Epson Precision Dot: Print with Own Media Preset and Profile

Epson Precision Dot - HTM(2): How to Print with Your Own Media Preset and Color Profile

Applies to: Ergosoft RIP 17 and later · Epson Precision Dot drivers (HTM / HTM2) · Epson Edge Dashboard

Use this when:

  • Epson provides no media preset for your media.
  • You need a print quality that the Epson media preset does not offer.
  • You want to create your own color profile in Ergosoft RIP instead of the Epson profile.

Question

How do I print with a media preset that I create myself and a color profile that I create in Ergosoft RIP?

Steps

In this workflow, Ergosoft RIP does not communicate with Epson Edge Dashboard. Use a Precision Dot driver without the Epson Edge Dashboard interface, or leave the interface disabled in the Print Environment. You calibrate the Print Environment and create the color profile in Ergosoft RIP.

Alert
Important: The active media preset on the printer must have no media ICC profile. Check this when you create or select the media preset on the printer front panel or in Epson Edge Dashboard.

Create the Media Preset

You can set the active media on the printer front panel. Some Epson models do not allow this on the front panel; for these models, use Epson Edge Dashboard.

To create the media preset in Epson Edge Dashboard:

  1. Open Epson Edge Dashboard from the Windows taskbar. It opens in the browser.
  2. In the Menu icon menu, select Printer Operation.
  3. Select the registered Epson printer.
  4. Open the Media Settings tab.
  5. If a media already prints correctly on this printer, select it first. Epson Edge Dashboard copies its settings to the new media.
  6. In the window at the bottom right, click the Add icon icon.
  7. Enter a unique media name and check the media settings. Check that no media ICC profile is assigned.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Click Apply to make the new media the active media on the printer.

Result: the printer uses your media preset without a media ICC profile.

Calibrate the Print Environment

  1. Create a Print Environment with the Precision Dot driver of your printer. For the SC-S406x0, S606x0 and S806x0, use the driver without EMX in the name.
  2. Open Device Options. For newer drivers, for example SC-R5000 and SC-S9100 / S8100 / S7100, leave Epson Edge Dashboard Interface cleared. This is the default.
  3. Select the media and the print mode.

Device Options with the Epson Edge Dashboard Interface check box cleared

  1. Create the Density Linearization and the color profile for your media with ColorGPS.

Result: the Print Environment uses your own media preset and your own color profile.

FAQ

Can I use the Epson media presets and my own media on the same printer?
Yes. Use one Print Environment per workflow. For Epson media presets with EMX data, use a Print Environment with the Epson Edge Dashboard interface, as described in How to Retrieve Media Presets from Epson Edge Dashboard in Ergosoft RIP. For your own media, use a Print Environment with Epson Edge Dashboard Interface cleared.

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