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How do I insure I've disabled my printer's color management (Epson)

Engaged ,
Nov 23, 2021 Nov 23, 2021

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Adobe CC on a Mac; the printer in question is an Epson ET 8500.

 

I want Photoshop to manage the colors. Of course, I get the message "Remember to disable the printer's color management in the print setting dialog box".

 

Unfortunately, when I click on this Print Settings button:Screen Shot 2021-11-23 at 6.37.04 PM.png

 

I only get this list, and none of these have an option regarding color management.

 

Screen Shot 2021-11-23 at 6.38.52 PM.png

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Engaged , Nov 24, 2021 Nov 24, 2021

Solving my own problem: this Printer requires an additional step on a Mac to load the printer driver. Having done that, everything is working fine now!

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Engaged ,
Nov 24, 2021 Nov 24, 2021

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Solving my own problem: this Printer requires an additional step on a Mac to load the printer driver. Having done that, everything is working fine now!

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LEGEND ,
Nov 24, 2021 Nov 24, 2021

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That's the wrong print driver, so you don't see the area to ensure it is set correctly for color management in the application. You've got a print driver from Apple, not Epson.

Download and install the correct print driver from Epson's site. Then you'll see this important area (that depending on the application, may be automatically set as seen below).

 

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LEGEND ,
Nov 24, 2021 Nov 24, 2021

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Moderator please change current labels of this thread to macOS (and delete my post).

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Community Expert ,
Nov 25, 2021 Nov 25, 2021

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Yeah, that screenshot below’s the Apple default 'Gimp/Gutenprint' printer driver. 

Gimp.jpg

 

it CAN be useful if the printer doesn’t have a driver from the manufacturer (too old maybe) but the Gimp driver does miss some important features as Digital Dog points out here.

Another clue is : Are media names the same as previous Epson drivers you've used, i.e. is 'Premium Luster Photo Paper' mentioned or are the media types just matte or gloss? This is the proper media options list from an Epson driver

Screenshot 2021-11-19 at 11.15.20.jpg

 

In the System Preferences 'Print and Fax' pane, when installing the printer, it seems important to select the printer name under "use" - if you select 'Airpirint' there, OSX seems to default to the Gimp driver.

 

I hope this helps
neil barstow, colourmanagement net :: adobe forum volunteer
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