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1.     You can use most plain paper with your printer and achieve  good results  Coated papers give better results because they  reduce the amount of ink that is absorbed  However  if the   coated paper does not absorb enough ink  the ink can smear     To ensure the best results  EPSON provides coated papers  and transparencies that are formulated for the inks used in  EPSON ink jet printers  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  Use the following part  numbers when ordering        Paper or other media   Size Part number       Coated paper for 720 dpi   Letter  8 5 x 11 inches  5041062  Legal  8 5 x 14 inches  S041067  B  11 x 17 inches  S041069    Super A3 B  13 x 19 inches    S041070    Coated paper for 360 dpi   Letter  8 5 x 11 inches  S041060  Super A3 B  13 x 19 inches    85041066  High quality glossy paper   Letter  8 5 x 11 inches  S041072  B  11 x 17 inches  5041074  Super A3 B  13 x 19 inches    S041075    Letter  8 5 x 11 inches  S041064                      Transparency film       The built in tractor feeder allows you to print on continuous  paper up to 17 inches  432 mm  wide or banner paper up to  16 inches  406 mm  wide  You can also use the tractor feeder  to print on continuous labels     When using coated paper  glossy paper  transparencies   envelopes  labels  or banner paper  keep the following in  mind     LI Use coated pa
2.    EPSON Stylus 1500   15    EPSON Stylus 1500    3  Move the paper release lever to the single sheet position     Note    If the Data and Paper Out lights flash  you may have moved  the paper release lever before feeding the paper backward to the  paper park position  Lower the paper release lever to the  continuous paper position and press the Load Eject button   then raise the paper release lever to the single sheet position     4  Change the driver settings to match your paper source   size  and type     5  The printer is ready to print  When it receives data  it loads  a single sheet from the sheet feeder or manual feed slot     Note   The paper eject guides raise automatically when a single sheet  is loaded from the sheet feeder     Switching to Continuous Paper    To switch from single sheets back to continuous paper   follow the steps below     1  Ifa single sheet is in the paper path  press the Load Eject  button to eject it     2  Raise the paper release lever to the continuous paper  position     Note    If the Data and Paper Out lights flash  you may have moved  the paper release lever before ejecting a sheet of paper  Raise the  paper release lever to the single sheet position and press the  Load Eject button  then lower the paper release lever to the  continuous paper position     3  Lower the page eject guides     4  Change the driver settings to match your paper source   size  and type     5  The printer is ready to print  When it receives data  it loads  cont
3.    Printer Specifications    Printing  Printing method     Nozzle  configuration     On demand ink jet    64 monochrome  black  nozzles    60 color  cyan  magenta  yellow  nozzles     20 x 3  20 for each color     Printable columns and printing speed                                         LQ printing Draft printing   Character pitch speed speed   characters per Printable    characters  characters  inch  columns per second  per second   10 136 200 400   12 169 240 480   15 200 300 600   17  10 condensed    233 343 686   20  12 condensed    272 400 800  Resolution  Maximum 720 x 720 dpi  Paper feed speed  72 milliseconds per   inch line  Input buffer  256KB    Print direction     Control code     Line spacing     Character tables     Character sets     Ink Jet Printers    Bidirectional with logic seeking for text  and graphics  unidirectional and  autodirectional modes available in  Default Setting mode    ESC P 2 and expanded raster graphics  code  IBM XL24E emulation code    Y  inch  default   4 inch  or  programmable in Y46o inch increments    1 Italic and 10 graphics character tables    1 legal and 14 International character  sets    1 96    Paper  Note     EPSON Stylus 1500    Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be  changed by the manufacturer at any time  EPSON cannot  guarantee the use of any particular brand or type of paper  Always  test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or    printing large jobs   Paper sheets     Si
4.   Make sure the Ink Out 0 light goes off     Note    If the Ink Out O light remains on  the ink cartridge may not be  installed correctly  Remove the ink cartridge and then reinsert  it as described above     8  Replace the ink compartment cover   9  Press the Pause button to resume printing   10  If you want to check the print quality  print a    demonstration page     Replacing the Color Ink Cartridge  Follow these steps to remove the empty color cartridge and  install a new one     1  Make sure the printer is on     2  Press the Pause button  check that the Pause light  comes on      3  Open the printer cover using the notch on the cover     4  Hold down the Alt button for about five seconds until the  print head moves slightly left to the ink cartridge install  position  The Pause light begins blinking   The carriage  returns to the home position after 30 seconds if the ink  cartridge is not removed      5  Pull up the cartridge clamp to open it  The cartridge rises  partially out of the printer     EPSON Stylus 1500   17    EPSON Stylus 1500    10     11     12     Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it  carefully so any excess ink does not spill out  Do not take  the used cartridge apart or try to refill it     W    Warning    If ink gets on your hands  wash them thoroughly with  soap and water  If ink gets into your eyes  flush them  immediately with water     Remove the ink cartridge from its protective bag  Remove  the tape seal from the top of the c
5.   appropriate for the media you loaded     Printing on Continuous Paper    The built in tractor feeder lets you print on continuous paper  from 4 inches  102 mm  to 16 inches  406 mm  wide  You can  use the tractor feeder without removing paper from the sheet  feeder     When printing on continuous paper  keep the following in  mind     A When you turn on the printer with paper loaded on the  tractor feeder  it reverses the paper to the paper park  position and then advances it to the next page  To keep  the loading position accurate  remove any printed sheets  before you turn off the printer     Q If the printer runs out of paper during a print job  load  paper onto the push tractor and press the Pause button to  continue printing     Q If printing appears too high or low on the page  you can  use micro adjust mode to adjust the loading position or  tear off position  The settings you make remain in effect  until you change them again  even if you turn off the  printer     EPSON Stylus 1500   14    C Caution   Do not use the knob on the left side of the printer to adjust  the loading position  this may damage the printer or cause  it to lose the top of form position     Q If the paper is released from the sprocket pins  never feed  paper backward  this may cause a paper jam  Reload the  paper by following the instructions in the next section     Loading Continuous Paper  Follow these steps to load continuous paper in the printer     1  Place the supply of continuous paper di
6.   hold down the Pause button for about three  seconds  Both Font lights begin to flash  To exit micro adjust  mode  press Pause again  The settings made in this mode are  saved in the printer   s memory     Ink Jet Printers    EPSON Stylus 1500    Load Eject   Loads or ejects a sheet of paper  The printer normally loads  and ejects paper automatically  When using continuous  paper  press this button to feed paper backward to the  paper park position     Button combinations and power on functions    The button combinations below perform additional functions  to control your printer     Alt   Pause  Reset   Clears the printer   s buffer and resets the printer settings to    their factory defaults     Alt   LF FF  Cleaning 0   Cleans the black print head  see    Cleaning the Print Heads        Alt   Load Eject  Cleaning NNN   Cleans the color print head  see    Cleaning the Print Heads        Pause   Operate button  Printer adjustment mode   Enters printer adjustment mode and prints a multilingual    instruction sheet on calibrating the printer   Paper must be  loaded in the printer   Hold both buttons until the font lights  flash  Use this mode only if you are printing from DOS  applications  To exit printer adjustment mode  press the  Pause button and turn off the printer     Note    When using the following Operate button combinations  wait  until the Data light flashes or paper is loaded before releasing the  buttons     Load Eject   Operate button  LQ self test   Checks the
7.  Namer    Easy instali                7  You can install the Network Driver Package containing  the driver and three utilities or you can select the  components individually  To install the package  click  Network Driver Package     You do not have to install the utilities  However  you must  install the AT StylusC olor driver  If you do not install the  utilities and you need to use them later  you must run the  installer again     Note   Do not select the Serial Driver Package or the StylusColor  driver     The driver and its utilities are described below     L AT StylusColor driver  This driver lets you use the  optional AppleTalk interface to connect the printer  to an AppleTalk network     L  Epson Monitor2  This utility manages print jobs that  have been sent to the printer  Background printing  must be on to use the Epson Monitor2 Utility     L  Bi D Calibration Utility  This utility calibrates the  printer so vertical lines are aligned        L  EPSON Namer  This utility assigns a unique name to  the printer     8  Click Install to copy the software to your hard disk  and  follow any instructions on the screen     9  When the installation is complete  click Restart to eject the  driver diskette and restart the computer     The Installer places the Bi D Calibration Utility in a new  folder called Stylus 1500 Folder  the Epson Monitor2 Utility  in the Extensions folder  and the EPSON Namer on your  hard drive  Remember to assign a name to the printer and  select the pri
8.  by switching to  monochrome mode  To do this  turn off the printer  then  turn it back on and resend your print job     If the black ink cartridge is empty  you cannot continue  printing  even if the color cartridge still contains ink     Selecting the Correct Ink Cartridges    Use only these EPSON ink cartridges in your Stylus 1500  printer     Black ink cartridge S020062  Color ink cartridge S020049    C Caution   Use only genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill  them  Other products may cause damage not covered by  EPSON   s warranties     Ink Jet Printers    EPSON Stylus 1500    Replacing the Black Ink Cartridge    Follow these steps to remove the empty black ink cartridge  and install a new one     1  Make sure the printer is on     2  Press the Pause button  check that the Pause light  comes on      3  Remove the ink compartment cover     4  Carefully pull the used ink cartridge straight out of the  printer and dispose of it so any excess ink does not spill  out  Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it     W Warning   If ink gets on your hands  wash them thoroughly with    soap and water  If ink gets into your eyes  flush them  immediately with water     5  Remove the ink cartridge from its package     6  Insert the end of the cartridge with the foil plug into  the ink compartment following the directions on the  cartridge label     7  Push the cartridge all the way into the compartment until  the cartridge meets the back of the ink compartment 
9.  eject guides        12  Make sure the rear edge guide of the paper support is  pushed under the output tray to prevent a paper jam     13  When the printer receives data  it advances the continuous  paper to the loading position and starts printing     Removing Continuous Paper  Follow these steps to remove continuous paper from the  printer     1  After you have finished printing a page of continuous  paper  press the Load  Eject button  The printer  advances the paper to the tear off position     Note    If the auto tear off feature is on  you can skip step 1 because the  printer advances the paper perforation to the tear off position  automatically     2  Tear off the printed pages     3  Press the Load Eject button  The printer feeds the  continuous paper backward to the paper park position     Switching Between Continuous Paper and  Single Sheets    When using the tractor feeder  you can easily switch between  single sheet and continuous printing without removing  either type of paper     Switching to Single Sheets   To switch from continuous paper to single sheets  follow   these steps    1  If any printed sheets remain in the printer  tear off the printed  Pages    2  Press the Load Eject button  The printer feeds the  continuous paper backward to the paper park position     Caution   Always tear off paper before back feeding  back feeding too  many sheets can cause a paper jam     Never back feed labels  Labels can easily come off their  backing and jam the printer  
10.  idea to make a backup copy of your driver diskette     EPSON Stylus 1500   10    Installing the Windows Printer Driver    If you are using Windows 3 1  follow the steps in the next  section to install the printer driver     Installing the Driver for Windows 3 1    Follow these steps to install the printer driver for  Windows 3 1     1  Turn on your printer and computer   2  Make sure Windows is running     3  Insert the Windows printer driver diskette in a diskette  drive     4  In the File menu  select Run  You see the Run dialog box     5  In the Command Line box  type A SETUP  or B SETUP  if you inserted the diskette in drive 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   You see a screen showing the progress of the installation  as it proceeds  After a few moments  the installation  program creates the EPSON program group in Windows  containing these icons     EPSON Calibration Utility  Spool Manager   EPSON Stylus Help  EPSON Stylus ReadMe    When the installation is complete  you see a confirmation  screen     7  Click OK to exit the installation program   8  Calibrate your printer using the EPSON Calibration Utility     The installation program automatically selects the EPSON  Stylus 1500 printer as your default printer for Windows  applications and assigns the printer driver to por
11.  mm  for  US B landscape and US C portrait    C The minimum bottom margin is 0 55 inch  14 mm      Note   The maximum printable width is 13 6 inches  345 mm               Envelopes  A  nae Ai Spr  LAs L c                   A The minimum top margin is 0 33 inch  8 5 mm    B The minimum left margin is 0 12 inch  3 0 mm    The minimum right margin is 0 12 inch  3 0 mm    C The minimum bottom margin is 0 55 inch  14 mm    Note   Load envelopes long edge first  face down     Continuous paper          N                   ee ee ee  w    w  Youlo oo oo o o o    A The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforation  are 9 0 mm  0 35 inch    B The minimum left and right margins are 0 51 inch  13 mm    Note   The maximum printable width is 13 6 inches  345 mm      1 96 Ink Jet Printers    Ink Cartridges  Black ink cartridge  S020062    Color Black    Print capacity  1900 pages  A4 paper  text     Cartridge life  2 years from production date and up to  6 months after opening the package at  77  F  25  C     Temperature Storage   22 to 104  F     30 to 40  C   1 month at 104  F  40  C    22 to 140  F   30 to 60  C   1 month at 104  F  40  C   120 hours at 140  F  60  C     Freezing    27  F   3  C     1 0 inch  W  x 5 5 inches  D  x  4 2 inches  H    25 1 mm  W  x 139 6 mm  D  x  105 3 mm  H     Color ink cartridge  S020049      Transit     Dimensions    Colors Cyan  magenta  and yellow    Print capacity  320 pages  A4  360 dpi  5  of each color     Cartridge life  2 years 
12.  name is selected in the  Models pull down list and click OK    At the next screen you can give the printer a unique name   We recommend that you keep the model name  but you  can type a new one in the Printer name box  if desired     To use the printer as the default printer for all Windows 95  applications  select Yes  No is the default      Click the Next button   At next screen  select YeS to print a test page     Click the Finish button  The program copies the files to  your hard disk and adds an icon using the printer name  to the Windows 95 Printers folder  Then it sends a test  page to the printer  Wait for the page to print completely     Select Yes again at the test page confirmation screen if the  page printed correctly   If it did not print correctly  there  may be a problem with the printer connection  check the  connection and start over      Your computer finishes loading Windows 95     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     In the Open pull down menu  type A SETUP  or B SETUP   and click the OK button  You see the EPSON Printer  Driver Setup dialog box     Highlight your printer model name in the Printer Driver  pull down menu and click Continue     The installation program begins copying the files to your  hard disk and shows the progress of the installation as it  proceeds  After the status bar disappears  the driver  continues installing for a m
13.  paper length and performs a printer self test at  360 dpi  see    Testing the Printer        LF  FF   Operate button  Draft self test   Checks the paper length and performs a printer self test at    180 dpi  see    Testing the Printer           LF  FF   Load Eject   Operate button  Hex dump    When connected to a PC  prints a page containing a  hexadecimal representation of the data sent to the printer   hex dump  for troubleshooting use  To exit hex dump mode   press the Pause button and then turn off the printer     Alt   Operate button  Demonstration page   Prints a demonstration page of the printer   s fonts and colors      Paper must be loaded in the printer   To exit demonstration  mode  press the Pause button and then turn off the printer     Note   If the printer is in economy mode when a demonstration page is  printed  black will print as gray     Economy Condensed   Operate button  Default Setting  mode   Enters the printer   s Default Setting mode  see the next section    for more information  To exit Default Setting mode  press the  Pause button and then turn off the printer     EPSON Stylus 1500   5    EPSON Stylus 1500    Alt   Pause   Operate button  Ink smear prevention mode   Decreases the printing speed to allow more time for the ink  to dry  Use this function when your output is smeared  This  mode is not saved as a default setting     Using the Default Setting Mode    Additional printer functions are available through the  Default Setting mode  If you nee
14.  self test or demonstration page  Flashes when data is being  received by the printer     Ink Out O  On when the black ink cartridge is empty or not installed     The printer will not work if the black ink cartridge is empty  or not installed  Flashes when the black ink cartridge is low  on ink     Ink Out NNN  On when the color ink cartridge is empty  Flashes when the    color ink cartridge is low on ink     If color ink runs out while you re printing  the printer stops   You can continue to print with the black ink cartridge by  switching to monochrome printing  To do this  turn off the  printer  turn it on again  and resend your print job     PaperOut  On when the printer runs out of paper  Flashes rapidly if    there is a paper jam     Pause  On when printing is paused  Flashes while the ink cartridge    is being replaced or during print head cleaning     Ink Jet Printers    Economy   On when economy printing mode is selected  In economy  mode the printer uses less ink by printing fewer dots per  character  Note that black may print as gray  Use this mode  for rough drafts of text only     Condensed   On when condensed mode is selected  In this mode  the  printer prints selected fonts at 60  of their width so that  more characters can fit ona page     Font   Indicates which font is selected  Use the Default Setting  mode to select fonts other than those displayed on the  control panel  Both lights flash when the printer is in micro  adjust mode     Buttons    In addition 
15.  three initialization methods reset the font according to  the default settings selected using the control panel   However  ESC   does not initialize the printer mechanism   clear the input data buffer  or clear the user defined character  set  The control panel initialization does not initialize the  printer mechanism or clear the user defined character set     Default Settings    The table below shows the default settings that take effect  when the printer is initialized  In addition  hardware and  control panel initialization erases any text in the data buffer        Item    Default setting       Top of form position    Current paper position       Page length    Single sheets  measured by self test printing       Left and right margins    Cancelled       Line spacing       Y  inch line spacing             EPSON Stylus 1500   4    described in this section  Most printer settings can be  controlled from your software      ly Operate Ink Out   Ak  Data Ink Out 000                                                                                                                         Paper Out      Cleaning  Reset   Micro Adjust   e   C   a D  h m m Draft 10cpi LF FF  mO Draft 12cpi  Pause   3sec E   Courier 10cpi Cleaning  OE Courier 12cpi OOO  OO Roman T  PS   Economy o0 Sans H  PS   Om Others Load Eject  Condensed Font                                           Lights    Operate  On when the printer is on     Data  On when data remains in printer memory or when printing a   
16.  want to clean the printer  follow these steps     1     EPSON Stylus 1500   18    Turn off the printer and disconnect any cables connected to  it  Be sure to keep the printer cover closed as you clean it     Remove any paper or other media from the sheet feeder  and rear tractor     Carefully clean away loose dust and dirt with a soft brush     1 96    4  Clean the exterior with a soft  dampened cloth     5  To clean ink out of the printer   s interior  wipe it gently with  a damp cloth     C    Caution   Never use alcohol or thinner to clean the printer  these  chemicals can damage the components and the printer case     Do not use a hard or abrasive brush  these can scratch the  printer surfaces     Do not allow water to get on the printer mechanism or any  electronic components     Do not touch the gears inside the printer     Do not spray inside the printer with lubricants or oils  they  can damage the printer mechanisms     Information Reference List    Engineering Change Notices    Z    one    mJ    roduct Support Bulletins    one    echnical Information Bulletins       zH Z    one    Related Documentation  TM STYLUS15 EPSON Stylus 1500 Service Manual  PL STYLUS15 EPSON Stylus 1500 Parts Price List       4005097 EPSON Stylus 1500 Reference Guide  4005095 EPSON Stylus 1500 Setup and Software Guide  for Windows  4005096 EPSON Stylus 1500 Setup and Software Guide  for Macintosh  Ink Jet Printers    
17.  you selected Not aligned in step 7  select the sample that  is most closely aligned     9  Repeat steps 6 through 8 until all the patterns have been  aligned  When the calibration is complete  click Finish to  exit the program     Calibrating with a Macintosh    1  Open the Stylus 1500 folder and double click  Bi D Calibration Utility     2  You see a prompt asking you to choose how your printer  is connected  Click Network     3  You see the Bi D Calibration Utility screen  Select your  printer and print head  Printer Type  either Stylus 1500   monochrome  or Stylus 1500  color   to be calibrated     Ink Jet Printers    EPSON Stylus 1500    4  Make sure paper is loaded in the printer  then click the  Preview button to print a preview of all available  calibration patterns  Use these pages to select the patterns  that need to be calibrated     Note   If you want to stop printing the preview patterns  press Pa use  and then turn off the printer using the O perate button     5  For example  if the lines shown under Pattern 2 need to  be aligned  highlight Pattem 2 in the Choose Pattern  pop up menu and then click Start     Wait while the printer prints a page containing multiple  patterns of vertical lines  each assigned with an offset  value  In most patterns  the vertical lines are slightly  misaligned  Look for the pattern that is most closely  aligned     l l  l l  Aligned Not aligned    6  Enter the offset value of the pattern that is most closely  aligned in the No  box 
18. 6 inch   Others       Skip over perforation    Off  On       Auto tear off    Off  On       Print mode    Plain paper  true black   Plain paper   composite black   Exclusive paper   Transparency                   Banner paper Off  On    IBM mode only  EPSON Stylus 1500   6    Print direction  Specifies how the print head moves across  the page  The options are Uni D  Bi D  and Auto  default    When Uni D is on  the print head prints in only one direction  to provide the most precise alignment for graphics and text   In Bi D printing  the print head prints in both directions  Bi D  is faster but the vertical alignment may not be as precise as  Uni D  When Auto is on  the printer automatically switches  between Uni D and Bi D as needed when data is received     Font and Pitch  Select the built in printer font and character  pitch used as the default  Normally you use your software to  select the font and pitch  The default Font and Pitch are  Courier 10 cpi  characters per inch      Interface mode  Determines from which interface the printer  receives print data  Auto  default  allows the printer to  automatically switch as needed between the parallel and  serial interfaces  However  if you experience communication  problems  you might want to set the interface mode to either  Parallel or Option  Option requires an optional interface  card  The printer will ignore data from the parallel interface     Auto interface wait time  Sets the time period  10 seconds   default  or 30 se
19. Sans Serif y y y y Horizontal tab positions   Every eight characters  EPSON Courier 4 y J   Font selection Last font selected in Default Setting mode  EPSON Prestige y y y   Special printing effects   Cancelled  except condensed and economy  EPSON Script J N N   printing   User defined character   Hardware control panel initialization  cleared  Scalable fonts set Software initialization  deselected only  Minimum Maximum  Fonts oint size oint size Increments  EPSON Roman g 8 P 32 2 Control Panel  EPSON Sans Serif 8 32 2  EPSON Roman T 3 32 5 The printer   s control panel contains lights for displaying the  EPSON Sans Serif H 8 32  gt  printer status and buttons for controlling certain functions  as                      Interface Specifications    Data format     Synchronization   Handshake timing   Signal level     Connector     Initialization    8 bit parallel  IEEE P1284 compatible  mode    STROBE pulse  BUSY and ACKNLG signals  TTL compatible    36 pin  Centronics connector or  equivalent    The printer can be initialized  returned to a fixed set of  conditions  in these ways                    Hardware x The printer is turned on   initialization   The printer receives an INIT signal from the  parallel interface  pin 31 goes LOW   Software   Software sends the ESC    initialize the printer    initialization command  the last panel settings are kept   Control panel   Hold down the Pause button and the Alt button  the   initialization last panel settings are kept          All
20. and click OK  Wait for the printer  to print the pattern Confirming Alignment Sheet for the  offset value you entered     7  Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each of the patterns that need to be  aligned     8  When you finish  click Quit     9  A dialog box opens reminding you to save the new settings  by turning the printer off using the O perate button   Settings will not be saved if you turn off the power to the  printer with a wall switch or from a power strip     Setting the Thickness Adjustment Lever    Before you start printing  check the thickness adjustment  lever to make sure it is set correctly for the type of paper or  media you are loading     To access the lever  open the printer cover  the lever is in the  right back corner  as shown in the following illustration        Ink Jet Printers 1 96    Use the table below to set the thickness adjustment lever for  your media type  If a document is smeared  set the thickness  adjustment lever to the   position  regardless of the paper  type  and print it again     Caution    Before you change the lever setting  make sure there is no  paper in the paper path and that printing is paused  To do this   press the Pause button or turn off the printer                       Thickness Thickness  adjustment adjustment  Media type lever position  Media type lever position  Standard paper 0 Envelopes    Transparency film 0 Previously    Labels 0 smeared  7 documents  Continuous paper 0                   Using Special Paper and Other Media
21. aning cycles to improve  print quality  To check the print quality  print a  demonstration page  If the print quality does not improve  after you clean the print heads three times  and you are sure  the cartridges are not low or out of ink  see the next section    contact your dealer or authorized EPSON servicer     Replacing the Ink Cartridges    The printer   s Ink Out O  black  and Ink Out NNN  color   lights tell you when your ink cartridges are low on ink and  when you need to replace them  If one of these lights flashes   the indicated cartridge is low on ink  if it remains on  you  need to replace the cartridge     C Caution   Do not replace an ink cartridge unless its Ink O ut light tells  you to  If you replace a cartridge before its light flashes  the  sensor that tells you when ink is out will not work with the  new cartridge     Leave the old cartridge installed in the printer until you are  ready to replace it with a new one  Attempting to print  without a cartridge installed can damage the printer     If you replace a cartridge when the Data light is on  you  must turn off your printer and then turn it back on  This  erases the data received by the printer and you must resend  your print job     Once you install the ink cartridges  do not open the clamp or  remove the cartridges except to replace them with new ones   Once you remove a cartridge  you cannot reuse it     When the color ink cartridge is empty  you can continue  printing with the black ink cartridge
22. artridge     C Caution   Do not remove the tape seal from the bottom of the  cartridge  otherwise  ink will leak     Lower the ink cartridge into its holder with the label facing  up and the arrow pointing to the back of the printer  Do  not push down on the ink cartridge     Press the ink cartridge clamp down until it locks in place   You will feel some resistance     C    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 print head and cartridge may become  unusable     Once you remove a cartridge  do not reuse it  Reusing a  cartridge that has been removed may damage the print  head     Press the Alt button again  The Paus light flashes as the  printer charges the ink delivery system and moves the  carriage to its home  far right  position     Even if you don   t press Alt  the printer moves the carriage  back to its home position about 30 seconds after you  install the cartridge     C    Caution    The Paus light flashes for about 60 seconds while ink is  being charged in the system  Never turn off the printer  while the Paus light is flashing  this can result in  incomplete charging of printer ink     Close the printer cover  When the charging cycle finishes   the Pause light stops flashing and stays on  Press the  Pause button to turn off the light and resume printing     If you want to check the print quality  print a  demonstration page     Cleaning the Printer  If you
23. artridge  or the ink may dry up     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  If ink gets into  your eyes  flush them immediately with water     Lift up the ink cartridge clamp  Then remove the protective  sheet from the cartridge holder        Open the ink cartridge package  Next  remove the tape seal  from the top of the cartridge as shown        C Caution     Do not remove the tape seal from the bottom of the  cartridge  ink will leak out     1 96    3  Lower the cartridge into the print head unit with the label    face up and the arrow mark pointing to the rear  Do not  push down on the ink cartridge        4  Press the ink cartridge clamp down until it locks in place     You will feel some resistance        C 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     5  Press the Alt button again to return the print head unit to  its home  far right  position   Even if you do not press Alt   the printer moves the print head unit back to its home  position about 30 seconds after you install the cartridge      The first time you install the ink cartridge  the printer  automatically charges the ink delivery system and  returns the print head unit to its home position  This  operation takes about tw
24. conds  for the printer to wait for data from  the current interface  and accept no data from the other  interface  when you re using the Auto interface mode     Software  Specifies the printer control language to use when  printing from DOS  EPSON ESC P 2  default  or IBM XL24E   If your software allows you to select EPSON ESC P 2   choose it for the most advanced fonts and graphics     Auto CR  Specifies that the printer perform a carriage return  and line feed operation if the print positions exceed the right  margin of the paper   Used in IBM XL24E mode only      AGM  Alternate Graphics Mode   Specifies that the printer  use high resolution  24 pin graphics commands   Used in  IBM XL24E mode only      Character table  Selects the set of characters and symbols  that can be printed  The default is the Italic U S A  character  table  If you commonly use a language containing accents   symbols  or other characters not available in the Italic U S A   character table  change to a different character table     Auto line feed  Specifies that a carriage return character  encountered in the print file be accompanied by a line feed  command  By default  auto line feed is off  If text lines print  on top of one another  turn on auto line feed     Network interface mode  If you   re having trouble printing  when the printer is connected to a network  turn on network  interface mode  By default  network interface mode is off     0 Slash  Specifies whether the printer prints a slashed ze
25. d to change the printer   s  factory defaults  turn on Default Setting mode and change  the settings using the control panel buttons     To turn on the Default Setting mode and print instructions   turn off the printer  Load paper in the printer  Then hold  down the Economy C ondensed button while you turn the  printer back on  Follow the instructions the printer prints to  change the default settings by pressing the buttons on the  control panel  When you are finished  press Pause and turn  off the printer to exit Default Setting mode     The printer functions are shown in the table below and  described in the following paragraphs  The default settings                   are in bold   Setting Options  Print direction Auto  Bi D  Uni D  Font Roman  Sans Serif  Courier  Prestige   Script  Roman T  Sans Serif H  Pitch 10 cpi  12 cpi  15 cpi  17 1 cpi  20 cpi   Proportional  I F mode Auto  Parallel  Option       Auto interface wait time    10 seconds  30 seconds             Software ESC P 2  IBM XL24E  Auto CR  Off  On  AGM  Off  On       Character table    PC437  PC850  PC860  PC861  PC863   PC865  Abicomp  BRASCII  Roman 8   ISO Latin 1  Italic       International character  set for Italic table    Italic U S A   Italic France  Italic  Germany  Italic U K   Italic Denmark 1   Italic Sweden  Italic Italy  Italic Spain         Auto line feed    Off  On       Network I F mode    Off  On       0 slash    0 0       Page length for  continuous paper    11 inch  12 inch  8 5 inch  70 
26. e     7  Adjust the rear edge guide to match the length of your  paper   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        8  Lower the output tray to the printing position  Make sure  that the rear edge guide of the paper tray is positioned  under the output tray  The rear edge guide must be  under the output tray to allow room for the paper loaded  in the sheet feeder and to prevent a paper jam     Testing the Printer    Before continuing  test the printer to ensure it is functioning  properly  For the self test  use paper that is at least 8 25  inches  210 mm  wide  If you load narrower paper  the print  head will spray ink directly onto the platen  which could mar  future printouts     EPSON Stylus 1500   9    EPSON Stylus 1500    1  Press the Operate button to turn off the printer     C Caution   Never turn off the printer by unplugging it or switching  off a power strip  Always turn off the printer by pressing  the Operate button     2  While holding down the Load Eject button  press the  Operate button to turn on the printer  Wait for the  paper to load  then release the buttons     The 360 dpi self test begins by printing in black ink on the  first and last lines of the first sheet of paper to measure  the page length     Note    If the self test does not begin  turn off the printer and repeat  step 2  You may n
27. eed to hold down the buttons a few seconds  longer     If you installed the color ink cartridge  the self test prints in  color  If you want to run the 180 dpi self test  turn on the  printer while holding down the LF  FF button  The 180 dpi  self test always prints in black     3  To end the self test  press the Pause button  If there is  paper in the paper path  press the Load Eject button to  eject it  Then turn off the printer  Otherwise  the test  continues until the paper in the sheet feeder runs out     Caution   Do not turn off the printer before pressing the Pause  button     If the quality of the test output is not good  clean the print  heads  Then print a demonstration page or another self test  to check the print quality  You may need to repeat these  procedures several times to fully solve the problem     You may also need to calibrate your printer  After connecting  the printer to your PC and installing the printer driver   calibrate your printer using the calibration utility program  that came with your printer     Installing the Printer Driver    A printer driver is software that allows your computer to  control the printer  You must install the printer driver  included on the Windows or Macintosh driver diskette that  came with your printer     The driver diskette also contains two utilities  the EPSON  Spool Manager and Printer Calibration Utility  When you  install the printer driver  they are automatically copied to  your hard disk     Note   It is a good
28. from production date and up to  6 months after opening the package at  77  F  25  C     Temperature Storage     4 to 104  F   20 to 40  C   1 month at 104  F  40  C      22 to 140  F     30 to 60  C   1 month at 104  F  40  C   120 hours at 140  F  60  C     Freezing    29  F     6  C     1 7 inches  W  x 2 2 inches  D  x  1 5 inches  H    42 9 mm  W  x 56 5 mm  D  x  38 5 mm  H     Transit     Dimensions      Ink cartridge life may vary  If you often print large graphics and dense  text with little white space  you use ink faster than if you print pages  with lots of white space        The ink thaws in approximately 3 hours at 77  F  25  C      C Caution   Use only genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill  them  Other products may cause damage to your printer that  is not covered by EPSON   s warranties     Do not use an ink cartridge after the expiration date on the  package     Safety Approvals  Safety standards  UL 1950 with D3  CSA 22 2 950 with D3    EMC  FCC part 15 subpart B class B    Ink Jet Printers    EPSON Stylus 1500    Mechanical  Paper feed method  Friction  tractor feeder    Paper path  Sheet feeder  front entry  Manual feed slot  rear entry  Tractor feeder  rear entry  Sheet feeder 100 sheets at 17 Ib  64 g m   paper  capacity  70 sheets  of EPSON coated paper    30 sheets of EPSON high quality glossy  paper   50 sheets of transparency film   30 index cards   10 envelopes      For oversized coated paper  such as  Super A3 B and A2  the sheet feeder  ca
29. hes x 4 inches   102 to 406 x 102 mm    minimum folding length   Paper types Plain paper  Thickness 0 065 mm to 0 1 mm  Weight 52 g m  to 82 g m   Continuous labels   Size Backing sheet   4 to 16 inches x 4 inches   101 6 to 406 4 x 101 6 mm    minimum folding length   Label sheet   Minimum 2 5 x 0 9 inches   63 5 x 23 9 mm   Paper types Plain paper  Thickness Total thickness  Maximum 0 2 mm  Label thickness  Maximum 0 12 mm  Note     Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and cause paper jams  and other problems  If you encounter problems  switch to a higher    grade of paper     Print on coated paper  high quality glossy paper  envelopes  and  transparencies only under these normal conditions     59 to 77  F  15 to 25  C   40 to 60  RH    Temperature  Humidity     High quality glossy paper can be stored at 20 to 60  relative  humidity and 59 to 86  F  15 to 30  C      Do not load folded or curled paper  envelopes  and transparencies     EPSON Stylus 1500   2    Printable area     Single sheets       A                BL          BR                         A The minimum top margin is 0 12 inch  3 0 mm     B The minimum left margin is 0 12 inch  3 0 mm    For oversized paper  this margin is 0 98 inch  25 mm  for  A3 landscape  A2 portrait  US B landscape  and US C portrait   and 0 2 inch  5 mm  for B4 landscape    The minimum right margin is 0 12 inch  3 0 mm     For oversized paper  this margin is 1 97 inches  50 mm  for  A3 landscape and A2 portrait  and 2 44 inches  62
30. ies     C    Caution    Turn off all virus protection programs before you install the  printer software  You do this by holding down the Shift key  while you restart your Macintosh  You must hold down the  Shift key until the Welcome to Macintosh screen appears   After installation  you can restart the computer without  pressing Shift to use the virus protection programs     1  Turn on your printer and your Macintosh   2  Insert the EPSON Macintosh driver diskette into a diskette  drive   3  If necessary  double click the Driver Disk icon to open the  Driver Disk window   EPSON Stylus 1500   11    EPSON Stylus 1500    4  Double click the README Ist icon in the Driver Disk  window to read the latest information on your printer  and its driver  After you install the driver  you can click  the README Ist icon on your screen to read the file     5  Double click the Installericon to install the driver     6  When you see the initial screen  click OK to continue  You  see the following screen        Click the items you want to select   Shift click to select multiple items        Serial Driver Package  Network Driver Package    StylusColor  AT StylusColor  Epson Monitor2    Macintosh HD    Bi D Calibration Utility          Network Driver Package  Size  1329K  Date  Mon  Sep 11  1995     Version  2 0 2    This package contains the Stylus   COLOR printer driver and  i utilities for use in a network environment     AT StylusCOLOR    Epson Monitor2      Bi D Calibration Utility    Epson
31. inuous paper from the tractor feeder and begins to  print     Paper Handling Problems    This section describes how to prevent paper jams and ensure  that paper feeds properly     Paper jam problems   If paper jams inside the printer frequently  try the following    Q Use a higher quality paper that is suitable for ink jet  printers and is not too thin  too thick  or rough  For best  quality  use EPSON coated and high quality glossy  papers  See    Printer Specifications    for paper  specifications     Q Fan the stack of paper before you load it     EPSON Stylus 1500   16    O If you loaded plain paper  try turning the stack over   The printable side should be facing down        1 Do not load too many sheets in the sheet feeder  See     Printer Specifications    for the sheet feeder capacity     Paper feeding problems   If paper does not feed properly  the most likely causes are   I Paper is curled or folded  Use flat  undamaged paper   1 The paper is of poor quality  use a better quality paper     1 The paper is too thin or thick  see    Printer Specifications     for paper size and type specifications     1 The paper was exposed to excess humidity  See    Printer  Specifications    for the required environmental conditions     1 The left edge guide is too tight or too loose  adjust it for  the size of the paper     1 The thickness adjustment lever is set incorrectly for the  media  see    Setting the Thickness Adjustment Lever        I Continuous paper may be in the paper 
32. inute or so  Wait until the  EPSON folder and EPSON Printer Driver Setup  confirmation screen appear  Then click OK on the  confirmation screen to exit the installation program     Ink Jet Printers    1 96    EPSON Stylus 1500    The EPSON folder contains these icons     EPSON Calibration Utility  Spool Manager   EPSON Stylus Help  EPSON Stylus ReadMe    19  Calibrate your printer using the EPSON Calibration  Utility     The installation program automatically selects your printer  driver as the default printer for Windows 95 applications and  assigns the printer driver to port LPT1  If you need to change  your default printer driver or the port assignment  see your  Windows 95 online help utility for instructions     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     When printing black and white only  select     Stylus 1000   Stylus 800 800     LQ 870 1170  LQ 570    1070     SQ 870 1070  LQ 850   LQ 500    When printing in color as well as black and white  select     LQ 860  LQ 2550  DLQ 3000    Note   These drivers let you use your printer but do not support some  features  such as 720 dpi and MicroWeave     Installing the Macintosh Printer Driver  Follow these steps to install the Macintosh driver and utilit
33. nter using the Chooser     EPSON Stylus 1500   12    Calibrating the Printer    Your printer has been calibrated at the factory so that vertical  lines in your text and graphics are properly aligned  If you  notice misaligned images in printouts  however  you can  calibrate the printer with the EPSON Printer Calibration  Utility     Calibrating with a PC    Note   If you cannot use the calibration utility program  you can use the  printer adjustment mode to calibrate your printer     Follow these steps     1  Double click the EPSON Printer Calibration icon in the  EPSON group     2  Click OK at the next screen to start the calibration program     3  Select EPSON Stylus 1500 as the printer  Select which print  head  black or color  to calibrate  Then click Next     4  Select the port the Stylus 1500 is connected to  Then click  Next     5  Make sure the printer is on and letter size paper is loaded   then click Next  The Current Alignment Sheet is printed     6  Select the patterns that are misaligned  then click Next     Note   Only patterns 2  3  and 4 are selectable  Do not select pattern 1     For each pattern you selected  the printer prints a Test  Alignment Sheet of multiple vertical lines  In most  samples  the vertical lines are slightly misaligned  Look  for the sample that is most closely aligned               Aligned Not aligned    7  Enter the number of the sample that is aligned or select  Not aligned if none of the samples are aligned  Then  click Next     8  If
34. o minutes to complete     Caution   During the ink charging process  the Pause light flashes   Never turn off the printer while this light is flashing     In order to maintain optimum print quality  the printer  periodically performs a cleaning operation  You may notice  the cleaning cycle being performed when the printer has  been on for a while without being used or when you turn on  the printer after it has been off for a while     Ink Jet Printers    Loading Plain Paper in the Sheet Feeder    You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper  Always load  paper with the printable surface facing down  The printable  surface is marked with an arrow on most paper packaging     1  Make sure the paper release lever is set to the single sheet  position        3  Slide the right edge guide to the left as far as it will go   Slide the left edge guide to match your paper   s width     4  Move the center support midway between the edge guides     Then gently extend the rear edge guide until it stops        Ink Jet Printers    EPSON Stylus 1500    5  Fan a stack of paper  then tap it on a flat surface to even the  edges   6  Load the stack of paper into the sheet feeder  Make sure the    right edge of the stack is against the right edge guide   Slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper        Note    The sheet feeder can hold up to 100 sheets of 17 lb  64 g m   plain paper  Do not load paper above the arrow mark  which is  located on the inside surface of the edge guid
35. pacity is 30 sheets     Total print volume  75 000 pages  A4  text     Dimensions  Width  26 1 inches  664 mm   Depth  storage  19 8 inches  504 mm   Depth  printing  24 4 inches  619 mm   maximum   Height  8 0 inches  202 mm   Weight  24 9 Ib  11 5 kg  without ink cartridges  Electrical    Input voltage range  103 5 to 132 V  Rated frequency range  50 to 60 Hz    Input frequency range  49 5 to 60 5 Hz    Rated current  O7A  Power consumption  Approx  23 W  during self test   LQ at 10 cpi   Environmental  Temperature  Operation 50 to 95  F  10 to 35  C   Storage     4 to 140  F     20 to 60  C   1 month at 104  F  40  C   120 hours at 140  F  60  C   Humidity  Operation 20 to 80  RH  Storage  5 to 85  RH   without condensation     Stored in shipping container  Fonts    The printer comes with an installed set of fonts  which are  selectable using the Default Setting mode  However  the  printer always uses the fonts you select with your software  program  The only time you need to select the printer   s  installed fonts is when your software program does not  allow you to select fonts     You can select other font and pitch combinations using  ESC P 2 commands     EPSON Stylus 1500   3    EPSON Stylus 1500                                                                               Bitmap fonts Item Default setting  Fonts 10 cpi   12 cpi   15 cpi   Proportional Character pitch Last font selected in Default Setting mode  EPSON Roman y y y y Vertical tab position Cleared  EPSON 
36. path when you  print from the sheet feeder  Remove the continuous paper     1 The paper release lever is set to the wrong position  see     Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets           1 Too many sheets are loaded in the sheet feeder  See     Printer Specifications    for the sheet feeder capacity     Printer Care    Cleaning the Print Heads    The printer periodically cleans its print heads automatically   so normally you should not need to manually activate a  cleaning cycle  However  the ink nozzles in the print head  may become clogged occasionally and reduce the print  quality  If this happens  you can run a cleaning cycle to clear  the nozzles     You can clean one or both print heads  Each cleaning cycle  takes about one minute  During the cleaning cycle  the  carriage moves back and forth and you can hear the printer  recharging the print heads  The Pause light flashes  throughout the cleaning cycle and then stays on when the  cycle is finished     To clean the black print head   1  Make sure the printer is on and press the Pause button     2  Hold down the Alt button and press LF  FF  The cleaning  cycle begins     3  Press the Pause button to resume printing     Ink Jet Printers    To clean the color print head     1  Make sure the printer is turned on and press the Pause  button     2  Hold down the Alt button and press Load Eject  The  cleaning cycle begins     3  Press the Pause button to resume printing     It can sometimes take up to three cle
37. per and glossy paper within one year of  purchase  Use transparencies within six months        I Do not touch the printable surface of the paper  hold the  sheets by their edges  The moisture and oils on your  hands can reduce print quality     EPSON Stylus 1500   13          EPSON Stylus 1500    QO After printing on high quality glossy paper or  transparencies  remove each sheet from the output tray  immediately  Make sure each sheet is dry before stacking      1 Return unused sheets and envelopes to their original  package as soon as possible after you finish printing  Keep  the paper wrapped and store flat in a dry  protected area   Unfavorable storage conditions   especially high  temperature  humidity  and direct sunlight   can damage  the media     Loading Coated or Glossy Papers and Transparencies    Use the same procedure described in    Loading Plain Paper  in the Sheet Feeder    to load coated or glossy papers and  transparencies in the sheet feeder  You can load up to the  following number of sheets     QO 70 sheets of coated paper  However  if you load legal size  or oversize coated paper for 360 or 720 dpi  do not load  more than 30 sheets and make sure the paper does not  reach more than halfway to the arrow mark on the inside  of the edge guide     L 50 sheets of transparency film       T 30 sheets of high quality glossy paper     Note   Use only EPSON transparency film and high quality glossy paper     Remember to change the printer driver settings so they are
38. rectly behind the  printer so that paper can feed smoothly  Make sure the  paper path is not obstructed  and allow enough room for  printed pages to be stacked in front of the printer     2  Move the paper release lever to the continuous paper  position     Note   If a single sheet is in the paper path  press the Load Eject  button to eject it before moving the paper release lever        3  Hold the manual feed guide with both hands and gently lift  it up and off the printer        4  Release the sprocket units on the tractor by raising the  sprocket lock levers     5  Move the sprocket units to match the paper   s width  then  position the center support midway between the two  sprocket units     Ink Jet Printers    6  Open both sprocket covers     7  Make sure the printable side of the paper is up  Then fit  the first four holes of the paper over the sprocket pins  and close the sprocket covers     8  Position the left sprocket unit so its right edge is aligned  with the arrow mark on the printer  The arrow mark  indicates the left edge of the printable area  Then lower  the sprocket lock lever to lock the left sprocket unit        9  Slide the right sprocket unit to remove any slack in the  paper  Then lower the sprocket lock lever into place        10  Reattach the manual feed guide to the printer  Match the  holes of the guide to the pins on both sides of the printer  and push until they click into place        Ink Jet Printers    EPSON Stylus 1500    11  Lower both page
39. ro       or unslashed zero  0   This feature is useful for clearly  distinguishing between an uppercase letter O and a zero     Page length for continuous paper  Available only when you  use continuous paper with the tractor feeder  You can set the  paper length to 11  default   12  8 5  or 70 6  the length of A4  paper  inches     Ink Jet Printers    Skip over perforation  Selects whether or not the printer  skips over the perforations of continuous paper  providing a  1 inch margin between the last line printed on one page and  the first line printed on the next  Because most software  programs set their own top and bottom margins  use this  feature only if your program does not provide them  This  feature does not affect single sheet paper     Auto tear off  When using continuous paper  advances the  paper perforation to the tear off position where you can easily  tear off the printed pages  When the printer receives data  it  automatically reverses the paper to the top of form position  and starts printing  so you can use all of the next sheet     C Caution   When you use the tractor to print on labels  set this feature to  off  Otherwise labels may come off the backing and jam the  printer     Print mode  Selects the paper type you plan to use  Use this  feature to select paper types only when printing from a DOS  application  Select Plain paper  true black  when printing text  on plain paper  Select Plain paper  composite black  for color  images on plain paper or when 
40. t LPT1     Installing the Driver for Windows 95    Follow these steps to install the printer software for  Windows 95  First you ll install the driver using the   Windows 95 plug and play capabilities  then you ll run the  EPSON Printer Driver Setup program to install the printer  driver utilities and create an 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   The paper is  used to perform a test print in step 12      2  Turn off the printer and your computer  if necessary     Ink Jet Printers    10     11   12   13     14     15     16     17     18     Turn on the printer first  then turn on the computer  Your  computer begins loading Windows 95     If you defined a password in Windows 95  enter it at the  prompt  You see the New Hardware Found screen     Your printer model name is displayed on the screen   Select the Driver from disk provided by hardware  manufacturer button  Do not select any other buttons     Click OK  You see the Install From Disk screen     Insert the Windows printer driver diskette that came with  your printer in a diskette drive     If you inserted the diskette in drive A  click OK Otherwise   change the drive letter in the Copy manufacturer   s files  from box and click OK  You see the Select Device screen     Make sure your printer model
41. the black ink in a printed  image is blurred   Composite black is produced by mixing  cyan  magenta  and yellow inks   Select Exclusive paper for  coated paper and high quality glossy paper  Select  Transparency when printing on transparencies  When  Transparency is selected  printing is unidirectional     Banner paper  Specifies that banner paper is not recognized  as single sheet paper even if the paper release lever is set to  the single sheet position  Paper is not ejected and advanced  forward to the next page with the LF FF button     Removing the Protective Materials    You must remove all protective materials packed around and  inside your printer before you set it up and turn on the  power  Save all packaging and protective materials in case  you need to transport the printer in the future  The printer  should always be transported in its original packaging or  equivalent materials     Installing the Black Ink Cartridge    Follow the steps in this section to install your printer s black  ink cartridge     W 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  If ink gets into  your eyes  flush them immediately with water     C Caution   Do not open the ink cartridge package until just before you  install the cartridge  or the ink may dry up     Ink Jet Printers    N    Pe    EPSON Stylus 1500    Make sure the printer is turned on     Remove 
42. the ink compartment cover as shown        Remove the ink cartridge from its package     Insert the end of the cartridge with the foil plug into the ink  compartment following the instructions on the cartridge   Push the cartridge all the way into the compartment  You  will feel some resistance        When the cartridge is correctly installed  the Ink Out O  light goes off     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     Reattach the ink compartment cover as shown        The first time you install the ink cartridge  the printer  automatically charges the ink delivery system  This takes  about two minutes     EPSON Stylus 1500   7    EPSON Stylus 1500    Caution    During the ink charging process  the Pause light flashes   Never turn off the printer while the Pause light is  flashing  Also  never remove the ink cartridge while ink is  being charged in the system     When you need to replace ink cartridges  be sure to use only  genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill them   Other products may cause damage not covered by  EPSON   s warranty     Installing the Color Ink Cartridge    Follow the steps in this section to install your printer   s color  ink cartridge     C    1     2     EPSON Stylus 1500   8    Caution   Do not remove the color print head  If you remove it  it may  become unusable     Do not open the ink cartridge package until just before you install  the c
43. to the button functions explained below  you  can perform additional functions using certain button  combinations and power on sequences     Alt   Hold down this button for about five seconds to move the  carriage to the color ink cartridge replacement position  The  Pause light begins flashing  Press the Alt button again to  return the carriage to its home position  See    Replacing the  Color Ink Cartridge        This button is also used in combination with other buttons to  reset the printer or clean the print heads  see the next section  for more information     Pause  or Reset   Stops printing temporarily  Press it again to resume  Hold    down this button for about three seconds to enter micro  adjust mode     Economy Condensed  or Cleaning 0    Selects economy or condensed mode as indicated by the  Economy and Condensed lights  Use this button only if  you print from a DOS application     LF  FF   Press this button briefly to feed paper line by line  Hold it  down to load a single sheet or to advance continuous paper  to the next top of form position     Font  Press this button until the combination of lights indicates the    font of your choice  Use this button only if you print from a  DOS application     Micro Adjust D Micro Adjust U   Adjusts the loading position or tear off position for  continuous paper while in micro adjust mode  Press the  Micro Adjust D button to advance paper forward or press  Micro Adjust U to feed paper backward  To enter micro  adjust mode
44. ze    Paper types    Thickness  Paper weight    Envelopes     Size    Paper types   Thickness   Paper weight  Index cards    Size   Paper types   Thickness   Weight    Single sheet labels     Size    Paper types    Total thickness    Letter  8 5 x 11 inches    A4  210 x 297 mm    A2  420 x 594 mm    Super A3 B  13 x 19 inches   A3  297 x 420 mm    US B  11 x 17 inches    US C  17 x 22 inches    B4  250 x 353 mm    B5  176 x 250 mm    Legal  8 5 x 14 inches   Statement  8 5 x 5 5 inches   Executive  7 5 x 10 inches     Plain paper and EPSON   s coated paper  and high quality glossy paper    0 0025 to 0 004 inch  0 065 to 0 11 mm     Sheet feeder  17 to 24 lb  64 to 90 g m    Manual feed slot  14 to 24 Ib  52 to 90  g m        No 10 9 5 x 4 1 inches  241 x 104 mm   DL 8 7 x 4 3 inches  220 x 110 mm   C5 9 0 x 6 4 inches  229 x 162 mm     Plain bond or air mail paper  0 006 to 0 02 inch  0 16 to 0 52 mm   12 to 24 Ib  45 to 90 g m        A6  105 x 148 mm   Plain paper   0 21 mm   188 g m     Letter  8 5 x 11 inches   A4  210 x 297 mm     Plain paper  Use labels that completely  cover the backing sheet      Maximum 0 2 mm    EPSON Stylus 1500   1    EPSON Stylus 1500    Transparencies   Size Letter  8 5 x 11 inches   A4  210 x 297 mm   Thickness 0 075 to 0 085 mm    Banner paper     Size 8 3 to 17 inches x 16 4 feet   210 to 432 mm x up to 5 m   Paper types Plain paper  Thickness 0 08 mm to 0 1 mm  Weight 17 to 22 Ib  64 g m  to 82 g m        Continuous paper     Size 4 to 16 inc
    
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