This README has the following sections:
A. DOS Driver
B. Calibrating your printer
I. Running the calibration utility
II. Calibrating High Speed mode printing
III. Aligning Black and Color output
IV. Using a mouse or keyboard
V. Default settings
A. DOS Driver
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EPSON DRIVER DISK
FOR YOUR FAVORITE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
The directories contain the latest versions of drivers from
Epson as of April 12, 1994. Within each individual directory
there is an additional README file with specific information
about each driver.
For additional support questions please call the following
numbers (in USA/Canada):
WordPerfect Printer Support (800) 228-1017
Microsoft Word for DOS (206) 454-2030
Microsoft Windows 3.1 (206) 637-7098
The AutoCAD driver was developed by Epson. For technical information
call (800) 922-8911 in the USA or your local Epson subsidiary.
WHAT'S ON THIS DISK?
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This disk contains Epson ESC/P2 printer drivers for your
Epson printer. These drivers are written specifically for the
following versions of software.
Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or 3.11
Microsoft Word for DOS version 5.5, 6.0 or later
WordPerfect version 5.1, 5.2, 6.0 or later
DrawPerfect version 1.1
LetterPerfect version 1.0
PlanPerfect version 5.1
AutoCAD version 2.5 or later
AutoSketch version 1.04 or later
The drivers on this diskette support the following Epson
printers:
Stylus 800+ Stylus 800 Stylus 300 Stylus 1000
AP2250 AP3250 AP5000 AP5000+
LQ-570+ LQ-570 LQ-1070 LQ-870
LQ-100 LQ-150 AP5500 LQ-1170
Note: Some of the drivers included on this disk will not
provide support by name for all the printers listed above. For
more information, please consult Chapter 1 of your User's Guide.
INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVERS
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Instructions for installing the individual printer drivers are
found in the appropriate README file. Each driver and README file
is located in a separate subdirectory on this diskette. The
subdirectory and README file names are listed below:
Subdirectory Readme File Program Name
WINDOWS README.TXT Microsoft Windows (recommended)
WINDOWS\SCALABLE README.TXT Microsoft Windows
MSWORD README.TXT Microsoft Word (DOS)
WORDPERF README WordPerfect (DOS)
AUTOCAD README.TXT AutoCAD (DOS)
The following example shows how to print the Microsoft Word
README.TXT file:
1) Change to the diskette drive in your computer that contains
the Epson Driver Diskette. To change to the A drive, type A:.
2) Change directories to the MSWORD subdirectory, typ CD \MSWORD.
3) To print the README.TXT file type COPY README.TXT PRN.
Use this example to print-out the other README files as necessary.
NOTE: This diskette contains two directories for Microsoft
Windows 3.1 drivers. The WINDOWS directory contains the high speed
WYSIWYG raster graphics driver. The WINDOWS\SCALABLE directory contains
a driver that allows the selection of the printers' internal scaleable fonts.
EPSON strongly recommends the WYSIWYG raster graphics driver.
C. Calibrating your printer
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I. Running the calibration utility
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TO GET THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRINTING YOU MUST CALIBRATE YOUR PRINTER!
The Calibration utility is called CALIBRAT.EXE and is located in the root
directory of the diskette that came with your printer. This utility runs in
DOS, so you must either exit Windows or open a DOS window in Windows to run it.
We recommend that you copy the utility to your hard disk and put it in a
convenient directory such as C:\UTILITY for future use. You can also run the
utility from the diskette if you wish.
To run the utility, log on to the directory where the utility is stored, type
CALIBRAT and press Enter.
Then follow the directions on the screen.
II. Calibrating High Speed mode printing
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Selecting High Speed mode in your printer driver causes your printer to print
bidirectionally. Normally your Stylus printer prints from left to right only
(unidirectionally). In High Speed mode, however, the printer prints from
left to right and also from right to left. This lets you print much faster.
Although your printer is calibrated at the factory, it may become uncalibrated
during shipping. You should have to calibrate your printer only once.
If you find it necessary to calibrate your printer again however, you can easily
use this utility to recalibrate your printer.
If you suspect that your printer needs calibration, the easiest way
to check is by turning off High Speed mode and printing your document
again. If the output quality improves, you should recalibrate your printer.
You should recalibrate your printer if:
o Vertical lines in your output appear jagged
o Letters appear to be skewed or split
o Wavy gaps appear in halftoned images.
III. Aligning Black and Color output
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If you have a color printer (such as the Stylus COLOR), it may be necessary
to align the Black print head with the Color print head.
You should need to do this only once. If you think that your print heads
have somehow become misaligned, you can easily realign them with the
calibration utility.
You should realign your print heads if:
o Black output and color output that should line up doesn't.
o Unwanted white spaces appear between black and color output.
IV. Using a mouse or keyboard
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Using a mouse
If your mouse does not work when you run the calibration program,
you need to exit the program and then install a mouse driver.
You'll find the instructions for installing a mouse driver in the
documentation that came with your mouse.
Using the keyboard
If you don't want to use a mouse, simply use the following
keys to move within the calibration program:
<Tab> Moves the cursor among the options on the screen
<Arrow keys> Moves the cursor to different items within an option
<Enter> Selects an option
V. Default settings
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The calibrate utility resets some of the default values in your printer
to those listed below.
To get the best results from your printer using High Speed mode, we
recommend that you do not change the print direction setting after
using the utility. You can change the other settings as necessary.
Note that after using the utility, the settings made will not be saved
to the printer unless you turn off the printer using the Operate switch.
If you turn off the printer by unplugging it or turning it off with a
power bar, the settings will not be saved. After you have saved the
settings turn off the printer as normal.
Stylus 800, 1000
Auto print Direction: Off
Network I/F mode: Off
Mixed text/graphic mode: Off
Auto line feed mode: Off
Stylus 300
Auto print Direction: Off
Network I/F mode: Off
Mixed text/graphic mode: Off
Auto line feed mode: Off
Loading position: 8.5mm
Stylus 800+
Auto print Direction: Auto
Network I/F mode: Off
Mixed text/graphic mode: Off
Auto line feed mode: Off
Stylus COLOR, Pro XL, Pro, 820, COLOR IIs, COLOR II
Print direction control: Auto
Network I/F mode: Off
Auto line feed mode: Off
Enjoy using your "High Speed" Epson Stylus!
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.