Epson Stylus Pro Programmer's Reference - Page 4

This Programming notes is intended to used in conjunction with the EPSON ESC/P Reference Manual, November 1994. 1. Introducing the EPSON Stylus Pro XL, Stylus Pro, Stylus COLOR II, Stylus COLOR IIs Stylus 820 & Stylus 1500 This is a brief summary of the new features of EPSON's five newest color inkjet printers and the Stylus 820, which is a COLOR IIs compatible, except it is shipped as a monochrome printer. These Programming Notes apply to the following printers: EPSON Stylus Pro XL EPSON Stylus Pro EPSON Stylus COLOR II EPSON Stylus COLOR IIs, and Stylus 820 (monochrome standard, color optional) EPSON Stylus 1500 (monochrome stanadrd, color optional) All six printers add the new "small dot" feature which allows printing with the smaller dot sizes to produce the highest quality in color inkjet printing. The dot size is selectable between "standard" and "small dot". All printers can print on EPSON coated paper, and the new Glossy Paper. The new Glossy Paper provides a near photographic appearance and is recommended for the printer's highest resolution (720dpi) setting. The Stylus Pro XL & Stylus Pro both provide the highest quality in 720 dpi color printing, even on plain paper. The Stylus Pro is a narrow carriage printer, while the Stylus Pro XL is a wide carriage printer which can support up to A3+ paper size (12.95"x19.02"), in addition to other paper sizes. The main difference between the Stylus COLOR II and the other printer models is that the black ink, which is darker for improved text printing, does not mix well with the Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow inks when printing on plain paper. On other type of papers, this Black ink and the CMY inks can be mixed without any problem. When printing an image that contains both color and black data on plain paper, EPSON recommends using C+M+Y to create composite black. The Stylus COLOR IIs is the least expensive EPSON color solution. The printer can be set up as either a black only printer, or as a CMY three color printer. The user can easily replace the ink cartridge and print head to match the type of printing desired. The maximum printable resolution for the Stylus COLOR IIs is 360 dpi horizontal by 720 dpi vertical. The Stylus 820 is identical to the Stylus COLOR IIs except for the default configuration, which is monochrome for the Stylus 820 and color for the Stylus COLOR IIs. The Stylus 820 is shipped with only a monochrome ink cartridge and print head. The user can purchase a color option to upgrade to a color capable printer. The Stylus 820 driver, should be identical to the Stylus COLOR IIs driver, including color. The Stylus 820 is shipping in Asia & Europe but not in the U.S. Revision: 01 4