Epson 5500 manual Printing on Various Papers, Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh

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2 Printing on Various Papers

Selecting a Paper Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Using the Standard and Optional Paper Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Paper Tray Loading Capacities and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Setting the Paper Tray Levers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Loading Paper in the Optional Lower Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Using the Front Manual Feed Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Using the Rear Manual Feed Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Selecting EPSON Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

3 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh

Choosing Page Setup Options	3-1
Choosing Basic Print Options	3-2
Selecting the Correct Media Type	3-4
Choosing Advanced Print Options	3-5
Color Management Settings	3-7
Managing Print Jobs	3-8
Setting Up Background Printing	3-8
Using Monitor3	3-9
Cancelling Printing	3-10

4 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows

Choosing Basic Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Selecting the Correct Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Choosing Paper and Layout Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Choosing Advanced Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Managing Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Using the Progress Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Using the Spool Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

5 Monitoring the Printer

Responding to the Control Panel Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Checking Printer Status from a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Configuring Printer Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Checking Printer Status from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7