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How to / Using and Controlling the Printer

Making the Printer Settings

The printer driver
Remote Control Panel utility

Printer settings can be made either through the printer driver or the Remote Control Panel utility. You should always try to make the settings in the printer driver because settings made in the printer driver override those made in the Remote Control Panel utility. However, the Remote Control Panel utility gives you access to certain settings that are not available in the printer driver.

The printer driver

You can access your printer driver directly from most Windows-based applications, or from your Windows operating system, as explained below. The printer driver settings made from many Windows applications override settings made when the driver is accessed from the operating system, so you should try to access the driver from your application to make sure you get the results you want.

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

To access the printer driver from Windows 98/95 and Windows NT 4.0, click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. Next, right-click the EPSON EPL-5800 Advanced icon and click Properties (in Windows 98/95) or Document Defaults (in Windows NT 4.0).

To access the printer driver from Macintosh, select Chooser from the Apple menu. Then click the EPSON EPL-5800 Advanced icon and click Setup.

Accessing Online Help

Online help provides you with detailed information and instructions on using the printer driver, and can be accessed from within the printer driver itself. It is automatically installed when you install the printer driver.

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Remote Control Panel utility

Note:

Before using this utility, be sure to read the README file located in the RCP_UK or RCP_US folder in the printer software CD-ROM. (The folder name depends on the country of purchase.) This file contains important information about the utility.

The Remote Control Panel utility is included in the printer software CD-ROM. This utility runs only on the DOS operating system. For information on installation and operating environment, see Remote Control Panel Utility Overview.

The Remote Control Panel utility should only be used to make basic printer settings such as paper size, paper type, and orientation if you are not able to change those settings from within your application or if you are running DOS programs. Most application programs give you access to the printer driver, where you can change settings that affect the final printed output. Settings you make from your application override those made from the Remote Control Panel utility.

However, the Remote Control Panel utility is the only software interface for making changes in printer emulation mode and other settings dependent on the emulation type. For more information, see Remote Control Panel Utility Overview.

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