1. al-c2000win9x.exe Driver
2. README.TXT File Contents

README.TXT Driver File Contents (al-c2000win9x.exe)

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

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README file for EPSON AL Series Printer Driver
for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95, Windows(R) 98, Windows NT(R) 4.0 and Windows(R) 2000
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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 AL 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 in disk1 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) Setting Up Drivers From Within Applications 
Print setup is not available from within some applications. Setting up print conditions for the driver from 
these applications will have no effect on printing.
If using applications that do not support print setup,  print only after set the driver print conditions on the Control Panel.

2) 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.

3) Some applications may not produce the desired print results.
Changing the print mode with the printer driver may produce the desired results in such cases.
To change the print mode:
    1. Click [Start] on the task bar, select [Settings(S)], and then select [Printers(P)]. 
    2. Click the icon of the printer to be altered, and select [Properties(R)] from the [File(F)] menu.
    3. Click the [Basic Settings] tab and select [Advanced(D)]. Select the [More Settings(G)] button,
     and click it to open the [More Settings] dialog box.
    4. Select the desired mode from the [Printing Mode(P)] list in the [More Settings] dialog box.

If you don't obtain the desired print results in the High Quality(PC) mode, select the High Quality(Printer) mode or the CRT mode.

* Gradations of color may not be match the screen with some graphics-based applications. 
In such cases, changing from Photo-Realistic Accent to other settings in the Mode in  [More Settings] dialog box 
may produce the desired result.
To change the Color Adjustment, open the [More Settings] dialog box as described above, and select the method from [Mode(M)].

* When using the various font modification functions in word processor applications select [Print TrueType fonts as bitmap(N)] 
in the [Extended Settings] dialog box on the [Optional Settings] tab in the printer driver.

* If you have problems with output from Adobe applications, turn Adobe Type Manager off, and print again.  

4) Euro Symbol Printing
The printer driver supports Euro Symbol with the following internal printer fonts;
    Courier SWC
    Dutch 801 SWM   
    Swiss 721 SWM
    Dutch 801 SWC
    Zapf Humanist 601 SWC
    Ribbon 131 SWC
    Clarendon Condensed SWC
    Swiss 742 SWC
    Swiss 742 Condensed SWC
    Incised 901 SWC
    Original Garamond SWC
    Audrey Two SWC
    Flareserif 821 SWC
    Flareserif 821 Extra Bold SWC
    Letter Gothic SWC
    ITC Avant Garde SWA
    ITC Bookman SWA
    Courier SWA
    Swiss 721 SWA
    Swiss 721 Narrow SWA
    Century Schoolbook SWA
    Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA
    Dutch 801 SWA
    ITC Zapf Chancery SWA
    ITC Zapf Dingbats SWA
If you have problems print in Euro Symbols, check the Font Substitution Table of the printer driver. 
You can print Euro Symbols without using internal printer fonts if you have screen fonts which support the Euro Symbol in your system. 
To do that, change "TrueType fonts with substitution" to "Print TrueType fonts as bitmap" in the [Extended Settings] dialog box 
on the [Optional Settings] tab of the printer driver before you print.

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This README file contains the latest information about your EPSON product.
                                                          12/27/99
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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 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.
     
      * (Windows98/95 only) Open the "Network" icon in the control panel on the
        computer that is sharing the printer, and check that File and Printer 
        Sharing for Microsoft Networks component is installed.

      * (Windows98/95 only) As above, check that 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 from a multi-user Windows NT/2000 environment,
     turn off the Shortcut Icon on 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 check "Allow monitoring of shared printer", and then start EPSON Status Monitor
     3, the 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 check "Allow monitoring of shared printer",
     and then start EPSON Status Monitor 3, you cannot monitor a NetWare shared printer . To avoid
     this problem open "Services" from the control panel, stop the EPSON Printer Status Agent
     service, and start 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 NT/2000.

2-4. In Windows NT/2000, 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.  

2-5. 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 [X] button at the upper right corner of the window.
     This problem does not effect 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 User's Guide 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, the 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.

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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 Corp.1999

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