About Your Printer Software

The EPSON printer software that comes with your printer includes the printer driver software, the EPSON Remote! utility, and the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility for Windows 95/98.

As described in Chapter 1, a printer driver is software that allows your computer to control the printer. You need to install the printer driver so your Windows software applications can take full advantage of the printer’s capabilities.

Note:

Before proceeding, make sure you have installed the printer driver on your PC as described in Chapter 1.

EPSON Remote! is a DOS-based printer setup utility that allows you to easily change the printer’s default settings from the computer screen. To use the EPSON Remote! utility with DOS, see page 4-23.

The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility program is available for Windows 95 and 98. It allows you to monitor the status of your printer, alerts you when errors occur, and provides you with troubleshooting tips. To install and use the Status Monitor, see Chapter 6, “Using EPSON Status Monitor 2”.

To use the printer driver, see the appropriate page below, depending on your Windows version.

Windows 95, 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Windows NT 3.5x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

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