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Overview of Printer Driver and Status Monitor
 Accessing the printer driver for Windows
Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X
The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best printing results. Status Monitor and the printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition.
Accessing the printer driver for Windows
You can access the printer driver from most Windows applications, the Windows Start menu, or the taskbar.
To make settings that apply only to the application you are using, access the printer driver from that application.
To make settings that apply to all of your Windows applications, access the printer driver from the Start menu or the taskbar.
Refer to the following sections to access the printer driver.
From Windows applications
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Click Print or Print Setup on the File menu.
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In the window that appears, click Printer, Setup, Options, Preferences, or Properties. (Depending on your application, you may need to click one or a combination of these buttons.)
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Windows XP x64 and XP:
Click Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Faxes. (If the Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware, then click Printers and Faxes.)
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Windows 2000:
Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers.
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Select the printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu.
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From the short cut icon on the taskbar
Right-click the printer icon on the taskbar, then select Printer Settings.
To add a short cut icon to the Windows taskbar, first access the printer driver from the Start menu as described above. Next, click the Maintenance tab, the Speed & Progress button, and then the Monitoring Preferences button. In the Monitoring Preferences window, select the Select Shortcut Icon check box.
Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X
The table below describes how to access the printer driver dialog boxes.
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Dialog Box
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How to Access It
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Page Setup
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Click Page Setup on the File menu of your application.
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Print
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Click Print on the File menu of your application.
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EPSON Printer Utility 2
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You can access this software in the following two ways:
Double-click the EPSON Printer Utility 2 icon in the Applications folder in Macintosh HD. Select the printer from the Printer List, then click OK.
Open the Applications folder on your hard drive, then open the Utilities folder and double-click the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility icon. Select the appropriate printer from the list, then click the Configure or Utility button.
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