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l2ug.toc Page vii Friday, May 9, 1997 1:36 PM Contents 4 Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Managing Print Jobs with Windows 95 or 3.1 Using the Spool Manager Using the Status Monitor Managing Print Jobs with Windows NT Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh Using EPSON Monitor2 Using the Macintosh Status Monitor Network Printing on a PC Connecting to the Printer on Windows NT 4.0 Systems Connecting to the Printer on Windows NT 3.
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intro.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:39 PM / Introduction Your EPSON Stylus® COLOR 1520 printer is the ideal output device for business communication pieces—such as presentations, signs, banners, maps, color comps, checkplots, iron-on transfers, and backlit displays—or any project you create.
intro.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:39 PM Introduction PC System Requirements To use your printer and its software with a PC, your system should have: ◗ An IBM® compatible PC with at least a 386/25 MHz or faster processor (486/25 MHz or faster for Windows NT) ◗ DOS, Windows 95, Windows 3.1x, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT™ 4.0, or Windows NT 3.
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intro.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:39 PM Introduction Chapter 6, “Maintenance and Transportation,” gives instructions for replacing ink cartridges, cleaning and aligning the print heads, and cleaning and transporting the printer. Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting,” provides solutions for any printing problems you may have. Appendix A, “Using Optional Interfaces,” lists the optional interface boards and gives instructions for installing and using them.
intro.fm5 Page 5 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:39 PM Introduction Where To Get Help EPSON provides customer support and service through a network of authorized EPSON Customer Care Centers.
intro.fm5 Page 6 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:39 PM Introduction World Wide Web From the Internet, you can reach EPSON’s Home Page at http://www.epson.com. EPSON Download Service You can call the EPSON Download Service at (800) 442-2007. Set your communications software to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. Modem speed can be up to 28.8 Kbps. EPSON FaxAdvice Service You can access EPSON’s technical information library by calling (800) 442-2110 and selecting the appropriate phone option.
intro.fm5 Page 7 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:39 PM Introduction ENERGY STAR Compliance As an ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. The EPA ENERGY STAR Office Equipment program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, and copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation.
intro.fm5 Page 8 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:39 PM Introduction ◗ Do not block or cover the openings in the printer’s cabinet or insert objects through the slots. ◗ Use only the type of power source indicated on the printer’s label. ◗ Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets. Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off. ◗ Place the printer near a wall outlet where the plug can be easily unplugged.
intro.fm5 Page 9 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:39 PM Introduction Even if you are familiar with other types of printers, be sure to read through the following list of precautions before operating your ink jet printer: ◗ Do not put your hand inside the printer or touch the print heads during printing. ◗ Under normal circumstances, ink will not come out of the cartridges. If it does get on your skin, wash it off with soap and water. If it gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.
basic.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM 1 Basic Printing It’s easy to print all your color and monochrome (black ink) documents with your EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520. First you have to set up your printer and install the software following the instructions in the Quick Setup booklet. Then read this chapter to find out about the following: Note: If you print from DOS applications, see Chapter 5 for instructions on using your printer with DOS.
basic.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications Note: The settings you select through your Windows application usually apply only until you exit that application. Then the driver settings may return to the driver’s default values or the Windows default values selected as described on page 1-5. This section describes the options you’ll need to set for all your everyday printouts.
basic.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing 3. If you don’t see the dialog box shown in step 2, click the Main tab. 4. Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic so the printer software can determine the best settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make. This is the easiest way to get good printing results for all kinds of documents, on all types of paper. 5. Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list (you may need to scroll through the list).
basic.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing The default Paper Source is Auto Sheet Feeder, for the built-in sheet feeder at the front of your printer. (For instructions on printing with other feeders, see Chapter 3.) Click to select your paper size Click to select your paper source Note: Whenever you change the Paper Source, Paper Size, or Orientation settings, check the printer illustration in the dialog box to see how your document will print.
basic.fm5 Page 5 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing Setting Default Printer Options Note: Some application settings override printer software settings (such as Paper Size or Orientation), so it’s a good idea to check the settings in your application before you print. When you change printer settings through a Windows application (as described above), the settings apply only to the application you’re using.
basic.fm5 Page 6 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing Setting Default Options in Windows NT 4.0 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then point to Printers. 2. Click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 icon. Note: You can access the default Windows NT printer software settings only if you have the appropriate network access privileges, such as Administrator or Power User. 3. Open the File menu and select Document Defaults. You see the Main printer settings dialog box. 4.
basic.fm5 Page 7 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing Checking Printer Status While your document is printing, the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears on your screen. (With Windows NT you don’t see the Despooler. See the next page for more information.) If you don’t want the Despooler dialog box to appear each time you print, you can turn it off. To do this, start Spool Manager, open the View menu, and select Show Despool Popup; the checkmark next to the option disappears.
basic.fm5 Page 8 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing The Status Monitor at the bottom of the dialog box shows how much ink is left in your printer, along with these status icons: Checking the printer status. Note: The Status Monitor appears only if you’re using Windows 95 and you’re not printing over a network. A printing error has occurred and your printer cannot print. Check your printer or see Chapter 7 for troubleshooting information. The printer is ready to print.
basic.fm5 Page 9 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing Printing from a Macintosh When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer software settings for each application you use. This section describes the settings you’ll need to choose for all your everyday printouts. See Chapter 2 for information about advanced settings for special print jobs. 1. Start the application you want to print from and create a document. 2. Choose Page Setup from the File menu.
basic.fm5 Page 10 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing You see a dialog box like the following: Click for more information about printer settings Click to select your media type 7. Choose the number of copies and indicate which pages you want to print. 8. Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic so the printer software can determine the best settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make.
basic.fm5 Page 11 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing 10. Choose Color or Black ink. If you are printing black text or a draft, or if you want colors to print as varying shades of gray, choose Black for faster printing. Note: On the Macintosh, printer settings are saved with your document, but you can’t save them from one application to another. You’ll have to check your settings each time you print from a new application.
basic.fm5 Page 12 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing Accessing Help from Windows 95 Click the Start button, point to Programs, and Epson, and then click EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 Help. For instructions on using help, read the online “Quick Guide to Using Help.” With Windows 95 and Windows NT you can get specific help related to any item in the menus by right-clicking the item and then clicking the What’s This? prompt. Accessing Help from Windows 3.
basic.fm5 Page 13 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing What To Do When the Printer Lights Come On black Ink Out light Operate light color Ink Out light Cover Open light Paper Out light Pause light The lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to problems, such as paper jams or low ink. Operate The Operate light is on when the printer is on. When the Operate light flashes, the printer is receiving data.
basic.fm5 Page 14 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:43 PM Basic Printing Ink Out B Ink Out A Pause When an Ink Out light flashes, your ink supply is low. Make sure you have a replacement cartridge. When an Ink Out light comes on, you need to replace the ink cartridge. See Chapter 6 for instructions. When the Pause light is on, printing is paused. Press the Pause button to resume. When the Pause light flashes, your printer is charging ink, cleaning the print heads, or performing another operation.
custom.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM 2 Custom Printing When you want to print presentation graphics, photographs, or other special projects, you can use the custom settings in your EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 software. You can choose predefined settings or adjust individual options like brightness, contrast, saturation, and halftoning. For professional-quality color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM) with Windows 95 or ColorSync on the Macintosh.
custom.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing 2. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described on page 1-2 (Windows) or page 1-9 (Macintosh). You see one of the following dialog boxes: Click Advanced, then click here to see a list of project types Note: When you use advanced settings, the Quality/Speed slider disappears. Windows Macintosh Click Advanced, then click here to see a list of project types 3. Select Color or Black Ink.
custom.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing 4. Click Advanced, and then Custom Settings. You see a list of project types. 5. Follow these guidelines to choose the right setting for your project: Note: Always choose your Ink setting before you select a project setting from the Customs Settings list. Selecting Video/Digital Camera, ICM, or ColorSync automatically sets the Ink option to Color. ◗ Photo For printing scanned photographs. Increases contrast in the image.
custom.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing 8. Check the Current Settings box on the bottom of the menu to see if the other settings are correct for your document. If they’re correct, click OK or Print. (If you’re using Windows, click any other buttons that your application uses for printing.) Note: If you’re printing with WIndows NT 3.51, follow the steps in the next section to check an additional print option described on page 2-7.
custom.fm5 Page 5 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing Some of these options are automatically set or disabled by other settings you choose Macintosh 4. Choose one of the following Print Quality options: ◗ Economy For low-resolution rough drafts on plain paper. Saves ink. Note: The Print Quality is selected automatically depending on the current Media Type. If you choose a Print Quality setting that is not appropriate for your media, the driver changes the Media Type setting.
custom.fm5 Page 6 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing 7. Choose one of the following Halftoning options: ◗ No Halftoning For printing black text only. ◗ Note: In Automatic mode, the Halftoning setting is selected based on the data in your print job. In Advanced mode, Halftoning is preselected for each document type setting. The No Halftoning option is available only when you select Black as the Ink setting. Error Diffusion For printing photographic or video/digital camera images.
custom.fm5 Page 7 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing ◗ Print Using a Temporary File (Windows NT 3.51 only) For increasing the speed that Windows NT 3.51 returns to your application by printing to a temporary print file. A separate application then sends the file to your printer. Turn this option off when printing complex documents or if parts of a printout are missing after printing with it turned on. 9. If you’re ready to print, click OK and go to step 10.
custom.fm5 Page 8 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing Follow these steps to customize your color settings: 1. Access the More Settings dialog box as described on page 2-4. The color settings appear on the right side of the dialog box, as shown: Click to set Color Adjustment Mode Drag sliders to set values between -25% and +25% Macintosh Windows (ICM is available only for Windows 95) 2.
custom.fm5 Page 9 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing ◗ No Color Adjustment (Windows NT 4.0 and Macintosh only) With Windows NT 4.0, disables the color adjustment features of the printer software so you can adjust colors using your application. On a Macintosh, choose this mode only if you’re using ColorSync. 3. If you want to change individual color characteristics, use the scroll bars to increase (drag right) or decrease (drag left) the settings listed below.
custom.fm5 Page 10 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing ◗ ColorSync (Macintosh only) Automatically adjusts printout colors to closely match colors on the screen. See “Using ColorSync on the Macintosh” below for instructions. 5. Click OK to return to the Main printer settings dialog box. 6. Click Save Settings if you want to save your custom settings as a group that you can reuse for special projects. See page 2-11 for instructions. 7. Click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh).
custom.fm5 Page 11 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing 4. Close ColorSync System Profile. 5. Open the application you want to print from. 6. Access the printing dialog box as described on page 1-9. Click Advanced and then click More Settings. 7. Click ColorSync on the right side of the dialog box. Note: The EPSON Standard profile is customdesigned for your printer. If you use a scanner or other color imaging equipment, you may have other profiles available.
custom.fm5 Page 12 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing You see one of the following: Note: You can save up to 10 groups of settings. If you change the Media Type or Ink setting when your customized setting is selected, the setting selected in the list changes to Custom Settings. To return to your customized setting, reselect it in the list. To redefine a customized setting, see page 2-13. Windows Macintosh 3. Type a unique name for your settings (up to 16 characters) and click the Save button.
custom.fm5 Page 13 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:45 PM Custom Printing Redefining Custom Settings To change the options in a customized setting group but keep the same name for it, follow these steps: 1. Select Advanced mode. 2. Select the name of the custom setting group you want to redefine in the Custom Settings list. 3. Change the printer settings as necessary. (If you change the Media Type and Ink setting, the custom setting group name disappears from the list momentarily.) 4. Click Save Settings. 5.
media.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM 3 Printing on Special Media Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 lets you print on just about any kind of paper you want to use. You can get great results printing on plain paper, letterhead, and envelopes. But you’ll get the best results with EPSON’s specially coated ink jet paper. You can choose from a variety of EPSON media, ranging from glossy paper and transparencies to iron-on transfer paper and canvas cloth.
media.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media Using Special Media Types The type of paper or other media you use can help determine the ultimate quality of your printed output. You can achieve good results with plain paper, but for better results, use EPSON media for EPSON ink jet printers because they provide the best surface for the ink used in your printer. EPSON ink jet paper comes in a variety of types and sizes.
media.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media Media name Size Part number EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets A4 S041106 EPSON Photo Quality Banner Paper A2 × 15 m roll 16.5 inches × 49 ft S041102 EPSON Ink Jet Canvas Cloth A2 × 3 m roll S041132 16.5 inches × 9.
media.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media When you load media with this name . . . Load a maximum of this many sheets in the built-in sheet feeder as described on page 3-6 . . . Then select this Media Type setting in your printer software . . . EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 30 cards1 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON 720 dpi Index Cards EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets See “Loading Paper in the Manual Feeder” on page 3-11.
media.fm5 Page 5 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media Additional Media Loading Guidelines Note: If you don’t see the Media Type option for your paper when you’re using the printer software, change the Print Quality setting in the More Settings dialog box, select Automatic as the Mode setting, or change the predefined setting in the Custom Settings list on the Main menu. See Chapter 2 for instructions on selecting these settings.
media.fm5 Page 6 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media Printing on Single Sheets You can print on single sheets of paper up to 17 inches wide (432 mm) in your printer using the built-in sheet feeder or the manual feeder. You’ll probably use the built-in sheet feeder at the front of your printer for the size paper you use most often, such as letter- or legal-size sheets.
media.fm5 Page 7 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media 3. Open the printer cover and set the thickness lever to the 0 position when you print on plain paper, ink jet paper, transparencies, or transfer paper. Set it to the + position when you print on envelopes, ink jet cards, or heavy paper. 0 position + position 4. Lock the output tray in an upright position on the two upper posts. 5. If you’ll be printing on paper that is 14.
media.fm5 Page 8 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media If the paper is more than 14.3 inches (364 mm) wide, slide the right edge guide all the way right. right edge guide left edge guide center support 6. Slide the left edge guide to match the approximate width of your paper. Then move the center support midway between the two edge guides. 7. Pull out the rear paper support guide until it stops. 8. Fan your stack of paper and then even the edges.
media.fm5 Page 9 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media 9. Load a stack of paper with the printable side face down and slide it all the way into the feeder. Gently press the stack against the right edge guide. Then slide the left edge guide against the left side of the paper. If you’re loading paper that does not reach to the end of the rear paper support guide, slide the guide up against the edge of the paper. If your paper is long, let it lay over the edge of the paper support.
media.fm5 Page 10 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media To load up to 30 ink jet cards, place them printable side down, with the short edge leading into the feeder. Remove the rear paper support guide and reinstall it backward, sliding it forward to the edge of the cards. rear paper support guide 10. Lower the output tray and slide out the output tray extension. 11.
media.fm5 Page 11 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media Loading Paper in the Manual Feeder Note: To load banner paper, canvas cloth, or other roll paper in the manual feeder, you must also use the optional Banner Paper Kit. See page 3-22 for instructions. You can load one single sheet of paper in the manual feeder without removing paper from the built-in sheet feeder. Load any type of paper that is between 4.1 inches (105 mm) and 17 inches (432 mm) wide. 1.
media.fm5 Page 12 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media 4. If any paper is currently loaded in the paper path from the built-in sheet feeder or the tractor feeder, press the Load/Eject button to eject the paper or park it out of the way. 5. If you’ll be printing on paper that is 14.3 inches (364 mm) wide or less, slide the right edge guide on the manual feeder so its right edge aligns with the arrow mark on the manual feed guide. If the paper is more than 14.
media.fm5 Page 13 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media You can load one envelope in the manual feeder face up with the flap edge leading into the feeder. Gently slide the envelope into the manual feeder until the printer pulls it in. arrow If the paper doesn’t load straight, press the Load/Eject button to eject the paper; then load it again. 7. Now follow the instructions in Chapters 1 or 2 to select the correct Paper Source, Paper Size, and other printer software settings.
media.fm5 Page 14 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media Printing on Continuous Paper When you print on continuous paper, it’s a good idea to turn on auto tear-off mode so the printed paper can advance to the tear-off position automatically. Follow the instructions on page 5-3. Caution: If you load continuous label paper, make sure the printer’s auto tear-off feature is turned off. If you have this feature turned on, labels could be fed backward and peel off inside the printer.
media.fm5 Page 15 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media 4. Make sure the thickness lever is in the 0 position; see page 3-11 for instructions. 5. Remove the manual feeder from the top of the printer by pulling it straight back. Then set it aside. 6. Install the cable cover by inserting the three posts on the cover into the three holes on the back of the printer. Press the cover down until it locks in place.
media.fm5 Page 16 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media 9. Slide the right sprocket to the approximate width of your paper. Then position the center support midway between the two sprockets, as shown in the previous illustration. 10. Flip open both sprocket covers. Note: The maximum printable width is 13.6 inches (345 mm) on any size paper. sprocket covers 11. Arrange the continuous paper stack so the printable side is face up.
media.fm5 Page 17 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media 13. Reinstall the manual feeder on the top of the printer. 14. Slide out the output tray extension. Then make sure the edge of the rear paper support guide is beneath the extension so the continuous paper doesn’t catch on it as it ejects. rear paper support guide output tray extension Note: If you run out of continuous paper while printing, the Paper Out S and Pause lights come on.
media.fm5 Page 18 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:48 PM Printing on Special Media Removing Continuous Paper When you’ve finished printing a continuous paper document, you must carefully follow these steps to remove it from the printer, depending on your media type and the setting of the auto tear-off feature. 1. If the printer’s auto tear-off feature is turned on, your continuous paper is automatically advanced to the tear-off position at the end of a print job. Go to step 2.
media.fm5 Page 19 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media 2. Tear off the printed pages at the perforation by pulling it across the tear-off edge. tear-off edge If the paper’s perforation isn’t at the printer’s tear-off edge, adjust the tear-off position as described on page 3-21. Do not perform step 3. Caution: Never press Load/Eject when you have continuous label paper loaded in the printer. This would feed labels backward, causing them to peel off inside the printer. 3.
media.fm5 Page 20 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media Using the Micro Adjust Buttons The Micro Adjust U and Micro Adjust D buttons on your printer’s control panel allow you to make quick adjustments to your paper’s loading and tear-off positions. Caution: Never use the knob on the left side of the printer to adjust the loading or tear-off positions. This would damage your printer and cause it to lose the top-of-form position.
media.fm5 Page 21 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media Adjusting the Tear-off Position First make sure that continuous paper is loaded in the current tear-off position (see page 3-18 for details). Follow these steps to adjust the tear-off position: Caution: Never adjust the tear-off position when you’re printing labels. This could feed labels backward, causing them to tear off inside the printer. 1.
media.fm5 Page 22 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media 2. To switch to single sheet printing, move the paper release lever to the single sheet position. To switch to continuous paper printing, move the paper release lever to the continuous paper position. Note: If the Pause and Paper Out S lights flash, you may have changed the paper release lever position when paper was still loaded. Set the lever back to its original position and press the Load/Eject button to eject or park the paper.
media.fm5 Page 23 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media When you’ve finished setting these options, turn off the printer to exit default-setting mode. Wait five seconds, then turn on the printer again before performing step 2. 2. Make sure the paper release lever is set to the single sheet position. (See page 3-6 for instructions.) 3. Remove the manual feeder from the back of the printer so you can install the banner paper holders on it. 4.
media.fm5 Page 24 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media 5. Attach the banner paper holders to the front of the manual feeder by positioning the top edges first, then snapping down the bottom edges. 6. Reattach the manual feeder to the back of the printer.
media.fm5 Page 25 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media 7. Clip the banner paper cutting guide onto the output tray posts. 8. Slide the left banner paper holder all the way to the left and slide the right banner paper holder approximately 1/8-inch (3 mm) from the far right edge. Caution: Adjust the banner paper holders so they fit the roll paper snugly, but not so tightly that the roll can’t rotate. If they’re too tight, the paper won’t feed into the printer. 9.
media.fm5 Page 26 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media 10. Grasp both sides of the roll and slowly unroll the paper into the slot in the manual feeder. When the roll paper is fully inserted, the printer pulls it in and loads it automatically. (If the paper is crooked, press the Load/Eject button to unload it and try again.) 11. Before you print, raise the cutting guide to an upright position so the roll paper feeds beneath it. 12.
media.fm5 Page 27 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media Printing a Banner from Windows Follow these steps to print a banner or other custom-size project from a Windows application: 1. Create the document in your word processor or other application software. 2. Choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu. You see a printing dialog box for your application. 3. Make sure your printer is selected, and then click the Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options button.
media.fm5 Page 28 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media 6. At the end of the Paper Size list, select one of the Long Paper 17 × n in. options, where n is the length of your banner (up to 44 inches). Go to step 8. Note: With Windows NT, the User Defined Paper Size dialog box includes settings for units of measure, naming of the paper size (up to 16 characters), and saving of multiple user defined paper sizes.
media.fm5 Page 29 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media Printing a Banner from a Macintosh Follow these steps to print a banner or other custom-size project on a Macintosh: 1. Create the document in your word processor or other application software. 2. Choose Page Setup from the File menu. You see a dialog box like the following: Click to select your paper source Click to define a custom paper size 3.
media.fm5 Page 30 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media 6. Type a name for your custom-size paper in the New Paper Size box. Then type your paper’s width in the Width field and a length of up to 44 inches for the Height. (This works for banners using either landscape or portrait orientation.) Click OK. Note: Some applications may allow you to print banners longer than 44 inches; see your application program documentation for details. 7.
media.fm5 Page 31 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media Press Micro Adjust D and Micro Adjust U buttons as necessary to move the end of the banner to the cut-off position on the banner paper cutting guide. Note: The roll paper cut-off position you set remains in effect until you change it again, even when you turn off the printer. cut-off position 3. Hold down the cutting guide.
media.fm5 Page 32 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media 5. If you want to print another roll paper project, the printer will feed the roll paper back to the loading position when it receives a new print job. Go to step 10. If you won’t be using the roll paper again right away, continue with step 6. 6. Press the Load/Eject button to eject the paper backward. 7. Using your hands, roll back the paper all the way out of the manual feed slot and onto the roll.
media.fm5 Page 33 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media 10. Before printing on another type of paper, be sure to change the Paper Source, Paper Size, and Media Type settings in your printer software as described in Chapters 1 and 2. Also be sure to turn off banner mode using the default-setting mode instructions on page 5-3. If you’ll be printing on continuous paper, also be sure to reset the paper release lever, as described on page 3-14.
media.fm5 Page 34 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media Printing a Backlit Display from Windows 1. Create the document in your word processor or other application software. 2. Choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu. You see a printing dialog box for your application. 3. Make sure your printer is selected, and then click the Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options button. (You may have to click a series of these buttons, depending on your software.
media.fm5 Page 35 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:50 PM Printing on Special Media Printing a Backlit Display on a Macintosh 1. Create the document in your word processor or other application software. 2. Choose Page Setup from the File menu. 3. Choose the Paper Source you’re using, either Auto Sheet Feeder (for the built-in sheet feeder) or Manual Feed Slot (for the manual feeder). 4. Then select the size of your back light film in the Paper Size option. Click OK. 5.
printjob.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM 4 Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Your printer software includes several utilities for managing print jobs. You can use them to monitor your printer’s status, set up large jobs to print later, and handle network printing. If you’re using your printer on a network, you need to follow the special setup procedures in this chapter. This chapter provides instructions for the following: ◗ Managing print jobs with Windows 95 or 3.
printjob.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing ◗ Note: The Status Monitor doesn’t appear if you’re printing over a network. In Windows 3.1, you may not see the Spool Manager icon if the Program Manager or current window is maximized. Make the window smaller to see the Spool Manager icon. The Status Monitor, which is available only if you’re using Windows 95, also starts automatically when you send a job to the printer.
printjob.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing For information about any of these procedures, use the Spool Manager Help utility. ◗ Prevent the Despooler window from appearing on your screen whenever you print (see page 1-7 for information on the Despooler window) ◗ Change your default spool directory Deleting a Stalled Print Job If you have trouble printing, it may be because of a stalled print job.
printjob.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing 6. Make sure the spool directory is the same as in step 1. Also make sure Use Print Manager for this port is checked. (If you’re using Windows 95 and don’t see the Status Monitor when you print, leave it unchecked.) Click OK. 7. Close Spool Manager.
printjob.fm5 Page 5 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing You see the Despooler window with the Status Monitor at the bottom: 4. Check the amount of ink you have left. (For more information about the Despooler window, see page 1-7.) Managing Print Jobs with Windows NT Windows NT 4.0 servers and workstations include a messenger service to alert you to printer errors or let you know when a print job is finished.
printjob.fm5 Page 6 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh Your Macintosh printer software includes two utilities for managing your print jobs: EPSON Monitor2 and Status Monitor. ◗ If you’re using background printing, Monitor2 starts automatically when you send a job to the printer. It handles printing while you continue to work on your Macintosh and lets you track documents that are waiting to be printed.
printjob.fm5 Page 7 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing You see a dialog box like the following: Job currently printing Jobs queued for printing appear here You can select a job and cancel it or just use this window to track the print job’s progress. Using the Macintosh Status Monitor You can use the Status Monitor to check the level of ink in your printer and to control the way your software warns you about printer problems. Follow these steps: 1.
printjob.fm5 Page 8 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing 3. Click the Status Monitor icon. The software checks the amount of ink remaining and displays the Status Monitor: Click to control messages and warnings Click to recheck ink level 4. If you want to change printer messages and warnings, click the Configuration button. You see the following dialog box: 5. Choose the options you want and click OK.
printjob.fm5 Page 9 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Network Printing on a PC Note: If you need to install a network interface board in your printer, see Appendix A for instructions. You can use your printer on a network under Windows NT, Windows 95, or another network operating system. First you need to set up your printer using either the network’s printer setup functions or your printer software’s built-in network support.
printjob.fm5 Page 10 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing 8. You see the address and name of the printer in the Port list. Click OK to exit printer properties. Now you can print to the remote printer. Repeat these steps for each system on the network that needs to access the printer. Connecting to the Printer on Windows NT 3.
printjob.fm5 Page 11 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Using the Printer Software’s Built-in Network Support To use your printer software’s built-in network support, you first need to install the printer software on all the network computers that will use the printer. See the Quick Setup booklet for instructions.
printjob.fm5 Page 12 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Setting Up Remote Systems Follow these steps to set up the client computers on the network: 1. Open the Spool Manager window as described on page 4-2. 2. In the Spool Manager window, double-click the queue you want to use for network printing. The Queue Setup dialog box appears. 3. Click the Spool to remote printer button. 4.
printjob.fm5 Page 13 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing The following dialog box appears: Note: To print from DOS applications as well as Windows applications, click the Capture Printer Port button instead of Add Port. Select the printer port in the Device list, then specify its network path. Select Reconnect at logon, then click OK. 5. Click the Add Port button, then specify the network path to the printer and click OK. 6.
printjob.fm5 Page 14 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Assigning a Name to the Printer Follow these steps to use the EPSON Namer utility: 1. Double-click the EPSON Namer icon on your hard drive. 2. Click the EPSON Stylus(AT) icon in the Device Types window. 3. Select the AppleTalk zone where your printer is located. 4. Under New Name, type a name from your printer to distinguish it from other printers on the network. 5. Click Rename and then click Done.
printjob.fm5 Page 15 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:52 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing 4. Click the name you assigned to your EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 in step 4 of the previous section. You see a prompt asking you to confirm your choice. 5. Click OK. If your printer name doesn’t appear, make sure the printer is turned on and correctly connected, then click RETRY. 6. To ensure compatibility, leave Background Printing turned off. 7. Close the Chooser.
usedos.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM 5 Using Your Printer with DOS If you print with DOS application programs, you can use your printer with them by following the instructions in this chapter.
usedos.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS When printing black and color, select: Note: The drivers for the printers listed do not provide all EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 features, such as 1440-dpi printing, 720-dpi printing, and MicroWeave.
usedos.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS Changing Printer Settings with Default-Setting Mode Your printer includes internal default settings that are active whenever you turn on the printer. These settings control functions such as the print direction and paper loading positions. Because they are preset to the most likely settings you’ll want to use, you probably won’t need to change them.
usedos.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS 3. Hold down the Micro Adjust D button and press the P Operate button to turn on the printer and enter default-setting mode. Release the Micro Adjust D button when the Operate light comes on. The printer loads a sheet of paper and prints an instruction sheet telling you how to select a language (the default setting is English). The printer can then print default-setting instructions in the language you choose. 4.
usedos.fm5 Page 5 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS List of Default-Setting Options The table below lists all the options available for each default setting. The factory defaults are listed in bold type in the table below. The printer’s current settings are marked with a ⇐ on your printed instruction sheet.
usedos.fm5 Page 6 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS Setting Options Description Software (emulation mode) ESC/P 2, IBM XL24E Specifies the control mode you want the printer to use. For the best font and graphics control, always use ESC/P 2 mode. If you need to emulate an IBM® Proprinter,™ select IBM XL24E mode. For a list of the commands for these modes, see page 5-17.
usedos.fm5 Page 7 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS Setting Options Description Auto tear off Off, On When printing on continuous paper or roll paper, turn this setting On to advance the perforation or end of the roll paper document to the printer’s tear-off edge. It also backs the paper up to the top-of-form position when it receives the next print job. Turn this setting Off when printing on continuous labels so they don’t peel off inside the printer.
usedos.fm5 Page 8 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS 2. Load several sheets of paper at least 8.3 inches (210 mm) wide in the built-in sheet feeder, making sure the right edge guide is positioned correctly for your paper’s width. Also make sure the paper release lever is set to the single sheet position. (See page 3-6 for instructions.) 3. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM or diskette into a drive. 4.
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usedos.fm5 Page 15 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS ISO 8859-2 PC866 LAT (Latvian) Italic No characters are available for hex code 15 in the italic character table.
usedos.fm5 Page 16 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS International Character Sets You can select one of these international character sets using default-setting mode (as described on page 5-3) or the ESC R command (as described on page 5-17). When you select a character set, such as Italic France, the characters in the France row on the table below are used in the italic character table.
usedos.fm5 Page 17 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS Characters Available with the ESC ( ^ Command To print with the characters listed below, use the ESC ( ^ command as described in the next section. Using Printer Commands You can operate your printer by using commands in one of two control code modes. For the best font and graphics control, always use EPSON ESC/P 2 mode. (For details on using ESC/P 2, see the ESC/P Reference Manual available from EPSON.
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usedos.fm5 Page 19 Friday, May 9, 1997 1:54 PM Using Your Printer with DOS IBM XL24E Emulation Control Codes In the following commands, “(AGM)” indicates Alternate Graphics Mode commands. Do not type these characters as part of the command.
maintran.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM 6 Maintenance and Transportation It’s easy to keep your EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 printer working at its best. All you have to do is follow the simple instructions in this chapter for replacing ink cartridges, performing routine maintenance, and moving the printer.
maintran.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM Maintenance and Transportation Using the Head Cleaning Utility Follow these steps to run the utility from a Windows or a Macintosh computer connected directly to the printer: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing. Note: If either Ink Out light is flashing or on, you need to replace the ink cartridge instead. See page 6-4 for instructions. 2. To clean the black print head, make sure the Ink Out B light is off.
maintran.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM Maintenance and Transportation Using the Control Panel 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing. Note: If either Ink Out light is flashing or on, you need to replace the ink cartridge instead. See page 6-4 for instructions. 2. To clean the black print head, make sure the Ink Out B light is off. To clean the color print head, make sure the Ink Out A light is off. 3. Press the Pause button. The Pause light comes on. 4.
maintran.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM Maintenance and Transportation Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this, with the lower pattern colored cyan, magenta, and yellow: W02271 C01267 Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If your printout looks okay, you’re done. If any dots are missing, clean the print heads again, as explained in the previous sections.
maintran.fm5 Page 5 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM Maintenance and Transportation Removing and Installing an Ink Cartridge Caution: To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print heads by hand. Once you remove an ink cartridge, it becomes unusable and cannot be reinstalled. You must completely remove the yellow tape seal from the top of the cartridge; leaving any portion of it on will permanently damage the cartridge. Do not remove the clear seal from the bottom of the cartridge; ink will leak out.
maintran.fm5 Page 6 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM Maintenance and Transportation ink cartridge clamp Warning: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. 6. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully. 7. Lower the new ink cartridge into its holder with the label facing up and the arrow pointing to the back of the printer.
maintran.fm5 Page 7 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM Maintenance and Transportation The Pause light flashes and the printer makes various sounds. Charging takes about several minutes, depending on whether you replaced one or both cartridges. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the Pause light is flashing. If, however, the Pause light is still flashing after 10 minutes and the printer is not moving or making noise, you may turn off the printer.
maintran.fm5 Page 8 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM Maintenance and Transportation Aligning the Print Heads If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print heads. There are several ways to do this: ◗ If you’re using a Windows or Macintosh computer connected directly to the printer, you can use the Print Head Alignment utility in your printer software, as described below. ◗ If you’re printing from DOS, you can use the DOS Print Head Alignment utility.
maintran.fm5 Page 9 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM Maintenance and Transportation Using the Control Panel Caution: Load paper that’s at least 8.3 inches (210 mm) wide so ink doesn’t spray onto the platen. 1. Turn on the printer and load paper in the built-in sheet feeder, making sure the right edge guide is positioned correctly for your paper’s width and the paper release lever is in the single sheet position. See page 3-6 for instructions. 2. Turn off your printer. 3.
maintran.fm5 Page 10 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:10 PM Maintenance and Transportation Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it several times a year, following these steps: Caution: Don’t touch the gears inside the printer. Never use alcohol or thinner for cleaning; they can damage the printer components and case. 1. Turn off the printer, unplug the power cord, and disconnect the printer cable. 2. Remove the paper from all the paper feeders. 3.
trouble.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM 7 Troubleshooting As you use your printer, you may occasionally experience a paper jam or other problem. The first thing you should do is diagnose the problem following the guidelines in this chapter. Then try the most likely solutions until the problem is fixed.
trouble.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting ◗ If you’re experienced with reading hexadecimal code, you can print a hex dump to identify possible communication problems. See page 7-3 for instructions. ◗ For the latest information, check the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 Help program and the ReadMe file in the EPSON program group or folder. ◗ If none of the suggested solutions in this chapter solve your problem, contact EPSON as described under “Where to Get Help” in the Introduction.
trouble.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting The first page prints on the first and last lines to measure the page length. The next page contains a nozzle check pattern and the printer’s ROM version, along with multicolored character samples. (The 180 dpi test prints black character samples.) If the test pages don’t print, turn off the printer. Then repeat this step, holding down the Load/Eject button a bit longer before releasing it.
trouble.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Improving Print Quality You can often improve print quality by doing the following: ◗ Clean the print heads (see Chapter 6 for instructions). ◗ Use higher quality paper that’s appropriate for your print job (see Chapter 3 for a list of EPSON papers). ◗ Match the Media Type setting in the printer software to the type of media you loaded in the printer (see Chapter 3 for details).
trouble.fm5 Page 5 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appears. Possible cause Solution The print head nozzles are clogged. Clean the print heads. See Chapter 6 for instructions. High Speed mode or Bi-D mode are turned on. If vertical lines are misaligned, turn off High Speed mode in the printer software (see Chapter 2 for information).
trouble.fm5 Page 6 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution The colors displayed on your monitor don’t match the printed colors. Because your monitor and printer use different technologies to represent colors, your printed colors cannot exactly match those on your monitor screen. Use the ICM (Windows 95) or ColorSync (Macintosh) settings. See Chapter 2 for more information. The color settings in your application software need adjustment.
trouble.fm5 Page 7 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution The Media Type setting does not match the loaded paper. Make sure the Media Type setting matches the media you loaded. Then the printer software can automatically select other settings for the best quality. See Chapters 1 through 3 for information. The sheets entering the output tray are smearing the ink on ejected pages.
trouble.fm5 Page 8 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Solving Printing Problems If the printer won’t print, first check that: ◗ The printer is turned on and the Operate light is on. ◗ Paper is loaded in the printer. ◗ The printer is securely plugged into a working electrical outlet that’s not controlled by a switch or timer. ◗ The interface cable is securely connected to the printer and computer. If you still can’t print, check the following solutions. All lights are off.
trouble.fm5 Page 9 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution Printing is stalled in Monitor2 (Macintosh). Open the Extensions folder, EPSON folder, and Spool folder. Then delete any queued files. The print heads are clogged or the ink cartridges are too old. If the printer sounds like it’s trying to print but nothing prints, clean the print heads; see Chapter 6 for instructions. You’re using an incompatible optional interface card or one with mismatched settings.
trouble.fm5 Page 10 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting All the lights are flashing. Possible cause Solution An internal error may have occurred. Turn off your printer, wait five seconds, and turn it on again. If the lights still flash or stay on, contact EPSON as described in the Introduction. The printer has finished charging an ink cartridge, but the Pause light is still flashing. Possible cause Solution The ink cartridge clamp isn’t locked down.
trouble.fm5 Page 11 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting You see a spooling error message (Windows 95/3.1). Possible cause Solution Spooling error messages or very slow printing may be caused by temporary files. Change the Spool Manager default directory, following the instructions in Chapter 4. Your hard drive is too full. Delete unnecessary files to make room on the drive. Your computer doesn’t have enough memory for the file you’re printing.
trouble.fm5 Page 12 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting The “Sorry, EPSON Stylus COLOR cannot be used” message appears (Macintosh). Possible cause Solution The printer software has been corrupted. Remove and reinstall the printer software. From the CD-ROM or diskette, click Installer. Then click Continue and select Custom Remove from the list displaying Easy Install. Select EPSON Stylus Series Printer Driver and click Remove. Click Continue, if necessary, and click Restart.
trouble.fm5 Page 13 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Fixing Paper Problems You can avoid most paper handling problems by doing the following: ◗ Use smooth, high-quality media designed for ink jet printers that meet the media specifications in Appendix C. ◗ Make sure the paper is dry and flat before loading it. ◗ Follow all loading and handling instructions included with the media and in Chapter 3.
trouble.fm5 Page 14 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Paper doesn’t feed correctly from the manual feeder. Try this Then do this Remove the paper from the manual feeder. Check that the paper sheet isn’t: ◗ Curled or creased. ◗ Too thick or thin (see Appendix C). ◗ Too old (see Chapter 3 or your paper packaging). ◗ Jammed inside the printer. (If the Paper Out light is flashing, paper is jammed. See page 7-15.
trouble.fm5 Page 15 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Multiple pages feed at the same time. Try this Then do this Remove the stack of paper. ◗ ◗ ◗ ◗ Make sure the paper isn’t too thin (see the paper specifications in Appendix C). Fan the edges of the stack of paper to separate the sheets. Reload the paper as described in Chapter 3, making sure to load only the amount of paper directed for your media and feeder.
trouble.fm5 Page 16 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems If your printout results are not what you expected, try these solutions. Characters are incorrect or garbled. Possible cause Solution Your printer is not the Windows default printer. Select your printer as the default Windows printer. See your Windows documentation or online help for instructions. Your printer is not selected in the Macintosh Chooser. Open the Chooser and select your printer.
trouble.fm5 Page 17 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:11 PM Troubleshooting The margins are incorrect. Possible cause Solution Margins are set incorrectly in your software application. Check your software documentation for instructions on selecting the correct margins for your paper size. The maximum printable width is 13.6 inches (345 mm) on any size paper. Make sure the margins are within the printable area of the page. See Appendix C for more information.
intface.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:13 PM A Using Optional Interfaces Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 includes both parallel and serial interfaces so you can connect it to a PC or Macintosh, or both at the same time. If you want to connect to another system or to a network, you can install an optional interface board.
intface.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:13 PM Using Optional Interfaces Using Macintosh Interface Boards If you are planning to install the LocalTalk board, you also need two LocalTalk Locking Connector Kits (DIN-8 version). Attach one connector box to the AppleTalk interface on the printer and the other to the printer port on the Macintosh. Then attach the LocalTalk cable between the two connector boxes. For more information, see the instructions that come with the connector kits.
intface.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:13 PM Using Optional Interfaces 2. Disconnect any interface cables from the back of the printer. 3. Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to remove the two screws securing the interface cover. Then lift off the cover. 4. Set any switches and jumpers on the interface board as described in its manual. If your board has a jumper labeled JG, make sure that you set it to ON, or the board will not work properly. 5.
intface.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:13 PM Using Optional Interfaces 7. Connect the proper interface cable to the interface board and to your computer. If the cable has a grounding wire, connect it to one of the screws securing the interface board. 8. Reconnect any other interface cables you disconnected. 9. Make sure the printer is turned off. Then plug in the power cord and turn on the printer. In most cases, the printer automatically detects the interface you’re using.
eplot.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:14 PM B Using EPSON Plot! You can use the EPSON Plot! program to open and scale HPGL or HPGL/2 plotter files and then print them on your printer. Follow the instructions in this Appendix to install the program and print with EPSON Plot! and your Windows printer driver. You can install and use EPSON Plot! on any system running Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT (3.51 or 4.0).
eplot.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:14 PM Using EPSON Plot! 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the program on your hard disk. The installation program creates an EPSON Plot! program group or folder containing the program icon and icons for Help, Readme, and Uninstall programs. Printing with EPSON Plot! Before starting EPSON Plot!, do the following to prepare for printing: Note: When you create plot files for printing, use an HPGL/2 driver whenever possible.
eplot.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:14 PM Using EPSON Plot! 2. Select Open File from the File menu. 3. In the Open File dialog box, choose the HPGL or HPGL/2 file you want to print and click OK. A representation of the file contents appears in the Live Paper Space in EPSON Plot!: live paper space handle 4. Select Printer Setup from the File menu. 5. Select the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 printer, if necessary, and click Options. You see the Main printer settings menu.
eplot.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:14 PM Using EPSON Plot! 9. When the plot file looks how you want it to, select Print from the File menu. 10. Click OK to print the file on your EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520. See Chapters 1 and 4 for information on managing the print job while it prints. 11. When you’re finished printing with EPSON Plot!, select Exit from the File menu to exit the program.
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specs.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:15 PM Specifications Fonts Bitmap fonts Font 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Proportional EPSON Roman x x x x EPSON Sans Serif x x x x EPSON Courier x x x — EPSON Prestige x x x — EPSON Script x x x — Select other font/pitch combinations using the ESC/P 2 commands as described on page 5-17.
specs.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:15 PM Specifications Paper Paper type Size Paper types Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) A2 (420 × 594 mm) Super A3/B (13 × 19 inches) A3 (297 × 420 mm) Ledger (11 × 17 inches) US C (17 × 22 inches) B3 (364 × 514 mm) B4 (257 × 364 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm) Plain bond paper and 0.0025 to 0.004 inch special ink jet papers (0.065 to 0.
specs.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:15 PM Specifications Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Continuous label paper Minimum size each backing sheet: 4 to 16 inches × 4 inches (101.6 to 406.4 × 101.6 mm) Minimum label size: 2.5 × 0.94 inches (63.5 × 23.9 mm) Plain continuous label paper — Maximum total thickness: 0.0079 inch (0.2 mm) Maximum label thickness: 0.0047 inch (0.
specs.fm5 Page 5 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:15 PM Specifications Envelopes A BR C BL A: The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). BL, BR: The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). C: The minimum bottom margin is 0.55 inch (14.0 mm). Continuous paper A A: The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforations are 0.35 inch (9.0 mm). B: The minimum right and left margins are 0.51 inch (13 mm).
specs.fm5 Page 6 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:15 PM Specifications Mechanical Paper feed method Friction, tractor feeder Paper path Sheet feeder, front entry Manual feeder, rear entry Tractor feeder, rear entry Sheet feeder capacity 100 sheets of 17 lb (64 g/m2) paper For detailed information, see Chapter 3. Total print volume 75,000 pages (A3, text only) Dimensions Storage Width: 26.2 inches (666 mm) Depth: 13.1 inches (333 mm) Height: 8.0 inches (202 mm) Printing Width: 26.
specs.fm5 Page 7 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:15 PM Specifications Safety Approvals Safety standards UL 1950 with D3, CSA C22.
gloss.fm5 Page 1 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:16 PM Glossary banding buffer The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics. See also MicroWeave. The portion of the printer’s memory used to store data before printing it. character table A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that provides you with the characters used in a particular language. characters per inch (cpi) A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.
gloss.fm5 Page 2 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:16 PM Glossary Error Diffusion ESC/P This halftoning setting smooths out edges by randomly placing dots of varying colors. Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Printers. This system of commands gives you control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all EPSON printers and supported by most application programs for personal computers. ESC/P 2 The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command language.
gloss.fm5 Page 3 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:16 PM Glossary media Materials upon which data is printed, such as envelopes, plain paper, special paper, and transparencies. MicroWeave Printing technology that produces images in fine increments to reduce the possibility of banding. See also banding. monochrome This means printing with only one color of ink, which is generally black ink. parallel interface See interface.
gloss.fm5 Page 4 Friday, May 9, 1997 2:16 PM Glossary serial interface See interface. spool The process by which the printer driver converts the print data into codes that your printer understands. This data is then sent to the printer directly or to the print server. Spool Manager An EPSON software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands. See also spool.
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