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6Choose an option under “Interpret Print Data as.”
Printing data sent from the PC environment has to be interpreted by the Mac
OS before it can be sent to the printer. The PC Print Spooler provides three
ways to interpret printing information from the PC environment.
Note: If you are unsure what printing option to use, select Epson. Epson
emulation is a generic option that works with most printers.
m Select PostScript if your printer supports PostScript. If you plan to print
non-PostScript files on a PostScript printer (for example, if you print files
from the DOS prompt), make sure the checkbox labeled “Allow DOS Text
Printing” has an X in it.
m If you have a PC parallel-port printer and you are using the PowerPrint
package by GDT Softworks, select Printer Specific. You will only be able
to select this option if you have selected a PowerPrint printer in the
Chooser.
m Choose Epson if you are using a non-PostScript printer (such as the Apple
StyleWriter, Apple LaserWriter 300, and certain HP DeskJet models).
For more information about the Epson options, see the next section,
“Epson Emulation and Page Setup Options.”
7Click OK.
8Choose Quit from the File menu to exit the Print Spooler application.
Epson emulation and page setup options
If you chose Epson in the Print Spooler Preferences dialog box, you can make
the following settings:
m Select “Gaps between pages” if the application you are printing from does
not allow a 1/2-inch margin at the top and bottom of the page (such as the
DOS prompt or Windows 95 Notepad). Selecting “Gaps between pages”
adds a 1/2-inch margin to the top and bottom of the document. This extra
margin will be in addition to whatever margin is currently set. Choose
“No gaps between pages” if the application you are printing from can
format the page to have at least a 1/2-inch margin at the top and bottom
of the page.
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Setting Up the PC Environment