Epson Lq680 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. See “Changing the Printer driver settings” on page 
3-8 for detailed information about the settings in this dialog 
box.
2 . Ma k e sur e tha t  yo ur p ri nter  is  sel ect ed a n d t hen  cl ic k Printer
, 
Setup...

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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...

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Using the Printer Driver With Windows 2000 
and NT 4.0
You can 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”...

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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 . Ma ke s ur e tha t y o ur p ri nter i s  sel ect ed a n d t hen c l ic k Printer
, 
Setup
, Properties
, or Options
. (You may need to click a 
combination of these buttons.) The Document Properties 
window...

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3. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of the 
window. See “Changing the printer driver settings” below to 
change the settings.
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
To access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow these 
steps: 
Note:
The screen shots in the following section are from the Windows NT...

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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 display the printer driver settings.
When you click Properties
, the printer software window 
appears, which includes Utility menu.
4. To view a menu, click...

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When you finish making your printer driver settings, click OK
 to 
apply the settings, or click Cancel
 to cancel your changes.
Once you’ve checked your printer driver settings and changed 
them if necessary, you are ready to print.
Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x
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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 . Ma ke s ur e tha t y o ur p ri nter i s  sel ect ed a n d t hen c l ic k Printer
, 
Setup
, Properties
, or Options
. (You may need to click a 
combination of these buttons.) The screen displays the 
Document...

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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 “Changing the Printer driver settings” on page 
3-16 to change the settings.
Accessing the printer driver from the Control 
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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 “Changing the 
Printer driver settings” on page 3-16 to change the settings.
4. Click Options
 to open the Advanced Document Properties 
dialog box, which contains the...