Printing with the appropriate
settings for the media being
used (printing using EMX)
You must register the print information and the
media setting values that are appropriate for the
media you are using to the printer and the Epson Edge
Print to print correctly on the media you are using.
This is because media has various unique
characteristics. For example, there is media that needs
large amounts of ink or that requires time to dry. If
you do not print with the settings that match the
media, the print results will not be satisfactory.
However, to do the settings to get the optimum
printouts on the media you are using by finding the
optimum values for each of the multiple setting items
is complicated, and requires an extreme amount of
time and work.
Here, we use the print files (EMX files) provided free
from Epson to explain a method to easily print and get
the print quality of the expert settings.
Preparing to print
Checking the operating environment
Check the following points.
❏
The printer and Epson Edge Print are connected
correctly, and the power is on.
❏
The computer on which the RIP server (Epson
Edge Print) is installed is connected to the Internet.
❏
Epson Edge Print is running.
❏
The printer is registered in Epson Edge Print.
❏
Media is loaded in the printer and it is ready to
print.
Preparing the print data
Prepare print data in a data format that is compatible
with Epson Edge Print.
For details on supported data formats, see the Epson
Edge Print help.
Generally, we recommend PDF for the following
reasons.
❏
There are no broken links to images or disrupted
layouts.
❏
Text does not need to be outlined.
❏
The appearance does not change, even for
different versions of image processing software.
Preparing EMX files
An EMX file is a print settings file for each media type
and includes the following information that is
necessary to print appropriately on commercially
available media.
Print Information
The settings that are registered in Epson Edge Print,
such as the media's ICC profile, number of passes, and
resolution.
Media Settings
The settings that are registered to the printer's Media
Management for the heater temperature, Platen Gap,
Feeding Tension, and so on, that are appropriate for
the media you are using.
In this section, we explain the procedure to acquire
and register EMX files in Epson Edge Print.
To acquire an EMX file, the RIP server must be
connected to the internet.
A
Click Tool menu -
Manage Preset
-
(Manage Print Info) in this order.
The screen changes to the Manage Print Info
screen.
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