Epson C82605 User Manual

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EPSON AMERICA. INC.

INTRACORPORATION

DATE:

TO:

FROM:

PHONE:

SUBJECT:

October 22, 1992
Distribution

Tim Johnson
Assistant Manager, Editorial
MS D2-02

4032
Epson PostScript Card Supplement to the manual

According to our agreement with Adobe, owners of the Epson PostScript Card
have the right to get the Supplement to the manual. The supplement is very
technical and will probably not be requested. Therefore, neither SEC nor EAI will
publish the manual, but Robert Shibata, Lead Product Support Specialist, will have
a copy.

Please call me if you have any questions.

If any users want the manual, Robert can send them a copy.

Tim Johnson

Distribution:
Moira Ewings

Robert Shibata
Guy Walker

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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: 5 182467

EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH

Zülpicher
4000 Düsseldorf 11 F.R.
Phone: [phone]
Telex: 8584786

Stral3e

6,

Germany

EPSON FRANCE S.A.

68 bis, rue Marjolin
92300, Levallois-Perret, France
Phone: [phone]
Telex: 6 10657

EPSON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. EPSON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

Unit 3, 17 Rodborough Road, No. 1 Raffles Place #26-00
Frenchs Forest, NSW 2086, Australia OUB Centre, Singapore 0 104
Phone: [phone] Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]

EPSON HONG KONG LTD.

25/F, Harbour Centre,
25 Harbour Road, Wanchai,
Hong Kong
Phone: [phone]

Telex: 65542

EPSON ITALIA S.p.A.

V.le F.lli Casiraghi 427

20099 Sesto S.Giovanni
Ml, Italy
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.

EPSON

PostScript

C82605*

TM

CARD

User’s Guide

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 otherwise, 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.

This manual, the PostScript software, and the coded font programs described in this manual are registered
and copyrighted. The copyright of this manual is owned by Seiko Epson Corporation and the copyrights of
the software and coded font programs described in this manual are owned by Adobe Systems Incorporated
and are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. (“APPLE”) MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE. APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT,
GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY PRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULT OF THE USE
OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY,
CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF
THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT
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IN NO EVENT WILL APPLE, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO
YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION,
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NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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

Computer, Inc.
Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation
LaserJet, LaserJet+, LaserJet 500, LaserJet series II, and LaserJet III’ are trademarks or registered trademarks

of Hewlett-Packard Company.
IBM, IBM PC, and OS/2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines

Corporation.
ITC Avant Garde, ITC Bookman, ITC Zapf Chancery, ITC Zapf Dingbats, and Stone are registered

trademarks of International Typeface Corporation.
Helvetica, Palatino, and Times are trademarks of Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries.

Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation

Copyright © 1991 by Seiko Epson Corporation
Nagano, Japan

Contents

Introduction

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

Precautions

Chapter 1 Handling the PostScript CARD

Care and Handling
Installing the Card
Selecting PostScript
Printer
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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Contents i

Introduction

Features

The PostScript CARD gives your Epson page printer the

TM

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

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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.

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35 fonts in 11 font families: TimesTM, HelveticaTM, Courier,
Symbol, Avant Garde®, Bookman®, Helvetica Narrow, New
Century Schoolbook, PalatinoTM, Zapf Chancery®, and Zapf
Dingbats

®

. Epson quality, reliability, and ease of operation.

Introduction

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Features

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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Introduction

Precautions

Available printers

This card can work with the page printers listed below:

EPL-7000/7100/7050C
EPL-4000/4100, ActionLaser

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 details.

Note:

. You cannot assign the PostScript mode to more than one

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

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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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Precautions

Available interfaces

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

Note for Macintosh users:

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.

TM

For EPL-7000/7100 Users

Your printer always reprints jammed pages after a paper jam

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error is corrected, even if JAM RECOVERY is OFF.
You may get a PAPER SIZE ERROR if you try to print on a

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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

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CARD should be used with channel S. If you want to use the
card with channel P, set the MEMORY menu to S 0:10P.

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

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computer.

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Precautions

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.

Introduction

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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.

Handing the PostScript CARD

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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.

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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.

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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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Handing the PostScript CARD

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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