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 in setup directory 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) 1200 dpi
Some applications don't support printing with 1200 dpi; therefore, if you do not get good results printing with "True 1200 dpi" selected
as the Print Quality setting on the Basic tab, try selecting "Class 1200 dpi" or "600 dpi" and then printing again.
(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.
(4) Collate in Printer
When using the collate function, follow the steps below.
1) Install 64 MB or more memory in the printer and set the correct memory size in Installed Memory on the driver [Optional Settings] dialog box.
2) Turn "Collate in Printer" on in the [Basic Settings] tab in the printer driver.
If you have any problems printing in the function, turn the Collate option off in applications that can select collate from the print dialog box.
(5) If you cannot get good printed results from some applications in Windows NT 4.0, follow the steps below.
1) Open Printer Properties from Control Panel.
2) Click "Printer Processor..." button in the [General] tab.
3) Select "Always spool RAW datatype" as on.
4) Print the data again.
(6) 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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Product and Company names listed in this document are all registered trademarks of
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This README file contains the latest information about your EPSON product.
12/26/2001
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1. General troubleshooting solutions
1-1. 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" is NOT
installed.
2. Solutions for Windows XP/2000/NT environment
2-1. When uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 3 from a multi-user Windows
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. Limitation with Windows NT 4.0 shared printers if Windows NT has not
been updated with Service Pack 2 or later
If "Allow monitoring of shared printers" is selected in the Monitoring
Preferences dialog box and you try to start EPSON Status Monitor 3, the
Application Error Notice Window appears and you cannot monitor NetWare
shared printers. To avoid this problem, install Service Pack 2 or later.
2-3. Windows XP/2000/NT shared printers
If "Allow monitoring of shared printers" is selected in the Monitoring
Preferences dialog box and you try to start EPSON Status Monitor 3, you
cannot monitor NetWare shared printers. To avoid this problem, double-click
the Services icon in Control Panel and stop the EPSON Printer Status Agent
service. Start EPSON Status Monitor 3, then restart the Printer Status
Agent service. You must do this each time you start Windows XP/2000/NT.
2-4. If you use Add/Remove Programs in the Windows XP/2000 Control Panel to
uninstall the printer driver, you may have trouble closing the Add/Remove
Programs window. To close the window in Windows XP, right-click the Add or
Remove Programs button on the taskbar, then select Close. In Windows 2000,
click the Close [X] button in the upper-right corner of the window. This
problem does not effect the removal of the printer driver.
3. Solutions for network printers
3-1. To monitor a NetWare printer, connect only one print server to each
queue. For directions, see the Administratorfs Guide for the printer.
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 (Novell Directory Services) printers, a Novell
Client that corresponds to your operating system must be used. Operation
is confirmed for the versions below.
*For Windows Me/98/95: Novell Client 3.1 for Windows 95/98 with
Client Service Pack 2 installed
*For Windows 2000/NT 4.0: Novell Client 4.6 for Windows NT
3-4. Limitation when monitoring NetWare printers
This product supports NetWare printers configured by a queue-based printing
system such as Bindery or NDS. You cannot monitor NDPS (Novell Distributed
Print 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 CORPORATION 2001
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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.