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Epson Stylus 1500 Software Manual

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Setup and Software Guide for Windows
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  • Page 1 Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to...
  • Page 2 FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction Getting the Most Out of Your Printer ....Three Resolutions to Choose From ....
  • Page 4 Using the Printer Driver Utilities Managing Print Jobs With Spool Manager Calibrating the Printer ......3-3 Index...
  • Page 5 Kit. With the Color Upgrade Kit, the Stylus 1500 can print up to 16 million colors to produce full-color, photo-quality images. The Stylus 1500 is easy to install and use. You simply set it up and install the Microsoft described in this book. The printer has a built-in parallel interface so you can connect it to an IBM computer.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    The printer supports a wide variety of settings that let you improve print quality or speed up printing. You can customize these settings using the printer driver to produce a variety of image types with EPSON’s specially formulated inks and papers. Three Resolutions to Choose From Resolution is a measure of the amount of detail that can be represented.

  • Page 7: Special Papers

    Specially Formulated Ink EPSON’s black and color ink cartridges are specially formulated to work with EPSON papers and the driver to deliver the best looking images. Always use genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage not covered by EPSON’s warranties.

  • Page 8: Where To Get Help

    If you purchased your printer in the United States or Canada, EPSON provides customer support and service through a network of Authorized EPSON Customer Care Centers. In the United States and Canada, EPSON also provides the following services when you dial (800) 922-8911:...

  • Page 9: Electronic Support Services

    EPSON products is through the online services below. EPSON Bulletin Board Service You can call the EPSON Bulletin Board Service (BBS) at (310) 782-4531. No membership is required. Make sure your communications software is set to 8 data bits with 1 stop bit, no parity bit, and a modem speed up to 28.8 Kbps.

  • Page 10: Important Safety Instructions

    Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the printer. Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heat register. Do not block or cover the openings in the printer’s cabinet or insert objects through the slots.

  • Page 11: Setting Up The Printer

    VGA or higher standard monitor. Choosing a Location When choosing a location for the printer, use a surface that is flat, horizontal, and stable. If you are using a printer stand, it must support at least 50.7 pounds (23 kg).

  • Page 12: Unpacking The Printer

    Unpacking the Printer In addition to this guide, your printer box should include two EPSON printer driver diskettes, a Reference Guide, a Setup and Software Guide for Macintosh, a Notice Sheet, and these items: printer You must remove all protective materials packed around and inside your printer before you set it up and turn on the power.

  • Page 13: Attaching The Paper Support And Output Tray

    1. Attach the paper support by placing the hole on the right side of the support over the right mounting post on the printer. Then push the notch on the left side onto the left mounting post. 2. Attach the output tray by fitting the notches on the tray over the mounting posts, as shown below.

  • Page 14: Plugging In And Turning On The Printer

    (See page 1-2 for more information.) 2. Make sure the printer is turned off by checking the position of the Operate button. The printer is off when the surface of the button is even with the button protectors on each side.

  • Page 15: Installing The Black Ink Cartridge

    Installing the Black Ink Cartridge Follow the steps in this section to install your printer’s black ink cartridge. Warning: The ink cartridge is a self-contained unit. Under ordinary use, ink will not leak from a cartridge. If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water.
  • Page 16 Note: If the Ink Out O light remains on, the ink cartridge may not be installed correctly. Remove it and then reinsert it as described above. 5. Reattach the ink compartment cover as shown. Setting Up the Printer...

  • Page 17: Installing The Optional Color Upgrade Kit

    You can upgrade your printer to print in color by installing the optional Color Upgrade Kit (C832161). Contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. only). In Canada, call (800) BUY-EPSON for sales locations. Install the color print head as described in this section and the color ink cartridge as described in the next section.

  • Page 18: Installing The Color Print Head

    Installing the Color Print Head Follow these steps to install the color print head: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and the Data light is off. 2. Open the printer cover using the notch in the middle of the cover.
  • Page 19 5. Raise the blue print head unit release lever as far as it will go. 6. Remove the protective cover from the print head compartment. Caution: Do not touch the carriage inside the printer; this may damage the printer. Setting Up the Printer...
  • Page 20 8. Carefully insert the print head unit into the compartment, with the electrical contacts and print head facing the back of the printer. 1-10 Setting Up the Printer...

  • Page 21: Installing The Color Ink Cartridge

    If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. Caution: Do not open the ink cartridge package until just before you install the cartridge, or the ink may dry up. 1-11 Setting Up the Printer...
  • Page 22 2. Open the ink cartridge package. Next, remove the tape seal from the top of the cartridge as shown. Caution: Do not remove the tape seal from the bottom of the cartridge; ink will leak out. 1-12 Setting Up the Printer...
  • Page 23 You will feel some resistance. Caution: Once you install the ink cartridge, do not open the clamp or remove the ink cartridge except to replace it with a new one. Otherwise, the cartridge and print head may become unusable. 1-13 Setting Up the Printer...
  • Page 24 Note: If you installed the color upgrade unit with data remaining in the printer, you must turn the printer off and back on to enable color printing. You will also have to resend your print data. In order to maintain optimum print quality, the printer periodically performs a cleaning operation.

  • Page 25: If You Are New To Color Printing

    If You Are New to Color Printing Color printing with the EPSON Stylus 1500 produces amazing images, whether you print text, graphics, line drawings, photographs, or documents containing many different image types. However you use color, keep the following in mind: You need to leave a large amount of hard disk drive space free to make room for your color images.

  • Page 26: Loading Paper In The Sheet Feeder

    1. Make sure the paper-release lever is set to the single sheet position. 1-16 Setting Up the Printer TITLE LM-9.EPS EPSON AMERICA, INC. Documentation Department DATE 9/7/95 20770 Madrona Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 782-0770 DRAWN BY...
  • Page 27 2. Raise the output tray until it locks in the upright position. 3. Slide the right edge guide to the left as far as it will go. Then slide the left edge guide to match the width of your paper. 1-17 Setting Up the Printer...
  • Page 28 6. Load the stack of paper, printable side down, all the way into the sheet feeder. Make sure the right edge of the stack is against the right edge guide. Next, slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper. 1-18 Setting Up the Printer...
  • Page 29 When you load paper in the landscape direction (wider than it is tall), the rear edge guide may not match the length of your paper. In this case, remove the rear edge guide and re-insert it as shown. 1-19 Setting Up the Printer...

  • Page 30: Testing The Printer

    1. Press the Operate button to turn off the printer. Caution: Never turn off the printer by unplugging it or turning off a power strip. Always turn off the printer by pressing the Operate button. 1-20...
  • Page 31 Note: If the self test does not begin, turn off the printer and repeat step 2. You may need to hold down the buttons a few seconds longer.

  • Page 32: Connecting The Printer To Your Pc

    Connecting the Printer to Your PC You need a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable to connect your printer to your computer. The cable must have a D-SUB, 25-pin male connector for your computer and a 36-pin, Centronics compatible connector for the printer’s parallel interface.

  • Page 33: Installing And Using The Printer Driver

    You must install the printer driver on the Windows driver diskette that came with your printer. Also included on the diskette are two utilities: the EPSON Spool Manager and Printer Calibration Utility. When you install the printer driver, they are automatically copied to your hard disk drive.
  • Page 34 B). Press Enter or click OK. You see the EPSON Printer Driver Setup dialog box. 6. Highlight EPSON Stylus 1500 in the Printer Driver pull- down menu and click Continue. The installation program begins copying the driver files.
  • Page 35 If you do not need to change the printer port assignment for the EPSON Stylus 1500 printer, go to step 9. 5. To change the port assignment, select EPSON Stylus 1500 in the Installed Printer pull-down list. 6. Click the Connect button. You see the Connect dialog box.

  • Page 36: Installing The Driver For Windows 95

    EPSON folder on your hard disk. Note: If you originally installed the Stylus 1500 driver under Windows 3.1, you must reinstall the driver under Windows 95. 1. Make sure plain paper is loaded and the printer is connected to the computer’s parallel port.
  • Page 37 Your computer finishes loading Windows 95. 15. To run the Setup program and install the rest of the printer software in an EPSON folder, click Start; then select Run. You see the Run dialog box. 16. In the Open pull-down menu, type A:SETUP (or B:SETUP if you inserted the diskette in drive B), and click the OK button.
  • Page 38 EPSON Calibration Utility Spool Manager EPSON Stylus Help EPSON Stylus ReadMe 19. Calibrate your printer using the EPSON Calibration Utility. See Chapter 3 for instructions. The installation program automatically selects your printer driver as the default printer for Windows 95 applications and assigns the printer driver to port LPT1.

  • Page 39: Installing A Driver For Dos Programs

    Installing a Driver for DOS Programs Most DOS software programs include drivers for EPSON ESC/P 2 printers. If the Stylus 1500 driver is not listed in your software, choose the first printer available in the lists below. Also check with your software manufacturer to see if a Stylus 1500 driver is available or is included with a new version of your software.

  • Page 40: Using The Windows Printer Driver

    For example, you can select the media type, resolution, document type, and halftoning settings that are best for the type of document you are printing. The printer comes with default values for all the settings, as listed in the table on page 2-12.
  • Page 41 3. Choose EPSON Stylus 1500 from the list of Installed Printers. 4. Choose Setup. You see the printer driver dialog box shown on page 2-11. Accessing the driver from Windows 95 Follow these steps to access the driver from the Windows 95 My Computer group: 1.
  • Page 42 The Print dialog box contains the settings you change most often, including the number of copies and the print range. To access the printer driver settings, choose the Printer, Setup, or Options button. (You may also need to select Setup and then Options.) The button you select depends on your software...

  • Page 43: Using The Driver Dialog Box

    Using the Driver Dialog Box However you accessed the printer driver, you see the following dialog box: (If you do not see this dialog box, the driver has not been installed correctly. See page 2-1 for instructions on installing the driver.) At the top of the screen are tabs that open various dialog boxes.

  • Page 44: Windows Driver Settings

    (Orientation) Paper Source Copies Document Document Types Type 2-12 Installing and Using the Printer Driver Options A4 210 x 297 mm A4 (Centered) 210 x 297 mm A4 (Landscape ) 297 x 210 mm Letter 8 x 11 in Letter (Centered) 8...

  • Page 45: Changing Settings

    Document Type setting. Changing Settings To change a printer setting, open the appropriate dialog box by choosing the tab. Change one or more settings and then move to the next tab you want to change. When you have made all changes in one or more dialog boxes, choose the OK button to save all the settings.

  • Page 46: Paper Settings

    Cancel. For more information about the settings, look them up in this chapter, choose the Help button in the driver dialog box, or select the EPSON Stylus ReadMe icon in the EPSON program group. Paper Settings Paper Size By default, the printer expects letter-size (8.5...
  • Page 47 Tractor Feeder. If you are printing on paper longer than 23.4 inches (594 mm), choose Manual Feed Slot (Banner) and set the top and bottom margins to 0 (zero) or the minimum setting. Installing and Using the Printer Driver 2-15...

  • Page 48: Document Type

    (black) or color. Document Types Select the document type that most closely matches the type of document you will be printing or let the printer driver select it automatically. Automatic is the default setting and produces the best printed results.
  • Page 49 Drawing Text If you change a predefined Color Matching or Halftone setting, the driver erases the currently selected document type and uses your new settings. Installing and Using the Printer Driver Color Matching setting Halftone setting Vivid Error diffusion Photo-realistic...

  • Page 50: Halftoning Settings

    To select an ink option, choose a document type other than Automatic. Halftoning Settings You achieve the best halftoning results when you let the printer driver’s Document Type setting select the appropriate halftone method. If you selected the Automatic document type option, the driver selects the halftone setting appropriate to each page as it prints.

  • Page 51: Printing Mode/Options Settings

    The Printing Mode/Options settings let you define the resolution, media type, and printing options for your document. The following table shows how these settings are related to each other and which options are available in the different modes. Installing and Using the Printer Driver 2-19...
  • Page 52 When you select this resolution, MicroWeave is automatically turned on and High Speed mode is turned off. For best results at 720 dpi, load EPSON special coated paper for 720 dpi or high-quality glossy paper. For most color printing, select Best - 360 dpi. This resolution produces good-quality, full-color images using less memory and in less time than 720 dpi.
  • Page 53 However, if the coated paper does not absorb enough ink, the ink can smear. To ensure the best results, EPSON provides special papers and transparencies that are formulated for the inks used in EPSON ink jet printers.
  • Page 54 Do not use 720 dpi when printing transparencies. To order EPSON papers and transparencies, contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. only). In Canada, call (800) BUY-EPSON for sales locations. Print Options Allows you to turn the MicroWeave and High Speed mode settings on or off.

  • Page 55: Image Settings

    The Image Settings options allow you to adjust the brightness, contrast, and color matching features of your printed images. It is best to let the printer driver’s Automatic Document Type setting select the appropriate image settings for you. If your original image is of poor quality, however, you can adjust the image settings to improve the printed output.
  • Page 56 Color Matching Controls the printer’s color correction features based on the selected Document Type. Color Matching is automatically set to the most appropriate setting when you select a particular document type or use the Automatic setting. It is best to leave Color Matching set to the driver’s selection.

  • Page 57: Using The Printer Driver Utilities

    Using the Printer Driver Utilities This chapter explains how to manage print jobs that you send to the printer using the EPSON Spool Manager. It also tells you how to calibrate the printer using the EPSON Printer Calibration Utility if vertical lines in your printed output become misaligned.
  • Page 58 Popup to turn it off; the check mark next to the option disappears. Other options in the EPSON Spool Manager allow you to hold and cancel print jobs, choose what information to display in the Spool Manager window, and manage print queues and print jobs on a network.

  • Page 59: Calibrating The Printer

    3. Make sure EPSON Stylus 1500 is selected 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 is loaded with several sheets of letter-size paper;...
  • Page 60 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. Aligned 7. Enter the number of the sample that is aligned or select Not-aligned if none of the samples are aligned.

  • Page 61: Index

    Index About tab, printer driver, 2-13 Accessories, purchasing, Intro-4 Aligning vertical lines, 2-22, 3-3 to 3-4 Apple Macintosh, Intro-1 Attaching output tray, 1-3 paper support, 1-3 Auto sheet feeder, 1-16 to 1-21, 2-12, 2-15 Automatic option, Intro-3, 2-8, 2-12, 2-17 to 2-18, 2-23 to 2-24...
  • Page 62 EPSON Accessories, Intro-3 to Intro-4 America Forum, Intro-5 Customer Care Centers, Intro-4 ESC/P 2, 2-7 papers, Intro-3, 2-21 Printer Calibration Utility, 1-14, 2-1, 3-3 to 3-4, 3-6 Spool Manager, 2-1, 3-1 to 3-2 Error diffusion, 2-13, 2-17 to 2-18 Error messages, 3-2...
  • Page 63 Intro-3, 2-13, 2-20 to 2-21 copies setting, 2-12, 2-16 glossy, Intro-3, 2-13, 2-20 to 2-22 height, 2-15 loading plain paper, 1-16 to 1-20 ordering EPSON, Intro-3, 2-22 orientation setting, 2-12, 2-15 plain, 2-21 printable area, 2-15 printable surface, 1-16...
  • Page 64 Text option, 2-12, 2-17 Tractor feeder, 1-16 Transparencies, Intro-3, 2-13, 2-21 to 2-22 Transporting the printer, 1-2, 3-3 Turning the printer on and off, 1-4, 1-20, 1-22 Unpacking the printer, 1-2 Utilities, printer driver, 2-1, 3-1 to 3-2, 3-4 Vertical lines, aligning, 2-22, 3-1,...

  • Page 65: Printer Parts

    Printer Parts printer cover paper-release lever knob tear-off edge edge guides (manual feed slot) center support paper support sprocket-lock lever optional parallel interface interface cover monochrome print head sprocket cover tractor feeder thickness adjustment lever color print head compartment control panel...

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