Epson Stylus Pro 7600 Quick Reference Guide

EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN

Date: 3/25/04 Originator: rws Bulletin #: PSB.2004.03.006 Authorization: Reference: TE03-461 Rev.A, epson10997, TE03-620Rev.A, TE03-620 Rev.B Total Pages: 1 Product: Stylus Pro 5500, 7600DYE, 7600UCM, 9600DYE, 9600UCM, 10000DYE, 10000CF, 10600UCM Subject: Driver Plug-in Up-Date v1.0cE for the Epson MAC OS-X Printer Driver

This bulletin was created to inform you of a Epson Driver Plug-in up-date for the Stylus Pro 5500, 7600DYE, 7600UCM, 9600DYE, 9600UCM, 10000DYE, 10000CF, 10600UCM standard Mac OS X Epson printer drivers released prior to January 01, 2004.

Description of Change:

This change updates the standard Epson driver interface plug-ins ONLY that were included as part of the Epson MAC OS X driver released prior to January 01, 2004, and supersedes the epson10997 connectivity Plug-in up-date previously posted.

NOTE: Should you need to reinstall the Epson Printer Driver after this up-date, you will need to re-apply the update again

afterward to update the drivers standard plug-ins.

Reason:

This Update stabilizes Epson driver Interface communications during printing and corrects Epson Status Monitor functions for the following Professional Graphics printer driver plug-ins and upgrades their versions to: FireWire v1.81, USB v1.81, TCPIP v1.81.

NOTE: In addition we recommend you upgrade your MAC OS-X operating system to the most current version.

How Do I Get The Up-Date?

The up-date is available for download on our WEB SIte: www.epson.com from the MAC Drivers & Downloads section for each of the printers listed. The file name is epson11054.

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EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN

Date: PSB #: Reference: Product(s):

11/8/04 PSB.2004.03.001C PSB.2004.03.001A

Originator:

Authorization:

Total Pages:

EPSON Stylus Color 3000, Stylus Pro 4000, 5000, 5500, 7000 Series, 7600 Series, 9000 Series, 9600 Series,

RB, CH, JD, SA 19

10000 Series, and 10600 Series

Subject:

Maximum Printable Area Limits for the EPSON Professional Graphic Printer line.

This bulletin was created to inform you of the maximum custom page sizes allowable for EPSON Professional Graphic products. The tables below show the maximum page sizes allowable for the EPSON Professional Graphics printer line (Desktop and Large Format). Although this document is meant as a guideline for the maximum page size allowable for each printer, it does not include printable area (margin) information. Please refer to your user guide for additional information regarding the printable area (margins) for your particular printer. There are 3 aspects that effect how long of a page your printer can output. Those 3 items are:

1. Operating System.

2. Driver Specification.

3. Software application(s) being used.

Maximum custom page size allowable per operating system (for Epson standard driver):

Macintosh OS

Macintosh OS X*

Win 9x/Me

Stylus Color 3000

44 in. 44 in. 44 in. 44 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in.

44 in. 44 in. N/A 44 in. N/A N/A 90.5 in. N/A N/A 90.5 in. 90.5 in.

44 in. 44 in. 44 in. 44 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in.

Stylus Pro 4000

Stylus Pro 5000

Stylus Pro 5500

Stylus Pro 7000

Stylus Pro 7500

Stylus Pro 7600

Stylus Pro 9000

Stylus Pro 9500

Stylus Pro 9600

Stylus Pro 10000 Series

Win NT

44 in. 44 in. 44 in. 44 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in. 90.5 in.

4.0/2000/XP Print jobs being sent through the Epson standard print driver should be in the RGB format in order for color management to be

utilized properly.

* Macintosh OS X allows you to create any paper size regardless of printer driver’s limitations. Exceeding these limitations will result in your image being

cropped and printed at 8.5 x 11.

Maximum custom page size allowable for EPSON PostScript options (PPD):

EPSON Stylus

Stylus Color 3000

44 in. N/A 44 in. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Stylus Pro 4000

Stylus Pro 5000

Stylus Pro 5500

Stylus Pro 7000

Stylus Pro 7500

Stylus Pro 7600

Stylus Pro 9000

Stylus Pro 9500

Stylus Pro 9600

Stylus Pro 10000 Series

RIP EPSON Fiery RIP Station EPSON Fiery

N/A

N/A N/A N/A 44 in. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A

44 in. N/A

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N/A

Spark Designer (Mac) EPSON Fiery Spark

N/A N/A N/A 44 in. N/A N/A See

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Professional EPSON ColorBurst RIP

N/A See

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N/A 44 in. N/A N/A See

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Print jobs being sent through the Epson PostScript driver can be either RGB or CMYK format. Settings in the RIP will determine how color management is used.

Maximum page size allowable from software applications:

Adobe Photoshop

5.x/6.x/7.x/ Adobe Photoshop CS

*Adobe Illustrator

8.x/9.x

*Adobe Illustrator

CS QuarkXPress

4.x/5.x/6

*CorelDRAW

8.x/9.x/10.x/11.x

Stylus Color 3000

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227 in. 227 in. 227 in. 227 in. 227 in. 227 in. 227 in. 227 in. 227 in. 227 in. 227 in.

48 in. 48 in. 48 in. 48 in. 48 in. 48 in. 48 in. 48 in. 48 in. 48 in. 48 in.

1,800 in. 1,800 in. 1,800 in. 1,800 in. 1,800 in. 1,800 in. 1,800 in. 1,800 in. 1,800 in. 1,800 in. 1,800 in.

Stylus Pro 4000

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Stylus Pro 5000

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Stylus Pro 5500

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Stylus Pro 7000

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Stylus Pro 7500

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Stylus Pro 7600

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Stylus Pro 9000

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Stylus Pro 9500

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Stylus Pro 9600

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Stylus Pro 10000 Series

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* These applications allow for tiling of print pages, therefore allowing you to print beyond the printers maximum page length limit and print to the

applications limits. The printer driver must be set for Roll Paper (Banner) mode so that page breaks at the printer’s maximum page length do not o ccur (in essence gives you a 0 margin for the bottom of the page). The Stylus Pro 5000/5500 however will give a slight page break at the 44 inch limit as these printers do not support banner mode. Also, printing certain elements from these applications may not utilize color management correctly/properly and may produce output color that is not expected.

NOTE 1:

a. Under Win 9x/Me, the PPD limit is 129 inches. b. Under Windows NT, 2000 and XP, the PPD limit is 1771.6 inches (SP7000/9000 Series) and 1800 inches

(SP7600/9600/10000 Series).

c. Under Mac OSX/8.x/9.x, the PPD limit is 273.06 inches.

NOTE 2:

Adobe Photoshop has a pixel limitation of 30,000 pixels, which means that a document created @ 300ppi can only reach a maximum page size of 100 inches (H and V). When sending jobs to the printer via the standard nonPostScript print driver, Photoshop looks at the input resolution of the printer driver and adjusts the page size accordingly. All Epson large format printers use 360dpi as the input resolution (this is the resolution data is rasterized at), therefore when printing from Photoshop, the maximum page length you will be able to output to any Epson large format printer using the standard Epson print driver would be 83.33 inches (30,000 pixels / 360dpi). As for the Epson desktop products, they rasterize data at 720dpi, therefore the maximum page length obtainable with the standard print driver would be 41.67 inches (30,000 pixels / 720dpi).

Also, under Photoshop 5.x/6.x for the Macintosh and Photoshop 6.x for the PC, the job will end up clipped if it is over the 83.3inch printer page limit. In Photoshop CS, the print job will end up clipped if it is over the 86inch printer page limit; however it will allow you to create a custom paper size of 91inches max. If you are using Photoshop 5.x for the PC, the print job will actually be truncated to fit within the printable area of the printer. Be advised that you may not get a page size error. It may be useful to enable the “print preview’ function of your printer driver (if available) so that you do not waste unnecessary media.

The only options for printing beyond the limitations is to save the file and print via an application that does not have the 30,000 pixel limit (may lose color management functions) or print the file through a PostScript RIP (which will allow for longer pages).

UPDATE: Photoshop CS allows for a maximum Pixel limit of 300,000 x 300,000 (this would create a 251.5 GB file!!) This allows Photoshop to have a print dimension of 4166.666 x 4166.666 at 72 ppi (Pixels per Inch). At 360 ppi, your max print size would be 833.333 x 833.333. You can still only print 44 x 90.5” Photoshop CS at this point exceeds the capability of our printers.

For Windows Users, if you encounter partial/incomeplete prints while having Finest Detail enabled, please disable this setting. It is recommended for low resolution text and line art to sharpen their edges. For photos, this may create a massive print file that is too large for the printer driver to process correctly.

The following examples show how to setup banner printing from Adobe Illustrator 8.x/9.x and CorelDRAW 9 from the PC platform. The Macintosh versions of these applications should be very similar in function. Please refer to your software documentation for additional assistance.

Adobe Illustrator CS:

In this example, we are creating a banner, which is 227 inches (Illustrators max. page setup).

NOTE: Mac O/S 10.3.3 system is used in this example. Windows versions of this application should be very similar in

functionality. Please refer to your software documentation for additional assistance. In this example, a “20 inches wide X 180 inches high” document is created.

1. Click on File and New, set up the width and height (sample shows 20 W x 180 H), then click OK.

2. Insert the image you want to print and stretch it until it covers the whole page.

3. Click on File, Print, click Setup, under Tiling click on the drop down arrow, select Tile Full

4. Pages and click the Printer button.

5. When the printer setup window comes up, select your printer name and set the Roll Paper Options to:

Roll Paper Banner Roll Paper Banner – No Margin ( if printing no margins)

6. In the Copies and Pages section, click on the drop down arrow, select Roll Paper Option. Uncheck Auto Cut then check Save Roll Paper.

7. Then click on Print. This will bring you back to the Print window.

8. This time click on Page Setup, you see the following screen, just click on Continue (If you don’t want to see the window again, place a check mark on Don’t Show Again box).

9. When Page Setup is open, click on the down arrow for Custom Paper Size.

NOTE: When creating the custom page size, divide the banner size by a value that will make it less than the printer

maximum custom page size (90.5 inches). In this example we take (180/2 = 90), therefore the custom page size created would be 20x90 (inches).

10. Click on New, name the custom size (i.e. 20 x 180 in this example), under Paper Size type in 20 inches for the width and 90 inches for the height, margins should be set to zero (0). Click on Save. Click on the down arrow again in the Custom Paper Size and select Page Attributes.

11. Under Paper Size, click on the drop down arrow and select the custom paper size you created

(i.e. 20 X 180) orientation is set to portrait mode. Then click OK.

12. In the Print windows the preview pane will show 2 grids or pages. This indicates that a full image is tiled.

13. Click on General, then click the square on Reverse Order.

4. Click on Print.

NOTE 1: When enabled, the first page will be printed first, instead of the last page first. Or Change the orientation to

“Reverse”, then you don’t have to check the “Reverse Order”.

NOTE 2: Always select the custom page size last, if not, it will default to other paper sizes. NOTE 3: Before printing a large document, make sure you have enough ink to prevent getting an Ink Out message,

causing the print job to stop and not completing the entire print.

Adobe Illustrator 8.x/9.x:

In this example, we are creating a banner, which is 227 inches (Illustrators max. page setup).

1. Launch Illustrator and open or place your file in the page layout.

2. Click on File, then Document Setup. The following screen appears.

3. Uncheck Use Print Setup, enable Tile Full Pages and create the page size (in our example we used 44x227 inches).

4. Click, Print Setup. This will bring up the print driver.

5. Click on the Paper Tab. The following appears.

6. Set the Paper Source to Roll Paper (Banner) and also enable Save Roll Paper.

7. When creating the custom page size, divide the banner size by a value that will make it less than the printer maximum custom page size. In this example we take (227/3 = 75.7), therefore the custom page size created would be 44x75.7 inches. The reason for this is to save media.

8. After setting the custom page size and other driver settings (media type, resolution, etc.), click OK. This will bring you back to the document setup. Now double-click the “Page” tool.

9. The page should now show the following.

10. At this point you can and resize the image to fit within the printable area and print.

CorelDRAW:

In this example, a banner is created at 227 inches.

1. Launch CorelDRAW and open or place an image in your page layout.

2. Adjust the page size and image for the document as shown in the following image.

3. Click on File and Print Setup.

4. Click on the Paper Tab. The following appears.

5. Set the Paper Source to Roll Paper (Banner) and also enable Save Roll Paper.

6. When creating the custom page size, divide the banner size by a value that will make it less than the printer maximum custom page size. In this example we take (227/3 = 75.7), therefore the custom page size created would be 44x75.7 inches. The reason for this is to save media.

7. After setting the custom page size and other driver settings (media type, resolution, etc.), click OK. This will bring you back to the document.

8. At this point, click File then Print. CorelDRAW will then run a pre-flight check and will show the following window.

9. Click on the Layout Tab and enable Print Tiled Pages and set any additional parameters as you see fit.

10. At this point you could check other tab settings (if necessary) and click Print Preview (recommended) if you want to see how the file will be printed or Print to output the file to your printer.

For all other applications, please refer to your software documentation for information on maximum custom page sizes for documents, banners or tiling prints.

EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN

Date: 1/23/04 Originator: rws Bulletin #: PSB.2004.01.001 Authorization: Reference: TE03-461 Rev.A Total Pages: 1 Product: Stylus Pro 5500, 7600DYE, 7600UCM, 9600DYE, 9600UCM, 10000DYE, 10000CF, 10600UCM Subject: Connectivity Plug-in Update v1.0bE for the Epson MAC OS X Printer Driver

A connectivity plug-in update is available for the standard Epson MAC OS X printer drivers released prior to January 1, 2004. This update applies to these printers: Stylus Pro 5500, 7600DYE, 7600UCM, 9600DYE, 9600UCM, 10000DYE, 10000CF, 10600UCM

Reason For Update:

This update improves the stability of the drivers USB, Firewire and TCP/IP communication module plug-ins.

Note: If you reinstall the Epson printer driver after you have updated the plug-ins, you must apply this plug-in update again, as

reinstalling the driver overwrites and installs the older version plug-ins.

The version of the updated plug-ins installed in the Epson Printers folder can be verified using Get Info:

FireWire v1.72 USB v1.72 TCP/IP v1.75.

Note: In addition we recommend that your MAC OS X operating system be at the most current version.

How Do I Get The Update?

The update is available for download from www.epson.com. Select Drivers & Downloads, select your printer model, scroll to Macintosh Operating Systems, and download the update (filename epson10997).

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EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN

Date: 6/29/2004 Originator: RS Bulletin #: PSB.2003.07.002A Authorization: Reference: NA Total Pages: Product: Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Subject: Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Transportation and Storage Information

This bulletin was created to provide transportation and long term storage information for the Epson S tylus Pro 7600/9600 Ink Jet printers.

Transportation and Storage Preparation Information:

Transportation and Storage preparation of the Stylus Pro 7600/9600 printers can be performed in two ways depending on the transportation or Storage requirement. This document will provide information for Transportation and Storage preparation for the following two categories:

• Local Transportation without long term storage or the need to tilt the printer over 10 to 15 degrees during the move.

• Long Distance Transportation, Long Term Storage or situations where the printer may need to be tilted greater then 15 degrees during transportation.

This bulletin provides additional information and/or supersedes information in the earlier version of the User's Guide, under “Preparing the Printer for Shipment” section. The instruction specify the need to contact EPSON and have a service technician drain the inks before shipping the printer. For Local transportation this is Not a requirement.

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Transportation and Storage Preparation Methods:

1. Local Transportation Method

For normal short distance transportation within the same building or across town by a your own truck or van or by a commercial moving van that will not require the printer to be tilted greater then 15 degrees during the move, use following steps will insure a successful move:

1.1 Remove the paper and paper spindle from the printer.

1.2 Power off the printer from the Control Panel. Wait until the printhead moves to the home position in the far right corner and the LCD display turns off.

1.3 Install the metal shipping bracket and locking screw to secure the printhead in place. If you do not have the shipping bracket you can contact EPSON technical support or your dealer to request one. Make sure the print head is securely locked in place and will not slide out of the home position area.

Print Head in the far right capped position

Shipping Head Lock Clamp and locking screw

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Fasten through the left side of the Carriage Mechanism into the threaded hole in the printer frame.

1.4 Remove the power cord from the back of the printer.

1.5 Remove the ink cartridges from the ink housing and close the ink housing cover door.

1.6 Tape close all the covers that may open during transportation. (Paper Release Lever, Front Cover, Ink Door, Roll Cover and Waste Ink Tank)

1.7 For Local Personal Transportation by a truck of van, securely Wrap the printer with padded shipping blankets .

C A U T I O N

Take extra care when packing the printer to prevent it form sustaining any shipping damage, since shipping damage caused by improper shipping will not be covered under warranty.

1.8 For Commercial Surface Local Transportation pack the printer in the original shipping crate with the proper packing material in place.

1.8.1 If your printer is installed on the optional stand, remove the printer from the stand. The printer is heavy and requires

at least two people to lift the printer, to place it in the shipping crate.

1.8.2 If you do not have the original shipping crate you can purchase one from epson, contact our technical support line.

1.8.3 Take extra care when packing the printer to prevent it form sust aining any shipping damage, since shipping damage

caused by improper shipping will not be covered by Epson.

1.8.4 Do on ship the ink cartridges inside the printer crate. Place the ink cartridges inside a plastic bag and ship them

separately to prevent any ink spills.

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2. Long distance Transportation, Air Shipments, Long Term storage or situations where the printer may need to be Tilted greater then 15 degrees during transportation.

Long term storage or Long Distance transportation requires the flushing of the printers ink system to prevent any possibility of ink spillage during transportation, or in the case of long term storage to prevent ink from drying in the print head and ink system causing the system to become clogged. This procedure will require you to contact Epson Support to request a Printer Transport ation Kit so you will be able to flush the Ink System for shipping. The Printer Transportation Kit is provided on a loan basis and is shipped at no charge when shipped by UPS ground. Additional shipping charges will apply if an alternate shipping method is requested. The Printer Transportation Kit must be returned to Epson promptly after use.

Prior to calling Epson for the Printer Transportation Kit the following prerequisites are required:

2.1 Have the Original Shipping Container available to package the printer and stand. Epson has shipping containers available for

purchase, alternatives would be to ship the printer via padded van or have a shipping container custom built locally.

Epson Shipping Container: Stylus Pro 7600 P/N: PRO7600BOX, Stylus Pro 9600 P/N: PRO9600BOX.

2.2 Have the Shipping Head Lock Clamp and screw available. P/N 1112287 Also available from Epson.

2.3 Have at least One new Waste Ink tank available, or Two Waste Ink Tanks if your current tank is less then 3 stars. Waste ink

tanks can be ordered from you dealer or online from the Epson Store www.epson.com P/N C12C890071

2.4 Additionally when the printer arrives at its destination a New set of inks will be required to perform the initial ink charge of the

ink system, this is the same process when you first received your printer.

When the above items are in place Call Epson Support 888-377-6611 for a Printer Transportation Kit, be sure to have your Unit ID number available.

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EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN

Date: 04/14/03 Originator: Bulletin #: PSB.2003.07.001 Authorization: Reference: NA Total Pages: 1 Product: Stylus Pro 7600/9600 Subject: Firmware Revision BN0434 & BW0434

This bulletin was created to inform you of a firmware revision for the Epson Stylus Pro 7600 and Stylus Pro 9600 inkjet printer.

Description of Change:

This firmware version supersedes and includes all previous firmware versions.

Firmware Date:

April 04, 2003

Reason:

1. This firmware allows the user to perform an ink discharge for transportation or storage. Refer to PSB.2003.07.002 for Transportation and Storage Information.

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Firmware File Information:

1.1 Stylus Pro 7600 Firmware File Name: BN0434_Q.UPG

Download from: www.epson.com PC Download File Name: epson10802 MAC Download File Name: epson10804

1.2 Stylus Pro 9600 Firmware File Name: BW0434_Q.UPG

Download from: www.epson.com PC Download File Name: epson10803 MAC Download File Name: epson10805

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EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN

Date: 07/03/03 Originator: Bulletin #: PSB.2003.05.001B Authorization: Reference: NA Total Pages: 12 Product: Stylus Pro 7600/9600/10000/10600 Subject: MAC OS X Driver Installation and Removal

INTRODUCTION:

This bulletin was created to inform you how to Install and or Remove the Epson Stylus Pro 7600, 9600, 10000 or 10600 inkjet printer driver on a Macintosh OS X system.

If this is a fist time Epson Stylus Pro Macintosh OS X printer driver installation you will only need to follow the driver installation steps.

TIP

If you have previously installed the Epson Stylus Pro 7600, 9600, 10000 or 10600 inkjet printer driver on your computer you must first Remove the driver from your system prior to performing the driver installation, this insures a complete driver installation.

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NOTE: Although this document references the Epson Stylus Pro 7600/9600 ALL Epson Stylus Pro series Macintosh OS X

printer driver Installation and Removal steps follow the same instructions.

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INSTALLING THE DRIVER

1. After the driver is downloaded to your desktop a new folder is created (example: epson10673). Please read the files in this folder as they provide additional information for installing or using the driver.

2. Click on the file with the .DMG file extension (example: SP7600_1.6bE.dmg) to create the printer driver installation package.

3. The printer driver installation package installer has a .pkg extension (example: SPro7600_16b.pkg) double click on the file to start the printer driver installation.

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Prior to starting the installation it is recommended you copy the installation package (example: SPro7600_16b.pkg) to your hard drive. This will save you time should you wish to reinstall the driver in the future.

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4. The installer requires your Macintosh password for Authentication. Enter your Password and click OK.

5. The Installer Introduction screen will be displayed, click CONTINUE.

6. Read the License Agreement and click CONTINUE. You are asked to Agree or Disagree to the License Agreement click AGREE to continue the installation.

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7. Select the Destination Disk (your OS X volume) to install the driver on by clicking on its icon, then click CONTINUE.

Installation Type is the next step "EASY INSTALL" is the default to perform the basic driver installation, to continue click INSTALL.

NOTE: If you see Upgrade instead of

Install CANCEL the installation and follow the steps in “DRIVER REMOVAL”

8. Next you see a notification screen to Restart your computer after the installation is completed, to continue click CONTINUE INSTALLATION. The Printer Driver will now be installed, a progress window is displayed during the installation.

9. The Printer Driver will now be installed, a progress window is displayed during the installation.

10. When the Printer Driver installation has completed the following window is displayed, click RESTART to Finish the installation.

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