Epson EPL N3000DT User Manual

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4. Double-click the Win9x folder.
5. Double-click the Epusbun.exe icon.
 
						

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Chapter 4
Using the PostScript Printer Software 
(Windows)
About the PostScript Printer Driver
The PostScript 3 printer driver provides you with the ability to 
print documents formatted for PostScript printers. Seventeen 
scalable fonts are included. IES (Intelligent Emulation Switch) 
and SPL (Shared Printer Language) support allow the printer to 
switch between the PostScript mode and other emulations as 
print data is received at the printer.
System requirements
Your computer must meet the following system requirements to 
be able to use the Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver.
Note:
Your computer must have a hard disk with at least 8 MB of free space.
To use the Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver, your computer must 
be running one of the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows 98/95
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
 
						

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Using the PostScript Printer Driver with 
Windows
Windows Me, 98, and 95 users
To print in the PostScript mode with Windows Me, 98, and 95, 
you will have to install the PostScript printer driver. See the 
appropriate sections below for installation instructions according 
to the interface that you are using to print.
Note:
The USB interface is not available for printing under Windows 95.
Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel 
interface
Follow these steps to install the PostScript 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.
3. Double-click the Add Printer icon.
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\WIN9X\PS_SETUP 
(change the drive letter as needed for your system).
 
						

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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 until the 
screen asking you to select the port the printer is connected to 
is displayed.
7. Select LPT1 as the port the printer is connected to, and then 
click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions for the rest of the 
installation.
8. When installation is done, click Finish.
Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface
Follow these steps to install the PostScript printer driver for the 
USB interface:
Note:
❏The USB interface is not available for printing under Windows 95.
❏If the Windows driver and the Adobe PS driver for an Epson printer 
with a USB connection have already been installed on your 
computer, follow the installation procedure explained in the 
previous section, “Driver installation for the parallel interface 
connection,” but make sure to select USB as the port in step 7. If 
you have not installed an Epson USB printer driver on your 
computer, follow the installation procedure below.
❏You must have at least 6 MB of free space on your hard disk drive 
to install the PostScript printer driver.
1. Without connecting the printer to your computer, turn on 
both the computer and the printer.
2. Once Windows has started, connect your 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.
 
						

							92Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows) 4. Select Search for best driver for your device (Recommended), 
and then click Next. 
5. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM 
drive.
6. Select only the Specify a location check box, and then specify 
the following path on the CD-ROM. You can click Browse to 
select the path. If your CD-ROM drive is D:, the path will be 
D:\ADOBEPS\ENGLISH\WIN9X\PS_SETUP (change the 
drive letter as needed for your system).
7. Click Next to continue with the installation. 
8. If the USB printer driver file is correctly recognized, the 
message “EPSON USB Printer” will appear. Click Next to 
continue with the installation.
9. When installation of the USB printer driver is done, click 
Finish.
10. 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. 
11. 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\WIN9X\PS_SETUP 
(change the drive letter as needed for your system).
12. 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.
13. When installation is done, click Finish.
 
						

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Installing the printer driver for the network interface
Follow these steps to install the PostScript printer driver for the 
network interface:
Note:
❏To connect using a network interface, you must install the optional 
interface card into the printer.
❏You must have at least 6 MB of free space on your hard disk drive 
to install the printer driver.
1. Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM 
drive.
2. Click Start, then Settings, and finally Printers.
3. Double-click the Add Printer icon.
4. The Add Printer Wizard will be displayed. Click Next.
5. Select Network Printer when the screen asking How is this 
printer attached to your computer? appears.
6. Enter the printer’s network path in the Network path or queue 
name field. You can also select the network printer by clicking 
Browse.
7. 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\WIN9X\PS_SETUP (change the 
drive letter as needed for your system).
8. 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.
9. When installation is done, click Finish.
 
						

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Notice for Windows Me, 98, and 95 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 tab, then click the Spool Settings button. In the Spool 
Settings dialog box that appears, Select Disable bi-directional 
support for this printer, then click the OK button.
Printer driver settings
The printer driver enables you to change the settings for your 
print job. The settings are grouped into various categories that 
you can access by clicking the appropriate tab in the printer’s 
Properties dialog box.
Online help is also available to help you with the settings. There 
are two online help options. Click Help 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.
Paper tab settings
Paper size
Select the desired paper size. This setting must match the size of 
the paper loaded in the printer. 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.
Orientation
Specify how the document is to be positioned on the page. The 
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Collate
Select this check box to print multiple copies of the document in 
page order. If this check box is not selected, each page is printed 
out the specified number of times before the following page is 
printed.
Note:
If you select the Collate option in the printer driver, do not set the 
Collate option in the application itself.
Duplex
Select the desired duplex print style. Flip on long edge produces 
two-sided printouts that turn like a book, while Flip on short edge 
produces two-sided printouts that turn like a calendar.
Note:
You need to install the optional Duplex Unit in order to use this feature.
Paper source
Select the paper source for your print job. The options are Auto 
Tray Select, MP Tray, Cassette 1, Cassette 2, Cassette 3, Manual 
Feed 1st Page, and Manual Feed EachPage. However, the actual 
paper sources that are available vary depending on the options 
installed.
Paper type
Select the desired paper type to print on. The options are Normal, 
Thick, Transparency, and Extra Thick. Make sure to select the 
correct paper type to avoid smearing or wasting ink.
Margins
Click this button to set the margins for your printout. You can 
select to specify in Inches or Millimeters.
Restore Defaults
Click this button to reset the settings on this sheet to their default 
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Graphics tab settings
Resolution
Select the resolution that you want to print in. The options are 
Fast and Quality. The Quality setting prints at a higher resolution, 
but the printing time will be longer.
Print as a negative image
Select this check box if you want to print the document as a 
negative image. This feature prints by reversing the RGB or 
black-and-white values of the image, and is useful for printing 
black-and-white or coarse RGB images.
Print as a mirror image
Select this check box if you want to print the document as a mirror 
image. This feature prints by reversing the horizontal coordinates 
of the image.
Layout
Specify how many pages of your document to print on one sheet 
of paper. The options are 1-up, 2-up, 4-up, 6-up, 9-up, and 16-up.
Print page border
Select this check box if you want the borders of the pages to be 
printed when printing more than one page of the document on 
one sheet of paper.
Scaling
This setting enables you to shrink or enlarge the image to print. 
You can enter any percentage from 25% to 400%. To shrink the 
image, specify a percentage that is lower than 100%. To enlarge 
the image, specify a percentage that is higher than 100%. 
However, if you can shrink or enlarge the image to print in the 
application that you are printing from, do so in the application 
and not through the printer driver.
 
						

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Restore Defaults
Click this button to reset the settings on this sheet to their default 
values.
Fonts tab settings
Send TrueType fonts to printer according to the Font 
Substitution Table
Select this radio button to have the computer download TrueType 
fonts to the printer according to the settings in the Font 
Substitution Table. This setting can speed up printing.
Edit the Table
Click this button to edit the Font Substitution Table.
Always use TrueType fonts
Select this radio button to have the computer always download 
all the TrueType fonts used in the document to be printed to the 
printer. This will slow down printing, but the fonts in the printout 
will be identical to that shown on the screen.
Add Euro Currency Symbol to PostScript Fonts
Select this check box to add the symbol for the Euro currency to 
the set of PostScript fonts residing on the printer.
Update Soft Fonts
Click this button to update the list of installed PostScript Type 1 
fonts so that they are printed correctly.
Send Fonts As
Click this button to specify advanced settings for the 
downloading of fonts to the printer. See online help for details on 
each of the available settings.