To print at the highest resolution (1440 dpi), you need to use plain paper, Photo Paper, or one of the Photo Quality media. For the best printing at any resolution, always use EPSON media.

The Quality/Speed slider is not available for certain media types.

Note:

If you’re using Windows 95 and you installed Status Monitor 2 along with your printer software, you may want to click the Utility tab and open the Printer Status window. See page 4-5 for information on Status Monitor 2; see Chapter 5 for instructions on using the other utilities available on the Utility tab.

Basic Printing

5.Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list:

◗Plain paper

◗360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

◗Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

◗Photo Paper

◗Photo Quality Glossy Film

◗Ink Jet Transparencies

The type of paper or other media you choose determines the print quality (resolution) you can use. If you’re not sure which setting to select for your media, see the table on page 2-1.

6.Choose Color or Black ink.

7.Set the slider to Quality or Speed. This lets you choose between the fastest printing or the highest resolution for the media you’re using. To use the highest resolution available for plain paper (1440 dpi), you need to access the More Settings dialog box; see page 3-4 for instructions.

8.Click the Paper tab and choose your paper size, number of copies, and orientation. See page 3-11 for instructions.

9.If you’re using Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, click the Layout tab and check the proportional printing, page layout, and watermark options to make sure they’re correct for your print job. See page 3-20 for details.

10.Click OK when you’re finished checking your settings. The dialog box closes.

11.In the Print dialog box, click OK or Print. You may need to click a sequence of these buttons on different dialog boxes.

While your document is printing, a dialog box appears showing the printer status and the progress of your print job. See “Checking Printer Status” on page 1-5 for more information.

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