Epson Stylus Pro 10600 User Manual

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Installing the Printer Software
Follow the steps below (for Macintosh) or on page 1-29 (for Windows) to 
install your printer software. 
Installing the Software for Macintosh
After connecting the printer to your Macintosh, you need to install the 
printer driver and utilities included on your printer software CD-ROM. 
Follow these steps:
1. Turn on your Macintosh and your printer. Turn off any virus protection 
programs before installing your printer software. 
2. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in your computer. If necessary, 
double-click the 
EPSON CD-ROM to open its window.
3. Double-click the   icon.
4. Double-click the menu option for your printer. Be sure to select the 
correct ink type (
Archival Ink, Photographic Dye Ink, or 
UltraChrome Ink). 
5. At the first screen, click 
Continue. 
6. Read the license agreement and click 
Accept. 
Caution
Turn off all virus 
protection programs 
before you install your 
printer software.
Select the correct ink 
type for your printer
 
						

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You see a dialog box similar to this one:
7. Click the 
Install button, then click Continue on the next screen.
8. Follow the instructions to install your software and select a default paper 
size. When you see a message informing you that installation is 
complete, leave the CD in the computer and click 
Restart to restart 
your Macintosh.
9. After your Macintosh restarts, you can install the on-screen Reference 
Guide. (If you don’t want to install it, remove the CD-ROM and 
continue with step 10.) 
Double-click the   icon.
At the main menu screen, select Reference Guide.
Select Install Reference Guide and follow the on-screen 
instructions to finish installing it. 
When done, close any open windows and remove the CD-ROM. 
10. If you’re going to be sharing the printer on an AppleTalk
® network, skip 
the rest of these steps. Instead see “Setting Up on a Macintosh Network” 
on page 1-41 to finish configuring the printer.
11. Select 
Chooser from the Apple menu.
Note
If you have an Ultra-
Chrome printer and want 
to install a Desktop 
Printer icon, select 
Custom Install from the 
drop-down list at the top 
of this screen, then 
select the Desktop 
Printing option. 
Note
The on-screen Reference 
Guide provides additional 
information about the 
printer, drivers, and utility 
software.
 
						

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12. Click the SPro 10600 icon, then click the icon for your printer port.
13. Turn on 
Background Printing if you want to use your Macintosh 
while it’s preparing a document for printing, and use the EPSON 
Monitor3 utility to manage print jobs.
14. Close the Chooser.
If you’re connecting the printer directly to your computer (not over a 
network), continue with the instructions on page 1-33.
Note
If you’re on an AppleTalk 
network and the 
AppleTalk setting in the 
Chooser is Active, you 
may see an alert 
message when you click 
the USB port icon. Make 
the AppleTalk setting 
Inactive, then select the 
USB port icon. If you’re 
using your Macintosh in 
an Ethernet environment, 
you can leave the 
AppleTalk setting Active.
 
						

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Installing the Software for Windows
After connecting the printer to your computer, install the printer driver and 
utilities from your printer software CD-ROM. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure your printer is turned off.
2. Turn on your computer and start Windows. Turn off any virus 
protection software before installing your printer software. 
3. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in your computer. The installer 
starts automatically. If it doesn’t start, double-click 
My Computer (or 
Start > My Computer in Windows XP). Then double-click your 
CD-ROM icon.
4. Double-click the menu option for your printer. Be sure to select the 
correct ink type (
Archival Ink, Photographic Dye Ink, or 
UltraChrome Ink). 
5.If you’re connecting with FireWire: You may see a New Hardware 
Found screen. If so, click 
Next and follow the instructions on page 1-32 
to configure the EPSON 1394 Printer (FireWire port). When done, 
return here and continue with the following steps.
6.Windows XP: When you see a message that the software you’re 
installing hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing, click 
Continue 
Anyway
. 
When you see this message again during installation, be sure to click 
Continue Anyway.
Select the correct ink 
type for your printer
 
						

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7. If you’re connecting through the parallel port or Ethernet port, see the 
note at left. Otherwise, follow the instructions below for your system. 
Windows 95 or NT: Turn on your printer by pressing the 
 
P Power 
button, then go to step 9.
Windows 98, Me, or 2000: When you see a window asking you to turn 
on your printer, press the 
 
P Power button. Then go to step 9. 
Windows XP: 
When you see a window asking you to turn on your printer, press 
the 
 
P Power button. 
Wait until you see the Found New Hardware Wizard for the Stylus 
Pro 10600. 
Once the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, select Install the 
software automatically
, then click Next. 
Make sure the file shown below is selected. Then click Next.
Note
If you’re connecting 
through the parallel or 
Ethernet port, do not turn 
on your printer when you 
see a window telling you 
to do so. Instead, wait 
until the Stop Searching 
button appears. Then 
click the button and go to 
step 9.
Select this file
 
						

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8. If you see a screen like this during installation, do not click Retry or 
Cancel. Click the   close button.
9. When you see a message informing you that installation is complete, 
click 
OK or Finish. If asked to do so, restart your computer. 
10. If you see a message that the port setting has defaulted to LPT1, you 
may need to reset the port if you’re not using a parallel connection (for 
example, if you’re using Ethernet or FireWire). See your online Reference 
Guide for instructions. 
11. If any screens remain open, close them to exit. 
12. Now you can install the on-screen Reference Guide. (If you don’t want to 
install it, remove the CD-ROM.) 
Make sure the CD-ROM is in your computer. If you don’t see the 
main menu screen, double-click 
My Computer (or Start > My 
Computer
 in Windows XP). Then double-click your CD-ROM 
icon.
At the main menu screen, select Reference Guide.
Select Install Reference Guide and follow the on-screen 
instructions to finish installing it. 
When done, close any open windows and remove the CD-ROM. 
If you’re connecting the printer directly to your computer (not over a 
network), continue with the instructions on page 1-33.
Note
The on-screen Reference 
Guide provides additional 
information about the 
printer, drivers, and utility 
software.
 
						

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Setting Up Your FireWire Port
If you’re connecting with FireWire (IEEE-1394) on a Windows system, you 
may see a Found New Hardware Wizard for an EPSON 1394 Printer. If so, 
follow the steps below to install the driver software for the port. When done, 
resume installing the printer software where you left off. 
1. At the first Found New Hardware screen, click 
Next. 
2. At the screen below, click 
Search for a suitable driver, then click 
Next. 
3. Select 
Specify a location and click Next. 
4. Click the 
Browse button and locate the correct Win2K_XP folder on 
the EPSON CD-ROM:
If your printer uses Archival ink, browse to 
the 
Drivers\Cf\Win2K_XP folder
If you’re printer uses Photographic Dye, browse to 
the 
Drivers\Dye\Win2K_XP folder
If you’re printer uses UltraChrome ink, browse to 
the 
Drivers\Uc\Win2K_XP folder
5. Click 
OK, then click Next to install the driver.
6. When done, click 
Finish. Then return to the printer software 
installation instructions where you left off. 
Note
You may see an 
additional Found New 
Hardware screen for 
IEEE-1394. If so, be sure 
to browse to the correct 
folder for your ink type 
and operating system. 
 
						

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Optimizing Print Speed
Depending on your system, you may be able to optimize your print speed as 
described in these sections:
If you’re printing with the standard EPSON driver software, see “Using 
the Photo Printing Accelerator” (below)
If you’re printing from Windows through a parallel port, see “Using the 
Speed & Progress Utility” on page 1-34 
Using the Photo Printing Accelerator 
The Photo Printing Accelerator compresses graphics in order to enhance the 
processing speed of your system. This feature is built into your standard 
EPSON printer driver, and is turned on by default after installing the driver.
EPSON recommends leaving the setting turned on for all types of printing. 
Turn it off only if you notice poor image quality and want to test whether it 
has an effect. If you need to access the setting, open your printer software as 
described on page 3-4 for Macintosh or page 4-2 for Windows. 
Leave this setting turned on 
 
						

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Using the Speed & Progress Utility
If you’re printing from Windows through a parallel port, you can optimize 
your computer for the fastest data transfer rate and speed up the way your 
printer driver processes multiple-copy print jobs.
1. Do one of the following:
Windows XP: Click Start and select Control Panel. Double-click 
Printers and Other Hardware, then double-click Printers and 
Faxes
. Right-click your printer icon and select Printing 
Preferences. 
All other versions of Windows: Click Start, point to Settings, 
then select 
Printers. Right-click your printer icon and select 
Properties (Windows 95, 98, or Me), Document Defaults 
(Windows NT), or 
Printing Preferences (Windows 2000).
2. Click the 
Utility tab, then click the Speed & Progress button.
You see a dialog box similar to the following:
If you have more than one hard 
disk drive, you can select a 
folder for storing multiple copy 
print jobs here. 
 
						

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3. Select from the following options:
High Speed Copies speeds up printing of multiple copies of the 
same document using hard disk space as a cache. If you have 
multiple hard drives, you can select a high speed copy folder for 
storing copies.
Show Progress Meter lets you control whether or not the Progress 
Meter is displayed when you send a print job. 
EPSON Printer Port (Windows 95, 98, or Me parallel connection 
only) lets you optimize the transfer rate of your printer port for 
EPSON printers instead of using the Windows default printer port. 
You may see one of these messages beneath the 
EPSON Printer 
Port 
option:
High speed (DMA) transfer enabled tells you that you’re already 
using fast DMA transfer mode.
For higher data transfer rates, use DMA transfer lets you know 
that you can speed up printing by enabling DMA transfers on your 
system. See your electronic Reference Guide for instructions on using 
DMA transfers, if your computer supports them. For more 
information, see your computer documentation or contact your 
computer manufacturer’s technical support. If you see no message, 
you cannot enable DMA transfers.
Always spool RAW datatype (Windows 2000, XP, and NT only) 
lets you spool documents using the RAW format instead of the 
EMF (metafile) format. Because the RAW format requires fewer 
resources, printing is faster and you can avoid certain problems, 
such as insufficient memory or disk space.
4. Click 
OK to close the Speed & Progress dialog box and return to the 
Utility menu. Then click 
OK again to exit the Printers utility.