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Epson Stylus Color 1520 manual

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/97 EPSO N Stylus COLOR 152 0 - 1 Acc essorie s Ink C a rtrid ge s Use the s e EPS O N ink ca rtrid g es wi th in s ix m o nths o f inst allin g them and before t he expiration date on t he package : M edia Op ti on al I n ter f ace s You ca n ins tal l on e of the f oll owi ng EPSO N interf ace bo ards in your p rinte r : [...]

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    EP S ON Stylus CO LOR 1520 2 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/ 97 Printer Spe cificati ons Prin tin g Printing me tho d On- deman d ink jet Noz zle Mo noch ro me (b la ck) 128 n ozzle s conf iguration Color (cyan, m agenta , yello w) 192 no z zles, 64 of ea ch color Printable columns an d printi ng speeds cps = charac te rs per second Reso lution Maxi m[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/97 EPSO N Stylus COLOR 152 0 - 3 Paper Note : Since t he quality o f any p articul ar brand or type of p aper may be changed by th e man ufacturer at any ti me, EPSON can not attest to the quali t y of any non-E PS ON bran d or type of p aper. Al ways test sampl es o f paper sto ck b efore purchasing l arge qu antiti es o [...]

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    EP S ON Stylus CO LOR 1520 4 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/ 97 Printabl e are as Note : The ma ximum print able wid th i s 13 .6 in ches (34 5 m m) re gard le ss of the pap er size or feed er yo u use. Single sheets and index cards A: The minim u m t op m argin is 0 .1 2 inch (3.0 mm ). When l o adin g multipl e shee ts of EPSON Photo Quality Glos sy[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/97 EPSO N Stylus COLOR 152 0 - 5 Ele ct ric a l Note : Chec k the lab el on th e b a ck of th e p rinte r fo r you r p rin ter’ s vo ltage. Env iro nme n tal Temp eratur e Opera tion: 50 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 °C ) Sto rage : – 4 to 140 °F ( – 20 to 60 ° C ), sto red in s h ipping c o nt aine r 1 m on th at 104 °F [...]

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    EP S ON Stylus CO LOR 1520 6 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/ 97 Tes ting the Prin ter You ca n ru n a pr inter se lf te st to deter m ine w he the r the problem lies wit h the printer itself or some o ther source. ❏ If the test results are sa t isfactory, the problem l ies in software se tting s, the interf ace c a ble, or y our com pu ter. ❏ If t[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/97 EPSO N Stylus COLOR 152 0 - 7 Default Contro l Panel Se t tings You can change the following “defau lt” set tings from the printer’s control pane l: Cha nging con trol pan el s etting s Follow th e se steps to c hang e the s e ttings listed a bove: 1. Load fou r or more shee ts of pape r, at leas t 8.3 inch es (21[...]

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    EP S ON Stylus CO LOR 1520 8 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/ 97 4. Pul l up the ink c artri dge c l amp s. Wa rn ing: If i nk gets o n your hand s, w ash the m tho rou g hly wit h soap and w ater. If i nk g ets i n yo ur eyes, f lush the m immedi ately w ith w ater. 5. Low er the i nk cartridges i nto their holde rs with the labels face up and the arr[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/97 EPSO N Stylus COLOR 152 0 - 9 4. Hold dow n t h e Alt button on the printer’s control panel f or about three seconds. The print he ads move s lightly lef t and t he Paus e ligh t be gins flash ing. (Th e print heads retur n to the i r home position i f y ou don’t proceed to step 5 within 60 seconds .) 5. Pul l u p t[...]

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    EP S ON Stylus CO LOR 1520 10 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/ 97 Using Speci a l Media Whe the r you pr int o n plai n pap er or spe cial medi a, yo u need to load it accor din g to th e guidel ines in the table below. Yo u must al so select the correct Media Ty pe sett ing in y our prin ter software to matc h the media yo u lo aded. For complet e pap[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/97 EPS ON Stylus COLOR 1520 - 11 Usi ng the H ead C le an ing Ut ilit y Follo w these step s to run the utilit y fro m a Windo ws or a Macintosh comp uter connected directly to the printer: 1. M ake sure the pri nter is turned on but not printi ng . Note : If e ith er Ink Out light is flashing o r on, you need to repla ce [...]

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    EP S ON Stylus CO LOR 1520 12 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 5/ 97 Aligning t h e Print He ads If you r pri nto uts co nt ain m isal ign ed ve rt ical lin es, y ou ma y nee d to al ig n the prin t hea ds. T her e a re s ev eral w a ys to d o t h is: ❏ If you’re usi ng a Windows o r Mac i ntosh computer connec ted direc tly to the print e r, y ou can[...]