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1. Make sure the printer is turned on. If necessary, lift up the 
printer cover so you can see the paper position.
2. Load either continuous or single-sheet paper. (Press the 
Load/Eject
 button to load continuous paper from the tractor 
or a single sheet from the optional cut-sheet feeder.)
3. Hold down the Pause
 button for about three seconds. The 
Pause
 light starts flashing and the printer enters the micro-
adjust mode.
4. Press the LF/FF
 [
 
D] button to move the paper toward the front 
of the printer, or press the Load/Eject
 [
 
U] button to move the 
paper toward the rear. The new loading position is set to the 
position where you release the buttons.  
						

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Note:
o
Pressing the LF/FF [
 
D]
 button moves the loading position 
toward the top of the page when loading a sheet from the front 
(from the paper guide). Pressing the LF/FF [
 
D]
 button moves 
the loading position toward the bottom of the page when loading 
a sheet from the rear (from the cut-sheet feeders or the tractor).
o
The printer has a minimum and a maximum loading position. 
If you try to adjust the loading position beyond these limits, the 
printer beeps and stops moving the paper.
o
When the paper reaches the factory-set loading position, the 
printer beeps and paper feeding pauses briefly. Use the factory 
setting as a reference point when adjusting the loading position.
o
If you want to eliminate the top margin and print at the very 
top of the page, adjust the loading position so that the top of the 
paper lines up with the raised line on the ribbon mask, as shown 
below.
5. After you set the loading position, press the Pause
 button to 
turn off micro-adjust mode.
For both single-sheet and continuous paper, your loading 
position setting remains in effect until you change it, even if you 
turn off the printer.
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Adjusting the tear-off position 
If your continuous paper perforation is not aligned with the tear-
off edge, you can use the micro-adjust feature to move the 
perforation to the tear-off position as follows:
1. Make sure both Tear Off
 lights are flashing (the paper is at 
the current tear-off position). You may need to press the Tear 
Off
 button. (See “Using the Tear Off button” on page 2-15 for 
more information.)
2. Hold down the Pause
 button for about three seconds. The 
Pause
 light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro-
adjust mode.
3. Press the LF/FF
 [
 
D] button to feed paper forward, or press the 
Load/Eject
 [
 
U] button to feed paper backward, until the 
paper perforation is aligned with the tear-off edge.
Note:
The printer has a minimum and a maximum tear-off position. If you 
try to adjust the tear-off position beyond these limits, the printer 
beeps and stops moving the paper. 
						

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4. Tear off the printed pages.
5. Press the Pause
 button to turn off micro-adjust mode.
When you resume printing, the printer automatically feeds the 
paper back to the top-of-form position and begins printing. Your 
tear-off position setting remains in effect until you change it, even 
if you turn off the printer.
Adjusting the printing position
The printing position is the position on the page where the print 
head actually prints during a print job. You can change the current 
vertical printing position temporarily by using the micro-adjust 
feature as described in the steps below.
Note:
Your printing position setting is in effect only until the next time you 
load paper or turn off the printer.
1. Make sure that the printer is not printing. If it is, press the 
Pause
 button to stop printing.
2. Hold down the Pause
 button for about three seconds. The 
Pause
 light begins flashing and the printer enters the micro-
adjust mode.
3. If necessary, open the printer cover to check the printing 
position, and press the LF/FF
 [
 
D] button to feed paper forward 
or the Load/Eject
 [
 
U] button to feed paper backward.
4. When your paper is positioned correctly, press the Pause
 
button to turn off micro-adjust mode and resume printing.  
						

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Chapter 3
Using the Printer Software
About Your Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Using the Printer Driver With Windows 98 or 95  . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Accessing the printer driver from 
Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu . . . . . . . . 3-5
Changing the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Accessing the printer driver from 
Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel  . . . . . 3-8
Changing the Printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Using the Printer Driver With Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 . . . . . 3-9
Accessing the printer driver from 
Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu . . . . . . . . 3-11
Changing the printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x  . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Accessing the printer driver from 
Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel  . . . . . 3-15
Changing the Printer driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Printer Driver Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Using the EPSON Remote! Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Installing EPSON Remote!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Accessing EPSON Remote! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22 
						

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About Your Printer Software 
The EPSON printer software that comes with your printer 
includes the printer driver software, the EPSON Remote! utility, 
and the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility for Windows 98, 95, 2000 
and NT 4.0.
A printer driver is software that allows your computer to control 
the printer. You need to install the printer driver so your 
Windows software applications can take full advantage of the 
printer’s capabilities.
Note:
Before proceeding, make sure you have installed the printer driver on 
your PC as described in Chapter 1.
EPSON Remote! is a DOS-based printer setup utility that allows 
you to easily change the printer’s default settings from the 
computer screen. To use the EPSON Remote! utility with DOS, 
see “Using the EPSON Remote! Utility” on page 3-19.
The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility program is available for 
Windows 98, 95, 2000 and NT 4.0. It allows you to monitor the 
status of your printer, alerts you when errors occur, and provides 
you with troubleshooting tips. To use the Status Monitor, see 
“Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3” on page 3-22. 
For an overview of the available settings, see “Printer Driver 
Settings Overview” on page 3-17. 
To access the printer driver, see the appropriate page below, 
depending on your Windows version.
Windows 98 and 95  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3-3
Windows 3.1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3-6
Windows 2000 and NT 4.0  . . . . . . . . . . . page 3-9
Windows NT 3.5x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3-13 
						

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Using the Printer Driver With Windows 98 or 95 
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” below. When you access the 
printer driver from the Start menu, the printer driver settings you 
make apply to all your applications. See “Accessing the printer 
driver from the Start menu” on page 3-5. To check and change 
printer driver settings, see “Changing the printer driver settings” 
on page 3-5.
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 requirements.
Accessing the printer driver from Windows 
applications
To access the printer driver from a Windows application, follow 
the steps on the next page.
Note:
The steps on the next page 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 . 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 Properties window 
appears, and you see the Paper, Graphics, and Device Options 
menu. 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 “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:
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 contains the Paper, 
Graphics, Device Options, and Utility menus. These menus 
display the printer driver settings.
4. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of the 
window. See the next section to change the settings.
Changing the printer driver settings
Your printer driver has four menus: Paper, Graphics, Device 
Options, and Utility. For an overview of the available settings, see 
“Printer Driver Settings Overview” on page 3-17. You can also 
view online help by right-clicking items in the driver and selecting 
What’s this?
.
When you finish making printer driver settings, click OK
 to apply 
the settings, or click Restore Defaults
 to return the settings to 
their default values.
Once you’ve checked your printer driver settings and made any 
necessary changes, you are ready to print. 
						

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Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1 
You can 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 3-8. To check 
and change printer driver settings, see “Changing the Printer 
driver settings” on page 3-8.
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 requirements.
Accessing the printer driver from Windows 
applications
To access the printer driver from a Windows application, follow 
the steps on the next page.
Note:
The steps on the next page 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.