Make the following settings on the Properties dialog box:

■Choose the Media Type you’re printing on (click the arrow button to scroll through the list). If you’re not sure which setting to select, see page 19.

■Set the Ink option to Color unless you’re printing in black only.

■Set the Mode option to Automatic. This lets the printer software determine the best settings for your print job. It’s the easiest way to get good printing results on all types of paper.

■Set the slider in the Mode box to Quality or Speed. This lets you choose between a higher resolution, faster printing, or an in-between setting. (The slider is not available when certain media types are selected.)

■Click OK to return to your application’s Print dialog box.

For more information about printer settings, click the Help button. Or you can right-click any item on the screen and then click What’s This?.

Selecting Windows Default Settings

The printer settings you make apply only to the application you’re currently using. If you usually print one type of document in different applications—for example, black ink on legal size paper—you can change the default printer settings for all your programs. You do this using the Windows Printers utility:

1.Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers.

2.Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 580 icon.

3.Select Properties (Printing Preferences in Windows 2000).

4.Click the Main tab.

5.Select the default settings you want to use for all your applications. Click OK when you’re finished.

You can always change the default settings in your application when you want to print different types of documents. You can also save a group of common settings; see the electronic Reference Guide (described on page 3) for details.

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