Contents

Introduction

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2
How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4
Chapter 1 Setting Up th e Printer
Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -2
Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 3
Assembling the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Installing the ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Attaching the paper guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Plugging In the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Chapter 2 Setting Up Your S oftwar e
For Windows 95 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing the printer driver using My Computer . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing the printer driver using plug-and-play . . . . . . . 2-3
Using the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
For Windows 3.1 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Installing the printer driver using Program Manager . . . . 2-9
Using the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
For Windows NT 4.0 Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Installing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Using the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
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