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3. Select the color from the Color drop-down list, then adjust the image intensity of the 
watermark with the Intensity slider bar.
4. Select Front (to print the watermark in the foreground of the document) or Back (to 
print the watermark in the background of the document) for the Position setting.
5. Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark from the 
Location drop-down list.
6. Adjust the X (horizontal) or Y (vertical) Offset position.
7. Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar.
8. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Advanced Layout tab.
Making a new watermark
You can make a new watermark as follows:
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Click New/Delete. The User Defined Watermarks dialog box appears.
Note:
The User Defined Watermarks dialog box also appears by clicking New/Delete in the 
Watermark dialog box.
 
						

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3. Select Text or BMP and type a name for the new watermark in the Name box.
Note:
This screen appears when you select Text.
4. If you select Text, type the watermark text in the Text box. If you select BMP, click 
Browse, select the BMP file you want to use, then click OK.
5. Click Save. Your watermark will appear in the List box.
6. Click OK to apply the new watermark settings.
Note:
You can register up to 10 watermarks.
Using headers and footers
You can print a header or footer on the top or bottom of a page. The items that can be 
printed as a header or footer include user name, computer name, date, date/time, or collate 
number.
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
 
						

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2. Select the Header/Footer check box, then click Header/Footer Settings.
3. Select the items to be printed for the header and the footer from the drop-down list.
Note:
❏If you select User Name or Computer Name from the drop-down list, the login account 
name or computer name is printed.
❏If you select Collate Number from the drop-down list, the number of copies is printed.
4. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Advanced Layout tab.
Making Extended Settings
You can make various settings in the Extended Settings dialog box. To open the dialog 
box, click Extended Settings on the Optional Settings tab.
 
						

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Note:
The printer driver’s online help provides details on printer driver settings.
Making Optional Settings
You can update the installed option information manually if you have installed options to 
your printer.
1. Access the printer driver.
2. Click the Optional Settings tab, then select Update the Printer Option Info 
Manually.
3. Click Settings. The Optional Settings dialog box appears.
4. Make settings for each installed option, then click OK.
Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor
Installing EPSON Status Monitor
Follow the steps below to install EPSON Status Monitor.
1. Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer.
2. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
Note:
❏If the language selection window appears, select your country.
❏If the Epson Installation Program screen does not appear automatically, double-click the My 
Computer icon, right-click the CD-ROM icon, click OPEN in the menu that appears, then 
double-click Epsetup.exe.
3. Click Continue. When the software Licence agreement screen appears, read the 
statement, then click Agree.
4. Click User Installation.
 
						

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5. In the dialog box that appears, click Local.
Note:
❏See the Network Guide for information on installing EPSON Status Monitor on a network.
6. Click Custom.
7. Select EPSON Status Monitor check box, then click Install.
 
						

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8. In the dialog box that appears, make sure that your printer’s icon is selected, and click 
OK. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
9. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the statement and then 
click Accept.
10. In the dialog box that appears, select your country or region, and the URL for EPSON’s 
Web site in that country or region appears. Then click OK.
Note:
❏In the dialog box, you can set the URL for the site where you can order consumables online. 
See Order Online on page 74 for details.
❏Selecting your country or region allows you to change the settings of the URL.
❏When you click the Cancel button, the Web site’s URL does not appear, but the EPSON 
Status Monitor installation continues.
11. When the installation is complete, click OK.
 
						

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Accessing EPSON Status Monitor
EPSON Status Monitor is a utility program that monitors your printer and gives you 
information about its current status.
Follow the steps below to access EPSON Status Monitor.
1. Right-click the tray icon on the taskbar.
2. Select your printer name and then Simple Status. The Simple Status window appears.
Note:
You can also access EPSON Status Monitor by clicking the Simple Status button on the Optional 
Settings tab on the printer driver.
To find detailed information on EPSON Status Monitor, see Information on EPSON Status 
Monitor on page 68, Simple Status on page 68, Detailed Status on page 69, 
Consumables Information on page 70, Job Information on page 71, Notice Settings on 
page 73, Order Online on page 74, and Tray Icon Settings on page 75.
Note for Windows XP/XP x64 users:
EPSON Status Monitor is not available when printing from a Remote Desktop connection.
Note for Netware users:
When monitoring NetWare printers, a Novell Client that corresponds to your operating system must 
be used. Operation is confirmed for the versions below:
❏For Windows 98:
Novell Client 3.4 for Windows 95/98
❏For Windows XP or 2000:
Novell Client 4.91 SP1 for Windows 2000/XP
❏To monitor a NetWare printer, connect only one print server to each queue. For directions, see 
the Network Guide for the printer.
❏You cannot monitor a NetWare queue printer beyond the IPX router because the setting for IPX 
hops is 0.
❏This product supports NetWare printers configured by a queue-based printing system such as 
Bindery or NDS. You cannot monitor NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services) printers.
 
						

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Information on EPSON Status Monitor
You can obtain information about EPSON Status Monitor such as product versions or 
interface versions.
This window appears by right-clicking the tray icon on the taskbar and selecting your 
printer name and About.
Simple Status
The Simple Status window indicates printer status, errors, and warnings.
This window appears by right-clicking the tray icon on the taskbar, then selecting your 
printer name, then clicking Simple Status. This window also appears when errors occur 
according to the Pop-up Notice you select in the Notice Settings dialog box.
If you wish to see more information about the status of your printer, click Details.
 
						

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Detailed Status
You can monitor detailed printer status by right-clicking the tray icon on the taskbar, then 
selecting your printer name, then clicking Detailed Status.
Note:
You can see information about jobs or consumables by clicking on the respective tab.
a. Icon/Message: The icon and message show the printer status.
b. Printer image: The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically.
c. Text box: The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of 
the printer. When a problem occurs, the most probable solution is 
displayed.
d.Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog box.
 
						

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Consumables Information
You can obtain information on paper sources and consumable products by right-clicking 
the tray icon on the taskbar, then selecting your printer name, then clicking Consumables 
Information.
Note:
You can see the status of the printer or information about jobs by clicking on the respective tab.
a. Paper: Displays the paper size, the paper type and the 
approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper 
source. Information on the optional paper cassettes are 
displayed only if these options are installed.
b. Toner: Indicates the remaining service lives of the toner cartridges. 
The toner icon flashes when the toner cartridge has some 
error or has neared the end of its service life.
c. Photoconductor Unit Indicates the remaining service life of the photoconductor 
unit. The unit icon flashes when the imaging unit has some 
error or has neared the end of its service life.
d.Order Online button: Clicking this button enables you to order consumables 
online. See Order Online on page 74 for details.
e.Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog box.