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Epson 1520 - Stylus Color Inkjet Printer User Manual (290 pages)

EPSON Stylus Color 1520 Ink Jet Printer Model: P892A User's Guide

Brand: Epson | Category: Printer | Size: 2.05 MB

Where To Find Information2................................................................................................................................................................

Declaration Of Conformity4................................................................................................................................................................

Table Of Contents5................................................................................................................................................................

Important Safety Instructions11................................................................................................................................................................

A Few Precautions12................................................................................................................................................................

Energy Star Compliance13................................................................................................................................................................

For United Kingdom Users14................................................................................................................................................................

Warnings, Cautions, And Notes15................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Parts And Control Panel Functions18................................................................................................................................................................

Getting To Know Your Printer18................................................................................................................................................................

Control Panel19................................................................................................................................................................

System Requirements22................................................................................................................................................................

When Using Your Printer With A Pc22................................................................................................................................................................

When Using Your Printer With A Macintosh22................................................................................................................................................................

Options And Consumable Products24................................................................................................................................................................

Options24................................................................................................................................................................

Consumable Products25................................................................................................................................................................

Unpacking The Printer28................................................................................................................................................................

Choosing A Place For The Printer29................................................................................................................................................................

Attaching The Paper Support And The Output Tray31................................................................................................................................................................

Plugging In The Printer32................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The Ink Cartridge For The First Time33................................................................................................................................................................

Connecting The Printer To Your Pc38................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The Printer Software In Your Pc39................................................................................................................................................................

For Windows 9540................................................................................................................................................................

Using Your Printer On A Network With Windows 9543................................................................................................................................................................

For Windows 3.145................................................................................................................................................................

For Dos Users47................................................................................................................................................................

Connecting The Printer To Your Macintosh48................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Built-in Serial Interface48................................................................................................................................................................

Using An Optional Epson Interface Card49................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The Printer Software In Your Macintosh50................................................................................................................................................................

Installing The Printer Software50................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Software Components52................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning A Name To The Printer54................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting Your Printer With The Chooser55................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 3 Starting To Print With Windows61................................................................................................................................................................

Before Starting To Print62................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Paper62................................................................................................................................................................

Starting To Print67................................................................................................................................................................

Introducing The Printer Software Functions72................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing The Printer Software72................................................................................................................................................................

From Windows Applications73................................................................................................................................................................

From Windows 9573................................................................................................................................................................

From Windows 3.174................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Automatic Setting75................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Predefined Settings76................................................................................................................................................................

Customizing The Print Settings78................................................................................................................................................................

Making The Media Type Setting80................................................................................................................................................................

Using Epson Printer Utilities84................................................................................................................................................................

Epson Status Monitor85................................................................................................................................................................

Nozzle Check86................................................................................................................................................................

Head Cleaning86................................................................................................................................................................

Print Head Alignment86................................................................................................................................................................

Understanding The Epson Spool Manager87................................................................................................................................................................

Checking Printer Status87................................................................................................................................................................

Getting Information Through Online Help89................................................................................................................................................................

Making Your Settings107................................................................................................................................................................

Saving Your Settings108................................................................................................................................................................

Choosing Your Settings109................................................................................................................................................................

Modifying Visual Effects109................................................................................................................................................................

Controlling The Printing Quality113................................................................................................................................................................

Making The Color And Halftoning Settings116................................................................................................................................................................

Changing The Paper Size117................................................................................................................................................................

Defining A Custom Paper Size119................................................................................................................................................................

Epson Statusmonitor121................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Epson Monitor2 Utility124................................................................................................................................................................

Printing On Single Sheets126................................................................................................................................................................

Tips On Using The Sheet Feeder126................................................................................................................................................................

Paper Handling126................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Oversized Paper In The Sheet Feeder127................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Paper Manually129................................................................................................................................................................

Adjusting The Loading Position132................................................................................................................................................................

Printing On Continuous Paper133................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Continuous Paper133................................................................................................................................................................

Removing Continuous Paper138................................................................................................................................................................

Tips On Using Continuous Paper140................................................................................................................................................................

Adjusting The Tear-off Position140................................................................................................................................................................

Switching Between Continuous Paper And Single Sheets142................................................................................................................................................................

Switching To Single Sheets142................................................................................................................................................................

Switching To Continuous Paper143................................................................................................................................................................

Printing On Special Paper144................................................................................................................................................................

Setting The Adjust Lever144................................................................................................................................................................

Choosing Special Paper And Other Media145................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Special Paper And Other Media147................................................................................................................................................................

Photo Quality Ink Jet Card150................................................................................................................................................................

Envelopes151................................................................................................................................................................

Labels153................................................................................................................................................................

Epson Banner Paper155................................................................................................................................................................

Epson Ink Jet Back Light Film156................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Control Panel158................................................................................................................................................................

Using Special Power-on Functions159................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Default-setting Mode160................................................................................................................................................................

About The Default Settings161................................................................................................................................................................

Changing The Default Settings166................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting Fonts168................................................................................................................................................................

Scalable Fonts169................................................................................................................................................................

Chapter 9 Maintenance And Transportation171................................................................................................................................................................

Replacing An Ink Cartridge172................................................................................................................................................................

Printing With An Empty Color Ink Cartridge176................................................................................................................................................................

Cleaning The Printer177................................................................................................................................................................

Transporting The Printer178................................................................................................................................................................

Diagnosing A Problem180................................................................................................................................................................

Error Indicators180................................................................................................................................................................

Troubleshooting181................................................................................................................................................................

Status Monitor182................................................................................................................................................................

Self Testing182................................................................................................................................................................

Hex Dump Mode184................................................................................................................................................................

Problems And Solutions185................................................................................................................................................................

Power Supply185................................................................................................................................................................

Operation186................................................................................................................................................................

Preventing Paper Feed And Paper Jam Problems202................................................................................................................................................................

Printing Quality203................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Utilities210................................................................................................................................................................

Interface211................................................................................................................................................................

Increasing The Print Speed212................................................................................................................................................................

Cleaning The Print Heads214................................................................................................................................................................

Aligning The Print Heads218................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Print Head Alignment Utility For Dos219................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Printer's Control Panel Buttons220................................................................................................................................................................

Ink Cartridge Problems221................................................................................................................................................................

Contacting Customer Support222................................................................................................................................................................

For United Kingdom And The Republic Of Ireland Users222................................................................................................................................................................

For Australian Users225................................................................................................................................................................

For Hong Kong And Singapore Users227................................................................................................................................................................

Appendix A Tips For Color Printing229................................................................................................................................................................

Basics Of Color230................................................................................................................................................................

Image Resolution And Image Size233................................................................................................................................................................

Basics Of Color Documents235................................................................................................................................................................

Appendix B Using Optional Interfaces237................................................................................................................................................................

Available Interfaces238................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Optional Interfaces239................................................................................................................................................................

The C82305 /c82306 Serial Interface Card241................................................................................................................................................................

Specifications243................................................................................................................................................................

Technical Specifications244................................................................................................................................................................

Printing244................................................................................................................................................................

Paper246................................................................................................................................................................

Ink Cartridges252................................................................................................................................................................

Mechanical253................................................................................................................................................................

Electrical254................................................................................................................................................................

Environmental254................................................................................................................................................................

Safety Approvals255................................................................................................................................................................

Interface Specifications256................................................................................................................................................................

Parallel Interface256................................................................................................................................................................

Timing Chart259................................................................................................................................................................

Reverse Channel259................................................................................................................................................................

Pin Assignments260................................................................................................................................................................

Serial Interface261................................................................................................................................................................

Initialization262................................................................................................................................................................

Command List263................................................................................................................................................................

Esc/p 2 Control Codes263................................................................................................................................................................

Ibm Xl24e Emulation Control Codes264................................................................................................................................................................

Character Tables265................................................................................................................................................................

International Character Sets274................................................................................................................................................................

Characters Available With Esc275................................................................................................................................................................

Glossary277................................................................................................................................................................

Epson 1520 - Stylus Color Inkjet Printer User Manual (167 pages)

Epson Stylus Color 1520: User Manual

Brand: Epson | Category: Printer | Size: 3.22 MB

Fcc Compliance Statement3................................................................................................................................................................

For United States Users3................................................................................................................................................................

Table Of Contents5................................................................................................................................................................

Introduction11................................................................................................................................................................

Pc System Requirements11................................................................................................................................................................

Macintosh System Requirements11................................................................................................................................................................

How To Use Your Manuals12................................................................................................................................................................

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, And Tips13................................................................................................................................................................

Where To Get Help14................................................................................................................................................................

Electronic Support Services14................................................................................................................................................................

World Wide Web15................................................................................................................................................................

Energy Star Compliance16................................................................................................................................................................

Energy-saving Tips16................................................................................................................................................................

Important Safety Instructions16................................................................................................................................................................

Basic Printing19................................................................................................................................................................

Printing From Windows19................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Printer Options From Windows Applications20................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Default Printer Options23................................................................................................................................................................

Checking Printer Status25................................................................................................................................................................

Printing From A Macintosh27................................................................................................................................................................

Using Online Help29................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing Help From Windows Applications29................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing Help From Windows 9530................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing Help From Windows 3.130................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing Help From Windows Nt 4.030................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing Help From Windows Nt 3.5130................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing Help From Macintosh Applications30................................................................................................................................................................

What To Do When The Printer Lights Come On31................................................................................................................................................................

Custom Printing33................................................................................................................................................................

Using Predefined Advanced Settings33................................................................................................................................................................

Customizing Print Quality And Special Effects36................................................................................................................................................................

Customizing Color Settings39................................................................................................................................................................

Using Colorsync On The Macintosh42................................................................................................................................................................

Saving Custom Settings43................................................................................................................................................................

Deleting Custom Settings44................................................................................................................................................................

Redefining Custom Settings45................................................................................................................................................................

Printing On Special Media46................................................................................................................................................................

Using Special Media Types47................................................................................................................................................................

Media Loading And Software Setting Guidelines48................................................................................................................................................................

Additional Media Loading Guidelines50................................................................................................................................................................

Printing On Single Sheets51................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Paper In The Built-in Sheet Feeder51................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Paper In The Manual Feeder56................................................................................................................................................................

Printing On Continuous Paper59................................................................................................................................................................

Removing Continuous Paper63................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Micro Adjust Buttons65................................................................................................................................................................

Adjusting The Loading Position65................................................................................................................................................................

Adjusting The Tear-off Position66................................................................................................................................................................

Switching Between Continuous And Single-sheet Paper66................................................................................................................................................................

Printing A Banner Or Other Roll Paper Project67................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Roll Paper67................................................................................................................................................................

Printing A Banner From Windows72................................................................................................................................................................

Printing A Banner From A Macintosh74................................................................................................................................................................

Removing A Printed Banner75................................................................................................................................................................

Printing A Backlit Display78................................................................................................................................................................

Loading Back Light Film78................................................................................................................................................................

Printing A Backlit Display From Windows79................................................................................................................................................................

Printing A Backlit Display On A Macintosh80................................................................................................................................................................

Managing Print Jobs And Network Printing81................................................................................................................................................................

Managing Print Jobs With Windows 95 Or81................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Spool Manager82................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Status Monitor84................................................................................................................................................................

Managing Print Jobs With Windows Nt85................................................................................................................................................................

Managing Print Jobs On A Macintosh86................................................................................................................................................................

Using Epson Monitor286................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Macintosh Status Monitor87................................................................................................................................................................

Network Printing On A Pc89................................................................................................................................................................

Connecting To The Printer On Windows Nt90................................................................................................................................................................

Systems90................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Printer Software's Built-in Network Support91................................................................................................................................................................

Network Printing On A Macintosh93................................................................................................................................................................

Assigning A Name To The Printer94................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Up The Printer For Appletalk94................................................................................................................................................................

Using Your Printer With Dos96................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting Printer Software For Dos96................................................................................................................................................................

Changing Printer Settings With Default-setting Mode98................................................................................................................................................................

Entering Default-setting Mode98................................................................................................................................................................

List Of Default-setting Options100................................................................................................................................................................

Maintaining The Printer102................................................................................................................................................................

Aligning The Print Heads With A Dos Utility102................................................................................................................................................................

Selecting Character Tables103................................................................................................................................................................

International Character Sets111................................................................................................................................................................

Characters Available With The Esc112................................................................................................................................................................

Using Printer Commands112................................................................................................................................................................

Esc/p 2 Control Codes113................................................................................................................................................................

Ibm Xl24e Emulation Control Codes114................................................................................................................................................................

Maintenance And Transportation115................................................................................................................................................................

Cleaning The Print Heads115................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Head Cleaning Utility116................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Control Panel117................................................................................................................................................................

Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern118................................................................................................................................................................

Replacing An Ink Cartridge118................................................................................................................................................................

Removing And Installing An Ink Cartridge119................................................................................................................................................................

Printing In Black Ink With An Empty Color Cartridge121................................................................................................................................................................

Aligning The Print Heads122................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Print Head Alignment Utility122................................................................................................................................................................

Cleaning The Printer124................................................................................................................................................................

Transporting The Printer124................................................................................................................................................................

Troubleshooting125................................................................................................................................................................

Diagnosing Problems125................................................................................................................................................................

Running A Self Test126................................................................................................................................................................

Printing A Hex Dump127................................................................................................................................................................

Improving Print Quality128................................................................................................................................................................

Solving Printing Problems132................................................................................................................................................................

Fixing Paper Problems137................................................................................................................................................................

Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems140................................................................................................................................................................

Using Optional Interfaces142................................................................................................................................................................

Using Macintosh Interface Boards142................................................................................................................................................................

Using The Pc Serial Interface Board142................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Optional Interfaces142................................................................................................................................................................

Using Epson Plot146................................................................................................................................................................

Installing Epson Plot146................................................................................................................................................................

Printing With Epson Plot147................................................................................................................................................................

Specifications150................................................................................................................................................................

Printing150................................................................................................................................................................

Paper152................................................................................................................................................................

Ink Cartridges154................................................................................................................................................................

Mechanical155................................................................................................................................................................

Electrical155................................................................................................................................................................

Environmental155................................................................................................................................................................

Safety Approvals156................................................................................................................................................................

Interfaces156................................................................................................................................................................

Glossary157................................................................................................................................................................

Index161................................................................................................................................................................

Epson 1520 - Stylus Color Inkjet Printer Service Manual (165 pages)

COLOR INK JET PRINTER

Brand: Epson | Category: Printer | Size: 3.56 MB

Epson Stylus Color1................................................................................................................................................................

Service Manual1................................................................................................................................................................

Table Of Contents7................................................................................................................................................................

Features9................................................................................................................................................................

Specification11................................................................................................................................................................

Printing Specifications11................................................................................................................................................................

Control Codes12................................................................................................................................................................

Character Tables12................................................................................................................................................................

Paper Feeding13................................................................................................................................................................

Paper Specification14................................................................................................................................................................

Cut Sheet14................................................................................................................................................................

Transparency14................................................................................................................................................................

Envelope14................................................................................................................................................................

Index Card14................................................................................................................................................................

Labels (cut Sheet)15................................................................................................................................................................

Continuous Paper15................................................................................................................................................................

Labels (continuous)15................................................................................................................................................................

Banner15................................................................................................................................................................

Printable Area16................................................................................................................................................................

Adjust Lever19................................................................................................................................................................

Ink Specification20................................................................................................................................................................

Black Ink Cartridge20................................................................................................................................................................

Color Ink Cartridge20................................................................................................................................................................

Input Data Buffer20................................................................................................................................................................

Electric Specifications21................................................................................................................................................................

Environmental Conditions21................................................................................................................................................................

Reliability22................................................................................................................................................................

Safety Approvals22................................................................................................................................................................

Ce Marking22................................................................................................................................................................

Acoustic Noise22................................................................................................................................................................

Interfaces23................................................................................................................................................................

Parallel Interface23................................................................................................................................................................

Forward Channel Specifications23................................................................................................................................................................

Reverse Channel Specifications25................................................................................................................................................................

Mac Serial Interface26................................................................................................................................................................

Serial Interface Specifications26................................................................................................................................................................

Optional Interface27................................................................................................................................................................

Prevention Hosts From Data Transfer Time-out28................................................................................................................................................................

Interface Selection28................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Language And Control Codes28................................................................................................................................................................

Operation29................................................................................................................................................................

Control Panel29................................................................................................................................................................

Panel Functions At Power On31................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Condition And Panel Status32................................................................................................................................................................

Cover Open Sensor Operation33................................................................................................................................................................

Default Setting33................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Method33................................................................................................................................................................

Setting Menus35................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Adjustment Mode37................................................................................................................................................................

Adjustment Method37................................................................................................................................................................

Adjustment Patterns37................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Initialization38................................................................................................................................................................

Self-test Printing Mode38................................................................................................................................................................

Hexadecimal Dump Function38................................................................................................................................................................

Monochrome Printing Mode38................................................................................................................................................................

Physical Specification39................................................................................................................................................................

Main Components40................................................................................................................................................................

C211 Main Board40................................................................................................................................................................

C172 Psb/pse Board41................................................................................................................................................................

Overview43................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Mechanism Operating Principle43................................................................................................................................................................

M-4i60 Printer Mechanism43................................................................................................................................................................

Printing Mechanism44................................................................................................................................................................

Printhead Structure44................................................................................................................................................................

Printing Process45................................................................................................................................................................

Printing Methods45................................................................................................................................................................

Carriage (cr) Mechanism47................................................................................................................................................................

Paper Feed Mechanism48................................................................................................................................................................

Asf (auto Sheet Feeder) Mechanism49................................................................................................................................................................

Tractor Mechanism50................................................................................................................................................................

Manual Feed Mechanism50................................................................................................................................................................

Platen Gap (pg) Adjust Mechanism51................................................................................................................................................................

Ink System52................................................................................................................................................................

Pump Mechanism53................................................................................................................................................................

Capping Mechanism56................................................................................................................................................................

Wiping/cr Lock Mechanism57................................................................................................................................................................

Electrical Circuit Operation Principles58................................................................................................................................................................

C172 Psb/pse Electrical Circuit Board58................................................................................................................................................................

C211 Main Control Board60................................................................................................................................................................

Reset Circuits62................................................................................................................................................................

Sensor Circuits62................................................................................................................................................................

Cr Motor Driver Circuits64................................................................................................................................................................

Pf Motor Driver Circuit65................................................................................................................................................................

Printhead Driver Circuit66................................................................................................................................................................

Ink System Management69................................................................................................................................................................

Ink System Operations69................................................................................................................................................................

Counters70................................................................................................................................................................

Precautions For Disassembling The Printer72................................................................................................................................................................

Tools73................................................................................................................................................................

Disassembly And Assembly74................................................................................................................................................................

Upper Housing Removal75................................................................................................................................................................

Rom Replacement77................................................................................................................................................................

Print Head Removal78................................................................................................................................................................

Black Head Removal78................................................................................................................................................................

Color Head Removal79................................................................................................................................................................

Home Position (hp) Sensor Removal80................................................................................................................................................................

Cover Open Sensor Removal81................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Mechanism Unit Removal82................................................................................................................................................................

Psb/pse Board Assembly Removal83................................................................................................................................................................

C211 Main Board Assembly Removal84................................................................................................................................................................

Waste Ink Drain Pad Removal86................................................................................................................................................................

Left Ink Pad Removal86................................................................................................................................................................

Printer Mechanism Unit Disassembly87................................................................................................................................................................

Carriage (cr) Motor Assembly Removal87................................................................................................................................................................

Pf (paper Feed) Motor Assembly Removal89................................................................................................................................................................

De (disengage) Sensor Removal90................................................................................................................................................................

Front/rear Pe (paper End) Sensor Removal91................................................................................................................................................................

Rel (release) Sensor Removal92................................................................................................................................................................

Edge Guide Unit Removal93................................................................................................................................................................

Paper Eject Frame Removal94................................................................................................................................................................

Pump Unit Removal95................................................................................................................................................................

Carriage (cr) Unit Removal96................................................................................................................................................................

Base Frame Assembly Removal98................................................................................................................................................................

Paper Load Roller Unit Removal99................................................................................................................................................................

Paper Feed (pf) Roller Removal102................................................................................................................................................................

Rear Paper Guide Removal103................................................................................................................................................................

Middle Frame Assembly Removal104................................................................................................................................................................

Platen Gap Adjustment107................................................................................................................................................................

Initialize Operation109................................................................................................................................................................

Head Voltage Write Operation110................................................................................................................................................................

Finding Out The Head Voltage111................................................................................................................................................................

Black Head Angular Adjustment112................................................................................................................................................................

Color Head Angular Adjustment113................................................................................................................................................................

Bk-m Height Adjustment114................................................................................................................................................................

Bi-d Adjustment115................................................................................................................................................................

Head Gap Adjustment116................................................................................................................................................................

General Description119................................................................................................................................................................

Unit Level Troubleshooting121................................................................................................................................................................

Control Panel Operation Is Abnormal126................................................................................................................................................................

Repair Of The C172 Psb/pse Board At Component Level127................................................................................................................................................................

Component Repair Of The C211 Main Board128................................................................................................................................................................

Repair Of M-4i60 Printer Mechanism130................................................................................................................................................................

Service Maintenance135................................................................................................................................................................

Head Cleaning135................................................................................................................................................................

Maintenance Request135................................................................................................................................................................

Lubrication And Adhesion136................................................................................................................................................................

Connector Summary141................................................................................................................................................................

Connector Pin Assignment142................................................................................................................................................................

Circuit Diagrams146................................................................................................................................................................

Component Layout152................................................................................................................................................................

Exploded Diagrams155................................................................................................................................................................

Parts List158................................................................................................................................................................

Dimension And Weight163................................................................................................................................................................

Epson 1520 - Stylus Color Inkjet Printer Service Manual (161 pages)

Brand: Epson | Category: Printer | Size: 3.62 MB

Epson Stylus Color1................................................................................................................................................................

Service Manual1................................................................................................................................................................

Table Of Contents6................................................................................................................................................................