Epson Lq 2180 User Guide

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Using the Printer Driver With Windows 95/98 
There are two ways to access the printer driver: from your 
Windows applications or from the Start menu. When you access 
the printer driver from a Windows application, any settings you 
make apply only to the application you are using.  See “Accessing 
the printer driver from Windows applications,” below. When you 
access the printer driver from the Start menu, the printer driver 
settings you make apply to all your...

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1. Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your 
application software. The Print or Print Setup dialog box 
appears.
2. Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer, 
Setup, Properties, or Options. (You may need to click a 
combination of these buttons.) The Properties window 
appears, and you see the Paper and Graphics menus. These 
menus contain the printer driver settings. 

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3. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of the 
window. See “Printer driver settings overview,” below for 
detailed information about the settings.
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
To access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow these 
steps:
1. Click the 
Start button, and then point to 
Settings.
2. Click 
Printers.
3. Right-click your printer icon, and click 
Properties. The screen 
displays the Properties window, which...

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Paper menu
oPaper size Select the size of the paper you want to 
use. If you don’t see your paper size, 
use the scroll bar to scroll through the 
list. If your paper size is not included in 
the list, click Custom and enter the 
paper size in the dialog box that 
appears.
oOrientation Select Portrait or Landscape.
oPaper source Click the paper source you want to use. 

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Graphics menu
Once you’ve checked your printer driver settings and changed 
them if necessary, you are ready to print with continuous paper 
as described in Chapter 2, or with single sheets as described in 
Chapter 3. oResolution Click the printing resolution you want. 
The higher the resolution you select, 
the more detailed your printout will 
be; however, increasing the resolution 
slows printing.
oDithering You can leave this option set to 
Fine, 
which is the...

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Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 
There are two ways to access the printer driver: from your 
Windows applications or from the Control Panel. When you 
access the printer driver from a Windows application, any 
settings you make apply only to the application you are using. 
See “Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications,” 
below. When you access the printer driver from the Control Panel, 
the printer driver settings you make apply to all your...

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1. Select 
Print Setup or 
Print from the File menu of your 
application software. The Print or Print Setup dialog box 
appears. See “Printer driver settings overview” on the next 
page for detailed information about the settings in this dialog 
box.
2. Make sure that your printer is selected and then click 
Printer, 
Setup, or 
Options. (You may need to click a combination of 
these buttons.) The Options dialog box appears. See page 4-
10 for detailed information...

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Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
To access the printer driver from the Control Panel, follow these 
steps:
1. In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon.
2. Double-click the Printers icon. The Printers dialog box 
appears.
3. Make sure your printer is highlighted, then click Setup. The 
Print Setup dialog box appears. To access more settings, you 
may need to click Options. See the next section for detailed 
information about the...

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Options dialog box
Once you’ve checked your printer driver settings and changed 
them if necessary, you are ready to print with continuous paper 
as described in Chapter 2, or with single sheets as described in 
Chapter 3. oPaper  Size Select the size of the paper you want to 
use. If you don’t see your paper size, 
use the scroll bar to scroll through the 
list. If your paper size is not included 
in the list, click 
User Defined Size and 
enter the paper size in...

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Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 4.0 
There are two ways to access the printer driver: from your 
Windows applications or from the Start menu. When you access 
the printer driver from a Windows application, any settings you 
make apply only to the application you are using. See “Accessing 
the printer driver from Windows applications,” below. When you 
access the printer driver from the Start menu, the printer driver 
settings you make apply to all your...