Epson AcuLaser C2600N User Manual
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Using the Printer Software with Windows151 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ❏If the additional driver for Windows NT 4.0 is not installed in the Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003 print server, or the print server’s OS is Windows Me or 98, go to Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM on page 151. 5. Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not, then click Next. 6. Click Finish. Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM This section describes how to install the printer driver in the clients when setting the network system as follows: ❏The additional drivers are not installed in the Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, or Server 2003 print server. ❏The print server’s OS is Windows Me or 98 and the client’s OS is Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0. The on-screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS. Note: ❏When installing in Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0 clients, you must access Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0 as Administrator. ❏If the additional drivers are installed or the computers of the server and clients use the same OS, you do not have to install the printer drivers from the CD-ROM. 1. Access the shared printer and a prompt may appear. Click OK, then follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver from the CD-ROM.
152Using the Printer Software with Windows 2. Insert the CD-ROM, type the appropriate drive and folder names in which the printer driver for clients is located, then click OK. When installing drivers in Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, “Digital Signature is not found.” may appear. Click Yes (for Windows 2000) or Continue Anyway (for Windows XP or Server 2003) and continue installing. The folder name differs depending on the OS being used. 3. Select the name of the printer, click OK, then follow the on-screen instructions. Client’s OS Folder Name Windows Me or 98 \\WIN9X Windows 2000 or XP \\WINXP_2K Windows NT 4.0 \\WINNT40
Using the Printer Software with Macintosh153 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh About the Printer Software The printer software contains a printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3. 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 3. For Mac OS X users, open the Print dialog box and select Printer Settings from the drop-down list. Then click your printer’s icon on the Utility menu. For Mac OS 9 users, select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 alias from the Apple menu, then click your printer’s icon. EPSON Status Monitor 3 lets you check the status of your printer. See Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 184 for more information. 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.
154Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 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. Making Changes to Printer Settings Making the print quality settings You can change the print quality of printouts through settings in the printer driver. With the printer driver, you can make the print settings by choosing from a list of predefined settings, or customizing the settings. Choosing the print quality by using the Automatic setting You can change the print quality of printouts to favor speed or detail. There are two levels of print output, Fast and Fine. Fine provides high quality, precise printing, but requires more memory and slows the printing speed.
Using the Printer Software with Macintosh155 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 When Automatic is selected on the Basic Settings dialog box, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings according to the color setting you select. Color and resolution are the only settings you need to make. You can change other settings such as paper size or orientation in most applications. For Mac OS X users 1. Open the Print dialog box. 2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select the Basic settings tab. 3. Click Automatic, then choose the resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. For Mac OS 9 users 1. Open the Basic Settings dialog box.
156Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 2. Click Automatic on Print Quality, then choose desired printing resolution from Fast or Fine with the slider bar. Note: If printing is unsuccessful or a memory-related error message appears, selecting a lower resolution may allow printing to proceed. Using the predefined settings The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize print settings for a particular kind of printout, such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera. Follow the steps below to use the predefined settings. For Mac OS X users 1. Open the Print dialog box. 2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select the Basic settings tab.
Using the Printer Software with Macintosh157 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3. Select Advanced. You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of Automatic. 4. Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image you want to print. For Mac OS 9 users 1. Open the Basic Settings dialog box. 2. Select Advanced. You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of Automatic. Note: For details about the RITech function, see the online help. 3. Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image you want to print.
158Using the Printer Software with Macintosh When you choose a predefined setting, other settings such as Printing Mode, Resolution, Screen, and Color Management are set automatically. Changes are shown in the Summary drop-down list in the Print dialog box (for Mac OS X), or in the current settings list on the left of the Basic Settings dialog box (for Mac OS 9). This printer driver provides the following predefined settings: Automatic (Standard) Suitable for regular printing, especially photos. Text/Graph Suitable for printing documents that include text and graphs, such as presentation documents. Graphic/CAD Suitable for printing graphs and charts. Photo Suitable for printing photos. PhotoEnhance4 Suitable for printing images captured using the video input, a digital camera, or scanner. EPSON PhotoEnhance4 automatically adjusts the contrast, saturation, and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper, more vivid color printouts. This setting does not affect your original image data. Note: This function is not available with Mac OS X. ColorSync
Using the Printer Software with Macintosh159 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen. Automatic (High Quality) Suitable for regular printing that gives priority to high-quality printing. Advanced Text/Graph Suitable for printing high-quality presentation documents that include text and graphs. Advanced Graphic/CAD Suitable for printing high-quality graphs, charts, and photos. Advanced Photo Suitable for printing high-quality scanned photos and digitally-captured images. Customizing print settings Your printer provides for customized print settings if you need more control over the printout, want to make the most detailed settings available, or just want to experiment. Follow the steps below to customize your print settings. 1. Open the Basic Settings dialog box.
160Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 2. Click Advanced, then click More Settings. The following dialog box appears. 3. Choose Color or Black as the Color setting. 4. Choose desired printing resolution from Fast or Fine. Note: When making the other settings, click the button for details on each setting. 5. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings dialog box. Note: For details on each setting, see the online help. Saving your settings For Mac OS X users Use the following procedures to save your custom settings.