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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 other wise, 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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Contents Introduction iii iii Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Precautions 1-1 Chapter 1 Handling the PostScript CARD 1-1 Care and Handling.. ................................................................. 1-2 Installing the Card .......
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Introduction Features The PostScript™ 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: 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. 35 fonts in 11 font families: Tim
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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-7000/7100/705OC EPL-4000/4100/4200/4300, ActionLaser EPL-8000/8100 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
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Printing area If the NOTE option is selected in the PAGETYPE menu, the printing area of A4, Letter, or Legal paper will be offset towards the left and top of the page. Note: Start page When the START PAGE menu is set to ON, your printer prints the start page every time the printer mode switches to PostScript (for example, during auto sense mode). If you change your printer mode often, it is recommended you set the START PAGE menu to OFF. Introduction vi
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Available interfaces 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: l When you install this PostScript CARD in your printer, you can 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. l This card returns one of the following messages on the s
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For EPL-7000/7100 Users Your printer always reprints jammed pages after a paper jam error is corrected, even if JAM RECOVERY is OFF. You may get a PAPER SIZE ERROR if you try to print on a paper size that cannot be selected with SelecType. If this error occurs, press RESET until the display shows RESET. When your printer is used with two computers, the PostScript CARD should be used with channel S. If you want to use the card with channel P, set the MEMORY menu to S 0:l0P. You cannot connect the
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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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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 A or v button until the “MODE ASSIGN” menu appears. 3. Press the b button to enter the option; the CH submenu (for example, $ CHP LQ >) appears. 4. Press the A or 7 button 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 b button to enter the printer mode op
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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. 2. Press the A or v button until the “CH CONFIG P,S” menu appears. 3. Press the b button to enter the option; one of the submenus (MODE, I/F, or RX-/BUFFER) appears. 4. Press the A or v button until the MODE submenu appears. If this menu is displayed in step 3, ignore this step. 5. Press t
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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. Note: Never insert or remove the card while the printer is turned on. 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 whil
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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
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SelecType You can make various printer settings using SelecType. Although normal SelecType functions differ slightly by printer model, the menus added by this emulation are identical for each printer. The following section describes the SelecType menus and explains these additional functions. See your printer manual for more details on other menus. SelecType Tables for this Card Your printer has two SelecType levels : level 1 and level 2. When PostScript is selected for the current printer mode,
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menu ~ (submenu) function (MISCELLANEOUS) ERR HANDLER Enables/disables the error handler 1 PAGES 1 Displays counter of printed pages 1 VERSION 1 Displays the PostScript version I ( SAVE LEVEL 1 1 Saves SelecType level 1 settings 1 1 RES LEVEL 1 I Resets SelecType level I settings *’ Varies depending on the printer. Also, the paper tray may be called by another term such as “paper cassette.” 2 * Ignore this menu item for the EPL-7000/7100. SelecType level 2 Level 2 menus are not affected by this
