Lyson 860 - Manual (Page 2)

CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
(Overleaf )
PRINTER SETUP GUIDE
COLOUR MANAGEMENT
PHOTOSHOP TIPS
fig 1 Fotonic Printer Settings
Brightness (+3) Saturation (+3) Magenta (-5)
Colour Adjustment Mode: Automatic Halftoning: Error Diffusion
fig 2
Lysonic Printer Settings
Brightness (+3) Saturation (+3) Magenta (+10)
Colour Adjustment Mode: Automatic Halftoning: Error Diffusion
Notes on Colour Management and Photoshop
Customers will notice a change in colour when moving
from Epson® ink to Ly son colour inks and it is likely that
some changes will be needed to restore colour accuracy.
This change in colour is necessary becasue the fade
resistant dyes used in Lysonic and Fotonic inks have a
different colour quality to the quicker fading original inks.
Also, the print driver is designed to work with the colours
produced by the Epson® inks. When the inks are changed
the output from the print driver is less accurate. These
changes can be compensated for. There is also
information at the end of this leaflet for Small Gamut and
Quad Black users.
Photoshop 3/4
Follow these steps to re-calibrate your workflow
1. Change the print driver settings to match those
indicated below.
2. Open an image in Photoshop that contains a wide
range of colours and print it using these settings.
3. Make further adjustments to the print driver settings
and reprint the image to correct the colours as best
you can.
4. Adjust the monitor display to match the print out.
5. Colour correct the image in photoshop to restore the
colour balance to your image on your monitor.
5. Reprint the image.
The output should now match the colours on your
monitor.
( The monitor only needs to be adjusted once when
changing ink sets. From then on simply open your
image, correct for colour and print.)
The settings shown below ( fig 1 & fig 2 ) are designed to
bring the printed output roughly in line with the colours on
your monitor. Obviously the output will vary from printer to
printer, ie, the printed colours will be different on an
Epson® Photo EX when compared to that of an Epson®
Stylus Pro 3000. Fine tuning can be done by further
adjusting the cyan, magenta and yellow sliders along with
the brightness, contrast and saturation sliders.
These settings however are the best place to start.
Media Handling
The Matt, Gloss and Fine Art papers compatible with
Lyson inks are all heavy weight papers. These can cause
problems to the sheet feed mechanisms used by the
Epson® printers as they have been designed to handle
thinner paper. For best results we recommend that the
paper be fed to the printer one sheet at a time.
For desktop printers such as the Photo 1270 or 890, when
using Fine Art paper hold the paper by the sides, not at
the top, and push gently as the machine pulls on the
media.
For the Epson® 3000 and 5000 keep the paper flat by
feeding it through the rear sheet feeder. For the Epson®
3000 this is the slot designed to handle banner paper.
Feed the paper between the sprocket units until the
printer draws the paper in.
With the Fine Art paper it is sometimes difficult to detect
which side of the paper is the coated side. Wet your finger
and thumb and touch the paper. The coated side is the
side that is sticky. Always print on this side.
Photoshop 5 / 6 / 7x
Users that have upgraded from Photoshop 3 / 4 will notice
a difference in the way Photoshop 5/6 treats colour. There
are many more colour options in Photoshop 5/6/7 that can
be altered. ICC profiles are used to handle all areas of
colour reproduction from your monitor display to your
printer output. A complete guide to these options, ICC
profiles and how to use them in your workflow can be
found in the “Epson Colour Management” pdf file that can
be downloaded from the technical support section of the
Lyson website (www.lyson.com).
Photoshop 5x:
Go to FILE-COLOUR SETTINGS-RGB SETUP.
We recommend that “ColorMatch RGB” or “Adobe 1998”
be used as an RGB colour space. (Photoshop 5
defaults to sRGB, a gamut that can introduce unwanted
colour casts to your display). Ensure that the “Display
using monitor compensation” box and the “Preview” box
are both ticked.
Go to FILE-COLOUR SETTINGS-PROFILE SETUP.
In the “Profile Setup” dialogue box, set all options to “Ask
When Opening”. This ensures that Photoshop does not
change any colour data when opening an image file.
(Photoshop will show the message “Converting Colours”
if this is happening).
Photoshop 6 / 7x:
Go to EDIT-COLOUR SETTINGS.Tick the “Advanced
Mode” button.
Select “ColorMatch” or “Adobe 1998” as the RGB working
space. Under “Color Management Policies” select
“Preserve Embedded Profiles” and tick all the “Profile
Mismatches” and “Missing Profiles” options. Under
“Conversion Options” select “Adobe (ACE)” or
“Heidelberg” as the Engine and “Perceptual” as the intent.
Tick the “Dither” option but not the “Black Point
Compensation” option. Do not activate any of the
“Advanced controls”
ICC PROFILE INSTALLATION.
ICC profiles for use with Lyson inks and papers are now
available. When used with compatible software they
ensure perfect predictable colour for each printer/media/
ink combination. To obtain these profiles on CD or floppy
disk contact your local distributor. Alternatively visit their
website to download the relevant profile. The profiles are
also available in the technical support section of the Lyson
website (www.lyson.com). Each of the profiles when
downloaded is accompanied by a pdf acrobat® formated
instruction document. Be sure to read this before
attempting any printing. If downloading from the windows
section of the Lyson website you will need “winzip” to
decode the file. (www.winzip.com). If downloading from
the Macintosh section of the Lyson website you will need
the “StuffIt” expander software (www.alladinsys.com),
usually pre-installed with Internet Explorer® 5.
Further information on Colour Management can be found
in the “Epson Colour Management” pdf file. Custom
Profiles for specific combinations of printers and papers
can also be purchased from third party vendors.
This is recommended for the most accurate colour
reproduction.
QUAD BLACK SETUP INFORMATION
The Quad Black inks set use different dilutions of black
ink to achieve a wide tonal range and “lock in” the colour.
This ink is available in “Neutral” tone and for selected
printers there are “Warm” and “Cool| tones also available.
Before using Quad Black follow the cleaning procedure
detailed overleaf, then replace the cleaning cartridges
with the Quad Black cartridge set.
For best results prepare your black and white image in
RGB mode in Photoshop. If you have a full colour image
simply convert to greyscale then back to RGB.(IMAGE-
MODE-GREYSCALE/RGB). Then send the image to be
printed using the “No Colour Adjustment” option in your
Epson print driver. Changing the media selection will
affect the density and contrast of your print. Experiment to
find the one that works best for you.
Quad Black Inks have a very wide tonal range that
responds extremely well to the data contained in your
image file. Absolute blacks will only be printed if your file
contains this information. Use the Histogram option in
Photoshop and the Levels tool to ensure the widest tonal
range possible.
SMALL GAMUT SETUP INFORMATION
SG inks enable the user to “tone” their black and white
images. Full details on the use of these inks can be found
in the Small Gamut User Guides that are available at the
Lyson Website (www.Lyson.com). ICC profiles are also
available for a limited range of printers for users of
Photoshop 5 / 6 / 7x.
For earlier Epson four colour printers such as the Stylus
Color 860/1160 models, excellent results can be obtained
by selecting the “No Colour Adjustment” option in the
Epson printer driver. Experiment with the Media settings
for different densities of print. All six colour “Photo”
printers such as the Stylus Photo 890 require the use of
the matching printer profile for the Printer/Paper
combination you are using. Go to the Lyson website for
the profile you require .
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