Greetings....

Would any expert printer please privide some clarification on printing workflow with Epson 9880 from PC/XP/CS2. I've searched for tutorials but could not find.

I have calibrated my monitor with Colormunki and using Epson exhibition fiber paper for 17 x 22 color print from a 44' roll. The file is flattened and ready to print from PS.

In Properties:

1. Position...what does the Top and Left positioning actually mean? You can't see anything on preview screen that properly positions the image? What does center do?

2. Color Handling...when do you use "Let PS Determine Colors?"
.... " " "Let printer determine colors?"
.... " " select No Color Management?

When to use Black Point Compensation.

3. Printer Profile....what to select. "Working..."
sRGB
Adobe

4. Rendering...when to use Perceptual
Saturation
Relative Colormetrics.
Absolute Colormetrics.

5. Mode...when to use Automatic?
Custom?

When to select Gamma 1.8 or 2.2?

6. Paper Setting. If using 44" roll paper and the print is 17 x 22 (plus 1" border) how do you input that information? There seems to be difference in W and H in PS and W and H in Epson Paper Settings????

7. If I change media..like Museo Silverag 305...what cahnges?

8. If I print BW or use ABW what changes?

I would think there is rule of thumb on this area of printing but I haven't found it. Many thanks. If you know of any helpful links please identify.

Best...

Big Fish