Epson AcuLaser CX21NC User Manual

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Note:
You can see the status of the printer or information about consumables by clicking on the 
respective tab.
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.
Completed: Displays only your jobs that 
have finished printing.
Canceled: Displays only your jobs that 
have been canceled...

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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.
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...

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For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Applications folder on your hard drive, then open the Utilities folder and 
double-click the Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4) or Print Center (for 
Mac OS X 10.2) icon.
2. Click Add Printer in the Printer List dialog box.
3. Select EPSON USB from the pop-up menu. Select your printer icon in the Product list, 
then click Add.
4. Close Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4) or Print Center (for Mac OS...

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For Mac OS X users
1. Quit all applications on the computer.
2. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your Macintosh.
3. Double-click the Mac OS X folder.
4. Double-click the Printer Driver folder.
5. Double-click your printer’s icon.
Note:
If the Authorization dialog box appears, enter the Password or phrase, then click OK.
6. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the statement, then click 
Accept.
7. Select Uninstall from the menu at...

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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 requirements
New :including the inform ation...

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For Macintosh
Any Macintosh computer to which the printer is connected must be running or Mac OS X 
ver. 10.2.8 or later. See the following table for details.
Note:
To use the PostScript 3 printer driver with a USB interface, your computer must be Macintosh OSX 
10.3.9 or later.
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...

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Note:
❏For Windows Me or 98, if the Windows driver and the Adobe PS driver for Epson printers with 
a USB connection have already been installed on your computer, skip the step 3 to 6 in the 
installation procedure below. If you have not installed an Epson USB printer driver on your 
computer, follow all the steps below.
❏Installing the printer software for Windows XP, XP x64, or 2000 may require administrator 
privileges. If you have problems, ask your...

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11. Click Have Disk and specify the following path for the CD-ROM. If your CD-ROM drive 
is D:, the path will be D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\Folder Name\PS_SETUP
Then click OK.
Note:
❏Change the drive letter as needed for your system.
❏The folder name differs depending on your operating system version.
12. Select the printer, then click Next.
13. For Windows Me or 98, select USB as the port the printer is connected to, then click 
Next.
For Windows XP, XP x64, or 2000, go to...

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4. Select Local printer, then click Next.
Note:
Do not select the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box.
5. Select the Create a new port check box and select Standard TCP/IP Port from the 
drop-down list. Click Next.
6. Click Next to continue.
7. Specify the IP address and port name, then click Next.
8. Click Finish.
9. Click Have Disk in the Add Printer Wizard and specify the following path for the 
CD-ROM. If your CD-ROM drive is D:,...

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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.
For Windows XP or XP x64...