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usb4.book Page ii Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks. Copyright © 1999 by Epson America, Inc.
usb4.book Page iii Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
usb4.book Page iv Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM WARNING The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces.
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usb4.book Page 1 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Introduction The EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter Kit lets you use smart cable technology to connect your EPSON printer to an Apple® iMac,™ Power Macintosh® G3, or Microsoft® Windows® 98 computer.
usb4.book Page 2 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM If you have any problems installing the cable or software, contact your EPSON dealer or EPSON technical support as described in the Where to Get Help section of your printer documentation. Getting Started on a Macintosh The instructions on the next few pages explain how to connect the USB/ Parallel Adapter cable to your iMac or G3 and how to install the printer software that came on the USB Printer Software CD-ROM.
usb4.book Page 3 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Download the update for your system at http://swupdates.info.apple.com. Contact Apple if you have problems installing the update. To find out which operating system your iMac is running, select About This Computer in the Apple menu. Setting Up the Printer If you’ve been using your EPSON printer with your computer, the printer is probably set up already. If so, turn off your system and disconnect the printer from the computer.
usb4.book Page 4 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 1 Connect the adapter to an available USB port on the side of your iMac as shown, or to a USB port on the back of your G3. If you’re using a USB hub, plug it into an available USB port on your iMac or G3, then plug the adapter into a USB port on the hub. If you have more than one hub, connect the adapter to the first hub.
usb4.book Page 5 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM You can also connect the adapter to one of the USB ports on your Macintosh keyboard. If you’re using a USB hub, plug it into the USB port on the keyboard, then plug the adapter into a USB port on the hub. If you have more than one hub, connect the adapter to the first hub.
usb4.book Page 6 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 2 Connect the adapter’s parallel connector to the parallel port on the back of the printer, then secure it with the wire clips. wire clips parallel connector Follow the instructions in the next section to install the printer software from the USB Printer Software CD-ROM.
usb4.book Page 7 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Installing the USB Printer Software Follow these steps to install the USB printer driver software: 1 Make sure your printer and computer are connected and turned off. 2 Make sure your USB hub is powered on (if you’re using one). Turn on your computer and wait until you see the desktop icons. Then turn on your EPSON printer. 3 Insert the USB Printer Software CD-ROM.
usb4.book Page 8 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 9 Click the printer icon for your printer.
usb4.book Page 9 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 10 Click the USB Port icon (if you’ve connected more than one printer of the same model, the port is numbered). 11 Turn on background printing if you want, then close the Chooser. Note: The printer software you just installed may include a utility called Monitor3. This is an upgraded version of Monitor2 and may differ slightly from the printer software documented in your user’s guide.
usb4.book Page 10 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Installing Your Creative Software and Electronic Manual If you’ve been using your EPSON printer with your computer, you’ve probably already installed your creative software and electronic manual, if your printer came with them. Otherwise, check your printer’s setup instructions to find out about any software that came with your printer, and follow those instructions to install it.
usb4.book Page 11 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Getting Started on a Windows 98 System The instructions on the next few pages explain how to connect the USB/ Parallel Adapter cable to your Windows 98 system and how to install the printer software that came on the USB Printer Software CD-ROM. IMPORTANT: The printer software that came with your printer won’t work with your USB/ Parallel Adapter. You must use the USB Printer Software CD-ROM included in this kit.
usb4.book Page 12 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Setting Up the Computer If you’ve been using your EPSON printer with your computer, then you’ve already installed your printer driver on your system. You must remove the old printer driver and its INF file as described below before you can install the new USB printer driver. Note: Once you’ve installed the USB printer software, you can still print to your printer through the parallel port, if you want.
usb4.book Page 13 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 5 Open the Inf folder, then open the folder labeled Other. Locate and select the INF file corresponding to the printer driver you’re removing: EPSON Stylus COLOR 440 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 EPSON Stylus COLOR 640 EPSON Stylus COLOR 660 EPSON Stylus COLOR 800 EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 EPSON Stylus Photo 700 EPSON Stylus Photo EX EPSON Stylus Pro 5000 EPSON Stylus Pro 9000 EPSONEPIIFE3P.INF EPSONEPS600.
usb4.book Page 14 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Removing the Printer Driver Follow the steps below to remove the old printer driver: 1 Click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 3 Select EPSON Printer Software in the program list. 4 Click the Add/Remove button. Follow the instructions on screen to uninstall your software. 5 If EPSON Status Monitor 2 is installed, you’ll need to uninstall it too.
usb4.book Page 15 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 7 Close the Add/Remove Programs Properties window, close the Control Panel, and then shut down the computer. Setting Up the Printer If you’ve been using your EPSON printer with your computer, the printer is probably set up already. If so, make sure your system is turned off and disconnect the printer from the computer. Also, make sure the printer software has been deleted, as described above.
usb4.book Page 16 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 1 Connect the adapter to an available USB port on the back of your computer, as shown below. If you’re using a USB hub, plug it into an available USB port on your computer, then plug the adapter into a USB port on the hub. If you have more than one hub, plug the adapter into the first hub.
usb4.book Page 17 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 2 Connect the adapter’s parallel connector to the parallel port on the back of the printer, then secure it with the wire clips. wire clips parallel connector Follow the instructions in the next section to install the USB printer software.
usb4.book Page 18 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Installing the USB Printer Software Follow these steps to install the USB printer driver software: 1 Make sure your printer and computer are connected and turned off. 2 Make sure your USB hub is powered on (if you’re using one). Then turn on your computer and printer, and wait until you see the Add New Hardware Wizard screen. 3 Insert the USB Printer Software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. 4 Click Next.
usb4.book Page 19 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 5 Select Specify a location, then click Browse to locate the USB printer software. The software is located in your printer’s folder on the EPSON CD-ROM.
usb4.book Page 20 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 6 Click Next. The Add New Hardware Wizard finds the EPSON USB/Parallel Printer Adapter software. 7 Click Next. The Add New Hardware Wizard copies the driver files to your hard drive and finishes installing the software.
usb4.book Page 21 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 8 At the final screen, click Finish. Windows 98 detects your printer and displays a screen similar to the following: 9 Click Next to install your printer driver. At the next screen, select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next.
usb4.book Page 22 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM 10 Make sure your printer’s folder is selected under Specify a location. Then click Next and follow the on-screen instructions to install your printer driver and the Status Monitor 2 utility, if your printer uses it. Note: If you’re setting up an EPSON Stylus Pro 5000 or 9000 and Status Monitor 2 does not install automatically, double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Then double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon and open the Stm2 folder.
usb4.book Page 23 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Follow these steps to enable Windows Print Manager: 1 Click Start, point to Programs, Epson, and select Spool Manager4. 2 In the EPSON Spool Manager window, select the icon for your printer. 3 From the Queue menu, select Setup. The Queue Setup dialog box appears. 4 Select Use Print Manager, then click OK to close the Queue Setup dialog box. 5 Close the Spool Manager window. Continue on to the next section to check your installation.
usb4.book Page 24 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Checking Your Installation To verify that your printer software installed properly, open an application and try printing to your printer. If the printer doesn’t work correctly, fully uninstall your printer software as described in “Setting Up the Computer” on page 12 of this guide. Then reinstall the USB printer software as described in “Installing the USB Printer Software” on page 18.
usb4.book Page 25 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Installing Your Creative Software and Electronic Manual If you’ve been using your EPSON printer with your computer, you’ve probably already installed your creative software and electronic manual, if your printer came with them. Otherwise, check your printer’s setup instructions to find out about any software that came with your printer. (The setup instructions may be called Start Here, Getting Started , or Quick Setup.
usb4.book Page 26 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Caution: The installation programs for the EPSON Stylus Photo EX and EPSON Stylus Photo 700 install the creative software before they prompt you to install the printer driver software. Be sure to cancel the printer driver software installation whenever you see the screen shown on the previous page. If you don’t, you’ll install the old printer driver over the USB printer driver.
usb4.book Page 27 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM Appendix USB/Parallel Adapter Specifications USB connector: USB series A; compliant with USB Specification Revision 1.
usb4.book Page 28 Wednesday, October 6, 1999 2:07 PM System Requirements Macintosh Computer: Apple iMac or USB-ready Power Macintosh G3 Operating system: Macintosh OS 8.5 or later, or Macintosh OS 8.1 with iMac Update 1.
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