Service manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520
Rev. A
2
8
Black and White Printing YMCK Printing (color)
Auto y Throughput and quality is better. y Throughput is better.
y Color quality with special paper is
worse.
(Color correction depends on the print
direction.)
Bi-D y Throughput is the best.
y Print quality may be down.
y Throughput is the best.
y Color quality with special paper is worse.
(Color correction depends on the print
direction.)
Uni-D y Throughput is worse.
y Print quality is the best.
y Throughput is worse.
y Color quality is the best.
Character Mode
(for DOS)
Taster Graphics Mode
(for Windows / Mac)
ESC U 0 Auto Bi-D
Auto ESC U 1 Auto Uni-D
ESC U 2 Auto Auto

Auto Auto
ESC U 0 Bi-D Bi-D
Default Bi-D ESC U 1 Uni-D Uni-D
Setting Mode ESC U 2 Auto Auto

Bi-D Bi-D
ESC U 0 Uni-D Bi-D
Uni-D ESC U 1 Uni-D Uni-D
ESC U 2 Uni-D Auto

Uni-D Uni-D
Function
Trigger Banner mode Off
(manual insertion operation)
Banner mode On
Command FF 1. Case that page length is set
by ESC (C
→ Eject
2. Case that page length is not
set by ESC (C
→ Advances to the top-
margin of the next page
Advances to the top-margin position
of the next page.
ESC EMR No operation No operation
Switch FF Eject Advances to the top-margin position
of the next page.
Eject Eject (maximum 44 inches) Advances to the top-margin position
of the next page.
Data Over the page length
set by command
1. Case that page length is set
by ESC (C
→ Eject
2. Case that page length is not
set by ESC (C
→ No operation
No operation
Over the paper
length
Eject Eject
Table 0-26. Print Direction Mode Characteristics
Table 0-27. Printing Direction and ESC U Command
Table 0-28. Vertical Print Position in the manual Insertion