Short:    EPSON Stylus COLOR Series Utilitiy
Author:   sru@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de (Stephan Rusdorf)
Uploader: sru@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de
Version:  1.3b
Type:     text/print

This is an Utility for use with the EPSON Stylus Color Series printer.

!!! This is a beta release - Most features are not tested !!!

FEATURES
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 - you can setup the printer standardprefs (Font, Chartable, ...)
   (At this time supported for ESC/500/200/400/600/800
    -> next maybe (if requested!) ESCII(s), Stylus, LQ?)

 - you can print the nozzle-testpattern
   (At this time supported for 400/600/800!!!

 - you can clean the head of the printer (black or color)
   (At this time supported for ESC/400/600/800!!!

 - you can calibrate the printer with some patterns
   (At this time only for ESC/400/600/800
    -> planed for 500/200/II(s) - read the readme1st in the
   archive!)

 This is the same what the Utility for Mac and PC do.

REQUIREMENTS
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 - EPSON Stylus COLOR Series Printer
 - AmigaOS 2.04 or later and 68020+ CPU

DISTRIBUTION
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 This Program is email-ware.
 So if you use it please send an email to the author.
 Bug-Reports and suggestions are welcome (per email)
 It is not alowed to include this program in any printer
 driver package (pd or commercial) without permission
 of the author

HISTORY
-------
 V1.3 - added support for ESC (calibration and head cleaning)
      - reworked some requesters
      - included spanish catalog from D.Dominguez
        (added texts in V1.3 are in english)

 V1.2 - added load config when program starts
        and save config when program quits
      - fixed a bug when opening libraries
        (ESC-Util wants to open V39 instead of V38
         Thanks to Ken Green)

 V1.1 - added support for printer-setup
        (Font, Chartable, Printdirection, Autolinefeed, Network I/F,
         I/F-Mode, Economy-Mode, Smallfont, Printspeed)
      - added support for ESC/200/500/400
      - improve the gui (i hope now it is more fontsensitve)
      - localized (german and english)
      - only one program for all printers

 V1.0 - first public release


============================= Archive contents =============================

Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
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    1188     538 54.7% 02-Jul-97 14:24:30  ESC-Util.info
    1736     842 51.4% 19-Aug-97 00:24:30 +ESCUtil.catalog
    1166     623 46.5% 19-Aug-97 00:41:06 +ESCUtil.catalog
      12      12  0.0% 07-Aug-97 01:24:20 +ESCUtil
   39920   17860 55.2% 19-Aug-97 00:25:28 +ESCUtil.exe
    1730    1448 16.3% 02-Jul-97 14:24:30 +ESCUtil.info
    3238    1543 52.3% 19-Aug-97 00:48:38 +ESCUtil.readme1st
    1854    1337 27.8% 02-Jul-97 14:24:30 +ESCUtil.readme1st.info
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------
   50844   24203 52.3% 19-Aug-97 20:51:14   8 files
