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EPSON ® USB/Pa ra llel Adapter User’s G uide CPD-7424R2 EPSO N Sty lus ® C OLOR 4 40 EPSON S ty lus COLOR 1520 ® EPSO N Sty lus COL OR 600 EPSON S ty lus COLOR 3000 EPSO N Sty lus COL OR 640 EPSON S ty lus Photo 700 EPSO N Sty lus COL OR 660 EPSON S ty lus Photo EX EPSO N Sty lus COL OR 800 EPSON S ty lus Pr o 5 000 EPSO N Sty lus COL OR 850 E[...]

ii EPSON and E PSON S tylus are registe red trade mar ks of SE IK O EPSO N CORPORA TION. Ge ner a l N oti ce: O the r pr od uct na me s used her e in are f or i de nt ifica tion pu r pos es o nly and may be tra de mar ks of the ir r esp ec tive owners. EPS ON disc l aims any an d al l rig h ts in th os e ma r ks. Copyr ig ht © 1999 by Ep so n Am e[...]

iii FCC Compliance Statemen t For Unit ed States Us ers Thi s e qu ip ment ha s be en test e d and f o und t o c omp ly wit h th e l im its f o r a C la ss B dig it al device, pu rs ua nt to P ar t 15 o f t he FCC R ul es. Th es e limi ts ar e d esig ne d to prov id e rea s on able prote c tio n ag ai ns t har m fu l in terfe re nc e in a resid en [...]

iv WARNING The c o nn ectio n of a no n-s hi el ded eq ui pmen t i nt erfac e cabl e t o t his eq ui pmen t wi ll in va lid ate the FCC C ertif ic atio n of t his d ev ice an d ma y caus e int erf ere nce le v e ls which e xceed t he li mits es tablis h ed by the F CC for th is e qu ip ment . It is the res p on sibi lit y of the u se r t o obt ain [...]

v Contents Introduction 1 Getting Started on a Macintos h 2 Setting Up the Com puter 2 Setting Up the Printer 3 Connecting the Cable 3 Installing the USB Printer Software 7 Installing Your Creative Software and Electronic Manual 10 Getting Started on a Windows 98 Syste m 11 Setting Up the Com puter 11 Setting Up the Printer 15 Connecting the Cable [...]

1 Intr od ucti on The EPSON USB/P aral lel Ada pter Kit l ets y ou use smart cab le tech nol og y t o connec t your EPSON printer to an Apple ® iM ac, ™ P ow er Macint osh ® G3, o r Micr osoft ® Wi nd ow s ® 98 computer . It supp or ts the f o llowin g pr int ers: * The soft w are i n thi s k i t sup por ts these t wo prin ters f or Wind ows [...]

2 If y ou ha v e any probl ems insta lling the ca ble or s of tw are, contact yo ur EPSON dealer or EPSO N techni ca l supp or t as described in t he Wher e to Get Help se ct ion of your pri nt er docu me nta tion. Ge tti n g Sta r t ed on a M a cint osh The inst ructi ons on th e ne xt f e w pages e xpl ain ho w to conn ect the USB/ P arall el Ada[...]

3 Downl oad the update f o r your syst em at http: //s wupdates .inf o .apple .com . Contac t Apple if y ou hav e pr oblems ins tall in g the update . T o find out which oper a ting system y our iMac i s r u nni ng, sele ct About This Computer i n the Apple menu . Se tt i n g Up th e Pr i n t e r If y ou ’ v e been usi ng y our EPSON pr inte r wi[...]

4 1 Con nect the adapter to an avail abl e USB port on the si de of you r iMac as s hown, or t o a USB po rt on the back of your G3. If y ou’ re using a USB hub , plug it into an av ailab le USB por t on y our iMac or G3, then plug t he adapter into a USB por t on the hub . If y ou have m ore than one hub , connect the adapter t o the f irst hub [...]

5 Y o u can a l so c onnect t he a dapter to one o f th e USB ports on y our Macint osh ke yboar d. If y ou’ re usi ng a USB hub , p lug it into the USB port on t he k eybo ar d, then pl ug t he adapter into a USB por t on t he hub . If yo u ha v e mo re t han one hub , connect t he adapt er to the firs t hub . OR opti onal USB hub USB/Parall el [...]

6 2 Con nect the adap t er’ s p aral l el connec t or t o th e parall el po rt on the back of the printer , then secure it with the wir e clips . F ollow the instruct ions in the ne x t sec ti on to instal l the print er softw are from the USB Printer Softw a re CD-R OM. paral l e l co nnector wir e clip s us b4. boo k Pa g e 6 Wed ne s day , O c[...]

7 Ins talling th e USB Printe r So ftware F ollow the s e steps to i nstal l the USB printer driv er softwa re: 1 Make sure your pri nter and c omputer are c onnec ted and tur ned off. 2 Make sure you r USB hub is powered on (if you’re usi ng one ). Tu rn on your compu ter a nd wait unt i l you see t he desktop i cons. Then t urn on your EPSON pr[...]

8 9 Cli ck the pri nte r icon for your printe r . Pri nter icons are labeled as foll ows : If y ou don’t see y our p rinter icon in the Choo ser , mak e sur e your cab l e connec tions are secur e and y our p rint er is turned on. SC 440 EPSON Styl us COLOR 4 40 SC 600 EPSON Styl us COLOR 6 00 SC 640 EPSON Styl us COLOR 6 40 SC 660 EPSON Styl us [...]

9 10 Cli ck the USB Por t ico n (if you’ ve connect ed m ore than one prin ter of the same m odel , the port is numbered ). 11 Turn on back gr o und pri nt ing if you want, the n clo se the Chooser . Note: The pri nter softwa r e y ou just inst all ed ma y inc lude a utilit y calle d Mon itor3. This is an upgraded versi on of M onit or2 and ma y [...]

10 Installing Your Creative Soft war e and Electronic Manual If y ou ’ v e been usi ng y our EPSON pr inte r wit h y our compute r, y ou’ ve probab ly al ready installed you r cr eativ e soft w are and elect ronic man ual, i f yo ur pr inte r came with the m. O ther wise , che c k your printer’ s setup inst ructi ons to fin d out abou t an y [...]

11 G e t tin g Sta r t ed on a Wi ndo w s 98 S ys tem The inst ructi ons on th e ne xt f e w pages e xpl ain ho w to conn ect the USB/ P arall el Adapter cab l e to your Windo ws 98 sys tem and how to inst all the pri nte r so ftwar e th at cam e o n the USB Printe r Soft ware CD- ROM . IMP ORT A NT: The pri nter soft ware t hat came wi t h y our p[...]

12 Se tt i n g Up th e C omp u t e r If y ou ’ v e been usi ng y our EPSON pr inte r wit h y our compute r, then yo u’ v e alr eady inst al led y our prin ter driv er on your system . Y ou m ust rem ov e the old print er dri v er a nd it s INF f i le as desc ribed belo w bef ore y ou can install the new USB printer d r iv er. Note: Onc e yo u?[...]

13 5 Open the In f folde r, then open the fo lde r label ed Other. Loc ate and sele ct the INF fil e correspondi ng to the print er driver you’re remov ing: 6 Cli ck Delete t o delete th e old pr inter dri ver’ s INF file. 7 Close Windows Explor er. EPSON Styl us COLOR 4 40 EPSONEPIIF E3P . INF EPSON Styl us COLOR 6 00 EPSONEPS600.INF EPSON Sty[...]

14 Remo vin g t he Prin ter Dri ver F ollow the steps below t o r emov e the old pr inter d r iv er : 1 Cli ck Star t , poi nt t o Setting s , th e n cl ick Con tr o l Panel . 2 Dou ble-cl i ck Add/Remove Pr og rams . 3 Selec t EPSON Printer Sof tware in the prog r am list . 4 Cl i ck the Add/Remov e button. Fo llow the i nstr uction s on s creen t[...]

15 7 Close the Add/Rem ove Pr ograms Propert ies win dow, clos e the Contr ol Panel, and th en shut down the computer . Se tt i n g Up th e Pr i n t e r If y ou ’ v e been usi ng y our EPSON pr inte r wit h y our compute r, the printer i s probab ly set up al read y . If so , mak e sure you r sys tem is turned off and disc onnect the printer from[...]

16 1 Con nect the adapter to an avail abl e USB port on the back of your compute r , a s shown below. I f you’ re u sing a USB hub, plug i t i nto an avai l able USB por t on your compu t er, t hen plug t he adapter into a USB port on the hub. If you have more than one hub , pl ug the ada pt e r in to the fi r s t hub. USB/Par al lel Adapt er op [...]

17 2 Con nect the adap t er’ s p aral l el connec t or t o th e parall el po rt on the back of the printer , then secure it with the wir e clips . F ollow the instruct io ns i n the ne xt section to instal l the USB printer sof twar e. paral l e l co nnector wire c l ips us b4. boo k Pa g e 17 W edn e sd ay, Oc tob e r 6, 1 99 9 2:0 7 PM[...]

18 Ins talling th e USB Printe r So ftware F ollow the s e steps to i nstal l the USB printer driv er softwa re: 1 Make sure your pri nter and c omputer are c onnec ted and tur ned off. 2 Make sur e your USB hub i s po wered on (if y ou’ re usi ng one ). Then tur n on your compu ter a nd pri nter, and wai t until you see t he Add New Hardwar e Wi[...]

19 5 Sel ec t Speci fy a l ocat ion , then c lick Bro wse to locate the USB printer softwa re. Th e softw are is lo cated in your print er’ s folder on the EPSO N CD-RO M. us b4. boo k Pa g e 19 W edn e sd ay, Oc tob e r 6, 1 99 9 2:0 7 PM[...]

20 6 Cli ck Next . The A dd New Har dware Wi zard f inds the EPSON USB/Par allel Print e r Adapter soft war e. 7 Cli ck Next . The Add New Hardware Wiza rd copies the drive r f il es to your har d drive and finis hes i nstall i ng the soft war e. us b4. boo k Pa g e 20 W edn e sd ay, Oc tob e r 6, 1 99 9 2:0 7 PM[...]

21 8 At the f inal scr een, cl ick Fi ni s h . Windo ws 98 detects y our print er and di spla ys a screen simi l ar to the f ollow in g: 9 Cli ck Next to ins t all y our pri nter driver . At the next scr een, s elect Search fo r t he best dri ver for your device and c l ick Next . us b4. boo k Pa g e 21 W edn e sd ay, Oc tob e r 6, 1 99 9 2:0 7 PM[...]

22 10 Make sure you r pr int er’s fol der is select ed unde r Specify a loc ati on . The n cl ic k Next and foll ow the on- scr een instruc ti ons to ins tal l your pri nter dri ve r and the Stat us M oni t or 2 uti li t y, if you r print er uses it. Note: If y ou ’r e setting up an EPSON Stylus Pro 5000 or 9000 and Status Monit or 2 does not i[...]

23 Foll ow t hes e s t ep s t o e n abl e Wi nd ow s Pr i nt M a n age r : 1 Cli ck Start , poi nt to Progra ms , Epson , and sel ect Spo ol Manager 4 . 2 In the EPSON Spool Manager window, select the i con for your pri nter. 3 From the Queue m enu, select Setup . T he Queue Set up d ialog box appear s. 4 Selec t Use Print Manage r , t hen clic k O[...]

24 Checkin g Your Installation T o veri fy th at yo ur p rint er softw are inst alled p roperly , open an appl ication and try printing t o y our print er . If the printe r does n’ t work cor re ctly , full y uni nstal l yo ur pr inte r softw are as descri bed in “Setting Up th e Computer” on page 12 of thi s gui de . Then reinst all t he USB[...]

25 Installing Your Creative Soft war e and Electronic Manual If you’ ve be en using your EPSON pri nter wi th y our compu t er , y ou’v e probab l y alr eady inst alled yo ur cr eativ e soft ware and elec t ronic m anua l, if your pr inter cam e wit h t hem. Otherwi se , c heck your prin ter ’ s se tup instruc ti ons to find ou t about any so[...]

26 Cauti on: The inst al lation progr a ms f or the EPSON Stylus Photo EX and EPSON Styl us Photo 700 in stall the creati v e sof tw ar e bef ore they pr om pt y ou t o inst all the printer driv er softw ar e . Be sur e to cancel t he prin ter dr iv er soft wa re ins tallat ion whene v er y o u see th e scr een sho wn o n t he pre v ious page . I f[...]

27 App endi x US B /P aral lel Ad ap t e r S pe cif i cat io ns USB connect or : USB series A; compli ant with USB Specifi catio n Re vision 1.0 P arall el connect or: IEEE-1 284-B (b idir ect ional ); Compat i bility , Nibb le, a nd ECP mode supp orted Cabl e: 2-met er, 5-conduc tor , insu l ated, s hielded, USB comp liant T emper at ure: Opera ti[...]

28 Syst em Requ i rem en ts Mac int osh Compu ter: App le i M ac or USB-r eady P ow er Maci ntosh G 3 Opera ting sys t em: Macint osh OS 8.5 or lat er , or Mac intosh OS 8.1 with iMac Updat e 1. 0 or later Memor y: 32MB of RAM Stor age : At leas t 50MB of free hard disk spac e fo r storing images (100MB or more recommende d) Displ a y: 13-i nch RGB[...]

29 Win dow s Compu ter: An IBM ® c ompati b le PC with at least a 486/66 MHz proce ssor (P ent ium ® processo r recom m ended) with US B p or t built in Opera ting system: W i ndows 98 Memory: At leas t 16MB of RAM (32MB rec ommended) Stor age : At leas t 50MB of free hard disk spac e fo r storing images (100MB recomme nded) Displ a y: V GA, Supe[...]