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EPSON Stylus 1500
Paper
Note:
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:
Size
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)
A4 (210 × 297 mm)
A2 (420 × 594 mm)
Super A3/B (13 × 19 inches)
A3 (297 × 420 mm)
US B (11 × 17 inches)
Printer Specifications US C (17 × 22 inches)
B4
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EPSON Stylus 1500 Transparencies: Printable area: Size Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A Thickness 0.075 to 0.085 mm Banner paper: BL BR Size 8.3 to 17 inches × 16.4 feet (210 to 432 mm × up to 5 m) Paper types Plain paper Thickness 0.08 mm to 0.1 mm C 2 2 Weight 17 to 22 lb (64 g/m to 82 g/m ) A The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). Continuous paper: B The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). For oversized paper, this margin is 0.98 inch (25 mm) for Size
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EPSON Stylus 1500 Ink Cartridges Mechanical Black ink cartridge (S020062): Paper feed method: Friction, tractor feeder Color Black Paper path: Sheet feeder, front entry Manual feed slot, rear entry Print capacity* 1900 pages (A4 paper; text) Tractor feeder, rear entry Cartridge life* 2 years from production date and up to 2 Sheet feeder 100 sheets at 17 lb (64 g/m ) paper 6 months after opening the package at capacity: 70 sheets* of EPSON coated paper 77°F (25°C) 30 sheets of EPSON high-quali
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EPSON Stylus 1500 Bitmap fonts Item Default setting Character pitch Last font selected in Default Setting mode Fonts 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Proportional EPSON Roman Vertical tab position Cleared √√√ √ EPSON Sans Serif Horizontal tab positions Every eight characters √√√ √ EPSON Courier Font selection Last font selected in Default Setting mode √√√ — EPSON Prestige Special printing effects Cancelled (except condensed and economy √√√ — printing) EPSON Script √√√ — User-defined character Hardware/contr
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EPSON Stylus 1500 Economy Load/Eject On when economy printing mode is selected. In economy Loads or ejects a sheet of paper. The printer normally loads mode the printer uses less ink by printing fewer dots per and ejects paper automatically. When using continuous character. Note that black may print as gray. Use this mode paper, press this button to feed paper backward to the for rough drafts of text only. paper-park position. Condensed Button combinations and power-on functions On when conde
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EPSON Stylus 1500 Alt + Pause + Operate button (Ink smear prevention mode) Print direction. Specifies how the print head moves across Decreases the printing speed to allow more time for the ink the page. The options are Uni-D, Bi-D, and Auto (default). to dry. Use this function when your output is smeared. This When Uni-D is on, the print head prints in only one direction mode is not saved as a default setting. to provide the most precise alignment for graphics and text. In Bi-D printing, the pr
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EPSON Stylus 1500 Skip over perforation. Selects whether or not the printer 1. Make sure the printer is turned on. skips over the perforations of continuous paper, providing a 2. Remove the ink compartment cover as shown. 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.
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EPSON Stylus 1500 Caution: 3. Lower the cartridge into the print head unit with the label During the ink charging process, the light flashes. face up and the arrow mark pointing to the rear. Do not Pause push down on the ink cartridge. 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. O
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EPSON Stylus 1500 5. Fan a stack of paper; then tap it on a flat surface to even the Loading Plain Paper in the Sheet Feeder edges. 6. Load the stack of paper into the sheet feeder. Make sure the You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper. Always load right edge of the stack is against the right edge guide. paper with the printable surface facing down. The printable Slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper. surface is marked with an arrow on most paper packaging. 1. Make
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EPSON Stylus 1500 1. Press the Operate button to turn off the printer. Installing the Windows Printer Driver If you are using Windows 3.1, follow the steps in the next Caution: section to install the printer driver. Never turn off the printer by unplugging it or switching off a power strip. Always turn off the printer by pressing Installing the Driver for Windows 3.1 the button. Operate Follow these steps to install the printer driver for 2. While holding down the button, press the Load/E
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EPSON Stylus 1500 3. Turn on the printer first; then turn on the computer. Your The EPSON folder contains these icons: computer begins loading Windows 95. EPSON Calibration Utility 4. If you defined a password in Windows 95, enter it at the Spool Manager prompt. You see the New Hardware Found screen. EPSON Stylus Help EPSON Stylus ReadMe 5. Your printer model name is displayed on the screen. Select the Driver from disk provided by hardware 19. Calibrate your printer using the EPSON Calibratio
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EPSON Stylus 1500 4. Double-click the README1st icon in the Driver Disk Calibrating the Printer window to read the latest information on your printer and its driver. After you install the driver, you can click Your printer has been calibrated at the factory so that vertical the README1st icon on your screen to read the file. lines in your text and graphics are properly aligned. If you 5. Double-click the Installer icon to install the driver. notice misaligned images in printouts, however, you
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EPSON Stylus 1500 4. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer; then click the Use the table below to set the thickness adjustment lever for Preview button to print a preview of all available your media type. If a document is smeared, set the thickness calibration patterns. Use these pages to select the patterns adjustment lever to the + position (regardless of the paper that need to be calibrated. type) and print it again. Note: Caution: If you want to stop printing the preview patterns, press
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EPSON Stylus 1500 ❏ After printing on high-quality glossy paper or Caution: transparencies, remove each sheet from the output tray Do not use the knob on the left side of the printer to adjust immediately. Make sure each sheet is dry before stacking. the loading position; this may damage the printer or cause it to lose the top-of-form position. ❏ Return unused sheets and envelopes to their original package as soon as possible after you finish printing. Keep ❏ If the paper is released from the
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EPSON Stylus 1500 6. Open both sprocket covers. 11. Lower both page eject guides. 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. TITLE
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EPSON Stylus 1500 3. Move the paper-release lever to the single-sheet position. ❏ If you loaded plain paper, try turning the stack over. The printable side should be facing down. Note: If the Data and Paper Out lights flash, you may have moved ❏ Do not load too many sheets in the sheet feeder. See the paper-release lever before feeding the paper backward to the “Printer Specifications” for the sheet feeder capacity. paper-park position. Lower the paper-release lever to the Paper feeding problem
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EPSON Stylus 1500 To clean the color print head: Replacing the Black Ink Cartridge Follow these steps to remove the empty black ink cartridge 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and press the Pause and install a new one: button. 1. Make sure the printer is on. 2. Hold down the Alt button and press Load/Eject. The cleaning cycle begins. 2. Press the button (check that the light Pause Pause comes on). 3. Press the Pause button to resume printing. 3. Remove the ink compartment cover. It
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EPSON Stylus 1500 6. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it 4. Clean the exterior with a soft, dampened cloth. carefully so any excess ink does not spill out. Do not take 5. To clean ink out of the printer’s interior, wipe it gently with the used cartridge apart or try to refill it. a damp cloth. Warning: Caution: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with Never use alcohol or thinner to clean the printer; these soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush
