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7. Make sure of the settings, then click Finish.
Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM
This section describes how to install the printer driver in the clients when setting the 
network system as follows:
❏The additional drivers are not installed in the Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, 
or Server 2003 x64 print server.
❏The print server’s OS is Windows Me or 98 and the client’s OS is Windows XP, XP x64, 
or 2000.
The on-screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of 
Windows OS.
Note:
❏When installing in Windows XP, XP x64, or 2000 clients, you must access Windows XP, XP 
x64, or 2000 as the Administrator.
❏If the additional drivers are installed or the computers of the server and clients use the same 
OS, you do not have to install the printer drivers from the CD-ROM.
1. Access the shared printer and a prompt may appear. Click OK, then follow the 
on-screen instructions to install the printer driver from the CD-ROM.
 
						

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2. Insert the CD-ROM, type the appropriate drive and folder names in which the printer 
driver for clients is located, then click OK.
When installing drivers in Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 
x64, “Digital Signature is not found.” may appear. Click Yes (for Windows 2000) or 
Continue Anyway (for Windows XP, XP x64, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64) and 
continue installing.
The folder name differs depending on the OS being used.
3. Select the name of the printer, click OK, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Client’s OS Folder Name
Windows Me or 98 \\WIN9X
Windows 2000 or XP \\WINXP_2K
Windows XP x64 \\WINXP64
 
						

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Chapter 5 
Using the Printer Software with Macintosh
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 107 for more information.
Note:
❏Mac OS X refers to Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later.
❏Instructions in this section that are common to all operating systems are for Mac OS X 10.3 as 
an example. They may slightly differ from what actually appears on your screen depending on 
your operating system; however, the functions are the same.
❏You have to re-install the printer driver after major operating system updates such as OSX 10.3 
to 10.4, but you do not have to re-install it for minor updates such as 10.3.1 to 10.3.2.
Accessing the printer driver
To control your printer and change its settings, use the printer driver. The printer driver 
allows you to easily make all the print settings, including paper source, paper size, and 
orientation.
Mac OS X
To access the printer driver, register your printer in Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 
10.3 and 10.4) or Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2), click Print on the File menu of any 
application, then select your printer.
From an application
❏To open the Paper Setting dialog box, select Page Setup from the File menu on any 
application.
❏To open the Basic Settings tab, select Print from the File menu on any application.
Note:
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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 list 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 two levels 
of print out, Fast and Fine. Fine provides high quality, precise printing, but requires more 
memory and slows the printing speed.
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. Color and resolution are the only 
settings you need to make. You can change other settings such as paper size or 
orientation in most applications.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select the Basic Settings tab.
3. Click Automatic, then choose the desired printing resolution from the drop-down list.
 
						

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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.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select the Basic Settings tab.
3. Select Advanced. You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of 
Automatic.
4. 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, Screen, and 
Color Management are set automatically. Changes are shown in the Summary drop-down 
list in the Print dialog box.
Note:
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Customizing print settings
Your printer provides for customized print settings if you need more control over the 
printout, want to make the most detailed settings available, or just want to experiment.
Follow the steps below to customize your print settings.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select Basic Settings tab.
3. Click Advanced, then click More Settings. The following dialog box appears.
4. Choose Color or Black as the Color setting.
5. Choose the desired print quality from the drop-down list.
Note:
When making the other settings, click the   button for details on each setting.
6. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings dialog box.
Note:
For details on each setting, see the online help.
Saving your settings
For Mac OS X users
Use the following procedures to save your custom settings.
Save your custom settings by Save or Save As in the Preset on the Print dialog box. Type 
a name for your custom settings in the name box. Your settings will be saved with this 
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Note:
The Custom Setting option is a standard feature of Mac OS X.
Resizing printouts
You can enlarge or reduce the size of your documents during printing according to the 
specified paper size.
For Mac OS X users
Note:
This function is not available with Mac OS X 10.2 and 10.3.
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Paper Handling from the drop-down list.
3. Select Scale to fit paper size and select the desired paper size from the drop-down 
list.
Note:
❏If you select Scale down only, your documents are not enlarged even if you select the large 
paper size.
❏The Paper Handling settings are a standard feature of Mac OS X 10.4.
Modifying the print layout
You can print either two or four pages onto a single page and to specify the printing order, 
automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size by using Layout printing. 
You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame.
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1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Layout from the drop-down list.
3. Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper from the drop-down 
list.
4. Click Print to start printing.
Note:
The Layout settings are a standard feature of Mac OS X.
Using a watermark
Follow the steps below to use a watermark on your document. In the Layout dialog box, 
you can select from a list of predefined watermarks, or you can select a image file (PDF, 
PNG, or JPG) or text file as your own custom watermark. For example, you can select the 
size, intensity, and position of your watermark.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select the Basic Settings tab.
 
						

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3. Click Stamp Function.
4. Select the Watermark check box, then click Watermark Settings.
5. Select a watermark from the Watermark drop-down list.
6. Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark by dragging the 
watermark image on the preview window. To resize the watermark, drag its handle.
 
						

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7. Adjust the image density of the watermark with the Intensity slide bar.
8. You can rotate custom text watermarks by inputting the degrees in the Angle box. Or 
select the Rotate by mouse check box, then rotate the text watermark with the pointer 
on the preview window.
9. Click OK to apply the settings.
Making a new watermark
You can make a new text or bitmap watermark with the following procedures.
To make a text watermark
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select the Basic Settings tab.
3. Click Stamp Function.