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Installing a Driver for DOS Programs, Installing the Macintosh Printer Driver

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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 2™ printers. 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. Ink Jet Printers 1/96 EPSON Stylus 1500 - 11

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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 2
printers. 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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