Epson C82069 User Manual

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EPSON OVERSEAS MARKETING LOCATIONS

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EPSON AMERICA, INC.

20770 Madrona Avenue
Torrance CA 90503, U.S.A.
Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

EPSON UK LTD.

Campus 100, Maylands Avenue,
Hemel Hempstead, Herts.
HP2 7EZ. U.K.
Phone: [phone]

Telex: 5182467

EPSON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

Unit 3, 17 Rodborough Road,
Frenchs Forest, NSW 2086, Australia
Phone: [phone]
Fax. [phone]

EPSON HONG KONG LTD.

25/F, Harbour Centre,
25 Harbour Road, Wanchai,
Hong Kong

5854600

Phone:

65542

Telex:

EPSON ITALIA S.p.A.

V.le F.lli Casiraghi 427
20099 Sesto S.Giovanni
Ml, Italy
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH

Zülpicher
4000 Düsseldorf
Phone: [phone]
Telex: 8584786

StraBe

6,

11 F.R.

Germany

EPSON FRANCE S.A.

68 bis, rue Marjolin
92300, Levallois-Perret, France
Phone: [phone]

Telex: 610657

EPSON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

No. 1 Raffles Place #26-00
OUB Centre, Singapore 0104
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

EPSON ELECTRONICS TRADING LTD.
(TAIWAN BRANCH)

10F. No. 287 Nanking E. Road, Sec. 3,
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

EPSON IBERICA S.A.

Av. de Roma, 18-26
08290 Cerdanyola del Valles
Barcelona, Spain
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
(Hirooka Office)

80 Harashinden, Hirooka
Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken
399-07 Japan
Phone: [phone]

1991 Nov.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other wise, without the
prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use
of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book,
Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed
for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any
options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or EPSON
Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.

SEIKO EPSON Corp.‘s LICENSOR(S) MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE SOFTWARE. SEIKO EPSON Corp.‘s LICENSOR(S) DOES
NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY PRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE
RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED
WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU

IN NO EVENT WILL SEIKO EPSON Corp.‘s LICENSOR(S) AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY SEIKO EPSON Corp.‘s LICENSOR) BE LIABLE TO YOU
FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND
THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE EVEN IF SEIKO
EPSON Corp‘s LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL. DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.

SEIKO EPSON Corp.‘s Licensor’s liability to you for actual damages from any cause whatsoever, and
regardless of the form of the action (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or
otherwise), will be limited to $50.

EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
PostScript is a trademark or a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Aldus and PageMaker arc registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Apple, LaserWriter, and Macintosh are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation

HP, LaserJet, LaserJet+, LaserJet 500, LaserJet series II, and LaserJet IIP are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard

Company.

IBM and IBM PC are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation
Times, Helvetica, and Palatino are trademarks of Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries
ITC Avant Garde, ITC Bookman, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats, are registered trademarks of

International Typeface Corporation.
Copyright© 1992 by Seiko Epson Corporation Nagano, Japan

Contents

Introduction

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Precautions

Chapter 1 Handling the PostScript CARD

Care

and
Installing

SelectingPostScript..................................................................

Printer Selection
Removing

Chapter 2 Using the PostScript CARD

The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SelecType

Chapter 3 Installing Screen Fonts and Drivers

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Macintosh

Appendix A The Namer

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Introduction

Features

The PostScript
capabilities of true Adobe PostScript. The card provides you with
the following features for high performance with today’s desktop
publishing:

The Adobe PostScript Language. This powerful printer language
easily rotates, scales, clips, and orients any graphic object on
your page. Choose from the wide range of application programs
written for PostScript printers for professional results.

35 fonts in 11 font families: Times™, Helvetica™, Courier,
Symbol, Avant Garde® Bookman®, Helvetica Narrow, New
Century Schoolbook, Palatino™, Zapf Chancery®, and Zapf
Dingbats®.

Epson quality, reliability, and ease of operation.

™ CARD gives your Epson page printer the

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This manual is a supplement to your printer manual. It gives you
the additional information necessary to use the PostScript CARD
with your printer. Keep these manuals together.

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Precautions

Available printers

This card can work with the page printers listed below:

EPL-7000/7100/705OC
EPL-4000/4100/4200/4300, ActionLaser
EPL-8000/8100

It does not work with these printers:

GQ-3500, GQ-5000
EPJ-200, EPI-4000
EPL-6000, ActionLaser, ActionLaser PLUS

If your printer is not listed above, ask your Epson dealer whether
this card can be used with your printer.

Required memory

Before using the card, make sure your printer has more than 1.5
megabytes (MB) of memory. If you connect your printer to more
than one computer, you must assign at least 1.5 MB of printer
memory to the channel using the PostScript CARD. See your printer
user’s guide for more de tails.

Note:

l You cannot assign the PostScript mode to more than one

channel even if your printer has more than 3.0 MB of memory.

l When the memory is insufficient for your paper size, the

printing area might be clipped. Minimize the receive buffer
size and the FULL PRINT setting, or both, using SelecType or
install extra memory.

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Printing area

If the NOTE option is selected in the PAGETYPE menu, the printing
area of A4, Letter, or Legal paper will be offset towards the left and
top of the page.

Note:

When the START PAGE menu is set to ON, your printer prints
the start page every time the printer mode switches to PostScript
(for example, during auto sense mode). If you change your printer
mode often, it is recommended you set the START PAGE menu to
OFF.

Start page

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Available interfaces

Unless you are using a Macintosh™, you can use any built-in or
optional interface to connect your printer to your computer.

Note for Macintosh users:

l When you install this PostScript CARD in your printer, you

can connect it to your Macintosh with the optional
LocalTalk™ interface C82312*. Do not use the serial interface
for this purpose, because the Macintosh does not have a
printer driver for the serial interface.

l This card returns one of the following messages on the screen:

status:initializing
status:idle
status:busy
status:waiting
status:printing
status:printing test page

l Applications listed below are not supported:

LaserTalk™
SmartArt™

l If some objects are clipped at the right or bottom edge, use A4,

Letter, or Legal size instead of small size. To select these sizes,
use the Larger Print Area setting in the option dialog box of
Page Setup in the Macintosh File menu.

initializing PS mode
no job currently processing
processing job
waiting for data for current job
printing page
printing start page

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For EPL-7000/7100 Users

Your printer always reprints jammed pages after a paper jam
error is corrected, even if JAM RECOVERY is OFF.

You may get a PAPER SIZE ERROR if you try to print on a
paper size that cannot be selected with SelecType. If this error
occurs, press RESET until the display shows RESET.

When your printer is used with two computers, the PostScript
CARD should be used with channel S. If you want to use the
card with channel P, set the MEMORY menu to S 0:l0P.

You cannot connect the EPL-7000/7100 to a Macintosh
computer.

For EPL-4000/4100/ActionLaserII users

If you are using your printer with more than one computer and you
are using an optional interface, you must use the PostScript CARD
with the optional interface.

If you are using more than one computer but not using an optional
interface, you must use the PostScript CARD with the serial
interface.

For EPL-4200/4300/8000/8100 or later printer users

To assign the printer mode to PS mode when you are using two or
more interface channels in INDIVIDUAL mode, turn the printer off
and then back on. Otherwise, an INVALID ASSIGN error may
occur.

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Chapter 1
Handling the PostScript CARD

Care and Handling

Do not drop, crush, or bend the card. Its natural curvature does
not affect operation, so do not try to straighten the card by
bending it.

Avoid touching the gold connectors along the card’s edge.
If the card becomes dirty, clean the connectors by wiping the

edge with a clean tissue. Do not use water, alcohol, or other
solvents.

Keep the card in the protective case and blue antistatic bag when
you are not using it.

Do not store the card in direct sunlight or near a heat source.
When stored, the card can withstand from -30°C to 65°C (-20°F
to 150°F) temperatures and up to 90% humidity.

Be careful when you insert and remove the card. You can
damage it by inserting it the wrong way or using too much force.

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Installing the Card

Insert the card only when the printer is turned off.
Always insert it into slot A of your printer.
If the slot is horizontal, insert the card with the Epson logo on the

upper side of the card. If the slot is vertical, insert the card so the
Epson logo faces the A label. Follow the steps below to install the
card:

1.

Turn off the printer.

2.

Hold the card so that the arrow on the card is aligned with the
arrow on slot A.

3.

Gently slide the card into the slot until it locks in place.

4.

Turn on the printer.

Once you insert the PostScript CARD, you can select it using
SelecType.

Note:

l Make sure your printer has at least 1.5 MB of memory,

including an optional expanded memory board or chips. You
will get an error message if you select the PostScript CARD
when not enough memory is installed.

l Do not insert the card while the printer is turned on. If an

error occurs, refer to your printer manual for instructions.

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Selecting PostScript

Because your printer is set to operate in one of the resident printer
modes, you need to change the mode setting through SelecType
before you can use the PostScript option.

If you are not familiar with SelecType, see your printer manual. You

may also find it helpful to refer to the Quick Reference card (located

at the back of the manual) whenever you use SelecType.

First, find the MODE or MODE ASSIGN menu in your SelecType
map. (The menu for changing the printer mode is not identical in all
printers.) You can change the printer mode to PS from these menus.

The following two sets of steps describe how to change the printer
mode for the EPL-4000/4100, ActionLaserII, and the EPL-7000/7100
printers. See your printer manual for more details.

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1.

Hold down the SelecType button for several seconds until the
display shows SelecType LEVEL2.

2.

Press the A or v button until the “MODE ASSIGN” menu
appears.

3.

Press the b button to enter the option; the CH submenu (for
example, $ CHP LQ

4.

Press the A or 7 button to choose the interface that will use
the PostScript CARD. (If your desired interface is displayed in
step 3, ignore this step).

Press the b button to enter the printer mode option. You see

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the + icon, which means the displayed printer mode is currently
selected.

6.

Press the A or v button until the “+ PS” option appears.

7.

Press the b button to set the PostScript mode.

8.

Press the SelecType button three times to exit SelecType.

The PostScript mode remains in effect until you change the setting
or turn off the printer. If you wish to make this setting permanent,
use the “P-CONFIG. SAVE” menu in SelecType Level 2. See your

printer manual.

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