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Setting Default Printer Options, Setting Default Options in Windows 95 and, Later

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Basic Printing While you're printing, the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears, showing the printing progress and the status of your printer. (With Windows NT, you don't see the Despooler.) See "Checking Printer Status" on page 1-7 for more information. Note: Some application settings override printer software settings (such as Paper Size or Orientation), so it is a good idea to check the settings in your application before you print. Setting Default Printer Options When you change printer settings through your Windows application (as described above), the settings apply only to the application you're using. If you want to adjust the default settings for all your Windows applications, you can access the printer software through the Printer Properties or the Control Panel. Make sure all your software applications are closed before you start. If not, you'll have to close and then reopen them to have the new default settings take effect. Setting Default Options in Windows 95 and Later 1. Do one of the following: ◗ Windows XP: Click Start, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, Printers and Faxes. ◗ Windows 2000, Me, 98, and 95: Click Start, Settings, Printers. 2. Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 icon. 3. Select Properties (Windows Me, 98, or 95) or Printing Preferences (Windows XP or 2000). Then click the Main tab. You see the Main printer settings dialog box. 4. Change the settings as described on page 1-2 and click OK. Any changes you make become the default settings for all your applications and documents. 1-5

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Basic Printing
1-5
While you’re printing, the
EPSON
Despooler dialog box
appears, showing the printing progress and the status of your
printer. (With Windows NT, you don’t see the Despooler.) See
“Checking Printer Status” on page 1-7 for more information.
Setting Default Printer Options
When you change printer settings through your Windows
application (as described above), the settings apply only to the
application you’re using. If you want to adjust the default
settings for all your Windows applications, you can access the
printer software through the Printer Properties or the Control
Panel.
Make sure all your software applications are closed before you
start. If not, you’ll have to close and then reopen them to have
the new default settings take effect.
Setting Default Options in Windows 95 and
Later
1.
Do one of the following:
Windows XP
: Click
Start, Control Panel, Printers
and Other Hardware, Printers and Faxes
.
Windows 2000
,
Me, 98, and 95
: Click
Start
,
Settings
,
Printers
.
2.
Right-click the
EPSON S
tylus
COLOR
3000
icon.
3.
Select
Properties
(Windows Me, 98, or 95) or
Printing
Preferences
(Windows XP or 2000)
.
Then click the
Main
tab. You see the Main printer settings dialog box.
4.
Change the settings as described on page 1-2 and click
OK
.
Any changes you make become the default settings for all
your applications and documents.
Note:
Some application settings
override printer software
settings (such as Paper
Size or Orientation), so
it is a good idea to check
the settings in your
application before you
print.