CHAPTER 1 : Introduction
This section of this handbook will provide a technical overview of EPSON EP-4004/Artisan 1430/Stylus Photo 1430W/ 1500W
to facilitate driver development.
1.1. Features
The EPSON EP-4004/Artisan 1430/Stylus Photo 1430W/1500W is a wide carriage of the eight color inkjet printer introduced
b y E P S O N . T h i s p r i n t e r ' s a d v a n c e d E P S O N Mi c r o P i e z o t e c h n o l o g y p r o d u c e s s m a l l e r ink droplets. The EPSON
EP-4004/Artisan 1430/Stylus Photo 1430W/1500W is an ideal printer. It will deliver resumes, letterheads, reports, envelopes
and presentations on all types of paper or transparent media. It is PC and Macintosh compatible and offers the advantages of
USB connectivity.
In Japan, this pri n t e r i s s o l d a s " E P S O N EP-4004" .
I n U . S . A . , C a n a d a , a n d A s i a , t h i s p r i n t e r i s s o l d a s " A r t i s a n 1 4 3 0 " .
In Latin, Brazil, and Mexico, th i s p r i n t e r i s s o l d a s " E P S O N S t y l u s P h o t o 1 4 3 0 W" .
In Europe, this printer i s s o l d a s " E P S O N S t y l u s P h o t o 1 5 0 0 W" .
The EPSON EP-4004/Artisan 1430/Stylus Photo 1430W/1500W uses the original Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light-Cyan,
and Light-Magenta separate ink cartridges.
The EPSONEP-4004/Artisan 1430/Stylus Photo 1430W/1500W printer incorporates the following features:
Largest resolution in 5760x1440dpi
CD-R and DVD-R tray printing
Individual Ink Cartridge
Zero margin / Borderless printing for Faster Speed
I/F : USB2.0 Hi Speed, IEEE802.11b/g/n (Wireless)
With the EP-4004/Artisan 1430/Stylus Photo 1430W/1500W' s b i -d i r e c t i o n a l i n t e r f a c e s a n d E P S O N ' s R e m o t e Mo d e
bi-directional printer control language, the host computer can obtain useful printer status information.
See CHAPTER 6 i n t h i s H a n d b o o k f o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g E P S O N ' s R e m o t e Mo d e p r i n t e r c o n t r o l l a n g u a g e .
Table 1 The EPSON EP-4004/Artisan 1430/Stylus Photo 1430W/1500W Printers Feature Summary
Print Head
Interface (s)
Printer Language
Resolution Max (dpi)
Font
Support Code table
Ink Cartridge Type
* - This printing mode is achieved by the printer driver only.
** - CMYK,Lc,Lm refers to: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Light Cyan, and Light Magenta.
Revision: 1
EPSON EP-4004/Artisan 1430/Stylus Photo 1430W/1500W
90 nozzles x 6 for KCMYLcLm
Original individual ink cartridge.
USB 2.0
ESC/P Raster & Remote Mode
* 5760(h) x 1440(v)
No support
No support
**CMYKLcLm
2013/Feb/08
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