Color control on 1270

[Gene Snyder <eisnyde@sedona.net>]

<x-flowed>I find I'm hopelessly confused in controlling color output from a 
1270 (via a Mac) and desperately need some help.

Previously I had used an Alps MD-2300 (thermal wax printer) whose 
color output was readily controlled by a set of sliders analogous to 
those available via the 1270 driver.  Print color was sensitive to 
small slider canges (1 unit difference often was noticeable) and 
control of output color without a printer profile was rather simple. 
When I try the same approach with the 1270 slider changes don't lead 
to the color changes I expected and wanted.  So my question is, "How 
does one vary the output color (i.e., tweak) of a 1270?"  My settings 
are:
media type = heavyweight matte
mode = custom
print space = same as source (what effect do different choices have 
on final color?)
color management = color controls, with mode = photorealistic.

What am I doing wrong, and how do I do it right?  Must I always 
choose an Epson media type (suppose I use a non-Epson paper)?  Why is 
the media type present on both the first and second screens of the 
Epson driver?

Many thanks for your help.
-- 
Gene Snyder
eisnyde@sedona.net
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