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Note:
You can see information about jobs or consumables by clicking on the respective tab.
Consumables Information
You can obtain information on paper sources and consumable products on the 
Consumables tab in the Detailed Status dialog box.
Note:
You can see the status of the printer or information about jobs by clicking on the respective tab.
c. Text box: The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of the 
printer. When a problem occurs, the most probable solution is 
displayed.
d.Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog box.
a. Paper: Displays the paper size, the paper type and the approximate 
amount of paper remaining in the paper source. Information 
on the optional paper cassettes are displayed only if these 
options are installed.
The paper cassette icon flashes when the amount of paper 
remaining in the paper cassette is low.
b. Toner: Indicates the amount of remaining toner. The toner icon 
flashes when a toner error occurs or the toner is low.
c.Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog box.
 
						

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Job Information 
You can check job information on the Job Information tab of the Detailed Status dialog 
box. 
a. Job Name: Displays the user’s print job names. Other user’s print jobs are 
displayed as --------.
b. Status: Waiting: The print job which is waiting 
to be printed.
Spooling: The print job which is being 
spooled.
Deleting: The print job which is being 
deleted.
Printing: The print job which is printed 
currently.
Completed: Displays only your jobs that 
have finished printing.
Canceled: Displays only your jobs that 
have been canceled 
printing.
 Held: Job is on hold.
c. User: Displays the user name.
d. Computer: Displays the name of the computer that sent the print job.
e. Job Type: Displays the job type. When the Reserve job function is used, 
the jobs are displayed as Stored, Verify, Re-Print, and 
Confidential respectively. About the Reserve Job function, 
see Using the Reserve Job Function on page 133.
 
						

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Note:
You can see the status of the printer or information about consumables by clicking on the 
respective tab.
Notice Settings
To make specific monitoring settings, access EPSON Status Monitor and select Notice 
Settings from the file menu. The Notice Settings dialog box appears.
f.Cancel Job button: Selecting a print job and clicking this button, cancels the 
selected print job.
g.Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog box.
h.Print button: Display the dialog box to print the held status job.
i.Refresh button: Clicking this button refreshes the information on this menu.
j.Display settings button: Displays the Display settings dialog box to select items to be 
displayed.
a. Printer drop-down list (Mac OS X 
only):Select your printer from the drop-down list.
b.Monitor the printer status check 
box:When this check box is selected, EPSON Status Monitor 
monitors the printer status during a print job is 
processed.
c Pop-up Notice: Sets the notification to be displayed.
d.Monitor Settings button: Displays the Monitor Settings dialog box to set the 
monitoring interval.
 
						

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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 and 10.4) or Print Center (for 
Mac OS X 10.2 or below) icon.
2. Click Add Printer in the Printer List dialog box.
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 and 10.4) or Print Center (for Mac OS 
X 10.2 or below).
e.OK button: Click this button to save the settings and to exit the 
dialog box.
f.Cancel button: Click this button to exit the dialog box without saving 
the settings.
g.Save button (Mac OS X only): Saves new changes and closes the dialog box.
 
						

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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.
2. Select Background Printing to turn background printing on or off.
Note:
❏Background printing must be turned on for the EPSON Status Monitor 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 and 10.4) 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.
 
						

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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 printing. If 
this appears, follow instructions in the message.
❏During background printing, open EPSON Status Monitor from the Application menu. 
Then stop printing from EPSON Status Monitor, 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 on the computer.
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.
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.
 
						

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For Mac OS 9 users
1. Quit all applications on the computer.
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.
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.
See your operating system’s documentation for details.
 
						

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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.
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.
6. Close Chooser.
 
						

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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.
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.
 
						

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Chapter 6 
Using the PostScript Printer Driver
About the PostScript 3 Mode
Hardware requirements
Your printer must meet the following hardware requirements to be able to use the 
PostScript 3 printer driver.
Memory requirements for using the PostScript 3 printer driver are shown below. Install 
optional memory modules into your printer if the amount of memory currently installed does 
not meet your printing needs.
System requirements
Your computer must meet the following system requirements to be able to use the Adobe 
PostScript 3 printer driver.
For Windows
To use the Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver, your computer must be running Microsoft 
Windows XP, XP x64, Me, 98, or 2000. See the following table for details.
Windows XP, XP x64, or 2000
There are no restrictions for these systems.
Windows Me or 98
Recommended memory
512 MB
(for duplex printing of image data in full color at 1200 dpi)
Minimum Recommended
Computeri386, i486, or Pentium processor i486 or Pentium processor
Hard Disk6 MB free (for driver installation) 8 MB free (for driver installation)