Introduction

The EPSON® Stylus® COLOR is a high-quality, high-resolution ink jet printer that can print up to 16 million colors at a resolution of 720 dpi to produce full-color, near-photographic images. It also produces realistic grayscale images and sharp text and line art.

The printer is quiet and easy to install and use. You simply set it up and connect it to your Apple® Macintosh® as described in Chapter 1.

Both a serial and a parallel interface are provided. You can use both interfaces to simultaneously connect the printer to a Macintosh and a PC. The printer automatically switches between interfaces as print data is received.

An optional EPSON Talk kit, which contains a LocalTalk® interface board, is available for connecting the printer to an AppleTalk® network so it can be shared by multiple Macintosh computers. If you install the LocalTalk board, you can use all three interfaces—serial, parallel, and LocalTalk— simultaneously. See Appendix A for more information about the LocalTalk interface.

About this Manual

This manual provides all the information you need for using your Stylus COLOR with a Macintosh. If you have a PC, see the PC user’s guide, which is also provided with the printer.

For information about using color effectively, choosing paper, and other tips that will help you get the results you want, see the Color Printing Tips booklet. Although this booklet was written for the Microsoft® Windows™ driver, it provides many helpful tips on using color that you may find useful.

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