Thank you for purchasing an EPSON serial impact dot matrix printer. This README file contains the latest information about your EPSON product. 2/18/2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 "Aboutc" message box that appears. 1-2. Limitation when monitoring network printers in a Windows 95 environment Windows Socket 2 must be installed. Windows Socket 2 is available from Microsoft Corporation. 1-3. 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. The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is not available when printing from a Remote Desktop connection. 3. Solutions for network printers 3-1. To monitor a NetWare printer, connect only one print server to each queue. For directions, see the Administrator's 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 NetWare 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 3.31 for Windows 95/98 *For Windows 2000/NT 4.0: Novell Client 4.81 for Windows NT/2000 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. 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 Windows XP shared printer, 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 CORPORATION 2002 ENDDownload Driver Pack
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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.
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