Epson Lq 2180 User Guide

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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 Document Properties 
window appears, and you see the Page Setup and Advanced 
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 Document Defaults. 
The screen displays the Default Document Properties 
window, which contains the Page Setup and Advanced 
menus. These menus provide the printer driver settings.
4. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of the 
window. See the next section for detailed information about 
the printer driver settings.
Printer driver settings overview
Your printer driver has two menus: Page Setup and Advanced. 
The printer driver settings on each of these menus are described 
below. To open these menus, see the previous sections on 
accessing the printer driver.
When you finish making your printer driver settings, click OK to 
apply the settings, or click Cancel to cancel your changes. 
						

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Page Setup menu
Advanced menu
oPaper  Size Select the size of the paper you want to 
use from the Paper Size list.
oPaper  Source Select the paper source you want to use 
from the Paper Source list.
oOrientation Select 
Portrait or 
Landscape. 
						

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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/Output Check the Paper Size, Orientation, 
and Paper Source settings you made 
on the Page Setup menu and change 
them if necessary. Select the setting and 
then choose an option from the Change 
Setting list box.
oGraphic Select Resolution and then choose the 
printing resolution from the Change 
Setting list box. The higher the 
resolution you select, the more detailed 
your printout will be; however, 
increasing the resolution slows 
printing.
oDocument 
OptionsDouble-click Halftone Color 
Adjustment to open the Halftone Color 
Adjustment dialog box. Click Print Text 
as Graphics or Metafile Spooling and 
select On or Off in the Change Setting 
list box. 
						

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Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x 
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 
applications. See “Accessing the printer driver from the Control 
Panel,” on page 4-19. To check and change printer driver settings, 
see  “Printer driver settings overview” on page 4-20.
Note:
While many Windows applications override the settings made with the 
printer driver, some do not; so you must verify that the printer driver 
settings match your requirementes.
Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
To access the printer driver from a Windows application, follow 
the steps below.
Note:
The steps below provide general guidelines on accessing the printer 
driver. How you access the printer driver may differ depending on your 
application. See your application manual for details. 
						

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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 screen displays the 
Document Properties dialog box, which contains the Form 
and Orientation printer driver settings. See “Printer driver 
settings overview” on the page 4-20 for detailed information 
about these settings. 
						

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3. Click 
Options (or a similar button) to view the Advanced 
Document Properties dialog box, which includes the 
Graphics Resolution, Color, and Optimizations printer driver 
settings. See page 4-20 for detailed information about these 
settings.
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 
Print Manager icon. 
The Print Manager window opens.
2. Make sure your printer is highlighted, then click 
Printer and 
select 
Properties. The Printer Properties dialog box appears.
3. Click the 
Details button, then click 
Job Default. You see the 
Document Properties dialog box, which includes the Form 
and Orientation printer driver settings. See the next section 
for detailed information about these settings. 
						

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4. Click Options to open the Advanced Document Properties 
dialog box, which contains the Graphics Resolution, Color, 
and Optimization printer driver settings. See the next section 
for detailed information about these settings.
Printer driver settings overview
Your printer driver has two dialog boxes: Document Properties  
and Advanced Document Properties. The printer driver settings 
in each of these dialog boxes are described below. To open these 
dialog boxes, see the previous sections on accessing the printer 
driver.
When you finish making your printer driver settings, click OK to 
apply the settings, or click Cancel to cancel your changes.
Document Properties dialog box
Click the Halftone button to set the brightness and contrast, input 
the RGB gamma, or make other settings. The Halftone Color 
Adjustment dialog box appears. For details, click Help in this 
dialog box. oForm Select the type of paper you want to 
use. If you don’t see your paper type, 
select it from the Form list.
oOrientation Select Portrait or Landscape. The 
diagram on the screen shows the 
orientation you select. 
						

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Advanced Document Properties 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. oGraphics 
ResolutionSelect a printing resolution option 
from the Graphics Resolution list. The 
higher the resolution you select, the 
more detailed your printout will be; 
however, increasing the resolution 
slows printing.
oColor Only monochrome printing is 
available.
oOptimizations Click a check box to turn the 
corresponding option on or off. 
						

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Using the EPSON Remote! Utility 
The EPSON Remote! utility allows you to easily change the 
printer’s default settings from your computer’s DOS prompt.
Installing EPSON Remote!
Follow the steps below to install EPSON Remote!
1. Insert printer software CD-ROM in a disk drive.
2. At the DOS prompt, type D:\SETUP. (If you inserted the disk 
in a drive other than drive D, substitute the appropriate 
letter.) Then press Enter.
3. Select your printer’s name in the Printer Model window and 
press Enter. C:\EPUTIL appears as the default directory.
4. Press Enter again. The EPSON Remote! utility is copied to the 
C:\EPUTIL directory.
Accessing EPSON Remote!
To access EPSON Remote!, type C:\PRNSET at the DOS prompt 
and press Enter. Then follow the on-screen instructions to use this 
utility. You can also access EPSON Remote! by typing C:\PANEL 
at the DOS prompt and pressing Enter. The PRNSET and PANEL 
access methods differ slightly in that the PANEL method opens 
a condensed version of EPSON Remote! that only provides the 
most often used settings.