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Accessing the Printer Software for Macintosh

For Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6 or 9.x users

For Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6 or 9.x users

The printer software features the primary dialog boxes, settings, and utilities shown below.

Dialog Box

Driver Settings

Print

Media Type, Mode, Copies, Pages, Ink

Page Setup

Paper Size, Orientation, Rotate by 180 degrees, Reduce or Enlarge, Printable Area

Layout

Fit to Page, Watermark, Double-Sided Printing Multi-Page, Print Order

Utilities

Utility

EPSON Status Monitor, Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, Print Head Alignment, Configuration (dialog box)

These dialog boxes can be accessed as described below.

Dialog Box

How to Access It

Print

Click Print on the File menu of your application or click Options in the Page Setup dialog box.

Page Setup

Click Page Setup on the File menu of your application

Layout

Click the Layout icon button in the Print dialog box

Utility

Click the Utility icon button in the Print or Page Setup dialog box

In addition, the dialog boxes below are accessed from the Print dialog box.

Dialog Box

How to Access It

Background Printing

Click the Background Printing icon button in the Print dialog box

Preview

Click the Preview icon button in the Print dialog box and then click Preview

Save File

Click the Preview icon button in the Print dialog box until the Print button changes into the Save File button and then click the Save File button.

For Mac OS X users

The printer driver settings and utilities appear in the following dialog boxes. The settings in the Print dialog box change depending on the option selected on the pop-up menu in the Print dialog box. The settings in the Page Setup dialog box change depending on Settings selected in the Page Setup dialog box.

Dialog Box

Settings and Utilities

Print

Common in all options:
Printer, Saved Settings or Presets
Copies & Pages option:
Copies, Collated, Pages
Layout option:
Pages per Sheet, Layout Direction, Border
Output Options option:
Save as PDF File
Print Settings option:
Media Type, Ink, Mode
Color Management option:
Color Management
Summary option:
Summary of current settings

Page Setup

Page Attributes setting:
Settings, Format for, Paper Size, Orientation, Scale
Summary setting:
Summary of current settings

Utility

EPSON StatusMonitor, Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, Print Head Alignment

These dialog boxes can be accessed as described below.

Dialog Box

How to Access

Print

Click Print on the File menu of your application.

Page Setup

Click Page Setup on the File menu of your application.

Utility

Double-click the EPSON Printer Utility icon in the Application folder in Macintosh HD.


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