The advanced control features require connection to a bi-directional parallel port. The documentation accurately described how to setup the machine, install the software and start printing. Any application designed for use in Windows 95 or Windows NT will have no difficulty in utilising all the functions of this printer with ease. DOS and Windows 3.x users or folks using applications designed for these environments may experience varying degrees of difficulty. The printer is quite a sizable unit and takes up about 700x500mm of desk space.
Paper is loaded and delivered at the front of the machine.
The power switch on the front panel, so access to the rear of the unit is not necessary, unless you intend to use the tractor feed, which draws continuous paper through the back. The printer control software Epson provides certainly makes this printer very easy to monitor and manage right from your keyboard. It includes controls to modify most settings and regular maintenance functions such as print alignment and nozzle cleaning right from your desktop. This is very convenient and a vast improvement over having to go the printer with manual in hand and press buttons in the right order. The Epson printer control software displays and allows adjustment to printer settings.