Epson 580 Printer Basics Manual page 15

Make the following settings on the Properties dialog box:
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Choose the Media Type you're printing on (click
the arrow button to scroll through the list). If you're
not sure which setting to select, see page 19.
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Set the Ink option to
black only.
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Set the Mode option to
the best settings for your print job. It's the easiest way to get good printing
results on all types of paper.
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Set the slider in the Mode box to
between a higher resolution, faster printing, or an in-between setting. (The
slider is not available when certain media types are selected.)
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Click to return to your application's Print dialog box.
OK
For more information about printer settings, click the Help button. Or you
can right-click any item on the screen and then click What's This?.
Selecting Windows Default Settings
The printer settings you make apply only to the application you're currently using.
If you usually print one type of document in different applications—for example,
black ink on legal size paper—you can change the default printer settings for all
your programs. You do this using the Windows Printers utility:
1. Click , point to
Start
2. Right-click the
3. Select
Properties
4. Click the
Main
5. Select the default settings you want to use for all your applications. Click
when you're finished.
You can always change the default settings in your application when you want to
print different types of documents. You can also save a group of common settings;
see the electronic Reference Guide (described on page 3) for details.
unless you're printing in
Color
Automatic
, and then select
Settings
EPSON Stylus COLOR 580
(
Printing Preferences
tab.
. This lets the printer software determine
or
Quality Speed
Printers
icon.
in Windows 2000).
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. This lets you choose
.
OK