Epson 1520 - Stylus Color Inkjet Printer Specification sheet

Quick Setup

Unpack the Printer

Remove any packing material from the printer, as described on

the Notice Sheet in the box. Save all the packaging so you can

use it if you need to transport the printer later. You’ll find these

items inside:

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Place the printer flat on a stable desk near a grounded outlet.

Leave plenty of room in back for the cables and for a stack of

continuous paper, if you use it. Leave enough room in front for

the paper support and output tray you’ll install in the next step.

Do NOT put the printer:

◗In an area with high temperature or humidity

◗In direct sunlight or dusty conditions

◗Near sources of heat or electromagnetic interference, such

as loudspeakers or cordless telephone base units

Also, be sure to follow the Safety Instructions in the Introduction

of your User’s Guide.

Here’s how to set up your new

EPSON Stylus®COLOR 1520 printer ...

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black ink

cartridge

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color ink

cartridge

output tray

paper support

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cable cover

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1. Place the hole in the right side of the paper support on

the printer’s right post. Then slightly lift the left side of the

paper support and push the notch down over the printer’s

left post.

Attach the Paper Support and OutputTray

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hole

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notch

2. Press the two notches at the back of the output tray onto

the metal posts inside the printer.

Then flip down the legs on the underside of the output

tray so it sits up on the paper support.

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leg

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post

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post

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leg

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Caution:

Do not plug the printer

into an outlet

controlled by a wall

switch or timer, or on

the same circuit as a

large appliance. This

may disrupt the power,

which can erase the

printer’s memory and

damage the power

supply.

1. First make sure the power is off. Check the Operate

button; it’s off when its surface is even with the button

guards on each side.

Plug In the Printer

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Operate

2. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded outlet. To

protect the printer from power surges, you may want to

use a surge protector.

Install the Ink Cartridges

1. Press the Operate button to turn on the printer. The

Operate and Ink Out lights come on and the ink

cartridge holders move to the installation position. The

Pause light begins flashing.

2. Open the cover. The Cover Open light comes on.

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Warning:

If ink gets on your

hands, wash them

thoroughly with soap

and water. If ink gets in

your eyes, flush them

immediately with water.

3. Open the ink cartridge packages. Completely remove the

disposable yellow portion of the tape seal on top. Don’t

remove the white portion.

Caution:

You must completely

remove the yellow

portion of the tape seal

or you will permanently

damage the ink

cartridge. Don’t

remove the tape seal

from the bottom or ink

will leak.

5. Lower the ink cartridges into their holders with the labels

face up and the arrows pointing toward the back of the

printer.

4. Pull up the ink cartridge clamps.

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single sheet

icon

Load the Paper

6. Push down the clamps until they lock in place.

7. Press the Alt button to return the print heads to their home

position and charge the advanced ink delivery system.

Charging takes up to 7 minutes, with the Pause light

flashing until it’s finished; then the Pause light stays on.

Don’t turn off the printer or interrupt this important

process or you’ll use up more ink than necessary.

8. Close the printer cover. Then press the Pause button to turn

off the Pause light.

Caution:

Never turn off the printer

when the Pause light is

flashing. However, if the

Pause light is still flashing

after 10 minutes and the

printer is not moving or

making noise, you may

turn off the printer.

To test the printer operation, load about 10 sheets of letter-size

plain paper in the built-in sheet feeder as described here.

1. Make sure the paper release lever is set to the single sheet

position (the appears beneath the lever handle).

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Note:

For instructions on

loading other types of

paper or using the other

paper feeders, see your

User’s Guide

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2. Lock the output tray in an upright position on the two

upper posts.

3. Slide the right edge guide all the way left until it stops.

Then slide the left edge guide to match the approximate

width of your paper.

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center this

midway

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slide this to

paper’s width

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slide this left

4. Move the center support midway between the two edge

guides.

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5. Slide out the rear paper support guide until it stops.

6. Fan a stack of paper and then even the edges.

7. Load the stack with the printable surface face down and

slide it all the way into the feeder. Press the stack against

the right edge guide.

8. Slide the left edge guide against the left side of the paper.

Then slide the rear paper support guide against the end of

the paper.

9. Lower the output tray.

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Test the Printer

1. Turn off the printer and wait until the Operate light turns

off.

2. While holding down the Load/Eject button, turn on the

printer. Then release the Load/Eject button.

3. The first page prints on the first and last lines to measure

the page length. The next sheet prints a multicolor nozzle

check pattern and character samples at 360 dpi (dots per

inch).

Press the Pause button after the second page prints to

stop the test.

4. Press the Load/Eject button to eject any loaded pages.

Then turn off the printer.

If you have any problems with the test, see Chapter 7 in your

User’s Guide for more information.

Connecting to a PC

Connect the Printer toYour Computer

You can connect your EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 printer to

either an IBM®compatible PC or an Apple®Macintosh.

®You’ll

need a shielded parallel cable to connect directly to a PC or an

Apple System Peripheral-8 serial cable to connect directly to a

Macintosh. (For a complete list of system requirements, see the

Introduction in your User’s Guide.)

To connect your printer to a network interface you must first

install an optional interface card. See Appendix A of your

User’s Guide for instructions.

1. Turn off the printer and your computer.

2. Connect the cable to the printer’s parallel interface; then

squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place. (If

your cable has a ground wire, connect it now.)

Caution:

Never turn off the printer

while it’s printing test

pages. Always press the

Pause button and eject

any loaded paper first.

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Note:

The printer is assigned to

parallel port LPT1 when

you install the software; if

you want to use a different

port, see your Windows®

documentation for

instructions.

3. Connect the other end of the cable to your computer’s

parallel port and secure it as necessary. (See your

computer documentation for details.)

1. Turn off the printer and your Macintosh.

2. Connect one end of the cable to the serial connector on

the back of the printer.

Connecting to a Macintosh

3. Connect the other end of the cable to either the printer

port or the modem port on your Macintosh.

Note:

If you’re using a

PowerBook®with a

combination printer/modem

port, connect the printer to

that port. In the PowerBook

setup, set the port to

Normal. See your

PowerBook documentation

for more information.

If your Macintosh has a

built-in modem, use the

printer port.

if you have a ground

wire, connect it here

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Install the Printer Software

Now you need to install the printer software so you can

control printing from your computer.

You can install the printer software for Windows®95,

Windows 3.1, or Windows NT™3.51/4.0 from the EPSON

printer software CD-ROM. If you don’t have a CD-ROM drive,

you can create diskettes from the CD-ROM using another

computer.

The installation instructions are slightly different for each

Windows version. See the sections below for your operating

system.

Windows 95 Plug-and-Play

1. Turn on your printer, then turn on your computer.

2. At the New Hardware Found screen, make sure your

printer name is displayed and the Driver from disk

provided by hardware manufacturer button is selected.

Then click OK. (If you don’t see the New Hardware

Found screen, see “While Running Windows 95” below.)

3. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM or diskette.

4. Type D:\or A:\(or the correct drive letter) and click OK.

5. At the next screen, keep or change the printer model

name. Then select Yes (No is the default) to use the

printer as the Windows default printer. Click Finish.

6. Follow the instructions on the screen. Your printer

software icons appear in an EPSON folder and a printer

icon appears in the Printers folder.

Installing on a PC

Note:

You’ll also find diskettes

for the EPSON Plot! utility

and AutoCAD®in your

printer box. (These utilities

are also on the CD-ROM.)

You don’t need to install

these utilities unless you

need to. See page 1 of

the Introduction to your

User’s Guide

for details.

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