Introduction
The EPSON
®
Stylus
®
COLOR 200 is an affordable, high-quality
ink jet printer that can print up to 16 million colors at high
resolution to produce full-color, photo-quality images. It also
produces realistic grayscale images, laser-quality text, and line
art. The printer’s ink jet technology allows it to operate quietly,
keeping your workspace peaceful.
The Stylus COLOR 200 is easy to install and use. You simply
set it up, connect it to your computer, and install the printer
software, as described in this book. The printer has a built-in
parallel interface so you can connect it to any IBM
®
PC
compatible computer.
The printer software includes a “driver” that controls printing
and lets you choose from a wide variety of printer settings. You
can change settings to improve print quality, speed up
printing, or achieve special printing effects. And to make your
selections easy, the driver includes an option that analyzes each
page and automatically adjusts the settings before printing it.
Getting the Most Out of Your Printer
To achieve the highest quality printout, you should know a few
of the elements that contribute to outstanding color printing:
❑
Resolution
is a measure of the amount of detail that can be
represented on the page. The higher the resolution, the
more detailed and realistic the image, and the longer it
takes to print. For printed images, resolution is measured
in dots per inch (dpi). Your printer has three resolutions:
720 dpi, 360 dpi, and Economy (180 dpi).
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