EPSON Stylus 1500

3.Turn on the printer first; then turn on the computer. Your computer begins loading Windows 95.

4.If you defined a password in Windows 95, enter it at the prompt. You see the New Hardware Found screen.

5.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.

6.Click OK. You see the Install From Disk screen.

7.Insert the Windows printer driver diskette that came with your printer in a diskette drive.

8.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.

9.Make sure your printer model name is selected in the Models pull-down list and click OK.

10.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).

11.Click the Next button.

12.At next screen, select Yes to print a test page.

13.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.

14.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.

15.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.

16.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.

17.Highlight your printer model name in the Printer Driver pull-down menu and click Continue.

18.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 minute 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.

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 2printers. 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 utilities.

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.

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