Epson AcuLaser C4200DN User Manual

							
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Note:
You can also access EPSON Status Monitor by right-clicking the tray 
icon and selecting your printer’s name.
Setting Up the USB Connection
The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with 
Microsoft Plug and Play (PnP) USB specifications.
Note:
❏Only PC systems equipped with a USB connector and running 
Windows XP, Me, 98, 2000, or Server 2003 support the USB 
interface.
❏ Your computer must support USB 2.0 in order to use USB 2.0 as 
the interface to connect your computer to the printer.
❏ Since USB 2.0 is fully compatible with USB 1.1, USB 1.1 can be 
used as an interface.
❏ USB 2.0 is applied for Windows XP, 2000, and Server 2003 
operating systems. If your operati ng system is Windows Me or 98, 
use USB 1.1 interface.
1. Access the printer driver.
2. For Windows Me or 98, click the  Details tab.
For Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, click the  Ports tab.
 
						

							
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3. For Windows Me or 98, select the EPUSBX:(your printer 
name) USB port from the Print to the following port 
drop-down list.
For Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, select the USBXXX 
USB port in the list on the  Ports tab.
Note:
This screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
4. Click  OK to save the settings.
Canceling Printing
If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect 
o r  g a r b l e d  c h a r a c t e r s  o r  i m a g e s ,  y o u  m a y  n e e d  t o  c a n c e l  p r i n t i n g .  
When the printer’s icon is displayed on the taskbar, follow the 
instructions below to cancel the printing.
 
						

							
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Double-click your printer’s icon on the taskbar. Select the job in 
the list, then click Cancel from the Document menu.
After the last page is output, the  Ready (green) light on the 
printer turns on.
The current job is canceled.
Note:
You can also cancel the current print  job that is sent from your computer, 
by pressing the  +Cancel Job  button on the printer’s control panel. 
When canceling the print job, be caref ul not to cancel print jobs sent by 
other users.
Uninstalling the Printer Software
When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver, be sure 
to uninstall the current printer software beforehand.
Uninstalling the printer driver
1. Quit all applications.
 
						

							
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2. Click 
Start, point to  Settings, then click  Control Panel .
For Windows XP or Server 2003, click  Start, click  Control 
Panel , then click  Add or Remove Programs .
3. Double-click the  Add/Remove Programs  icon.
For Windows XP or Server 2003, click the  Change or 
Remove Programs  icon.
4. Select  EPSON Printer Software , then click Add/Remove .
For Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, select  EPSON Printer 
Software , then click  Change/Remove .
 
						

							
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5. Click the Printer Model  tab, select your printer’s icon.
6. Click the  Utility tab, and confirm that the check box for the 
printer software you want to uninstall is selected.
Note:
If you wish to uninstall only  EPSON Status Monitor, select the 
EPSON Status Monitor  check box.
7. To uninstall, click  OK.
 
						

							
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You can uninstall only the Moni
tored Printers utility of EPSON 
Status Monitor. When the utility is uninstalled, you cannot change 
the settings of Monitored Printers from EPSON Status Monitor of 
other printers.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Uninstall the USB device driver
When you connect the printer to your computer with a USB 
interface cable, the USB device driver is also installed. When you 
uninstalled the printer driver, you also need to uninstall the USB 
device driver.
Follow the steps below to uninstall the USB device driver.
Note:
❏ Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device 
driver.
❏ Once you uninstalled the USB device driver, you cannot access any 
other Epson printers connected  with a USB interface cable.
1. Follow steps 1 through 3 of Uninstalling the printer driver  on page 123.
 
						

							
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2. Select EPSON USB Printer Devices , then click Add/Remove .
Note:
❏ EPSON USB Printer Devices  appears only when the printer 
is connected to Windows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable.
❏ If the USB device driver is not installed correctly,  EPSON USB 
Printer Devices  may not appear. Follow the steps below to run 
the “Epusbun.exe” file in the CD-ROM that comes with your 
printer.
1.Insert the CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2.Access the CD-ROM drive.
3.Double-click the  Win9x folder.
4.Double-click the  Epusbun.exe icon.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
 
						

							
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Sharing the Printer on a Network
Sharing the printer
This section describes how to share the printer on a standard 
Windows network.
The computers on a network can share a 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 printer via the print server.
According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights 
on the network, perform the appropriate settings of the print 
server and clients.
Setting the print server
❏For Windows Me or 98, see Setting up your printer as a 
shared printer on page 129.
❏ For Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, see Using an 
additional driver on page 130.
Setting the clients
❏ For Windows Me or 98, see With Windows Me or 98 on page 
137.
❏ For Windows XP or 2000, see With Windows XP or 2000 on 
page 138.
Note:
❏ When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor so 
that the shared printer can be mo nitored on the print server. See 
Notice Settings on page 117.
 
						

							
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❏When you are using shared printer in a Windows Me or 98 
environment, on the server, double-click the  Network icon in 
Control panel and make sure that the “File and printer sharing for 
Microsoft Networks” component is installed, then on the server and 
clients, make sure that the “IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol” or the 
“TCP/IP Protocol” is installed.
❏ The print server and clients should be set on the same network 
system, and they should be und er the same network management 
beforehand.
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
When the print server’s OS is Windows Me or 98 follow the steps 
below to set the print server.
1. Click  Start, point to  Settings, then click  Control Panel .
2. Double-click the  Network icon.
3. Click  File and Print Sharing  on the Configuration menu.
4. Select the  I want to be able to allow others to print to my 
printer(s) . check box, then click OK.
5. Click  OK to apply the settings.
Note:
❏ When “Insert the Disk” appears, insert the Windows Me or 98 
CD-ROM in the computer. Click  OK, then follow the on-screen 
instructions.
❏ When the prompt to restart the computer appears, restart the 
computer, then continue with the settings.
6. Double-click the  Printers icon on the control panel.
 
						

							
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7. Right-click your printer’s icon, then click 
Sharing in the menu 
that appears.
8. Select  Shared As , type the name in the Share Name box, then 
click  OK. Type a Comment and Password if needed.
Note:
❏ Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name, or an error 
may occur.
❏ When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status 
Monitor so that the shared print er can be monitored on the print 
server. See Notice Settings on page 117.
You need to set the client computers so that they can use the 
printer on a network. See the following pages for details:
❏ With Windows Me or 98 on page 137
❏ With Windows XP or 2000 on page 138
Using an additional driver
When the print server’s OS is Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, 
you can install the additional drivers on the server. The additional 
drivers are for client computers that have different OS from the 
server.