Epson AcuLaser C2800DN User Manual

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❏If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand, you need to select either the new printer 
driver or the current printer driver. When the prompt to select the printer driver appears, select the 
printer driver according to the message.
❏If the additional driver for the corresponding Windows is installed in the print server, go to the next 
step.
6. Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not,...

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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, “Digital Signature is not found.” may appear. Click Yes (for Windows 
2000) or Continue Anyway (for Windows Vista, Vista x64, XP, XP x64, Server 2003, or Server 
2003 x64) and continue installing.
The folder name differs depending on the OS being used.
3. Select the name...

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Chapter 5 
Using the Printer Software with Macintosh
About the Printer Software
The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your 
printer. EPSON Status Monitor lets you check the status of your printer. See “Monitoring Your 
Printer using EPSON Status Monitor” on page 126 for more information.
Note:
❏Instructions in this section that are common to all operating systems are...

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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...

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3. Click Automatic, then choose the resolution from the drop-down list.
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...

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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.
When you choose a predefined setting, other settings such as Printing Mode, Print Quality, 
Screen, and Color Management are set automatically. Changes are shown in the Summary 
drop-down list in the Print dialog...

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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.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select Basic Settings tab.
3. Click Advanced, then click More...

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Save your custom settings by Save or Save As in the Presets on the Print dialog box. Type a name 
for your custom settings in the name box. Your settings will be saved with this name in the Presets 
drop-down list.
Note:
The Custom Setting option is a standard feature of Mac OS X.
Resizing printouts
You can enlarge or reduce the size of your documents during printing according to the specified 
paper size.
For Mac OS X users...

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Modifying the print layout
You can print a maximum of 16 pages onto a single page and to specify the printing order, 
automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size by using Layout printing. You can 
also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Layout from the drop-down list.
3. Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of...

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Using a watermark
Follow the steps below to use a watermark on your document. In the Stamp Function dialog box, 
you can select from a list of predefined watermarks, or you can select a image file (PDF, PNG, or 
JP G) or tex t fil e a s your own cu stom wa termar k. For example, you can select the size, intensity, and 
position of your watermark.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from...