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... ...26 Printing on Special Paper ...29 Adjusting the paper thickness lever ...29 Multipart forms...30 Labels ...31 Envelopes...32
Chapter 2 Using the PrinterSoftware Accessing the PrinterDriver ...34 From Windows applications...34 From the Start menu ...36 Changing the PrinterDriver Settings ...38
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... Printer on a Network ...Setting up the printer server ...Setting up the clients...Installing the printerdriver from the CD-ROM ...Canceling Printing ...Uninstalling the PrinterSoftware ...Uninstalling the printerdriver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 ...
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Introduction
Your Epson® LX-300+IIprinter provides high-quality printing and superior performance in a compact design. This 9-pin dot ... (characters per second) at 10 cpi (characters per inch). The CD-ROM that came with your printer contains the printerdriver for Microsoft® Windows® 98, Me, 2000, XP and NT 4.0, plus the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility.
About ...
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... the printerdriversoftware and EPSON Status Monitor 3. The printerdriver allows your computer to control the printer and enables your Windowssoftware applications to..., make sure you have installed the printersoftware on your computer as described in the User's Guide. ❏... the software setting is set to ESC/P. The printerdriversoftware and EPSON Status Monitor 3 can function ...
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...Start menu: ❏ When you access the printerdriver from a Windows application, any settings you ... "From Windows applications" on page 34 for more information. ❏ When you access the printerdriver...: While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printerdriver, some do...
Follow these steps to access the printerdriver from a Windows application: 1. Select Print or Print...
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... may need to click a combination of these buttons.) The Properties window appears:
Windows 98 or Me
Windows 2000, XP, or NT 4.0
4. To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of the window. See "Changing the PrinterDriver Settings" on page 38 for more information.
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... Preferences
Using EPSON Status Monitor 3
EPSON Status Monitor 3 allows you to monitor your printer's status, alerts you...❏ Your system is configured to support bidirectional communication. Status Monitor 3 is installed when you install the printerdriver (as described in the User's Guide). When sharing...on page 42 and "Setting up the printer server" on page 45.
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... Monitor 3
If you need to install Status Monitor 3, you can either download it from Epson's web site; or if you have the PrinterSoftware CD-ROM, you can follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is off and Windows is running on your computer. 2. Insert the PrinterSoftware CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or DVD drive. After a moment, you see the ...
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In Windows XP, select Share this printer, then type the name in the Share name box and click OK.
Note...client computers so they can use the printer on a network.
Setting up the clients
This section describes how to install the printerdriver on the client computers by accessing the shared printer on a network....or XP: see page 52. ❏ Windows NT 4.0: see page 55.
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... or My Network on the Windows desktop. ❏ If you want to be able to use Status Monitor 3 on the clients, you need to install both the printerdriver and Status Monitor 3 on each client from the CD-ROM.
Windows 98 or Me
Follow these steps to set up Windows 98 or Me clients: 1. Click Start > Settings > Printers....
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...about the shared printer's name, ask the network administrator. 6. Click Next. If the printerdriver was installed on the client previously, you need to select the new printerdriver or the ... go to the next step. If the operating system on the printer server is not Windows 98 or Me, go to "Installing the printerdriver from the CD-ROM" on page 57. 7. Check the name of the shared printer, and select...
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Note: You can change the shared printer's name so that it appears only on the client computer.
Windows 2000 or XP
Follow the steps below to set up clients in Windows 2000 or XP. Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful access rights, even if you are not the Administrator. 1. ...
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.... To check the name of the shared printer, ask the network administrator. ❏ If the printerdriver was installed on the client previously, you need to select either the new printerdriver or the current ... step. ❏ If the operating system on the printer server is Windows 98, Me, or NT, you'll need to install the printerdriver from the CD-ROM. See page 57.
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... whether to use the printer as the default printer, then click OK. For Windows XP, if another driver is already installed, select whether to use the printer as the default printer, then click OK.... NT 4.0
Follow the steps below to set up Windows NT 4.0 clients. Note: You can install the driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful...
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... check the name of the shared printer, ask the network administrator. ❏ If the printerdriver was installed on the client previously, you need to select the new printerdriver or the ... on the printer server is Windows NT, go to the next step. If it is not Windows NT, go to "Installing the printerdriver from the CD-ROM" on page 57. 5. Select whether to use the printer as the default printer,...
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...on-screen instructions to install the printerdriver from the CD-ROM. 2. Insert the CD-ROM. When you see the EPSONInstallation Program ...and folder names in which the printerdriver for clients is located, and click OK.
When installingdrivers in Windows 2000 or XP, "Digital Signature is not ... Windows 2000) or Continue Anyway (for Windows XP) and continue installing.
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..., select Purge Print Documents (Windows 98 or Me) or Cancel All Documents (Windows 2000, XP, or NT) on the Printer menu.
Uninstalling the PrinterSoftware
If you need to reinstall or upgrade the printerdriver, first uninstall the current printerdriver.
Uninstalling the printerdriver and EPSON Status Monitor 3
1. Quit all applications...
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... Windows 98 or Me when the printer is connected to the computer with a USB interface cable. ❏ If the USB device driver is not installed correctly, EPSONUSBPrinter Devices may not appear. In this case, you ... Epusbun.exe. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Now see the User's Guide to install the printerdriver.
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...installed model
Your computer must be a Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP preinstalled model. You may not be able to install or run the USBprinterdriver on a computer that is not equipped with a USB port or that has been upgraded from Windows 95 to Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP.
Make sure that EPSONUSBPrinter Devices appears...
User's Guide - Page 13 Installing the PrinterSoftware
After you connect the printer to your computer, you need to install the printersoftware on the CD-ROM that came with your printer. The software includes the printerdriver and Epson Status Monitor 3, which displaysprinter status information and notifies you of printer errors. Note: ❏ ...