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®
EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter
User’s Guide
for the EPSON Stylus COLOR 440,
EPSON Stylus COLOR 640,
EPSON Stylus COLOR 600
and EPSON Stylus Photo EX
®
IMPORTANT: To use the USB/Parallel Adapter with your Apple
™
iMac , you must download and install the iMac Update 1.0 from
Apple at http://swupdates.info.apple.com.
CPD 7424
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EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks. Copyright © 1998 by Epson America, Inc. 9/98 ii
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FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television
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WARNING The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces. Changes or modifications not express
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Contents Introduction 7 Setting Up the Printer 8 Getting Started on an iMac 8 Connecting the Cable 10 Installing the Printer Software 13 Getting Started on a Windows 98 System 15 Connecting the Cable 16 Installing the Printer Software 19 Setting Up Your System to Print to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 27 Appendix A: Using Monitor3 with Your iMac 29 Setting Up Monitor3 29 Monitoring Print Jobs with Monitor3 30 Appendix B: Specifications 33 USB/Parallel Adapter Specifications 33 System Requireme
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Introduction The EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter allows you to use smart cable technology to connect your EPSON printer to your Apple iMac or ® Windows 98 computer. It supports the following printers: EPSON ® Stylus COLOR 600, EPSON Stylus COLOR 440, EPSON Stylus COLOR 640, and EPSON Stylus Photo EX. To use the EPSON USB/Parallel Adapter with your computer and EPSON printer, you’ll need to: ◗ Install iMac Update 1.0 if you have an iMac ◗ Set up the printer ◗ Connect the cable ◗ Install the print
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Setting Up the Printer If you’ve been using your EPSON printer with your computer, the printer is probably set up already. If so, turn it off and disconnect it from the previous computer. Then go to the section explaining how to connect the cable to your system. If you’re setting up a new printer, see the documentation that came with your printer for instructions on unpacking, installing ink cartridges, and loading paper. Then return to this booklet for instructions on connecting the cable
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For instructions on using the printer software, see the following: ◗ If you have an EPSON Stylus COLOR 440 or EPSON Stylus COLOR 640, locate the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 440/640 Driver Software Guide for Macintosh in the Manual directory on your USB Printer Software CD-ROM. Copy the manual to your hard drive and ® view it using Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01. (If you don’t have Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can install it using the Acrobat Reader 3.01 Installer on your USB Printer S
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Connecting the Cable You can connect the USB/Parallel Adapter directly to a USB port on your iMac or to a USB hub connected to a port on the iMac. If you have any printing problems when the printer is connected via a USB hub, try connecting the printer directly to the USB port on the iMac instead. 1 To connect the adapter to the USB port on the side of the iMac, first open the port door. Hold the adapter’s USB connector so the icon faces up and connect it to the available USB port. availabl
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To connect the adapter to one of the USB ports on the iMac keyboard, hold the adapter’s USB connector so the icon faces away from you and connect it to the USB port. available USB port optional USB hub OR USB/Parallel adapter If you’re using a USB hub, plug it into the USB port on the iMac keyboard, then connect the adapter to an available USB port on the hub. 11
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2 Connect the adapter’s parallel connector to the parallel port on the back of the printer, then secure it with the wire clips. parallel connector 3 Now follow the instructions in the next section to install the printer driver software from the USB/Parallel Adapter CD-ROM. 12
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Installing the Printer Software IMPORTANT: You can’t use the adapter with the printer driver software that came with your printer. You must use the printer driver software that came on the USB Printer Software CD-ROM. Before you begin this procedure, you must install the iMac Update 1.0 from Apple at http://swupdates.info.apple.com. Contact Apple Computer if you have any problems installing this update. Follow these steps to install the USB printer driver software: 1 Turn on your iMac and wa
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8 Click the printer icon for your printer. Note: The printer icons are labeled SC 600 (EPSON Stylus COLOR 600), SC 440 (EPSON Stylus COLOR 440), SC 640 (EPSON Stylus COLOR 640), and SPEX (EPSON Stylus Photo EX.) 9 Click the USB Port icon (if you’ve connected more than one EPSON printer, the port is numbered). 10 Turn on background printing, if you want to use it. Then close the Chooser. If you don’t see your printer icon in the Chooser, make sure your USB port and parallel port connections
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Getting Started on a Windows 98 System The instructions on the next few pages explain how to connect the USB/ Parallel Adapter cable to your Windows 98 system and how to install the printer software. If you’re connecting to an EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 printer, you’ll also find instructions on how to set up your system to use Windows Print Manager. For instructions on using the printer software, see the documentation that came with your printer. IMPORTANT: You can’t use the adapter with the pri
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Connecting the Cable You can connect the USB/Parallel Adapter directly to a USB port on your computer, or you can connect it to a USB hub connected to a port on your computer. If you have any printing problems when the printer is connected via a USB hub, try connecting your printer directly to the USB port on the computer instead. 1 Locate an available USB port on your computer (your USB ports may be in a different location than shown in the illustration on page 17). 2 Hold the adapter’s U
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USB/Parallel adapter OR optional USB hub 17
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3 Connect the adapter’s parallel connector to the parallel port on the back of the printer, then secure it with the wire clips. parallel connector 4 Now follow the instructions in the next section to install the printer driver software. 18
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Installing the Printer Software The steps you follow to install the USB printer driver software depend on whether you’ve already installed a printer driver for your printer, or whether you’re performing a new installation. If you’ve already installed a printer driver, follow the steps below. If not, follow the steps on page 24. Note: The USB printer driver software works best with a Windows 98 system that has not been upgraded from Windows 95. If you’ve already installed a printer driver for
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4 Click the View tab. Under Hidden files, select Show all files. Click Apply to save the setting, then click OK to close the Folder Options dialog box. 5 Open the Inf folder, then locate and select the INF file corresponding to your installed printer driver: EPSON Stylus Photo EX EPSONEPIIFE2J.INF EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 EPSONEPS600.INF EPSON Stylus COLOR 440 EPSONEPIIFE3P.INF EPSON Stylus COLOR 640 EPSONEPIIFE3O.INF 6 Click Delete to delete the old printer driver. Close Windows Explorer. Inst
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4 Select Specify a location, then click Browse to locate the USB printer software. The software is located in the following folders on the CD-ROM: Stylus Photo EX, Stylus COLOR 600, Stylus COLOR 440, and Stylus COLOR 640. 21
