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OS/2 Help File | 1992-06-04 | 19KB | 665 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select OK to send any changed information to the program and close the window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Cancel if you decide not to change the current settings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Reset ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Reset to change the settings to those that were active before this
window was displayed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> printer driver ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A file that provides device-independence.  This file describes the physical
characteristics of a printer, plotter, or other peripheral device, and is used
to convert graphics into device-specific data at the time of printing or
plotting.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Trademark of the IBM Corporation


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Non-IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk (**) in this information, are
trademarks of other companies as follows:

 AST is a trademark of AST Research, Incorporated.
 Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
 Adobe Type Manager is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
 Digital Research is a trademark of Digital Research, Inc.
 Epson is a trademark of Seiko Epson Kabushiki Kaisha.
 Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
 Helvetica is a trademark of the Linotype Company.
 HP and Hewlett-Packard are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
 Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
 LaserJet is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
 Lotus is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
 Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
 PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
 Times New Roman is a trademark of the Monotype Corporation, Ltd.
 Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The list of keys is arranged in groups.

Use:

 o HELP KEYS to get help

 o SYSTEM KEYS to switch between programs

 o WINDOW KEYS to move around in a program window

 o POP-UP WINDOW KEYS to make a selection in a pop-up window

 o EDITING KEYS to make changes in a pop-up window.

 When two key names are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together.
 Hold down the first key and press the second key.

 HELP KEYS

 F1
      Get help

 F2
      Get extended help (from within any help window)

 F9
      Go to a list of keys (from within any help window)

 F11 or Alt+F1
      Go to the help index (from within any help window)

 Esc
      Cancel help

 Alt+F4
      Close the help window

 Alt+F6
      Go to/from help and programs

 Shift+F10
      Get help for help

 SYSTEM KEYS

 Alt+Esc
      Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs

 Alt+Tab
      Switch to the next windowed program

 Ctrl+Esc
      Switch to the Task List

 WINDOW KEYS

 F3
      Close a program window

 F10
      Go to/from the action bar

 Arrow keys
      Move among choices

 End
      Go to the last choice in a pull-down

 Esc
      Cancel a pull-down or the system menu

 Home
      Go to the first choice in a pull-down

 PgUp
      Scroll the contents of the window up one page

 PgDn
      Scroll the contents of the window down one page

 Underlined letter
      Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs

 Alt
      Go to/from the action bar

 Alt+F4
      Close the window

 Alt+F5
      Restore the window

 Alt+F7
      Move the window

 Alt+F8
      Size the window

 Alt+F9
      Minimize the window

 Alt+F10
      Maximize the window

 Ctrl+PgDn
      Scroll the contents of the window right one page

 Ctrl+PgUp
      Scroll the contents of the window left one page

 Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar
      Go to/from the system menu

 Shift+Esc or Alt
      Go to/from the system menu of a text window

 POP-UP WINDOW KEYS

 Enter
      Complete the pop-up window

 Esc
      Cancel the pop-up window

 Spacebar
      Set a check box on/off or perform the task described on the selected
      pushbutton

 Tab
      Move to the next entry field or check box

 EDITING KEYS

 Backspace (left arrow delete)
      Delete the character to the left of the cursor

 Del
      Delete the character to the right of the cursor

 End or Ctrl+Right Arrow key
      Move to the end of a field

 Home or Ctrl+Left Arrow key
      Move to the beginning of a field


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Epson Printer Model Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select your printer model name from the list of Epson** printer models.  If the
list does not include your model, look in your printer user's manual for
indication that your printer functions similarly to one of those listed.  If
you cannot select a specific model identifier from the list, select the
appropriate name from the list below:

 o Use Epson 9 pin - 80 columns for a printer model with a letter prefix ending
   with X, such as MX, RX, EX, FX, and DFX, that can hold forms with a maximum
   width of 9-1/2 inches, including perforations.
 o Use Epson 9 pin - 136 columns for a printer model with a letter prefix
   ending with X, such as MX, RX, EX, FX, and DFX, that can hold forms with a
   maximum width of 15 inches, including perforations.
 o Use Epson 24 pin - 80 columns for a printer model with a letter prefix
   ending with Q, such as LQ or SQ, that can hold forms with a maximum width of
   9-1/2 inches, including perforations.
 o Use Epson 24 pin - 136 columns for a printer model with a letter prefix
   ending with Q, such as LQ or SQ, that can hold forms with a maximum width of
   15 inches, including perforations.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Epson Printer Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use this window to select from the characteristics that describe the physical
setup of your printer.  The information provided concerns the characteristics
of the Epson** model identified in the Printer field.  The Application's Title
information field shows which program you used to display the window.

Properties fields in this window enable you to determine the number of
characters horizontally per inch, the currently active form, print resolution
quality, paper feed, and the orientation of the characters.  For some models,
you can also determine which bin feeds the paper, and select from between color
and monochrome printing.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Printer
 o Default Font Size (in CPI)
 o Form
 o Resolution
 o Orientation
 o Paper Feed
 o Use Color
 o Form Feed Control
 o Form Options
 o OK
 o Cancel
 o About

 Related Information:

 Epson printer model selection


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Printer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Printer to display a brief description of the model.

You cannot change the model in this Properties window.  If you want to
reference or set up a different model, select Cancel, then select the model you
want.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Default Font Size (in CPI) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this field to select a default font size.

Default Font Size affects most programs.  If you send print jobs to the Epson**
, you can select one radio button to set the number of characters per inch
(CPI) that print horizontally.  Select 10 CPI for a Courier face similar to a
typewriter setting of PICA.  Select 12 CPI for a Courier face similar to a
typewriter setting of ELITE.  Select 15 CPI for a Courier face similar to a
condensed mode of printing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Help for Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Form fields describe the currently active form, selected from among all the
forms defined for this printer.

The Name field identifies the currently selected form.  The Size field shows
the physical size of the current form.  Actual differs from Size for rotated
printing.  For some models, Actual adjusts the physical size boundaries to
compensate for nonprintable regions and the physical characteristics of a
printer.

Select Form Options to select a different defined form as current, or to add,
change, delete forms defined for this printer.

Note:   Whenever you change the paper loaded in the printer, select Form
        Options to change Printer Properties.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help for Form Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Form Options for access to the list of forms defined for this printer.
Use the list to select a defined form as current, add a new form, change the
definition of a form, or delete a defined form.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Help for Resolution ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select High resolution for the best print quality.  Because printing in high
resolution takes longer, you can reserve this setting for final documents.

Select Medium for an intermediate level of print quality

Select Low to print faster, producing draft quality characters or graphics.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Help for Orientation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the left-hand radio button, identified with a letter E in its normal
position, or portrait (upright) orientation, if you want to print the top of
the printed material in the same direction as the top of the paper.  Letters,
books, and reports usually have portrait orientation.

Select the right-hand radio button, identified by the letter E which appears to
be lying on its back, or Landscape (rotated) orientation, if you want to print
perpendicular to the direction in which the paper is fed.  Landscape is
frequently selected for documents such as spreadsheets or plotted graphics,
which are wider than they are long.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Help for Paper Feed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select one of these radio buttons to indicate how the printer receives its
paper supply.  Select Tractor Feed for continuous forms with perforated
sprocket holes, such as fanfold paper or labels.  Select Single Sheet Feed to
manually insert a single sheet of paper for each page that prints, such as
letterhead or odd-size paper.  Select CSF if your printer has a cut sheet
feeder bin, and you want the paper to drop in from the bin. When you select
CSF, you can also select the radio buttons in the Cut Sheet Feeder and Bin
fields.

Check that the Form fields describe a form that you can use with the type of
Paper feed you select.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Help for Cut Sheet Feeder ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You use a combination of page and bin radio buttons to indicate which bin holds
a form for printing the first page of your print jobs, or which holds the
remaining page forms.  For example, you might load bin 1 with letterheads, and
bin 2 with plain bond paper.

  1. Select First page.
  2. Select 1 or 2, depending upon which bin holds your cover page form.

 Or:

  1. Select Other pages.

  2. Select 1 or 2, depending upon which bin holds your regular paper.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Help for Use Color ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this check box to choose color printing.  You can make this selection
only for a printer model that has color capability.  When you select color
printing, this box has an X in it.

To change to black-on-white, select the box again, causing the X to disappear.
You might prefer black-on-white for proofs or long text printouts. If you
select black-on-white, consider putting a black ribbon in the printer, rather
than using the black band more frequently than the other colors on a color
band.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Help for Form Feed Control ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the Form Feed Control radio buttons to indicate if the printer driver is to
send a form-feed control at the end of each job.  The three choices are:

 o None.  A form feed is not added to the end of each job.
 o Compulsory Form Feed. A form feed is only added to the end of the job if the
   job does not end with a form feed.
 o Conditional Form Feed.  A form feed is always added to the end of each job.

 These radio buttons only apply to raw data jobs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help for No Form Feed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this check box if you DO NOT want a form feed to be inserted at the end
of the raw data stream.  For example, when copying a text file to the printer
port in the command line, the printer will not move to the beginning of the
next page after printing out the file.

See also:

 o Conditional Form Feed
 o Compulsory Form Feed


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help for Compulsory Form Feed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this check box if you want a form feed to be inserted at the end of the
rawdata stream, irregardless of what is at the end of the stream. For example,
when copying a text file to the printer port in the command line, the printer
will always append a form feed whether or not it sees one at the end of the
file.

See also:

 o No Form Feed
 o Conditional Form Feed


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Help for Conditional Form Feed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select this check box if you want a form feed to be inserted at the end of the
rawdata stream, if one does not exist.  For example, when copying a text file
to the printer port in the command line, the printer will append a form feed if
it does not see one at the end of the file.

See also:

 o No Form Feed
 o Compulsory Form Feed


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Help for Job Types ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The effect of printer or job properties on a job depends on the job type:
Graphics data jobs are created by Presentation Manager* programs and typically
have a graphical content. Raw data jobs are initiated by OS/2* operating system
commands such as:

     COPY /B <file> LPT1
     PRINT <file>

Raw data jobs typically consist of Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS)
commands.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Help for About ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the About push button to display copyright and driver version
information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Help for Form Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This list contains the different forms supported by the driver and shows their
dimensions. An asterisk marks those forms supplied with the printer driver.
<Selected> marks the currently active form.

Scroll the list vertically to display other forms.  Scroll the list
horizontally to read long descriptions.  Select a form before you select the
push button for Select, Change, or Delete.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Select
 o Cancel
 o Add
 o Change
 o Delete


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Help for Select ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select the Select push button to make the highlighted form the currently active
form. For example, if you have 8-1/2 inch wide by 11 inch long paper loaded in
your printer, select Letter Paper, then select this push button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Help for Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Add to define a new form name and size.  Selecting this push button
causes the Add Form window to appear.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Help for Change ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Change to alter the name or size of the selected form.  Selecting this
push button causes the Change Form window to appear.  You cannot change a form
supplied with the driver.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Help for Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Delete to remove the selected form from the list. You cannot delete a
form supplied with the driver, or the currently active form.

Selecting Delete causes a window to appear, in which you can confirm or cancel
the deletion.  Selecting OK deletes the selected form.  Selecting Cancel
returns the Form Options selection list without deleting the form.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Help for Add Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use Add Form to describe a form you want added to the Defined Form Names list.
You would add a form if the defined forms do not include a paper size that
matches the paper loaded in your printer.  You can also add a form to assign a
unique name to a preprinted form, even if it conforms to a size already
defined.  You can add up to 48 user-defined forms.

Before filling in the Width and Height fields, check that the Unit selected
matches the units you use to measure paper size.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Name
 o Unit
 o Width
 o Height
 o Add Form
 o Cancel


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Help for Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Type a unique name for this user-defined form in the Name field.  Use up to 31
characters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Help for Unit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select one radio button to specify paper size in units of inches or
centimeters.  You can then enter Width and Height in the preferred unit values.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Help for Width ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Width field shows the preselected value describing the horizontal
measurement of the form.  Change this value if your form has a different width.
For tractor-feed paper, measure the form inside the perforations. The width can
range from 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) to a maximum of 180 inches (457.20
centimeters).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Help for Height ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Height field shows the preselected value describing the vertical
measurement of the form.  Change this value if your form has a different
height. The height can range from 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) to a maximum of 180
inches (457.20 centimeters).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Help for Add Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Add Form to add the new form you have defined to the Defined Form Names
list.  You add the form so that you can select it as active.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Help for Change Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this window to display and alter the definition of the form selected in in
the Defined Form Names list.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Name
 o Unit
 o Width
 o Height
 o Change Form
 o Cancel


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Help for Change Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Change Form to save the new definition for the form.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Help for Epson Job Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Epson** Job Properties window has fields in which you specify: the number
of characters horizontally per inch, the currently active form, print
resolution quality, and the orientation of the characters.  Some programs
display this window, allowing you to assign these job properties for a specific
document or template.  When setting up a queue, you select job property
defaults that take effect if the program does not override them.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Printer
 o Default Font Size (in CPI)
 o Form
 o Resolution
 o Orientation
 o Form Feed Control
 o Form Options
 o OK
 o Cancel
 o About


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Help for Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Form fields describe the default form, selected from among all the forms
defined for this printer.  A print job uses this form when you do not select a
different form from your program.  The Name field identifies the default form.
The Size field shows the physical size of the named form.  Actual differs from
Size for rotated printing.  For some models, Actual adjusts the physical size
boundaries to compensate for nonprintable regions and the physical
characteristics of a printer.

Select Form Options to select a different default form.

Note:   A Forms mismatch message appears if the form selected for a waiting
        print job does not match the form currently loaded in the printer, or
        the form selected in the Printer Properties window, and the job stays
        on hold without printing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Help for Form Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select Form Options for access to the list of forms defined for this printer.
When you display the list, you can select a different defined form for printing
this job.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Help for Form Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This list contains the different forms supported by the driver and shows their
dimensions.  An asterisk marks those forms supplied with this Epson** driver.
<Selected> marks the form currently selected as default.

Scroll the list vertically to display other forms.  Highlight a form before you
select the Select push button.

For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:

 o Select
 o Cancel


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> default ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A value, attribute, or option that is assumed when another is not explicitly
specified.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> radio button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A circle with text beside it.  Radio buttons are combined to show you a fixed
set of choices from which only one can be selected.  The circle is partially
filled when a choice is selected.  Contrast with check box.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> resolution ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Density or sharpness of an image.  For bit-map material, resolution is
expressed in dots-per-inch, with higher quality output having more dots-per-
inch.  Resolution can be adjusted for some printers.  Low-resolution images are
printed faster, but appear coarser than high-resolution images.  A printer's
memory size can limit the resolution you can choose.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> check box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A square box with associated text that represents one choice in a set of
multiple choices.  When you select a choice, a check mark appears in the check
box to indicate that the choice is in effect.  You can clear the check box by
selecting the choice again. Contrast with radio button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> check mark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A symbol that shows that a choice is currently active.  This symbol is used in
menus and check boxes.  See check box.