Problems setting up USB printer with CUPS

[AG <computing.account@googlemail.com>]

Hi

In addition to connectivity problems, I've been having problems setting 
up my USB Epson printer with CUPS.  For one thing, the CUPS admin 
interface has changed since I last did this, and CUPS doesn't detect the 
printer as a local printer only giving me 3 options - scsi printer, HP 
printer HP fax (yes, I've checked - it is plugged in and turned on, etc.).

What is the correct way of addressing the printer? For a USB do I 
select, under "Other Network Printers" (why is it an other network 
printer when it is connected directly to my machine?) the LPD/LPR 
option?  None of these options really seem appropriate, and is the 
address given like this: lpp://localhost/epson or 
lpp://localhost:631/epson or ... ?

I can't really say that the on-line help has been very useful and I 
guess my Google-fu is not what it should be because I cannot find any 
recent postings on this that answer this query.

TIA

AG