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EPSON AMERICA. INC. October 22, 1992 Tim Johnson Assistant Manager, Editorial MS D2-02 PHONE: 4032 Epson PostScript Card Supplement to the manual have the right to get the Supplement to the manual. The supplement is very technical and will probably not be requested. Therefore, neither SEC nor EAI will publish the manual, but Robert Shibata, Lead Product Support Specialist, will have a copy. If any users want the manual, Robert can send them a copy. Please call me if you have any questions. Tim J
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EPSON OVERSEAS MARKETING LOCATIONS 1 I EPSON AMERICA, INC. EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH 20770 Madrona Avenue Zülpicher 6, Torrance CA 90503, U.S.A. 4000 Düsseldorf 11 F.R. Germany Phone: (310) 782-0770 Phone: (02 11) 56030 Fax: (310) 782-5248 Telex: 8584786 EPSON UK LTD. EPSON FRANCE S.A. Campus 100, Maylands Avenue, 68 bis, rue Marjolin Hemel Hempstead, Herts, 92300, Levallois-Perret, France HP2 7EZ, U.K. Phone: (1) 4087-3737 Phone: 442-6 1 144 Telex: 6 10657 Telex: 5 182467 EPSON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD
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EPSON CARD C82605* User’s Guide PostScript TM
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neit
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iii Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ iii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V 1-1 Chapter 1 Handling the PostScript CARD ............................................................... Care and Handling ................................................................ 1-2 Installing the Card
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Introduction Features The PostScriptTM CARD gives your Epson page printer the capabilities of true Adobe PostScript. The card provides you with the following features for high performance with today’s desktop publishing: l The Adobe PostScript Language. This powerful printer language easily rotates, scales, clips, and orients any graphic object on your page. Choose from the wide range of application programs written for PostScript printers for professional results. TM TM l 35 fonts in 11 font fa
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Features This manual is a supplement to your printer manual. It gives you the additional information necessary to use the PostScript CARD with your printer. Keep these manuals together. iv Introduction
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Precautions Available printers This card can work with the page printers listed below: EPL-7000/7100/7050C EPL-4000/4100, ActionLaser It does not work with these printers: GQ-3500, GQ-5000 EPJ-200, EPI-4000 EPL-6000, ActionLaser, ActionLaser PLUS If your printer is not listed above, ask your Epson dealer whether this card can be used with your printer. Required memory Before using the card, make sure your printer has more than 1.5 megabytes (MB) of memory. If you connect your printer to more tha
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Precautions Available interfaces TM Unless you are using a Macintosh , you can use any built-in or optional interface to connect your printer to your computer. Note for Macintosh users: When you install this PostScript CARD in your printer, you can TM connect it to your Macintosh with the optional LocalTalk interface C82312*. Do not use the serial interface for this purpose, because the Macintosh does not have a printer driver for the serial interface. For EPL-7000/7100 Users Your printer always
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Precautions For EPL-4000/4100/ActionLaserII users If you are using your printer with more than one computer and you are using an optional interface, you must use the PostScript CARD with the optional interface. If you are using more than one computer but not using an optional interface, you must use the PostScript CARD with the serial interface. Introduction vii
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Chapter 1 Handling the PostScript CARD Care and Handling Do not drop, crush, or bend the card. Its natural curvature does not affect operation, so do not try to straighten the card by bending it. Avoid touching the gold connectors along the card’s edge. If the card becomes dirty, clean the connectors by wiping the edge with a clean tissue. Do not use water, alcohol, or other solvents. Keep the card in the protective case and blue antistatic bag when you are not using it. Do not store the card in
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Installing the Card Insert the card only when the printer is turned off. Always insert it into slot A of your printer. If the slot is horizontal, insert the card with the Epson logo on the upper side of the card. If the slot is vertical, insert the card so the Epson logo faces the A label. Follow the steps below to install the card: 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Hold the card so that the arrow on the card is aligned with the arrow on slot A. 3. Gently slide the card into the slot until it locks in
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Selecting PostScript Because your printer is set to operate in one of the resident printer modes, you need to change the mode setting through SelecType before you can use the PostScript option. If you are not familiar with SelecType, see your printer manual. You may also find it helpful to refer to the Quick Reference card (located at the back of the manual) whenever you use SelecType. First, find the MODE or MODE ASSIGN menu in your SelecType map. (The menu for changing the printer mode is not
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Selecting PostScript For EPL-4000/4100 and ActionLaser users 1. Hold down the SelecType button for several seconds until the display shows SelecType LEVEL2. 2. Press the Aor vbutton until the “MODE ASSIGN” menu appears. 3. Press the bbutton to enter the option; the CH submenu (for example, $ CH P LQ >) appears. 4. Press the Aor vbutton to choose the interface that will use the PostScript CARD. (If your desired interface is displayed in step 3, ignore this step). 5. Press the bbutton to enter the
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Selecting PostScript For EPL-7000/7100 users 1. Hold down the SelecType button for several seconds until you enter SelecType Level 2. A SelecType Level 1 option is displayed briefly before the printer enters the Level 2 main menu. Press the Aor vbutton until the “CH CONFIG P,S” menu 2. appears. Press the bbutton to enter the option; one of the submenus 3. (MODE, I/F, or RX-/BUFFER) appears. 4. Press theA or vbutton until the MODE submenu appears. If this menu is displayed in step 3, ignore this
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Printer Selection Menus Now that you have installed the PostScript option in your printer, you can start using it with your application programs. Most programs let you specify the type of printer you are using from a list of printers in the setup procedure. If your program has a printer selection menu, choose one of the printers listed below. They are listed in order of preference: EPSON PostScript CARD EPL-7500 General PostScript Printer LaserWriter If none these printers is available, choose a
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Removing the Card Follow these steps if you need to remove the card: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off. 2. Remove the card by grasping it at the center and gently pulling it straight out. Never insert or remove the card while the printer is turned 3. Turn on the printer. If the CH. (EPL-7000/7100) or the FEED light is flashing, press FEED; the printer then prints one page of data from the buffer. Note: Never remove this card while the printer is on line, in SelecType mode, or while resettin
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Chapter 2 Using the PostScript CARD The Control Panel Your printer control panel operates nearly the same with the PostScript CARD as it does with other emulation modes. This chapter describes the control panel functions. SelecType button Enter or exit SelecType with this button. FEED button Print one page of data by pressing this button when the printer is off line and has data in its memory. Print out all data in the printer’s memory by pressing the ON LINE button after you press the FEED butt
