User manual EPSON LQ-2080

[. . . ] 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. 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 the 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. [. . . ] 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 Document Properties window appears, and you see the Page Setup and Advanced menus. These menus contain the printer driver settings. Using the Printer Software 4-13 3. See "Printer driver settings overview, " below, for detailed information about the settings. Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu To access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow these steps: 1. The screen displays the Default Document Properties window, which contains the Page Setup and Advanced menus. See the next section for detailed information about the printer driver settings. Printer driver settings overview Your printer driver has two menus: Page Setup and Advanced. The printer driver settings on each of these menus are described below. To open these menus, see the previous sections on accessing the printer driver. When you finish making your printer driver settings, click OK to apply the settings, or click Cancel to cancel your changes. 4-14 Using the Printer Software Page Setup menu t Paper Size t Paper Source t Orientation Select the size of the paper you want to use from the Paper Size list. Select Portrait or Landscape. 4 Advanced menu Using the Printer Software 4-15 t 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. Select Resolution and then choose the printing resolution from the Change Setting list box. The higher the resolution you select, the more detailed your printout will be; however, increasing the resolution slows printing. Double-click Halftone Color Adjustment to open the Halftone Color Adjustment dialog box. Click Print Text as Graphics or Metafile Spooling and select On or Off in the Change Setting list box. t Graphic t Document Options Once you've checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary, you are ready to print with continuous paper as described in Chapter 2, or with single sheets as described in Chapter 3. 4-16 Using the Printer Software Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3. 5x There are two ways to 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 apply to all your applications. See "Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel" on page 4-19. To check and change printer driver settings, see "Printer driver settings overview" on page 4-20. 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 requirementes. 4 Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications To access the printer driver from a Windows application, follow the steps below. Note: The steps below provide general guidelines on accessing the printer driver. [. . . ] See also draft and letter quality. interface The connection (via a cable) between the computer and the printer over which print data is transmitted to the printer. initialization Return the printer to its defaults (a fixed set of conditions). landscape Printing that is oriented sideways on the page. This orientation gives you a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets. See also portrait. letter quality The print mode used by your printer when you select a font other than Draft (such as Roman or Sans Serif). Letter quality provides better readability and appearance at a reduced print speed. [. . . ]