Epson Photo EX manual

EPSON ® USB/Parallel Adapter User’s Guide for the EPSON Stylus COLOR 440, EPSON Stylus COLOR 640, EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 and EPSON Stylus Photo EX IMPORT ANT : T o use the USB/P arallel Adapter with your Apple ® iMa c ™ , y ou must do wnload and install the iMac Update 1.0 from Apple at http://swupdates.inf o.apple .com. CPD 7424[...]

ii EPSON and EPSON Stylus are regist ered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORA TION. General Notice: Other produc t names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners . EPSON disclaims any and all ri ghts in th ose mar ks. Copyright © 1998 by Epson Amer ica, Inc. 9/98[...]

iii FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment h as been teste d and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 o f the FCC Rules. These limi ts are designed t o provide reasonable protection aga inst har mful interference in a residential i nstallation . This equipme nt generates, uses,[...]

iv WARNING The connection o f a non-shield ed equipment i nterface cable to this equipment wi ll inv alid ate the FCC Certification of this de vic e and ma y cause interference lev el s which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibilit y of the user to obtain and us e a shielded equipment interf ace cable wi[...]

v Contents Introduction 7 Setting Up the Printer 8 Getting Started on an iMac 8 Connecting the Cable 10 Installing the Printer Software 13 Getting Started on a Windows 98 System 15 Connecting the Cable 16 Installing the Printer Software 19 Setting Up Your System to Print to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 27 Appendix A: Using Monitor3 with Your iMac 29 [...]

7 Introduction The EPSON USB/P arallel Adapter allows you to use smart cable technology to connect y our EPSON pr inter to your Apple iMac or Windows ® 98 computer . It suppor ts the f ollowing printers: EPSON Stylus ® COLOR 600, EPSON Stylus COLOR 440, EPSON Stylu s COLOR 640, and EPSON Stylus Photo EX. T o use the EPSON USB/Par allel Adapter wi[...]

8 Setting Up the Printer If you’v e been using your EPSON printer with your computer , the pr inter is probably set up already . If so , tur n it off and disconnect it from the pre vious computer . Then go to the se ction explaining how to connect the cable to y our system. If you’ re setting up a new printer, see the documentation that came wi[...]

9 F or instructions on using the printer software, see the follo wing: ◗ If you ha ve an EPSON Stylus COLOR 440 or EPSON Stylus COLOR 640, locate the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 440/640 Driver Software Guide f or Macintosh in the Manual directory on your USB Printer Software CD-ROM. Cop y the manual to your hard driv e and view it using Adobe ?[...]

10 Connecting the Cable Y ou can connect the USB/P arallel Adapter directly to a USB por t on your iMac or to a USB hub connected to a por t on the iMac. If you hav e any printing problems when the pr inter is connected via a USB hub , tr y connecting the printer direct ly to the USB por t on the iM ac instead. 1 To connect the adapter to the USB p[...]

11 T o connect the adapter to one of the USB por ts on the iMac keyboard, hold the adapter’ s USB connector so the icon faces aw ay from y ou and connect it to the US B por t. If you’ re using a USB hub, plug it into the USB por t on the iMac ke yboard, then connect the adapter to an av ailable USB por t on the hub. OR optional USB hub USB/Para[...]

12 2 Connect the adapter’s parallel connector to the para llel port on the back of the printer, then secure it with th e wire clips. 3 Now follow the instru ctions in the next section to install the printer driver software from the USB/Parallel Adapter CD-ROM. parallel connector[...]

13 Installing the Printer Software IMPORT ANT: Y ou can’t use the adapter with the printer driver software that came with your printer . Y ou must use the printer driver software that came on the USB Printer Software CD-ROM. Before y ou begin this pr ocedure, you m ust install the iMac Update 1.0 from Apple at http://s wupdates.info.apple.com. Co[...]

14 8 Click the printer icon for your printer. Note: The printer icons are labeled SC 600 (EPSON Stylus COLO R 600), SC 440 (EPSON Stylus COLOR 440), SC 640 (EPSON Stylus COLOR 640), and SPEX (EPSON Stylus Photo EX.) 9 Click the USB Port icon (if you’ve connected more than one EPSON printer, the port is numbered). 10 Turn on background printing, i[...]

15 Getting Started on a Windows 98 System The instructions on the next f ew pages e xplain how to connect the USB/ P arallel Adapter cable to your Windows 98 system and how to install the printer software. If you’ re connecting to an EPSON Stylus COLO R 600 printer, y ou’ll also find instr uctions on how to set up your system to use Windows Pri[...]

16 Connecting the Cable Y ou can connect the USB/P arallel Adapter directly to a USB por t on your computer , or you can connect it to a USB hub connected to a por t on your computer . If you ha ve an y pr inting problems when the printer is connected via a USB hub , tr y connectin g your printer directly to the USB por t o n the computer instead. [...]

17 USB/Parallel adapter optional USB hub OR[...]

18 3 Connect the adapter’s parallel connector to the para llel port on the back of the printer, then secure it with th e wire clips. 4 Now follow the instru ctions in the next section to install the printer driver softw are. parallel connector[...]

19 Installing the Printer Software The steps you f ollow to install the USB printer dr iver software depend on whether you’v e already installed a pr inter dr iver f or your printer , or whether you’ re performing a new installation. If you’v e already installed a printe r driver , follo w the steps below . If not, f ollow the steps on page 2[...]

20 4 Click the View tab. Under Hidden files, select Show all files . Clic k Apply to save the setting, then click OK to clo se the Folder Options dialog box. 5 Open the Inf folder, then locate and select the INF file corresponding to your installed printer driver: 6 Click Del ete to delete the old printer d river. Close Windows Explorer. Installing[...]

21 4 Select Specify a location , then click Browse to locate the USB printer software. The software is located in the following folders on the CD-ROM: Stylus Photo EX, Stylus COLOR 600, Stylus COLOR 440, and Stylus COLOR 640.[...]

22 5 Click Next . The Add New Ha rdware Wizard now displays EPSON USB Conversion Cable . 6 Click Next . The installer copies th e USB printer files to your system. At the final screen, click Finish .[...]

23 Windows 98 detects y our pr inter and displays a screen similar to the follo wing: 7 Click Nex t to install your printer driver. At the next screen, select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next . 8 Follow the on-screen instructions to install your printer driver. Be sure to click the Yes radio button to set your printer as th[...]

24 If you’re performing a new installation Don’t install the printer driver software that came with y our printer . Yo u can’t use this driver software with y our USB/Par allel adapter. Howe ver , you can use the USB printer software to connect the prin ter to your computer via the parallel por t, if you w ant. Note: If you install the printe[...]

25 2 Follow the instructions to begin installation of your printer software. When you see a screen similar to the following, click Cancel to cancel printer driver installation. 3 Continue with the instructi ons to install your crea tive software applications. Note: The installer for the EPSON Stylus Photo EX installs the creative software bef ore i[...]

26 Checking your installation T o verify that your USB softw are installed proper ly , check the De vice Manager . Click Start , point to Settings , and click Control P anel . Then click System and click the Device Mana ger tab . Y ou should see the de vice EPSON USB Con version Cable Devices listed. Click the + ne xt to the device; you should see [...]

27 Setting Up Your System to Print to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 The EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 printer dr iver softw are requires that you use the Windows Print Manager when printing t o the USB/P arallel Adapter . F ollow these steps to enable the Windows Print Manager : 1 Click Start , point to Programs , Epson , and select Spool Manager4 . 2 In the[...]

28 4 Select Use Print Manager , then cli ck OK to close the Queue Setup dialog box. 5 Close the Spool Manager window.[...]

29 Appendix A: Using Monitor3 with Your iMac The Monitor3 utility lets you continue to work on your iMac while your document is printing (though printing and processin g may be slower). The Monitor3 dialog box lets you check on your print jobs and cancel, pause, or restart them. See the next section to turn on backgrou nd printing and increase the [...]

30 Monitoring Print Jobs with Mon itor3 While you’re printing, click th e EPSON Monitor3 icon on the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar. You see the following dialog box: You can track the printer’s progress with th e current job, or double- click a job and use these command buttons: ◗ click to delete ◗ click to restar t ◗ [...]

31 To set priorities for jobs waiti ng to print, click the job, the n click the Show details arrow at the bottom of the window. Note: If you see a stop sign icon and the message “Print queue on hold” in the EPSON Monitor3 dialo g box, select Start print queue from the Printer menu to release the queue and resume p rinting. Priority list box Set[...]

32 The Priority list becomes active. Click the arrow and select one of the following settings: ◗ Normal prints the job in the order it is received ◗ Urgent mo ves the job bef ore any Normal pr iority jobs in the print queue ◗ Hold holds the job in the pr int queue until you’ re ready to release it f or printing by clicking the restar t icon[...]

33 Appendix B: Specifications USB/Parallel Adapter Specifications USB connector : USB series A; compl iant with USB Specification Revision 1.0 P arallel connector : IEEE-1284-B; Compatibility , Nibble , and ECP mode suppor ted Cable: 2-meter , 5-conductor , insulated, shielded, USB compliant T emperature: Operating: 32 to 158 °F (0 to 70 °C) Non-[...]

34 System Requirements Macintosh Computer : Apple iMac Operating system: Macintosh OS 8.1 with iMac Update 1.0 Memor y: 32MB RAM Storage: At least 50MB of free hard disk s pace for storing images (100MB or more recommended) Display: 13-inch RGB displa y or better CD-ROM drive: 24-speed CD-R OM drive Printer cable: EPSON USB/P arallel Adapter cable[...]

35 Windows Computer : An IBM ® compatible PC with at least a 486/ 66 MHZ processor (P entium ® processor recommended) Operating system: Windows 98 Memor y: At least 16MB of RAM (32MB recommended) Storage: At least 50MB or fre e hard disk space for storing images (100MB recommended) Display: V GA, Super V GA, or better display adapter and monitor [...]

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