Printer Software

# Printer Driver Settings Overview

The following tables show the Windows printer driver settings. Note that not every setting is available in all versions of Windows.

The printer settings are shown below.

Settings | Explanations
Paper size | Select the size of the paper you want to use. If you do not see your paper size, use the scroll bar to scroll through the list. If your paper size is not included in the list, click Custom or User Defined Size and enter the paper size in the dialog box that appears.
Orientation | Select Portrait or Landscape.
Paper Source | Select the paper source you want to use.
Resolution/ Graphics Resolution | Select the printing resolution you want. The higher the resolution you select, the more detailed your printout will be; however, increasing the resolution slows printing. If you are using Windows 3.1, this option is only available from the Control Panel.
Dithering | You can leave this option set to Fine, which is the default setting, or select another dithering pattern depending on the kind of printout you want.
Intensity/ Intensity Control | Move the slider to make your printout lighter or darker.
Print quality | Select a print quality option from the Print quality list. If you turn on Hi-speed, you will enter bi-directional printing mode and printing speed will increase. Turning Hi-speed off will return the printer to uni-directional printing mode. Printing speed will decrease, but printing precision will improve. Printing with the default settings uses the settings stored in the printer.
EPSON Status Monitor 3 | You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility when you click this button. To monitor the printer, make sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected.
Monitoring Preferences | Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box where you can make settings for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility.
Paper/Output | Check the Paper Size, Orientation, and Paper Source settings you made on the Page Setup menu and change them if necessary. Select the setting and then choose an option from the Change Setting list box.
Halftone | Click this button to set the brightness and contrast, input the RGB gamma, or make other settings. The Halftone Color Adjustment dialog box appears. For details, click the Help button in this dialog box.

The monitoring settings are shown below.

Settings | Explanations
EPSON Status Monitor 3 | You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility when you click this button. To monitor the printer, make sure the Monitor the printing status check box is selected.
Monitoring Preferences | Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box where you can make settings for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility. For more information, see Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3.

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