1. EPL5900L_win2K.exe Driver
2. README.TXT File Contents

README.TXT Driver File Contents (EPL5900L_win2K.exe)

Thank you for purchasing an Epson printer. This document contains notes regarding
your new printer.

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README file for EPSON EPL Series Printer Driver
for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95, Windows(R) 98, Windows(R) Me, Windows NT(R) 4.0, 
Windows(R) 2000 and Windows(R) XP
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[Contents]
1. Introduction
2. Important legal information
3. Install notes
4. Notes regarding printing

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1. Introduction
This document contains information that you should be aware of when printing with
Windows. 

2. Important legal information
Software called the EPSON EPL Series Printer Driver (the "Software") is provided
"AS IS." NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE GIVEN.

The Software may be copied and distributed without charge only to users of EPSON
brand printers. All files on the disk must be copied without modification,
including all proprietary marks and notices. All components of the Software must
be distributed together. The Software may not be distributed for profit.

Copyright (c) 2000 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION


3. Install notes
Run setup.exe on each Operating System.
make sure that,
*all other applications are closed, and all print jobs are finished before
 installing the printer driver.
*when asked by the install program whether you wish to "Keep existing driver" OR
 "Replace existing driver", always select the replace option.

4. Notes regarding printing

(1) General
1) Results of printing by EPL-5900L might differ from other EPSON EPL Series
   Printer.
2) When [Monitor the Printing Status] in [Utility] tab is not checked, some
   errors are not found.

(2) Setting Up Drivers From Within Applications 
Print setup is not available from within some applications. Setting print
conditions for the driver from these applications will have no effect on printing.
When using applications that do not support print setup, print only after setting
the driver print conditions from the Control Panel.

(3) Zoom Options Printing
The edges of the original may not be printed in the Zoom Options modes. 
Make sure that sufficient space is available for the left, right, top and bottom
margins when printing in these modes.

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Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Product and Company names listed in this document are all registered trademarks
of their respective Companies.

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This README file contains the latest information about your EPSON product.
                                                          1/28/2001
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1. General troubleshooting solutions

1-1. Notes for using EPSON Status Monitor 2 and EPSON Status Monitor 3
     together

     EPSON Status Monitor3 turns on monitoring of the following types of
     connections, even if these settings are disabled by EPSON Status 
     Monitor 2.
      * local printers
      * LPR printers
      * NetWare printers
      * Windows shared printers
     These settings should work in most cases.

      If you install EPSON Status Monitor 2 and change the monitoring settings,
      it will also change EPSON Status Monitor 3's settings. This
      can cause problems printing and monitoring.
     (Note)   *If a particular communication protocol is not installed, the
               monitor settings will not be enabled.
              *To setup EPSON Status Monitor 3, please re-install your printer
               driver. 

1-2. If a Windows shared printer cannot be monitored, check the following:

	*Make sure that the printer driver is installed on the computer
	 that is hosting the Windows shared printer and that, in the printer
	 driver, the printer is set to be shared. Also make sure that "Allow
	 monitoring of shared printers" is selected in the Monitoring 
	Preferences dialog box.

	*(Windows Me/98/95) On the server, double-click the Network icon in
	 Control Panel and make sure that the "File and printer sharing for
	 Microsoft Networks" component is installed. Then, on the server AND
	 clients, make sure that the "IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol" or the
	 "TCP/IP Protocol" is installed.

	*On the server and clients, make sure that Printer Interface version
	 4.xxx or later is installed. To confirm the version of Printer
	 Interface, open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box and click the
	 icon on the left side of the EPSON Status Monitor 3 title bar. Select
	 "About..." from the menu and confirm the version in the "About�c"
	 message box that appears.

1-3. Limitation when monitoring network printers in a Windows 95 environment

Windows Socket 2 must be installed. Windows Socket 2 is available from 
Microsoft Corporation.

1-4. If network printers cannot be monitored after returning from sleep mode in a Windows 95 environment, do the following:

Close the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3, then restart the Status Monitor. For information on accessing the Status Monitor, see your printer's Reference Guide.


2. Solutions for Windows XP/2000/NT environment

2-1. When uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 3 from a multi-user Windows 
XP/2000/NT environment, remove the shortcut icon from all clients before 
uninstalling. You can remove the icon by clearing the Shortcut Icon check
box in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box.

2-2. In Windows XP/2000/NT, when connecting a shared printer on the server, be sure to do the following to all client PCs:

    *Clear the "Allow monitoring of shared printer" checkbox in the driver's
     Monitoring Preferences window.
    *Stop EPSON Net WebManager.
     You need Administrator's privileges to change these settings.
     See the EPSON Net WebManager User's Guide for more details.  


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General notice: 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.

(C)SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2002

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