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 need 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/Condensed 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

Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic

set for Italic table

Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark 1,

 

Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain I

 

 

Auto line feed

Off, On

 

 

Network I/F mode

Off, On

 

 

0 slash

0, 0/

Page length for

11 inch, 12 inch, 8.5 inch, 70/6 inch,

continuous paper

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

 

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 seconds) 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 zero (0/) 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.

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