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Chapter 4 
Using the Printer Software with Windows
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 103 for more information.
Accessing the printer driver
You can access the 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 should access the printer driver 
from your application to make sure that you get the result you 
want.
From the application
To access the printer driver, click the Print or Page Setup  from 
the File menu. You also need to click  Setup, Options , Properties , 
or a combination of these buttons.
Windows XP or Server 2003 users
To access the printer driver, click  Start, click  Printers and Faxes , 
then click  Printers. Right-click your printer’s icon, then click 
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Windows Me or 98 users
To access the printer driver, click Start, point to  Settings, then 
click  Printers . Right-click your printer’s icon, then click 
Properties .
Windows 2000 users
To access the printer driver, click  Start, point to  Settings, then 
click  Printers . Right-click your printer’s icon, then click  Printing 
Preferences .
Note:
The printer driver’s online help pr ovides 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 li st 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 five quality modes for the color printing mode 
and three for the black-and-white printing mode.
When  Automatic  is selected on the  Basic Settings tab, the printer 
driver takes care of all detailed settings according to the color 
setting you select. Print quality and color are the only settings you 
have to make. You can change other settings such as paper size 
or orientation in most applications.
 
						

							
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Note:
The printer driver’s online help provides details on printer driver 
settings.
1. Click the Basic Settings  tab.
2. Click  Automatic , then choose desired printing quality.
3. Click  OK to apply the settings.
The printer driver provides the following quality modes.
Color
Draft, Text, Text&Image, Web, Photo
Monochrome
 
						

							
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Draft, Text&Image, Photo
Note:
If printing is unsuccessful or a memory-related error message appears, 
selecting a different print quality 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.
1. Click the 
Basic Settings  tab.
2. Select  Advanced . You will find the predefined settings in 
the list below of  Automatic.
 
						

							
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Note:
This screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
3. 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, Resolution, Screen, and Color Management are 
set automatically. Changes are shown in the current settings list 
on the Setting Information dialog box that appears by pressing 
the  Setting Info . button on the  Optional Settings  tab.
This printer driver provides the following predefined settings:
Draft
Suitable for printing inexpensive drafts.
Text
Suitable for printing documents that include mainly text.
Text & Image
Suitable for printing documents that include text and images.
Photo
Suitable for printing photos.
Web
Suitable for printing web screens that include many icons, 
symbols, and colored text. This setting is effective for screens that 
include full color, 24, or 32 bit images. It is not effective for screens 
that include only illustrations, graphs, and text, and do not 
include any images.
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Suitable for printing documents that include text and graphs, 
such as presentation documents.
Graphic/CAD
Suitable for printing graphics and charts.
PhotoEnhance
Suitable for printing video captures, images taken with a digital 
camera, or scanned images. EPSON PhotoEnhance 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.
ICM
ICM stands for Image Color Matching. This feature automatically 
adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen.
sRGB
When using equipment which supports sRGB, the printer 
performs Image Color Matching wi
th these pieces of equipment 
before printing. To confirm that your equipment supports sRGB, 
contact your equipment dealer.
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
 
						

							
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Suitable for printing high-quality scanned photos and 
digitally-captured images.
Customizing print settings
If you need to change detailed settings, make the settings 
manually.
Follow the steps below to customize your print settings.
1. Click the Basic Settings  tab.
2. Click  Advanced , then click More Settings .
3. Choose  Color or Black  as the Color setting, then choose 
desired printing resolution with the  Resolution slider bar.
Note:
❏ This screen may vary depending on your operating system 
version.
 
						

							
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When making the other settings, see online help for details on 
each setting.
❏ The  Web Smoothing  check box is not available when 
PhotoEnhance  is selected. Note this setting is effective for 
screens that include full color, 24, or 32 bit images. It is not 
effective for screens that include only illustrations, graphs, and 
text, and do not include any images.
4. Click  OK to apply the settings and return to the  Basic Settings 
tab.
Saving your settings
To save your custom settings, click  Advanced, then click Save 
Settings  on the Basic Settings  tab. The Custom Settings dialog 
box appears.
T y p e  a  n a m e  f o r  y o u r  c u s t o m  s e t t i n g s  i n  t h e  N a m e  b o x ,  t h e n  c l i c k  
Save . Your settings will appear in the list below of  Automatic 
on the  Basic Settings  tab.
Note:
❏ You cannot use a predefined setting name for your custom settings.
 
						

							
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❏To delete a custom setting, click  Advanced, click Save Settings  
on the  Basic Settings  tab, select the setting in the Custom Settings 
dialog box, then click  Delete.
❏ You cannot delete predefined settings.
If you change any setting in the More Settings dialog box when 
one of your custom settings is selected in the Advanced Settings 
list on the  Basic Settings  tab, the setting selected in the list 
changes to Custom Settings. The custom setting that was 
previously selected is not affected by this change. To return to 
your custom setting, simply reselect it from the current settings 
list.
Duplex printing
N ew :Duplex i s s
tandard o
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ption.Duplex printing prints on both sides of the paper. When printing 
for binding, the binding edge can be specified as required to 
produce the desired page order.
As an ENERGY STAR
® partner, Epson recommends the use of 
the double-sided printing function. Refer to ENERGY STAR® 
Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR® 
program.
Printing with the Duplex Unit
Follow the steps below to print with the Duplex Unit.
1. Click the  Basic Settings  tab.
 
						

							
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2. Select the 
Duplex check box, then select  Left, Top , or Right  as 
the Binding position.
3. Click  Duplex Settings  to open the Duplex Settings dialog box.