EPSON PROFILING & TEST PRINTINGJET TEC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 5 / 890 Bourke St. Waterloo NSW 2017 T 02 9319 5055 F 02 9319 3055 www.adcon.net.au sales@adcon.net.

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GENERATING & USING A PRINTER PROFILE

Print the supplied profiling test image file with the paper you wish to use.Send the test print to us.The individual coloured squares are then scanned.A profile file is generated and emailed to you.Instal the profile file on your computer.Select the installed profile in the printer dialogue pull down menu when printing.

OVER VIEW Profiling the printer ensures the colour printed on the paper or media, matches the colour of the original digital file. eg the reflected colour on the print out is a correct representation of the file it was printed from.

Different papers and surfaces reflect the printed ink colour differently. If you change paper / media types you need to use a different printer profile. Premium Gloss paper will reflect the printed ink colour differently than pearl, fine art, a matte canvas, adhesive vinyl, back lit display film or even another type of gloss paper. This means the professional printer will build a profile for every ink / paper combination they use and care about.

To ensure correct printing. New profiles need to be generated if you:

• Change ink brands• Change paper types• Change the print head• Buy a new printer

Note: Computer monitors may not display the actual exact colours of the file. Monitors can also be calibrated.

PRINTING THE PROFILE TEST PRINTOVER VIEW When you print the “Patch layout” you need to turn off the colour management in Adobe Photoshop on versions up to CS4. In the Epson printer driver you need to turn off all the possible enhancements. eg vivid colour. The only thing you have to choose is the resolution, the paper type and the orientation. In Adobe Photoshop CS5 do the following: Create a null transform, and turn off color management in the driver. Important: To avoid color shifts when using this Solution, Deselect the Send 16-bit Data option in Photoshop’s Print dialog box. This manual is written for Photoshop, but can be used with similar settings for Lightroom and other ICC profile compatible softwares.

1. Open the profile test print file image in Adobe Photoshop.2. CS5 ONLY Choose Edit > Assign Profile. CS4 go to step 4.3. CS5 Choose Adobe RGB ( 1998 ) in the Assign Profile dialog box.

4. Use the Photoshop text tool to fill in your name, phone number, email address, printer model, paper used and ink used. Ink is Advanced.5. Choose File > Print.6. In the Color Handling pop-up menu:a) CS5 Choose Photoshop Manages Color. CS4 Choose No Colour managementb) In the Printer Profile pop-up menu, choose Adobe RGB.c) In the Rendering Intent pop-up menu, choose Perceptual.d) Select Black Point Compensation. e) Make sure scale is 100%

7. Once the settings are correctly selected hit the print button

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9. In the Print dialog box, a) Select your printer.b) Select Print Settings from the pull down menu. (the resolution, paper type and orientation ) c) Select your paper type. The paper manufacturer may include a listing for the best setting to use or contact your supplier.d) Locate the control to turn off Color Management or Color Adjustment.

10. Hit the print button to print out the test image.

11. Send the printed test image to us. Make sure the image is not folded and does not bend in the post. Use thick cardboard to protect the image. Include your email address so we can email the profile or profiles. Also include details of the paper type and ink used so we can name the profile to identify it. This should be printed on the test print.

INSTALLING THE NEW PROFILEWhen you get the profile back via email you install it.On a PC by right-clicking on it and click on “Install Profile”. On a Mac you need to place it into “Library”, “Color Sync” and then “Profiles”.

PRINTING WITH THE NEW PROFILEWhen you print the images you find the profile under “Printer Profile”, as shown in “ b) “ on the previous page. For example: “Epson 7600 S-Pearl JetTec”. instead of Adobe RGB( 1998 ) Photoshop manages colours, Perceptual, and tick “Black Point Compensation” and then “Print”.

For best quality prints you want your original image file assigned as “Adobe RGB (1998) as in step 2 &3.In the Color Matching menu ‘ColorSync’ is preselected and not changable. Don’t worry-this setting will work correctly.Make sure to select the same paper type and quality settings that you used when creating your profiles, and that color management in the driver is turned off. Print your image. You should see a good screen to print match.

No Color Management or Color Adjustment.

Your paper type

PC uses go to step 9 MAC OS users; OSX 10.5 and 10.6 have introduced some significant changes to printer driver settings which may cause your prints to be darker than you expect when using ICC profiles.

8. Pull down the menu to “ Color matching “ The choices you see may vary depending on your printer driver. Choose EPSON Color Controls, Vendor Matching or other similar option. Do NOT choose ColorSync.