EPSON AcuLaser C3800 User's Guide

Chapter 5

Using the Printer Software with Macintosh

About the Printer Software

The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. EPSON Status Monitor lets you check the status of your printer. See "Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor" on page 139 for more information.

Note:

❏Instructions in this section that are common to all operating systems are for Mac OS X 10.3 as an example. They may slightly differ from what actually appears on your screen depending on your operating system; however, the functions are the same.

❏You have to re-install the printer driver after major operating system updates such as OSX 10.3 to 10.4, but you do not have to re-install it for minor updates such as 10.3.1 to 10.3.2.

Accessing the printer driver

To control your printer and change its settings, use the printer driver. The printer driver allows you to easily make all the print settings, including paper source, paper size, and orientation.

Mac OS X

To access the printer driver, register your printer in Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X

10.3and 10.4) or Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2 or below), click Print on the File menu of any application, then select your printer.

Mac OS 9

To access the printer driver, open the appropriate dialog box, select Chooser from the Apple menu, then click your printer’s icon.

From an application

❏To open the Paper Setting dialog box, select Page Setup from the File menu on any application.

❏To open the Basic Settings tab, select Print from the File menu on any application.

Note:

The printer driver’s online help provides details on printer driver settings.

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