Managing Print Jobs

Changing the Default Spool Directory

If you get an error message while printing, or printing is very slow, you can try changing your default spool directory.

1.Make a directory on your hard drive where you want Spool Manager to store print job files, for example, C:\SPLTEMP.

2.Open the Spool Manager as described on page 4-14.

3.Make sure EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 is selected, and then choose Setup from the Queue menu. The Queue Setup dialog box appears.

4.Change the spool directory to the one you created in step 1.

5.Make sure Use Print Manager for this port is checked. Then click OK.

6.Choose Default Spool Directory from the Options menu.

7.In the dialog box, change the spool directory to the one you created in step 1. Then click OK.

8.Close Spool Manager.

Managing Print Jobs on a

Macintosh

Your Macintosh printer software includes two print job management utilities: Monitor3 and Status Monitor. It also includes a Configuration utility for setting up print monitoring options.

If you’re using background printing, Monitor3 starts automatically when you send a job to the printer. It handles printing while you continue to work on your Macintosh, lets you track documents that are waiting to be printed, and lets you set printing priorities for waiting print jobs.

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