Configuring Epson Stylus Color 500 to work with Plug-N-Scan Scanners

Description:

Scanning works correctly, but user is unable to print from any programwhen the printer is attached through the scanners pass through parallelport.

Solutions:

Customers who wish to purchase manual A-B switch boxes to switch backand forth between scanner and printer should be sure to purchase bi-directionalswitch boxes. Purchasing a low-cost unit which doesn’t support bi-directionalswitching will not allow the printer or scanner to work correctly.

Customers who are not going to be scanning often also can switch thecable by hand to select either the Mustek scanner or Epson Printer.

The best solution for using an Epson Stylus Color 500 Printer with aMustek Plug-N-Scan Scanner is to replace the Stylus Color 500 driver withthe Stylus Color ESC/P 2 driver. The printer utility which informs youwhen ink cartridges are empty will no longer operate. However, these areeasy to determine by looking at the printout. Note: Substituting the StylusColor ESC/P 2 driver does not affect print speed or print quality.

Steps to Substitute the Stylus Color ESC/P 2 driver

1. Select START and choose SETTINGS

2. Click on PRINTERS

3. Double click ADD PRINTER

4. When the Add Printer Wizard appears, choose NEXT

5. If you are prompted to choose Local Printer or Network Printer, chooseLOCAL and click NEXT (This only happens if your computer is on a network)

6. From the Manufacturers list, choose Epson

7. From the Printers list, choose Epson Stylus ESC/P 2 then click next

8. From the list, choose the port your printer is connected to (normallyLPT1) then click NEXT

9. When asked if you wish to use this printer as the default, selectYES and click next

10. Choose whether to print a test page or not and click FINISH