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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Using the Printer Driver with Windows 33 Accessing the printer driver 33 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 34 Increasing the Printing Speed 43 Note for using shared printers in Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 44 Choosing the printer port 49 Using Printer Driver with Macintosh 55 Accessing the printer driver 55 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 55 Chapter 4 Installing and Removing Options Printer Options 61 500...
Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Using the Printer Driver with Windows 33 Accessing the printer driver 33 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 34 Increasing the Printing Speed 43 Note for using shared printers in Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 44 Choosing the printer port 49 Using Printer Driver with Macintosh 55 Accessing the printer driver 55 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 55 Chapter 4 Installing and Removing Options Printer Options 61 500...
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... full set up to 10 pages per inch) resolution is enhanced by EPSON's Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) and Enhanced MicroGray technology. Features The printer comes with your computer, and install the printer driver as described in the Setup Guide. Chapter 1 Product Information 16 The... amount of laser printers. The printer is easy to your computer. About Your Printer Your printer is the latest in EPSON's advanced line of toner used in printing documents, you can print drafts using the Toner Save mode. The printer supports ECP mode in Microsoft® Windows® Me...
... full set up to 10 pages per inch) resolution is enhanced by EPSON's Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) and Enhanced MicroGray technology. Features The printer comes with your computer, and install the printer driver as described in the Setup Guide. Chapter 1 Product Information 16 The... amount of laser printers. The printer is easy to your computer. About Your Printer Your printer is the latest in EPSON's advanced line of toner used in printing documents, you can print drafts using the Toner Save mode. The printer supports ECP mode in Microsoft® Windows® Me...
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... quality on page 33. If the printing is accessed through the printer driver's Optional Settings tab. Do not use window envelopes unless they are specially designed for laser printers. The plastic on envelopes, choose Thick Narrow in the printer driver's Paper setting found in "Using the Printer Driver with Windows" on envelopes may be irregular because different parts of an...
... quality on page 33. If the printing is accessed through the printer driver's Optional Settings tab. Do not use window envelopes unless they are specially designed for laser printers. The plastic on envelopes, choose Thick Narrow in the printer driver's Paper setting found in "Using the Printer Driver with Windows" on envelopes may be irregular because different parts of an...
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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Using the Printer Driver with Windows 33 Accessing the printer driver 33 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 34 Increasing the Printing Speed 43 Note for using shared printers in Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 44 Choosing the printer port 49 Using Printer Driver with Macintosh 55 Accessing the printer driver 55 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 55 Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 32
Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Using the Printer Driver with Windows 33 Accessing the printer driver 33 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 34 Increasing the Printing Speed 43 Note for using shared printers in Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 44 Choosing the printer port 49 Using Printer Driver with Macintosh 55 Accessing the printer driver 55 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility 55 Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 32
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... a combination of these buttons. ❏ To access the printer driver from the printer driver. It is accessed from the operating system, so in Windows NT 4.0). Using the Printer Driver with detailed information and instructions on the File menu. Next, right-click the EPSON EPL-5800L Advanced icon and click Properties (in Windows Me/98/95/2000) or Printing Preferences (in...
... a combination of these buttons. ❏ To access the printer driver from the printer driver. It is accessed from the operating system, so in Windows NT 4.0). Using the Printer Driver with detailed information and instructions on the File menu. Next, right-click the EPSON EPL-5800L Advanced icon and click Properties (in Windows Me/98/95/2000) or Printing Preferences (in...
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... depending on the printer driver and Status Monitor 3. Windows Me/98/2000 Windows 95 Windows NT 4.0 Macintosh Local Printer LPT/USB LPT LPT USB Windows Shared Printers LPT/USB LPT LPT -- The following table divides printers into two categories: local printers and Windows shared printers. Before using Status Monitor 3, be installed to read the printer driver's README file. Environment for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Protocols...
... depending on the printer driver and Status Monitor 3. Windows Me/98/2000 Windows 95 Windows NT 4.0 Macintosh Local Printer LPT/USB LPT LPT USB Windows Shared Printers LPT/USB LPT LPT -- The following table divides printers into two categories: local printers and Windows shared printers. Before using Status Monitor 3, be installed to read the printer driver's README file. Environment for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Protocols...
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... involves selecting the Allow monitoring of the printer driver's Properties dialog box. (1) client machine (2) server machine (3) Windows shared printer Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 35 Local Printer Connect the printer directly to the printer port of your computer. (1) local printer (2) Windows Me/98/95/2000/NT 4.0/Macintosh (3) Parallel cable/USB cable Windows shared printer To monitor a shared printer from the client through the Utility...
... involves selecting the Allow monitoring of the printer driver's Properties dialog box. (1) client machine (2) server machine (3) Windows shared printer Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 35 Local Printer Connect the printer directly to the printer port of your computer. (1) local printer (2) Windows Me/98/95/2000/NT 4.0/Macintosh (3) Parallel cable/USB cable Windows shared printer To monitor a shared printer from the client through the Utility...
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.../98/95 users, click the Details tab and then click Spool Settings. For Windows 2000 users, click the Ports tab. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 36 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors the printer during printing and while the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box is necessary. Make sure the Enable bi-directional support for this...
.../98/95 users, click the Details tab and then click Spool Settings. For Windows 2000 users, click the Ports tab. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 36 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors the printer during printing and while the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box is necessary. Make sure the Enable bi-directional support for this...
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See "Status Alert Window" on page 41 for more information on this function. Click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon to stop monitoring some errors. 4. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 37 Click the Utility tab. 5. Note: Clearing the Monitor the printing status check box during normal operation causes the Status Alert window to start the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility.
See "Status Alert Window" on page 41 for more information on this function. Click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon to stop monitoring some errors. 4. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 37 Click the Utility tab. 5. Note: Clearing the Monitor the printing status check box during normal operation causes the Status Alert window to start the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility.
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... Icon check box and choose an icon. You can double-click it to make this shared printers check box. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 41 Allow monitoring of To monitor a shared printer, check this setting on the right side of error has occurred and offers you select appears on...box. Status Alert Window This window indicates what type of the task bar. It closes automatically once the problem is in the task bar, you can also rightclick the shortcut icon and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, and EPSON EPL-5800L Advanced to open...
... Icon check box and choose an icon. You can double-click it to make this shared printers check box. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 41 Allow monitoring of To monitor a shared printer, check this setting on the right side of error has occurred and offers you select appears on...box. Status Alert Window This window indicates what type of the task bar. It closes automatically once the problem is in the task bar, you can also rightclick the shortcut icon and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, and EPSON EPL-5800L Advanced to open...
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... in the Utility tab of the printer driver's Properties dialog box. To monitor during printing and while the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box is open. If you clear the Monitor the printing status check box, the Status Alert window no longer comes up printing or if...tab of the printer driver's Properties dialog box. However, you wish to monitor the printer. If you need to see information about printer consumables, click the Consumable Details button. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 42 To close the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. The Status Alert window opens under ...
... in the Utility tab of the printer driver's Properties dialog box. To monitor during printing and while the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box is open. If you clear the Monitor the printing status check box, the Status Alert window no longer comes up printing or if...tab of the printer driver's Properties dialog box. However, you wish to monitor the printer. If you need to see information about printer consumables, click the Consumable Details button. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 42 To close the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. The Status Alert window opens under ...
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... steps to share a printer that will use the printer driver. If you may not be able to Settings, and click Printers. 2. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 44 Then, you need to set up your printer as a shared printer on the computer to the printer from each computer that is connected directly to install the printer driver on Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 clients...
... steps to share a printer that will use the printer driver. If you may not be able to Settings, and click Printers. 2. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 44 Then, you need to set up your printer as a shared printer on the computer to the printer from each computer that is connected directly to install the printer driver on Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 clients...
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For Windows 2000 users, do not select a driver from the Additional Drivers list in the Additional Drivers dialog box. Note: For Windows NT 4.0 users, do not select the driver from the Alternate Drivers list. Click Shared (for Windows 2000 users, select Shared as), then type the Shared Name. 4. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 45 3. Click OK.
For Windows 2000 users, do not select a driver from the Additional Drivers list in the Additional Drivers dialog box. Note: For Windows NT 4.0 users, do not select the driver from the Alternate Drivers list. Click Shared (for Windows 2000 users, select Shared as), then type the Shared Name. 4. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 45 3. Click OK.
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... supports the parallel interface. Right-click the EPSON EPL-5800L Advanced icon, and click Properties in the printer driver. To specify the interface, you are for Windows 98, but the procedure is similar on other Windows operating systems. 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Select the Details tab. The standard interfaces that...
... supports the parallel interface. Right-click the EPSON EPL-5800L Advanced icon, and click Properties in the printer driver. To specify the interface, you are for Windows 98, but the procedure is similar on other Windows operating systems. 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Select the Details tab. The standard interfaces that...
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For Windows Me/98/2000 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Right-click the EPSON EPL-5800L Advanced icon, and click Properties in the menu that comes with your printer complies with a USB connector and running Mac® OS 8.1 (or later) or Windows Me/98/2000 respectively support the USB interface. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 52 USB connection The USB interface that appears. 3. Select the Details tab. Note: Only Macintosh® and PC systems equipped with Microsoft Plug and Play (PnP) USB specifications.
For Windows Me/98/2000 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Right-click the EPSON EPL-5800L Advanced icon, and click Properties in the menu that comes with your printer complies with a USB connector and running Mac® OS 8.1 (or later) or Windows Me/98/2000 respectively support the USB interface. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 52 USB connection The USB interface that appears. 3. Select the Details tab. Note: Only Macintosh® and PC systems equipped with Microsoft Plug and Play (PnP) USB specifications.
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In Windows Me or 98, select EPUSB1: (EPSON EPL-5800L). Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 53 Click the arrow next to the Print to save this setting. In Windows 2000, check USB001 in the list on the Ports menu. 5. Click OK to the following port drop-down list. 4.
In Windows Me or 98, select EPUSB1: (EPSON EPL-5800L). Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 53 Click the arrow next to the Print to save this setting. In Windows 2000, check USB001 in the list on the Ports menu. 5. Click OK to the following port drop-down list. 4.
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... received from the selected printer driver when the EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts. You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility by selecting the EPSON Status Monitor 3 alias in the status window only if the Chooser is open. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 56 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors the printer during printing and while the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog...
... received from the selected printer driver when the EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts. You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility by selecting the EPSON Status Monitor 3 alias in the status window only if the Chooser is open. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 56 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors the printer during printing and while the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog...
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If you need to see information about printer consumables, click the Show details button. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 59 To close the box you wish to click the OK button. Note: The Status Alert window automatically appears when a problem occurs with your printer. It closes automatically once the problem is cleared. Status Alert window This window indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you click this button, the dialog box will not disappear even after the problem is cleared. If you a possible solution.
If you need to see information about printer consumables, click the Show details button. Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 59 To close the box you wish to click the OK button. Note: The Status Alert window automatically appears when a problem occurs with your printer. It closes automatically once the problem is cleared. Status Alert window This window indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you click this button, the dialog box will not disappear even after the problem is cleared. If you a possible solution.
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... and Removing Options 63 Make sure that the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is correctly installed by checking the information displayed in the printer driver as the paper source, be sure to remove the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit: 1. Remove all interface cards from the electrical outlet...on a flat, stable surface. If your computer is running Windows Me, 98, 95, 2000 or NT 4.0, you removed. 6. Turn off before plugging the power cord into the printer and into an electrical outlet. 7. Carefully lift the printer off the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit and place it ...
... and Removing Options 63 Make sure that the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is correctly installed by checking the information displayed in the printer driver as the paper source, be sure to remove the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit: 1. Remove all interface cards from the electrical outlet...on a flat, stable surface. If your computer is running Windows Me, 98, 95, 2000 or NT 4.0, you removed. 6. Turn off before plugging the power cord into the printer and into an electrical outlet. 7. Carefully lift the printer off the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit and place it ...
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Plug in the Setup Guide. To verify that memory is installed correctly. Gently close the printer cover. 9. Note: After installing the printer driver, you can check in the Printer Driver by selecting the Optional Settings tab under Properties. Fasten the side cover with the two screws. 8. Windows users can confirm the optional memory is correctly installed, print a status sheet. Chapter 4 Installing and Removing Options 71 7. See "Testing the Printer Connection" in the printer and turn it on.
Plug in the Setup Guide. To verify that memory is installed correctly. Gently close the printer cover. 9. Note: After installing the printer driver, you can check in the Printer Driver by selecting the Optional Settings tab under Properties. Fasten the side cover with the two screws. 8. Windows users can confirm the optional memory is correctly installed, print a status sheet. Chapter 4 Installing and Removing Options 71 7. See "Testing the Printer Connection" in the printer and turn it on.