Calibrating The Printer - Epson Stylus 1500 Manual

EPSON Stylus 1500
4. Double-click the README1st icon in the Driver Disk
window to read the latest information on your printer
and its driver. After you install the driver, you can click
the README1st icon on your screen to read the file.
5. Double-click the Installer icon to install the driver.
6. When you see the initial screen, click OK to continue. You
see the following screen:
7. You can install the Network Driver Package containing
the driver and three utilities or you can select the
components individually. To install the package, click
Network Driver Package.
You do not have to install the utilities. However, you must
install the AT-StylusColor driver. If you do not install the
utilities and you need to use them later, you must run the
installer again.
Note:
Do not select the Serial Driver Package or the StylusColor
driver.
The driver and its utilities are described below.
AT-StylusColor driver. This driver lets you use the
optional AppleTalk interface to connect the printer
to an AppleTalk network.
Epson Monitor2. This utility manages print jobs that
have been sent to the printer. Background printing
must be on to use the Epson Monitor2 Utility.
Bi-D Calibration Utility. This utility calibrates the
printer so vertical lines are aligned.
EPSON Namer. This utility assigns a unique name to
the printer.
8. Click Install to copy the software to your hard disk, and
follow any instructions on the screen.
9. When the installation is complete, click Restart to eject the
driver diskette and restart the computer.
The Installer places the Bi-D Calibration Utility in a new
folder called Stylus 1500 Folder, the Epson Monitor2 Utility
in the Extensions folder, and the EPSON Namer on your
hard drive. Remember to assign a name to the printer and
select the printer using the Chooser.
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Calibrating the Printer

Your printer has been calibrated at the factory so that vertical
lines in your text and graphics are properly aligned. If you
notice misaligned images in printouts, however, you can
calibrate the printer with the EPSON Printer Calibration
Utility.
Calibrating with a PC
Note:
If you cannot use the calibration utility program, you can use the
printer-adjustment mode to calibrate your printer.
Follow these steps:
1. Double-click the EPSON Printer Calibration icon in the
EPSON group.
2. Click OK at the next screen to start the calibration program.
3. Select EPSON Stylus 1500 as the printer. Select which print
head (black or color) to calibrate. Then click Next.
4. Select the port the Stylus 1500 is connected to. Then click
Next.
5. Make sure the printer is on and letter-size paper is loaded;
then click Next. The Current Alignment Sheet is printed.
6. Select the patterns that are misaligned; then click Next.
Note:
Only patterns 2, 3, and 4 are selectable. Do not select pattern 1.
For each pattern you selected, the printer prints a Test
Alignment Sheet of multiple vertical lines. In most
samples, the vertical lines are slightly misaligned. Look
for the sample that is most closely aligned.
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7. Enter the number of the sample that is aligned or select
Not-aligned if none of the samples are aligned. Then
click Next.
8. If you selected Not-aligned in step 7, select the sample that
is most closely aligned.
9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 until all the patterns have been
aligned. When the calibration is complete, click Finish to
exit the program.
Calibrating with a Macintosh
1. Open the Stylus 1500 folder and double-click
Bi-D Calibration Utility.
2. You see a prompt asking you to choose how your printer
is connected. Click Network.
3. You see the Bi-D Calibration Utility screen. Select your
printer and print head [Printer Type, either Stylus 1500
(monochrome) or Stylus 1500 (color)] to be calibrated.
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