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Q & A - Troubleshooting
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Epson Drivers, Epson Installer, Custom Install
Trial version limitation
No port available
PC Compatibility
EpsonShare slow down your computer
Color calibration
Folder shared twice
Automatic functionning, Startup Folder
700 out-to-date drivers
Registration, future EpsonShare versions
MacOS System 7, 8 and 9 Compatibility
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Epson Drivers, Epson Installer, Custom Install
The latest Epson drivers will support ALL Macintoshes, including those with USB, printer, modem, or printer/modem ports. Although the Epson support site does not explicitly state that the new USB or iMac drivers (for iMac/Blue & White G3) will work on machines with printer or modem ports, support for these ports IS included. After the installation of these new drivers, you will have the ability to choose the port you wish to use in the Apple Menu Chooser: printer, modem, printer/modem or USB.
Installation
In some case, the Epson installer fails to replace its old files, so trash all old Epson files before a new installation:
- "System Folder:extensions:Epson Folder"
- "System Folder:Preferences: Epson Preferences"
- and your Printer Chooser Extensions (SC 850 or SC 600 or SC 740,...) in "System Folder:extensions:"
Drivers Version
The versions number from Epson are a bit dilettante. Be sure you have a Printer Chooser Extensions v5.54x or later and an Epson Monitor3 application v.1.25x or 1.23x of all Macs (both in the "System folder:Extensions" folder).
In Epson installer, choose "Custom Install" and only "Serial Driver Package", "Network Driver Package" and "Epson Namer" are not necessary and ColorSync 2.0 is out-of-date.
Trial version limitation
Trial version is fully fonctional for two days, then you have to re-launch EpsonShare server all 30 minutes or to register.
No port available
From my iMac running EpsonShare Client when I select my Epson printer in the chooser, no port is available to be selected. Is this normal?
Yes, EpsonShare force the port for you. You have just to click an epson printer icon, the port is unimportant.
PC Compatibility
Sorry but EpsonShare only run on Macintosh. I can't write a PC software because I don't know how and I don't want to know how, I use a computer, not a machine to manufacture bombs.
EpsonShare slow down your computer
Does EpsonShare slow down the server while waiting for jobs from the client?
Just a little bit, the server only watchs if something is into the shared folder at idle time. With a PowerPC, the slowing down is negligible.
Color calibration
EpsonShare just forces the client to spool its files, moves these files from the client to the server and changes the printer port and the printing queue status. EpsonShare doesn't interact with colorsync or photoEnhance, the files are spooled as if a real printer was connected on the client.
Folder shared twice
All my partitions are declared as shared volumes, now I should share the indicated folder, but it is located on an even shared partition. So it cannot be shared once again - what shall I do ?
On the server, run EpsonShareServer application and don't move the folder created on the startup disk. On the client, mount normally this disk where the shared folder is, run an EpsonShare client application, verify in the "Current server" menu that your shared folder is the folder created by "EpsonsShareServer" and print from any application..
Automatic functionning, Startup Folder
To automatically run your EpsonShareClients when you boot your Mac Clients, use the EpsonShareClient Preference menu.
To automatically run EpsonShareServer when you boot your Mac Server, use the EpsonShareServer Settings menu.
700 out-to-date drivers
New US drivers versions v5.54ES are available at Epson.
Dowload: MUSP705B.SEA.hqx
Registration, future EpsonShare versions
All future EpsonShare versions will be free for registered users.
MacOS System 7, 8 and 9 Compatibility
EpsonShare 1.3 is compatible with all International System, roman or not (Japanese, Chinese, etc) from System 8.0 to 9.
EpsonShare 1.2 is compatible with all International System, roman or not (Japanese, Chinese, etc) from System 8.0 to 8.6.
Previous version from 1.0 to 1.1.1 are also compatible with all International System but only from System 8.1 to 8.6.
EpsonShare - any version - is not compatible with System 7 because the latest Epson drivers are not System 7 compliant.
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