Epson EMX

Epson EMX

What:

Epson provides EMX profiles containing the settings and ICC profiles for many Media & Mode combinations for their printers. Those EMX files can be downloaded using the Epson Edge Dashboard. After setting it up you will have access to the profiles (EMX) provided by Epson. You can use these EMX profiles in PrintFactory by importing them into Calibrator. They can also be converted to PrintFactory VISU profiles.

 

How:

1. Install the Epson Edge Dashboard. You can download it from the Epson Setup Navi: https://support.epson.net/setupnavi/

A) Enter the printer model name in the search box:



B) Click "Setup



C) Download and install the Epson Install Navi, it will install all components required including the Epson Software Updater and Epson Control Dashboard.


2. Locate and download the EMX profiles through the Epson Edge Dashboard. Select the Region as "Global" to access the global library of EMX profiles and download them to your local system.

3. After you have downloaded all appropriate EMX profiles, you can locate them on your system here:

Windows  – C:\Users\Public\Documents\Epson\Control Dashboard\S80

Macintosh – Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Epson/Epson Control Dashboard/S80

(Note: ‘S80’ will change depending on the printer model you have installed.)


4. Open Calibrator and select Import PMM, navigate to the EMX file location and select all EMX profiles you wish to import:

After you have imported you will receive an import summary:

5. You will now see the EMX profiles in Calibrator and they are readily available to use with ICC variants.  You can also convert them to PrintFactory VISU. To do so select the media, right click on the print mode and select ‘Convert to VISU’ :

NOTE:

Convert to VISU is not supported for RGB EMX profiles, only CMYK.


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