Apple Releases Updated Epson Printer Drivers for Snow Leopard

So after installing these drivers, do you have to do they automatically get used by Epson printers that are configured, or must the printers be reinstalled?

convergent said:

So after installing these drivers, do you have to do they automatically get used by Epson printers that are configured, or must the printers be reinstalled?

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Install the drivers. Delete your Epson printer from Print & Fax Preferences, Add it again.

This update fixed the problem I was having printing to DVD with Discus on my Stylus Photo R280. After installing the driver and doing the above steps, I can now print to DVD again.

Young Turk

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Prints snappier...

didn't seem to help improve the issues that i'm having. only thing i found so far is this:

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10272869#10272869

driver and utility update is coming in mid november (if that post is by an actual epson employee).

Young Turk said:

. . . I can now print to DVD again.

Young Turk

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That continues to be one of the best features of the Epson line. I just don't understand why other printers don't offer this feature.

Can people name some other inkjet printers that can print on CDs/DVDs?

Thanks.

(I have the Epson R1800 and the RX580.)

numediaman said:

That continues to be one of the best features of the Epson line. I just don't understand why other printers don't offer this feature.

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In the U.S., I believe Epson has the patent on that feature. Elsewhere in the world, most of the major manufacturers' printers print directly on discs.

No newer "Pro" or "Photo" model drivers yet?

As far As I can tell there are still no new drivers for Epson's latest Stylus Pro printers.

Only limited function open source Gutenprint/Cups drivers for currently sold pro printers:

3800
3880
4800
7800/9800
7900/9900

Also I cannot locate new drivers for these "older printers". the Gutenprint drivers currently offered do not support (AWB) -Advanced Black and White mode.

R2400
R2800
R2880 (currently sold new by epson)

It seems to me this latest round of driver updates to Snow Leopard are for the Mass Market consumer level Epson printer/scanner/ all in one crowd.

Anyone remember how long it took epson to update pro drivers for the Leopard release?

I have an HP 5280 printer for CD/DVD printing, I love it vs the Epson R200 that I had before (it was a constant battle cleaning the print head .)

I heard that Epson had the patent in the US, but somehow HP got around it, because I live in the US and bought the printer locally at Best Buy.

there are hp printers that have some slide-out tray for cd printing.

for those stuck on the gutten drivers - read the post i made above. according to one epson employee (don't know how credible), the drivers should be coming over the period of the next few months (some as early as november, while others as late as q1 2010). all we can do at this point is complain some more, and wait for results.

definitive said:

for those stuck on the gutten drivers - read the post i made above. according to one epson employee (don't know how credible), the drivers should be coming over the period of the next few months (some as early as november, while others as late as q1 2010). all we can do at this point is complain some more, and wait for results.

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Thanks Definitive for the link to "EPSON MAC TECH" I had read that, unfortunately he/she does not address these more advanced printers. I was hoping someone could recall how long it took Epson in the last go around to update the "Pro" large format printers and the "Stylus Photo" R2400, R2800
or the R2880 (currently sold new by epson) Series.

I'm hoping this adds support for the R280. It pretty much doesn't print at all on OS X. Being a photo printer using 7 cartridges of inks, you gotta expect some amount of quality but with the lines and distortion under the 10.5 drivers it was so bad it was nearly illegible. The kick in the pants is that I can print under windows and this printer blows my mind on 5x7 postcards nearly in 3D.

EDIT: My Epson actually prints on my mac properly for the first time.. OH MY!

made de update, printer stop printing, it shows some error message.

any advise?

probably i better try unintalling it and intalling it again.

I must say that this sounds like a pretty sweet set up

How do you uninstall this update?

After installing the EPSON Printer update, my CX7450 has STOPPED printing. I had to go out to EPSON's site to install the latest driver, which is 6.10 as opposed to 8.07 I think from SL.

Having gone one step forward and two steps back, how can you uninstall a printer driver update?

JP

any hope for getting the ability to simply check ink levels for the Stylus Photo R200? Cannot ever get this to work.