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... This Manual 6 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 7 Safety Instructions 7 Hot parts caution symbol 7 When setting up the printer 8 When operating the printer 9 When handling paper 9 When maintaining the printer 10 Chapter 1 Paper Handling Printing on Continuous Paper 11 Printing with the push tractor 12 Printing with the pull tractor 17... Printing on Special Paper 29 Adjusting the paper thickness lever 29 Multipart forms 30 Labels 31 Envelopes 32 Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software Accessing the Printer Driver 34 From Windows applications 34 From the Start menu 36 Changing the...
... This Manual 6 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes 7 Safety Instructions 7 Hot parts caution symbol 7 When setting up the printer 8 When operating the printer 9 When handling paper 9 When maintaining the printer 10 Chapter 1 Paper Handling Printing on Continuous Paper 11 Printing with the push tractor 12 Printing with the pull tractor 17... Printing on Special Paper 29 Adjusting the paper thickness lever 29 Multipart forms 30 Labels 31 Envelopes 32 Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software Accessing the Printer Driver 34 From Windows applications 34 From the Start menu 36 Changing the...
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...maintenance procedures and solutions to 300 cps (characters per second) at 10 cpi (characters per inch). This 9-pin dot matrix printer provides: ❏ A variety of paper paths to suit your printer contains the printer driver for Microsoft® Windows® 98, Me, 2000, XP and NT 4.0, plus the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility. ... multipart forms (with your printing needs. ❏ The ability to handle a wide range of up to possible problems. 6 Introduction Introduction Your Epson® LX-300+II printer provides high-quality printing and superior performance in a compact design.
...maintenance procedures and solutions to 300 cps (characters per second) at 10 cpi (characters per inch). This 9-pin dot matrix printer provides: ❏ A variety of paper paths to suit your printer contains the printer driver for Microsoft® Windows® 98, Me, 2000, XP and NT 4.0, plus the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility. ... multipart forms (with your printing needs. ❏ The ability to handle a wide range of up to possible problems. 6 Introduction Introduction Your Epson® LX-300+II printer provides high-quality printing and superior performance in a compact design.
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... install the printer driver. Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software The Epson software includes the printer driver software and EPSON Status Monitor 3. Status Monitor 3 lets you monitor the status of the printer's capabilities. Using the Printer Software 33 Note: ❏ Before proceeding, make sure you have installed the printer software on your Windows software applications to ESC/P. The printer driver software and EPSON Status Monitor...
... install the printer driver. Chapter 2 Using the Printer Software The Epson software includes the printer driver software and EPSON Status Monitor 3. Status Monitor 3 lets you monitor the status of the printer's capabilities. Using the Printer Software 33 Note: ❏ Before proceeding, make sure you have installed the printer software on your Windows software applications to ESC/P. The printer driver software and EPSON Status Monitor...
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... Print Setup from the File menu of your document. Check your printer driver settings to make apply to all your applications. Accessing the Printer Driver You can access the printer driver from your Windows applications or from the Start menu: ❏ When you access the printer driver from a Windows application, any settings you make apply only to the application you...
... Print Setup from the File menu of your document. Check your printer driver settings to make apply to all your applications. Accessing the Printer Driver You can access the printer driver from your Windows applications or from the Start menu: ❏ When you access the printer driver from a Windows application, any settings you make apply only to the application you...
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Using the Printer Software 35 Make sure your application and you click depends on page 38 for more information. See "Changing the Printer Driver Settings" on your printer is selected in the Name drop-down list: 3. 2. Click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (The button you may need to click a combination of the window. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of these buttons.) The Properties window appears: Windows 98 or Me Windows 2000, XP, or NT 4.0 4.
Using the Printer Software 35 Make sure your application and you click depends on page 38 for more information. See "Changing the Printer Driver Settings" on your printer is selected in the Name drop-down list: 3. 2. Click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (The button you may need to click a combination of the window. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of these buttons.) The Properties window appears: Windows 98 or Me Windows 2000, XP, or NT 4.0 4.
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For Windows XP Home Edition, click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2. From the Start menu Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Start menu: 1. In Windows 98 or Me, right-click your printer icon and click Properties. For Windows 98, Me, 2000, or NT, click Start > Settings > Printers. The screen displays the Properties window: . 36 Using the Printer Software For Windows XP Professional, click Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes.
For Windows XP Home Edition, click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2. From the Start menu Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Start menu: 1. In Windows 98 or Me, right-click your printer icon and click Properties. For Windows 98, Me, 2000, or NT, click Start > Settings > Printers. The screen displays the Properties window: . 36 Using the Printer Software For Windows XP Professional, click Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes.
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To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top. See "Changing the Printer Driver Settings" on page 38 for more information. In Windows NT, right-click the icon and select Document Defaults. Using the Printer Software 37 In Windows 2000 or XP, right-click your printer icon and click Printing Preferences. You see the Document Properties window: In Windows 2000, XP, or NT, you can also click Properties to display the Properties window: 3.
To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top. See "Changing the Printer Driver Settings" on page 38 for more information. In Windows NT, right-click the icon and select Document Defaults. Using the Printer Software 37 In Windows 2000 or XP, right-click your printer icon and click Printing Preferences. You see the Document Properties window: In Windows 2000, XP, or NT, you can also click Properties to display the Properties window: 3.
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...Hi-speed to On to use . To let the printer determine the best halftone quality, use when printing graphics. Changing the Printer Driver Settings The following table shows the printer driver settings. Printing with the default settings uses the settings ...stored in all versions of halftoning to Off selects unidirectional printing mode, which is the default setting, or select another dithering pattern for the kind of printout you want to scroll through the list. Halftoning Select the type of Windows...
...Hi-speed to On to use . To let the printer determine the best halftone quality, use when printing graphics. Changing the Printer Driver Settings The following table shows the printer driver settings. Printing with the default settings uses the settings ...stored in all versions of halftoning to Off selects unidirectional printing mode, which is the default setting, or select another dithering pattern for the kind of printout you want to scroll through the list. Halftoning Select the type of Windows...
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... when you can make settings for more information. Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 allows you to monitor your printer's status, alerts you click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences window, where you install the printer driver (as described in the User's Guide). When sharing the printer, be sure to support bidirectional communication. See "Setting...
... when you can make settings for more information. Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 allows you to monitor your printer's status, alerts you click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences window, where you install the printer driver (as described in the User's Guide). When sharing the printer, be sure to support bidirectional communication. See "Setting...
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Click the Monitoring Preferences button. Open the printer driver and select the Utility menu. 2. Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow these steps to set up Status Monitor 3: 1. You see the Monitoring Preferences window: 42 Using the Printer Software
Click the Monitoring Preferences button. Open the printer driver and select the Utility menu. 2. Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow these steps to set up Status Monitor 3: 1. You see the Monitoring Preferences window: 42 Using the Printer Software
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...for the share name. In Windows XP, select Share this printer, then type the name in the Share name box and click OK. Using the Printer Software 49 Follow the instructions on page 49 to set up the clients This section describes how to install the printer driver on the client computers by ...accessing the shared printer on a network. Note: Do not use the printer on a network. Setting up the client computers so they can use spaces or hyphens for your...
...for the share name. In Windows XP, select Share this printer, then type the name in the Share name box and click OK. Using the Printer Software 49 Follow the instructions on page 49 to set up the clients This section describes how to install the printer driver on the client computers by ...accessing the shared printer on a network. Note: Do not use the printer on a network. Setting up the client computers so they can use spaces or hyphens for your...
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...locally connected to install both the printer driver and Status Monitor 3 on a standard network system using the server (Microsoft workgroup). Select Network printer, then click Next. 4. Note: You can also access the shared printer from Network Neighborhood or My Network on the Windows desktop. ❏ If you...Me clients: 1. If you need to the shared printer)\(the shared printer's name)" in the Network path or queue name. 50 Using the Printer Software Windows 98 or Me Follow these steps to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer from the CD-ROM. Note: ❏ This...
...locally connected to install both the printer driver and Status Monitor 3 on a standard network system using the server (Microsoft workgroup). Select Network printer, then click Next. 4. Note: You can also access the shared printer from Network Neighborhood or My Network on the Windows desktop. ❏ If you...Me clients: 1. If you need to the shared printer)\(the shared printer's name)" in the Network path or queue name. 50 Using the Printer Software Windows 98 or Me Follow these steps to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer from the CD-ROM. Note: ❏ This...
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...it as the default printer. Click Next. Note: The name of the shared printer, and select whether to use it is connected to the shared printer, and the name of the shared printer. If the operating system on the printer server is Windows 98 or Me, go to "Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM..." on the printer server is connected to . Click OK, and then follow the ...
...it as the default printer. Click Next. Note: The name of the shared printer, and select whether to use it is connected to the shared printer, and the name of the shared printer. If the operating system on the printer server is Windows 98 or Me, go to "Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM..." on the printer server is connected to . Click OK, and then follow the ...
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...-click the Add Printer icon, then click Next. For Windows XP, click Add a printer in Windows 2000 or XP. For Windows 2000 clients, click Start > Settings > Printers. For Windows XP Home Edition clients, click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2. For Windows XP Professional clients, click Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes. Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have...
...-click the Add Printer icon, then click Next. For Windows XP, click Add a printer in Windows 2000 or XP. For Windows 2000 clients, click Start > Settings > Printers. For Windows XP Home Edition clients, click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2. For Windows XP Professional clients, click Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes. Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have...
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...check the name of the shared printer, ask the network administrator. ❏ If the printer driver was installed on the client previously, you need to select either the new printer driver or the current printer driver when prompted. ❏ If the operating system on the printer server is Windows 2000 or XP, go to ...the next step. ❏ If the operating system on the printer server is Windows 98, Me, or NT, you'll...
...check the name of the shared printer, ask the network administrator. ❏ If the printer driver was installed on the client previously, you need to select either the new printer driver or the current printer driver when prompted. ❏ If the operating system on the printer server is Windows 2000 or XP, go to ...the next step. ❏ If the operating system on the printer server is Windows 98, Me, or NT, you'll...
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... the settings, then click Finish. . Select Network printer server, then click Next. 6. Windows NT 4.0 Follow the steps below to use the printer as the default printer, then click OK. 7. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Using the Printer Software 55 Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful...
... the settings, then click Finish. . Select Network printer server, then click Next. 6. Windows NT 4.0 Follow the steps below to use the printer as the default printer, then click OK. 7. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Using the Printer Software 55 Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful...
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... need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver when prompted. ❏ If the operating system on the printer server is connected to it is connected to the shared printer and the name of the computer or server that is Windows NT, go to use the printer as the default printer, then click OK. 6. Then click...
... need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver when prompted. ❏ If the operating system on the printer server is connected to it is connected to the shared printer and the name of the computer or server that is Windows NT, go to use the printer as the default printer, then click OK. 6. Then click...
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... follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver from the CD-ROM This section describes how to install the printer driver on the clients when the server and clients use different operating systems. Note: When installing on Windows 2000, XP, or NT clients, you see the EPSON Installation Program screen, click Cancel. Access the...
... follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver from the CD-ROM This section describes how to install the printer driver on the clients when the server and clients use different operating systems. Note: When installing on Windows 2000, XP, or NT clients, you see the EPSON Installation Program screen, click Cancel. Access the...
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Quit all documents, select Purge Print Documents (Windows 98 or Me) or Cancel All Documents (Windows 2000, XP, or NT) on the Printer menu. Uninstalling the Printer Software If you need to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver, first uninstall the current printer driver. Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 1. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Using the Printer Software 59 Click Start > Control Panel or Start > Settings > Control Panel. 3. To cancel printing of all applications. 2.
Quit all documents, select Purge Print Documents (Windows 98 or Me) or Cancel All Documents (Windows 2000, XP, or NT) on the Printer menu. Uninstalling the Printer Software If you need to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver, first uninstall the current printer driver. Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 1. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Using the Printer Software 59 Click Start > Control Panel or Start > Settings > Control Panel. 3. To cancel printing of all applications. 2.
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... the utility is connected to uninstall EPSON Status Monitor 3, click Yes in the displayed dialog box. Note: ❏ Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device driver. ❏ Once you have uninstalled the USB device driver, you also need to uninstall Monitored Printers, click Yes in the window that appears. 8. Follow steps 1 through 3 on -screen instructions...
... the utility is connected to uninstall EPSON Status Monitor 3, click Yes in the displayed dialog box. Note: ❏ Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device driver. ❏ Once you have uninstalled the USB device driver, you also need to uninstall Monitored Printers, click Yes in the window that appears. 8. Follow steps 1 through 3 on -screen instructions...