Epson ActionLaser 1000, ActionLaser 1500 Product Information Guide

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method:

Resolution:
Printing speed:

First print:

Warm-up time:
Internal

emulations:

IC card slots:
Cartridge slot:

Resident fonts:

External fonts:

Laser beam scanning and dry
electrophotographic process

300 x 300 dpi
Up to 6 pages per minute (letter or A4)

(depending on the font and quantity of
data)

Less than 20 seconds with letter or A4,
face down or face up

35 seconds or less at normal temperature

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HP Laser Jet series IIP emulation

(ActionLaser 1000 only)

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HP LaserJet series III emulation

(ActionLaser 1500 only)

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ESC/P® 24-pin printer-LQ-2500-

emulation

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ESC/P9-pin printer-FX-800/1000,

FX-86e/286e-emulation

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Epson GL/2 mode (Action Laser 1500

only)

1 slot for font or identity cards

1 slot for font cartridges

Fonts vary depending upon the printer
emulation.

Optional fonts provided with font cards

ActionLaser 1000/1500

Paper and paper delivery

Paper specifications

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Types:

Paperweight

Paper size:
Paper:

Envelopes:

Printable area:

Paper feed
alignment and

Paper feed:

Plain paper

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Gummed labels

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Envelopes

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Transparencies

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coloredpaper

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Cardstock

Epson does not
the use of any particular brand of paper.
Because paper characteristics are subject
to change by individual manufacturers, it
is your responsibility to ensure the
quality of paper used with the printer.

Plain paper 60-90 g/m2, 16-24 lb
Cardstock:

Paper size using SelecType
Type

A4
A5
B5
F4

iiitit&

Executive
Government Legal 8.5 x 13 inches
Government Letter 8.0 x 10.5 inches

Type
Commercial-10

DL

C5
Paper size range using software commands

Width
92-216 mm
(3.63-8.5 inches) (5.85-14 inches)

50 dots inside from every edge of the paper

(at 300 dpi). Some printer emulations
have different printable areas.

Center alignment for all sizes

Automatic

recommend or guarantee

90-157 g/m2, 24-42 lb
(single sheet feed only)

Size
210 x 297 mm
148 x 210 mm
182 x 257 mm
210 x 330 mm

8.5 x 11 inches
85 x l4 inches

5.5 x 8.5 inches

7.25 x 10.5 inches

Size
3 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches
4 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches
110 x 220 mm
162 x 229 mm

Length

148.5-356 mm

or singIe sheet feed

Laser Printers

Downloadable fonts.

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ActionLaser 1000/1500

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20 lb Paper):

Paper eject:
Paper eject capacity

(75 g/m2 or

150 sheets (for standard built-in paper bin)
250 sheets (for optional lower paper
cassette unit)
Several envelopes

Face down or face up (optional)

Face down, 100 sheets
Face up, 20 sheets with optional face-up

output tray

Consumable products

Imaging cartridge: (5051011)

temperature:
Storage humidity: 30 to 85% RH
Life:

0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F)

Typical imaging cartridge life is up to
6000 pages under the following
conditions: Letter- or A4-size paper,
continuous printing, and 5% print ratio.

Example of a 5% print ratio: (Reduced
printout of letter size paper.)

Electrical

120Vmodel
Rated voltage:
Rated frequency: 50 to 60 Hz ± 3Hz
Power

consumption:

Rated current:

Controller hardware
CPU:
RAM:

90 to 132 VAC

Less than 600 W

5.5A

68000 (CPU clock 16.67 MHz)

1000: 0.5MB

Some ActionLaser 1000 units
have 2.0 MB installed.

Optional: Expandable up to 6.5 MB

including resident memory.

ActionLaser

1500: l.0 MB

Optimal:

Expandable up to 5.0 MB
including resident memory.

Environmental

Temperature:

Humidity:

Altitude:

Operation: 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)
Storage:
Operation 15 to 85% RH
Storage:
2500 meters (8200 feet) maximum

0° to 35°C (32° to 95°F)

30 to 85% RH

Mechanical

weigth:

Durability:

AL1000/1500-2

Height 226 mm (8.9 inches)
Width 368 mm (145 inches)
Depth 456 mm (180 inches)
Weight Approx. 10 Kg (22 lb)

including the imaging cartridge

5 years or 180,000 sheets, whichever
comes first.

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Options

Lower paper cassette unit (C812301)

The optional lower paper cassette unit allows you to feed up
to an additional 250 sheets of letter-size paper into your
printer.

Face-up output tray (C812311)

To feed single sheets of paper types such as envelopes,
transparencies, labels, or heavy paper, use the face-up output
tray. The face-up feed method reduces curling of such paper
types and the tray catches the paper at the paper ejection area
at the top back of the printer.

Memory Chip Sets (512KBMEM and 2MBMEM)

Two memory chip sets are available to increase the printer's RAM

Epson Adobe PostScript card (C826051)

The Epson Adobe PostScript card allows you to use your
printer as a PostScript printer. You can then use PostScript
fonts built into this card as well as thenumerous download

fonts available for PostScript printers.

Laser Printers

ActionLaser 1000/1500

Epson GL Identity card (C826021)

If you have an ActionLaser 1000, the Epson GL identity card
allows you to use your printer in the Epson GL emulation.

EPSON Type B Interface boards

If you would like to use this printer with three computers or
use this printer to connect two serial or two parallel interfaces
at the same time, install one of these interfaces:

C823071 32 Kbyte serial interface

C823101 32 Kbyte parallel interface
C823151 Twinax interface board
C82314l Coax interface board

The Lower Paper Cassette Unit

Turn off the printer. Unplug the printer’s power cord from

the electrical outlet and from the printer.
Remove the optional face-up output tray, if installed.

Move the printer to one side. Then set the lower cassette

unit where your printer normally rests keeping the paper
cassette facing you.

The Face-up Output Tray

The printer normally delivers paper face down on top of the
printer. The optional face-up paper tray is recommended for
print jobs of twenty pages or less and when:

P

you feed single-sheet items such as envelopes

P

you prefer your printed sheets feed from the printer with

Installing the face-up output tray

1. Hold the output tray tilted at as light angle away from you.

transparencies, heavy paper, or labels through your
printer.

the text facing you.

Thninaertitintothebackoftkprin*bypkingthe
pinsonthebottomside

oneahsideofthepaper~slot~atatimeas
slwwnbelow.

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4. Lift the printer and align over the cassette unit using the
two alignment pins on the lower cassette unit as guides.

Lower the printer so that the pins fit securely into the
holes on the bottom of the printer as shown below.

Note: The printer is heavy, so you may someone help
you lift it.

5. Reconnect the power cord to the printer and plug it into an
electrical outlet.

6.

Turn on the printer.

2.

3.

Whenyouwantprintedpagestofeedfacedownontopof
theprinter,reB3tthepaperpath-to~facedown
posih

Laser Printers

1/19/93 REV

AL1000/1500-3

ActionLaser 1000/1500

The Memory Chip Sets

If you axe having
intensive

pap
youmayneedtoinstaUtheoptionalmemory(RAM)chipsets
on

your

prln~s
boardcomeswitheither05h4Bor2.Oh4BRAMinstalled(for
theActionLaser1ooo)or1.OIvlBRAMinstalled(for
Actiodaaer

05MBRAh4ChipSet
Eachsetamkhsfour256Kbitx4
DIPchips

2.0MBRAMChipSet
Eachsetamtahsfinu1Mbitx4
DIPchips

ByinstaUingRAMchipsets,youcanhrease theprintefs
memoryuntilittotals6.5MB(fortheAchhser1OOO)or

5.oMB (for

First decide on how much memory you wish to add, then

installtheRAMchipsontheamtrolIerboaKl.
Whentohcreaseyourprint&smemory
TheprinterdisplaysoneofthesestatusmessagesGhenyou

have insufficient memory:

INSUFF

PAGE BUFFER FULL
ADD MEMORY FOR CH X

Youneedtoaddmemoryifoxw3oftkemessagesappears
aradyouare~leto~l~ttrememoryproblemorifthe
bllowing situations require additional memory.

0

Using an optional identity card
RAM.

0

Using the SelecType Level 2 USER INDIVIDUAL setting

requhsatleastO5MBRAMperchannel.Ifyouplanto
usemorethanoneinterfacechannelfortheActionLaser
1OOOormo~thantwointerfa~chsn&3forth

ActionLaser

8electing a

Beforeaddingmemory,youshoulddetermhethe

combinationofchipsetsyouneedtoobtainthedeshdtotal

RAM.KeepinminddrattheActionLaw1OOocomeswith
05MBor2.0MBRAMandtheActiorhser1500comeswith
l.OMBRAM.

cliflidty

or if you

controller

printing complex,

qularly

use downloaded fonts,

boald.

Your

printer% amkoller

graphics-

1500). Two types of RAM chip sets are available.

8OnsDRAM20-pin

8OnsDRAM20-pin

ActionLaser 1500), h&ding

the

reside!nt

memory.

MEMORY

reguires

1500, you must add at least

memory dhip

set

canbinatiai

at least

05MB

RAM.

15MB

The table below describes the chip sets you may install on

yourprinter’smtIollerboard.

Tow RAM

Chip wb

Noohipaets

One

O.SMB

InsMod

chip

set

1 rwoo.5MBdtlpaat3

llWOOO.l5MBchpd3

One

P.oMB

chip

set

One

2.oMB chip set snd

aneO.SMBc)ripaet
one2.oMBchtprstand

twoO.SMBoh@sats

T\rro2.OMB&ipmt8

Two

2.OMB dtb aata

and

cmoo.5MBaNl;a8t

ThNe2.OMBchpmle3

l

On

the AdbnLurr l!MO,

you an add on& two mom optional chip

‘-

Bomo MkuUa

one 0.5 MB chp

1000

II&

ham

AdlonLonr AoUonLssu

1W
1 0.5MB
1 l.oMB
1 1.5MB 12.oMB

2.oMB”

2.!5MB 3.OMB
S.OMB

3.!MB

l

4.SMB AOMB
S.OMB

l

I

1 &!iMB I*

set is

aeta.

2.oMB akeady

hItlaIty

instabd.

1500
1 l.OMB
1 l.sMB

*

b5MB

1

instabd,

,

I

90

Installing memory chip sets

Toinstallthememorychipsetsontheamtrolkrboard,you
needacrowhadsaewdriverandachippullerora

flat-head l3txwdriver.

W-G:

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?&h~arepresentinsi&theprinterwhenthepaDer

ison.Dot&Ytattempttore7nwethemtrdlerbaudunless
theprirlter

Ah?O,t?lpttOtOUdltheC#l~OflUleboard~~

qfthetxmpmmtsmbehgedbytheetutice2ectticityin

YDuTbohy

Bemoving

Tumofftheprinterandunplugthepowercablefromthe

electrical outlet.

Removethetoptip-d,
cassette

Dim

Turn the printer so that its left side faces you. Use a

c&d
theinterfaceboardcQver.Thr?npulloffthecover.Keepthe
?3crewshandysothatyoucanusethemlater.

is

the

conl2oIIer

tumel.l o@ld

board

the

pincer cd is unplug.

cartridge, or lower paper

*;*

.

all interface cables from the interface

screwdriver

to remove the two

screw8 secwing

comwc&s.

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Laser Printers