Epson Pro 10000CF 3-8

3-8 Setting up the Printer with Your Macintosh

R4C4860

Startup Guide Rev. C

MAC.FM A5 size

11/29/00

LProof Sign-off:

DAI K.A. Kobayashi T. Morita

K. Nishi

DAI K. Ramsey

Setting up your printer as a shared printer

Follow these steps to share a printer connected directly to your

computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network.

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the printer’s

icon. Then select the port to which the printer is connected.

3. Click the Setup button. The following dialog box appears.

Contents

Main Page i Where to Find Information This Startup Guide Reference Guide included on the CD-ROM Opening the Reference Guide ii L Online Help iii Proof Sign-off: DAI K.A. Kobayashi T. Morita K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey FRONT.FM A5 size 11/20/00 System Requirements To use your printer with a PC Your computer dealer can help you update your system if it does not meet these requirements. iv L To use your printer with a Macintosh v Proof Sign-off: DAI K.A. Kobayashi T. Morita K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey FRONT.FM A5 size 11/20/00 To use the Online Guide with a PC To use the Online Guide with a Macintosh L vii Contents viii ix Page Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions 2 A Few Precautions When using the printer When handling the ink cartridges c 4 When choosing a place for the printer ENERGY STAR Compliance S Laser safety 6 CDRH regulations Laser safety labels Internal laser radiation For United Kingdom Users Safety information Warnings, Cautions, and Notes w 10 c Taking a Look at Your Printer Front view Rear view Page Chapter 1 Installing the Ink Cartridges and Loading Paper 1-2 Installing the ink cartridges Page 1-4 Loading Paper Loading roll paper 1-6 Page Page Page 1-10 Loading cut sheet media Loading cut sheet media longer than 279 mm (long edge of letter size) 1-12 Loading cut sheet with a length of A4/Letter, A3/US B, and Super A3/B 1-14 Chapter 2 Setting up the Printer with Your PC 2-2 Connecting the Printer to Your PC Using the built-in parallel interface Using a USB connection (For Windows Me, 98, and 2000) 2-4 Installing the Printer Software on Your PC Printer software components 2-6 Installing on Windows Me, 98, 95, 2000, and NT 4.0 Page 2-8 Ensuring that the USB driver is installed correctly in Windows (for Windows Me, 98, and 2000 only) Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 2-10 R4C4860 For Windows Me, 98, and 95 Page 2-12 For Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 2-14 Page Page Page Page Chapter 3 Setting up the Printer with Your Macintosh 3-2 Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh Using the built-in USB interface Installing the Printer Software on Macintosh 3-4 R4C4860 Printer software components EPSON Printer Driver Package Installing on Macintosh 3-6 Using the Chooser to select your printer Setting up Your Printer on a Network 3-8 Page 3-10 Chapter 4 Printing and Printer Management 4-2 Printing From Your PC Making the printer driver settings Page 4-4 Page 4-6 Cancelling printing from your PC 4-8 Printing From Your Macintosh Making the printer driver settings Page 4-10 Cancelling printing from your Macintosh When background printing is on 4-12 When background printing is off Chapter 5 Checking the Printers Condition 5-2 Using Printer Utilities Accessing the printer utilities For Windows For Macintosh Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 5-4 Cleaning the Print Heads Page 5-6 Aligning the Print Heads Page Page Using an Optional Interface Card 6-1 Chapter 6 Using an Optional Interface Card 6-2 Available Optional Interface Cards Installing the Optional Interface Card Page 6-4 EPSON OVERSEAS MARKETING LOCATIONS