Epson COLOR 850 User Manual

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Where to Find Information This User’s Guide Provides you with all the information you need to use your EPSON STYLUS COLOR 850 and consumable products, from setting up to troubleshooting. If you use DOS, see Appendix A to get information on inst...

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Color Ink Jet Printer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior writt...

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Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V. Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT Amstel...

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Contents Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 A few precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . ....

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Using Your Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 With Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 With Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Checking Printer Status (for Windows 95 and 3.1) . . . . . . . 4-19 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 (for Windows 95 only) . . 4-22 Getting Information Through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Accessing help from your appli...

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Chapter 7 Using Optional Interfaces Available Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Installing Optional Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Using the ser...

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Appendix A Using the Printer with DOS Installing the Printer Software for DOS Programs . . . . . . . A-2 Changing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Using the default settings . . . . . ...

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Command List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14 ESC/P 2 control codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14 IBM X24E emulation control codes . . . . . . ....

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Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or hea...

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Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the printer doe...

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Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them. This could damage the print heads. Once you install an ink cartridge, do not open the clamp or remove the cartridge except to replace it. The cartridge may become unusable otherwise. Install ...

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For United Kingdom Users Use of options EPSON (UK) LTD shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products b...

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If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician. Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes w Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. c ...

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L Easter10 Ref. Guide Rev.C A5 size Introduction 1-06-98 DR, pass 2 6 Safety Instructions ...

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Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer Proof Sign-off: Ohtera _______ James _______ Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions paper support edge guides printer cover sheet feeder paper support extension output tray output tray extension tab e4 ink cartridge clamps adjust lever control panel black print head cleaning button load/eje...

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Buttons Buttons Function E load/eject Loads and ejects paper. Starts charging ink (after you finish the ink cartridge replacement procedure). P power Turns the printer on and off. Clears the print buffer if pressed twice while the power is on. ...

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System Requirements When using your printer with a PC To use your printer, you need Microsoft ® Windows ® 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, or DOS; and a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable. To install and use the print...

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When using your printer with a Macintosh To use this printer, your Apple ® Macintosh ® must meet the following system requirements and you need a standard Apple System Peripheral-8 cable (8-pin mini-circular connector) or equivalent. Applicable c...

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In addition to these system and memory requirements, you also need 8MB of free hard disk space to install your printer software. To print, you need extra hard disk space amounting to about double the size of the file you want to print. Options and Co...

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Interface cables EPSON supplies several types of interface cables. You can use any interface cable that meets the specifications listed below. See your computer manual for any additional requirements. Parallel Interface Cable (shielded) C83602 fro...

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EPSON special media Most plain paper works well in your printer. In addition, paper specifically designed for ink jet printers will meet most high-quality printing needs. 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4) S041059 S041025 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter) S04...

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Chapter 2 Getting Started Proof Sign-off: Ohtera _______ James _______ Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Unpacking the Printer Your printer box should contain a CD-ROM, which includes the printer software that runs your printer, and the following items: In some locations, the power cord comes attached to the printer. The shape of the AC plug varies by ...

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Choosing a Place for the Printer Follow the guidelines listed below when placing your printer. Place the printer on a flat, stable surface that is larger than the printer. The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle. Place t...

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Use a grounded power outlet; do not use an adapter plug. Using a printer stand When using a printer stand, note the following: Use a stand that can support at least 15.0 kg (33.2 lb). Never use a stand that tilts the printer. The printer should alway...

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Plugging in the Printer 1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. It is off when the P power button protrudes slightly from the surface of the control panel. 2. Check the label on the back of the printer to make sure the voltage required by t...

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Installing the Ink Cartridges w Warning: The ink cartridges are self-contained units. Under ordinary use, ink will not leak from a cartridge. If ink does get on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, fl...

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2. Turn on the printer by pressing the P power button. The print heads move slightly to the left, which is the black ink cartridge install position (color ink cartridge installation begins in step 7). The B and A ink out lights come on and ...

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3. Lift up the black ink cartridge clamp, which is marked with a H symbol. 4. Open the ink cartridge packages that came with your printer and remove the cardboard, if necessary. Remove only the yellow tape seals from each cartridge as shown below. ...

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Do not remove the tape seals from the bottom of the cartridges; otherwise, ink will leak. 5. Lower the black ink cartridge into the cartridge holder with the label face-up and the arrow mark pointing to the rear. 6. Press the clamp down until it lock...

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7. Next, press the X cleaning button to install the color ink cartridge. The printer moves the print heads to the color ink cartridge installation position. The clamp, which is marked with the I symbol, will appear. c Caution: Do not move th...

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9. Close the printer cover then press the E load/eject button. The printer moves the print heads and begins charging the ink delivery system. Note: Even if you do not press the E load/eject button, the printer moves the print heads and begi...

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Now you are ready to connect the printer to your computer. To connect the printer to your PC, see the following section. To connect it to your Macintosh, see page 2-20. Connecting the Printer to Your PC Connecting the printer to your computer using ...

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Now see the next section for instructions on installing the printer software. You must install the printer software before using your printer. Installing the Printer Software in Your PC After connecting the printer to your computer, install the Wind...

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If you wish to make a floppy disk version of the printer software on your CD-ROM, you can use the Driver disk creation utility included on the CD. See below for Windows 95 and NT 4.0, or page 2-19 for Windows 3.1. Installing in Windows 95 or Windows ...

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If this dialog box appears, double-click Install Printer Driver/Utility . If this dialog box still does not appear, double-click the Setup.exe icon. You may need to use the arrows to scroll through the folder to find it. 3. If the dialog box below...

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Before using the printer software, be sure to read the README file located in the EPSON (Printers) folder. For information on opening and using the software, see “Printing With Windows” in Chapter 3. Installing in Windows 95 (using plug-and-play...

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If this screen does not appear, click Cancel and follow the installation procedure on page 2-14 instead. 5. Make sure your printer model name is displayed on the screen. Then click the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer button. D...

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Note: The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility installation starts automatically. You can stop the installation by clicking the Cancel button. If you want to install it later, see "Installing the Status Monitor 2 utility" on page 4-27. Installat...

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Installing in Windows 3.1 Follow these steps to install the software using Windows 3.1: 1. Make sure Windows 3.1 is running and the Program Manager window is open. 2. Insert the Printer Software CD shipped with your printer in the CD-ROM drive. (If y...

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5. Select your printer icon in the EPSON Printer Utility Setup dialog box. Click OK . The installation program begins copying the printer software files. 6. When the installation is complete, click OK to exit the installation program. The printer ...

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Using Your Printer on a Network To use your printer on a network, you need to set up your printer as a network printer. Setting up for a network must be done from the host computer first, and then from the client computer. Host: Computer to whic...

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6. Click Browse. 7. Double-click the icon of the computer that is directly connected to the printer. Then click the icon of the printer you plan to use on the network. 8. Click OK and follow the messages on the screen. Now you can send print job...

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With Windows NT 4.0 To set up the host computer, see your Windows NT 4.0 manual. To set up your computer as a client computer to use the printer on a network, see below. 1. Make sure the printer software is installed. See page 2-14, if necessary. 2. ...

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6. If the following dialog box appears, click OK and go to the next step. If this dialog box does not appear, your printer is set up and ready to accept print jobs over the network; see your printer manual for information on how to start printing....

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10. Select your printer in the dialog box below and follow the on-screen instructions. Note for Windows NT 4.0 users If your printer does not print correctly as a remote printer, the following procedure may help you solve the problem. 1. Install the ...

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Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh There are two ways to connect the printer to your Macintosh, using the printer’s built-in serial interface or using an optional interface card. Using the built-in serial interface To use the printer’s bui...

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4. Turn on the printer by pressing the P power button. 5. Turn on your Macintosh. See the next page for instructions on installing the printer software. You must install the printer software before using your printer. Using an optional EPSON inter...

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Installing the Printer Software in Your Macintosh Always use the EPSON STYLUS COLOR 850 Macintosh printer software when printing with your printer. This software is specially designed to allow easy access to all the features of the printer. c Caut...

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Nozzle Check Checks the print heads for clogging. You can open this utility from the Utility dialog box in the printer software. For more information, see “Using EPSON Printer Utilities” on page 5-23. Head Cleaning Cleans the print heads to main...

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Installing the printer software Follow the steps below to install your printer software. If you are using the floppy disk version, make a backup copy of the EPSON Macintosh printer software disk before you begin installation. 1. Turn on your Macinto...

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If you are low on disk space, select Cusom Install from the pop-up menu and click Serial Driver Package (if you connect the printer directly to your Macintosh’s serial port), or Network Driver Package and Epson Namer (if you connect the pri...

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3. If there are multiple AppleTalk zones at your site, select the zone where the printer is located. 4. Under New Name, enter a name for your printer. You should assign a name that clearly distinguishes your printer from others on the network. 5. Cli...

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Using the serial interface connection 1. Make sure the printer is connected to your Macintosh and turned on. 2. Choose Chooser from the Apple menu. Then click your printer’s icon and the port your printer is connected to. If you don’t see the ...

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When background printing is on, you can use your Macintosh while it is preparing a document for printing. You must turn on background printing to use the EPSON Monitor3 utility to manage print jobs. For more information, see “Controlling Backgrou...

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Using the AppleTalk connection 1. Turn on your printer. 2. Choose Chooser from the Apple menu. Click your printer’s icon. If you don’t see the appropriate icon, use the arrows on the right to scroll through the available icons. Select the Apple...

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L Easter10 Ref. Guide Rev.C A5 size Chapter 2 1-07-98 DR, pass 3 2-36 Getting Started ...

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Chapter 3 Starting to Print Proof Sign-off: IOhtera _______ James _______ Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Printing With Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Loading Paper The following procedure describes how to load plain paper in the printer. You can also print on ink jet paper, photo-quality glossy film or paper,transparencies, envelopes, index cards, and adhesive sheets. For details on using such m...

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2. Slide the left edge guide to the left as far as it will go. If you load long paper (for example, legal size paper), pull up the paper support extension. 3. Fan a stack of paper; then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. e4a e4-1 3 R Easter1...

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4. Load the stack of paper with the printable side up and the right edge of the paper resting against the right side of the sheet feeder. Note: Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first. Load envelopes flap edge first with the flap sid...

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Printing With Windows To get started with printing right away, follow the printing method explained below, which is typical of many Windows applications. The actual way you print may vary depending on the application you use. See your application ma...

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4. Click the Main tab if necessary, and make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic . Note: When Automatic is selected, the printer software optimizes other settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make. 5. Click anywhere in ...

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8. Select the size of the paper you loaded in the printer from the Paper Size list. If you don’t see your paper size in the list, use the arrow on the right to scroll through the list. Note: If your paper size is not included in the list, select U...

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Printing With Macintosh To get started printing right away, follow the printing method explained below, which is typical of many Macintosh applications. The actual way you print may vary depending on the application you use. See your application manu...

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6. Choose Print from the File menu. This brings up the dialog box shown below. 7. Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic . Note: When Automatic is selected, the printer software optimizes other settings according to the Media Type and In...

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L Easter10 Ref. Guide Rev.C A5 size Chapter 3 1-07-98 DR, pass 2 3-10 Starting to Print ...

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Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software for Windows Proof Sign-off: Ohtera _______ James _______ Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Accessing the Printer Software . . . . . . ....

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Printer Software The printer software includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and...

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From Windows applications How you should access the printer software varies depending on the application, application version, and Windows version you are using. Read the following to get a general idea of how to access the software. 1. Choose Print ...

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The Main, Paper, and Layout menus contain the printer driver settings. The Utility menu contains the printer utilities. 4. Click the corresponding tab at the top of the window to view a menu. For information on the printer driver settings, see onlin...

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Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings The printer software contains the printer driver setting menus explained below, and the Utility menu explained on page 4-15. Main Mode, Media Type, Ink Paper Paper Size, Copies, Orientation, Printable Area ...

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Note: Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list (while Automatic is selected), a slide bar appears in the Mode box that lets you choose Quality or Speed . Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed. Online hel...

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The printer driver provides the following predefined settings: Photo Good for printing scanned photos Text/Graph Good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts PhotoEnhance (for Windows 3.1) PhotoEnhance2 (f or Windows 95 and NT...

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Customizing the Print Settings Many users will never need to make their own print settings manually. However, if you need more control over the driver, want to make the most detailed settings available, or just want to experiment, see below. 1. Clic...

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To save your custom settings, click Save Settings on the Main menu. The Custom Settings dialog box appears: Type a unique name for your custom settings in the Name box, and click the Save button. Your settings will appear in the list under the Ad...

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Making the Media Type Setting On the Main menu, select the Media Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer. See the following to determine the Media Type setting (shown in bold) for your paper. First find your paper, then click t...

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Ink Jet Transparencies Ink Jet Transparencies (A4) S041063 Ink Jet Transparencies (Letter) S041064 Photo Paper Photo Quality Glossy Paper (A4) S041126 Photo Quality Glossy Paper (Letter) S041124 Photo Paper (A4) S041140 Photo Paper (Letter) S041141 P...

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Modifying the Printout Style (Windows 95 & NT 4.0 only) You can modify your printout style using a variety of printer driver settings located on the Paper and Layout menus. On the Paper menu, you can specify the orientation of your printout, and ...

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Fitting your document to the paper size To fit the size of your document to the size of the paper you will print on, use the Proportional Printing feature on the Layout menu. The Fit to Page setting proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your...

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The Page Order setting allows you to select the order of the printed pages. The Print page frames setting allows you to print a frame around each page on the sheet of paper. Printing a watermark on your document To print a watermark on your document,...

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Using EPSON Printer Utilities EPSON printer utilities allow you to perform some printer maintenance from your screen. For Windows 95, utilities to check the current printer status are also available. To access the utilities, click the Utility tab...

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EPSON Status Monitor 2 (for Windows 95 only) Provides you with printer status information such as the amount of ink remaining and checks for printer errors. This utility is available only when: You have installed the Status Monitor 2 (if not, see pa...

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Head Cleaning Cleans the print heads. You may need to clean the heads if you notice a decline in print quality. Before and after print head cleaning, use the Nozzle Check utility to check whether the print heads need to be cleaned (again). You can ac...

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High Speed Copies Turns on high-speed printing for multiple copies. This speeds up printing by using your hard disk space as a cache when printing multiple copies of your document. Show Progress Meter Displays the Progress Meter every time you print....

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Checking Printer Status (for Windows 95 and 3.1) When you send a print job to the printer from an application, the Progress Meter (Windows 95), or the Despooler (Windows 3.1) appears on your computer screen. From Windows 95 (Progress Meter ) This m...

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From Windows 3.1 (Despooler) This dialog box shows the progress of the current print job. You can also cancel, pause and resume, and restart selected print jobs from the Progress Meter and the Despooler. Stop Cancels printing Pause Pauses printing u...

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Understanding the EPSON Spool Manager The EPSON Spool Manager is similar to Windows Print Manager. If it receives two or more print jobs at one time, it puts them in a line (with printers on a network this may be called a print queue) in the order r...

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Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 (for Windows 95 only) If you installed the Status Monitor utility, you can get detailed information on the printer status. Note: If you have not installed the Status Monitor yet, see "Installing the Status Monitor 2 ...

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Printer icon The color of the printer icon indicates the current printer status. Green Ready Yellow Some kind of maintenance is necessary Red Error has occurred Dimmed Communication problem between Status Monitor 2 and printer Printer Name The name o...

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Job Count Shows the number of jobs waiting to print. Note: To get more information, choose Job Status on the Printer menu or click the Job Status button on the tool bar. To get more detailed information on the status of a particular printer, open...

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You can open the three menus described below by clicking the tabs at the top of the Printer Status window: Current Status Provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic dispaly, and status messages. If a printer error occurs, troubl...

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2. Select the printer you want to monitor from the Installed Printers list, and then click Monitoring Preferences on the Settings menu. The dialog box below appears. Monitoring Interval You can adjust the monitoring interval by dragging the slider....

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Note: If you want the Status Alert dialog box to appear in front of other windows on the desktop, right-click the background monitoring icon and choose Show on Top . Installing the Status Monitor 2 utility Note: If you installed the Status Monitor...

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Getting Information Through Online Help Your printer software has an extensive online help feature, which will answer most of your questions about your printer software. It provides you with instructions on printing, making printer driver settings, ...

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Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Proof Sign-off: Ohtera _______ James _______ Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings . . ...