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Printer Driver and Status Monitor
The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best printing results. The status monitor and the printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition.
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Your printer driver automatically finds and installs the latest version of the printer driver from Epson’s Web site. Click the Driver Update button in your printer driver’s Maintenance window, and then follow the on-screen instructions. If the button does not appear in the Maintenance window, point at All Programs or Programs in the Windows start menu, and check in the Epson folder.
If you want to change the language of the driver, select the language you want to use from the Language setting in your printer driver’s Maintenance window. Depending on the location, this function may not be available.
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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.
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Screen shots of the printer driver windows in this User’s Guide are from Windows Vista.
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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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From the Start menu
Windows 7:
Click the start button, select Devices and Printers. Then right-click the printer and select Printing preferences.
Click the start button, select Devices and Printers. Then right-click the printer and select Printing preferences.
Windows Vista:
Click the start button, select Control Panel, and then select Printer from the Hardware and Sound category. Then select the printer and then click Select printing preferences.
Click the start button, select Control Panel, and then select Printer from the Hardware and Sound category. Then select the printer and then click Select printing preferences.
Windows XP:
Click Start, Control Panel, (Printers and Other Hardware,) then Printers and Faxes. Select the printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu.
Click Start, Control Panel, (Printers and Other Hardware,) then Printers and Faxes. Select the printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu.
From the shortcut icon on the taskbar
Right-click the printer icon on the taskbar, then select Printer Settings.
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To add a shortcut 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 Shortcut Icon check box.
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Getting information through online help
In the printer driver window, try one of the following procedures.
Right-click the item, then click Help.
Click the 
button at the top right of the window, then click the item (for Windows XP only).
button at the top right of the window, then click the item (for Windows XP only).
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.
Note for Mac OS X 10.5 or later:
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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 4
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For Mac OS X 10.6, click System Preferences on the Apple menu and then click Print & Fax. Select your printer from the Printers list box, click Options & Supplies, Utility, and then click Open Printer Utility.
For Mac OS X 10.5, click System Preferences on the Apple menu and then click Print & Fax. Select your printer from the Printers list box, click Open Print Queue and then click Utility button.
For Mac OS X 10.4, double-click Macintosh HD, the Applications folder, and then the Printer Setup Utility icon in the Utilities folder. Select your printer from the Printer List and then click the Utility button.
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Getting information through online help
Click the 
Help button in the Print dialog box.
Help button in the Print dialog box.