Epson DX5000: printer list problem

Hi all,
I have a Epson DX5000 printer.
I have installed it but it isn't in printer list (when I try to add a network printer, hosted by printer server, Epson DX5000 doesn't appear in model printer list).
Any suggestions to include new Epson DX5000 in printer list?
Power Book G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Network printing either requires a CUPS driver or, if the printer has networking built-in, a proprietary comm choice like Epson IP or Epson appletalk will be available in Printer Setup. Since you mention a print server, I'm guessing this is a USB printer. Epson doesn't provide CUPS drivers, their driver was written for USB only.
Gimp-Print, included in OS X, (a collection of CUPS drivers) doesn't include your model or any of the DXxxxx models. I recommend you upgrade to the newer version, now called Gutenprint 5.0:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1537
Gutenprint has DX models up to DX4800, which will "probably" work for you.

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