Epson PRO 5500 Printer User Manual


 
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Setting up the Printer with Your Computer
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R4C4850
Setup Guide Rev.C
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DAI A. Kobayashi K. Araki
K. Nishi
DAI K. Ramsey
Chapter 3
Setting up the Printer with Your
Computer
Connecting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Using the built-in parallel interface for PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Using a USB connection (For Windows Me, 98, 2000,
and Macintosh). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Using an optional interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Installing the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
For Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
For Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Accessing the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Accessing the printer software for Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Accessing the printer software for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Setting up Your Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
For Windows 98 and 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
For Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
For Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Testing the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Loading paper in a paper tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Checking the printer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Aligning the print heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32