User manual EPSON ACULASER C2600

[. . . ] Color Laser Printer Copyrights 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. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U. S. ) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation's operating and maintenance instructions. [. . . ] You will have to launch the Apple Desktop Printer Utility, then register the printer as a Desktop Printer. The Desktop Printer Utility is automatically installed when you install the Adobe PostScript printer driver. Follow the steps below to select the printer and to create a Desktop Printer. Using the PostScript Printer Driver 221 Note: When printing via the USB port from a Power Macintosh running Mac 0S 9, the printer must be set to handle ASCII data. To specify this setting, select Print from the File menu of the application that you are using, then select the name of the application from the options available in the Print dialog box. On the setup option page that appears, select ASCII for the data format setting. The actual setting name varies by application, but is often called Encoding or Data. Open the AdobePS Components folder in your hard disk, then double-click the Desktop Printer Utility. The New Desktop Printer dialog box appears. Select AdobePS from the With pop-up menu, click Printer (USB) in the Create Desktop list, then click OK. Select your printer from the list of connected USB printers, then click OK. Click Auto Setup to select the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file. When a PPD file is selected, the selected printer name will be displayed under the printer icon. If the printer name is incorrect, click Change, then select the correct PPD file. After the USB printer and PPD file have been selected, click Create. A warning message suggesting to save changes to desktop printer appears. The USB printer icon will be displayed on the desktop. 222 Using the PostScript Printer Driver Selecting a printer in a network environment If the printer is connected through the Ethernet interface or an optional network card. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 For Mac OS X users Follow the steps below to select the printer. Note: You cannot use FireWire for printer connection in the PostScript 3 mode. Although EPSON FireWire appears in the interface pop-up list, it cannot be used with the PostScript 3 printer driver. You need to make the settings for your installed options manually when the printer is connected using USB, IP printing, or Rendezvous. When the printer is connected using AppleTalk, the printer software automatically makes the settings. Make sure to specify ASCII as the data format in the application. Binary data cannot be printed properly when using IP Printing or Rendezvous connection. [. . . ] Thus the uppercase M receives the same amount of space as the letter l. font A set of characters and symbols that share a common typographic design and style. font family The collection of all sizes and styles of a font. halftone A grayscale image that is composed of small dots. The dots can be close together to create black or more widely spaced to create gray or white areas in the image. Newspaper photographs are common examples of halftones. initialization The act of returning the printer to its defaults (fixed set of conditions). interface The connection between the printer and the computer. A parallel interface transmits data one character or code at a time, while a serial interface transmits data one bit at a time. landscape Printing that is oriented sideways on the page. [. . . ]