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- Page 2 (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business lation, and the like) arising out of the use or inability to use the software even if Seiko Epson s Licenser has been advised of the possibility of such damages. because some states do not allow clusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may ply to you.
- Page 3 EPSON Print! for LocalTalk User’s Guide This manual is printed on recycled paper and is 100% recyclable.
- Page 4 Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any y assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. and Epson SC/l’ are registered trademarks and Epson ESC/P 2 is a trademark of Seiko Epson ration.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Introduction What is EPSON Print!?......What does your EPSON Print! package contain? .. - Page 6 Deleting custom paper sizes ....31 Printing with EPSON Print! ..... 31 Selecting the print mode .
- Page 7 Figure 3-4 New name example ....20 Renamed Epson printer ....21...
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Page 8: About This Guide
Chapter 3 lists the steps for installing EPSON Print! on your Macintosh computer Chapter 4 describes how to use EPSON Print! to set up your page layout and print documents on your Epson printer Chapter 5 helps you troubleshoot problems that may occur... -
Page 9: Conventions Used In This Guide
For other definitions, see the glossary. Where to get help Epson America provides local customer support and service through a nationwide network of authorized Epson dealers and Service Centers. Epson also provides the following support services through the Epson Consumer Support Center at (800) 922-8911:... - Page 10 Sales of ribbons, supplies, parts, documentation, and accessories for your Epson product Customer Relations User group locations. About this guide...
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Page 11: Introduction
Contents What is EPSON Print!?......What does your EPSON Print! package contain? .. -
Page 12: What Is Epson Print
What is EPSON Print ? EPSON Print! is a set of printer drivers that allow you to use your Epson printer with Macintosh computers on a LocalTalk network or as a single user with a LocalTalk connection. EPSON Print! provides you with the following features:... -
Page 13: What Does Your Epson Print! Package Contain
What does your EPSON Print! package contain? In addition to this manual, your EPSON Print! package should include the following: Interface Card for LocalTalk C823121 Two 3.5-inch disks: EPSON Print! Network Package Disk Communications Toolbox Package Disk If any of the package contents are missing or damaged, contact your Epson dealer. -
Page 14: Supported Printers
Supported printers EPSON Print! for LocalTalk supports Epson’s new ESC /P 2 advanced dot-matrix control language on the following printers: Driver Supported Printers ESC/P 2 Net LQ-570, LQ-870, LQ-1070, LQ-1170 Action Printers 5000,5500 Macintosh computer models EPSON Print! operates on the following Macintosh computers: ®... -
Page 15: System Configuration
System 7.0 Storage hard disk* *EPSON Ptint! drivers must be installed on your Macintosh computer’s hard disk, but require very little storage space, so any size hard disk is supported. LocalTalk interface and printer cable requirements You can connect your Macintosh to your printer using an AppleTalk connector kit or a LocalTalk compatible connector and cable. -
Page 16: Installing The Interface Card For Localtalk
Chapter 2 Installing the Interface Card for LocalTalk Contents What is AppleTalk? ......... Preparing to install the interface card Installing the interface card . -
Page 17: What Is Appletalk
The Interface Card for LocalTalk allows Macintosh-family computers to use an Epson printer through a LocalTalk connection. Once the interface card is installed in the printer and the appropriate driver is installed on the computer, the printer becomes a standard LocalTalk device that does not require special command sequences to print documents. -
Page 18: Installing The Interface Card
The following sections give you detailed information on how to install the interface card in your Epson printer. If you have trouble with your printer, and you suspect the interface card is the problem, perform the self-test procedures described in Appendix B. - Page 19 The LocalTalk port displays two opposing arrows. Do not use the other connection, which is a serial port for future expansion. You are now ready to install your EPSON Print! drivers. Chapter 2: Installing the Interface Card for LocalTalk...
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Page 20: Installing Epson Print
Installing EPSON Print! Contents Installing EPSON Print! with System 7.x ....12 Copying the EPSON Print! driver to your hard disk ..12 Copying the EpsonNamer to your hard disk . -
Page 21: Installing Epson Print! With System 7.X
•I Communications Toolbox Package Disk* *Used only for Macintosh computers running System 6.x. Be sure to copy your EPSON Print! disks and store the originals in a Important safe place. Use your copies to install your EPSON Print! drivers. Refer to your Macintosh documentation for information on copying disks. -
Page 22: Copying The Epsonnamer To Your Hard Disk
Before you install EPSON Print! on your hard disk, make sure the Important Interface Card for LocalTalk has been installed in your printer and your computer and printer are connected through LocalTalk. Start your Macintosh using your hard disk as the startup disk. -
Page 23: Installing Epson Print! With System 6.X
Installing EPSON Print! with System 6.x These procedures describe how to install the EPSON Print! drivers on a Macintosh running System 6.x. They describe installing the Communications Toolbox, copying the Epson Tool, installing the EPSON Print! drivers, and copying the EpsonNamer to your Macintosh computer’s hard disk. -
Page 24: Copying Epsontool To The Communications Folder
6. Select Restart in the Special menu. Copying EPSON Print! to your System folder Follow the steps below to copy the EPSON Print! driver into the System folder on your hard disk. Before you install EPSON Print! on your hard disk, make sure the... -
Page 25: Copying The Epsonnamer To Your Hard Disk
These procedures assume you have copied the EPSON Print! drivers as described above. 1. With the contents of the EPSON Print! Network Package disk displayed, close the System folder. 2. Drag the EpsonNamer icon to any folder on your hard disk. -
Page 26: Assigning And Selecting A Localtalk Printer
Select the printer using the Chooser. The following sections give detailed instructions on these procedures. Before you assign your Epson printer as a LocalTalk printer, make Important sure the Interface Card for LocalTalk has been installed in your printer and your computer and printer are both connected through LocalTalk. -
Page 27: Using The Epsonnamer To Name Your Printer
2. Double click on the EpsonNamer icon (you should have previously copied it to a folder on your hard disk). The following dialog box appears. Epson is the default name for the Interface Card for LocalTalk installed in a dot-matrix printer. - Page 28 If the correct driver isn’t displayed, use the pull down menu to select the correct driver. 5. Double click on the name Epson in the right-hand box. The following dialog box then appears: Assigning and selecting a LocalTalk printer...
- Page 29 Figure 3-3 EpsonNamer name assignment box 6. If you connected more than one Epson printer to your LocalTalk network, and you are not sure which printer you are naming, click on Identity. The printer you are naming then beeps. You can also click on Test;...
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Page 30: Selecting A Localtalk Printer With The Chooser
10. Check that the printer you named appears below the Select An: pull down menu: Figure 3-5 Renamed Epson printer If the printer name does not display, you have assigned the wrong printer. Double click on the name of the printer you mistakenly assigned. - Page 31 Figure 3-6 Selecting the EPSON Print! driver from the Chooser 2. Click on your desired AppleTalk driver. The names of the printers assigned to that driver appear to the right. Figure 3-7 LQ-570 printer selected with the Chooser Chapter 3: Installing EPSON Print!
- Page 32 If your desired printer driver icon is not displayed, check the lmportant following: You may have numerous printer drivers in your System folder, and not all can be displayed in the dialog box at once. Use the scroll bar to display other printer driver icons, You may have too many printer drivers to be displayed, even if you use the scroll bar.
- Page 33 Deleting custom paper sizes ....31 Printing with EPSON Print! ..... 31 Selecting the print mode .
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Page 34: Chapter 4 Using Epson Print
Once you have installed EPSON Print!, you can select page layout settings and print documents from your application software. Selecting page layouts Before creating or printing a document for the first time with an application program, or when you select a different printer using the Chooser, always check the settings in the Page Setup dialog box. -
Page 35: Using The Paper Option
Using the paper option You can select the paper size in one of three ways: Click the radio button for one of the four displayed paper sizes Select one of the additional sizes listed in the pull down menu to the right of the four standard sizes Create a custom size by clicking the Paper button at the far right of the dialog box. -
Page 36: Using The Reduce Or Enlarge Option
Font substitution Select Font Substitution if you want a document created with the Macintosh New York, Geneva, or Monaco fonts to be printed with the following printer fonts: Chapter 4: Using EPSON Print! -
Page 37: Figure 4-2 Options Dialog Box
Standard Substitution ® New York Times ® Geneva Helvetica Monaco Courier No gaps between pages Select this option to eliminate the space added at the end and beginning of each page when you use continuous paper. The printer prints over the perforation between pages. Do not select this option if you are using single-sheet paper. -
Page 38: Using Custom Paper Sizes
(make sure to select inches or centimeters as necessary). Click on Margins if you wish to make margin settings. The dialog box then expands to show the margin settings. Chapter 4: Using EPSON Print! -
Page 39: Deleting Custom Paper Sizes
Printing with EPSON Print! Once you have selected an EPSON Print! driver in the Chooser, the EPSON Print! dialog box appears when you click on Print in the File menu. The dialog box allows you to set the print quality, the pages to print, and the paper source. -
Page 40: Selecting The Print Mode
The dialog box you see may have some additional buttons or lmportant check boxes across the bottom. Some applications add further selection capabilities to the EPSON Print! dialog box. Selecting the print mode The Print Mode option allows you to select a graphics printing mode or a draft mode. -
Page 41: Using The Draft Print Mode Effectively
Using the Draft print mode effectively Converting documents to graphics and printing them is a slow process, so EPSON Print! provides a Draft print mode to allow you to take advantage of some of your printer’s speed capabilities. The Draft print mode gives the fastest printout of the text in a document while approximating the layout of the document as closely as possible. - Page 42 The following table lists Macintosh font sizes and their equivalent printed output in the Draft print mode. Once you have selected the Draft print mode in EPSON Print!, you can select a draft or letter quality font from the printer’s control panel.
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Page 43: Selecting The Head Scan Direction
Click on the From box and type in the page number of the first page you wish to print; click on the To box and type in the last page you wish to print. EPSON Print! then prints the pages in sequence. -
Page 44: Using The Cover Page Option
Using the cover page option You can have EPSON Print! automatically print a simple cover page, showing the document information below: EPSON Print! Epson ESC /P 2 Net version X.X Document: XXXXXXXX Application: XXXXXXXX User: XXXXXX Date: DDD, MMM DD, YYYY, HH:MM AM... -
Page 45: Paper Feed
If you select this option, the driver does not prompt you to insert paper and the radio buttons in the Paper Bin options display. Use this setting also when you print on continuous paper. Printing with EPSON print! -
Page 46: Paper Bin Options
If you select Cover page printing, the cover page always prints from Bin 1; the cover page is not considered the first sheet. Click on OK to print your document using the selected setting. Click on Cancel if you decide to change any settings. Chapter 4: Using EPSON Print! - Page 47 Contents EPSON Print! driver problems ....40 AppleTalk network problems ....42 Insufficient memory problems .
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Page 48: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
EPSON Print! provides you powerful printer control in an easy-to-use format. If printer operation or printed results are not what you expect, please check the suggestions in this chapter first. If problems persist, see your Epson dealer. This chapter is divided into driver, AppleTalk network, insufficient memory, and application software problems. - Page 49 MultiFinder. Use Get Info (located in the File menu of Finder) to increase application program memory in 100-Kbyte increments (System 6.x only). The following message appears: “Sorry, Epson (driver name) cannot be used.” Your EPSON Print! driver software has become corrupted.
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Page 50: Appletalk Network Problems
AppleTalk network problems EpsonNamer does not run. The Epson LocalTalk (Net) printer driver may not be installed. Install the driver according to the instructions in Chapter 3. Epson Tool may not be installed properly. Reinstall Epson Tool according to the instructions in Chapter 3. -
Page 51: Insufficient Memory Problems
Use the EpsonNamer to select Reset to Factory Settings in the Commands menu. Then rename your ESC /P2 printer, making sure the Epson ESC/P2 Net driver is displayed next to Select An in the EpsonNamer dialog box. -
Page 52: Application Program Problems
Check to see if you have selected the incorrect driver or printer port in your application program. E3e sure to select the EPSON Print! driver Your application program may not use standard Macintosh printing procedures. If so, you cannot use EPSON Print! with this application. Chapter 5: Troubleshooting... -
Page 53: Appendix A Localtalk Port Specifications
Appendix A LocalTalk port specifications Phase 1 and phase 2 Compliancy 230.4 kbps Baud rate Parallel bus, low-resistance Topology transformer; isolated, floating ground Signaling standard EIA standard RS-422, balanced voltage Network signal rates Speed independent. Speeds in excess of 1 Mbps FM0 (bi-phase) space Signal encoding Frame format... -
Page 54: Appendix B Interface Card For Localtalk Self Test
The self-test printing function is not available for Epson Page Important printers in mode. In these printers, always leave the ®... -
Page 55: Removing The Interface Card From The Printer
Removing the interface card from the printer You’ll need to remove the interface card from the printer to change the self-test jumper setting. Follow these steps: Caution Turn off the power to the printer and the computer before you remove the interface card. Make sure that the power cord for your printer is unplugged. - Page 56 Figure B- 1 ldentifying the self-test jumper A jumper is a small electrical connector that controls one of the printer’s functions. The jumper settings for your interface card are preset at the factory for normal printer operation. The self-test jumper is OFF (the factory setting) when the jumper plug covers only one pin.
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Page 57: Installing The Interface Card For The Self Test
OFF (open) ON (closed) Figure B-2 Setting the jumpers ON or OFF 1. With your fingers, carefully pull the jumper off the single pin holding it and gently place it over both pins. 2. Push it down until it is seated firmly in place. Caution Be careful not to bend the jumper pins or damage any surrounding components on the interface card. -
Page 58: Printing A Self Test
3. Secure the card with the two screws. Printing a self test Perform the following steps to print a self test: 1. Plug the printer’s power cord into an electrical outlet. 2. Turn the printer on. The printer prints the self-test characters (80 per line) until you turn the printer off again. - Page 59 Close command, or by clicking on the small square at the top left comer of the current window. Communications Toolbox: An Apple software program required for using EPSON Print! for LocalTalk with System 6.x. This program is built into System 7.x, so installation is not necessary for System 7.0 and later.
- Page 60 Driver. See Printer driver. ESC/P 2: A new series of Epson printers that use the Epson Standard Code for Printers, Level 2. EpsonNamer: A program used to assign names and drivers to Epson printers connected to a LocalTalk network through the Interface Card for LocalTalk.
- Page 61 Folder: An icon displayed on the desktop that contains documents, application programs and other files. Head scan: An option that allows you to determine the printing direction of the print head on a dot-matrix printer. Icon: A small picture on the screen representing a file. Interface Card for LocalTalk: The interface card installed in the printer to connect it to a LocalTalk network.
- Page 62 Resolution: The number of dots per inch displayed on the monitor or printed by the printer. The higher the number, the better the image appears. Screen font: Fonts displayed on the computer’s screen. Scroll: A function that allows you to move around in a window box in order to see more information.
- Page 63 13, 16 copying not displayed paper button viii, 53 enlarge image Epson Namer cable assignment box requirements 5, 45 definition caution installing static electric charges 13, 16 9, 48 problems character placement...
- Page 64 Epson Tool Interface Card for LocalTalk definition definition installing 13, 15 description ESC/P2 installation requirements definition jumper settings self test 9, 47 invert image file menu finder flip jumper horizontal vertical folder font landscape courier load paper draft printer automatically...
- Page 65 See bin for LocalTalk port port startup disk portrait static electric charges print caution 9, 48 quality support from Epson V111 selected pages 31, 35 supported print head computers direction printers print mode system folder draft definition...