Epson EPL N3000DTS User Manual

							138Using the PostScript Printer Software (Macintosh) Follow these steps to change the settings:
1. Select the printer on the desktop.
2. Click the Printing menu, and then select Change Setup.
3. Change the settings using the pop-up menus.
Balloon Help using the printer driver
Balloon Help is available to help you with the printer driver 
settings.
Follow these steps to use Balloon Help when the Print or Page 
Setup dialog box is displayed:
1. Click the Help menu, and then select Show Balloons.
2. Place your cursor over the item that you need help with. 
Information on that item is displayed inside a floating 
balloon.
To end Balloon Help, click the Help menu, and then select Hide 
Balloons.
Printer driver settings
The printer driver enables you to change the settings for your 
print job. The printer driver settings can be accessed through the 
Page Setup and Print dialog boxes of the application that you are 
printing from. The various settings are grouped under the Page 
Setup and Print dialog boxes in the following manner:
❏Page Setup dialog box: Settings that affect the attributes of the 
page to be printed, such as the paper size, orientation, and 
margins are available here.
 
						

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❏Print dialog box: All other print settings, such as the paper 
source, resolution, and other PostScript settings are available 
here.
The actual settings that are available might vary, depending on 
your application.
Page Setup dialog box
When you select Page Setup in the File menu of your application, 
the dialog box shown below appears. The dialog box you see 
might be slightly different, depending on your application. There 
are four setup option pages in this dialog box: Page Attributes, 
Watermark, PostScript Options, and Custom Page Default.
The settings and the buttons that appear in the Page Setup dialog 
box are explained below.
Cancel
Click this button to exit the dialog box without saving any 
changes you made.
 
						

							140Using the PostScript Printer Software (Macintosh) Page Attributes
Paper
Select the desired paper size from the Paper pop-up menu. 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 whether the page is to be printed in the portrait (vertical) 
or landscape (horizontal) orientation.
Scale
This setting enables you to shrink or enlarge the image to print. 
You can enter any percentage from 25% to 400%. The default is 
100%. 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.
Booklet
Select this check box to print out two document pages on a single 
sheet of paper. When the sheet is folded in half, it will form a 
booklet. You can set the page orientation for either left-right or 
top-bottom folds.
Watermark
None
This radio button is selected by default, and indicates that your 
print job will be printed without any watermark.
First
Select this radio button if you want the selected watermark to be 
printed only on the first page of your document.
 
						

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All
Select this radio button if you want the selected watermark to be 
printed on all the pages of your document.
PICT
Select this radio button to show all available watermarks in the 
PICT format under the Watermark pop-up menu.
EPS
Select this radio button to show all available watermarks in the 
EPS format under the Watermark pop-up menu.
TEXT
Select this radio button to show all available watermarks in the 
TEXT format under the Watermark pop-up menu.
Foreground
Select this check box if you want the selected watermark to be 
printed in the foreground, i.e., over the document’s text and/or 
graphics.
Save With Document
Select this check box if you want to save the watermark with the 
document for future printing.
Edit
Click this button to modify the contents of the selected 
watermark. Only watermarks in the TEXT format can be 
modified. This button is available only when the TEXT radio 
button is selected.
PostScript Options
Visual Effects
Flip Horizontal
Select this check box to flip the printed image horizontally on the 
page.
 
						

							142Using the PostScript Printer Software (Macintosh) Flip Vertical
Select this check box to flip the printed image vertically on the 
page.
Invert Image
Select this check box to invert the image or text on the page so that 
black areas of the page become white and white areas become 
black.
Image and Text
Substitute Fonts
Select this check box to allow the printer to use substitute fonts 
during printing.
Smooth Text
Select this check box to improve the appearance of bitmap fonts.
Smooth Graphics
Select this check box to improve the appearance of printed 
graphics by smoothing jagged edges.
Precision Bitmap Alignment
Select this check box to reduce the printed document to correct 
for distortions that sometimes occur in printed bitmap graphics.
Unlimited Downloadable Fonts
Select this check box when using a large number of downloadable 
fonts in a document. This setting may slow down printing.
Custom Page Default
Units
Select the desired unit that you want to work in when customizing 
the page. The options are cm, inches, and pts.
 
						

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Paper size pop-up menu
This pop-up menu automatically shows the paper size that is 
selected on the Page Attributes setup page. You can change the 
paper size by clicking on the menu and selecting the desired paper 
size to customize.
Paper Size
Enter the desired Width, Height, and Offset values for the custom 
page.
PPD Limits
Click the pop-up menu and select the various attributes to view 
the minimum and maximum values permitted by the selected 
PPD (PostScript Printer Description) file.
Margins
Specify the desired Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margin values.
Custom Page Name
Enter a name for the custom page that you are creating.
Remove
Click to delete the custom page selected in the paper size pop-up 
menu. This button is grayed out when a non-custom paper size 
is selected.
Add
Click to add the custom page that you are creating onto the list of 
selectable paper sizes. This button is grayed out if nothing is 
entered into the Custom Page Name text box.
 
						

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Print dialog box
When you select Print in the File menu of your application, the 
dialog box shown below appears. The dialog box you see might 
be slightly different, depending on your application. There are 
several setup option pages in this dialog box, such as General, 
Background Printing, Cover Page, Layout, Error Handling, 
PostScript Settings, and Printer Setting.
The settings and the buttons that appear in the Print dialog box 
are explained below.
Cancel
Click this button to exit the dialog box without saving any 
changes you made.
Save Settings
Click this button to save changes to the settings. Until you make 
additional changes and click this button again, the changes saved 
will be used as the default settings for this printer.
 
						

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General
Copies
Specify how many copies of the document to print. Enter any 
number from 1 (default) to 32,000.
Select the Collate option when printing multiple copies of a 
multi-page document, so that each document copy will be printed 
out with the page in order.
Select the Reverse Order option to print the document with the 
pages in reverse order (i.e., starting with the last page).
Reverse Order
Select this check box to reverse the print order.
Pages
All
Select this radio button to print out all the pages of the document.
From, To
Specify the range of pages to print. The available numbers are 1 
to 32,000.
Paper Source
All pages from
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 will vary depending on the 
options installed.
First page from
Select the paper source for printing the first page of the document.
Remaining from
Select the paper source for printing the rest of the document after 
the first page.
 
						

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❏Cassette 2 and Cassette 3 can be selected only if the 
corresponding optional cassette unit is installed on your printer.
❏If you are printing on a custom paper size created under the Custom 
Page Default setup option page on the Page Setup dialog box, the 
paper must be fed from the MP Tray. Only the Auto Tray Select 
and the MP Tray options can be selected.
Background Printing
Print in
Foreground (no spool file)
Select this radio button to print the document in the foreground. 
When this is selected, you cannot use your computer for other 
operations while printing. 
Background
Select this radio button to print the document in the background. 
When this radio button is selected, you can use your computer 
for other operations while printing.
Print Time
Urgent
Select this radio button to give the document first priority among 
the print jobs in the print queue.
Normal
Select this radio button to place the document in the print queue 
in the order received. 
Print at
Select this radio button to specify a date and time to print the 
document.
Put Document on Hold
Select this radio button to keep the document in the print queue 
without printing it.
 
						

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Cover Page
Print Cover Page
None
Select this radio button if you do not want to print a cover page.
Before Document
Select this radio button to print the cover page as the first page of 
the document.
After Document
Select this radio button to print the cover page as the last page of 
the document.
Cover Page Paper Source
Select the paper source for the printing of the cover page. The 
options are Same as document, 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.
Note:
Cassette 2 and Cassette 3 can be selected only if the corresponding 
optional cassette unit is installed on your printer.
Layout
Pages per sheet
Specify how many pages of your document to print on one sheet 
of paper.
Layout direction
Specify whether the document should be laid out from left to right 
or right to left.