Epson PM-400 Manual

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Epson PM-400 Printer Setup (Windows)
Make sure your printer is NOT connected to your PC and download the Drivers and Utilities
Combo Package Installer here: www.epson.com/support/pm400downloads
Run the installer program. When you see the Select Your Connection screen, select Direct USB
connection and use your micro USB cable (included in kit) to connect. When the software
installation is complete, restart your computer.
Select ‘Devices and Printers’from the Windows Start Menu. Right click on the Epson PM-400
Series printer icon and select ‘Printing Preferences’. Make the following settings updates:
On the ‘Main’tab, and Document Size drop down, click on ‘User Dened’. Create a Paper Size
named ‘4x3 nametag’(or ‘4x6 nametag’ if you are printing that size).
Adjust the Paper Width to be 4.00”and the Paper Height to be 3.00” (or 6.00”). Click on Save
and OK. Select the new nametag on the Document Size dropdown. Orientation should be set
to ‘Portrait’. Paper Type should be set to ‘Plain Paper’. Quality can be either Standard or High.
Color should be set depending on if you are printing in full color or black & white (select
Black/Grayscale). Click on‘Apply’ then ‘OK’.
Ensure that the nametag paper is loaded in your PM-400 with landscape orientation for 4x3
nametags (Windows computers only—see reverse for Mac instructions) and portrait orienta-
tion for 4x6 nametags.
To download the template for printing your nametags, search for UEPM on www.pcnametag.
com. Click on the ‘Manual and Template’tab and download the‘4x3 nametag.doc’ or ‘4x6
nametag.doc’. Personalize and print your nametag in Microsoft Word.
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Epson PM-400 Printer Setup (Mac)
Make sure your printer is NOT connected to your Mac and download the Drivers and Utilities
Combo Package Installer here: www.epson.com/support/pm400downloads
Open the ‘.dmg’ le that was downloaded. Follow the prompts of the Epson Installer program.
After the driver is installed, continue on with Printer Setup. When you see the Select Your
Connection screen, select Direct USB connection and when prompted, use your micro USB
cable (included in kit) to connect. Follow the remaining prompts of the Printer Setup and exit
the installer program. Restart your computer.
To download the template for printing your nametags, search for UEPM on www.pcnametag.
com. Click on the ‘Manual and Template’tab and download the‘4x3 nametag.doc’ or
‘4x6 nametag.doc’. Personalize and print your nametag in Microsoft Word.
Find and open the WORD template and personalize for printing. When personalization is
complete, follow these steps to begin printing.
Select ‘Page Setup’ from the File menu. Click the ‘Paper Size’drop-down menu and select
‘Manage Custom Sizes’. Click the ‘+’ button in the lower left corner of the window. Double
click on the name ‘Untitled’ and rename the item ‘4x3 Nametag’ or ‘4x6 Nametag’ depending
on what size you’ll be printing.
a. For 4x3 size nametags:
a. Set the Paper Width to be 3.00” and the Paper Height to 4.00”.
b. Select the portrait icon under ‘Orientation’
b. For 4x6 size nametags:
a. Set the paper width to 4.00” and the Paper Height to 6.00”.
b. Select the landscape icon under ‘Orientation’
The ‘Non-Printable Area’ should be User Dened, and each margin set to 0.00”. Click‘OK’.
Select ‘Print’ from the File menu. Ensure that the nametag paper is loaded in your PM-400
with portrait orientation and click ‘Print’.
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Printing 2.25” x 3.5” size badges with the Epson PM-400 Printer
Ensure the badge paper is loaded into the printer like so:
Ensure that the printer driver is installed properly and that the printer is connected to your PC
with the provided USB cable.
Click on the Start Menu on your PC and then:
a. In Windows 7: Select “Devices & Printers” and right click on the Epson printer icon
b. In Windows 10: Select the gear icon above the Start Menu button, select “Devices”,
click on the Epson Printer, and then select “Manage”.
Then select “Printing Preferences”. On the “Main” tab, click on the “Document Size” dropdown
menu and select “User-Dened”.
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The following window will pop up. Please match the settings shown in this screenshot and
click “Save” in the bottom left hand corner:
Click “OK” to return to the Printing Preferences window.
The “2.25x3.5” size should be selected in the “Document Size” menu, like below:
Select the “Landscape” orientation, and adjust any quality settings that you need.
Click “Apply” and“OK”. You should now be able to print with the 2.25x3.5 Word
template!
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