You See Incorrect Colors In Your Printout; Printing Problems - Epson Stylus 1500 Reference Manual

You see incorrect colors in your printout.

Make sure EPSON Stylus 1500 is selected as the default
Windows printer driver (Windows driver) or is the last printer
selected in the Chooser (Macintosh driver).
Check that the printer driver's Brightness and Contrast settings
(Windows driver) or Light/Dark setting (Macintosh driver) are
appropriate for the image.
If you scanned the image, the different color interpretation
technologies used by your scanner, monitor, and printer can
never produce an exact color match with the original image.
However, check your scanner documentation for utilities you
can use to calibrate your scanner to your monitor and printer to
more closely match colors.
If you are printing from a DOS application using Economy
mode, black text or graphics will appear gray on your printout;
turn off Economy mode to achieve deeper blacks.

Printing Problems

If you cannot get the printer to print, first check that paper is
loaded in the printer. Then check that the printer is plugged
into a working electrical outlet that is not controlled by a
switch or timer. Verify that the interface cable is securely
connected to the printer and computer. If all this is correct, see
the following specific problems.
Troubleshooting
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