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- Short: EPSON Stylus COLOR Series Utilitiy
- Author: sru@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Stephan Rusdorf)
- Uploader: sru@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de
- Type: text/print
- Version: 1.6b
-
- This is an Utility for use with the EPSON Stylus Color Series printer.
-
- !!! This is a beta release - Most features are not tested !!!
-
- FEATURES
- --------
- - you can setup the printer standardprefs (Font, Chartable, ...)
- (At this time supported for ESC/II/500/200/400/600/800/Photo!)
-
- - you can print the nozzle-testpattern
- (At this time supported for ESC/400/600/800/Photo/Pro!)
-
- - you can clean the head of the printer (black or color)
- (At this time supported for ESC/IIs/820/400/600/800/Photo!)
-
- - you can calibrate the printer with some patterns
- (At this time supported for ESC/400/600/800/Photo!
- But don't know if this works for 400/Photo because the
- PC-Software don't support this)
-
- This is the same what the Utility for Mac and PC do.
-
- Next support for ESCII(s)/820, Pro, 500.
-
- - about software-controlled interrogation of ink capacity I havn't
- any information. If I get the required dev-info I will support this.
-
- Because I only have an EPSON Stylus COLOR 800 I couldn't test the
- program for the other printers! So if you use it please check the
- first times if it works correct an write me an email with your results.
-
- REQUIREMENTS
- ------------
- - EPSON Stylus COLOR Series Printer
- - AmigaOS 2.04 or later and 68020+ CPU
-
- DISTRIBUTION
- ------------
- This Program is email-ware.
- So if you use it please send an email to the author.
- Bug-Reports and suggestions are welcome (per email).
- It is not allowed to include this program in any
- package (pd or commercial) without permission of the
- author.
- It is allowed to distribute this program on the
- AminetCD and MeetingPerlsCD.
-
- THANX
- -----
- A lot to Willem Schaaij for
- - sending me some sources for supporting ESC/Pro/II(s)
- - testing the ESC-support
- - verifying and correcting the english catalog
- - his Dutch catalog
- - some other tips
-
- To Steven Woelk for testing the 600-version (only V1.0).
- To D.DomÃnguez for his spanish catalog (included)
- To Krister Larsson for his swedish catalog (included)
- To Gilles Vigner for his french catalog (included)
- To Johan Otterstrom for testing compatibility with the Draco
-
- and to all other who sent suggestions, bug reports and emails.
-
- INSTALLATION
- ------------
- - decrunch the archive
- - copy the directory to your favorite place
- - if you want to use another language copy one of the
- included catalogs to SYS:locale/catalogs/<your language>
-
- HISTORY
- -------
- V1.6 - bugfix for ESC-Printersetup (didn't save correct)
- (Thanks to K.Reiser and pRIMEl)
- - bugfix for ESC/Pro-nozzlecheck
- - bugfix for ESPhoto support
- - spanish readme included (Thanks to D. DomÃnguez)
- - .cd file included - Please send me your translation
-
- V1.56- full Epson Stylus Photo support (but not tested)
- (please write if you have one!)
- - nozzlecheck for ESC and Stylus Pro
- - head cleaning for ESCIIs and Stylus820
-
- V1.54- started to support the ESC2 (printerprefs)
- - corrected the wrong order of infobox strings
-
- V1.52- removed a bug when calibrate with ESC
- - added verify pattern for ESC400/600/800
-
- V1.5 - improved fontsensitivity again
- - removed some bugs for ESC support
- - editable devicename for output
- (devicename will not be saved in this version)
- - more texts with locale support
-
- V1.44- removed some enforcer hits
- - included Dutch catalog from Willem Schaaij
-
- V1.43- improved fontsensitivity
- - multidevice support
- - bugfixes
- - support a special mode for catalog development
- - included swedish catalog from Krister Larsson
- - included french catalog from Gilles Vigner
-
- V1.4 - more texts with locale-support
- - now check the printerstatus before sending data
-
- V1.3 - added support for ESC (calibration and head cleaning)
- - reworked some requesters
- - included spanish catalog from D.Dominguez
- (added texts in V1.3 are in english)
-
- V1.2 - added load config when program starts
- and save config when program quits
- - fixed a bug when opening libraries
- (ESC-Util wants to open V39 instead of V38
- Thanks to Ken Green)
-
- V1.1 - added support for printer-setup
- (Font, Chartable, Printdirection, Autolinefeed, Network I/F,
- I/F-Mode, Economy-Mode, Smallfont, Printspeed)
- - added support for ESC/200/500/400
- - improve the gui (i hope now it is more fontsensitve)
- - localized (german and english)
- - only one program for all printers
-
- V1.0 - first public release