PSCS2 Print With Preview

Hi folks,

Sorry for this long winded explanation, but maybe the discription of events will offer a clue as to what my problem may stem from.
I have recently moved back home from a long out of town job and have had to reset up my equipment here at home. My daughter and her husband have a computer with no printer so I hired someone to set-up a network for us to share the printers. He installed a wireless network which gives us all access to the internet. Then, using a hub with two USB and one parallel ports for the printers, he tried to get the printers avalilble to all. It didn’t work since the printers didn’t talk back to the computer and I had no ink moniter. I decided to just leave the printers on my computer and use printer sharing over the network. At that point, my computer no longer saw the printers. I had to uninstall the printers and re-install them. That worked, however, now when I try to print with preview from PSCS2 I no longer get the preview when I hit the print button.

I did use the latest Epson drivers for the 2200, although I don’t seem to like that interface as well as the one originally furnished with the printer. I guess it is just a matter of getting used to it. But now, I no longer get that large final preview to see just how it will be situated on the paper. The little preview window in the printer’s software doesn’t do it. I always had that before, but then had the large preview (although with distorted colors) to see just what I was going to get. Is there a setting in PSCS2 that changed? I can’t seem to find anything that addresses this problem. It seems like it should be a PS problem as opposed to the printer drivers, but I can’t for the life of me figure what would have changed in PS. I didn’t use PS until after I got the printers working so I don’t see why something would have changed in it.

Thanks much,

Tom

Hi folks,

Sorry for this long winded explanation, but maybe the discription of events will offer a clue as to what my problem may stem from.
I have recently moved back home from a long out of town job and have had to reset up my equipment here at home. My daughter and her husband have a computer with no printer so I hired someone to set-up a network for us to share the printers. He installed a wireless network which gives us all access to the internet. Then, using a hub with two USB and one parallel ports for the printers, he tried to get the printers avalilble to all. It didn’t work since the printers didn’t talk back to the computer and I had no ink moniter. I decided to just leave the printers on my computer and use printer sharing over the network. At that point, my computer no longer saw the printers. I had to uninstall the printers and re-install them. That worked, however, now when I try to print with preview from PSCS2 I no longer get the preview when I hit the print button.

I did use the latest Epson drivers for the 2200, although I don’t seem to like that interface as well as the one originally furnished with the printer. I guess it is just a matter of getting used to it. But now, I no longer get that large final preview to see just how it will be situated on the paper. The little preview window in the printer’s software doesn’t do it. I always had that before, but then had the large preview (although with distorted colors) to see just what I was going to get. Is there a setting in PSCS2 that changed? I can’t seem to find anything that addresses this problem. It seems like it should be a PS problem as opposed to the printer drivers, but I can’t for the life of me figure what would have changed in PS. I didn’t use PS until after I got the printers working so I don’t see why something would have changed in it.

Thanks much,

There is a check box in the driver to get the preview.
If you check it off under control panel/printers/preferences then the preview will will always be on unless you specifically uncheck it. Depending on how you employ color management the preview may or may not have the overwhelming pink cast.
If you are not using color management I do not know how you can begin to use this printer.

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Hi folks,

Sorry for this long winded explanation, but maybe the discription of events will offer a clue as to what my problem may stem from.
I have recently moved back home from a long out of town job and have had to reset up my equipment here at home. My daughter and her husband have a computer with no printer so I hired someone to set-up a network for us to share the printers. He installed a wireless network which gives us all access to the internet. Then, using a hub with two USB and one parallel ports for the printers, he tried to get the printers avalilble to all. It didn’t work since the printers didn’t talk back to the computer and I had no ink moniter. I decided to just leave the printers on my computer and use printer sharing over the network. At that point, my computer no longer saw the printers. I had to uninstall the printers and re-install them. That worked, however, now when I try to print with preview from PSCS2 I no longer get the preview when I hit the print button.

I did use the latest Epson drivers for the 2200, although I don’t seem to like that interface as well as the one originally furnished with the printer. I guess it is just a matter of getting used to it. But now, I no longer get that large final preview to see just how it will be situated on the paper. The little preview window in the printer’s software doesn’t do it. I always had that before, but then had the large preview (although with distorted colors) to see just what I was going to get. Is there a setting in PSCS2 that changed? I can’t seem to find anything that addresses this problem. It seems like it should be a PS problem as opposed to the printer drivers, but I can’t for the life of me figure what would have changed in PS. I didn’t use PS until after I got the printers working so I don’t see why something would have changed in it.

Thanks much,

Tom,

Was the printer local prior to trying to network them? PS9 doesn’t like networks. Try uninstalling all printer drivers. Then delete your preference file (hold down control+alt+shift key whilst restarting PS and the attach and install your printer locally. You should be able to network and share your printer(s) wirelessly if all PC’s and Router are wireless enabled. Printers must be set to "share" in the sharing tab if you want them to be seen by others on the network. But only print from PS locally.
HTH
MH