Thank you for purchasing an EPSON serial impact dot matrix printer.
This document contains notes regarding your new printer.
Using device fonts with Microsoft Office 97
===========================================
You may have problems printing using device fonts with Microsoft Office 97.
If this occurs, change the following setting:
*Change the compatibility mode from Office 97 to Office 95.
Notes for EPSON Status Monitor
==============================
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 most in 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 that the following
settings have been made:
* Make sure that the printer driver is installed on the computer that is
hosting the Windows shared printer, that it is set to be shared, and
"Allow monitoring of shared printers" is selected in the
Monitoring Preferences of the printer driver.
* (Windows Me/98/95 only) Double-click the Network icon in Control Panel on the
computer that is sharing the printer, and make sure that the File and Printer
Sharing for Microsoft Networks component is installed.
* (Windows Me/98/95 only) As above, check that the IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol is
NOT installed on either the client or server computers.
2. Solutions for Windows NT/2000 environment
2-1. When un-installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 in a multi-user Windows 2000/NT environment,
turn off the shortcut icon for all clients before un-installing. You can turn off
the Shortcut Icon in Monitoring Preferences.
2-2. When using a Windows NT 4.0 shared printer in a non-updated Windows NT environment,
if you select the Allow monitoring of shared printer checkbox, and then start EPSON Status Monitor
3, an Application Error Notice Window appears and you cannot monitor NetWare shared
printers. To avoid this problem, make sure you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service
Pack 2 or later.
2-3. When using a Windows NT/2000 shared printer, if you select the Allow monitoring of shared printer checkbox,
and then start EPSON Status Monitor 3, you cannot monitor a NetWare shared printer . To avoid
this problem, open the Services control panel, stop the EPSON Printer Status Agent
service, and restart EPSON Status Monitor 3. After EPSON Status Monitor 3 has started, restart
the printer status service. You must do this each time you log into Windows 2000/NT.
2-4. When uninstalling the printer driver from the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel in
Windows 2000, you may be unable to close the Add/Remove Programs window by clicking OK.
To close the window, click the close button at the upper right corner of the window.
This problem does not affect the printer driver uninstallation.
3. Solutions for network printers
3-1. To monitor a NetWare printer, connect only one print server to
each queue. See your printer documentation for directions.
3-2. You cannot monitor a NetWare queue printer beyond the IPX router
because the setting for IPX hops is 0.
3-3. When monitoring NDS printers, a client supplied by Novell must
be used:
When using Windows NT: Novell IntranetWare Client for Windows NT
When using Windows 95: Novell IntranetWare Client 32 for Windows 95
3-4. Monitoring NDPS printers
This product supports Netware printers configured by a queue-based
printing system such as Bindery or NDS server. You cannot monitor
NDPS (Novell Distributed Printing Services) printers.
4. Solutions for using EPSON Status Monitor 3 for impact printers.
4-1. Notes on error and warning notification when printing
*If connecting to a NetWare printer and monitoring it while printing, make
sure EPSON Status Monitor 3 is running.
*If connecting to an LPR printer and monitoring it while printing, make
sure EPSON Status Monitor 3 is running.
*When connecting to a Windows 2000/NT shared printer from Windows Me/98/95, error and
warning notifications do not appear during printing. Make sure EPSON Status
Monitor 3 is running, and use the Printer Status Window to find out about errors.
*When connecting to a shared printer beyond a router, error and warning notification for shared printers during printing is not available in some cases because of the router's settings.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Corp.2001
END
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.