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Printing Using Color Management in the Printer Driver (Windows)

This is recommended when you want to make the most of wide color spaces and the printer's gradation. This reduces matching colors on the display. Color management set in the printer driver is not saved to the image data.

The following two points are important for color management settings.

  • Disable the color management settings in the application and enable those in the printer driver.

  • Set Mode to match the color space of the image (sRGB/Adobe RGB) to print in the printer driver.

  1. When using applications featuring a color management function, specify how to adjust colors from these applications.

    When using applications without a color management function, start from step 2.

    Depending on the type of the application, make the settings following the table below.

    Application

    Color Management Settings

    Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later

    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1 or later

    Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 or later

    Printer Manages Colors

    Other applications

    No Color Management

    Note:

    For information on the operating systems supported by each application, visit the distributor’s website.

    Setting example for Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020

    Click More Options on the print screen.

    Select Color Management, and then select Printer Manages Colors from Color Handling. Make a note of what is displayed in the Image Space, and then click Printer Preferences.

  2. On the printer driver's Main tab, select the Media Type and Mode option.

    For the Mode, select either of the following depending on what you noted in step 1.

    • sRGB: EPSON Standard (sRGB)
    • Adobe RGB: Adobe RGB

    To adjust manually, click Advanced to display the Color Controls screen.

  3. If you displayed the Color Controls screen in step 2, make settings for each item.

    See the printer driver help for more details on each item.

    Note:

    You can adjust values while checking the sample image on the left of the screen. You can also make fine adjustments to the color balance by using the color circle.

  4. Check other settings, and then start printing.