Epson 1520

Hi Eustace,

http://www.fixamac.net/software/psr/index.html is for the Panther and Tiger versions. The software actually has a different name for Panther/Tiger. I find it very confusing, but that's the way the developer has chosen to go.

For Jag, it's Print Center Repair.

For Panther/Tiger, it's Printer Setup Repair.

As for what will happen when you install Tiger ... haven't a clue. You might check the Gimp forum here http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=1537

Tina

Mmmm, Chicken Fried Steak and Cream Gravy - two of my favorite vegetables.

No, this Bill W is not Bill White, although I'd be proud to be him. I am so thankful he is our mayor, and not his predecessor, Ol' Deer-in-the-headlights Lee Brown.

Hi Eustace,

Yes, that adapator will connect the 1520 to the Mac's USB port.

I use a Keyspan Serial-USB adaptor to connect my GPS to my Beige with no problem.

I haven't used such an adpator to print, so, I can't tell you how long it takes to print a 1meg file (which to me is NOT large... I work with files over 200 megs sometimes).

Sorry I can't be of more help. I have always been happy with Keyspan's products.

Tina

Hi Bill,

I've been off on a writing project, so am not checking in here as much lately,

Glad to hear you "weathered the storm." Susan's Mom lives in Webster, south of town by NASA. Her retirement condo ordered everyone out. She left early, picked up her sister downtown, and drove to Austin where Susan's brother lives. Mom knows all the back roads and never had any traffic grief.

No significant damage in Webster when they returned, although they had power up and down for a few cycles. The condo management decided not to let anyone back until they had 24 hours of stable power. A good idea, in that some of the older condo residents have electrical equipment more important than computers--medical gadgets.

Susan's sister lives near the outer loop on the west side south of I-10. They waited until Thursday PM to head to Kerrville and it took 12 hours to get to Kady! The rest of the trip was downhill from there.

We lived in Dallas until 1987 and knew severe weather well. Ah, the Inland Northwest! No tornadoes, no hurricanes. Just a couple of big volcanoes to wonder about.

Allan

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(Part One / Message To: Eustace Mendis / From: Terry C / Posted 09-28-05)

Eustace,

I’m not sure, but I may have discovered part of the answer regarding problems with your friend’s 1520. I believe there may be a hardware issue yet to resolve. As your friend is graphics oriented, he likely incorporated the “EtherNet Optional Interface Board” Model No: C823461 when he purchased the printer. I bought my 1520 in 1999, without the optional E-Board. The G4 MDD shipped in August 2001 with OS 10.2.1.

Subsequently, Epson manufactured the EpsonNet 10/100Base-TX Type B Internal Ethernet Print Server; optional interface board Model No: C12C823912 to accommodate “GimpPrint” drivers, which according to an Epson Tech Rep, have been incorporated with every Mac OS install since OS X.

In response to a question you posed to Bill in (msg # 2.3.2: Posted Sep 26, 05 7:12 am) wherein, you wrote:

p.s. Other than re-booting, is there any 'resetting' one can do with the Epson?

I dug deep to find my Epson 1520 User’s Guide. Index page I-2 lists: Default printer options settings: Chapter 1: 5-6; and “Default-Setting Mode” is referenced in Chapter 5: 3-7; Chapter 7: 16; and in Appendage C: 2. These default settings are hard for me to understand, and appear to be DOS related, but may have some relevance from your perspective. If so, I would be very interested in your findings. Appendage “A” outlines “Optional Interfaces” for the 1520, and there were two types of “Interface Boards” for the Mac. The 1520’s Parallel to USB connector can only be utilized in conjunction with a PC. This facilitates the printer’s use from both Mac and PC platforms at once, without the “Optional Interfaces.”

The only reference I can find regarding “Setting Modes” for Mac systems state: “Open the Chooser and select your printer…” Nevertheless, some new “Default Setting” might have to be used in conjunction with optional interface board Model No: C12C823912 to accommodate the OS X “GimpPrint” drivers.

( Continued in Part Two … )

(Part Two / Message To: Eustace Mendis / From: Terry C / Posted 09-28-05)

The original Epson Stylus Color 1520 Support link is:

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid= 14435&infoType=Overview

The original “EtherNet Optional Interface Board” Model No: C823461 support link is:

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid= 14506&infoType=Overview

“Product Information” regarding the EpsonNet 10/100Base-TX Type B Internal Ethernet Print Server C12C823912, “Overview” link is:

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductQuickSpec.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=1 1790182&category=NetworkingandConnectivity

The New “EpsonNet 10/100Base-TX Type B Internal Ethernet Print Server, Model No. C12C823912 support link is:

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid= 14514&infoType=Overview

In terms of expenditures: I paid $999 for the 1520 W/O the EtherNet interface. The new interface board is $239 (Dealer Direct). Epson’s current Wide Format, 17 X 23 output printer W/ Ethernet is $2200. Epson charges $9.50 for calls regarding equipment beyond warranty support. The new interface qualifies for free support. “Pre-Sales Support” cannot answer technical questions. Epson’s Tech Support number is: (562) 276-7564. There is no toll free number for “in warranty” support issues. Tech Support hours are M-F 6-6 PST/ 9-9 EST. Monday AM calls involve long hold times. Epson has more Tech Reps available during afternoon hours.

Again, Eustace, I would be very interested in your findings, and can only hope that these entries contribute to them.

Respectfully,

Terry C

Eustace,

One other curious notation is made in reference to the C823461 “Ethernet Interface” that was originally produced for the 1520. On page-2 of Appendage “A” in regards to: “Using Macintosh Interface Boards,” it states:

“If you install the Ethernet board connected to a thin coaxial (10Base2) cable, and the printer is the last device on the network, you need to obtain a 50-ohm terminator. The Ethernet transceiver is included on the EPSON Ethernet board, so you don’t need an adapter box for the printer.”

This seemingly optional “need to obtain a 50-ohm terminator” is a factor your friend may have overlooked at the time of purchase. As the notation specifically applies to the original Macintosh Interface Board, it could be a decisive issue; and one that I thought might account for the anomalies you referenced in (msg # 2.3.2: Posted Sep 26, 05 7:12 am) in which you wrote:

“The printer is on a LAN. I had to assign it an IP address. That worked, and I was able to ping the printer from the Mac. However I was not able to print. Every print job came back with a "Printer is busy" message. Tried all the usual tricks - re-booting the printer, re-booting the Mac, etc. without any change.”

It seems more like an issue one would encounter with a SCSI device, but I thought I’d mention it as the message you conveyed above imparts a sense of an instrumentation issue, since you’ve employed “all of the usual tricks,“ and as the reading from the manual is easier than correlating references from a PDF.

Terry C