User`s guide

Using EPSON Plot!
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5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the program
on your hard disk.
The installation program creates an
EPSON Plot! program
group or folder containing the program icon and icons for
Help, Readme, and Uninstall programs.
Printing with EPSON Plot!
Before starting EPSON Plot!, do the following to prepare for
printing:
◗ Install the
EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 Windows printer
software on the computer connected to the printer. (See the
Quick Setup booklet for instructions.)
◗ Turn on the printer.
◗ Create an HPGL or HPGL/2 plot file using your plotter
software on any system.
◗ Copy that plot file to the system connected to the printer, if
necessary.
Now follow these steps to open
EPSON Plot! and print:
1. Double-click the
EPSON Plot! icon in the EPSON Plot!
program group or folder. You see the following screen:
Note:
When you create plot
files for printing, use an
HPGL/2 driver whenever
possible. HPGL/2 drivers
do a better job of
maintaining the colors
assigned in your CAD
application than HPGL
drivers, which may limit
you to 8 or 16 pen colors.
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