═══ 1. Help for OK ═══ Select OK to send any changed information to the program and close the window. ═══ 2. Help for Cancel ═══ Select Cancel if you decide not to change the current settings. ═══ 3. Help for Reset ═══ Select Reset to change the settings to those that were active before this window was displayed. ═══ printer driver ═══ 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. ═══ 4. IBM Trademarks ═══ Trademark of the IBM Corporation ═══ 5. Non-IBM Trademarks ═══ 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. ═══ 6. Help for Keys ═══ The list of keys is arranged in groups. Use: HELP KEYS to get help SYSTEM KEYS to switch between programs WINDOW KEYS to move around in a program window POP-UP WINDOW KEYS to make a selection in a pop-up window 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 ═══ 7. Epson Printer Model Selection ═══ 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: 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. 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. 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. 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. ═══ 8. Help for Epson Printer Properties ═══ 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: Printer Default Font Size (in CPI) Form Resolution Orientation Paper Feed Use Color Form Feed Control Form Options OK Cancel About Related Information: Epson printer model selection ═══ 9. Help for Printer ═══ 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. ═══ 10. Help for Default Font Size (in CPI) ═══ 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. ═══ 11. Help for Form ═══ 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. Whenever you change the paper loaded in the printer, select Form Options to change Printer Properties. ═══ 12. Help for Form Options ═══ 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. ═══ 13. Help for Resolution ═══ 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. ═══ 14. Help for Orientation ═══ 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. ═══ 15. Help for Paper Feed ═══ 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. ═══ 16. Help for Cut Sheet Feeder ═══ The cut sheet feeder settings allow you to print the first page of your Presentation Manager* print jobs from one bin and the remaining pages from the same bin or another bin. To do this, first select one of the page radio buttons Then select the bin number where that page is to be printed from. For example, you might load bin 1 with letter head paper, and bin 2 with plain bond paper. Select First page. Select 1, because that bin holds your cover page form. And: Select Other pages. Select 2, because that bin holds your regular paper. ═══ 17. Help for Use Color ═══ 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. ═══ 18. Help for Form Feed Control ═══ 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: None. A form feed is not added to the end of each job. Compulsory Form Feed. A form feed is always added to the end of each job. Conditional Form Feed. A form feed is only added to the end of the job if the job does not end with a form feed. These radio buttons only apply to raw data jobs. ═══ 19. Help for No Form Feed ═══ Select this radio button 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: Conditional Form Feed Compulsory Form Feed ═══ 20. Help for Compulsory Form Feed ═══ Select this radio button if you want a form feed to be inserted at the end of the raw data 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: No Form Feed Conditional Form Feed ═══ 21. Help for Conditional Form Feed ═══ Select this radio button if you want a form feed to be inserted at the end of the raw data 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: No Form Feed Compulsory Form Feed ═══ 22. Help for Job Types ═══ 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 DOS or WIN-OS/2 programs, or by OS/2* operating system commands such as: COPY /B LPT1 PRINT Raw data jobs consist of Epson printer command sequences. The following table lists which printer properties or job properties are honored by each type of job. Graphics Raw Properties Data Jobs Data Jobs ───────────────────────────────────────────── Color Yes No Default Font Size No Yes ASCII Print Mode No Yes Form Yes No Form Feed Control No Yes Orientation Yes No Paper Feed Yes Yes Resolution Yes No ═══ 23. Help for ASCII Print Mode ═══ Use the ASCII Print Mode radio buttons to indicate that the printer should use a draft font or a (near) letter quality font. A draft font is used for faster printing while a (N)LQ font is more presentable. The two choices are: Draft Font. (N)LQ Font. These radio buttons only apply to raw data jobs. ═══ 24. Help for Draft Font ═══ Select this radio button if you want your default font to be a draft type font. This option is only used for raw data streams. See also: (N)LQ Font ASCII Print Mode ═══ 25. Help for (N)LQ Font ═══ Select this radio button if you want your default font to be a letter quality font. Some printers may only have a near letter quality font instead of a letter quality font. This option is only used for raw data streams. See also: Draft Font ASCII Print Mode ═══ 26. Help for About ═══ Select the About push button to display copyright and driver version information. ═══ 27. Help for Form Options ═══ This list contains the different forms supported by the driver and shows their dimensions. An asterisk marks those forms supplied with the printer driver. 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: Select Cancel Add Change Delete ═══ 28. Help for Select ═══ 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. ═══ 29. Help for Add ═══ Select Add to define a new form name and size. Selecting this push button causes the Add Form window to appear. ═══ 30. Help for Change ═══ 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. ═══ 31. Help for Delete ═══ 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. ═══ 32. Help for Add Form ═══ 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: Name Unit Width Height Add Form Cancel ═══ 33. Help for Name ═══ Type a unique name for this user-defined form in the Name field. Use up to 31 characters. ═══ 34. Help for Unit ═══ 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. ═══ 35. Help for Width ═══ 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). ═══ 36. Help for Height ═══ 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). ═══ 37. Help for Add Form ═══ 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. ═══ 38. Help for Change Form ═══ 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: Name Unit Width Height Change Form Cancel ═══ 39. Help for Change Form ═══ Select Change Form to save the new definition for the form. ═══ 40. Help for Epson Job Properties ═══ 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: Printer Default Font Size (in CPI) Form Resolution Orientation Form Feed Control Form Options OK Cancel About ═══ 41. Help for Form ═══ 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. 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. ═══ 42. Help for Form Options ═══ 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. ═══ 43. Help for Form Options ═══ This list contains the different forms supported by the driver and shows their dimensions. An asterisk marks those forms supplied with this Epson** driver. 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: Select Cancel ═══ default ═══ A value, attribute, or option that is assumed when another is not explicitly specified. ═══ radio button ═══ 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. ═══ resolution ═══ 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. ═══ check box ═══ 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. ═══ check mark ═══ A symbol that shows that a choice is currently active. This symbol is used in menus and check boxes. See check box.