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Installing the Printer Software
1. Press the
P
power button to turn off the printer. The green light goes off.
2. Connect the printer and computer with a USB or parallel cable, then insert the printer software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Install the printer software.
Select your country or area of residence if the selection window appears. Then except where otherwise instructed, click or double-click the areas circled in red to proceed.
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Caution:
Turn off all virus protection programs before installing the printer software.
Note:
If the language selection window appears, select your preferred language.
For Windows
For Max OS 8.6 to 9.X
For Mac OS X
1. Open the
Mac OS X
folder, then double-click the
EPSON
icon. If the Authorization dialog box appears, (for Mac OS 10.1.x, click the
icon,) enter the
Password or phrase
,
then click
OK
.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
3. After installing the software and restarting the computer, press the
P
button to turn on the printer.
4. Open the
Applications
folder on your hard drive, then open the
Utilities
folder and double-click the
Print Center
icon. Click
Add Printer
in the Printer List dialog box.
5. Select
EPSON USB
from the pop-up menu. Select
SC83 Series(USB)
in the Product list, then select
All
from the Page Setup pop-up menu. Click
Add
.
6. Make sure the Printer List contains the printer(margin-type) options as illustrated below. See the
Reference Guide
on the printer software CD-ROM for more details.
7. Close Print Center.
Note:
When you print, be sure to match the
Format for
setting in the Page Setup dialog box and the
Printer
setting in the Print dialog box. Otherwise, the data may not be printed
correctly. See the Reference Guide for more details.
After installation is complete, see the
Reference Guide
for detailed information about printing from your computer for the first time.
The CD-ROM includes EPSON PhotoQuicker.
EPSON PhotoQuicker is a fun and easy to use program with a number of features that help you create outstanding photos. It also allows you to create borderless photos.
EPSON PhotoQuicker is not available for Windows NT 4.0 or Mac OS X.
For more details, double-click the
ESC83 Software Guide
icon on the desktop to view
Photo Print Software Setup
.
Viewing the Reference Guide
The
Reference Guide
provides detailed information about printing from a computer, printer maintenance, problem solving, and safety.
To view the
Reference Guide
, double-click the
ESC83 Reference Guide
icon on the desktop.
In Windows, you can also access the
Reference Guide
via the Start menu. To do so, click
Start
, point to
All Programs
in Windows XP or
Programs
in Windows Me, 98, 95, 2000, or NT 4.0,
point to
EPSON
, then select
ESC83 Reference Guide
.
USB
Parallel
Follow the on-screen instructions.
If the installer dialog box does not
appear, double-click
EPSETUP.EXE
on
the CD-ROM.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
After installing the software and restarting
the computer, turn on the printer.
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