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Note:
You can see information about jobs or consumables by clicking on the respective tab.
Consumables Information
You can obtain information on paper sources and consumable products on the 
Consumables tab in the Detailed Status dialog box.
Note:
You can see the status of the printer or information about jobs by clicking on the respective tab.
c. Text box: The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of...

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Job Information 
You can check job information on the Job Information tab of the Detailed Status dialog 
box. 
a. Job Name: Displays the user’s print job names. Other user’s print jobs are 
displayed as --------.
b. Status: Waiting: The print job which is waiting 
to be printed.
Spooling: The print job which is being 
spooled.
Deleting: The print job which is being 
deleted.
Printing: The print job which is printed 
currently....

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Note:
You can see the status of the printer or information about consumables by clicking on the 
respective tab.
Notice Settings
To make specific monitoring settings, access EPSON Status Monitor and select Notice 
Settings from the file menu. The Notice Settings dialog box appears.
f.Cancel Job button: Selecting a print job and clicking this button, cancels the 
selected print job.
g.Close button: Clicking this button closes...

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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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1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu. Click your printer’s icon, then click the USB port 
your printer is connected to.
2. Select Background Printing to turn background printing on or off.
Note:
❏Background printing must be turned on for the EPSON Status Monitor to manage print jobs.
❏When background printing is on, you can use your Macintosh while it is preparing a 
document for printing.
3. Close Chooser....

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❏Press the Period (.) key while pressing the Command key to cancel printing. Depending 
on applications, the message shows the procedure to cancel printing during printing. If 
this appears, follow instructions in the message.
❏During background printing, open EPSON Status Monitor from the Application menu. 
Then stop printing from EPSON Status Monitor, or delete the file that is in sleep mode.
After the last...

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1. Quit all applications on the computer.
2. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your Macintosh.
3. Double-click the English folder, then double-click Disk 1 folder inside the Printer 
Driver folder.
4. Double-click the Installer icon.
5. Click Continue. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the 
statement, then click Accept.
6. Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left, then...

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Setting up your printer as a shared printer
Follow the steps below to share a printer connected directly to your computer with other 
computers on an AppleTalk network.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Select Chooser from the Apple menu, then click your printer’s icon. Select USB port or 
FireWire port in the “Select a printer port” box on the right, then click Setup. The Printer 
Setup dialog box appears.
Note:...

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Accessing the shared printer
Follow the steps below to access your printer from another computer on the network.
1. Turn on your printer.
2. On each computer from which you want to access the printer, select Chooser from the 
Apple menu. Click your printer’s icon, then select the name of the shared printer in the 
“Select a printer port” box on the right. You can only select from the printers connected 
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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...