User manual EPSON LQ-670

[. . . ] EPSON Status Monitor 3 is automatically installed when you install the printer driver. If you want to install EPSON Status Monitor 3 later, see "Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3" on page 21 for instructions. Note: Some functions may not be available depending on your printer model. Before proceeding, make sure you have installed the printer driver on your computer described in the Start Here. [. . . ] Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box where you can make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3. See "Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3" on page 18 for more information. Monitoring Preferences Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 is available for Windows Vista, XP, Me, 98, 2000, and Windows NT 4. 0. Note: Click the Default button to revert all items to the default settings. Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 Do one of the following to access EPSON Status Monitor 3; Double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on the taskbar. To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, go to the Utility menu and follow the instructions. To find out how to open the Utility menu, See "Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me and 98" on page 2 or "Using the Printer Driver with Windows Vista, XP, 2000, and Windows NT 4. 0" on page 6. When you access EPSON Status Monitor 3 as described above, the following printer status window appears. 20 Printer Software You can view printer status information in this window. Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow the steps below to install EPSON Status Monitor 3. Note: It might not be possible to retrieve the printer status during printing. In this situation, click the EPSON Status Monitor3 button in the Utility tab, and use the printer with the status window left open. Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer. If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click the CD-ROM icon, click OPEN in the menu that appears, then double-click Epsetup. exe. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the statement, then click Agree. You need to set the client computers so that they can use the printer on a network. "With Windows Me or 98" on page 28 "With Windows XP or 2000" on page 30 "With Windows Vista" on page 33 "With Windows NT 4. 0" on page 39 With Windows Vista, XP, 2000, or Windows NT 4. 0 When the printer server's OS is Windows Vista, XP, 2000, or Windows NT 4. 0, follow these steps to set the printer server. Note: You must access Windows Vista, XP, 2000, or Windows NT 4. 0 as the Administrators of the local machine. For a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4. 0 printer server, click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. For a Windows XP Professional printer server, click Start, and click Printers and Faxes. For Windows XP Home Edition printer server, click Start, click Control panel, then click Printers and Faxes. For a Windows Vista printer server, click Start, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers. Right-click your printer icon, and click Sharing in the menu that appears. Printer Software 25 For Windows XP, if the following menu appears, click either Network Setup Wizard or If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard, click here. For a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4. 0 printer server, select Shared as (for Windows 2000) or Shared (for Windows NT 4. 0), then type the name in the Share name box and click OK. 26 Printer Software For a Windows Vista or XP printer server, select Share this printer, then type the name in the Share name box and click OK. Note: Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name, or an error may occur. In Windows Vista, you cannot select share this printer until you click the Change sharing options button. You need to set the client computers so that they can use the printer on a network. [. . . ] Click Yes (for Windows 2000) , Continue Anyway (for Windows XP) or Install this driver software anyway (for Windows Vista) and continue installing. The folder name differs depending on the OS being used. Client's OS Windows 98 Windows Me Windows XP, 2000 Windows Vista x86 Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Vista x64 Edition Windows NT 4. 0 Folder Name \<Language>\WIN98 \<Language>\WINME \<Language>\WIN2000 \<Language>\WINVISTA \<Language>\WINVISTA_XP64 \<Language>\WINNT40 3. Then follow the on-screen instructions. Printer Software 41 Note: If you also want to install EPSON Status Monitor 3, see "Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3" on page 21 for instructions. If you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3 for the shared printer, reinstall the printer driver as instructed in "Setting for the clients" after installing the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the CD-ROM. [. . . ]