Printer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Copyright and Trademarks
- Operating System Versions
- Contents
- Safety Instructions
- Getting to Know Your Printer
- Printing Tasks
- Using the Control Panel
- Installing Options
- Replacing Consumable Products
- Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
- Troubleshooting
- Clearing Jammed Paper
- Printing a Configuration Status Sheet
- Operational Problems
- Printout Problems
- Print Quality Problems
- The background is dark or dirty
- White dots appear in the printout
- Print quality or tone is uneven
- Half-tone images print unevenly
- Toner smudges
- Areas are missing in the printed image
- Completely blank pages are output
- The printed image is light or faint
- The non-printed side of the page is dirty
- Print quality decreased
- Memory Problems
- Paper Handling Problems
- Problems Using Options
- Correcting USB Problems
- Status and Error Messages
- Canceling Printing
- Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode Problems
- The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode
- The printer does not print
- The printer or its driver does not appear in utilities in the printer configuration (Macintosh only)
- The font on the printout is different from that on the screen
- The printer fonts cannot be installed
- The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth
- The printer does not print normally via the USB interface
- The printer does not print normally via the network interface
- An undefined error occurs (Macintosh only)
- Printing in the PCL6/5 Mode Problems
- The printer does not print
- The printer does not print correctly in the PCL mode (only for Epson PCL6 printer driver)
- The printer does not start manual duplex printing (only for Epson PCL6 printer driver)
- The font on the printout is different from that on the screen
- The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth (only for Epson PCL6 printer driver)
- Cannot print from Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 (only for Epson PCL6 printer driver)
- About the Printer Software for Windows
- About the PostScript Printer Driver
- About the PCL Printer Driver
- Technical Specifications
- Where To Get Help
- Index
Chapter 9
About the PostScript Printer Driver
System Requirements
Printer hardware requirements
Recommended
Memory
Standard + 256 MB (for duplex printing of image data at Fine)
Note:
Add more memory modules into your printer if the amount of memory currently installed does not
meet your printing needs.
Computer system requirements
Windows
Recommended
OS
Windows Vista, Vista x64, XP, XP x64 or 2000
Remarks
No restrictions for these systems
Mac OS X
Recommended
OS Version
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
Computer
Power Mac G3, G4, G5, iMac, eMac, PowerBook G3, G4, or iBook
Note:
To use binary data, Epson recommends that you use AppleTalk for the printer’s network connection.
If you use a protocol other than AppleTalk for the network connection, you need to set Binary to On
in the PS3 Menu on the control panel. If you use the printer with a local connection, you cannot use
binary data.
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