Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface
Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface
Installing the PostScript printer driver for the network interface
Accessing the PostScript printer driver
Making changes to PostScript printer settings
Using the Reserve Job function
Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000

To print in the PostScript mode, you will have to install the printer driver. See the appropriate sections below for installation instructions according to the interface that you are using to print.

Follow the steps below to install the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface.

Caution:

Never use EPSON Status Monitor when the printer is connected via a parallel port. It may damage the system.

Note:

Installing the printer software for Windows XP or 2000 may require administrator privileges. If you have problems, ask your administrator for more information. Turn off all virus protection programs before installing the printer software.

Make sure that the printer is turned off. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

For Windows 2000, Me, or 98, click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. Then double-click the Add Printer icon. For Windows XP, click Start, point to Printer and Faxes, and click Add a printer in the Printer Tasks menu.

The Add Printer Wizard appears. Then click Next.

For Windows Me or 98, go to step 6. For Windows XP or 2000, select Local printer, then click Next.

Note:

For Windows XP or 2000, do not select the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box.

Select LPT1 as the port the printer is connected to, then click Next.

Click Have Disk and specify the following path for the CD-ROM. If your CD-ROM drive is D:, the path will be D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\Folder Name\PS_SETUP Then click OK.

Note:

Change the drive letter as needed for your system. The folder name differs depending on your operating system version. Operating system version Folder Name Windows Me or 98 WIN9X Windows XP or 2000 WIN2K_XP

Select the printer, then click Next.

For Windows Me or 98, select LPT1 as the port the printer is connected to, then click Next. For Windows XP or 2000, go to the next step.

Follow the on-screen instructions for the rest of the installation.

When installation is done, click Finish.

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Follow the steps below to install the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface.

Caution:

Never use EPSON Status Monitor when the printer is connected via a USB port. It may damage the system.

Note:

For Windows Me or 98, if the Windows driver and the Adobe PS driver for Epson printers with a USB connection have already been installed on your computer, follow the installation procedure Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface, but make sure to select USB as the port in step 5. If you have not installed an Epson USB printer driver on your computer, follow the installation procedure below. Installing the printer software for Windows XP or 2000 may require administrator privileges. If you have problems, ask your administrator for more information. Turn off all virus protection programs before installing the printer software.

Make sure that the printer is turned off. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

Connect your computer to the printer with a USB cable, then turn on the printer.

Install the USB Device Driver.

For Windows Me, select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended), click Next, then go to step 6.

For Windows 98, click Next in the Add New Hardware Wizard. Select Search for best driver for your device (Recommended), then click Next.

Note:

For Windows XP or 2000, a USB Device Driver is installed automatically. Go to step 7.

Select Specify a location, then specify the following path for the CD-ROM. If your CD-ROM drive is D:, the path will be D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\WIN9X\PS_SETUP Then click Next.

Note:

Change the drive letter as needed for your system. Operating system version Folder Name Windows Me or 98 WIN9X Windows XP or 2000 WIN2K_XP

Click Next to continue.

When installation of the USB Device Driver is done, click Finish.

Install the printer driver by following the on-screen instructions. See Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface for details.

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See the appropriate sections below according to your operating system, and follow the instructions to install the PostScript printer driver for the network interface.

Note:

Set the network settings before installing the printer driver. Refer to the Network Guide that comes with your printer for details. Turn off all virus protection programs before installing the printer software.

Make sure that the printer is turned on. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

For Windows 2000, click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. Then double-click the Add Printer icon. For Windows XP, click Start, point to Printer and Faxes, and click Add a printer in the Printer Tasks menu.

The Add Printer Wizard appears. Then click Next.

Select Local printer, then click Next.

Note:

Do not select the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box.

Select the Create a new port check box and select Standard TCP/IP Port from the drop-down list. Click Next.

Click Next to continue.

Specify the IP address and port name, then click Next.

Click Finish.

Click Have Disk in the Add Printer Wizard and specify the following path for the CD-ROM. If your CD-ROM drive is D:, the path will be D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\WIN2K_XP\PS_SETUP. Then click OK.

Note:

Change the drive letter as needed for your system.

Select the printer and click Next.

Follow the on-screen instructions for the rest of the installation.

When installation is done, click Finish.

Install the EpsonNet Print. Refer to “Installing EpsonNet Print” in the Network Guide to find the instructions.

Install the printer driver. See Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface for details.

Set the printer port to EpsonNet Print Port. Refer to “Configuring the Printer Port” in the Network Guide to find the instructions.

Note:

High-speed Printing (RAW) is not supported.

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You can access the PostScript printer driver directly from any application programs, from your Windows operating system.

The printer settings made from many Windows applications override the setting made when the printer driver is accessed from the operating system, so you should access the printer driver from your application to make sure that you get the result you want.

To access the printer driver, click the Print or Page Setup from the File menu. You also need to click Setup, Options, Properties, or a combination of these buttons.

To access the printer driver, click Start, click Printers and Faxes, then click Printers. Right-click your printer icon, then click Printing Preferences.

To access the printer driver, click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers. Right-click your printer icon, then click Properties.

To access the printer driver, click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers. Right-click your printer icon, then click Printing Preferences.

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You can change the PostScript printer settings in the PostScript printer driver. Online help is available to help you with the printer driver settings.

If you want help on a particular item, click the “?” icon on the top-right corner of the dialog box’s title bar, then click the name of the setting that you want more information on. An explanation of the setting and its options will be displayed.

The printer may not print normally if the computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the ECP mode is set. If this is the case, disable bi-directional support in the printer driver. To do so, display the printer’s Properties dialog box, click the Details tab, then click Spool Settings. In the Spool Settings dialog box that appears, Select Disable bi-directional support for this printer, then click OK.

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The Reserve Job function allows you to store print jobs on the printer’s Hard Disk Drive and to print them later directly from the printer’s control panel.
See Using the Reserve Job Function for details.

Note:

You need an optional Hard Disk Drive installed in your printer in order to use the Reserve Job function. Make sure that the drive is correctly recognized by the printer driver before you start using the Reserve Job function. The Reserve Job function is not available when the Binary setting is set to On in the PS3 Menu. The Reserve Job function cannot be used when you are printing using the AppleTalk protocol in Windows 2000. Make sure to clear the Job Management On check box on the Job Settings sheet when outputting data as a PS file. The Job Management check box is selected by default so that the job information is attached to the print data when it is sent to the printer.

Follow the steps below to use the Reserve Job function when printing from any application.

Click Print from the application’s File menu.

Click Properties, then click the Job Settings tab.

Specify the desired Reserve Job settings in the dialog box that appears.

When printing multiple copies, select the Collated check box in the Advanced settings of the printer driver.

When you are done with the settings, then click Print.

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Use the following settings if your machine is running Windows 2000, and the printer is connected through an network interface using the AppleTalk protocol:

• Use SelecType to set the Emulation Mode-Network item to PS3. Using the default Auto setting will cause an extra, unneeded page to be printed.

• On the Device Settings sheet of the printer’s Properties dialog box, make sure that SEND CTRL-D Before Each Job and SEND CTRL-D After Each Job are set to No.

• TBCP (Tagged binary communications protocol) cannot be used as the Output Protocol setting.

• On the Job Settings sheet of the printer’s Properties dialog box, make sure to clear the Job Management On check box.

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