Epson Stylus Color 800N Setup Guide

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Contents

Using Your Software and Manuals 1
Setting Up Your Printer 2

Getting the Printer Ready 2
Installing the Ink Cartridges 4
Loading the Paper 7
Testing the Printer 8

Connecting the Printer to Your Network 8
Installing EPSON Net! 9

Installing in Windows 9
Installing in Macintosh 10

Configuring for NetWare 10

Defining Your Printer on a Print Server 10
Using EPSON Net! for NetWare Windows 12

Configuring for TCP/IP 15

Installing TCP/IP in Windows 95 15
Installing LPR Software in Windows NT 17
Configuring the Ethernet Card for TCP/IP 18

Setting Up DLC 19

Installing DLC in Windows NT 20
Configuring the Ethernet Card in Windows NT 4.x 20
Configuring the Ethernet Card in Windows NT 3.5x 21

Configuring for AppleTalk 22
Installing the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility 24
Installing the Printer Driver 26

Installing on a PC 26
Installing on a Macintosh 28

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Note:

Stylus COLOR 800

The

User’s Guide

some information that
does not apply to your
Ethernet-ready
Stylus COLOR 800N.

contains

Congratulations on purchasing your new EPSON Stylus

®

COLOR 800N printer. This guide summarizes the process of
setting up your printer and configuring it to work with your
network. For more information, see the User’s Guides for your
printer, the Ethernet card, and EPSON Status Monitor 2.

Using Your Software and Manuals

Your printer comes with the following:

Printer Software CD-ROM

◗

Contains the drivers for Windows
Answers (Windows 95, for non-network use only) and

®

LabelPro® 3.0 (Windows only).

Avery

EPSON Stylus COLOR 800

◗

Provides instructions for basic and custom printing, using
special media, maintenance, troubleshooting, and
specifications.

EPSON Net utility for Windows, Macintosh, and

◗

DOS/OS/2 (1 diskette each

Allows you to configure your printer for protocols

®

including Novell

NetWare,® TCP/IP, AppleTalk,® and

NetBIOS.

®

and Macintosh,® Epson

User’s Guide

)

EPSON Type B Ethernet Interface Card

◗

User’s Guide

Includes instructions for configuring and using the
Ethernet card with NetWare, Windows NT, UNIX,

®

OS/2.

Note that the information in the User’s Guide on
using the card with AppleTalk is incorrect for the version of
EPSON Net! included with your printer. Refer to the
Supplement for the correct instructions.

1

®

and

Setup Guide

◗

EPSON Type B Ethernet Interface Card

Contains instructions for configuring and using the
Ethernet card with a Macintosh network, initializing the
card, using the card with NetWare on a WAN, and using
TCP/IP with Windows 95.

EPSON Status Monitor 2 for Windows

◗

Allows you to monitor your printer over the network and
configures Windows 95 peer-to-peer printing
environments (2 diskettes).

Supplement

EPSON Status Monitor 2

◗

Provides instructions for installing and using the utility in a
TCP/IP or NetWare environment.

User’s Guide

Setting Up Your Printer

First you must unpack your printer and get it ready for
operation. Then you need to install your ink cartridges and load
some paper before you can test the printer.

Getting the Printer Ready

Follow these steps:

1. Remove any packing material from the printer, as described
on the Notice Sheet in the box. Save all the packaging so
you can use it if you need to transport the printer later.

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paper
support

Setup Guide

You’ll find these items inside:

color ink
cartridge

black ink
cartridge

2. Place the printer flat on a stable desk near a grounded
outlet. Leave plenty of room in back for the cables and
enough room in front for opening the output tray.

Do not put the printer:

Note:
Be sure to follow the
Safety Instructions in
the Introduction of your

User’s Guide.

printer

◗ In an area with high temperature or humidity
◗ In direct sunlight or dusty conditions
◗ Near sources of heat or electromagnetic interference,

such as loudspeakers or cordless telephone base units

3. Insert the paper support in the top slot on the back of the
printer.

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4. Before you plug in the printer, make sure the power is off.

Check the Ppower button; it’s off when its surface is raised
above the printer surface.

Caution:
Do not plug the printer
into an outlet controlled
by a wall switch or
timer, or on the same
circuit as a large
appliance. This may
disrupt the power,
which can erase
memory and damage
the power supply.

power

5. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded outlet.

Installing the Ink Cartridges

1. Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover.

2. Press the P power button to turn on the printer. The P
power light flashes, the B and I ink out lights come on,
and the ink cartridge holders move to the left.

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Note:
It’s OK if the tape does
not completely tear off
along the dotted line.

Setup Guide

3. Lift up the black ink cartridge clamp.

4. Open the black ink cartridge package. Remove only the
yellow part of the tape. Do not remove the white part. Also,
do not remove the clear seal on the bottom of the cartridge.

black ink
cartridge

color ink
cartridge

5. Lower the ink cartridge into the holder with the label face
up and the arrow pointing toward the back of the printer.

black ink
cartridge

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6. Push down the clamp until it locks in place.

7. Press the X color cleaning button. The print heads move to

the left again so you can install the color ink cartidge.

Caution:
Never turn off the printer
when the P power light
is flashing. However if
the P power light is still
flashing after 10
minutes and the printer
is not moving or making
noise, you may turn off
the printer.

black
cleaning
button

color
cleaning
button

load/eject
button

8. Follow steps 3 through 6 to install the color ink cartridge.

9. Press the E load eject button.

The printer moves the print heads and begins charging the ink
delivery system. The P power light flashes, and the printer
makes various sounds. Charging takes up to 7 minutes. Don’t

turn off the printer or interrupt this important process or
you’ll use up more ink than necessary. When it’s finished, you

can close the printer cover.

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Loading the Paper

1. Slide the left edge guide all the way left and pull out the
output tray extensions.

2. Fan a stack of plain paper and then even the edges.

Note:
Don’t load paper above
the arrow mark inside
the left edge guide.

3. Load a stack with the printable surface face up. Push the
paper against the right edge guide.

arrow
mark

4. Slide the left edge guide back against the stack of paper.

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Testing the Printer

If you want, you can run a test on your printer to see how it’s
working. Follow the steps in Chapter 6 of your printer User’s

Guide.

Turn off the printer to stop test printing.

Connecting the Printer to Your
Network

You can connect your Ethernet-ready printer to either an
Ethernet Thin Coaxial (10BASE2) or an Ethernet Twisted-Pair
(10BASE-T) network connection. You can only attach one
cable at a time. Follow these steps:

1. Attach the network cable to the appropriate connecter on
the card.

status
sheet
button

twisted-pair
(10BASE-T)

thin coaxial
(10BASE2)

2. To initialize the card, plug the printer into an electrical
outlet while pressing the status sheet button. Hold down
the button for about three seconds.

3. To print a status sheet, turn on the printer and press the
status sheet button again. This sheet gives you important
information including the serial number and hardware
address of the card. Keep the status sheet so you can use it
when you configure the card.

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You can now install the EPSON Net! utility software, which
configures the Ethernet card.

Installing EPSON Net!

If you are using NetWare or TCP/IP, install EPSON Net! on a
workstation in the same segment as the printer. If you are using
AppleTalk, install EPSON Net! for Macintosh on a Macintosh
computer on your network.

Do not install EPSON Net! if you are using DLC with
Windows NT.

Installing in Windows

1. Insert the EPSON Net! for NetWare Windows and
Windows NT Installation Diskette.

Note:
To use Windows 95 with
TCP/IP, don’t install
EPSON Net! Follow the
instructions on page 15
under “Installing TCP/IP in
Windows 95.”

2. In Windows NT 4.x, click

In Windows NT 3.5x, select

Start, then click Run.

Run from the File menu in

Program Manager.

3. To install EPSON Net! for NetWare, type

A:\WINDOWS\INSTALL

and click OK. (If your diskette

drive is not drive A, substitute the correct letter.)

To install EPSON Net! for Windows NT, type

A:\WNT\INSTALL and click OK. (If your diskette drive is

not drive A, substitute the correct letter.)

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the
installation.

After you install EPSON Net!, you use it to configure your
printer for NetWare or TCP/IP. See page 10 or page 18 for
instructions.

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Installing in Macintosh

1. Create a folder for EPSON Net! on your hard drive.

2. Insert the EPSON Net! for Macintosh installation diskette.

3. Copy the program from the disk to the folder.

After you install EPSON Net!, you use it to configure your
printer for AppleTalk. See page 22 for instructions.

Configuring for NetWare

With NetWare, you can configure the printer as a print server,
remote printer, or have it switch automatically between these
two modes, depending on network conditions. Before you
configure the printer, check the following:

◗ Make sure Novell NetWare is set up to use print services on

your network. See your NetWare documentation for
details.

Note:
If you want to use your
printer as a dedicated
print server, skip to
“Using EPSON Net! for
NetWare Windows” on
page 12.

◗ Decide whether you want to use the printer as a dedicated

print server or as a remote printer, or whether you want to
switch automatically between these two modes.

◗ Make sure Bindery Emulation is selected. In PCONSOLE,

to switch between Bindery Emulation and

F4

press
Directory Services.

Defining Your Printer on a Print Server

If you want to use your EPSON Stylus COLOR 800N as a
remote printer, you must use PCONSOLE to define it on a
NetWare print server. You then use EPSON Net! for NetWare
to configure the operating mode and make other configuration
changes.

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If you use NetWare 4.x, menus will differ slightly from the
menus described in the following procedure, and you must
select Bindery Emulation.

Follow these steps:

1. At the DOS prompt, type

PCONSOLE

2. From the Available Options menu, select

Information.

.

Print Server

3. Select the name of a print server from the Print Servers list
and press

4. From the Print Server Information list, select

Configuration.

Enter

.

Print Server

5. Select Printer Configuration.

6. Select a port number in the Configured Printers list.

7. Select the name of your printer on the Printer
Configuration menu. Then highlight the Printer Type and

LPT1.

select

8. Press Esc; then press Enter to save changes.

9. Select

Queues Serviced by Printer

from the Print Server

Configuration menu and assign a queue to the print server

port from the Available Queues list. Then press Esc to exit.

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Using EPSON Net! for NetWare Windows

Follow these steps:

1. Start EPSON Net! for NetWare. After a few seconds, the
following dialog box appears:

2. Highlight your EPSON Stylus COLOR 800N printer and

Open.

click

The NetWare Status dialog box appears:

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3. Click

Edit to configure the printer. The NetWare Config

dialog box appears:

4. Choose the operating mode you want to use:

◗ Print Server
◗ Remote Printer
◗ Auto PrintServer/Remote

5. Follow the instructions for the operating mode you chose:

◗ If you selected

Remote Printer, change the port

number and enable or disable hunting if you want.
Then click

to complete the configuration

Save

process.

◗ If you selected

Auto, enter the name of the NetWare

print server in the Print Server name box. Then
continue with step 6.

◗ If you selected

Print Server, keep the default printer

name that appears in the Print Server name box or type
a new name. Then continue with step 6.

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6. Click

Add at the bottom of the dialog box to assign a print

queue to your print server.

The Add Queue dialog box appears:

This list indicates
which queues are
available on this
NetWare file server.

7. For Print Server mode, select the file server where the print
queue will reside, then select a print queue from the list.
You can create a new queue by entering its name in the
Queue box. Then continue with step 8.

For Auto, assign the same print queues to the printer that
are assigned to the NetWare print server. Make any
additional configuration changes for either Print Server
mode or Remote Printer mode. Then click

Save to save

your settings.

Caution:
Once you make changes
to the Ethernet card,
wait for at least five
minutes before turning
off or restarting your
printer.

8. Select a priority level for the queue in the Priority box. You
can set a level from 1 to 10, with 1 having the highest
priority.

. The NetWare Config dialog box appears again.

9. Click

OK

10. Repeat steps 6 through 8 if you want to add more print
queues to the print server. Click Save in the NetWare
Config dialog box to save your settings.

After you configure your printer, you need to install EPSON
Status Monitor 2. See page 24 for instructions.

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Configuring for TCP/IP

You can configure the Ethernet card for TCP/IP if you are
using a UNIX TCP/IP network, a Windows 95 peer-to-peer
network, or Windows NT.

Installing TCP/IP in Windows 95

Windows 95 does not come with LPR, so in addition to
installing TCP/IP, as described below, you need to install the
EPSON TCP/IP printer protocol. The EPSON Status
Monitor 2 installer program automatically prompts you when
to install EPSON TCP/IP printer protocol.

Follow these steps to install TCP/IP:

1. Open the Control Panel.

2. Double-click the

3. If TCP/IP appears in the list of installed network
components on the Configuration screen, you can skip to
“Assigning the IP Address” on page 16. If TCP/IP does not
appear in the list, click

4. Click

5. Select

6. Click

Protocol and then click the Add button.

Microsoft from the Manufacturers list and TCP/IP

from the Network Protocols list. Then click OK.

OK again and follow any on-screen instructions to

enable TCP/IP.

Network

icon.

Add.

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Note:
If you don’t know what
IP address to use for the
computer or the
Ethernet card, ask your
network administrator.
Or, follow the
instructions on page 19.

Assigning the IP Address

For a Windows 95 peer-to-peer network you need to set the
card’s IP address. Make sure the Ethernet card and printer are
on the same segment of the network as the computer you are
using to configure the card. Also, find out the IP address for the
computer and the IP address for the Ethernet card. Then,
follow these steps:

1. Find the hardware address (node number) for the Ethernet
card in your printer. Refer to the status sheet to determine
this number (see page 8).

2. Double-click the

MS-DOS Prompt icon to open a DOS

window.

3. Set up the routing table, using the following command:

ping <IP address>

for example: ping 127.0.1.1

4. Add an entry in the ARP table that assigns an IP address to
the hardware address of the Ethernet card. Use the
following command:

arp -s <IP address> <hardware address>

for example:

arp -s 127.0.1.200 00-00-48-92-BD-9A

5. Start a continuous "ping" to the card, using the following
command with the card IP address:

ping <IP address>

for example:

ping 127.0.1.200

You see a message similar to the following:

Reply from 127.0.1.200: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=30
Reply from 127.0.1.200: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=30
Reply from 127.0.1.200: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=30
Reply from 127.0.1.200: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=30

This shows that the Ethernet card is set up for TCP/IP
correctly.

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If you receive 4 lines that say “Request Timed Out,” the
card is not set up correctly. Check to make sure the card is
on the same segment of the network as the workstation you
are using to configure it and that you typed in the correct
IP and hardware addresses.

Before you can print using TCP/IP, you still need to install the
Status Monitor (see page 24) and add a printer port (see
page 27).

Installing LPR Software in Windows NT

Follow these steps if you need to set up Windows NT to print
with TCP/IP:

1. Open the Control Panel.

2. Double-click the

Network

3. In Windows NT 4.x, click the

TCP/IP Printing

is listed under Network Services, you can

icon.

Services

tab. If

Microsoft

skip to “Configuring the Ethernet Card for TCP/IP” on
page 18. If it is not, click

In Windows NT 3.5x, if

Add.

Microsoft TCP/IP Printing is

listed under Installed Network Software, you can skip to
“Configuring the Ethernet Card for TCP/IP” on page 18.
If it is not, click

4. In Windows NT 4.x, select
from the Network Service list and click

Add Software.

Microsoft TCP/IP Printing

OK. Continue with

step 6.

In Windows NT 3.5x, select TCP/IP Protocol and related

component
Continue

5. In Windows NT 3.5x, select

Support

dialog box and click

s from the Network Software list and click

.

TCP/IP Network Printing

in the Windows NT TCP/IP Installation Options

Continue.

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6. Follow the instructions on the screen, inserting the
requested diskette or CD-ROM if necessary.

When setup is complete, the Network Services tab or
Network Settings dialog box reappears.

7. In Windows NT 4.x, make sure

Printing

click

appears in the Network Services list, select it, and

Properties. The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog

Microsoft TCP/IP

box appears.

In Windows NT 3.5x, make sure

Printing

box, then click

appears in the Installed Network Software list

OK. The TCP/IP Components box appears.

Microsoft TCP/IP

8. Set the IP address and the subnet mask of the Windows
NT server or workstation. If you want to use the gateway
(router), set the IP address of the nearest gateway as the
default gateway.

to restart the computer.

9. In Windows NT 4.x, click

In Windows NT 3.5x, click

Yes

Restart Now

when the

Network Settings dialog box appears.

For more information, see your Windows NT documentation.
Then follow the instructions below to configure the Ethernet
card in your printer.

Configuring the Ethernet Card for TCP/IP

If you’re using Windows NT, follow these steps to configure
your printer with EPSON Net!:

1. Double-click the
Net! for Windows.

2. Select the correct serial number for the Ethernet card in
your printer (check the printed status sheet to verify this
number) and click
and shows the current IP address.

EPSON Net! (NT) icon to start EPSON

Open. The IP Config dialog box opens

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3. Set the following options in the IP Config dialog box:

◗

IP address

Determine and assign an IP address. Check with your
network administrator or see the note below for
information about assigning IP addresses.

Subnet mask

◗

Assign the subnet mask. Check with your network
administrator or see the note below for information
about assigning subnet masks.

Auto IP address

◗

Set to Off.

Caution:
Once you make changes
to the Ethernet card,
wait for at least five
minutes before turning
off or restarting your
printer.

4. After making your settings, click Save.

After you configure your printer, you need to install EPSON
Status Monitor 2. See page 24 for instructions.

Note About IP Addresses and Subnet Masks

If you don’t have a network administrator, you can assign IP
addresses in the range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254. Each
computer or other device connected directly to the network
must have a unique IP number. The subnet mask should be

255.255.255.0. However, you should not use these addresses if
your network has a direct (rather than dial-up) connection to
the Internet.

Setting Up DLC

If you use Windows NT, the Ethernet card can work with the
DLC (Data Link Control) support provided in your operating
system. Follow the instructions below to install DLC support in
Windows and configure the printer.

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Installing DLC in Windows NT

Make sure Windows NT is running, and follow these steps to
install DLC:

1. Open the Control Panel.

Note:
To verify that the DLC
protocol is installed
correctly, check the list
of installed Network
Software in the
Networks dialog box.

2. Double-click the

Network

3. In Windows NT 4.x, click the

Add.

In Windows NT 3.5x, click the

4. In Windows NT 4.x, select
Network Protocol list, and click

In Windows NT 3.5x, select
Network Software list, and click

icon.

Protocols

Add Software button.

DLC Protocol from the Select

OK.

DLC protocol from the

OK.

tab and then click

5. Follow the instructions on the screen and reboot your
system for the installation to take effect.

Configuring the Ethernet Card in Windows NT 4.x

After you have installed the DLC protocol, follow these steps to
configure the card and your printer for Window NT 4.0:

1. Double-click My Computer

Printers

icon.

, then double-click the

2. Double-click the

3. Click

4. Click

5. Select

My Computer

Add Port

Hewlett-Packard Network Port

Port.

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Add Printer icon.

, then click

.

Next.

, then click

New

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6. Type a name for the port in the

Name box. Make sure the

name is not the same as an existing port, such as LPT1.

7. Select the target node address from the

Card Address list.

Make sure this address matches the one listed under Node
Number on the status sheet.

8. Click the
Then click

9. Click

Next, then follow the instructions on the screen for

Timers

Close.

button and select the

Job Based

option.

printer driver installation.

Configuring the Ethernet Card in Windows NT 3.5x

After you have installed the DLC protocol, follow these steps to
configure the card and your printer for Windows NT 3.5x:

1. Double-click Print Manager

2. Choose

Create Printer from the Printer menu. The Create

Printer dialog box appears.

in the Main group.

Note:
If you want to share the
new printer, click Share

the Printer on the
Network. The share

name defaults to the
printer name; you can
change it if necessary.
For more information
about sharing, see your
Windows NT
documentation.

3. Type a name for the printer. Then select the printer driver
from the Driver menu. Select

Other from the Print To

menu. The Print Destinations dialog box appears.

4. Choose Hewlett Packard Network Port

from the

Available Print Destinations list.

5. Type a name for the port in the Name box. Make sure the
name is not the same as an existing port, such as LPT1.

6. Select

LAN Hardware Address (Node Address) from

the Card Address list. This address matches the one listed
under Node Number on the status sheet.

7. Click the
option. Then click

Timer button and select the Job Oriented

OK. Click OK again to exit the dialog

box.

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8. Click

9. Set any printer-specific options, and click

OK to exit the Create Printer dialog box. A dialog box

from the selected model’s device driver appears.

OK.

Configuring for AppleTalk

To use your printer on an AppleTalk network, you need to
configure the Ethernet card for AppleTalk. Follow these steps to
configure your card using EPSON Net!:

1. Open the EPSON Net! utility. You see a window like the
following:

2. Choose
box like the following:

Zone

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from the Options menu. You see a dialog

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3. Click a zone to select it. To select multiple zones, press and
hold the

. Then click OK.

All

key while clicking the zones, or click

Shift

Select

EPSON Net! sends a packet to the selected zones and
detects the current printer’s status. The EPSON Net!
window shows the latest information about the printers
located in that zone.

4. Select your EPSON Stylus COLOR 800N printer.

5. Click

6. Click the

Open. You see the Configuration dialog box:

AppleTalk

icon. Make sure the correct serial
number of your Ethernet card is displayed. (Check the
printed status sheet to verify this number.)

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7. Set the following options in the AppleTalk Configuration
dialog box:

◗

Available Zone

Select the network zone where you want the printer to
appear.

Printer name

◗

You can use your printer’s default name or change it. If
you have more than one printer of the same type on
your network, be sure to give them unique names.

Entity Type

◗

EPSON Net! shows the printer’s Entity type on an
AppleTalk network. You don’t have to set these
options.

Caution:
Once you make changes
to the Ethernet card,
wait for at least five
minutes before turning
off or restarting your
printer.

8. Click

OK to send the new settings to the printer and return

to the Summary dialog box. Click

Update

to send the new

settings without closing the Configuration dialog box.

9. Click Exit

.

You now need to install your printer driver and select your
printer in the Chooser. See page 28 for instructions.

Installing the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility

Before you start, turn off all other active applications (such as
virus protection).

If you’re using Windows NT, you need to log on as
Administrator.

1. Insert the setup disk 1 of EPSON Status Monitor 2 in your
diskette drive.

2. In Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.x, click

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Start

and

Run

.

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In Windows NT 3.5x, choose

Run from the File menu in

the Program Manager.

3. Type

A:\SETUP and click OK. If you’re not using drive A,

substitute the appropriate letter.

4. Read the on-screen instructions and click

5. Click
directory, click

, or if you want to change the destination

Next

Browse

and select your directory.

Next

If you’re using Windows 95, the following dialog box
appears:

.

Caution:
If you have dial-up
routers in a NetWare
environment, they may
automatically dial up the
next hop and you may
be charged for the line
connection depending
on the number of hops
you set. To prevent this
and to keep network
traffic to a minimum,
set hops carefully.

6. Select

Yes to enable EPSON TCP/IP printing, and then

Next

.

click

7. Select the type of printer(s) you want to monitor and click

.

Next

8. Select

Monitor

do not have drivers installed in this computer. Select

not monitor
Next.

to monitor EPSON network printers that

Do

if network traffic is a problem. Then click

9. If you’re using NetWare, set the number of hops from 0 to
15 and click

Next.

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Note:
If you don’t have a
CD-ROM drive, you can
create diskettes from the
CD-ROM using another
computer. Under
Windows, run the Make
Diskettes program on
the CD. To make
Macintosh diskettes,
follow the instructions on
page 29.

10. Check the current settings and click
instructions on the screen. Select

Next. Follow the

and click

Yes

Finish

to

restart Windows when you see the prompt.

You now need to install the printer driver and set up your
printer in Windows.

Installing the Printer Driver

Your driver software is on the EPSON printer software
CD-ROM that came with your printer. You need to install the
driver on each computer that will send print jobs to the
EPSON Stylus COLOR 800N.

The CD-ROM also contains EPSON Answers (Windows
only), a comprehensive online guide to using your printer.
EPSON Answers was not designed to run over a network or on
the Windows NT operating system. If you use it, be aware that
some of its features may not work and may cause problems on
your system.

If you’re using Windows, Avery LabelPro 3.0 software is also
automatically installed on your system. For instructions on
using the program, see the online manual. If you require further
assistance with the program, contact Avery at [phone].

Installing on a PC

1. Make sure the printer is on and Windows is running. Exit
any application programs.

If you’re using Windows 95 and you see the New
Hardware Found screen, click
opportunity.

2. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM or
diskette 1.

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Setup Guide

3. If you inserted the CD-ROM and Windows starts the
installation program automatically, go to step 4.

If it doesn’t start automatically (or if you’re using Windows
NT 3.5x), click

Start

, select

Run

, and type

D:\Setup

(substitute the correct drive letter if necessary). Then click

OK. Go to step 4.

If you’re installing from diskettes, click
and type

A:\Setup

necessary). Then click

(substitute the correct drive letter if

and go to step 5.

OK

4. At the EPSON Setup CD window, make sure

Installation

5. Select
tab and click

is selected and click Next.

EPSON Stylus COLOR 800

OK.

Start, select Run,

Complete

in the Printer Model

6. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software.

After you install the printer driver, you need to set up your port,
following the instructions below.

Changing Your Port Setting

The installation program for your printer driver automatically
sets your printer on LPT1. In Windows NT 4.x, make sure the
TCP/IP Print server service is running before you start. Then
follow these steps change to the correct port under Windows 95
or Windows NT 4.x:

1. Click

Start, Settings, Printers

.

2. Highlight the EPSON Stylus COLOR 800 printer and
right-click the icon.

3. Select

Properties

4. In Windows 95, click the

In Windows 4.x, click the

.

Details

Ports tab.

tab.

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5. Click

6. In Windows 95, click

Add Port.

Browse and choose the server or

EPSON_TCPIP_Printer that your printer is set up on.
Then click OK

In Windows NT 4.x, click

.

LPR Port

, then type in the

printer’s IP address and the name you want to assign. Click

OK, Close, and OK again.

Installing on a Macintosh

1. Turn on your Macintosh and turn off any virus protection
programs you may have.

2. Turn on your printer.

3. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM (or
diskette 1) and start the Installer.

4. Click

Continue

instructions on the screen.

, then click

and follow the

Install

5. When you see the message that installation is complete,
click

Restart

.

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Making Macintosh Diskettes from the CD-ROM

Before you follow these steps, name the formatted diskettes
you’ll use
before the number). If they’re not named correctly, the diskettes
won’t work.

1. Turn on the Macintosh and turn off any virus protection

2. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM.

3. Insert the diskette you named

Disk1 and Disk2 (using a capital “D” and no space

programs you may have.

.

Disk1

4. Select all the icons in the CD-ROM
them to the

diskette icon on the desktop.

Disk1

folder and drag

Disk1

5. When the icons are copied, eject the diskette, open the
CD-ROM Disk2 folder, and insert the diskette you named

Disk2.

6. Drag all the icons in the CD-ROM

Disk2 diskette icon on your desktop.

7. Eject

Disk2

.

Disk2 folder to the

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