Epson AcuLaser 2600N User Manual

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To display the Job Information menu, select the Show job 
information check box on the Monitor Setup dialog box, then 
click the Job Information menu on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 
dialog box.
a. Status: Waiting: The print job which is waiting to be 
printed.
Spooling: The print job which is being spooled on 
your computer.
Note:
This function is only available with Mac 
OS 9.
Deleting: The print job which is being deleted.
Printing: The print job which is printed currently.
Complete
d:Displays only your jobs that have 
finished printing
Canceled: Displays only your jobs that have been 
canceled printing.
Held: Job is on hold.
b. Job Name: Displays the user’s print job file names. Other users 
print jobs are displayed as --------.
c. User: Displays the user name.
 
						

							192Using the Printer Software with Macintosh Note:
The job spooling on the shared printer cannot be displayed on the Job 
Information tab.
Setting Up the USB Connection
Note:
If you are connecting the USB cable to your Macintosh through a USB 
hub, be sure to connect using the first hub in the chain. The USB interface 
may be unstable depending on the hub used. If you experience problems 
with this type of setup, connect the USB cable directly to your computer’s 
USB connector.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Applications folder on your hard drive, then open 
the Utilities folder and double-click the Printer Setup Utility 
(for Mac OS X 10.3) or Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2 or 
below) icon.
2. Click Add Printer in the Printer List dialog box.
d. Computer: Displays the name of the computer connected to the 
printer.
e. Job Type: Displays the job type. When the Reserve job function 
is used, the jobs are displayed as Re-Print, Verify, 
Stored, and Confidential respectively. About the 
Reserve Job function, see  Using the Reserve Job 
Function on page 174.
f. Cancel 
Job button:Selecting a print job and clicking this button, cancels 
the selected print job.
g. Print 
button:Displays the dialog box to print the spooled and Held 
status job.
h. Refresh 
button:Clicking this button refreshes the information on this 
menu.
 
						

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3. Select EPSON USB from the pop-up menu. Select your printer 
icon in the Product list, then click Add.
4. Close Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3) or Print Center 
(for Mac OS X 10.2 or below).
For Mac OS 9 users
1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu. Click your printer’s 
icon, then click the USB port your printer is connected to.
 
						

							194Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 2. Select Background Printing to turn background printing on 
or off.
Note:
❏Background printing must be turned on for the EPSON Status 
Monitor 3 to manage print jobs.
❏When background printing is on, you can use your Macintosh 
while it is preparing a document for printing.
3. Close Chooser.
Canceling Printing
If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect 
or garbled characters or images, you may need to cancel printing. 
When a print job continues on the computer, follow the 
instruction below to cancel printing.
For Mac OS X users
Open Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3) or Print Center (for 
Mac OS X 10.2 or below) and double-click your printer from the 
print queue. Then, select Delete Job from the jobs menu.
For Mac OS 9 users
❏Press the Period (.) key while pressing the Command key to 
cancel printing. Depending on applications, the message 
shows the procedure to cancel printing during. If this appears, 
follow instructions in the message.
 
						

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❏During background printing, open EPSON Status Monitor 3 
from the Application menu. Then stop printing from EPSON 
Status Monitor 3, or delete the file that is in sleep mode.
After the last page is output, the Ready (green) light on the 
printer turns on.
Note:
You can also cancel the current print job that is sent from your computer, 
by pressing the +Cancel Job button on the printer’s control panel. 
When canceling the print job, be careful not to cancel print sent by other 
users.
Uninstalling the Printer Software
When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver, be sure 
to uninstall the current printer software beforehand.
For Mac OS X users
1. Quit all applications, and restart your Macintosh.
2. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your 
Macintosh.
3. Double-click the Mac OS X folder.
4. Double-click the Printer Driver folder.
5. Double-click your printer’s icon.
Note:
If the Authorization dialog box appears, enter the Password or 
phrase, then click OK.
 
						

							196Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 6. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the 
statement, then click Accept.
7. Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left, then click 
Uninstall.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For Mac OS 9 users
1. Quit all applications, and restart your Macintosh.
2. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your 
Macintosh.
3. Double-click the English folder, then double-click Disk 1 
folder inside the Printer Driver folder.
4. Double-click the Installer icon.
5. Click Continue. When the software license agreement screen 
appears, read the statement, then click Accept.
6. Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left, then click 
Uninstall.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
 
						

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Sharing the Printer on a Network
Sharing the printer
This section describes how to share the printer on an AppleTalk 
network.
The computers on the network can share the printer that is 
directly connected to one of them. The computer that is directly 
connected to the printer is the print server, and the other 
computers are the clients which need permission to share the 
printer with the print server. The clients share the printer via the 
print server.
For Mac OS X users
Use the Printer Sharing setting, which is a standard feature of Mac 
OS X 10.2 or later.
This feature is not available with Mac OS X 10.1.
See your operating system’s documentation for details.
For Mac OS 9 users
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
Follow the steps below to share a printer connected directly to 
your computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network.
1. Turn on the printer.
 
						

							198Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 2. Select Chooser from the Apple menu, then click your 
printer’s icon. Select USB port or FireWire port in the “Select 
a printer port” box on the right, then click Setup. The Printer 
Setup dialog box appears.
Note:
Make sure On is selected under Background Printing.
3. Under Printer Sharing Set Up, click Printer Sharing Setup.
4. The Printer Sharing dialog box appears. Select the Share this 
Printer check box, then type the printer name and password 
information as needed.
5. Click OK to apply the settings.
 
						

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6. Close Chooser.
Accessing the shared printer
Follow the steps below to access your printer from another 
computer on the network.
1. Turn on your printer.
2. On each computer from which you want to access the printer, 
select Chooser from the Apple menu. Click your printer’s 
icon, then select the name of the shared printer in the “Select 
a printer port” box on the right. You can only select from the 
printers connected to your current AppleTalk zone.
Note:
Make sure On is selected under Background Printing.
3. Click Setup, enter the password for the printer, then click OK. 
The Printer Setup dialog box appears. Under Printer Sharing 
Set Up, click Shared Printer Information.
 
						

							200Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 4. The following type of message appears if the client has fonts 
that are unavailable on the print server.
5. Click OK to close the message.
6. Close Chooser.