Epson AcuLaser C2800DTN User Manual

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Setting Up the USB Connection
Note:
If you are connecting the USB cable to your Macintosh through a USB hub, be sure to connect using the first 
hub in the chain. The USB interface may be unstable depending on the hub used. If you experience problems 
with this type of setup, connect the USB cable directly to your computer’s USB connector.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Applications folder on your hard drive, then open the...

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Canceling Printing
If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect or garbled characters or images, 
you may need to cancel printing. When a print job continues on the computer, follow the 
instruction below to cancel printing.
For Mac OS X users
Open Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4) or Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2) and 
double-click your printer from the print queue. Then, select Delete...

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Sharing the Printer on a Network
Sharing the printer
This section describes how to share the printer on an AppleTalk network.
The computers on the network can share the printer that is directly connected to one of them. The 
computer that is directly connected to the printer is the print server, and the other computers are 
the clients which need permission to share the printer with the print server. The clients share the...

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Chapter 6 
Using the PostScript Printer Driver
About the PostScript 3 Mode
Hardware requirements
Your printer must meet the following hardware requirements to be able to use the PostScript 3 
printer driver.
Memory requirements for using the PostScript 3 printer driver are shown below. Install optional 
memory modules into your printer if the amount of memory currently installed does not meet your 
printing needs.
System...

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Mac OS X
Note:
To use binary data, Epson recommends that you use AppleTalk for the printer’s network connection. If you 
use a protocol other than AppleTalk for the network connection, you need to set Binary to On in the 
PS3 Menu on the control panel. If you use the printer with a local connection, you cannot use binary data.
Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows
To print in the PostScript mode, you will have to install...

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3. For Windows 2000, click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. Then double-click the Add 
Printer icon.
For Windows Vista, Vista x64, XP, or XP x64, click Start, point to Printer and Faxes, and click 
Add a printer in the Printer Tasks menu.
4. The Add Printer Wizard appears. Then click Next.
5. Select Local printer, then click Next.
Note:
Do not select the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check...

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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 interface.
Note:
❏Set the network settings before installing the printer driver. Refer to the Network Guide that comes with 
your printer for details.
❏Turn off all virus protection programs before installing the...

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11. Follow the on-screen instructions for the rest of the installation.
12. When installation is done, click Finish.
Accessing the PostScript printer driver
You can access the PostScript printer driver directly from any application programs, from your 
Windows operating system.
The printer settings made from many Windows applications override the setting made when the 
printer driver is accessed from the operating system, so you...

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Making changes to PostScript printer settings
You can change the PostScript printer settings in the PostScript printer driver. Online help is 
available to help you with the printer driver settings.
Using online help
If you want help on a particular item, click the “?” icon on the top-right corner of the dialog box’s 
title bar, then click the name of the setting that you want more information on. An explanation of 
the setting and...

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Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh
Installing the PostScript printer driver 
Follow the steps below to install the PostScript printer driver.
Note:
Make sure that no applications are running on your Macintosh before installing the printer driver.
For Mac OS X users
Note:
Make sure that Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4) or Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2) 
is not open.
1. Insert the printer software...