Epson Stylus Pro 7400 User Manual

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Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the shortcut icon
To access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the shortcut icon, 
double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on the Windows 
taskbar.
Note:
To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see “Monitoring Preferences” on 
page 75.
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver
To access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the printer driver, follow 
the steps below.
1. Access the printer driver. See “Accessing the Printer 
Software” on page 13.
2. Click the Utility tab to open the Utility menu.
3. Click EPSON Status Monitor 3.
Viewing information in EPSON Status Monitor 3
EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides the following information.
 
						

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Current Status
EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with detailed printer 
status information, a graphic display, and status messages. If the 
ink runs low or out, or the maintenance tank becomes full, the 
How to button appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window. 
Click How to to display instructions on how to replace the 
cartridge or the maintenance tank.
Information
EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides a graphic display of the 
remaining amount of ink and the free space of the maintenance 
tank.
 
						

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Increasing the Print Speed
General tips
Printing color data using higher print quality settings takes longer 
than printing black-and-white data using standard print quality, 
as the volume of high quality color data is much greater. For this 
reason, it is important to be selective in your use of color and print 
quality settings if you also require a faster print speed. 
However, even if your data requires the highest print quality and 
extensive use of color, it may still be possible to optimize the print 
speed by adjusting other printing conditions.
The following table shows the factors that inversely affect print 
speed and print quality.
The following table shows the factors related to print speed only.
Print qualityHigher Lower
Print speedSlower Faster
Advanced 
menu settingsPrint Quality SuperFine - 
1440dpiNormal - 
360dpi
High Speed Off On
Data 
characteristicsImage Size Large Small
Resolution High Low
Print speedFaster Slower
Advanced 
menu settingsColor Black Color or
Color/B&W Photo
Flip 
HorizontalOff On
 
						

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Using Speed & Progress
You can make certain print speed settings in the Speed & Progress 
dialog box. To access this dialog box, click Speed & Progress on 
the Utility menu. For details, see “Making the Speed & Progress 
settings” on page 73.
Sharing Your Printer
This section describes how to share your printer so that other 
computers on a network can use it.
The computer on a network can share the printer that is directly 
connected to one of them. The computer that is directly connected 
to the printer is the printer server, and the other computers are 
the clients which need permission to share the printer with the 
printer server. The clients share the printer via the printer server.
Data 
characteristicsVariety of 
colorsGrayscale Full color
Hardware 
resourcesSystem 
speedFast Slow
HDD free 
spaceLarge Small
Memory free 
spaceLarge Small
Software statusRunning 
applicationsOne Many
Virtual 
memoryNot in use In use Print speedFaster Slower
 
						

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Note:
To connect your printer directly to a network without setting it up as a 
shared printer, consult your network administrator.
For Windows XP
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
To share a printer that is connected directly to your computer with 
others on a network, follow the steps below.
1. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click your printer icon, and click Sharing. If the 
following menu appears, click Network Setup Wizard or If 
you understand the security risks but want to share 
printers without running the wizard, click here, and follow 
the on-screen instruction.
 
						

							86Printing with Windows 3. Select Share this printer, and type the name in the Share name 
box. 
4. Click OK.
Note:
Do not choose any drivers from the Additional Drivers list.
Accessing the shared printer
To access the shared printer from another computer on a network, 
follow the steps below.
Note:
Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer to 
which it is directly connected before you can access it from another 
computer.
1. Install the printer driver to the client computer from the 
software CD-ROM.
2. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. Right-click 
your printers icon, and open the Properties for your printer.
 
						

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3. Click the Ports tab, and click Add Port.
4. Select Local Port, and then click New Port.
5. In the text box, type the following information:
\
ame of computer that is connected to the printer
ame of 
the shared printer
Then click OK.
 
						

							88Printing with Windows 6. Close the Printer Ports dialog box to return to the Ports menu.
7. On the Ports menu, make sure that the new port is added and 
the check box is selected. Click OK to close the Properties.
For Windows Me and 98
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
To share a printer connected directly to your computer with other 
computers on a network, follow the steps below.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network.
 
						

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3. Click File and Print Sharing.
4. Click the I want to be able to allow others to print to my 
printer(s) check box, and click OK.
5. In the Network window, click OK.
6. In the Control Panel, double-click Printers.
Note:
❏If a dialog box requesting the Windows Me or 98 CD-ROM 
appears, insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, then 
follow the on-screen instructions.
 
						

							90Printing with Windows❏If a dialog box appears requesting you to restart your computer, 
do so. Then open the Printers folder, and continue from step 7.
7. Select your printer, and choose Sharing on the File menu.
8. Select Shared As, enter the printer information as needed, 
and click OK.
Accessing the shared printer
To access the shared printer from another computer on a network, 
follow the steps below.
Note:
Your printer must be setup as a shared resource on the computer to which 
it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer. 
1. On the computer you want to access the printer from, click 
Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.