Settings Used With Harman FB Glossy Paper

[Greg Lockrey]

Hi, Harman instr. says - Let Photoshop Control Colors, and in the Epson box, under Printer Quality Management, Off (No Color Adjustment). Possibly you have an old instruction sheet?

Jon

On a new paper???

[Brian Ellis]

Hi, Harman instr. says - Let Photoshop Control Colors, and in the Epson box, under Printer Quality Management, Off (No Color Adjustment). Possibly you have an old instruction sheet?

Jon

Hi Jon - Someone in another forum where I asked this same question mentioned those instructions also. Before posting my question here I searched the instructions on the Harman web site for the Glossy AL paper and didn't see anything like that but maybe I just overlooked it.

The instruction sheet I have is the one that came in the box with the paper. It says, under "Suggested Settings" for the 3800: "Media - Premium Glossy Paper Mode - Custom/Advanced/Superfine 1440 dpi/ICM."

[Brian Ellis]

Jon - Are we looking at the same web site? I'm looking at www.harman-inkjet.com. The only instructions I see for paper settings for the Glossy AL paper is just a reprint of the instruction sheet that comes in the box of paper that I quoted earlier. I don't see anything like you quoted. I've looked under both "Technical Information" and "Profiles." Could you point me to where you found the instructions you mentioned? Thanks.

[Jon Shiu]

Hi Brian, there is a pdf that comes with the profile they email you.

Jon

[Brian Ellis]

Hi Brian, there is a pdf that comes with the profile they email you.

Jon

Ah. That explains it. I gave them the email address I use only for purchases, to reduce spam in my principal mailbox, and that I never look at because it contains nothing but spam (usually). I'm just going to use my normal settings (let photoshop determine colors, turn off color management in the printer) and forget ICM. Kind of interesting though that they say one thing in the instructions that come with the paper, duplicate those instructions on their web site, and then say something else in the pdf.

[Jon Shiu]

Hi, sorry I was mistaken, the pdf is in the same zipped folder as the profile that you download from their site.

Jon

[Brian Ellis]

Hi Jon - This is getting kind of comical, my trying to track down these instructions long after the original reason for wanting them has disappeared, but I've now devoted so much time to it that I'm determined to find them regardless of whether I even bother to read them or not . : - ) I actually opened the mailbox I mentioned in my earlier post and didn't see them there either so I figured they must be at yet another place. I didn't open the other file that comes with the profiles so if that's where they are I wouldn't have seen them. Kind of odd that Harman would say to use no color correction in those instructions and ICM in the others. But thanks very much for solving the mystery of the missing instructions.

[tim atherton]

A Guide to Printing HARMAN GLOSS FB Al Inkjet Paper in 
Adobe Photoshop® With the Epson 3800 using ‘photo’ black in the inkset 
  
Installing ICC Profiles Download the appropriate ICC profile for your media/printer/ink combination and locate it on your desktop for easy retrieval. The profile will then need to be installed into the appropriate folder (depending on the operating system). See belowfor location. 
 
• Mac: OS 8 – 9 - System Folder/ColorSync Folder 
• Mac OS X – Mac HD/Library/ColorSync/Profiles 
• Microsoft Windows 9x – C:\Windows\System\Color 
• Microsoft Windows 2000 – C:\WINNT\Spool\Color 
• Microsoft Windows XP – C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Drivers\Color 
(Alternatively Microsoft Windows Users may right click on the icc profile and Select “Install Profile”). 
 
Using the Installed ICC Profile in Adobe Photoshop® Microsoft Windows 
Adobe Photoshop® Version 6.0 – CS1 
• Go to File/Print with Preview 
• Click on Show more options and select Color Management 
• Under Source Space choose Document 
• Under Print Space choose the Installed Profile (HARMANGlossFBAlEpson3800) 
• Rendering Intent - Perceptual, Black Point Compensation should be checked 
• Click on Print, then Properties 
 Adobe Photoshop Version CS2 & CS3 
• Go to File/Print with Preview (Print in CS3) • Click on More Options 
• Choose Color Management 
• Under Print choose Document 
• Under Options/Color Handling choose Let Photoshop Determine Colors 
• Under Profile choose the Installed Profile (HARMANGlossFBAlEpson3800_0607) 
• Rendering Intent - Perceptual, Black Point Compensation should be checked 
• Click on Print, then Properties 
 
In the Printer Driver dialog Box 
• Under the Main header, select the Media Type as Premium Glossy Photo Paper  
(A message may appear indicating that with this option, the paper needs to be fed in the printers rear feeder. If it does, select OK to this). 
•Check that 1440 dpi is selected (it should default to this, for the above paper choice) 
• Under Mode, select Custom and then select Advanced 
• Under Printer Quality Management, select Off (No Color Adjustment) Click 
on OK in all the open Dialog boxes when ready to print 
 
Apple Mac OSX 
Adobe Photoshop® Version 6.0 - CS1 
• Go to File/Print with Preview 
• Click on Show More Options and Select Color Management 
• Under Source Space choose Document
 
• Under Print Space choose the Installed Profile (HARMANGlossFBAlEpson3800_0607)
 
• Rendering Intent – Perceptual, Black Point Compensation should be checked 
• Click on Print, then Properties 
 
Adobe Photoshop® VersionCS2 & CS3 
• Go to File/Print with Preview (Print in CS3) 
• Click on More Options 
• Choose Color Management 
• Under Print choose Document 
• Under Options/Color Handling choose Let Photoshop Determine Colors 
• Under Profile choose Installed Profile (HARMANGlossFBAlEpson3800_0607) 
• Rendering Intent - Perceptual, Black Point Compensation should be checked 
Click on Print, then Properties 
 
In the Printer Driver Dialog Box 
• Under the Copies & Pages Menu, choose the Print Settings 
• Under the Media Type, choose Premium Glossy Photo Paper  
• Then in the Mode Setting, choose Advanced and then select Print Quality as 
SuperFine – 1440dpi 
• Under Printer Color Management, check Off (No Color Adjustment)
 
Click on OK in all the open Dialog boxes when ready to print 
 
 
Image Quality 
Many factors influence the output quality obtained using the supplied HARMAN Inkjet ICC profiles. These factors include local ambient conditions such as temperature, humidity, print drying conditions and the lighting conditions under which the print is viewed. 
 
It is assumed that the printer manufacturer’s inks are used and that all setup and maintenance guidelines relating to the printer have been adhered to. It is also suggested that for optimum workflow and print quality that the computer monitor be calibrated and profiled on a regular basis.