Epson EPL N2550 User Manual

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Note
The Order Online dialog box also appears by clicking the Order Online 
button on the Basic Settings tab in the printer driver. 
a. Text box: Displays the consumables and codes.
b. Order Now/Find 
Dealer button:Connects to the URL where you can 
place an order and find the dealer 
nearest you.
When you click this button, a 
confirmation window asking if you wish to 
connect to the Web site appears. If you 
do not want this window to appear, 
select the Do not display the 
confirmation message before 
connecting check box in the More 
Settings dialog box. The More Settings 
dialog box appears by clicking the More 
Settings button in the Notice Settings 
dialog box.
c. Consumables button: Displays the consumables information.
d. Close button: Closes the dialog box. 
 
						

							102Using the Printer Software with Windows
Tray Icon Settings
You can access EPSON Status Monitor by double-clicking the tray 
icon on the taskbar. The menu that appears by double-clicking the 
tray icon when no printing job is being processed depends on the 
settings you select. Follow the steps below to set the tray icon 
settings.
1. Right-click the tray icon on the taskbar, then select Tray Icon 
Settings.
2. Confirm that your printer is selected. Select the menu you 
wish to display from the Information to display drop-down 
list. Then click OK.
e. Do not display this 
window 
automatically until a 
consumable 
becomes low or 
reaches end of 
service life check box:When this check box is selected, the 
Order Online window appears 
automatically only when a consumable 
first becomes low or reaches end of 
service life.
 
						

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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 operating 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.
 
						

							104Using the Printer Software with Windows 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 
or garbled characters or images, you may need to cancel printing. 
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 careful 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.
 
						

							106Using the Printer Software with Windows 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.
 
						

							108Using the Printer Software with WindowsNote:
You can uninstall only the Monitored 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 105.
 
						

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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 your language folder.
4.Double-click the Win9x folder.
5.Double-click the Epusbun.exe icon.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
 
						

							110Using the Printer Software with Windows
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 111.
❏For Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, see Using an 
additional driver on page 112.
Setting the clients
❏For Windows Me or 98, see With Windows Me or 98 on page 
119.
❏For Windows XP or 2000, see With Windows XP or 2000 on 
page 120.
Note:
❏When sharing the printer, be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor so 
that the shared printer can be monitored on the print server. See 
Notice Settings on page 99.