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Apple Macintosh OS X and Supported EPSON Products
This document provides details on available drivers and using EPSON printers with the Mac OS X Operating System. This is currently the only information we have available.

Microsoft Windows XP and EPSON Products
General information and installation guides.

Windows XP ProGraphics Printer Support
This document provides details on available drivers and other information for using EPSON Professional Graphics Series printers with Windows XP. This is currently the only information we have available.

Windows XP Scanner Support
This document provides details on available drivers and other information for using EPSON Scanners with Windows XP. This is currently the only information we have available.

Windows XP Support for Epson Ink Jet, Dot Matrix and Laser Printers
This document provides details on available drivers and other information for using EPSON printers with Windows XP. This is currently the only information we have available.

Apple Macintosh OS X and Supported EPSON Products

Q: Which EPSON printers are supported by Mac OS X?

Q: I can't find my printer model in your list of printers that support Mac OS X, when will you add more drivers to your support list?

Q: Do the drivers, included with Mac OS X, contain all the features of Epson's current Mac drivers?

Q: Why does my color output look different from what I see on my screen?

Q: I've found the list of printer models that support Mac OS X, but I can't find the drivers in your website, do you have Mac OS X drivers available for download?

Q: Which EPSON scanners and digital camera products are supported by Mac OS X native mode directly?

Q: Which EPSON scanner and digital camera products are compatible with Mac OS X Classic mode?

Q: Which EPSON Professional Graphics printer products are supported by Mac OS X native mode directly?

Q: Which EPSON Professional Graphics printer products are compatible with Mac OS X Classic mode?

Q: Do the drivers, included with Mac OS X, contain all the features of Epson's current Mac drivers?

Q: Why does my color output look different from what I see on my screen?

Q: What is Epson doing to make more OS X support available?

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Microsoft Windows XP and EPSON ProductsMicrosoft Windows XP and EPSON Products

• General Information

• Installation guides on:

Inkjet Printers

Laser Printers

Dot Matrix Printers

Scanners & Digital Cameras

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Windows XP ProGraphics Printer Support

Q: What Epson Pro Graphic printers are automatically supported in Microsoft's new Operating System, Windows XP?

Q: Which Epson Professional Graphics Win XP printer drivers will be made available for download from the EPSON Support web?

Q: Are there any special instructions for installing my Epson Professional Graphics printer with Windows XP?

Q: What driver do I use if I am using one of the EPSON Fiery RIP products? Would Win XP drivers be made available for these products?

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Windows XP Scanner Support

Q: What Epson Scanner products are automatically supported in Microsoft's new Operating System, Windows XP?

Q: Which Epson Scanner product drivers will be made available for download from the EPSON Support website?

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Windows XP Support for Epson Ink Jet, Dot Matrix and Laser Printers

Q: What Printer Drivers can be used with Windows XP?

Q: Should I use Epson's drivers or the drivers provided from Microsoft with the Windows XP software?

Q: What Epson printers are automatically supported in Microsoft's new Operating System, Windows XP?

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Apple Macintosh OS X and Supported EPSON Products
This document provides details on available drivers and using EPSON printers with the Mac OS X Operating System. This is currently the only information we have available.

Q: Which EPSON printers are supported by Mac OS X?

A: EPSON, in conjunction with Apple, has included printer drivers on the Mac OS X CD-ROM for the following printer models:

• Epson Stylus COLOR 740
• Epson Stylus COLOR 760
• Epson Stylus COLOR 860
• Epson Stylus COLOR 880

Q: I can't find my printer model in your list of printers that support Mac OS X, when will you add more drivers to your support list?

A: Epson has been and continues to be fully committed to supporting the Macintosh market, including support for the Mac OS X operating system. Therefore we are pleased to update you on our progress in the development of OS X-compatible drivers. We had eagerly been awaiting the availability of OS 10.1 because it will enable us to offer more compatible products with greater functionality than would have been possible under the initial release of the system. As soon as we received this updated version of the operating system, the last week of September, our engineers were able to move forward aggressively with the development of drivers that will support OS X. As a result, we are pleased to announce that the following drivers are available on our website for customers to download, with additional drivers to follow in subsequent weeks.

We will be announcing, in a few weeks, the release dates for drivers for the EPSON Stylus Color 740, 760, 860and 880, as well as our Perfection scanners and professional graphics printers that will be supported. We regret any inconvenience you may have experienced during this time. But we believe that by taking time to wait for the more fully featured operating system and subsequently taking time to properly develop and test each driver to our exacting standards, our printers will continue to provide the best image quality with OS X, as they do with other operating systems.


Q: Do the drivers, included with Mac OS X, contain all the features of Epson's current Mac drivers?

A: Some printing features are not supported in Mac OS X, including custom paper sizes, banner printing, booklet printing, and watermarks. ColorSync color matching may produce unexpected results when printing to any raster printer.


Q: Why does my color output look different from what I see on my screen?

A: Mac OS X includes the latest version of Apple's ColorSync, color matching software. This new version of ColorSync is designed to automatically tune itself to produce the best color output based on the users display monitor and display settings. Apple OS X new architecture defaults to ColorSync on, and since this new feature is designed to match each users unique monitor and display settings, it creates the color difference between the screen colors and the printed colors.


Q: I've found the list of printer models that support Mac OS X, but I can't find the drivers in your website, do you have Mac OS X drivers available for download?

A: Epson's continued effort to provide our customers with a positive OS X printing experience we have included the drivers for the supported printer models in the Mac OS X CD-ROM. By providing the printer drivers in the CD-ROM we made sure that only the latest drivers are available to our customers.


Q: Which EPSON scanners and digital camera products are supported by Mac OS X native mode directly?

A: Currently EPSON scanner and digital camera products are not supported by Mac OS X directly. Drivers are being developed, please check our website for updates. Until drivers are made available, EPSON recommends using Mac OS X Classic mode.


Q: Which EPSON scanner and digital camera products are compatible with Mac OS X Classic mode?

A: The following scanner and digital camera products are supported in Mac OS X Classic mode via USB:

Q: Which EPSON Professional Graphics printer products are supported by Mac OS X native mode directly?

A: Currently EPSON Professional Graphics printer products are not supported by Mac OS X directly. Drivers are being developed, please check our website for updates. Until drivers are made available, EPSON recommends using Mac OS X Classic mode.


Q: Which EPSON Professional Graphics printer products are compatible with Mac OS X Classic mode?

A: The following EPSON Professional Graphics printer models are supported in Mac OS X Classic mode when using the connector type(s) described in the chart below.

Q: Do the drivers, included with Mac OS X, contain all the features of Epson's current Mac drivers?

A: In the current release of Mac OS X, some printing features are not supported, including custom paper sizes, banner printing, booklet printing, and watermarks. ColorSync color matching may produce unexpected results when printing to any raster printer. However, Apple has announced that Mac OS X version 10.1 will be available in September 2001, offering an upgrade program to current OS X users. As Apple updates and adds features to the operating system, we expect to be able to increase not only the number of compatible drivers, but also the functionality of those drivers. Because we believe Apple will restore some key product functionality in that release, we are concentrating our efforts on 10.1 so that we deliver the best possible drivers.


Q: Why does my color output look different from what I see on my screen?

A: Mac OS X includes the latest version of Apple's ColorSync, color matching software. This new version of ColorSync is designed to automatically tune itself to produce the best color output based on the users display monitor and display settings. Apple OS X new architecture defaults to ColorSync on, and since this new feature is designed to match each users unique monitor and display settings, it creates the color difference between the screen colors and the printed colors.


Q: What is Epson doing to make more OS X support available?

A: Epson is fully committed to supporting the Mac OS X operating system. Our engineers are working aggressively with Apple to optimize print quality and other image features within the OS X operating system so that Epson products will continue to provide the best image quality, as they do with other operating systems.

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Microsoft Windows XP and EPSON Products

General Information

1) If Windows XP drivers for your product are not available from our website, use the latest EPSON Windows 2000 drivers or use the drivers supplied on the Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM.

2) If you are upgrading your computer to Windows XP from an earlier version of Windows and already have EPSON drivers installed, it is advisable to uninstall the drivers then reinstall them when Windows XP is running.

3) If you already have an EPSON driver installed and want to install a later driver version, uninstall the previous driver before installing the new version.

4) If you see this message when installing EPSON drivers, click Continue Anyway.

5) After some driver installations, you may find that the Microsoft driver has also been installed. EPSON recommends using the EPSON driver.

Updated Windows XP drivers for many models are available now in our website. More drivers will be added as they become available.

Installation supplement.pdf file

If XP drivers for your inkjet printer are not available in our website, use the latest EPSON Windows 2000 drivers or use the drivers supplied on the Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM.

Installation supplement.pdf file

The latest EPSON Windows 2000 printer drivers also support Windows XP.

Installation supplement.pdf file

Drivers for EPSON laser printers are also available on the Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM.

Installation supplement.pdf file

For other models, use the drivers included on the Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM.

Plug 'n' Play printers: DFX-8500, FX-880 / 980 / 1180 / 2180, LX-300+, LQ-300+, LQ-580 / 680 / 680 Pro / 2080 / 2180, DLQ-3000+

Installation supplement.pdf file

Other printers and DFX-5000+, FX-1170, LQ-870

Installation supplement.pdf file

Updated Windows XP drivers for many models are available now. More drivers will be added as they become available in our website.

Installation supplement.pdf file

If XP drivers for your scanner or digital camera are not available, use the latest EPSON Windows 2000 drivers or use the drivers supplied on the Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM.

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Windows XP ProGraphics Printer Support
This document provides details on available drivers and other information for using EPSON Professional Graphics Series printers with Windows XP. This is currently the only information we have available.

Q: What Epson Pro Graphic printers are automatically supported in Microsoft's new Operating System, Windows XP?

A: Windows XP has built-in support for the following Epson Printer Products:

• EPSON Stylus Pro 5000 ESC/P 2
• EPSON Stylus Color 3000 ESC/P 2
  
  Q: Which Epson Professional Graphics Win XP printer drivers will be made available for download from the EPSON Support web?
  
  A: The following printers drivers will be made available for download from EPSON Support web site. We are targeting to have these drivers finalized and posted on the web by mid November.

• EPSON Stylus Pro 5500
• EPSON Stylus Pro 7000
• EPSON Stylus Pro 7500
• EPSON Stylus Pro 9000
• EPSON Stylus Pro 9500
• EPSON Stylus Pro 10000
• EPSON Stylus Pro 10000CF
  
  Q: Are there any special instructions for installing my Epson Professional Graphics printer with Windows XP?
  
  A: Installation instructions for Pro Graphic printers under Win XP will be made available in mid November.
  
  Q: What driver do I use if I am using one of the EPSON Fiery RIP products? Would Win XP drivers be made available for these products?

• Epson Stylus Pro 5000 (version 1.1 or 1.3)
• Epson Stylus Pro 7000 (version 1.4)
• Epson Stylus Pro 7500 (version 1.5)
• Epson Stylus Pro 9000 (version 1.3 or 1.4)
• Epson Stylus Pro 9500 (version 1.5)
• Epson Fiery Spark Designer (version 1.0)
  
  A:

• For the Epson Fiery RIP Station 5000 version 1.1 or 1.3, the Epson Stylus Pro 5000 and the Epson Fiery RIP Station 5100 version 1.3 for the Epson Stylus Pro 9000, please download the Windows 2000 PPD and use the instructions that come with it for the installation process at: http://support.epson.com.

• For the Epson Fiery RIP Station 5100 version 1.4 or 1.5, the Epson Stylus Pro 7000, 7500, 9000, 9500 and Fiery Spark Professional version 1.0, use the Windows 2000 PPD which is supplied on the User Software CD that came with your Epson Fiery RIP Station or Fiery Spark Professional and use the Getting Started Guide for instructions on installing the PPD.

• Currently no information is available for Win XP driver availability for the Fiery RIP products, Epson recommends using Win 2000 drivers.

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Windows XP Scanner Support
This document provides details on available drivers and other information for using EPSON Scanners with Windows XP. This is currently the only information we have available.

Q: What Epson Scanner products are automatically supported in Microsoft's new Operating System, Windows XP?

A: There are no built-in drivers for Epson Scanner products in Windows XP.


Q: Which Epson Scanner product drivers will be made available for download from the EPSON Support website?

A: The following scanner drivers are or will be made available for download from EPSON Support web site. Please check in the download section for your model for current availability. We are targeting to have these drivers finalized and posted on our website by the early part of 2002.

• Perfection 610*
• Perfection 640U*
• Perfection 1200U/1200S Series*
• Perfection 1240U Series*
• Perfection 1250 Series (available now)
• Perfection 1640SU Series*
• Perfection 1650 Series (available now)
• Perfection 2450 Photo**
• Expression 1600 Series*
• Expression 1680 Series***
• Expression 1640XL Series***
  
  * These products do not have digital signatures by Microsoft WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs). No WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) support.
  ** This product supports WIA, but does not have digital signature by MicroSoft WHQL.
  *** Digital signature support for USB and SCSI only. IEEE 1394 connection supported in Win XP but unsigned by WHQL.

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Windows XP Support for Epson Ink Jet, Dot Matrix and Laser Printers
This document provides details on available drivers and other information for using EPSON printers with Windows XP. This is currently the only information we have available.

Q: What Printer Drivers can be used with Windows XP?

A: There are three different drivers that can be used in Windows XP for your Epson printer...

1. Windows XP Built-in Drivers
2. Windows 2000 Drivers from the Epson Support Website
3. Windows 2000/XP Drivers from the Epson Support Website

Epson has the following Windows 2000/XP certified printer drivers available on this website and will continue to update the drivers on the website as they become available. Please check in the download section for your printer model for current availability.

Q: Should I use Epson's drivers or the drivers provided from Microsoft with the Windows XP software?

A: If you use the Epson Windows 2000 or Windows 2000/XP drivers from the Epson Support web site you will receive all functions and features the printer offer. If you use the Microsoft Windows XP built-in driver, you will be able to print but you will not be able to use the following functions:

• Ability to check your ink levels
• Ability to print at 2880dpi (if your printer supports that resolution)
• Advanced Color Management features
• Advanced Page Layout features like watermarks, multi-page support, or double sided printing (if your printer supports this feature)
  
  If these features are important to you or your printer isn't automatically supported by Windows XP please download the latest Windows 2000 or Windows 2000/XP Driver from the Epson support website.
  
  Q: What Epson printers are automatically supported in Microsoft's new Operating System, Windows XP?
  
  A: Windows XP has built-in support for the following Epson Printer Products:
  
  Note: This table includes some printer models unavailable in the US.

• Ink Jet Printers
• Laser Printers
• Dot Matrix Printers

Inkjet Printers

Laser Printers

Dot Matrix Printers

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