Printer Settings for Epson 1400 Series

This workshop will show you how to set and save your printer property settings for Epson 1400 Series.

If you would like a print out to read, please follow the links at the end of this workshop.

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 1400 Series Properties” box first appears it defaults to the basic settings page. Ignore all the options on this page. Click on the “Advanced” button in the bottom right hand corner.

A message will appear saying, “Note, Advanced settings are recommended for experienced users only. Incorrect settings can reduce print speed or quality”. Put a tick in the box “Do not display this message again” and click “Continue”.

If you wish to return to the basic page you can click on the “Basic” button in the bottom right hand corner of the “Advanced” page.

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 Epson Premium Glossy, this is the nearest match to the Fuji paper I am using. In the next box you may have 2 or 3 options to choose from (depending on your paper selection), ranging from Fine to PhotoRPM. Fine 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, “Photo” and “Photo RPM”. The “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 “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 “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. 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.

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 1400 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”.

Faulty Print Patches.
Before you submit your printed target patch for profiling, please view the printout in close detail. Below is an enlarged view of a section from a printed target patch. You will see that the printed patches are bleeding into each other.

This is caused by ink and paper incompatibility. This section was taken from an old type Fuji High Gloss paper (Note: this is not a Fuji fault) and printed on an Epson R2400. The Epson R2400 uses pigment inks and the Fuji paper was possibly manufactured before pigment inks were introduced into home printers, so they are not compatible. Please bear this in mind when purchasing papers, as there are still papers on the market that are not compatible with the latest printers.
If your printout has bleeding between colour patches, there is no point in having a profile created as you will never achieve an acceptable print from this ink/paper combination.