User manual EPSON LQ-680

[. . . ] ® 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. [. . . ] You can also view online help by right-clicking items in the driver and selecting What's this?. Using the Printer Software 3-13 When you finish making your printer driver settings, click OK to apply the settings, or click Cancel to cancel your changes. Once you've checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary, you are ready to print. Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3. 5x You can access the printer driver from your Windows applications or from the Control Panel. When you access the printer driver from a Windows application, any settings you make apply only to the application you are using. See "Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications" below. When you access the printer driver from the Control Panel, the printer driver settings you make can apply to all your applications. See "Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel" on page 3-16. To check and change printer driver settings, see "Changing the Printer driver settings" on page 3-17. Note: While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver, some do not, so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your requirements. Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications To access the printer driver from a Windows application, follow the steps on the next page. Note: The steps on the next page provide general guidelines on accessing the printer driver. How you access the printer driver may differ depending on your application. See your application manual for details. 3-14 Using the Printer Software 1. Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software. The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears. 2. Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (You may need to click a combination of these buttons. ) The screen displays the Document Properties dialog box, which contains the Form and Orientation printer driver settings. See "Changing the Printer driver settings" on page 3-17 to change the settings. Using the Printer Software 3-15 3. Click Options (or a similar button) to view the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, which includes the Graphics Resolution, Color, and Optimizations printer driver settings. See "Changing the Printer driver settings" on page 3-17 to change the settings. Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel To access the printer driver from the Control Panel, follow these steps: 1. In the Main window, double-click the Print Manager icon. Make sure your printer is highlighted, then click Printer and select Properties. The Printer Properties dialog box appears. 3-16 Using the Printer Software 3. Click the Details button, then click Job Default. [. . . ] See also characters per inch (cpi). portrait Printing that is oriented upright on the page (as opposed to landscape, in which printing is sideways on the page). This is the standard orientation for printing letters or documents. See also landscape. printer driver A software program that sends commands for using the functions of a particular printer. resolution A measure of the amount of detail that can be represented. Resolution of printed images is measured by using the number of dots per inch (dpi). self test A method for checking the operation of the printer. [. . . ]