Epson EPL N3000 User Manual
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108Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows) If your document has overlapping text and graphics, select Substitute with Device Font. Using downloaded TrueType fonts to print when text and graphics overlap may cause output errors. Document Options Page Layout (N-up) Option Specify how many pages of your document to print on one sheet of paper. The options are Normal (one-up), Two-up (1x2), Four-up (2x2), Six-up (2x3), Nine-up (3x3), and Sixteen-up (4x4). PostScript Options PostScript Output Option Specify the format for PostScript files. The options are Optimize for Speed, Optimize for Portability, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), and Archive Format. See online help for details on each of these formats. TrueType Font Download Option Specify how TrueType fonts are downloaded to the printer. The options are Automatic, Outline (scalable outline font), Bitmap (bitmap font), and Native TrueType (outline font). PostScript Language Level Specify the PostScript language level to use. The options are 2 and 3. Send PostScript Error Handler Specify whether the printer automatically prints out a page with PostScript error messages when an error occurs in the print job. The options are Yes and No. Mirrored Output Specify whether the document is printed as a mirror image by reversing the horizontal coordinates of the image. The options are Yes and No.
Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows)109 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Printer Features RITech Select whether to use RITech when printing. RITech improves the appearance of printed lines, text, and graphics. The options are On and Off. Toner Save Mode Select whether to use the Toner Save Mode when printing. When the Toner Save Mode is turned on, the printer uses about 50% less toner than normal. The options are On and Off. Printer driver settings Printer settings specific to your printer are available on the Device Settings sheet of the printer’s Properties dialog box. Online help is available to help you with the settings. If you want help on a particular item, click the ‘?’ icon on the top-right corner of the dialog box’s title bar and then click the name of the setting that you want more information on. An explanation of the setting and its options will be displayed. EPSON EPL-N3000 PS 3 Device Settings Undo Changed Option/s Click this button to undo all the changes that have been made to the settings. The settings return to their default values. This button is enabled only if one or more of the default values have been changed. About Adobe PostScript Printer Driver Click this button to view information on the currently installed PostScript printer driver.
110Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows) Form To Tray Assignment Assign the desired paper size to the various available paper sources. Once this setting is specified, the printer will automatically feed paper from the paper source that holds the selected paper size. The paper source options are MP Tray, Cassette 1, Cassette 2, Cassette 3, Manual Feed 1st Page, and Manual Feed EachPage. However, the actual paper sources that are available will differ according to the printer and the options installed. The paper sizes that are available will differ according to the printer. The default setting is either A4 or Letter, depending on your country of purchase. Font Substitution Table Double-click to display the Font Substitution Table and the options for the TrueType-to-PostScript font mapping. Available PostScript Memory Specify the amount of available PostScript memory. The available PostScript memory is a subset of the printer’s total physical memory. It is recommended that you use the default setting. Output Protocol Specify the protocol that the printer will use for print jobs. The options are ASCII, TBCP, and Binary. TBCP cannot be used through AppleTalk. Binary can be used only when using AppleTalk. If ASCII is selected, print data is sent in the ASCII (7-bit) format, which may take longer to print, but which can be sent through any I/O channel, including serial, parallel, and Ethernet.
Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows)111 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 If you select TBCP (Tagged Binary Communications Protocol), all data except for special control characters is sent in binary (8-bit) format. The binary formats can be sent over parallel or serial communications ports and are faster than sending data in the ASCII format. Send CTRL-D Before Each Job Specify whether a CTRL+D character should be sent at the beginning of every PostScript document. CTRL+D at the beginning-of-file (BOF) will reset your printer to its default settings to ensure that prior print jobs will not affect the current print job. However, activating this setting may cause the print job to fail if it is connected through a network instead of the parallel or serial interface. Send CTRL-D After Each Job Specify whether a CTRL+D character should be sent at the end of every PostScript document. CTRL+D at the end-of-file (EOF) will reset your printer to its default settings to ensure that the current print job will not affect future print jobs. However, activating this setting may cause the print job to fail if it is connected through a network instead of the parallel or serial interface. Job Timeout Specify the maximum number of seconds that can elapse for a print job to get from the computer to the printer before the printer stops trying to print the document. If you enter “0” (zero), the printer will continue trying to print indefinitely. Wait Timeout Specify the maximum number of seconds that the printer will wait to get more PostScript information from the computer before the print job is automatically canceled. After the specified time elapses, the printer will stop trying to print the document and prints an error message instead. If you enter “0” (zero), the printer will wait indefinitely. You may want to increase this value when printing complicated documents.
112Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows) Minimum Font Size to Download as Outline Specify the minimum font size (in pixels) for which the printer driver will download TrueType fonts as outline (Type 1) fonts. A font smaller than the minimum setting will be downloaded as a bitmap (Type 3/Type 32) font. Maximum Font Size to Download as Bitmap Specify the maximum font size (in pixels) for which the printer driver will download TrueType fonts as bitmap (Type 3/Type 32) fonts. A font larger than the maximum setting will be downloaded as an outline (Type 1) font. Installable Options The settings available under Installable Options enable you to specify whether certain options are installed into the printer, and if so, what they are. The available settings are Installed Memory, Lower Cassette Unit, Stacker Unit, and Duplex Unit. Windows XP and 2000 users To print in the PostScript mode with Windows XP and 2000, you will have to install the printer driver. See the appropriate sections below for installation instructions according to the interface that you are using to print. Installing the printer driver for the parallel interface Follow these steps to install the printer driver for the parallel interface: 1. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start, then Settings, and finally Printers.
Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows)113 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Note: If your computer is running Windows XP, click Start and then click Printers and Faxes. 3. Double-click the Add Printer icon. Note: If your computer is running Windows XP, click Add a printer under Printer Tasks. 4. The Add Printer Wizard will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions until the screen asking you to select the printer model is displayed. 5. Click Have Disk and specify the path to the appropriate INF file necessary for installation. If your CD-ROM drive is D:, the path will be D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\WIN2K-XP\PS_SETUP (change the drive letter as needed for your system). 6. Select the INF file for the version of the Windows operating system that you are running and continue with the installation according to the on-screen instructions. 7. When installation is done, click Finish. Installing the printer driver for the USB interface Follow these steps to install the printer driver for the USB interface: 1. Without connecting the printer to the computer, turn on both the computer and the printer. 2. Once Windows has started, connect the computer to the printer with a USB cable. 3. The Add New Hardware Wizard will launch automatically. Click Next to start the installation of the USB printer driver.
114Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows) 4. After the USB printer driver installation is done, the Add Printer Wizard will launch automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue with the installation until the screen asking you to select the printer model is displayed. 5. Click Have Disk and specify the path to the appropriate INF file necessary for installation. If your CD-ROM drive is D:, the path will be D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\WIN2K-XP\PS_SETUP (change the drive letter as needed for your system). 6. Select the INF file for the version of the Windows operating system that you are running and continue with the rest of the installation according to the on-screen instructions. 7. When installation is done, click Finish. Installing the printer driver for the network interface Follow these steps to install the printer driver for the network interface: 1. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start, then Settings, and finally Printers. Note: If your computer is running Windows XP, click Start and then click Printers and Faxes. 3. Double-click the Add Printer icon. Note: If your computer is running Windows XP, click Add a printer under Printer Tasks. 4. The Add Printer Wizard will be displayed. Click Next. 5. Select Network printer in the screen that appears.
Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows)115 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Note: If your computer is running Windows XP, click A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer. 6. Click Next to browse for and select the printer on the network. 7. Click OK when the following message appears: “The server on which the XXX printer resides does not have the correct printer driver installed.” 8. When the screen asking you to select the printer model is displayed, click Have Disk and specify the path to the appropriate INF file necessary for installation. If your CD-ROM drive is D:, the path will be D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\WIN2K-XP\PS_SETUP (change the drive letter as needed for your system). 9. Select the INF file for the version of the Windows operating system that you are running and continue with the rest of the installation according to the on-screen instructions. 10. When installation is done, click Finish. Notice for Windows XP and 2000 users Unavailable paper sizes may appear in the Paper Size list in the printer driver. See “Paper Sources” on page 15 to confirm the available paper sizes.
116Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows) Printer driver settings Printer settings specific to your printer are available through the Device Settings tab of the printer’s Properties dialog box. In addition to the settings there, click the Printing Preferences button on the General sheet or the Printing Defaults b u t t o n o n t h e Advanced sheet for more print settings. The basic print settings are grouped under the Layout and Paper/Quality tabs, while more advanced settings are available by clicking the Advanced button on either sheet. Online help is also available to help you with the settings. There are two online help options. Click the Help button for procedural help on the settings. If you want help on a particular item, click the ‘?’ icon on the top-right corner of the dialog box’s title bar and then click the name of the setting that you want more information on. An explanation of the setting and its options will be displayed. Device Settings tab settings Form To Tray Assignment Assign the desired paper size to the various available paper sources. Once this setting is specified, the printer will automatically feed paper from the paper source that holds the selected paper size. The paper source options are MP Tray, Cassette 1, Cassette 2, Cassette 3, Manual Feed 1st Page, and Manual Feed EachPage. However, the actual paper sources that are available will differ according to the options installed. The paper sizes that are available will differ according to the printer. The default setting is either A4 or Letter, depending on your country of purchase. Font Substitution Table Double-click to display the Font Substitution Table and the options for the TrueType-to-PostScript font mapping.
Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows)117 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Available PostScript Memory Specify the amount of available PostScript memory. The available PostScript memory is a subset of the printer’s total physical memory. It is recommended that you use the default setting. Output Protocol Specify the protocol that the printer will use for print jobs. The options are ASCII, TBCP, and Binary. TBCP cannot be used with AppleTalk. Binary can be used only when using AppleTalk. If ASCII is selected, print data is sent in the ASCII (7-bit) format, which may take longer to print, but which can be sent through any I/O channel, including serial, parallel, and Ethernet. If you select TBCP (Tagged Binary Communications Protocol), all data except for special control characters is sent in binary (8-bit) format. The binary formats can be sent over parallel or serial communications ports and are faster than sending data in the ASCII format. Send CTRL-D Before Each Job Specify whether a CTRL+D character should be sent at the beginning of every PostScript document. CTRL+D at the beginning-of-file (BOF) will reset your printer to its default settings to ensure that prior print jobs will not affect the current print job. However, activating this setting may cause the print job to fail if it is connected through a network instead of the parallel or serial interface. Conversely, if your document fails to print when sent to a printer connected through a parallel or serial port, change the setting to Yes.