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EPSON English 4002619 CO1-00.
EPSON EpsonScript™ Cartridge RI C83202* Macintosh User’s Guide.
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Contents Introduction Features.. ................................ 1 Before using EpsonScript ........................ 2 Available interface ......................... 2 Required memory ......................... 2 Applications NOT supported ............
Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 PostScript Printers/ AppleTalk Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Printer is silent (box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Update Lists (Button) . . . . . .
Features The EpsonScript™ driver gives your Epson printer the capability to print out documents formatted for PostScript™ Level 2 printers (equivalent to the Apple ® Personal Laser Writer-2g) with your Macintosh ® computer.
Before using EpsonScript Available interface By connecting your Macintosh using Epson’s optional LocalTalk interface C82312*, you can use EpsonScript with your Macintosh computer. (If your printer has a built-in LocalTalk interface, you can use it instead.
Note: 0 You cannot assign the PostScript mode to more than one channel, even if your printer has more than 3.OMB of memory. 0 When memory is insufficient for your document, the printing process is canceled. If this occurs, install extra memory in your printer.
Chapter 1 Installing the Programs This chapter explains how to install the printer software on your Macintosh computer. Before installing this software, install the EpsonScript hardware in your printer according to the instructions in your User’s Guide.
Easy and customize installation The installer has two installation types; Easy Installation and Customize Installation. The characteristics of each installation are described below. Easy installation The installer copies all files which did not exist in your computer’s hard disk drive.
EPSON Printing tools & Screen Fonts Installer EpsonScript Printer Driver PPD files for the EPSON printers. EpsonScript Printer Utility Screen Fonts 4. Click OK. The installer then shows the menu below: easy Install Click Install to place the l EpsonScript Driver l EpsonScript Utility l Screen Fonts for System 7.
5. Make sure the name of the hard disk on you would like to install the programs is shown below the message “on the hard disk named” (where HD-SCSI 0 appears in the example). If the hard disk name is correct, go to step 7. 6. Click Switch Disk. Then one of other hard disk names is displayed.
Note : If the screen fonts have already been installed, the following message appears in step 9. Click Quit to leave the installer if this occurs. Installation on “HD-SCSI 0” was successful. If you are finished, click Quit to leave the Installer. If you wish to do additional installations, click Continue.
Click the items you went to select; Shift-click to select multiple items. Note: You can return to the Easy Installation by clicking Easy Install. 8. Click the item(s) you would like to install. Selected items are displayed in reverse, and the product information is shown.
Note: You can select multiple items by dragging the mouse or clicking the next item while pressing the shift key. Product information is shown when you select a single item only. 9. After you select the items, click Install. The installer starts copying the necessary files automatically.
Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Macintosh To use EpsonScript, you need to select your printer using Chooser. After you choose the settings in Page Setup..., you can start printing using your EpsonScript printer.
2. 3. Click EpsonScript Driver in Chooser. Click the AppleTalk zone your printer is connected to in the AppleTalk Zones list. If your computer is connected to only one AppleTalk zone, ignore this step. 4. Click the printer name displayed in the box on the right side of the window.
1. Select Page Setup... in the File menu. The following window is displayed. EpsonScript Driuer ” ActionLaser I ooo * S~by’D~Q n Paper: 1 letter -1 [Cancel] Layout: Il-Up[ Orientation: Reduce or Enlarge: % [Options] [Help] [About) 2. Make the settings for your printer and click OK.
Orientation (icons) You can select the direction of the document printed on the paper. To change the orientation, click on the icon. The default value is portrait (icon on the left.) Reduce or Enlarge (box) You can reduce or enlarge your document from 25% to 400%.
Options (button) You can change the advanced settings for your printer using this option. This option includes four menus, and each menu has several items. The items are listed below. General Banner Page, Encoding, Date/Time Stamp Banner Page The default value is None.
0ptk.n Groups: 0 Flip Horizontal 0 Flip Uertical 0 lnuert Image q Print Patterns Rs Grays 0 Smart Underlining /yYQY 0 Precision Bitmlps r-1 [fonllJ [ m Flip Horizontal/Flip Vertical These options allow you to flip the printed image on the page. To enable these settings, click the appropriate check box.
Smart Underlining Normally, the underlining crosses the descenders in your documents. You can break the underlining around the decenders using this setting. You can confirm the setting by viewing the sample graphic in the window. Precision Bitmaps On most Macintosh computers, images are displayed at 72 dpi (dots per inch).
Note: You should be familiar with font management on a Macintosh computer before you attempt to changefont settings. System Fonts (list) Displays the list of available fonts to be added to the PPD/lnstalled Fonts list.
Save (button) Click this button to save the current fonts listed in the PPD/lnstalled Fonts list to the PPD file. After saving the data, the current window closes and you return to the previous window. Cancel (button) Click this button to cancel the settings you changed and exit the current window.
Dot Screen Dot Screen (popup menu) You an change the grayscale technology setting using this feature. If your printer supports the Phoenix MultiGray feature, set this option to MultiGray. The Standard option sets the printer’s grayscale handling to be the same as the standard PostScript feature.
3. The following window is displayed. Make sure your printer’s name is shown in the list at the upper left comer. r IJDdate Lists 1 Rbout 4. Click your printer’s name. 5. Click Rename at the right side of the window. The following window appears: Near name for “Actionlaser 1 IlOCI”: Printer Status : ~ .
6. Enter a unique name for your EpsonScript Printer. 7. Click OK. 8. Click the Close box. Note: The features of the EpsonScript Utility are explained in Chapter 3. Print Dialog After you set up your computer, you can print using the EpsonScript driver.
copies (box) Enter a number from 1 to 999 to generate multiple copies of your document. The default value is 1. Pages You can specify the pages of your document to print. The default setting is All, displayed by the A ll button. You can enter the page numbers in the boxes From: and T O :.
Save PostScriotB File As: =HD-SCSI 0 [Eject] [DesLtop] PostScript PostScrIpt: 1 Level 1 Compatible -1 TrueType Fonts: 1 Convert to Type 1 -1 Include Fonts: [All But PPCVlnstalled -1 Encoding: [I First, select where to save the file using the popup menu and the list on the window.
Encoding: (popup menu) The default value is Binary. The other option is ASCII. Printer Prep (popup menu) The default value is Temporary. Other options are None, Permanent, and Interrogate. This menu determines how your printer prepares for printing PostScript files.
Paper from (popup menu) The default value is Automatic. Other options are Custom, USE SelecType’s PAGESIZE, Standard Bin, and Optional Lower Cassette. You can choose the paper source of your printer using this menu.The Automatic option uses the paper source that is selected in the Page Setup window.
Help (button) Click this button to view the help document for the driver. You can use the help list at the left of the window. To exit the Help window, click Done at the right of the window.
Chapter 3 Using the EpsonScript Driver Utility This chapter explains about the EpsonScript Utility. This utility program has the ability to change many of your printer and printer driver settings. Caution: This utility can also work with other PostScript printer(s).
Update Lists brmation : 4. The Postscript Printers shows the EpsonScript and PostScript printers connected through AppleTalk. Click the printer that has settings you would like to change. Note: If your printer is connected to an AppleTalk network with multiple AppleTalk zones, click the zone your printer is connected to in the AppleTalk Zones list.
Utility Functions This section describes all functions available in the utility. The items displayed in the opening window are described at the beginning of this explanation. Note: Detailed information on font Options and Printer Options are described following this section.
Update lists (Button) Click this button to update the PostScript Printers and AppleTalk Zones. Use this button when you cannot find a printer that might have been disconnected when you started the utility, but may be connected now. Information When you click List Fonts or Printer Info, information is displayed in this area.
Refer to the Printer Options section, next to the Font Options section. A bout (button) You can view information about this utility by clicking this button.
You will be able to reduce printing time using this feature if your document includes download fonts, because usually the printer driver downloads necessary fonts each time it prints and remove them after printing finishes. The downloaded fonts using this feature are handled as if they are resident fonts until you turned off or reset the printer.
3. Click the folder that contains the font in the list at the upper left of the window (Folder List). If the font’s folder is not displayed, choose the folder using Folder List, Popup Path Menu, Desktop, and Open buttons.
Popup Path Menu The current directory is displayed in the Popup Path Menu in the Folder List. You can change the current directory using this menu by holding the mouse button on the menu and pulling down the list that appears below.
Open (button) You can change the current directory to the folder in the Folder List using this button. To change the current directory, follow the steps below: 1. Click the folder in the Folder List you want to select as the current directory. 2. Click the Open button.
Convert True Type to Type 1 (box) Click this button to send the selected TrueType font(s) to the printer in PostScript Type 1 format. Send Fonts (button) Click this button to download the fonts in the Font List to the printer. After the download procedure, the download window closes automatically and you return to the main window.
Note: The Add >>> button is disabled when a font name is selected in the Fonts In The Printer fist. Remove (button) Click this button to remove the fonts in the Fonts T O Be Removed list. Make sure that you have backup data for the fonts you selected to remove; you may need to reinstall them later using the download feature.
Printer info (button) To view information about the selected printer in the PostScript Printers list, click this button. You can see the following features of the printer. Note: The Printer Info button is disabled when any printer is selected in the PostScript Printers list.
Max. memory available: This is the amount of memory available for developing the printout image and downloading fonts to the printer. The unit is bytes. Memory in use: The amount of memory already used for download fonts and other data stored in the printer.
Note: If your printer is connected by parallel converters or other such devices, the status might be false or no information. This occurs because they cannot communicate with parallel interface printers.
0 0 2. 3. The files listed in the File List are TEXT attribute files. If you select a file that is not formatted for EpsonScript or Postscript, it is not be printed. The Eject button is disabled if there is no floppy disk in your computer's drive.
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You can reset the printer by clicking the Reset Printer button. Enable or disable the startup page by clicking Enable or Disable. To send printer control commands, follow the steps below: 1. First, type in the command strings in the Enter text to send box.
Enter text to send (list) To send a command string, first enter the command string in this box. You can edit the strings in this box then copy them to the Select command to send list using the Add To List button. You can also edit the command strings already saved in the Select command to send list.
Reset Printer (button) Click this button to reset the printer. Note that this function is not completely the same as the power-on reset. The EpsonScript or PostScript interpreter is restarted by this function, but the hardware mechanism is not re-initialized.
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