NOTE: Because of the way computer monitors reproduce colors, the images above may not match the results used for evaluating color accuracy. It doesn't seem to like to do that automatically unless it's after a particularly large print, but all things considered, it takes very little time at all for the printer to be turned on and printing. Surprisingly enough, the R3000 actually has a very short initialization time, though it will try to align itself and make sure it's working properly the first time you start it up. If you need something faster than this, there is a faster setting that will crank out pages at one page ever 12.2 seconds, or 4.92 pages per second, but at a significant reduction in detail and color. Still, it posts a fairly respectable speed of about 2.59 pages per minute, or a single document page every 23.16 seconds. The Epson R3000 isn't a speed demon printing documents, either.
For more on how we test print speeds, see this page. It's not that speedy, but you probably won't waste away in anticipation either. We're not kidding: a 4 by 6 photo can take up to 1 minute and 36 seconds per print. In addition to this slow speed, there will always be a sizeable white border, turning your 8.5 by 11 photo into an 8.25 by 10.5.įor those who absolutely must have the best quality in their printed photos, prepare to wait. Not the worst we've seen, but it definitely isn't very fast. The Epson R3000 doesn't set any speed records with its photo printing, but then again, if you want quality, what did you expect? For a 5 by 7 photo, it takes 8 minutes, 17 seconds to make one print, and for a 4 by 6 photo it takes 7 minutes 26 seconds.
Ink for epson stylus photo r3000 drivers#
The only additional software that Epson includes with its drivers is its Print CD utility, allowing users to print on compatible CDs and DVDs. You can then select these profiles in supported programs when you execute the print command. It's worthy of note that you can construct your own color profiles tailor-made to your needs, unlike on older Epson models (namely the R1900). The software utility contains drivers for users of both Mac and Windows systems, although the pictures below are from the Mac version of the software.
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If you would like a more detailed version of the installation process, the included manual covers each step beautifully. After running the setup utility, you should be all set to print after about 20 minutes, tops. The Epson R3000 was surprisingly very easy to set up: once you've unpackaged the unit, installed the ink cartridges, the only somewhat annoying step is to set up the wireless network (if you don't have the appropriate USB cable.