Epson Stylus 1520 User Manual page 183

1. Make sure the printer is turned off.
2. While holding down the Load/Eject button, press the
Operate button to turn on the printer.
The self test begins by printing on the first and last lines of
the first sheet of paper to measure the page length. Then
the printer prints character samples on the next sheet of
paper.
The test is printed using the available fonts at 360 dpi (dots
per inch). Here is part of a typical self test:
The above sample is in black and white, but the actual test prints in color.
Note:
If you want to perform self-test printing at 180 dpi, turn on the
printer while holding down the LF/FF button.
3. The test continues until the paper in the sheet feeder runs out
or until you press the Pause button. To stop the test, press
the Pause button. To resume the test, press the Pause
button again.
4. To end the self test, press the Pause button to stop printing.
Press the Load/Eject button to eject the page if necessary,
and then turn off the printer.
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