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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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...copies), labels, single sheets, and envelopes. ❏ High-speed printing of up to 300 cps (characters per second) at 10 cpi (characters per inch). Introduction Your Epson® LX-300+II printer provides high-quality printing and superior performance in a compact design. About This Manual This...solutions to handle a wide range 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. This 9-pin dot matrix printer provides: ❏ A variety of paper types, including continuous ...
...copies), labels, single sheets, and envelopes. ❏ High-speed printing of up to 300 cps (characters per second) at 10 cpi (characters per inch). Introduction Your Epson® LX-300+II printer provides high-quality printing and superior performance in a compact design. About This Manual This...solutions to handle a wide range 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. This 9-pin dot matrix printer provides: ❏ A variety of paper types, including continuous ...
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... enables your computer as described in ESC/P mode. (See page 67 for more information.) ❏ Windows NT does not support the USB interface. Status Monitor 3 lets you install the printer driver. The printer driver software and EPSON Status Monitor 3 can function only in the User's Guide. ❏ Make sure the software setting is automatically installed when...
... enables your computer as described in ESC/P mode. (See page 67 for more information.) ❏ Windows NT does not support the USB interface. Status Monitor 3 lets you install the printer driver. The printer driver software and EPSON Status Monitor 3 can function only in the User's Guide. ❏ Make sure the software setting is automatically installed when...
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... File menu of your document. 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 make apply to access the printer driver from a Windows application: 1. Check your printer driver settings to the application you are correct for...
... File menu of your document. 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 make apply to access the printer driver from a Windows application: 1. Check your printer driver settings to the application you are correct for...
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See "Changing the Printer Driver Settings" on your printer is selected in the Name drop-down list: 3. Make sure your application and you may need to click a combination of the window. Using the Printer Software 35 Click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (The button you click depends on page 38 for more information. 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. 2.
See "Changing the Printer Driver Settings" on your printer is selected in the Name drop-down list: 3. Make sure your application and you may need to click a combination of the window. Using the Printer Software 35 Click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (The button you click depends on page 38 for more information. 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. 2.
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In Windows 98 or Me, right-click your printer icon and click Properties. From the Start menu Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Start menu: 1. For Windows 98, Me, 2000, or NT, click Start > Settings > Printers. For Windows XP Professional, click Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes. For Windows XP Home Edition, click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2. The screen displays the Properties window: . 36 Using the Printer Software
In Windows 98 or Me, right-click your printer icon and click Properties. From the Start menu Follow these steps to access the printer driver from the Start menu: 1. For Windows 98, Me, 2000, or NT, click Start > Settings > Printers. For Windows XP Professional, click Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes. For Windows XP Home Edition, click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2. The screen displays the Properties window: . 36 Using the Printer Software
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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. Using the Printer Software 37 To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top. In Windows NT, right-click the icon and select Document Defaults. See "Changing the Printer Driver Settings" on page 38 for more information.
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. Using the Printer Software 37 To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top. In Windows NT, right-click the icon and select Document Defaults. See "Changing the Printer Driver Settings" on page 38 for more information.
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... you want . Intensity Move the slider to make other settings. Print Quality Select a print quality option from the Print quality list. Click this window. The Halftone Color Adjustment window appears. If your printout lighter or darker. Dithering You can leave this option set the brightness and contrast, input the RGB gamma, or... printing. Note that not every setting is slower but more detailed your paper size, use the scroll bar to use Auto Select. 38 Using the Printer Software Changing the Printer Driver Settings The following table shows the...
... you want . Intensity Move the slider to make other settings. Print Quality Select a print quality option from the Print quality list. Click this window. The Halftone Color Adjustment window appears. If your printout lighter or darker. Dithering You can leave this option set the brightness and contrast, input the RGB gamma, or... printing. Note that not every setting is slower but more detailed your paper size, use the scroll bar to use Auto Select. 38 Using the Printer Software Changing the Printer Driver Settings The following table shows the...
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...sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected. Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 allows you install the printer driver (as described in the User's Guide). It is available when: ❏ The printer is connected directly to the host computer via the parallel port...Using the Printer Software 41 To monitor the printer, make settings for more information. Click this button to set Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be sure to open the Monitoring Preferences window, where you can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 when you when printer errors ...
...sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected. Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 allows you install the printer driver (as described in the User's Guide). It is available when: ❏ The printer is connected directly to the host computer via the parallel port...Using the Printer Software 41 To monitor the printer, make settings for more information. Click this button to set Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be sure to open the Monitoring Preferences window, where you can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 when you when printer errors ...
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You see the Monitoring Preferences window: 42 Using the Printer Software 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. Click the Monitoring Preferences button.
You see the Monitoring Preferences window: 42 Using the Printer Software 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. Click the Monitoring Preferences button.
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...for your operating system: ❏ Windows 98 or Me: see page 50. ❏ Windows 2000 or XP: see page 52. ❏ Windows NT 4.0: see page 55. 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. In Windows XP, select Share this printer, then type the name in the Share name box and click OK. Using the...
...for your operating system: ❏ Windows 98 or Me: see page 50. ❏ Windows 2000 or XP: see page 52. ❏ Windows NT 4.0: see page 55. 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. In Windows XP, select Share this printer, then type the name in the Share name box and click OK. Using the...
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... to install both the printer driver and Status Monitor 3 on the clients, you want to be able to use Status Monitor 3 on each client from the Printers folder. Click Start > Settings > Printers. 2. Click Browse. Double-click the Add Printer icon, then click Next. 3. Note: ❏ This section describes how to set up Windows 98 or Me...
... to install both the printer driver and Status Monitor 3 on the clients, you want to be able to use Status Monitor 3 on each client from the Printers folder. Click Start > Settings > Printers. 2. Click Browse. Double-click the Add Printer icon, then click Next. 3. Note: ❏ This section describes how to set up Windows 98 or Me...
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...the on the printer server is connected to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver when you 're not sure about the shared printer's name, ask the network administrator. 6. Then click OK. Check the name of the shared printer. Click the computer or server that is not Windows 98 or Me,... be changed by the computer or server it is Windows 98 or Me, go to "Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM" on the printer server is connected to the shared printer, and the name of the shared printer, and select whether to the next step. Click Next. If the operating...
...the on the printer server is connected to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver when you 're not sure about the shared printer's name, ask the network administrator. 6. Then click OK. Check the name of the shared printer. Click the computer or server that is not Windows 98 or Me,... be changed by the computer or server it is Windows 98 or Me, go to "Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM" on the printer server is connected to the shared printer, and the name of the shared printer, and select whether to the next step. Click Next. If the operating...
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... clients, click Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes. For Windows XP Home Edition clients, click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2. Windows 2000 or XP Follow the steps below to set up clients in the Printer Tasks menu and click Next. 52 Using the Printer Software Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users...
... clients, click Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes. For Windows XP Home Edition clients, click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2. Windows 2000 or XP Follow the steps below to set up clients in the Printer Tasks menu and click Next. 52 Using the Printer Software Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users...
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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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... OK. 7. Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful access rights, even if you are not the Administrator. 1. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Click Start > Settings > Printers. 2. For Windows 2000, select whether to set up Windows NT 4.0 clients. Windows NT 4.0 Follow the steps below to use...
... OK. 7. Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful access rights, even if you are not the Administrator. 1. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Click Start > Settings > Printers. 2. For Windows 2000, select whether to set up Windows NT 4.0 clients. Windows NT 4.0 Follow the steps below to use...
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...the computer or server that is not Windows NT, go to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer, ask the network administrator. ❏ If the printer driver was installed on the client previously, you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver when prompted. ❏ If the... the name of the shared printer. If it . Click the icon of the computer or server that is Windows NT, go to use the printer as the default printer, then click OK. 6. Select whether to "Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM" on the printer server is connected to it...
...the computer or server that is not Windows NT, go to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer, ask the network administrator. ❏ If the printer driver was installed on the client previously, you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver when prompted. ❏ If the... the name of the shared printer. If it . Click the icon of the computer or server that is Windows NT, go to use the printer as the default printer, then click OK. 6. Select whether to "Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM" on the printer server is connected to it...
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..., and follow the on-screen instructions 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. Click Yes (for Windows 2000) or Continue Anyway (for clients is not found...
..., and follow the on-screen instructions 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. Click Yes (for Windows 2000) or Continue Anyway (for clients is not found...
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Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 1. Using the Printer Software 59 Click Start > Control Panel or Start > Settings > Control Panel. 3. Uninstalling the Printer Software If you need to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver, first uninstall the current printer driver. Quit all documents, select Purge Print Documents (Windows 98 or Me) or Cancel All Documents (Windows 2000, XP, or NT) on the Printer menu. To cancel printing of all applications. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 1. Using the Printer Software 59 Click Start > Control Panel or Start > Settings > Control Panel. 3. Uninstalling the Printer Software If you need to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver, first uninstall the current printer driver. Quit all documents, select Purge Print Documents (Windows 98 or Me) or Cancel All Documents (Windows 2000, XP, or NT) on the Printer menu. To cancel printing of all applications. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
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... Epson printers connected with a USB interface cable, you want to uninstall EPSON Status Monitor 3, click Yes in the displayed dialog box. Follow steps 1 through 3 on -screen instructions. Note: ❏ Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device driver. ❏ Once you have uninstalled the USB device driver, you need to uninstall Monitored Printers, click Yes in the window...
... Epson printers connected with a USB interface cable, you want to uninstall EPSON Status Monitor 3, click Yes in the displayed dialog box. Follow steps 1 through 3 on -screen instructions. Note: ❏ Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device driver. ❏ Once you have uninstalled the USB device driver, you need to uninstall Monitored Printers, click Yes in the window...