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Accessing the printer driver

The printer software contains a printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer.
Use the following procedures to access the EPSON Status Monitor.

For Mac OS X 10.3 users, open Printer Setup Utility and click on your printer in the Printer List dialog box to select your printer. Then click Utility.
For Mac OS X 10.2 users, open Print Center and click on your printer in the Printer List dialog box to select your printer. Then click Configure.


Note:

Before you access EPSON Status Monitor for the first time, you need to access the printer driver to get the correct status of the printer.

For Mac OS 9 users, select the EPSON Status Monitor alias from the Apple menu, then click your printer’s icon.

EPSON Status Monitor lets you check the status of your printer. See Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor for more information.


Note:

Instructions in this section that are common to all operating systems are for Mac OS X 10.3 as an example. They may slightly differ from what actually appears on your screen depending on your operating system; however, the functions are the same.

Accessing the printer driver

To control your printer and change its settings, use the printer driver. The printer driver allows you to easily make all the print settings, including paper source, paper size, and orientation.

Mac OS X

To access the printer driver, register your printer in Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3) or Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2 or below), click Print on the File menu of any application, then select your printer.

Mac OS 9

To access the printer driver, open the appropriate dialog box, select Chooser from the Apple menu, then click your printer’s icon.

Opening the dialog boxes from the application
  • To open the Paper Setting dialog box, select Page Setup from the File menu on any application.

  • To open the Basic Settings dialog box, select Print from the File menu on any application.


Note:

The printer driver’s online help provides details on printer driver settings.

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