Epson AcuLaser 2600N User Manual

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Chapter 6 
Using the PostScript Printer Driver
About the PostScript 3 Features
Features
The Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver provides you with the 
following high- performance features:
❏Ability to print documents formatted for PostScript printers. 
You can easily print text, line art, and graphics.
❏Seventeen fonts in five font families. The fonts include: 
Courier, Helvetica, Helvetica Narrow, Symbol, and Times.
❏IES (Intelligent Emulation...

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* Printing may not be possible with this amount of memory, depending on the 
specifics of the job being printed.
System requirements
Your computer must meet the following system requirements to 
be able to use the Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver.
For Windows
To use the Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver, your computer must 
be running Microsoft Windows XP, Me, 98, 2000, or NT 4.0. See 
the following table for details.
Windows XP or 2000
There are no restrictions...

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For Macintosh
Any Macintosh computer to which the printer is connected must 
be running Mac OS 9 ver. 9.1 or later, or Mac OS X ver. 10.2.4 or 
later. See the following table for details.
Mac OS X
Mac OS 9
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Caution:
❏The Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver cannot be used on 
computers running System 9.0.x or below.
❏The Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver cannot be used on 
Macintosh 68K computers.
Computeri386, i486, or Pentium processor i486...

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❏When AppleTalk is active, the printer must be set to handle ASCII 
or Binary data. When AppleTalk is inactive, the printer must be set 
to handle ASCII.
❏For best results, you should connect the printer directly to the 
computer’s USB port. If multiple USB hubs must be used, we 
recommend that you connect the printer to the first-tier hub.
Using the PostScript Printer Driver with 
Windows
To print in the PostScript mode, you will have to install the printer...

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1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. Insert the printer 
software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2. For Windows 2000, Me, 98, or NT 4.0, 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.
3. The Add Printer Wizard appears. Then click Next.
4. For Windows Me or 98, go to step 6.
For...

206Using the PostScript Printer Driver 7. Select the printer, then click Next.
8. For Windows Me or 98, select LPT1 as the port the printer is 
connected to, then click Next.
For Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0, go to the next step.
9. Follow the on-screen instructions for the rest of the 
installation.
10. When installation is done, click Finish.
Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB 
interface
Follow the steps below to install the PostScript printer driver for 
the USB interface.
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❏Turn off all virus protection programs before installing the printer 
software.
1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. Insert the printer 
software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Connect your computer to the printer with a USB cable, then 
turn on the printer.
3. 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...

208Using the PostScript Printer Driver 6. When installation of the USB Device Driver is done, click 
Finish.
7. Install the printer driver by following the on-screen 
instructions. See  Installing the PostScript printer driver for 
the parallel interface on page 204 for details.
Installing the PostScript printer driver for the 
network interface
See the appropriate sections below according to your operating 
system, and follow the instructions to install the PostScript printer 
driver for the network...

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Note:
Do not select the Automatically detect and install my Plug 
and Play printer check box.
5. Select the Create a new port check box and select 
Standard TCP/IP Port from the drop-down list. Click Next.
6. Click Next to continue.
7. Specify the IP address and port name, then click Next.
8. Click Finish.
9. 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...

210Using the PostScript Printer Driver 3. Set the printer port to EpsonNet Print Port. Refer to 
“Configuring the Printer Port” in the Network Guide to find 
the instructions.
For Windows NT 4.0 users
1. Make sure that the printer is turned on. Insert the printer 
software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. Then 
double-click the Add Printer icon.
3. The Add Printer Wizard appears. Confirm that the My 
Computer check box is selected and click Next.
4....