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Chapter 3

Using the EpsonScript Driver Utility

This chapter explains about the EpsonScript Utility. This utility

program has the ability to change many of your printer and

printer driver settings.

Caution:

This utility can also work with other PostScript printer(s). And,

some features enable you to remove data from your printer, such

as fonts in your printer’s RAM and on the 

hard 

disk. Make sure

you have backup copies 

of 

this data before you delete it.

Operation outline

The EpsonScript Utility is installed on your hard disk during

installation. If you cannot find this utility in your hard disk

window, run the installer to install this program according to the

steps in Chapter 1.

1. Turn on your computer.

2. Open your hard disk window.

3. Double click 

EpsonScript Utility. 

The utility program searches

the printers available on your AppleTalk network. The

following window is then displayed.

Using the EpsonScript Driver Utility

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Summary of Contents for C83202

Page 1: ...EPSON English 4 0 0 2 6 1 9 C O 1 0 0 ...

Page 2: ...EPSON EpsonScript Cartridge RI C83202 Macintosh User s Guide ...

Page 3: ...Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation The EpsonScript Level 2 Cartridge is a customized product based on PhoenixPage Level 2 developed by Phoenix Technologies Ltd Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation TrueType AppleTalk Macintosh and LaserWriter are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc ITC Avant Garde ITC Bookman ITC Zapf Chancery ITC Zapf...

Page 4: ... 1 Easy and customize installation 1 2 Using Easy installation 1 2 Customize installation 1 5 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Macintosh Using Chooser to Set Up Your Printer 2 1 Selecting EpsonScript 2 1 Making settings in Page Setup 2 2 Renaming the Printer 2 10 Running the EpsonScript Utility 2 10 Print Dialog 2 12 Tips on Using TrueType Fonts 2 17 Chapter 3 Using the EpsonScript Driver Utility Operati...

Page 5: ...sts Button 3 4 Information 3 4 Print Requested Info box 3 4 Font Options 3 4 Printer Options 3 4 About button 3 5 Font Options 3 5 List Fonts button 3 5 Download button 3 5 Remove button 3 10 Printer Options 3 11 Printer Info button 3 12 Send File button 3 14 Rename button 3 15 General button 3 16 ...

Page 6: ...raphics and so on With this cartridge installed your Epson printer works as if it is an Apple Laser Writer 2g iJ 35 fonts in 11 font families Fixed Pitch 810 Courier Dutch 801 Roman Swiss 721 Geometric ITC AvantGarde Revival 711 ITC Bookman Swiss 721 Narrow Century 702 Century Schlbook Zapf Calligraphic 801 ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic ITC Zapf Dingbats and Symbol Q Epson quality reliability an...

Page 7: ... on whether you can use this cartridge with later Epson printers than those listed in this manual 0 This cartridge does not work if the optional Epson PostScript CARD C82609 is installed in your printer Required memory Before using this cartridge make sure your printer has more than 1 5MB of memory Because this cartridge generates printing data using banding memory techniques you should be able to...

Page 8: ...your printer has more than 3 OMB of memory 0 When memory is insufficient for your document the printing process is canceled If this occurs install extra memory in your printer Applications NOT supported Applications listed below are not supported LaserTalk SmartArt Introduction 3 ...

Page 9: ...h the EpsonScript package This installer copies the printer driver utility driver supplement files and screen fonts to your Macintosh computer Installing the printer driver Before installing To install the software your Macintosh computer must have the following 3 2MB of RAM minimum varies depending on the minimum size required by your system Q System 7 0 or later 0 Hard disk Caution Do not use th...

Page 10: ...ce However we recommend you to start Easy Installation described above because the utility program and the screen fonts revise your printing environment drastically better Using Easy installation Follow the steps below to install the necessary files for using EpsonScript with your computer 1 Turn on your Macintosh computer Note If your Macintosh runs any applications automatically when the power i...

Page 11: ...all Click Install to place the l EpsonScript Driver l EpsonScript Utility l Screen Fonts for System 7 1 on the hard disk named 0 HD SCSI 0 Note This sample is based on your running the installer using System 7 1 and your current hard disk being HD SCSI 0 The hard disk name the System name and the items below Click Install to place the vary according to your system environment Installing the Progra...

Page 12: ...aller starts copying the necessary files automatically 8 Change the disk from Printing Tools Disk1 to Screen Fonts Disk2 when the installer instructs you to do so Installer continues copying files automatically after you insert the next disk Note You need to exchange the disks several times as the messages indicate 9 Make sure the following message shows on your display Installation on the active ...

Page 13: ...apter Setting Up Your Macintosh Customize installation Note You can copy only the files you need from the disks using this installation method If you cannot print correctly after this installation perform the Easy Installation to copy the necessary files and modify your system settings Steps 1 to 6 are the same as the steps in the Easy Installation Follow the steps in that section first From step ...

Page 14: ...y clicking Easy Install 8 Click the item s you would like to install Selected items are displayed in reverse and the product information is shown For example if you click EpsonScript Driver the window changes as follows Click the items you want to select Shift click to select multiple items 1 6 Installing the Programs ...

Page 15: ...creen fonts eventually a message appears requesting you to change the disk Change the disk from Printing Tools Disk1 to Screen Fonts Disk2 as instructed by the installer messages Installer continues copying files automatically after you insert the required disk Note You will need to exchange the disks several times as the messages indicate The following steps are the same as the previous Easy Inst...

Page 16: ... two or more Epson printers of the same model using AppleTalk you must rename the printer to distinguish it from the other printers In this case follow the steps in the Rename the Printer section Using Chooser to Set Up Your Printer Selecting EpsonScript 1 Press on the Apple menu and hold down Then drag down to Chooser The Chooser window displays APPleTelk Zones Active App eTa k 0 Inact ve 7 Setti...

Page 17: ...stScript or EpsonScript printers on your AppleTalk network they are also displayed in the list Note for Background Printing You can select the background printing feature that allows you to proceed with other work while your computer performs printing in the background To enable this feature click the On radio button Refer to your computer s user s guide for more details 8 Click Close in Chooser T...

Page 18: ...wing sections describe the settings available in Page setup Paper popup menu You can select a paper size using this option You can choose any paper size listed in the option Make sure this setting matches the paper loaded in your printer You can select from among these paper sizes A4 A5 B5 Letter Legal HalfLetter Executive GovernmentLegal GovernmentLetter F4 Monarch Commercial 10 DL C5 The default...

Page 19: ... example if you choose 4 UP every four pages of your document are printed on one sheet You can select l up 2 UP 4 UP 6 UP 8 up 9 up 12 up or 16 up The default value is l up Cancel button Click this button to cancel the setting changes and exit the current window All changes you made are canceled and the settings return to their values before you entered this window About button You can see the inf...

Page 20: ...ing The default value is Binary The other option is ASCII This option is enabled when you save the document as a PostScript file to your disk You can reduce the quantity of the data by selecting the Binary option If you would like to edit the data using an editor save it as an ASCII file Date Time Stamp You can print the printing date and time at the top of each page using this option To enable th...

Page 21: ... black and white patterns to represent shades of gray The driver sends these patterns to the printer as colors so that the printer can print them in its own grayscale patterns But some patterns used in graphics may not be recognized by the driver as representing color These are sent to the printer as patterns and therefore have a poorer quality This option tells the driver to send all patterns to ...

Page 22: ...ght decrease the image print quality during transformation of screen data to print data Click this button to multiply the images at a multiple of 75 dpi The quality of the image is preserved though the image is reduced by about 4 from the screen size Fonts You can manage the font environment for your printer using this button You can see the following window after you click the Fonts button System...

Page 23: ...ing the printer fonts from your computer you can print faster than when using screen fonts Note that if the substituted font design is very different your document can vary drastically from the screen TrueType Fonts popup menu The default value is Convert to Type 1 The other option is Keep as TrueType Include Fonts popup menu The default value is All But PPD lnstalled Other options are None All Al...

Page 24: ... document for the driver You can use the help list at the left of the window To exit the Help window click Done at the right of the window Resolution Improve Resolution Improve popup menu You can change your Epson printer s RITech Resolution Improvement Technology setting using this feature The default value is Printer s default Printer s default RITech setting is used according to the printers se...

Page 25: ...o other PostScript printer is connected to your AppleTalk network you may not need to rename the printer name When several EpsonScript or PostScript printers are connected to your AppleTalk network you should rename the printer name to distinguish your printer from others To rename the printer use the EpsonScript Utility according to the steps below Running the EpsonScript Utility 1 Open your hard...

Page 26: ...Rename at the right side of the window The following window appears Near name for Actionlaser 1 IlOCI Printer Status t _ Note Not all printers change their names immediately You may need to wait a minute or even turn the printer off and on before clicking the Update Lists button on the main window to update the zone printer lists Cancel Ok Setting Up Your Macintosh 2 11 ...

Page 27: ... ooo S 4 puipr Copies m Pages I RII 0 From 0 To 0 Cancel II Print As 0 B W Printer Prep 1 Temporary 1 Options GraYscale paper from Automatic 1 H e l p Print To I Printer _ _ 0 File 0 Couer In j fluttrrntrt c 7 lbout Print Pages I All 0 Odd Pages Only 0 Even Pages Only Section Range From I To I 0 Print Selection Only 0 Print Hidden TeHt IJ Print Neut File 0 Print Back To Front This menu includes th...

Page 28: ...mage in black and white even if the image on the screen is color Grayscale Prints the image using grayscale which simulates shades of gray even if the image on the screen is color This option appears if the printer s PPD file supports the grayscale feature Color Prints the image using color This option appears if the printer s PPD file supports color printing Print To You can select whether the co...

Page 29: ...he settings below the Save PostScript Files To box The saved documents have a specific icon that indicates they are PostScript documents After clicking the Save or Cancel button the window closes and you return to the previous window There are four settings for saving your PostScript document PostScript popup menu The default value is level 1 Compatible The other option is Level 2 Only TrueType Fo...

Page 30: ... needs to perform the preparation for every printing job Interrogate The printer driver asks your printer whether the driver needs to prepare or not Preparation is performed again if the printer answers it should be performed The prepared settings are lost after the printing None The driver assumes that the printer is already prepared Note Q The best setting for the printer when you are using Appl...

Page 31: ...ESIZE Standard Bin and Optional Lower Cassette YOU can select the paper source for the cover sheet of your document The pages following the cover sheet are loaded from the paper source selected in the Paper from menu Print button Click this button to start printing Options button This button operates the as same as the Option button in the Page Setup window See Printer Setting in this chapter Canc...

Page 32: ...lp window click Done at the right of the window Tips on Using TrueType Fonts When printing documents written for PostScript printers the printout from your printer and the PostScript printer might be different This difference occurs because this product uses fonts that differ from PostScript standard fonts Setting Up Your Macintosh 2 17 ...

Page 33: ...and on the hard disk Make sure you have backup copies of this data before you delete it Operation outline The EpsonScript Utility is installed on your hard disk during installation If you cannot find this utility in your hard disk window run the installer to install this program according to the steps in Chapter 1 1 Turn on your computer 2 Open your hard disk window 3 Double click EpsonScript Util...

Page 34: ...Talk zones click the zone your printer is connected to in the AppleTalk Zones list Then printers connected to the selected zone are then displayed in the PostScript Printers list 5 After you choose the printer you can change the settings using the buttons in the Font Options and Printer Options Refer to the sections after this section for details on the functions 6 To quit the utility click the Cl...

Page 35: ...ge This list displays the EpsonScript or PostScript printer names connected to your AppleTalk network If you cannot find your printer it may be connected to another AppleTalk zone Click the name of your printers zone listed in the AppleTalk Zones Then you should be able to find your printer s name in the PostScript Printers list Note If your AppleTalk network does not use the zone feature NO zones...

Page 36: ... Information area This feature takes effect for information displayed after this button is clicked Font Options Font Options has three buttons They are List Fonts Download and Remove You can manage the fonts installed or to be installed on the selected printer using these buttons Refer to the next section of this chapter Font Options Printer Options Printer Options has four buttons They are Printe...

Page 37: ...lected printer Download Downloads software fonts from your computer to the selected printer Remove Removes the fonts stored in the printer s erasable device such as a SCSI hard disk List Fonts button Click this button to display a list of the fonts available on the selected printer Both of the resident and current downloaded fonts are displayed in the Information box Download button Click this but...

Page 38: ...w after you click the Download button on the main window Font Downloading Options o HD SCSI 0 7 M e m o r y o HD SCSI 0 XI Convert TrueType to Type1 Operation outline You can download software fonts from your computer to your printer by following the steps below Details on each item are described following these steps 1 Select the printer using PostScript Printers and AppleTalk Zones 2 Click Downl...

Page 39: ...ose box to exit the download window Details on each item are described in the following sections Folder List The Folder List is the list in the upper left of this window that shows the folder name s in the current directory You can change the current directory using POPUP Path Menu in the list and Open button at the middle of the window File List The File List is the list in the lower left of this...

Page 40: ...ch you can download fonts Most printers can download fonts to the memory only so usually this menu displays Memory for the device name When the selected printer has another device such as hard disk you can download fonts to by holding the mouse button on the menu and pulling down the list that appears below You can select the download device to be Memory or other device name s Eject button When a ...

Page 41: ...d Q You can also change the current directory to the folder in the Folder List by double clicks on the folder Delete button When you would like to remove the font s from the Font List to cancel download click this button after you select the fonts in the Font List Note You should select the font s in the Font List before you click this button Add button This utility downloads the font s registered...

Page 42: ... font you may need to reinstall it later using the download feature Note You cannot erase fonts provided as built in ROM fonts Fonts In The Printer list Device popup menu The list at the left of the window is the Fonts In The Printer list You can view the available EpsonScript or PostScript fonts for the current device in the selected printer Fonts To Be Removed list The list at the right of the w...

Page 43: ...el button You can cancel font removal and close the current window by clicking this button The window returns to main window without removing any font Remove Fonts button Click this button to remove the fonts displayed Fonts to be added box This box shows the font you selected in the Font In The Printer list Also you can type the font name you want to remove in this box instead of selecting the fo...

Page 44: ...hat this name might be different from the name you can see in the PostScript Printers list Firmware Revision The version number of the printer s software and data is displayed Note If the number 0 is displayed your printer s version number is indecipherable PostScript Level This item displays the EpsonScript or PostScript level of the printer Note If the number is 1 or Unknown the EpsonScript or P...

Page 45: ...nter The nesting level is that the number of saves that can be done simultaneously before a restore must be performed Total pages printed This item displays the total number of pages printed by the printer since it was manufactured Note If the printer s counter reaches its limit the counter returns to 0 and it continues counting Startup Page Enabled This item displays the status of the startup pag...

Page 46: ...les to the printer directly using this feature without running any word processor or DTP software When you click this button the following window appears t HD SCSI 0 v 1 a HD SCSI 0 m Applications m documents mMPW To send a file follow the steps below 1 Select the file using the Popup Path Menu at the top of the window and the File List Also you can use the Eject and Desktop buttons to change the ...

Page 47: ...ain window Rename button If your EpsonScript or PostScript printer is the one printer and no other EpsonScript or PostScript printer is connected to your AppleTalk network you may not need to rename the printer name When several EpsonScript or PostScript printer s are connected to your AppleTalk network you should rename the printer name to distinguish your printer from other printer s To rename t...

Page 48: ...main window to update the zone printer lists ii q O k 2 Enter a unique name for your EpsonScript or PostScript Printer 3 Click OK 4 Click the Close box General button You can send control commands to the printer reset the printer set the Startup Page enable or disable and edit control commands using this feature When you click the General button the following window appears 3 16 Using the EpsonScr...

Page 49: ...mmand to send list 3 Click the command line in the Select command to send list 4 Click the Send Text button Then the selected command line is sent to the printer and the current status of the printer is displayed in the status box Note You can send any command in ASCII characters using this feature Select command to send list The command strings are saved in this list You can add strings using the...

Page 50: ...e command strings in the Enter text to send box Note The Add TO List button is disabled if no strings are described in the Enter text to send box Delete From List button You can delete the registered command strings using this button To delete the strings first select it on the Select command to send list The string then appears in the Enter text to send list Send Text button Click the Send Text b...

Page 51: ...on You can confirm the printer s status using this sheet Enable Click the Enable button to enable startup page printing Disable Click the Disable button to disable startup page printing Done button Click the Done button to exit the current window and return to the main window If you change the Select command to send list the system asks whether to Save changes to text list and Yes NO and Cancel bu...

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