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bunnyUG.book Page ii Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION . The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers.
bunnyUG.book Page iii Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This printer 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.
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bunnyUG.book Page vii Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Contents 4 5 Managing Print Jobs Managing Print Jobs in Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0 4-1 Using Status Monitor 2 4-2 Selecting the Speed & Progress Options (Windows 98 and Windows 95) 4-9 Using the Spool Manager (Windows 98 and Windows 95) 4-11 Additional Monitoring Options in Windows NT 4.0 4-12 Managing Print Jobs in Windows 3.
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bunnyUG.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Introduction Note: Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850Ne printer is identical to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 except for the added network capabilities. Therefore, this guide refers to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 printer driver software. Your EPSON Stylus® COLOR 850Ne bundled printer/print server is the ideal shared output device for business graphics, layout proofs, digital photography, or any project created by users on your network.
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bunnyUG.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Introduction How To Use Your Manuals See the Setup Guide to set up your printer, install your software, and configure the card for the network. See the Administrator’s Guide for network, configuration, and Ethernet card information. This User’s Guide contains the following information: Chapter 1 covers the basics of printing with Windows or Macintosh.
bunnyUG.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Introduction Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips You’ll find this information throughout your manual: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes contain important information about your printer. Tips contain additional hints for great printing.
bunnyUG.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Introduction Where To Get Help EPSON provides technical assistance through electronic support services and automated telephone services 24 hours a day. The following tables list the contact information: Electronic support services Service Access World Wide Web From the Internet, you can reach EPSON’s Home Page at http://www.epson.com.
bunnyUG.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Introduction To speak to a technical support representative, dial (310) 787-6346 (U.S.) 6 AM to 8 PM Pacific Time, Monday through Friday and 7 AM to 4 PM, Saturday, or (905) 709-2567 (Canada), 6 AM to 6 PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. Toll or long distance charges may apply. Note: If you need help using another manufacturer’s software with an EPSON product, see the documentation for that program for technical support information.
bunnyUG.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Introduction Important Safety Instructions Before using your printer, read the following safety instructions to make sure you use the printer safely and effectively: Caution: Always turn the printer off using the Ppower button. If you’re using a power strip, do not switch it off or unplug the printer until the Ppower light is off. ◗ Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the printer.
bunnyUG.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Introduction ◗ Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.
bunnyUG.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM 1 Basic Printing It’s easy to print all your color and black-and-white documents with your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850Ne. First set up your printer, install the software, and configure the card on the network, following the instructions in the Setup Guide. Then read this chapter to find out about: Note: Setup instructions for NetWare using PCONSOLE, OS/2, and UNIX are in the Administrator’s Guide. Appendix B has DOS support information.
bunnyUG.book Page 2 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Basic Printing Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications This section describes the settings you’ll need to check for all your everyday printouts. See Chapter 3 for information about advanced settings for special print jobs. 1. Open your word processor or other Windows software application and open a file you want to print.
bunnyUG.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Basic Printing 5. Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list: To print at the highest resolution (1440 dpi), you can use plain paper, Photo Paper, or one of the Photo Quality media. For the best printing at any resolution, always use EPSON media. The Quality/Speed slider is not available for certain media types.
bunnyUG.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Basic Printing While your document is printing, a dialog box appears showing the printer status and the progress of your print job. See “Checking Printer Status” on page 1-5 for more information. Setting Default Printer Options Note: Some application settings override driver settings (such as Paper Size or Orientation), so it’s a good idea to check the settings in your application before you print. See page 1-2 for instructions.
bunnyUG.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Basic Printing Setting Default Options in Windows 3.1 1. Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group. 2. Double-click the Printers icon. 3. Select EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 from the list of printers and click Setup. You see the printer software dialog box, as shown on page 1-2. Checking Printer Status While your document is printing, your printer software reports how the job is doing. See the section for your operating system below.
bunnyUG.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Basic Printing You can set up the way your printer software sends print jobs and select whether to display the Progress Meter dialog box or not; see page 4-9 for instructions. Windows NT 4.0 If you installed Status Monitor 2, you see information about how much ink you have left and can view the Status Monitor 2 Printer Status window. See page 4-2 for more information. Windows NT 4.
bunnyUG.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Basic Printing Printing from a Macintosh When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer software settings for documents in each application you use. When you choose Page Setup or Print from the File menu, you see the printer software dialog boxes that let you choose the settings that describe your print job—such as the media type you’ve loaded and the resolution you want to use.
bunnyUG.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Basic Printing 4. Now select Print from the File menu in your application. You see the printer settings dialog box: Click to select Automatic mode Use the Quality/Speed slider to select your print resolution Click to select your media type 5. Choose the number of copies and indicate which pages you want to print. 6. Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic.
bunnyUG.book Page 9 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Basic Printing 9. Set the slider to Quality or Speed. This lets you choose between the fastest printing or the highest resolution for the media you’re using. To use the highest resolution available for plain paper (1440 dpi), access the More Settings dialog box; see page 3-4 for instructions. Note: The Quality/Speed slider is not available for certain media types. For detailed instructions on using page layout options, see Chapter 3.
bunnyUG.book Page 10 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Basic Printing What To Do When the Printer Lights Flash paper out light black ink out light color ink out light black cleaning button load/eject button color cleaning button power button power light The four lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to problems like paper jams. S When the paper out light flashes, paper is jammed in the printer. Turn off the printer and gently pull out all jammed paper.
bunnyUG.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM 2 Printing on Special Paper Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850Ne lets you print on just about any kind of paper you want to use. You can get great results printing on various sizes of plain paper, letterhead, and envelopes, but you’ll get even better results with specially coated ink jet paper. Note: Be careful when printing on special paper over the network. If anyone else sends a job to the printer, your paper may be wasted.
bunnyUG.book Page 2 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Printing on Special Paper EPSON ink jet media and their settings Media name Size Part number Media Type setting EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 S041111 S041117 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 Legal S041062 S041061 S041067 EPSON Special Coated Paper for 720 dpi Printing Letter S041062 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041054 8 × 10 S041122 EPSON 720 dpi Index Cards 4.
bunnyUG.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Printing on Special Paper The type of paper or other media you use is one of the most important factors in determining the quality of your printed output. The following tips will help you get the best results on any type of paper or other media. Letterhead, Preprinted Forms, and Legal-size Paper Load the top edge first. When you load long paper, pull up the paper support extension and both output tray extensions.
bunnyUG.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Printing on Special Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper, Film, and Transparencies Before you load glossy film or transparencies, put a support sheet (packed with the media) or a plain paper sheet beneath the stack. (Don’t use a support sheet with Photo Quality Glossy Paper.) You can load up to 20 sheets of glossy paper, up to 30 sheets of glossy film, or up to 10 transparencies. However, you may get better results by loading one sheet at a time.
bunnyUG.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Printing on Special Paper Envelopes You can load up to 10 envelopes as shown below: Note: Load the envelopes flap edge first and printable side up. Also select the correct envelope size for the Paper Size setting in the printer software. If ink smears when you print on envelopes or other thick media, set the paper thickness lever to the + position. Open the printer cover and position the lever as shown below.
bunnyUG.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Printing on Special Paper EPSON Photo Paper Note: To keep your printouts looking their best, store them in a resealable plastic bag or other airtight covering and protect them from heat, humidity, and direct sunlight. Be sure to support your Panoramic Photo Paper as it ejects from the printer so it doesn’t fall onto the floor. You can use EPSON Photo Paper to print photographs that look almost as good as the ones you get from film processing.
bunnyUG.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Printing on Special Paper ◗ When you create an image for printing on 4 × 6-inch Photo Paper in your application software, size it to 4.25 × 6.25 inches. For other sizes of Photo Paper, see Appendix B for the maximum printable area specifications. 0.67 in trim size printed image size 0.24 in 0.12 in 0.12 in You can use 4 × 6-inch EPSON Photo Paper like a postcard.
bunnyUG.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Printing on Special Paper EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets Use these sheets to print labels or stickers. You can load one sheet at a time. Make sure your adhesive sheets are fully adhered to their backing sheet before you load them. For iron-on transfers, make sure you reverse your image before you print it, especially if it includes text. Then the text will read correctly when it’s transferred.
bunnyUG.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM 3 Custom Printing When your presentation graphics, photographs, or other projects have special printing requirements, you can use the custom settings in your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 software. You can choose predefined settings or adjust individual options like brightness, contrast, saturation, and halftoning. For professional-quality color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM) under Windows 98 and Windows 95 or ColorSync on the Macintosh.
bunnyUG.book Page 2 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Using Predefined Advanced Settings Predefined settings provide an easy way to fine-tune your printer’s operation for special image types. Follow these steps to print with predefined settings: 1. Create your image or document in your application. 2. Access the printer settings dialog box: choose Print from your application’s File menu. (You may need to choose Page Setup for Macintosh.
bunnyUG.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 5. Choose the right setting following these guidelines: ◗ Photo For printing scanned photographs. Increases contrast in the image. Note: Always choose your Ink setting before you select a project from the Custom Settings list. Selecting PhotoEnhance or PhotoEnhance2, ICM, or ColorSync automatically sets the Ink option to Color. Printing with PhotoEnhance or PhotoEnhance2 may take longer, depending on your computer system and image.
bunnyUG.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 8. When you’re finished, click Print (Macintosh) or OK (Windows). If you’re using Windows, click any other buttons that your application uses for printing. Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects After you customize your print settings for a special project, you can save them as a group. Then you can reuse them whenever you print a similar project. See page 3-33 for instructions.
bunnyUG.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Click here to change your Print Quality (resolution) Some of these options are automatically set or disabled by other settings you choose Windows 4. Choose one of the following Print Quality options: ◗ Economy For low-resolution rough drafts on plain paper. Saves ink. Note: The Print Quality is selected automatically depending on the current Media Type.
bunnyUG.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 6. Choose one of the following Halftoning options: ◗ No Halftoning For printing black text only. ◗ Note: In Automatic mode, the Halftoning setting is selected based on the data in your print job. In Advanced mode, Halftoning is preselected for each project type setting. No Halftoning is available only when you select Black as the Ink setting.
bunnyUG.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Customizing Color Settings Choose from several color adjustment modes or manually adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and CMY color values. Or, to correct digital images, you can use PhotoEnhance2 (PhotoEnhance on Windows 3.1). To achieve the maximum color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM; Windows 98/Windows 95) or ColorSync (Macintosh). Follow these steps to customize your color settings: 1.
bunnyUG.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 4. Choose one of the following Color Adjustment Modes. (You don’t need to select any of these options if you’ll be using ICM [Windows 98/Windows 95] or ColorSync [Macintosh] as described in step 4.) ◗ Automatic Analyzes the color information in your project and optimizes color correction accordingly. ◗ Photo-realistic For printing color photographs.
bunnyUG.book Page 9 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 6. For even more fine-tuning, choose one of these color correction methods: ◗ Note: When you choose PhotoEnhance, PhotoEnhance2, ICM, ColorSync, or No Color Adjustment all the other color options are preset. PhotoEnhance2 or PhotoEnhance (Windows 3.1 only) Produces sharper images and more vivid colors by automatically adjusting the contrast, saturation, and brightness.
bunnyUG.book Page 10 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Follow these steps to set your monitor’s ColorSync profile and use your printer software’s ColorSync features: 1. Open the ColorSync System Profile under Control Panels on the Apple menu. 2. Click the Set Profile button. 3. Select your monitor from the list, and then click Select. 4. Close the ColorSync System Profile. 5. Access the More Settings dialog box as described on page 3-4. 6. Click ColorSync. 7.
bunnyUG.book Page 11 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Selecting Paper Size and Orientation Options Your printer can print on paper up to 9.5 inches wide and up to 44 inches long in either portrait or landscape orientation. For multiple page documents or multiple copies of documents, you can print the pages collated and in reverse order. You can even rotate the printed image by 180 degrees to make it closer to the bottom of the paper (not available with Windows 3.1).
bunnyUG.book Page 12 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 4. Click the Paper Size drop-down list to select the size of paper you loaded in the printer. The sizes marked with an asterisk (*) are not available with Windows 3.1. These sizes are larger than you can load in your printer and can be used only with the Proportional Printing setting on the Layout tab; see page 3-20.
bunnyUG.book Page 13 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 6. If you’re printing multiple copies of a multi-page document and you want the copies printed in sets, click the Collate checkbox. The page graphics change to show collated documents. 7. If you’re printing a multi-page document and want the last page printed first so the pages come out without needing to be reordered, click the Reverse Order checkbox. The page graphics change to show later pages printing first. 8.
bunnyUG.book Page 14 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Creating User Defined Paper Sizes You can create up to 10 custom paper sizes (only one in Windows 3.1) and add them to the Paper Size list using the User Defined option. This is useful if you’re printing a custom size document, such as a banner. You can select any width from 3.94 to 9.5 inches, and any height (length) from 3.94 to 44 inches.
bunnyUG.book Page 15 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Windows 3.1 You can create only one User Defined paper size. Type the width in the Paper Width field and the length in the Paper Height field. Then click OK. 5. You see the Paper tab again. The paper size name you defined is added to the Paper Size list and selected as the current setting. (In Windows 3.1, the setting is named User Defined.) 6.
bunnyUG.book Page 16 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Choosing Paper Size and Orientation Options Follow these steps to select the Paper Size and Orientation options: 1. Create your image or document in your application. 2. Open the File menu and select Page Setup. You see the Page Setup dialog box: Click to select your Paper Size Click to select your Orientation options Printer graphic reflects changes to Orientation and Printable Area settings 3.
bunnyUG.book Page 17 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 4. Select the direction of printing on the page using the Orientation options. To print your document oriented as shown in one of the following printer graphics, select the options listed below it. Note: The Rotate by 180° setting lets you print the lower portion of a document first, with a bottom margin as small as 0.12 inch (3 mm) and a top margin as small as 0.55 inch (14 mm).
bunnyUG.book Page 18 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Creating custom paper sizes You can create up to 8 custom paper sizes and add them to the Paper Size list. This is useful if you’re printing a custom size document, such as a banner. You can select any width from 3.94 to 9.5 inches, and any height (length) from 3.94 to 44 inches. Follow these steps to create a custom paper size: 1. Follow the steps on page 3-16 to access the Page Setup dialog box. 2. Click the Customize button.
bunnyUG.book Page 19 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Selecting Print Order Options Follow these steps to use the Collate and Reverse Order options: 1. Open your application’s File menu and select Print. 2. Click the Layout button. You see the Layout dialog box: Note: For information on the other settings on the Layout dialog box, see page 3-27. Print Order options 3.
bunnyUG.book Page 20 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Selecting Print Layout Options Note: Layout options are available only when you’re using Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT, or a Macintosh. Your printer software’s print layout options let you reduce or enlarge almost any size document to print on your printer. You can also select options to proof multiple pages on one sheet of paper, add page frames, and add a predefined or custom watermark.
bunnyUG.book Page 21 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing For example, if your document size is 11 × 17 inches, select Ledger 11 × 17 in. This paper size is too large to fit in your printer, so you’ll need to proportion it to fit on a smaller paper size (by reducing the document size). If your document size is 5 × 8 inches, but you want it to fit in the maximum area on Letter-size paper, you’ll need to proportion it to fit on a larger paper size (by enlarging the document size). 3.
bunnyUG.book Page 22 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing The selected Paper Size, reduction percentage, and Output Paper settings now appear on the printer graphic. If you want to adjust the proportions or sizes, go to step 5. If you’re ready to print, go to step 7. Paper Size setting reduction percentage Output Paper setting 5. Click the Layout tab.
bunnyUG.book Page 23 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 6. Select one of the following proportional printing options: ◗ Select Normal to set the print proportion to 100%. ◗ Select Fit to Page to automatically reduce or enlarge the document to fit on the paper size loaded in the printer. The Paper Size option beneath the Fit to Page option becomes active; select the size of paper loaded in the printer.
bunnyUG.book Page 24 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Follow these steps to use the Print Layout options: 1. To print multiple pages of your document on one sheet of paper, select either the 2 Pages or 4 Pages radio button. Click the button to select a multiple page print layout Note: You can select a page order only if it works with the proportion of your selected Paper Size and/or your current orientation setting, either Portrait or Landscape. 2.
bunnyUG.book Page 25 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Follow the steps in the correct section below to add a predefined or custom watermark. 1. To turn on the watermark feature, click the Watermark checkbox. 2. The default watermark is Confidential. To change the watermark or specify how it appears, click the Watermark Settings button.
bunnyUG.book Page 26 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 4. To load a custom watermark you’ve created as a bitmap in an application program, click the User Defined button. You see the following dialog box: Note: You can create up to 10 custom watermarks. In Windows 98 and Windows 95, you can use any bitmap file up to 15MB in size. With Windows NT, the file can be any size. To delete a custom watermark you’ve added to the list, click the User Defined button.
bunnyUG.book Page 27 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing ◗ Intensity sets the lightness or darkness of the watermark (from 5% to 100%) based on where you move the slide bar. 6. If you’re finished changing Layout options, click OK to close the Layout dialog box.
bunnyUG.book Page 28 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing If you want to print this document at the maximum size on 4 × 6-inch EPSON Photo Paper, you’ll use the Fit to Page option to reduce the image to that size. If you want to print this image at the maximum size on Legal-size paper (8 1/2 × 14 inches), you’ll use the Fit to Page option to enlarge the document to that size. 4. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 5. Now open the File menu and select Print. 6.
bunnyUG.book Page 29 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing The Paper Size option beneath the Fit to Page option becomes active. Select the paper size you’ve loaded in the printer here Printer graphic displays the selected paper size and document size Now select the size of the paper you’ve loaded in the printer. This automatically sets the correct reduction or enlargement percentage to fit the document into the maximum, centered area on the selected paper size.
bunnyUG.book Page 30 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Click the arrow and select a multiple page print layout Note: You can select a page order only if it works with the proportion of your selected Paper Size and/or your current orientation setting, either Portrait or Landscape. 2. If the page order of the layout shown in the printer graphic is how you want your document printed, go to step 3. To change the page order, click the arrow in the Page Order pop-up list.
bunnyUG.book Page 31 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 1. To use one of the predefined watermarks, click the arrow in the Name pop-up list in the Watermark box. Then choose one of the following options: Note: If you selected a multiple page print layout option (as described on page 3-29), your watermark will appear on each page in the layout. Confidential Draft Urgent Priority Hot Do Not Copy For Your Eyes Only Review Copy Top Secret Duplicate Then go to step 3. 2.
bunnyUG.book Page 32 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing 3. Now select the way you want the watermark to appear by choosing the following options. The Layout graphic changes to reflect all the settings you choose. Note: If your monitor displays only 16 colors, the Intensity adjustments are not shown in the Layout graphic. If you choose the No Halftoning setting, the Intensity setting does not determine how your watermark is printed.
bunnyUG.book Page 33 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Saving Custom Settings After you’ve fine-tuned your printer settings for a special project, you can save the settings as a group. Then you can quickly reuse them the next time you print a similar project. You can save up to 10 (Windows) or 8 (Macintosh) groups of settings. Follow these steps: 1. Customize your printer settings as described in this chapter. 2. Click the Save Settings button on the main printer software dialog box.
bunnyUG.book Page 34 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Custom Printing Redefining Custom Settings To change the options in a customized settings group but keep the same name for it, follow these steps: 1. Select Advanced mode. Then select the name of the custom settings group you want to redefine in the Custom Settings list. 2. Change the printer settings as necessary.
bunnyUG.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM 4 Managing Print Jobs c Your printer software includes several utilities for managing print jobs. You can use them to monitor your printer’s status, schedule large jobs to print later, and handle network printing. This chapter provides instructions for the following: ◗ Managing print jobs in Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0 ◗ Managing print jobs in Windows 3.
bunnyUG.book Page 2 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs ◗ Spool Manager (Windows 98 and 95), which appears in the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen each time you print, as described on page 4-11. ◗ Additional monitoring features for Windows NT 4.0, which are discussed briefly on page 4-12. Using Status Monitor 2 Status Monitor 2 lets you view detailed information about your print jobs and control how you want printing monitored.
bunnyUG.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs If you have more than one printer you want to monitor, you can add them using the Add Printers option in the Settings menu. To save your computer memory and reduce network traffic, you may want to delete any printers from the Status Monitor 2 list that you don’t need to monitor. To do this, click the printer in the Installed Printers list and select Delete Printer from the Settings menu.
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bunnyUG.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs Using the Printer Status Window For more details on the status of your printer, you can use the Printer Status window. There are several ways to open the window: ◗ Double-click the printer name in the Installed Printers list. ◗ Click the printer name in the Installed Printers list to highlight it and click the icon or select Printer Status from the Printer menu.
bunnyUG.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs To check the amount of ink you have, click the Consumables tab. These graphics indicate the amount of ink remaining in your cartridges To view information about your printer’s network connections and other printer resources, click the Printer Information tab. Using the Job Status Window Use the Job Status window to view detailed information on the print jobs waiting to print.
bunnyUG.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs Options in the Printer menu let you pause printing or purge all waiting print jobs, select or deselect the printer as your Windows default, and access the printer software to change default settings. The Document menu options let you pause or cancel printing of individual print jobs. First click the print job you want to pause or cancel in the Document Name list to highlight it.
bunnyUG.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs 4. Select Monitor from restart (to begin background monitoring on the printer after your next system restart), Monitor now (to begin background monitoring right away), or Stop monitoring now (to stop background monitoring). 5. Now set your monitoring preferences for the printer as described on page 4-3.
bunnyUG.book Page 9 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs 4. Select the type of printer(s) you want to monitor and click Next . Caution: If you have dial-up routers in a NetWare environment, they may automatically dial up the next hop and you may be charged for the line connection depending on the number of hops you set. To prevent this and to keep network traffic to a minimum, ask your network administrator before you change this setting.
bunnyUG.book Page 10 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs 3. Click the Utility tab. You see the Utility menu: Speed & Progress button 4. Click the Speed & Progress button. You see this dialog box: If you have more than one hard drive, you can select a folder for storing multiple copy print jobs here. You don’t see this box if you have only one hard drive.
bunnyUG.book Page 11 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs Select the following options: ◗ High Speed Copies speeds up printing of multiple copies of the same document by using your hard drive space as a cache. ◗ Show Progress Meter lets you control whether or not the Progress Meter is displayed when you send a print job. See page 1-5 for information on the Progress Meter.
bunnyUG.book Page 12 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs You see the Spool Manager window: print job file command buttons The Spool Manager window displays the status of your print job files and lets you control them. To cancel, pause, resume, or restart a print job, click the job to highlight it; then click one of the command buttons on the bottom of the window. Deleting a Stalled Print Job If you’re having trouble printing, it may be because of a stalled print job.
bunnyUG.book Page 13 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs Managing Print Jobs in Windows 3.1 Your Windows printer software includes two management utilities: the Spool Manager and Despooler. ◗ The Spool Manager starts automatically when you send a job to the printer. It allows you to print in the background while you continue to work on your computer and to hold jobs to print at a later time.
bunnyUG.book Page 14 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs You see the Spool Manager window: queue print job file The Spool Manager window displays the status of your print job files and lets you control them. You can also control print queues, display of the Despooler, and the default spool directory. Click Help in the Spool Manager menu bar for detailed information. Deleting a Stalled Print Job If you’re having trouble printing, it may be because of a stalled print job.
bunnyUG.book Page 15 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs 2. Open the Spool Manager as described on page 4-13. 3. Make sure EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 is selected, and then choose Setup from the Queue menu. The Queue Setup dialog box appears. 4. Change the spool directory to the one you created in step 1. 5. Make sure Use Print Manager for this port is checked. Then click OK. 6. Choose Default Spool Directory from the Options menu. 7.
bunnyUG.book Page 16 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs Using Monitor3 The Monitor3 utility lets you continue to work on your Macintosh while your document is printing (however, background printing is slower and may also slow down your system). You can then open the Monitor3 dialog box to check on your print jobs and cancel, pause, or restart them.
bunnyUG.book Page 17 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs Monitoring Print Jobs with Monitor3 While you’re printing, click the EPSON Monitor3 icon on the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar. You see the following dialog box: Job currently printing Jobs queued for printing Click to set priorities for waiting print jobs You can track the printer’s progress with the current job and select a job that is currently printing or waiting to print and cancel, pause, or restart it.
bunnyUG.book Page 18 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs 2. Click the Utility button. You see the Utility menu: Click the EPSON StatusMonitor icon For information about these utilities, see Chapter 5 3. Click the EPSON StatusMonitor icon. The software checks the amount of ink remaining in the printer and displays the Status Monitor window: Click to recheck the ink level 4. To update the ink level check, click the Update button. To close the Status Monitor dialog box, click OK.
bunnyUG.book Page 19 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs Selecting Configuration Options You can configure the way you want the printer to handle error messages, warnings, ink level checks, and temporary spool folders in the Configuration Settings dialog box. Follow these steps: 1. Choose Page Setup or Print from the File menu in your application. You see a printer settings dialog box. 2. Click the Utility button. You see the Utility menu. 3. Click the Configuration button.
bunnyUG.book Page 20 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Managing Print Jobs ◗ Temporary Spool folder and Temporary High Speed Copies folder let you select the folders on your hard disk that store the temporary print job and high speed multiple-copy print job files created when you send a job to the printer. Click the Select button to change the folder from the default folder shown.
bunnyUG.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM 5 Maintenance and Transportation It’s easy to keep your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850Ne printer working at its best. Just follow the simple instructions in this chapter for replacing ink cartridges, performing routine maintenance, and moving the printer in these sections: Warn other users on your network that the printer will be unavailable when you perform maintenance on it, or any time you disconnect it from the network.
bunnyUG.book Page 2 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Maintenance and Transportation When the A color ink out light comes on, you can continue to print with black ink. Simply turn the printer off and then back on again. When you print, make sure you choose Black as the Ink setting in your printer software. Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge Caution: To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print heads by hand.
bunnyUG.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Maintenance and Transportation 4. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up from its holder. (Although the illustration shows the black ink cartridge, the procedure is the same for replacing the color ink cartridge.) Caution: Don’t open the clamp or remove a cartridge except to replace it with a new one. Once you remove a cartridge, you can’t reuse it, even if it contains ink.
bunnyUG.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Maintenance and Transportation Installing the New Cartridge Once you have removed the empty cartridge, you’re ready to install the new one. Follow these steps: 1. Remove the new ink cartridge from its packaging. 2. Remove only the yellow part of the tape seal on top as shown below. Don’t pull off the white portion or try to remove the clear seal underneath the cartridge.
bunnyUG.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Maintenance and Transportation 5. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge, follow the steps under “Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge,” and then steps 1 through 4 under “Installing the New Cartridge.” 6. Press the E load/eject button and close the printer cover. The printer moves the print heads and begins charging the ink delivery system. (Even if you don’t press the button, ink charging begins 60 seconds after you close the clamp.
bunnyUG.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Maintenance and Transportation Cleaning the Print Heads If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots are missing from the image, you may need to clean the print heads. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Cleaning the print heads uses ink, so clean them only if print quality declines.
bunnyUG.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Maintenance and Transportation 6. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click Print nozzle check pattern (Windows) or Confirmation (Macintosh). Then click Next. See page 5-8 for instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern. If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above. If you don’t notice any improvement after doing this two or three times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 6.
bunnyUG.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Maintenance and Transportation 7. If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above. If you don’t notice any improvement after doing this two or three times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 6. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print.
bunnyUG.book Page 9 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Maintenance and Transportation Using the Print Head Alignment Utility Follow these steps to run the utility (Windows or Macintosh): 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded. 2. Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Chapter 1. 3. Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu. 4. Click the Print Head Alignment button. Caution: Load paper that’s at least 8.
bunnyUG.book Page 10 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Maintenance and Transportation Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it several times a year, following these steps: Caution: Don’t touch the gears inside the printer. Never use alcohol or thinner for cleaning; they can damage the printer components and case. Don’t use a hard or abrasive brush. Don’t get water on the printer components. Don’t spray lubricants or oils inside the printer. 1.
bunnyUG.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM 6 Troubleshooting As you use your printer, you may occasionally experience a paper jam or other problem. The first thing you should do is diagnose the problem, following the guidelines in this chapter. Then try the most likely solutions until the problem is fixed.
bunnyUG.book Page 2 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting ◗ To determine whether the problem is caused by the printer itself, run a self test. See page 6-3 for instructions. ◗ You can use the printer’s hex dump mode to pinpoint communication problems. See page 6-4 for instructions. ◗ For the latest information, check the Help programs and the ReadMe files in the Epson program group or folder.
bunnyUG.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting BA When an ink light flashes, your ink supply is low. Make sure you have a replacement cartridge. BA When an ink light comes on, you need to replace the ink cartridge. See Chapter 5 for instructions. PSBA When the power light and paper out light flash and all the other lights are on, your printer has a carriage error. See page 6-9 for more information. PSBA When all the lights flash, your printer may have an internal error.
bunnyUG.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting Using Hex Dump Mode You can use the printer’s hex dump mode to identify problems if you know how to interpret hex code. Or, you can fax the hex printout to a technical support representative. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off and has paper loaded in it. 2. Open the cover. 3. Hold down the E load/eject button and the X color cleaning button and press the Ppower button.
bunnyUG.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting ◗ Make sure Economy mode is turned off in the printer software, as described in Chapter 3. ◗ Replace the ink cartridges as described in Chapter 5. (Check the status of the B black and A color ink out lights first.) Here are some detailed solutions to specific print quality problems. Printed image has horizontal banding. Possible cause Solution The Media Type setting doesn’t match the loaded paper.
bunnyUG.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting The printed image has incorrect or missing colors. Possible cause Solution The Ink option is set to Black. Change the Ink setting to Color. See Chapter 1 for instructions. The Media Type setting doesn’t match the loaded paper. Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you’re using. See Chapter 1 for instructions. The printable side of the paper is face down.
bunnyUG.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution The loaded paper is damaged, old, or dirty. Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side face up. See Chapter 2 for instructions. The ink cartridges are low on ink. Check the B black and A color ink out lights to see which cartridge you may need to replace. See Chapter 5 for instructions. The printed image is blurry or smeared.
bunnyUG.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting Solving Printing Problems If the printer won’t print, first check that: ◗ The printer is turned on and the Ppower light is on. ◗ Paper is loaded in the printer. ◗ The printer is plugged into a working electrical outlet that’s not controlled by a switch or timer. ◗ The network cable is securely connected to the printer and the hub, and any relevant network cables are securely connected.
bunnyUG.book Page 9 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution Printing is stalled. In Windows 98/95/3.1x, delete the stalled print jobs in Spool Manager; see Chapter 4 for instructions. In Windows NT, use the spooler. On a Macintosh, delete stalled print jobs using Monitor3 or open the Extensions folder, EPSON folder, and Spool folder; then delete any queued files. The print heads are clogged or the ink cartridges are too old.
bunnyUG.book Page 10 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting All the lights are flashing. Possible cause Solution You haven’t removed all the packing material from the printer. Remove the packing material, following the instructions on the Notice Sheet in the box. An internal error may have occurred. Turn off your printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. If the lights still flash or stay on, contact EPSON as described in the Introduction.
bunnyUG.book Page 11 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting The printer software installed with Windows 3.1 doesn’t work correctly after you upgrade to Windows 98 or Windows 95. Possible cause Solution Your printer software is not set up correctly for Windows 98 or Windows 95. After installing Windows 98 or Windows 95, uninstall the printer software as described on page 6-17, then reinstall the printer software, as described in the Setup Guide.
bunnyUG.book Page 12 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting In Windows 98 or Windows 95, the Status Monitor 2 window doesn’t appear. Possible cause Solution You may not have restarted your computer after installing Status Monitor 2. Click Start, select Shut Down, click Restart the computer, and click Yes to restart your computer. Then try using Status Monitor 2. You don’t have both parts of Status Monitor 2 installed.
bunnyUG.book Page 13 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting Your printer icon doesn’t appear in the Chooser (Macintosh). Possible cause Solution Your Macintosh has extension conflicts. See also “Solving Network Problems” on page 7-1 of your Administrator’s Guide. Disable Quick Draw GX in the Extensions Manager. Make sure EPSON Monitor3 and SC 850AT are enabled, and then restart your Macintosh. The “SC 850AT cannot be used” message appears (Macintosh).
bunnyUG.book Page 14 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting Paper doesn’t feed. Try this Then do this Remove the stack of paper from the printer. Check that the paper isn’t: ◗ Curled or creased. ◗ Too old. (See Chapter 2 or your paper packaging for more information.) ◗ Loaded above the arrow on the left edge guide. ◗ Jammed inside the printer. (If the S paper out light is flashing, paper is jammed.
bunnyUG.book Page 15 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting Paper doesn't eject fully or is wrinkled. Possible cause Solution If the paper doesn’t eject fully, you may have set the wrong paper size. Press the E load/eject button to eject the paper. Then make sure you select the correct paper size in your printer software. See Chapter 3 for instructions. If it’s wrinkled when it comes out, the paper may be damp or too thin.
bunnyUG.book Page 16 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting The image is inverted as if viewed in a mirror. Possible cause Solution You used a Flip Horizontal option. Turn off the Flip Horizontal or mirror setting in your application software or the printer software. See Chapter 3 for instructions. The image size or position is incorrect. Possible cause Solution The paper and/or layout options are set incorrectly.
bunnyUG.book Page 17 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting The printer prints blank pages. Possible cause Solution Your printer is not selected in your application or as the Windows default printer. Select your printer as the default Windows printer. See your Windows documentation or online help for instructions. Your printer is not selected in the Macintosh Chooser. Select your printer in the Chooser as described in the Setup Guide.
bunnyUG.book Page 18 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Troubleshooting Windows 3.1 Printer Software Instructions 1. Double-click the Main program group icon, then double-click the Control Panel icon. 2. Double-click Printers. 3. Select EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 in the Installed Printers list and click the Remove button. 4. To reinstall your software, see the Setup Guide. Macintosh Instructions 1. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your drive. 2. Double-click the Installer icon.
bunnyUG.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM A EPSON Accessories EPSON offers a variety of accessories for your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850Ne printer, from replacement ink cartridges to special ink jet paper and other creative media. To purchase EPSON accessories, contact your local printer retailer. You can also purchase ink cartridges, EPSON media, and manuals from EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer referral.
bunnyUG.book Page 2 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM EPSON Accessories EPSON ink jet paper and other media Media name Size Part number EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film Letter S041072 A4 S041071 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041107 EPSON Photo Paper 4×6 Letter A4 Panoramic EPSON Photo Sticker Kit (CD-ROM and paper) EPSON Photo Stickers (refill) 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041144-KIT S041134 S041141 S041140 S041145 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041144 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 4.1 × 5.
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bunnyUG.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Technical Specifications Paper Paper type Size Paper types Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Half letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) Plain paper and 0.003 to 0.004 inch special ink jet (0.08 to 0.11 mm) papers distributed by EPSON Transparencies Letter (8.
bunnyUG.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Technical Specifications Printable area A B-L A B-R B-R B-L C C Single sheets and cards Envelope A The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). When printing multiple sheets of glossy media, the minimum top margin is 1.2 inches (30 mm). BL The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). BR The minimum right margin is: 0.35 inch (9.0 mm) for Letter and Legal 1.10 inches (28 mm) for #10 envelopes 0.28 inch (7 mm) for DL envelopes 0.12 inch (3.
bunnyUG.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Technical Specifications A B-L B-R EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper C A: The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). BL: The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). BR: The minimum right margin is 0.54 inch (14.0 mm). C: The minimum bottom margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). Note: Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first except envelopes. Load envelopes long edge first.
bunnyUG.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Technical Specifications Mechanical Paper feed method Friction with auto sheet feeder, rear entry Sheet feeder capacity Maximum 100 sheets of 17 lb (64 g/m2) paper Dimensions Storage Width: 18.7 inches (475 mm) Depth: 10.7 inches (274 mm) Height: 7.4 inches (177 mm) Printing Width: 18.7 inches (475 mm) Depth: 24.0 inches (610 mm) 27.2 inches (692 mm, when loading transparencies) Height: 12.4 inches (315 mm) 7.
bunnyUG.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Technical Specifications EMC FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.8 class B DOS Support If driver support for the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850Ne is not available from your software manufacturer, you can use one of the other EPSON ESC/P 2 printer drivers.
bunnyUG.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Technical Specifications Changing control panel settings Setting Options Network I/F mode Off, On Loading position 8.5 mm, 3 mm, Others Economy Off, On Follow these steps to change the settings listed above: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off and has paper loaded. 2. Hold down the X color cleaning button and press the Ppower button.
bunnyUG.book Page 9 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Technical Specifications Graphics: ESC ( G, ESC ., ESC ( i, ESC ( e, ESC ( \, ESC ( s Color: ESC r, ESC ( r Printing mode: ESC ( K IBM X24E emulation control codes This printer emulates the IBM Proprinter with the following commands. For detailed information, see IBM’s X24E reference manual.
bunnyUG.book Page 10 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Technical Specifications ◗ Abicomp ◗ BRASCII ◗ Roman 8 ◗ ISO Latin 1 ◗ Italic (no characters available for hex code 15) International character sets You can select a number of international character sets with the control panel or the ESC R command. Other sets can only be selected with the ESC R command. You can select additional characters with the ESC ( ^ command.
bunnyUG.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Glossary 10BaseT address resolution protocol (arp) AppleTalk banding buffer See twisted-pair cable. Network protocol that is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. See also TCP/IP. Macintosh networking protocol. The horizontal lines that sometimes appear in a printed image. See also MicroWeave. The portion of the printer’s memory used to store data before printing it.
bunnyUG.book Page 2 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Glossary dithering A halftoning method in which dots are arranged in an orderly pattern. Dithering works best for printing images with solid colors, such as charts and graphs. See also halftoning. dpi Dots per inch. The dpi measures the resolution (print quality). See also resolution. driver A software program that sends instructions to a computer peripheral to tell it what to do.
bunnyUG.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Glossary halftoning A method of using dot patterns to represent an image. Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots, or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots. hub A physical network device that receives, routes, and sends information from computers or peripherals to the others on the network. initialization Returns the printer to its defaults.
bunnyUG.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Glossary print server A print server holds all the print information and performs all printing functions. The card can act as a print server when it is in print server mode, selectable through Novell NetWare. printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page because of margins. printer driver See driver.
bunnyUG.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 4, 1998 9:22 AM Glossary status monitor A software program that allows you to check the printer’s status, such as the amount of ink remaining before printing. subnet mask A number used to separate different parts of a network, or subnets. The subnet mask can divide an IP network into smaller parts. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A protocol suite made up of two parts (TCP and IP) that organizes and delivers data across a network.
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