Printer Settings for Epson R1900 Series
For the purpose of this exercise I’m going to create a profile for “Fuji Premium Glossy Photo Paper”
Step:1. When the “Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Series Properties” box first appears it defaults to the basic settings page. Ignore all the options on this page. Click on the “Advanced” tab at the top of the properties box.
Step: 2. We are now on the “Advanced” page of our print properties dialog box, all our settings can be selected here. In the Paper and Quality Options, select the paper option from the drop down menu which is the nearest match to the paper you are having profiled. For this workshop demonstration I’ve selected Premium Photo Paper Glossy, this is the nearest match to the Fuji paper I am using. In the next box you may have 3 or 4 options to choose from (depending on your paper selection), ranging from Photo to PhotoRPM. Photo is the lowest print quality and PhotoRPM is the highest print quality for your selected paper. Some paper media’s give you the Photo RPM option, others will not. Now which do we use? The 2 options we are interested in are, “Best Photo” and “Photo RPM”. The “Best Photo” option will print using a resolution of 2880 dpi (dots per inch). The “PhotoRPM” option will print using a resolution of 5760 dpi. There seems no real gain in using the “Photo RPM” setting over the “Best Photo” setting, as the print quality between the 2 settings is virtually indistinguishable. The only difference you will notice is that the “Photo RPM” setting uses twice as much ink! So at this point I would recommend you select the “Best Photo” setting. In the next box select A4 210 x 297mm (this should be the default setting). In the Orientation select Portrait and un-tick all the boxes in the Print Options (see note below on Gloss Optimizer). In the Colour Management section, select ICM and then tick the “Off (No Colour Adjustment)”option. It is very important that the “Off (No Colour Adjustment)” is ticked, as we don’t want any colour management applying to our target print profile.
Gloss Optimizer.
The Gloss option controls the application of the gloss optimizer. The Auto option only covers the image area, whereas the Full option covers the entire sheet. Gloss optimizer fills the gaps where coloured ink doesn’t reach the media, mainly white and light coloured areas, therefore producing an overall gloss to the print. Whichever option you select will be used on all subsequent prints using the saved settings. The Gloss option is only available on glossy type media’s.
Next, click the “Save Settings” button. In the “Custom Settings Name” dialog box type “Fuji Prem Gloss” or something similar to suit your paper type, as you will need to apply these settings to all subsequent prints using this paper with the generated profile.
Click “Save” to save the printer settings.
Note: You will need to repeat this process for every paper profile, saving the settings to incorporate the type of the paper into the custom settings name.
Step: 3. Click OK in the “Epson Stylus Photo R1900 Series Properties” dialog box. Before you Click OK in the “Print” box to print the target file you must first load a sheet of the paper that you wish to have profiled. If the paper you are creating a profile on is above A4 it must now be cut down to A4 size before it is loaded into the printer. Click OK in the “Print” dialog box to print the target file.
When the target file has printed allow the print to dry for 24 hrs.
Next, download and print the “Profile Request Form” (link below). Fill out the form, post or hand (Do Not Fold) the “Target” print and the “Profile Request Form” to your colour management club member. If you are not a Nantwich Camera Club member you will need to contact a Nantwich Camera Club committee member (details on website) to find out how you can have your paper profile created.
When your profile has been processed you will receive an email containing your new generated “ICC Profile”. After receiving the profile you will then need to follow the workshop on, “Installing and Using Printer Profiles”.