EPSON English 4002619 CO1-00
EPSON EpsonScript™ Cartridge RI C83202* Macintosh User’s Guide
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Contents Introduction Features.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before using EpsonScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Available interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Required memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications NOT supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 1 1 2 2 2 3 Installing the Programs Installing the printer driver . . . . . . Before installing . . . . . . . . .
Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 PostScript Printers/ AppleTalk Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Printer is silent (box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Update Lists (Button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Print Requested Info (box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Font Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Features The EpsonScript™ driver gives your Epson printer the capability to print out documents formatted for PostScript™ Level 2 printers (equivalent to the Apple® Personal Laser Writer-2g) with your Macintosh® computer. This driver provides you with the following high performance features, for use with today’s desktop publishing: Q Printing of documentations for PostScript printers. You can easily print text, line art, graphics, and so on.
Before using EpsonScript Available interface By connecting your Macintosh using Epson’s optional LocalTalk interface C82312*, you can use EpsonScript with your Macintosh computer. (If your printer has a built-in LocalTalk interface, you can use it instead.) Note: 0 Do not use the serial interface for this purpose, because the Macintosh does not have a printer driver for the serial interface. 0 This cartridge cannot be used in the EPL4000/4100/4200, EPL-7000, or EPL-8000/8100 printers.
Note: 0 You cannot assign the PostScript mode to more than one channel, even if your printer has more than 3.OMB of memory. 0 When memory is insufficient for your document, the printing process is canceled. If this occurs, install extra memory in your printer.
Chapter 1 Installing the Programs This chapter explains how to install the printer software on your Macintosh computer. Before installing this software, install the EpsonScript hardware in your printer according to the instructions in your User’s Guide. You can install this software using the installer programs included in the disk packed with the EpsonScript package. This installer copies the printer driver, utility, driver supplement files, and screen fonts to your Macintosh computer.
Easy and customize installation The installer has two installation types; Easy Installation and Customize Installation. The characteristics of each installation are described below. Easy installation The installer copies all files which did not exist in your computer’s hard disk drive. This choice is recommended for most of the all users. Customize installation At the beginning of this installation, you can select the file(s) to be installed to your computer so you can save the hard disk space.
EPSON Printing tools & Screen Fonts Installer EpsonScript Printer Driver PPD files for the EPSON printers. EpsonScript Printer Utility Screen Fonts 4. Click OK. The installer then shows the menu below: easy Install Click Install to place the l EpsonScript Driver l EpsonScript Utility l Screen Fonts for System 7.1 on the hard disk named 0 HD-SCSI 0 Note This sample is based on your running the installer using System 7.1, and your current hard disk being HD-SCSI 0.
5. Make sure the name of the hard disk on you would like to install the programs is shown below the message “on the hard disk named” (where HD-SCSI 0 appears in the example). If the hard disk name is correct, go to step 7. 6. Click Switch Disk. Then one of other hard disk names is displayed. Click again until you see the desired hard disk name. 7. Click Install to perform the easy installation. The installer starts copying the necessary files automatically. 8.
Note : If the screen fonts have already been installed, the following message appears in step 9. Click Quit to leave the installer if this occurs. Installation on “HD-SCSI 0” was successful. If you are finished, click Quit to leave the Installer. If you wish to do additional installations, click Continue. To enable the printer drivers, follow the instructions in the next chapter, “Setting Up Your Macintosh.
Click the items you went to select; Shift-click to select multiple items. Note: You can return to the Easy Installation by clicking Easy Install. 8. Click the item(s) you would like to install. Selected items are displayed in reverse, and the product information is shown. For example, if you click EpsonScript Driver, the window changes as follows: Click the items you want to select; Shift-click to select multiple items.
Note: You can select multiple items by dragging the mouse or clicking the next item while pressing the shift key. Product information is shown when you select a single item only. 9. After you select the items, click Install. The installer starts copying the necessary files automatically. 10. If you install the screen fonts, eventually a message appears requesting you to change the disk. Change the disk from Printing Tools (Disk1) to Screen Fonts (Disk2) as instructed by the installer messages.
Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Macintosh To use EpsonScript, you need to select your printer using Chooser. After you choose the settings in Page Setup..., you can start printing using your EpsonScript printer. When you are connecting two or more Epson printers of the same model using AppleTalk, you must rename the printer to distinguish it from the other printers. In this case, follow the steps in the “Rename the Printer” section. Using Chooser to Set Up Your Printer Selecting EpsonScript 1.
2. Click EpsonScript Driver in Chooser. 3. Click the AppleTalk zone your printer is connected to in the AppleTalk Zones list. If your computer is connected to only one AppleTalk zone, ignore this step. 4. Click the printer name displayed in the box on the right side of the window. 5. Click Setup to select your printer. 6. Click the Selected PPD popup list. Then drag the mouse to your printers name. Make sure the selected printer name is displayed correctly in the Selected PPD list. 7.
1. Select Page Setup... in the File menu. The following window is displayed. EpsonScript Driuer ” ActionLaser I ooo * Paper: 1 letter 2. % n [ C a n c e l ] -1 Layout: Il-Up[ Reduce or Enlarge: S~by’D~Q Orientation: [Options] [Help] [About) Make the settings for your printer and click OK. The meaning of each option is described below. The current settings are reflected in the paper image displayed at the left of the window. The following sections describe the settings available in Page setup.
Orientation (icons) You can select the direction of the document printed on the paper. To change the orientation, click on the icon. The default value is portrait (icon on the left.) Reduce or Enlarge (box) You can reduce or enlarge your document from 25% to 400%. Enter the number of the percent you would like to reduce or enlarge. The default value is l00(%.) Layout (popup menu) You can print two or more pages of your document onto one sheet of paper.
Options (button) You can change the advanced settings for your printer using this option. This option includes four menus, and each menu has several items. The items are listed below. General Banner Page, Encoding, Date/Time Stamp Banner Page The default value is None. Other options are First and Last. The banner page is a sheet printed to identify the print job in a network environment. This page displays the user name, printing date and time of the print job.
0ptk.n Groups: 0 Flip Horizontal 0 Flip Uertical 0 lnuert Image q Print Patterns Rs Grays 0 Smart Underlining /yYQY 0 Precision Bitmlps r-1 [fonllJ [ m Flip Horizontal/Flip Vertical These options allow you to flip the printed image on the page. To enable these settings, click the appropriate check box. Invert Image When this check box is clicked, you can invert the black and white (or color) of your document.
Smart Underlining Normally, the underlining crosses the descenders in your documents. You can break the underlining around the decenders using this setting. You can confirm the setting by viewing the sample graphic in the window. Precision Bitmaps On most Macintosh computers, images are displayed at 72 dpi (dots per inch). However, most EpsonScript and PostScript printers print images at multiples of 75 dpi. This might decrease the image print quality during transformation of screen data to print data.
Note: You should be familiar with font management on a Macintosh computer before you attempt to changefont settings. System Fonts (list) Displays the list of available fonts to be added to the PPD/lnstalled Fonts list. PPD/lnstalled Fonts (list) Displays the fonts found in the PPD file and those added from the System Fonts list to be saved in the PPD file. Substitute Fonts (check box) Click this check box to substitute common screen fonts with similar printer fonts.
Save (button) Click this button to save the current fonts listed in the PPD/lnstalled Fonts list to the PPD file. After saving the data, the current window closes and you return to the previous window. Cancel (button) Click this button to cancel the settings you changed and exit the current window. All changes you made are canceled and the settings return to their values before you entered this window. Help (button) Click this button to view the help document for the driver.
Dot Screen Dot Screen (popup menu) You an change the grayscale technology setting using this feature. If your printer supports the Phoenix MultiGray feature, set this option to MultiGray. The Standard option sets the printer’s grayscale handling to be the same as the standard PostScript feature. The default value is Printer’s default.
3. The following window is displayed. Make sure your printer’s name is shown in the list at the upper left comer. r IJDdate Rbout Lists 1 4. Click your printer’s name. 5. Click Rename at the right side of the window. The following window appears: Near name for “Actionlaser 1 IlOCI”: Printer Status : ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Enter a unique name for your EpsonScript Printer. 7. Click OK. 8. Click the Close box. Note: The features of the EpsonScript Utility are explained in Chapter 3. Print Dialog After you set up your computer, you can print using the EpsonScript driver.
copies (box) Enter a number from 1 to 999 to generate multiple copies of your document. The default value is 1. Pages You can specify the pages of your document to print. The default setting is All, displayed by the All button. You can enter the page numbers in the boxes From: and TO:. The available range for the boxes is from 1 to 9999. Print As You can select the printout method from B/W, Color (if available on your printer), or Grayscale. The default setting is B/W.
=HD-SCSI 0 [ E j e c t ] [DesLtop] Save PostScriotB File As: PostScript PostScrIpt: 1 Level 1 Compatible -1 TrueType Fonts: 1 Convert to Type 1 -1 Include Fonts: [All But PPCVlnstalled -1 Encoding: [I First, select where to save the file using the popup menu and the list on the window. You can use the Desktop and Eject buttons if you need to change the device. Next, enter the file name at the Save PostScript File AS: box.
Encoding: (popup menu) The default value is Binary. The other option is ASCII. Printer Prep (popup menu) The default value is Temporary. Other options are None, Permanent, and Interrogate. This menu determines how your printer prepares for printing PostScript files. Permanent The printer saves the prepared settings so that the driver does not perform the preparation again for the next printing.
Paper from (popup menu) The default value is Automatic. Other options are Custom, USE SelecType’s PAGESIZE, Standard Bin, and Optional Lower Cassette. You can choose the paper source of your printer using this menu.The Automatic option uses the paper source that is selected in the Page Setup window. The Custom option allows you to sequentially take paper from different paper sources, such as Sheet 1 from the upper, sheet 2 from lower. Cover In (popup menu) To enable this menu, first click the check box.
Help (button) Click this button to view the help document for the driver. You can use the help list at the left of the window. To exit the Help window, click Done at the right of the window. Tips on Using TrueType Fonts When printing documents written for PostScript printers, the printout from your printer and the PostScript printer might be different. This difference occurs because this product uses fonts that differ from PostScript standard fonts.
Chapter 3 Using the EpsonScript Driver Utility This chapter explains about the EpsonScript Utility. This utility program has the ability to change many of your printer and printer driver settings. Caution: This utility can also work with other PostScript printer(s). And, some features enable you to remove data from your printer, such as fonts in your printer’s RAM and on the hard disk. Make sure you have backup copies of this data before you delete it.
brmation : Update Lists 4. The Postscript Printers shows the EpsonScript and PostScript printers connected through AppleTalk. Click the printer that has settings you would like to change. Note: If your printer is connected to an AppleTalk network with multiple AppleTalk zones, click the zone your printer is connected to in the AppleTalk Zones list. Then printers connected to the selected zone are then displayed in the PostScript Printers list. 3-2 5.
Utility Functions This section describes all functions available in the utility. The items displayed in the opening window are described at the beginning of this explanation. Note: Detailed information on font Options and Printer Options are described following this section. PostScript Printers/AppleTalk Zones When you change the settings of your printer using this utility, first you should choose the printer name from the PostScipt Printers list.
Update lists (Button) Click this button to update the PostScript Printers and AppleTalk Zones. Use this button when you cannot find a printer that might have been disconnected when you started the utility, but may be connected now. Information When you click List Fonts or Printer Info, information is displayed in this area. Print Requested Info (box) Click this button to print the information displayed in the Information area.
Refer to the Printer Options section, next to the Font Options section. A bout (button) You can view information about this utility by clicking this button. To close the window, click any point on the window.
You will be able to reduce printing time using this feature if your document includes download fonts, because usually the printer driver downloads necessary fonts each time it prints and remove them after printing finishes. The downloaded fonts using this feature are handled as if they are resident fonts until you turned off or reset the printer.
3. Click the folder that contains the font in the list at the upper left of the window (Folder List). If the font’s folder is not displayed, choose the folder using Folder List, Popup Path Menu, Desktop, and Open buttons. 4. Click Open button (or click twice in the previous step) to display the fonts in the folder in the File List, at the lower left of the window. 5. Select the font(s) in the File List you would like to download. 6. Click Add.
Popup Path Menu The current directory is displayed in the Popup Path Menu in the Folder List. You can change the current directory using this menu by holding the mouse button on the menu and pulling down the list that appears below.
Open (button) You can change the current directory to the folder in the Folder List using this button. To change the current directory, follow the steps below: 1. Click the folder in the Folder List you want to select as the current directory. 2. Click the Open button. The current directory then changes to that folder and Folder List and/or Font List is updated. Note: 0 The Open button is disabled when any folder in the Folder List is selected.
Convert True Type to Type 1 (box) Click this button to send the selected TrueType font(s) to the printer in PostScript Type 1 format. Send Fonts (button) Click this button to download the fonts in the Font List to the printer. After the download procedure, the download window closes automatically and you return to the main window. Remove (button) Caution: Make sure you have backup data before you erase the resident fonts on the erasable device of the printer using this feature.
Note: The Add >>> button is disabled when a font name is selected in the Fonts In The Printer fist. Remove (button) Click this button to remove the fonts in the Fonts TO Be Removed list. Make sure that you have backup data for the fonts you selected to remove; you may need to reinstall them later using the download feature. Note: The Remove button is disabled when any font name is displayed in the Fonts To Be Removed list.
Printer info (button) To view information about the selected printer in the PostScript Printers list, click this button. You can see the following features of the printer. Note: The Printer Info button is disabled when any printer is selected in the PostScript Printers list. Product Name: The name of the printer registered in the firmware of its ROM is displayed. Note that this name might be different from the name you can see in the PostScript Printers list.
Max. memory available: This is the amount of memory available for developing the printout image and downloading fonts to the printer. The unit is bytes. Memory in use: The amount of memory already used for download fonts and other data stored in the printer. ‘Save’ nesting level: This item displays ‘Save’ nesting level of the printer. When starting a print job, the printer saves the current settings and restores them after the job finished.
Note: If your printer is connected by parallel converters or other such devices, the status might be false or no information. This occurs because they cannot communicate with parallel interface printers. Send File (button) You can send EpsonScript and PostScript files to the printer directly using this feature without running any word processor or DTP software.
0 The files listed in the File List are TEXT attribute files. If you select a file that is not formatted for EpsonScript or Postscript, it is not be printed. 0 The Eject button is disabled if there is no floppy disk in your computer's drive. 2. Click Open to send the selected file to the printer. 3. Click Cancel to exit the current window and return to main window.
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You can reset the printer by clicking the Reset Printer button. Enable or disable the startup page by clicking Enable or Disable. To send printer control commands, follow the steps below: 1. First, type in the command strings in the Enter text to send box. 2. Click the Add TO List button to copy the strings to the Select command to send list. 3. Click the command line in the Select command to send list. 4. Click the Send Text button.
Enter text to send (list) To send a command string, first enter the command string in this box. You can edit the strings in this box then copy them to the Select command to send list using the Add To List button. You can also edit the command strings already saved in the Select command to send list. To edit a saved string, first select it in the Select command to send list. The string then appears in the Enter text to send list.
Reset Printer (button) Click this button to reset the printer. Note that this function is not completely the same as the power-on reset. The EpsonScript or PostScript interpreter is restarted by this function, but the hardware mechanism is not re-initialized. Startup Page The startup page is a sheet that shows the printers status when the printer is turned on. You can confirm the printer’s status using this sheet. Enable Click the Enable button to enable startup page printing.
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