Using Your Printer With Dos; Selecting Printer Software For Dos - Epson Stylus Color 1520 User Manual

Note:
To use your printer with
®
AutoCAD 386 (DOS
Extender) releases 10
and higher that support
ADI plotter drivers, see
the README file on the
ADI plotter driver diskette
or printer software
CD-ROM.
5
If you print with DOS application programs, you can use your
printer with them by following the instructions in this chapter.
It covers these operations:

Selecting printer software for DOS

Changing printer settings with default-setting mode
Performing printer maintenance procedures, such as
aligning the print heads
Selecting character tables
Using printer commands
Selecting Printer Software for DOS
You select software for your printer (a printer driver) in each
DOS program you use. Most DOS programs include a driver
for ESC/P 2
EPSON
printer driver to take advantage of your printer's advanced
built-in scalable fonts and graphics handling.
Most DOS programs require you to select from a list of
available printer drivers. If
included in the list, you can contact your software manufacturer
to obtain an updated driver.
If an updated driver is not available, pick the first printer
available in the lists on the next page.
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Using Your
Printer with
™ printers. You need to select the correct
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