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9. Follow the on-screen instructions for the rest of the 
installation.
10. When installation is done, click Finish.
Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB 
interface
Follow the steps below to install the PostScript printer driver for 
the USB interface.
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Caution:
Never use EPSON Status Monitor when the printer is connected 
via a USB port. It may damage the system.
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, follow the installation procedure 
Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface 
on page 129, but make sure to select USB as the port in step 5. If 
you have not installed an Epson USB printer driver on your 
computer, follow the installation procedure below.
❏Installing the printer software for Windows XP or 2000 may require 
administrator privileges. If you have problems, ask your 
administrator for more information.
❏Turn off all virus protection programs before installing the printer 
software.
1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. Insert the printer 
software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Connect your computer to the printer with a USB cable, then 
turn on the printer.
3. Install the USB Device Driver.
 
						

							132Using the PostScript Printer DriverFor Windows Me, select Automatic search for a better 
driver (Recommended), click Next, then go to step 6.
For Windows 98, click Next in the Add New Hardware 
Wizard. Select Search for best driver for your device 
(Recommended), then click Next.
Note:
For Windows XP or 2000, a USB Device Driver is installed 
automatically. Go to step 7.
4. Select Specify a location, then specify the following path for 
the CD-ROM. If your CD-ROM drive is D:, the path will be 
D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\WIN9X\PS_SETUP Then click 
Next.
Note:
Change the drive letter as needed for your system.
5. Click Next to continue.
6. When installation of the USB Device Driver is done, click 
Finish.
7. Install the printer driver by following the on-screen 
instructions. See Installing the PostScript printer driver for 
the parallel interface on page 129 for details.
Operating system version Folder Name
Windows Me or 98 WIN9X
Windows XP or 2000 WIN2K_XP
 
						

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Installing the PostScript printer driver for the 
network interface
See the appropriate sections below according to your operating 
system, and follow the instructions to install the PostScript printer 
driver for the network interface.
Note:
❏Set the network settings before installing the printer driver. Refer 
to the Network Guide that comes with your printer for details.
❏Turn off all virus protection programs before installing the printer 
software.
For Windows XP or 2000 users
1. Make sure that the printer is turned on. Insert the printer 
software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
2. For Windows XP, click Start, point to Printer and Faxes, and 
click Add a printer in the Printer Tasks menu.
For Windows 2000, click Start, point to Settings, and click 
Printers. Then double-click the Add Printer icon.
3. The Add Printer Wizard appears. Then click Next.
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.
 
						

							134Using the PostScript Printer Driver 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:, 
the path will be 
D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\WIN2K_XP\PS_SETUP. Then click 
OK.
Note:
Change the drive letter as needed for your system.
10. Select the printer and click Next.
11. Follow the on-screen instructions for the rest of the 
installation.
12. When installation is done, click Finish.
For Windows Me or 98 users
1. Install the EpsonNet Print. Refer to “Installing EpsonNet 
Print” in the Network Guide to find the instructions.
2. Install the printer driver. See Installing the PostScript printer 
driver for the parallel interface on page 129 for details.
3. Set the printer port to EpsonNet Print Port. Refer to 
“Configuring the Printer Port” in the Network Guide to find 
the instructions.
Note:
High-speed Printing (RAW) is not supported.
Accessing the PostScript printer driver
You can access the PostScript printer driver directly from any 
application programs, from your Windows operating system.
 
						

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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 users
To access the printer driver, click Start, click Printers and Faxes, 
then click Printers. Right-click your printer icon, then click 
Printing Preferences.
For Windows Me or 98 users
To access the printer driver, click Start, point to Settings, then 
click Printers. Right-click your printer icon, then click Properties.
For Windows 2000 users
To access the printer driver, click Start, point to Settings, then 
click Printers. Right-click your printer icon, then click Printing 
Preferences.
Making changes to PostScript printer settings
You can change the PostScript printer settings in the PostScript 
printer driver. Online help is available to help you with the printer 
driver settings.
 
						

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Using online help
If you want help on a particular item, click the “?” icon on the 
top-right corner of the dialog box’s title bar, then click the name 
of the setting that you want more information on. An explanation 
of the setting and its options will be displayed.
Notice for Windows Me or 98 Users
The printer may not print normally if the computer is connected 
to the printer via the parallel interface and the ECP mode is set. If 
this is the case, disable bi-directional support in the printer driver. 
To do so, display the printer’s Properties dialog box, click the 
Details t a b ,  t h e n  c l i c k  Spool Settings. In the Spool Settings dialog 
box that appears, Select Disable bi-directional support for this 
printer, then click OK.
Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000
Use the following settings if your machine is running Windows 
2000, and the printer is connected through an network interface 
using the AppleTalk protocol:
❏Use SelecType to set the Emulation Mode-Network item to 
PS3. Using the default Auto setting will cause an extra, 
unneeded page to be printed.
❏On the Device Settings sheet of the printer’s Properties 
dialog box, make sure that SEND CTRL-D Before Each Job 
and SEND CTRL-D After Each Job are set to No.
❏TBCP (Tagged binary communications protocol) cannot be 
used as the Output Protocol setting.
❏On the Job Settings sheet of the printer’s Properties dialog 
b o x ,  m a k e  s u r e  t o  c l e a r  t h e  Job Management On check box.
 
						

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Using the PostScript Printer Driver with 
Macintosh
Installing the PostScript printer driver 
Follow the steps below to install the PostScript printer driver.
Note:
Make sure that no applications are running on your Macintosh before 
installing the printer driver.
For Mac OS X users
Note:
Make sure that Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3) or Print 
Center (for Mac OS X 10.2) is not open.
1. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM 
drive.
2. Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
3. Double-click Adobe PS, then double-click Mac OS X.
4. Double-click PS Installer.
Note:
For Mac OS X 10.2, if the Authenticate window appears, enter the 
user name and password for an administrator.
5. The Install EPSON PostScript Software screen appears, click 
Continue, then follow the on-screen instructions.
6. Easy Install is displayed on the screen. Click Install.
 
						

							138Using the PostScript Printer DriverNote:
For Mac OS X 10.3, if the Authenticate window appears, enter the 
user name and password for an administrator.
7. When installation is done, click Close.
For Mac OS 9 users
1. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM 
drive.
2. Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
3. Double-click Adobe PS, then double-click Mac OS 9.
4. Double-click English, then double-click AdobePS 8.7.
5. Double-click AdobePS Installer. Then follow the on-screen 
instructions.
6. Select Easy Install, then click Install.
7. When installation is done, click Quit.
Note:
If you are connecting two or more EPSON printers of the same 
model using AppleTalk, and you want to rename the printer, see the 
Network Guide.
Selecting the printer
After installing the PostScript 3 printer driver, you need to select 
the printer.
 
						

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Selecting the printer when it is connected via a USB 
connection for Mac OS 9 users
If the printer is connected to your computer via a USB port, you 
will not be able to select the printer from the Chooser. You will 
have to launch the Apple Desktop Printer Utility, then register the 
printer as a Desktop Printer. The Desktop Printer Utility is 
automatically installed when you install the Adobe PostScript 
printer driver. Follow the steps below to select the printer and to 
create a Desktop Printer.
Note:
When printing via the USB port from a Power Macintosh running Mac 
0S 9, the printer must be set to handle ASCII data. To specify this setting, 
select Print from the File menu of the application that you are using, then 
select the name of the application from the options available in the Print 
dialog box. On the setup option page that appears, select ASCII for the 
data format setting. The actual setting name varies by application, but 
is often called Encoding or Data.
1. Open the AdobePS Components folder in your hard disk, 
then double-click the Desktop Printer Utility.
2. The New Desktop Printer dialog box appears. Select 
AdobePS from the With pop-up menu, click Printer (USB) in 
the Create Desktop list, then click OK.
3. Click Change in USB Printer Selection.
4. The USB Printer dialog box appears. Select your printer from 
the list of connected USB printers, then click OK.
5. Click Auto Setup to select the PostScript Printer Description 
(PPD) file. When a PPD file is selected, the selected printer 
name will be displayed under the printer icon. If the printer 
name is incorrect, click Change, then select the correct PPD 
file.
 
						

							140Using the PostScript Printer Driver 6. After the USB printer and PPD file have been selected, click 
Create. A warning message suggesting to save changes to 
desktop printer appears. Select Save. 
7. Select Save to continue. The USB printer icon will be 
displayed on the desktop.
Selecting a printer in a network environment
If the printer is connected through the Ethernet interface or an 
optional network card.
For Mac OS X users
Follow the steps below to select the printer.
Note:
❏You cannot use FireWire for printer connection in the PostScript 3 
mode. Although EPSON FireWire appears in the interface pop-up 
list, it cannot be used with the PostScript 3 printer driver.
❏You need to make the settings for your installed options manually 
when the printer is connected using USB, IP printing, or 
Rendezvous. When the printer is connected using AppleTalk, the 
printer software automatically makes the settings.
❏Make sure to specify ASCII as the data format in the application.
1. Open the Applications folder, open the Utilities folder, then 
double-click Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3) or Print 
Center (for Mac OS X 10.2).
The Printer List window appears.
2. Click Add in the Printer List window.
3. Select the protocol or the interface that you are using from the 
pop-up list.