkboxes, and then set the following margin.

    • Select Center.

    • Select Image Size or Margins and adjust the margin size.

    • Select Margin Color to change the color of the margins.

  4. Set the color management method from Color Settings.

    Set one of the following methods, and then click Print.

    • Manage color using the printer driver (this uses the recommended setting to make the best of the printer color gamut*)
      *Use the following setting method when using paper added in Epson Media Installer: Manage color using an application.

      Select Printer Manages Color.

      Select Auto Select.

    • Manage color using an application (For users with knowledge of color management and specialized equipment)

      Select Use ICC Profile from Type. When you select Auto Select from Output ICC Profile, the ICC profile for the paper selected in step 2 is set automatically.

      Select Perceptual.