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SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER 

Epson LQ 590 Dot Matrix printer - Windows 7 

 

UNPACK YOUR PRINTER AND LOAD THE DRIVERS 

 
After you have unpacked your printer, removed all the packing tape and connect your printer to your computer 
with a cable.  Find your printer’s owner’s manual.  You will need this manual for installing the printer for use. 
 

INSTALLING YOUR PRINTER DRIVERS INTO WINDOWS

 

 
Follow the directions to install the printer drivers from the supplied CD in the owner’s manual.  There is a CD 
disk that comes with each printer.  
 
At the end of the installation for Windows, you will be asked if you want to; 

PRINT A TEST PAGE

.  Print out 

a test page to make sure the printer is working correctly. 
 

IF THE PRINTER FAILS TO RESPOND AND DOES NOT PRINT A TEST PAGE, CALL THE 
VENDOR THAT PROVIDED THE PRINTER, OR CALL THE PRINTERS MANUFACTURER. 
 
Your printer should be listed automatically in the printer windows.  To check to see if it is installed 
correctly; 
 

Step 1 – Click Start Button 

Step 2 – Click Control Panel 

Step 3 – Click Printers 

 

The next window will appear you should see “Epson LQ590” listed as a printer. 
 

 

Summary of Contents for LQ 590

Page 1: ...D in the owner s manual There is a CD disk that comes with each printer At the end of the installation for Windows you will be asked if you want to PRINT A TEST PAGE Print out a test page to make sure the printer is working correctly IF THE PRINTER FAILS TO RESPOND AND DOES NOT PRINT A TEST PAGE CALL THE VENDOR THAT PROVIDED THE PRINTER OR CALL THE PRINTERS MANUFACTURER Your printer should be list...

Page 2: ...e top navigation bar File then Print pick your Epson LQ590 printer and click on it and follow the printer dialogue box and look to see that the printer printed on paper exactly like you typed it in Notepad Please be advised Epson printer s installation in Windows 7 has a standard default setting for 8 x 11 inch paper In the next section we will have to create a new printer called Epson Forms Print...

Page 3: ...our Epson Printer you just installed Step 1 Click Start Button Step 2 Click Control Panel Step 3 Click Printers Highlight Epson printer in the blue rectangle which will make more menu items appear Click on Printer server properties to make this window appear ...

Page 4: ... looks like the one above Scroll down and locate Letter and check the box Create a new form Erase the Form name Letter and replace with Long Forms Then increase the Height from 11 00in to 22 00 inches Click Save Form then Close ...

Page 5: ...to the printers control panel Click the right mouse button on your Epson printer and click Printing preferences Click the Advanced button You will see the screen below Change the Paper Size from Letter to Long Forms and click ok ...

Page 6: ...Click Ok again which will return you to the printer control panel ...

Page 7: ...ck on your Epson printer and then click on Print server properties again Select the Long Forms form you created earlier After you select the form change the height to 30 You should now be configured to print long forms Click ok and close the printer control panel You are now ready to print your long contracts ...

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