Chapter 3

Using the EX with Application Programs

Now that you’ve set up and tested the printer, you need to start using it with your application programs.

Printer Selection Menus

Most application programs let you specify the type of printer you’re using so that the program can take full advantage of the printer’s features. Many programs provide an installation or setup procedure that presents a list of printers to choose from. If your application program has a printer selection menu, use the instructions below.

For further information on selecting a printer or sending commands from your application program, read the rest of this chapter, which covers word processors, spreadsheets, graphics programs, and programming languages.

Menu selections

If your software has a printer selection menu, simply choose EX-800 or EX-1000. If the menu does not list any EX printers, choose one of the following. They are listed in order of preference.

EX-800

EX-1000

FX-85

FX-286

FX-80 +

FX-185

FX-80

FX-100+

FX

FX-100

LX

FX

 

Epson printer

L x

 

Draft printer

Epson

printer

 

Draft

printer

If you plan to use the IBM printer emulation mode, choose IBM Proprinter, IBM Graphics printer, or IBM printer, in that order of preference.

If you have installed the color option kit, choose EX or Epson JX-80 color printer. Do not select an IBM printer, because the IBM printer emulation mode cannot use the color option kit.

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