Compaq All in One Printer A1500 User Manual

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Compaq A1500  
First Edition (August 2000)  
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CONTENTS  
USING THIS GUIDE................................................... 1  
Text Conventions in This Guide................................ 1  
Special Messages....................................................... 1  
Locating Help ............................................................ 1  
PRINTING ................................................................ 33  
Printing a Document ................................................33  
Changing the Printer Properties ...............................33  
Accessing the Control Program ...............................34  
GETTING STARTED.................................................. 3  
Step 1: Unpack the Box............................................. 3  
Step 2: Choose a Location for the A1500.................. 4  
Step 3: Prepare the A1500 for Use ............................ 4  
Step 4: Set Up the Document Trays .......................... 4  
Step 5: Connect the AC Power Cord......................... 5  
Step 6: Install the Ink Cartridges ............................... 5  
Step 7: Connect the Telephone Line Cord................. 6  
Step 8: Check Phone Line ......................................... 6  
Step 9: Load Paper..................................................... 7  
Step 10: Connect the USB Printer Cable................... 7  
FAXING.................................................................... 37  
Preparing Documents for Faxing .............................37  
Loading the Documents ...........................................37  
Sending a Fax Using the Control Panel ...................37  
Advanced Faxing Features.......................................38  
Speed Sending..........................................................39  
On Hook Dialing (OHD)..........................................39  
Confirming Transmission ........................................40  
Redial.......................................................................40  
Automatic Redial .....................................................40  
Receiving a Fax........................................................40  
Fax Forwarding........................................................41  
Using the Compaq Control Form to Fax..................42  
COMPAQ A1500 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ....... 9  
Description of Programs and Drivers ........................ 9  
System Requirements ................................................ 9  
Installing the Software............................................. 10  
COPYING................................................................. 43  
Preparing Documents for Copying...........................43  
Using the Copy/Scan Sleeve....................................43  
Loading the Documents ...........................................43  
Copying....................................................................43  
Copying using the Control Form..............................43  
Advanced Copy Features .........................................44  
COMPAQ A1500 CONTROLS AND FEATURES.... 11  
COMMON PROCEDURES....................................... 13  
Using the A1500 Monitor Program......................... 13  
Changing Default Settings....................................... 14  
Stand Alone Operation ............................................ 14  
Setting the Date and Time ....................................... 14  
Printing Reports....................................................... 15  
Changing Print Cartridges ....................................... 16  
Aligning Print Cartridges......................................... 17  
Cleaning Print Cartridges ........................................ 18  
Installing and Using the Photo Cartridge................. 19  
Loading Different Sized Paper ................................ 20  
Printing on Envelopes.............................................. 20  
Calibrating the Scanner ........................................... 21  
Front Control Panel Setup Button............................ 22  
SCANNING .............................................................. 45  
Preparing Documents for Scanning .........................45  
Using the Copy/Scan Sleeve....................................45  
Loading the Documents ...........................................45  
Scanning...................................................................45  
Scan to Email...........................................................45  
Scan to Applications ................................................46  
Scanning with the Computer....................................46  
Scanning with the Compaq Control Form................46  
Advanced Scanning .................................................47  
MAINTAINING YOUR A1500................................... 49  
USING THE COMPAQ A1500 SETTINGS UTILITY 23  
Accessing the Settings Utility.................................. 23  
Main Settings Window............................................ 23  
Print Settings ........................................................... 24  
Fax Settings ............................................................. 24  
Advanced Fax Settings ............................................ 25  
Speed Send Settings ................................................ 26  
Copy Settings........................................................... 27  
Scan Settings ........................................................... 28  
Control Form Settings ............................................. 29  
ALTERNATE SETUPS ............................................ 51  
Using the A1500 Extension Feature ........................51  
Sharing a Telephone Line with Other Devices ........51  
DRPD.......................................................................52  
Connecting and Configuring Equipment..................52  
BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING................................. 55  
Clearing Document and Paper Jams ........................55  
Error Messages.........................................................56  
Correcting Problems ................................................61  
CONTROL FORM .................................................... 31  
Using the Control Form to Copy ............................. 32  
Using the Control Form to Scan.............................. 32  
Using the Control Form to Fax................................ 32  
REGULATORY AND SAFETY NOTICES................ 66  
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Using This Guide  
Basic Troubleshooting  
Text Conventions in This Guide  
The Basic Troubleshooting chapter of this guide shows  
how to fix many common All-In-One related issues.  
The examples below identify and explain specially  
formatted text that is used throughout this guide.  
The names of your keyboard keys, A1500  
control panel buttons, and certain software  
instructions appear in a bold type. For example,  
Index  
Look for specific topics in the index at the end of this  
guide. Look for a topic by name, such as “printer” or,  
try looking for the action word, such as "printing a  
file."  
Home, End, Tab, Start, Setup, or Cancel.  
Some keys must be pressed at the same time to  
perform a task. We show this with the key names  
and the plus (+) symbol; for example, Ctrl+Home.  
Service and Support  
If you need further technical support, you can contact  
Compaq using our Internet site, or by telephoning one  
of our technical support centers. Our web site is  
located at  
When we discuss hard drives and diskette drives,  
we use capital letters to identify the drives; for  
example, drive A.  
Software is stored in directories on the hard  
drive. These directories are called folders. We  
also show them in capital letters, for example,  
MY FOLDER.  
Compaq's Technical Support telephone numbers, by  
region, are located in the Limited Warranty Statement.  
Sometimes, you will need to type information  
and press the Enter key. You will be told to  
“enter” this information.  
Be sure you know the serial number for your A1500 before you call  
technical support. The serial number is located on the rear of the  
machine. Write this number below for future use.  
Sometimes, you will need to type information  
without pressing the Enter key. You will be  
asked to "type" this information.  
Model and Serial Numbers  
Sometimes you will enter a command into a text  
box. This is similar to older operating systems.  
We show these commands in lower case and  
bold type; for example, install or a:\install.  
Model Number:  
Serial Number:  
Purchase Date:  
Store Name:  
A1500  
Special Messages  
The following words and symbols have special  
meaning in this guide:  
Getting Additional Help  
Application Help  
Text set off in this manner presents specific instructions,  
commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information.  
Many software programs or applications have Help  
files. To access Help for a specific application, you  
need to be using that program. Click Help on the menu  
bar, or press the F1 key.  
CAUTION: Text set off in this matter indicates that failure to follow  
directions could result in equipment damage or loss of information.  
Locating Help  
Compaq provides you with several resources to help  
you learn about your Compaq A1500. A few of these  
resources are:  
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Getting Started  
Step 1: Unpack the Box  
When unpacking the box containing your Compaq A1500 All-In-One, make sure that all of the items listed below are  
included. If there are any missing or damaged parts, return the All-In-One in its original packaging to the place of purchase.  
Box Contents  
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One Compaq A1500 All-In-One—use the All-In-One for all of your  
printing, faxing, copying, and scanning needs.  
One document exit tray—supports the original document when faxing,  
copying, or scanning is complete.  
One AC power (electrical) cord—plugs into the rear of the All-In-One  
to supply electrical power.  
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The telephone cord—plugs into the A1500 telephone line jack.  
Two ink cartridges—1 color cartridge and 1 black cartridge.  
CD-ROM—contains the software drivers and application software  
required to operate the A1500.  
Not Shown:  
One copy/scan sleeve—for faxing, copying, and scanning. Protects  
photographs to be scanned. Also allows you to scan irregular size  
paper.  
Documentation—provides the information required to set up, operate,  
and maintain the A1500. Your documentation also provides important  
safety information, your Limited Warranty Statement, and  
troubleshooting tips.  
Purchase Separately  
Printer cable—The Compaq A1500 uses a standard USB cable (A Plug/B  
Plug). This cable is not included with your All-In-One and must be  
purchased separately.  
Photo cartridge —The color cartridge that comes with your A1500 will  
provide excellent near photo-quality color printing. However, an optional  
photo cartridge is also available for even higher quality results. You may  
purchase this cartridge separately.  
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Extend the Document Trays  
The A1500 ships with the document input/exit tray  
already installed.  
Step 2: Choose a Location for the A1500  
To help guarantee trouble-free operation of your  
A1500, place it on a flat, stable surface. Leave enough  
space behind and in front of the A1500 to allow for  
easy paper loading, document removal, and for  
opening the control panel.  
To support documents before and after printing,  
faxing, copying or scanning, remove the packing tape  
and extend all of the trays by pulling up and unfolding  
the extensions.  
CAUTION: Do not place the A1500 in direct sunlight, near heat  
sources or air conditioners or in dusty or dirty environments.  
The A1500 appears as illustrated:  
Step 3: Prepare the A1500 for Use  
When you take the A1500 out of the box, note that it  
was packaged to protect it during shipping. Before you  
use the A1500, make certain that you remove all of the  
following items:  
Tape  
Packing materials  
CAUTION: For instructions on removing the packing material, see the  
Compaq A1500 All-In-One setup poster.  
Step 4: Set Up the Document Trays  
The A1500 uses several trays to support your paper  
documents.  
Document Exit Tray  
To install the document exit tray:  
Extending the paper trays  
1. Align the latches on the tray with the slots on  
the front of the All-In-One.  
2. Slide the tray latches into the appropriate slots  
until the latches lock into place.  
Installing the document exit tray  
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Step 5: Connect the AC Power Cord  
Step 6: Install the Ink Cartridges  
This section shows you how to connect the A1500 to  
the electrical outlet using the AC power cord.  
1. Lift the control panel by grabbing the panel along  
the top edge.  
1. Connect one end of the AC power cord into the  
back of the A1500.  
2. Pull the control panel forward.  
2. Connect the other end into a standard AC power  
outlet (120V, 60Hz).  
Connecting the AC Power Cord  
Lifting the control panel  
CAUTION: Make certain that you plug the cord into a grounded  
(three-prong) wall outlet. Using an outlet that is not grounded may  
damage the A1500.  
3. Lift the ink cartridge access door. For better  
access, stow the document input tray away. The  
cartridge carriage will move to the center.  
After you have plugged in the A1500, the date and  
time may be blinking on the display. Your PC sets and  
maintains the date and time for you. However, if you  
are using the A1500 as a standalone machine, see  
“Setting Date and Time” in the Common Procedures  
chapter.  
Compaq recommends that you leave the A1500 on  
at all times. The A1500 goes into an energy saving  
mode when not in use. However, if you want to  
turn off the A1500, unplug the power cord.  
Lifting the ink cartridge access door  
4. Remove the new ink cartridge from its  
packaging. Hold the ink cartridge by the black  
areas or colored top only.  
5. Remove the tape covering the print head by  
carefully pulling on the yellow tab. Be sure to  
remove all of the tape.  
CAUTION: Do not touch the gold contact area of the print cartridge.  
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6. Insert the bottom of the black ink cartridge into  
the right carriage slot. Press back until the  
cartridge snaps firmly into place.  
Step 7: Connect the Telephone Line Cord  
This section shows you how to connect the telephone  
line cord to the A1500. You may also choose to add an  
extension telephone, answering machine or computer  
modem. If you have a single telephone line, this allows  
you to use your telephone when you are not faxing.  
For more information on connecting an extension telephone or other  
optional equipment to the A1500, see the “Alternate Setup” section.  
To connect the telephone line cord:  
1. Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the  
socket marked LINE on the left side of the  
A1500.  
2. Plug the telephone line cord into a standard  
telephone wall jack.  
Installing the printer cartridge  
7. Insert the bottom of the color ink cartridge into  
the left carriage slot. Press back until the  
cartridge locks firmly into place.  
If the ink cartridges move loosely in the carriage, they are not  
locked into place. They are also color coded to help with their  
installation..  
Connecting the Telephone Line Cord  
Step 8: Check Phone Line  
8. Close the ink cartridge access door and the  
control panel. Press firmly at the top center of  
the control panel until it snaps closed. The  
following message displays on the LCD panel:  
If you have connected the telephone line, press  
Start. You should hear a dial tone. If you hear a  
dial tone, you are properly connected. Press Stop to  
hang up.  
If you do not hear a dial tone, verify that the telephone  
line cord is connected securely into the wall and into  
the socket of the A1500 marked LINE.  
9. Press Start.  
An Cartridge Alignment page will print. Once it  
has finished printing, you will be prompted to enter  
values to properly align your cartridges. This is  
necessary for optimal print quality. See “Aligning  
Print Cartridges” in the Common Procedures  
chapter of this guide for instructions on entering the  
alignment values.  
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before printing on that paper. See the “Loading  
Different Sized Paper” section of the Common  
Procedures chapter for instructions. The software must  
be installed before the paper size may be set in the  
printer software.  
Step 9: Load Paper  
You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper into the  
paper input tray.  
To load paper into the A1500:  
Step 10: Connect the USB Printer Cable  
IMPORTANT: The printer cable is not included with  
1. Insert the paper into the paper input tray. Make  
certain the side you want to print on is facing  
you. Orient the head of the paper so that the  
head is facing down.  
your unit. You must purchase a USB cable separately.  
To connect the USB printer cable:  
2. Align the paper with the paper guide. Squeeze  
the left paper guide and move it to the right to  
match the width of the paper.  
1. Connect one end of the USB printer cable to the  
printer port on the rear of the A1500.  
2. Connect the other end of the USB printer cable  
to the USB printer port on the front or rear of  
your computer.  
Connecting the USB Printer Cable  
IMPORTANT: If your computer is on when you  
connect the USB cable, Windows will detect the  
Compaq A1500 and will ask you for the driver disk.  
Select the Cancel button on the dialog that appears.  
Inserting paper into the A1500  
The A1500 emits warning beeps or tones when the  
paper tray is empty due to one of the following  
reasons:  
You are now ready to start the software installation.  
Proceed to the Compaq A1500 Software Installation  
chapter that follows.  
The paper does not load when starting to print a  
job.  
The printer runs out of paper while printing.  
The LCD panel will then display the following  
message:  
To start or continue the print job, install more paper  
into the paper input tray then press the Form Feed  
button.  
IMPORTANT: If you load any paper other than  
8 ½” by 11”-sized paper into the paper input tray, you  
must change the default paper size. Change the default  
paper size in the printer software and on the A1500  
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Compaq A1500 Software Installation  
Although your Compaq A1500 can be used as a stand  
alone copier and fax machine, you will get the greatest  
benefit from your A1500 by connecting it to your  
computer and installing the included software.  
Media Browser  
Use Media Browser to manage your images. Create  
image albums, enhance your images, and post your  
albums to the internet.  
Installing the software will allow you to:  
ReadIRIS (OCR)  
With ReadIRIS, you can scan documents and convert  
them to text. Load the text files into your favorite word  
processor for editing.  
Print from your computer  
Scan images to your computer  
Send images and faxes through email  
Adjust the Compaq A1500 settings  
Use the innovative Compaq Control Form  
Upload image albums to the internet  
Scan documents for word processing  
And more!  
System Requirements  
Before you start, make sure you have the minimum  
computer setup:  
486 processor (recommend Pentium 100 or better  
for optimum performance).  
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition,  
Description of Programs and Drivers  
The software is located on the A1500 Drivers CD. The  
A1500 Drivers CD includes the following software:  
Windows Millennium, or Windows 2000.  
32 MB RAM (64 MB RAM or more for  
optimum performance, and 128 MB or more for  
scanning large images).  
Printer Driver  
40 MB available hard drive space (100 MB for a  
The printer driver tells the computer what kind of a  
printer you are using and controls the various settings,  
such as print quality and paper type. You define these  
settings within the printer driver, which then  
communicates the settings to both the computer and  
the printer.  
full installation).  
Additional minimum of 100 MB free hard drive  
space recommended for full-color scanning.  
CD-ROM drive required for software  
installation.  
Scanner Driver  
IMPORTANT: The Compaq Limited Warranty  
excludes the use of the A1500 outside of the country  
of purchase. See your Limited Warranty Statement for  
more details.  
The scanner driver allows you to scan images from any  
graphics or OCR (Optical Character Recognition)  
applications program that supports the TWAIN  
standard; for example, Kodak Imaging, Microsoft  
Paint, etc.  
Compaq A1500 Utilities  
The Compaq A1500 software allows you to control  
how you want to use your Compaq A1500 to print,  
fax, copy, and scan.  
With the utility software, you can change your  
Compaq A1500 settings, set your scanning  
applications, enter your Speed Send lists, and send  
faxes to email recipients.  
You can also use the Compaq Control Form to  
automate common scanning, copying, and faxing  
tasks.  
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5. When the A1500 setup screen appears, follow  
the on-screen instructions to complete the  
software installation.  
Installing the Software  
Before you start, make sure your computer meets or  
exceeds the system requirements for the drivers and  
application programs you want to install. See “System  
Requirements” listed above.  
To install the Compaq A1500 software  
1. Turn on your computer and let it complete its  
start up into Windows.  
2. Plug in the A1500 power cable, then connect  
the USB cable to the PC.  
3. Windows then detects new hardware.  
IMPORTANT: For proper software installation, you MUST cancel the  
Add New Hardware wizard!  
Windows detects that you have installed the  
Compaq A1500 and asks you for the Driver disk.  
Select the Cancel button on the above dialog. If you  
are starting Windows for the first time, Windows  
asks you to select a printer. Again, select Cancel.  
4. Put the CD in the CD-ROM drive. The  
installation will start after a short period of  
time.  
If the CD does not run automatically, you will need  
to start it yourself:  
Click StartRun.  
Type x:\setup.exe  
(where x is the drive letter for your CD-ROM  
drive)  
Click OK.  
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Compaq A1500 Controls and Features  
Control Panel  
Control Locations and Functions  
The control panel is located on the front of the A1500.  
Take a moment to become familiar with the main  
components of your A1500.  
Control Panel Features  
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Setup  
Provides menus to access the system setup,  
cartridge maintenance, and print report features.  
Front view of the A1500  
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Menu  
Displays features for each operation.  
Options  
Changes the settings for that feature when  
pressed after the menu button.  
Controls  
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Stop/Clear  
Halts an action or clears an incorrect value. When  
multiple jobs are running, use the Option button  
to select a job. Press Stop to stop it or Start to let  
the job continue.  
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Control Panel  
Accesses the functions of the A1500.  
Document Input  
Guides  
Aligns original document for faxing,  
copying, or scanning.  
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Start/Dial  
Begin a selected action, such as faxing.  
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Document Input  
Tray  
Supports documents for faxing, copying,  
or scanning.  
Press this button first for On Hook Dialing (OHD).  
Paper Input Tray  
Extension  
Supports paper.  
Form Feed  
Use to continue printing after reloading the paper  
tray when it runs out of paper during a print job.  
Also removes paper if paper does not exit  
completely after printing.  
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Paper Exit Tray  
Holds printed pages.  
Document Exit  
Tray  
Holds original documents that have been  
fed through the A1500 scanner.  
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Pause/  
Redial  
#/  
Adds a three-second pause when dialing or dials  
the last number called.  
Enters the “#” symbol when dialing. If pressed  
when system is in the idle state, this button  
provides access to the Speed Send menu (Send  
to Fax or Email.)  
Speed Send  
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Keypad  
Dials a number or selects a value for printing  
copies.  
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11 Scan  
Prints out the Compaq Control Form or starts a  
Control Form task using this form.  
Creates electronic files on your host computer  
from hardcopy documents.  
12 Copy  
13 Fax  
Copies a document.  
Use to fax a document.  
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Rear View  
Rear View Features  
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AC power cord connector.  
USB port (top right).  
Extension (EXT) Line to telephone or answering machine.  
Telephone (LINE) to wall jack.  
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Common Procedures  
This section describes several common procedures that  
you will need to operate your Compaq A1500. These  
procedures include:  
Using the A1500 Monitor Program  
The A1500 can only get assistance from the PC to run PC  
assisted tasks when the A1500 Monitor Program is  
running.  
Using the A1500 Monitor Program  
Using the A1500 Settings Utility to set up Print, Fax,  
Copy and Scan operations including Speed Send and  
Control Form  
The following A1500 tasks require PC assistance:  
Speed Send operations that include email addresses  
and destinations  
Changing Default Settings  
All scan operations  
Control Form jobs  
Setting the date and time  
Printing reports  
For more details on using these procedures, go to the  
appropriate chapter in this guide; for example, Faxing,  
Copying or Scanning.  
Changing, aligning, and cleaning print cartridges  
Installing and using the photo cartridge  
Loading different sized paper  
Printing on envelopes  
It is not necessary to have the A1500 Monitor Program running  
for any Print, Copy, or Scan operations initiated from your PC.  
Calibrating the scanner  
Once the printer is powered and connected to the PC by  
the USB cable and the software is installed, the A1500  
monitor program will start running when the system is  
powered up. When the A1500 Monitor Program is  
running, the following icon will appear in the system tray.  
Using the SETUP button on the control panel  
If a PC assisted task is in progress, the icon is animated.  
While your cursor is over the icon, click the left mouse  
button to bring up the A1500 Settings utility. For more  
details on using the utility, see “Compaq A1500 Settings  
Utility” later in this chapter.  
Right click on the icon to display the Monitor menu.  
From the menu, you can access the Settings Utility, the  
Printer Control Program, or the Printer Properties. You  
can also choose to shut down the A1500 Monitor  
Program. This is useful if you want to disable the A1500  
from using the host PC.  
If the A1500 is not connected or there is a communication  
problem, a red ‘X’ will appear on the above icon.  
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Changing Default Settings  
The computer-based Compaq A1500 Settings Utility  
provides a simple user interface to change and set up the  
following features of the A1500:  
Setting the Date and Time  
A blinking date and time in the LCD panel will indicate  
that there has been a power failure. If power is lost for  
more than an hour, the correct time will be lost.  
Print  
When the PC is connected it can automatically detect this  
condition and reset the date and time for you.  
Fax  
Copy  
Scan  
The date and time can be set from the computer using the  
Compaq A1500 Settings Utility or from the A1500  
control panel.  
Speed Send  
Compaq Control Form  
Setting the Date and Time using the Settings  
Utility  
To access the A1500 Settings Utility, use either of the  
following methods:  
To change the date and time from the computer:  
Click StartProgramsCompaq A1500 All-In-  
OneCompaq A1500 Settings Utility.  
1. Run the Compaq A1500 Settings Utility by  
clicking on the A1500 Monitor icon.  
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2. Select the Fax button.  
Left click on the A1500 Monitor Program icon located  
in the system tray.  
3. Select the Advanced button.  
4. Select the check box to “Get date and time from  
the computer.” Alternately, if this box is not  
checked, you can enter the date and time.  
For more details on the default settings, see the “Compaq  
A1500 Settings Utility” section later in this chapter.  
5. Close the Settings Utility to update the time on the  
A1500 display.  
Stand Alone Operation  
When the A1500 is not connected to a computer, or the  
computer is not on, the A1500 can perform the following  
tasks:  
Setting the Date and Time using the A1500  
You can set the date and time from the A1500 control  
panel when the A1500 is used in standalone mode, using  
the following steps:  
Send and receive faxes.  
1. Press the Setup button. Date and time is the first  
menu item in the Setup menu.  
Make black and white or color copies  
Support the following setup functions:  
2. Enter two digits for the month. For example, enter  
01 for January. Note that as you enter valid  
information, the top line displays the updated date  
and time.  
Change, clean and align the cartridges  
Print reports  
Change the receive mode  
3. Enter two digits for the day. For example, enter 07  
for the 7th.  
Select paper size and fax receive print quality  
4. Enter two digits for the year. For example, enter 00  
for 2000, or 01 for 2001.  
For more details on using these procedures, go to the  
appropriate chapter in this guide; for example, Faxing,  
Copying, Scanning and “Control Panel Setup Button.”  
5. Enter two digits for the hour. For example, enter  
02 for 2 PM.  
If you attempt a task that requires the PC while the PC is not  
available, the A1500 will display a “PC not available” message.  
6. Enter two digits for the minute. For example, enter  
45.  
7. Enter 1 for AM or 2 for PM.  
You can also use the Options button on the A1500 to step  
through or skip over the current settings. If you only want  
to change the hour, press the Options button until the hour  
is displayed and then enter the new hour. Pressing Stop at  
any time uses the last valid date and time entered.  
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Printing Reports  
Speed Send List  
The Speed Send List contains all of the current Speed  
Send names with their fax numbers and/or email  
addresses.  
Transmission Report Default Settings  
When you send a fax from the A1500, you can choose to:  
Print a report if there is an error sending the fax  
(this is the default setting)  
To print the Speed Send List report, use the following  
procedure:  
Always print a confirmation report  
Never print a confirmation report  
1. Press Setup  
2. Press the Menu button until Print Report is  
To make your selection, use the Message Confirm pull-  
down box in the Fax section of the Compaq A1500  
Settings Utility.  
displayed in the top of the display  
3. Press the Options button to select Speed Send List  
4. Press Start to print the report  
Fax Confirmation Report  
From the control panel you can print out a confirmation  
report for the last fax sent.  
To access or edit the Speed Send List, use the A1500  
Settings Utility. For more information, see the “Speed  
Send” and “Control Form Setup” sections in this  
chapter.  
1. Press Setup  
2. Press the Menu button once. The LCD panel  
Self Test  
displays the following message:  
The Self Test Report prints a nozzle test pattern along  
with some service information that may be required  
during a service call.  
To print the Self Test report, use the following procedure:  
1. Press Setup  
3. Press Start to print the report.  
2. Press the Menu button until Print Report is  
displayed in the top of the display  
Transmission and Reception Logs  
3. Press the Options button to select Self Test  
4. Press Start to print the report  
Logs for faxes received or sent by the A1500 are stored in  
the A1500 and can be printed out on request or  
automatically every 40 transactions. Note that only the  
last 40 transactions are kept. To print a report, use the  
following procedure:  
1. Press Setup.  
2. Press the Menu button until Print Report displays  
in the top line of the LCD panel.  
3. Press the Options button to select the log you want  
to print.  
4. Press the Start button to print the report.  
Fax logs will be printed automatically if the  
“Automatically print fax logs” box is checked in the  
Advanced Fax Settings section of the A1500 Settings  
Utility.  
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3. Close the cartridge access door and the control  
panel. Press firmly on the top center of the control  
panel until it snaps into place. The LCD panel  
displays the following message:  
Changing Print Cartridges  
CAUTION: When changing cartridges, avoid touching the motor  
located in the front right corner load area, as it can be hot.  
The system can keep track of the ink level in each of the  
three cartridge types: black, color, and photo. When you  
tell the system that a new cartridge has been installed, the  
ink level for that cartridge type is set back to full.  
4. Press Start if you did not change any cartridges. If  
you changed a cartridge, press the Options button  
until the correct answer displays on the LCD  
panel. Press Start.  
If you tell the system that you are installing an old  
cartridge, the ink level for that cartridge type is not reset.  
This allows exchanging the black and photo cartridge as  
required while maintaining the ink level for both. You can  
also use the old selection when you take a cartridge out  
for cleaning. For more information, see the “Cleaning  
Print Cartridges” section in this chapter.  
Changing Print Cartridges using your  
Computer  
1. Access the Compaq A1500 Printer Control  
Program by right-clicking the A1500 Monitor icon  
in your system tray, or by clicking  
StartProgramCompaq A1500 All-In-  
OneCompaq A1500 Control Program.  
2. Select the Cartridges tab.  
3. Click the Install/Change Cartridges button.  
4. Lift the control panel by pulling toward you on the  
edge nearest the LCD display.  
5. Lift the cartridge access door.  
6. Replace/install the selected cartridge.  
7. Close the cartridge access door.  
5. If you select New Left or New Both cartridges in  
Step 4, press the Options button until the correct  
answer displays on the LCD panel. Press Start.  
8. Close the control panel. Press firmly on the top  
center of the control panel until it snaps into place.  
9. Click the button that indicates which cartridge is  
being installed. If it is a new cartridge, be sure to  
verify that the correct type is selected: standard or  
high yield.  
10.Installing new cartridges requires an alignment  
check and an alignment pattern will automatically  
print. Go to step 4 of “Aligning Print Cartridges  
from the Computer” in this chapter.  
11.When re-installing old cartridges, the alignment  
procedure is optional.  
6. If you select New Right or New Both cartridges in  
Step 4, press the Options button until the correct  
answer displays on the LCD panel. Press Start.  
Changing Print Cartridges using the A1500  
1. Lift the front control panel by pulling toward you  
on the edge nearest the LCD display.  
2. Lift the cartridge access door. Replace/install the  
selected cartridge. Install the color cartridge in the  
left position, and the black or photo cartridge in the  
right position.  
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under it. Your pattern may have more letters than  
those shown below.  
7. If you select Old Right cartridges in Step 4, press  
the Options button until the correct answer displays  
on the LCD panel. Press Start.  
8. If any new cartridges were installed, then an  
alignment is required. An alignment pattern  
automatically prints. Go to step 6 of “Aligning  
Print Cartridges” in the next section below.  
6. Locate the number under the alignment pattern that  
comes closest to forming a perfectly straight line  
from each group on the test page. For example, in  
sample group A above, pattern 5 comes closest to  
forming a straight line.  
Aligning Print Cartridges  
Cartridge alignment can be done from the computer by  
using the Compaq A1500 Printer Control Program, or  
from the A1500 front control panel.  
7. Enter the number you chose as the appropriate  
alignment setting for each group in the dialog box.  
Use the Up and Down arrow keys.  
The print cartridges should be aligned after installing a  
new print cartridge or if the black portions of graphics do  
not align with the color portions. The alignment pattern  
automatically prints after installing a new cartridge.  
8. Click OK after you have entered a number for each  
of the groups.  
Aligning Print Cartridges using the A1500  
To print the alignment pattern:  
1. Press Setup.  
Aligning Print Cartridges using the Computer  
To print the alignment pattern:  
1. Access the Compaq A1500 Printer Control  
Program by right clicking on the A1500 Monitor  
icon, or by clicking StartProgramsCompaq  
A1500 All-In-OneCompaq A1500 Control Program.  
2. Press the Menu button until the following message  
appears on the LCD panel:  
2. Click the Cartridges tab on the A1500 Printer  
Control Program.  
3. Click the Align Cartridges button. The alignment  
test page will print and the “Ink Cartridge  
3. Press Start. The Cartridge Alignment page prints.  
Alignment” dialog box will appear on your screen.  
4. Enter the Cartridge Alignment information.  
Depending on the cartridge combination you have  
installed in your printer, a test page with one or  
more alignment patterns similar to the ones shown  
4. Enter the alignment information.  
5. Depending on the cartridge combination you have  
installed on your printer, the A1500 prints a test  
page with two or more alignment patterns similar  
to those shown below. Each pattern has a number  
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below is printed. Each pattern has a number under  
it.  
Cleaning Print Cartridges  
There are approximately 200 nozzles on each of the  
cartridges. Depending on the cartridge type, the nozzles  
are all one color (black) or split into 3 groups of different  
colors (color or photo).  
Cleaning the ink jet nozzles on the print cartridges  
improves the print quality.  
There are several situations that can result in some of the  
nozzles not working properly.  
If the cartridge is new, it may take a couple of  
cleaning cycles to get all of the nozzles working.  
If the printer has not been used for an extended  
period of time, the cartridges may not function  
properly.  
A build up of ink on the bottom of the cartridge may  
affect the cartridge performance.  
If the cartridge is running out of ink, the cartridge  
will not function properly. In this case, cleaning the  
cartridge will not help the nozzles to fire. You must  
replace the ink cartridge.  
There are two methods to clean the ink cartridges:  
Clean and nozzle test, which can be done from the  
A1500 control panel or the computer.  
5. Locate the number under the alignment pattern that  
comes closest to forming a perfectly straight line  
from each group on the test page. For example, in  
sample group A, pattern 5 comes closest to  
forming a straight line.  
Wiping the print cartridge nozzles.  
Cleaning the Cartridges using the Computer  
1. Access the Compaq A1500 Printer Control  
Program by right clicking on the A1500 Monitor  
icon, or by clicking StartProgramsCompaq  
A1500 All-In-OneCompaq A1500 Control Program.  
6. Enter the 2-digit number on the keypad using a  
leading 0 for the “A” alignment pattern, if  
necessary. In this example, press the 0 and 5  
buttons. The LCD panel displays the following  
message:  
2. Click the Cartridge tab, then click on the Clean  
Print Nozzles button. The cleaning pattern prints.  
Cleaning the Cartridges using the A1500  
1. Press Setup.  
2. Press the Menu button until the following message  
appears on the LCD panel:  
7. Re-enter the alignment value if an out of range  
two-digit number was entered.  
If the displayed value is correct, press the Options button to  
proceed to the next pattern. Use the Clear button if you make a  
mistake and need to back up.  
3. Press Start.  
8. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for the remaining printed  
out patterns. Note that the number of patterns  
printed depends on the cartridge types installed.  
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Checking the Cartridge Cleaning Printout  
1. Examine the test pattern.  
The example below shows a test pattern of all nozzles  
functioning correctly. The first pattern printed in each  
group is from the black (or photo) cartridge. The  
second one is from the color cartridge.  
Cleaning the print cartridges  
When cleaning the color print cartridge, wipe the nozzles  
in one direction so the colors do not mix.  
To dissolve dried ink, hold a damp cloth against the  
nozzles for about three seconds. Gently blot and wipe dry.  
1. Allow the copper-colored area to dry.  
2. Reinstall the print cartridge and repeat the nozzle  
test.  
2. Compare the diagonal line above the printed bars  
to the diagonal line below the printed bars.  
Be sure that you select Old when re-installing the cartridge.  
Look for a break in the diagonal lines. A broken line  
indicates clogged nozzles.  
This will ensure the current ink count remains accurate.  
3. Remove the cartridge if the nozzle test line is still  
broken. Wipe the print cartridge carrier contacts  
with a tissue or soft cloth.  
If the bottom line still has breaks, but fewer than the  
top line, run the test two more times. If the print  
quality is satisfactory after running the test three times,  
the print nozzles are clean. You do not need to  
complete the remaining steps.  
Installing and Using the Photo Cartridge  
The optional photo cartridge gives excellent, near photo  
quality printing when used in conjunction with specialty  
coated or photo papers.  
If the print quality of both lines is not satisfactory after  
running the test three times, perform the following  
steps:  
a. Remove and reinstall the print cartridge. For  
more information, see the “Changing Print  
Cartridges” section in this chapter.  
When you wish to use a photo cartridge, replace the black  
cartridge (right carriage position) with the photo  
cartridge. Store the black cartridge in the case provided  
with the photo cartridge.  
b. Repeat the nozzle test.  
To change the photo or black cartridge, use the install  
cartridge procedure described in the “Changing Print  
Cartridges” section of this chapter. To ensure correct ink  
level records are maintained, always select old when  
installing a used black or used photo cartridge. Use new  
only when installing a new cartridge.  
c. Wipe the print cartridge nozzles if the lines are  
still broken.  
Wiping the Print Nozzles  
Wipe the print nozzles only if you have already cleaned  
the print nozzles but the print quality is still not  
satisfactory.  
The ink level for one used ink cartridge of each type  
(color, black, and photo) is tracked. The use of a second  
old cartridge of the same type disrupts ink tracking and  
will result in incorrect ink level reporting and possibly  
lost faxes.  
Wiping the print nozzles removes dried ink from the  
nozzles. To wipe the print nozzles:  
1. Remove the print cartridge from the printer.  
2. Use a dry tissue to gently clean the entire copper  
colored area including the nozzles and contacts.  
When you have finished using the photo cartridge,  
immediately swap it with the black cartridge.  
The reasons for replacing the photo cartridge with the  
black ink cartridge are:  
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Photo cartridges should be used for printing  
pictures. Using it for normal faxing and black  
printing operations will prematurely deplete the  
black ink in the photo cartridge.  
Printing black with the photo cartridge installed will  
be much slower than using the black cartridge.  
Normal incoming faxes cannot be printed when the  
Photo cartridge is installed. They will be saved to  
memory so you may print them later.  
4. Press Stop to return to the ready state. The last  
paper size displayed is the size that will be used.  
Always store the unused black or photo cartridge in the storage  
container provided with the photo cartridge.  
Setting the Paper Size for Computer Printing  
1. Open the PRINTERS folder by clicking on  
Loading Different Sized Paper  
StartSettingsPrinters.  
The A1500 supports A4, Letter, and Legal sized paper in  
the paper input tray.  
2. Click with the right mouse button on the Compaq  
A1500 icon, then select Properties.  
3. Select the Paper tab.  
To load paper into the A1500:  
4. Select the size and type of paper installed.  
5. Click OK.  
1. Extend the paper support on the paper input tray.  
2. Insert the paper into the paper input tray. Orient  
the paper so that the head of the paper is facing  
down, and the side you want to print on is facing  
you.  
Printing on Envelopes  
Preparing Envelopes for Printing  
The following envelopes are not recommended because  
they may cause jams or smears, or may damage the  
A1500.  
3. Align the paper with the paper guides. Squeeze the  
paper guide and move it to the right to match the  
width of the paper.  
For standalone copy and fax operations make sure that  
you select the correct paper size.  
Envelopes with windows, holes, perforations,  
cutouts, and double flaps  
Setting Paper Size using the Settings Utility  
Envelopes made with special coated paper or deeply  
embossed paper  
1. Access the Compaq A1500 Settings Utility by  
clicking on the A1500 Monitor icon, or click  
StartProgramsCompaq A1500 All-In-  
OneCompaq A1500 Settings Utility.  
Envelopes containing letters  
Loading an Envelope  
Before you can print on an envelope, you must select the  
envelope as your paper size. Refer to the printing  
documentation of your word processing software for  
instructions on how to do this.  
2. Select the Fax button.  
3. Select the size of the paper from the Paper Size  
drop down box.  
4. Close the Settings Utility.  
1. Remove the paper from paper input tray.  
Setting Paper Size using the Front Panel  
1. Press Setup.  
2. Load envelopes to the right (viewed from front).  
The side you will be printing on should be facing  
you.  
2. Press the Menu button until the following message  
3. Squeeze and slide the paper guide so that it  
touches the envelopes.  
appears on the LCD panel:  
4. Set up the application to print on the size of the  
envelope loaded. You can set up the print size  
from the Properties button of the Print dialog box.  
5. Print the envelope(s).  
3. Press the Options button until the desired paper  
size appears on the LCD panel.  
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Calibrating the Scanner  
The scanner may need calibrating if you see vertical  
streaks in your scanned or copied images. This procedure  
is also recommended after cleaning the document  
scanner. See the Maintaining Your A1500 chapter in this  
guide.  
To re-initialize the scanner calibration, complete the  
following steps:  
1. Place a clean, white sheet of paper in the document  
input tray.  
2. Press Setup on the A1500 front control panel.  
3. Press the Menu button twice. MAINTENANCE will  
appear in the top line.  
4. Press the Options button twice. SCANNER INIT will  
appear in the bottom line of the display.  
Inserting an envelope  
5. Press Start.  
6. The calibration process will take about one minute.  
When printing is complete:  
1. Replace the printer paper in the paper input tray.  
2. Squeeze and slide the paper guide so that it  
touches the paper.  
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Front Control Panel Setup Button  
From the Setup button on the All-In-One control panel, you can select the following features. Most of the features along with  
many more features are available from the Compaq A1500 Settings Utility on your computer.  
To access the Setup button features:  
1. Press the Setup button.  
2. Press the Menu button to cycle through Setup button features.  
3. Press the Options button to change the settings.  
Setup Button  
Menu  
Options  
Description  
Month/Day/Year  
Hour/Minute/AM/PM  
Fax Confirm  
Transmit Log  
Receive Log  
Speed Send List  
Self Test  
Date/Time  
These options allow you to change the date and time.  
Print Report  
The Fax Confirm Report prints a report for the last fax sent.  
The Transmit Log lists the faxes that were sent.  
The Receive Log lists the faxes that were received.  
The Speed Send List lists the Speed Send numbers and names.  
The Self Test checks that the printer is functioning correctly.  
Press the Start button to initiate the selected report.  
Maintenance  
Use Cartridge Clean when the Self Test page shows a clogged nozzle.  
Use Cartridge Align when the printed text looks jagged.  
Cartridge Clean  
Cartridge Align  
Scanner Init  
Use Scanner Init to recalibrate the scanner after cleaning the scanner or when vertical  
stripes are visible in scanned images.  
Press the Start button to initiate the selected report.  
Letter  
Legal  
A4  
Paper Size  
Use this feature for fax printing and standalone copy functions only. The size of paper  
loaded into the paper input tray should always be selected here.  
Silent  
Low  
Mid  
High  
Ringer Volume  
Select Silent for quiet fax reception. When selected, error tones are not generated.  
Use these settings to adjust the ringer volume.  
Letter Quality  
Draft Quality  
Fax Print  
Use Letter Quality for the best quality print.  
Use Draft Quality to print faster and use less ink.  
Off  
Fax Forwarding  
Fax Forwarding allows you to forward your faxes to another fax machine. Select Off to  
turn Fax Forwarding off, Forward to forward your faxes, and Print/Forward to print  
your faxes locally as well as forward them. .For more information, see the chapter on  
Faxing, and the Using the Compaq A1500 Settings Utility chapter.  
Forward  
Print/Forward  
Tel  
Fax Receive Mode  
The Tel setting allows you to use an extension telephone and start the fax by pressing  
*9* on the handset if an incoming fax is heard.  
Ans/Fax  
The Ans/Fax settings allow an answering machine to be attached to your A1500. When  
a call comes in, the fax senses the fax tones. If it doesn’t sense these tones, then the  
answering machine allows the caller to leave a message.  
The Fax setting should be used when the A1500 is attached to a dedicated Fax  
telephone line.  
Fax  
The DRPD mode is available once a distinctive ring pattern is learned.  
DRPD  
Learn  
Setup DRPD  
Press Start to set the A1500 to learn the next ring pattern. Call the Fax telephone  
number from another telephone within three minutes. You must have the DRPD  
Service enabled by your telephone company.  
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Using the Compaq A1500 Settings Utility  
Settings Utility Overview  
Main Settings Window  
The A1500 Settings Utility allows you to change the  
default settings of your A1500 All-In-One. For  
instance, if you make a copy by pressing the Copy  
button and then Start, the default copy settings will be  
used.  
The main settings window is the starting point for  
accessing all of the A1500 settings. Select one of the  
buttons to change the default settings of the  
corresponding All-In-One feature (Fax for Fax  
settings, Copy for Copy settings, and so on).  
The default copy setting is Black Normal. If you  
normally perform color copies, you can change the  
default to Color Normal instead by using the Settings  
Utility. You can customize dozens of settings to suit  
your preferences.  
You can always make a temporary change for a  
specific job (for instance, changing the mode to Color  
Best while performing a copy). When you are finished  
with the current job, the A1500 will default back to the  
settings you have chosen with the Settings Utility.  
Accessing the Settings Utility  
There are a number of ways to access the A1500  
Settings Utility:  
From the Start button:  
Click StartProgramsCompaq A1500 All-In-  
OneCompaq A1500 Settings Utility.  
The Main Settings Window  
From the system tray, left click on the A1500  
Monitor icon, as shown below:  
You can make changes to your A1500 settings even when your  
A1500 is not connected to your computer. Any changes will be  
sent to the A1500 the next time it is connected.  
From the system tray, right click on the A1500  
Monitor icon, and select A1500 Settings from the menu  
that appears.  
IMPORTANT: Your settings changes are sent to the  
A1500 after you press the Ok button, the Close button,  
or the [x] close button.  
The A1500 Monitor Right Click Menu  
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Fax Type  
Print Settings  
The Fax Type determines the type of fax to be sent,  
either Black, Black Photo, or Color. This will be the  
format used when sending the fax through email as  
well.  
Select the Print button from the main settings window  
to access the Print Settings.  
When sending color faxes, the receiving fax machine will print  
in color only if it supports color. Otherwise the fax will be sent  
as a traditional black and white fax.  
Fax Resolution  
Select Standard, Fine, or Super Fine resolution.  
Print Quality  
When a fax is received, it will be printed using draft or  
letter quality. If you receive a lot of junk faxes, you  
should use the Draft setting to reduce the amount of  
ink used.  
Fax Contrast  
Lighten or darken your faxes with Fax Contrast.  
Print Settings Window  
Receive Mode  
The Receive mode controls how your fax answers  
incoming calls. See the Faxing chapter later in this  
manual for a full description of the possible modes.  
The Print Settings gives you access to the Control  
Program and the Printer Properties.  
For more information on using the Control Program and Printer  
Properties, see the Printing chapter later in this manual.  
Message Confirm  
By default, the A1500 will print a message  
confirmation report only when it encounters errors  
while sending a fax. You can turn confirmation on for  
all faxes, or turn it off completely.  
Fax Settings  
Select the Fax button from the main settings window  
to access the Fax Settings.  
Auto Reduction  
Auto Reduction will reduce incoming faxes so they fit  
on the paper in the input tray.  
Paper Size  
The A1500 supports letter, legal, and A4 sized paper.  
Fax ID and Name  
This information appears at the top of your outgoing  
faxes. We recommend setting the Fax ID to your fax  
phone number, and set Name to your name or  
company name.  
Defaults  
To reset all of the fax settings to the A1500 defaults,  
press this button.  
Fax Settings Window  
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Speed Send Setup  
Date and Time  
Press the Setup button to set up your list of frequently  
dialed fax numbers and to create group lists. See the  
Speed Send section for more information.  
The settings utility will synchronize the date and time  
between your computer and the A1500. If you would  
rather select a particular date and time yourself,  
uncheck the box and enter new values.  
Advanced Fax Settings  
Press the Advanced button to display the advanced fax  
Discard Size  
settings. The advanced settings are described below.  
Sometimes a fax will be slightly longer than the paper  
in your input tray. Instead of printing a small amount  
of useless information on another page, you can  
discard it. Use the discard slider to set the amount of  
data you are willing to discard.  
Advanced Fax Settings  
From the Fax Settings page, you can access the  
Advanced Fax settings.  
Fax Forwarding  
If you will be away from your home or office, you can  
have your faxes forwarded to you while you are gone.  
To have the A1500 forward your faxes, select Forward,  
or to forward your faxes and print a local copy as well,  
select Forward and Print.  
Enter the fax number you want the faxes forward to,  
and a starting and ending date and time during which  
fax forwarding will be active.  
To disable Fax Forwarding before the end date and  
time, select Disabled as the Forwarding Mode.  
Print the Terminal ID  
When this box is checked, the A1500 will print the  
page number, date, time of reception, the Station Fax  
ID and the Name of the remote fax machine at the top  
of each received fax page. When unchecked, no  
information will be printed.  
Advanced Fax Settings Window  
The Advanced Fax Settings page contains fax settings  
that are infrequently used or changed.  
Automatically Print Fax Logs  
To print a fax log every 40 transactions, check this  
Dial Mode  
Almost all phone lines support touch tone dialing. In  
case your phone line only supports pulse (rotary)  
dialing, you can change the dial mode.  
box.  
Always Scan Fax into Memory  
Normally all pages of your fax are first scanned into  
memory and then transmitted. If you would rather have  
the pages scanned while transmitting them, uncheck  
this box. Typically this is done to conserve memory  
for incoming faxes.  
Volumes  
Use the volume sliders to adjust the ringer and speaker  
volumes to your liking.  
If the A1500 is placed in a quiet environment, set the Ringer  
volume to Silent to mute all alarms and sounds.  
Error Correction Mode  
To ensure error-free transmission with another fax  
machine running ECM, especially when the  
connection is poor, check this box.  
Redialing  
In the event a fax does not transmit the first time, due  
to a busy or noisy phone line, you can adjust how  
many minutes to wait between redials, and how many  
times to try the fax again.  
Defaults  
To reset all of the advanced fax settings to the A1500  
defaults, press this button.  
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Fax Number  
Speed Send Settings  
If this person has a fax number, enter the number here.  
If you need to dial a number to access an outside line,  
be sure to include it. Use a comma or a “P” to pause  
the dialing.  
The Speed Send Settings are accessed from the Fax  
Settings page.  
E-Mail Address  
If this person has an email address, enter it here. The  
A1500 can send faxes as email (see Type below).  
Sending a fax as an email requires a MAPI-enabled  
email program to be on your computer, such as  
Microsoft Outlook Express, an email account, and an  
internet connection.  
Type  
Chose whether faxes should be send as a normal fax,  
or as a fax via email. Use the checkbox to indicate you  
want the fax sent through normal means when the PC  
is not available for email.  
Clearing an Entry  
Speed Send Settings Window  
To clear an entry of all information, first select the  
speed send number you wish to clear and then press  
the Clear button.  
Your A1500 includes a Speed Send button (the #  
button). As the name implies, you can use this button  
to send faxes and emails quickly, to one person or to  
many people all at once.  
Selecting an Entry for Viewing or Editing  
The Speed Send Settings window lets you maintain a  
list of fax numbers and email addresses. These are  
assigned to Speed Send numbers.  
There are three ways of selecting a Speed Send entry  
for viewing or editing:  
1. Use the Speed Number. Type the number in the  
box, or scroll to it using the adjacent arrows.  
To learn more about sending faxes and emails with the Speed  
Send button, see the Faxing chapter later in this manual.  
2. Use the Display Name drop-down list. Click on  
the arrow to the right of the display name to  
display a listbox, then scroll to the name you wish  
to edit.  
Speed Send Addresses  
You can store up to 59 individual names and numbers  
in your Speed Send list. Entries are numbered 1 to 59.  
3. If the name is part of a group, simply double click  
on the name in the Group Members box to display  
the entry.  
Speed Number  
To store an entry, first select the number you wish to  
assign to that entry. This number will be used to send  
the fax later. The numbers do not have to be  
sequential, so you can pick numbers that are  
meaningful to you.  
Speed Send Groups  
You can create up to ten (10) Speed Send Groups.  
Group entries are numbered 60-69.  
Group Number  
Display Name  
To create a group, first select a group number. As with  
the individual entries, groups do not need to be  
sequential.  
Once you’ve chosen a number, give the entry a name.  
This name can be up to 14 characters, and will be  
displayed on the A1500 LCD panel.  
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Display Name  
Once you’ve chosen a group number, give the group a  
name. The group name can be up to 14 characters, and  
will be displayed on the A1500 LCD panel.  
The LCD panel will indicate whether a Speed Send entry is a  
group by displaying the word GROUP by the entry number.  
Group Members  
The Group Members list shows all of the members of  
the Speed Send group.  
Adding a Member  
To add a member to the group, select an entry in the  
Speed Send area on the left. Press the Add button to  
make that entry part of the current group. You can add  
the same entry to more than one group.  
Copy Settings Window  
Copy Size  
Removing a Member  
If you regularly scale your copies down to a smaller  
size, use the Copy Size setting to select the default  
scale. For instance, you can set the scaling so legal  
sized documents are scaled down to letter size when  
copied.  
To remove a member from a group, select the name  
you wish to remove by clicking on their name. Press  
the Remove button to remove the name from the  
group.  
Clearing the Group  
Copy Order  
Normally, multiple copies are made as each page is  
scanned. If you want to collate your copies, or reverse  
the order so the first page is printed last, check these  
boxes.  
If you wish to clear all of the members from a group,  
press the Clear button.  
Speed Send All Group #70  
The Settings utility creates a special hidden group that  
contains all of the speed send entries you have defined.  
If you ever want to send a fax to all of the people in  
your Speed Send list, use group #70.  
The computer is required when collating or reversing multiple  
page color copies.  
Paper Type  
Copy Settings  
The paper type makes a big difference when making  
color copies. Select the default paper type used when  
you make color copies.  
The Copy Settings window controls how the A1500  
makes copies.  
Copy Type  
Defaults  
By default, the A1500 makes normal resolution black  
and white copies. You can change the default copy  
type to three different black settings and three different  
color settings. Choose the type of copy you expect to  
usually make.  
To reset all of the copy settings to the A1500 defaults,  
press this button.  
Copy Contrast  
The Copy Contrast setting controls the lightness or  
darkness of the copy. Use the contrast to lighten or  
darken your copies.  
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Scan To Email  
Scan Settings  
The second Scan To menu entry is always Email. To  
scan to email, you must have an internet account and  
connection, a valid email address, and an email  
program that supports MAPI (such as Microsoft  
Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, etc).  
The Scan Settings window controls the scan type and  
contrast and the Scan To list.  
By default, the TXT file format is used for Emails.  
Your documents will be scanned, converted by  
ReadIRIS, and then placed into the body of your email  
message.  
You can select a different default file type, or change  
the file type when you scan. Your scanned files will be  
attached to the email message.  
Once scanned, your email program will be run. You  
can then select recipients from your email address  
book, add a subject, and type a message. Be sure and  
read over any scanned text to verify its accuracy.  
To automatically send faxes as emails without any user  
interaction, see the Fax Speed Send section.  
Scan Settings Window  
Scan To Applications  
Scan To Menu  
Once an image is scanned, the A1500 can launch your  
favorite image processing applications. You can define  
up to twelve (12) additional Scan To applications,  
numbered 3 to 14.  
When you press the Scan button on the A1500, a Scan  
To menu appears on the LCD display panel. The first  
two menu entries are User Folder and Email. You can  
add up to 12 additional menu options for your favorite  
applications.  
Scan To Entry  
Scan To User Folder  
The first menu entry is always the User Folder.  
To store an entry, first select the number you wish to  
assign to that entry. The numbers do not have to be  
sequential. Pick numbers that are meaningful to you.  
The User Folder is where your scanned pictures are  
stored after you scan them. Once scanned, they will be  
given the filename of Month-Day-###.ext, such as  
Aug-05-002.JPG.  
Display Name  
Once you’ve chosen a number, give the entry a name.  
This name can be up to 14 characters, and will be  
displayed on the A1500 LCD panel.  
By default, the User Folder is set to My Pictures, which  
is usually located in your My Documents folder. You  
can change this to any folder you wish. Type in the  
new folder name, or press the […] button to browse for  
an existing folder.  
Application  
Type the path of the application program you want to  
use to edit or view the scanned image. To browse for a  
program, click on the […] browse button.  
Images can be stored in one of three popular file types  
(Windows bitmap BMP, TIFF, or JPEG), or one of  
two text formats (ASCII Text TXT, or Rich Text  
Format RTF). Select a default file type.  
File Type  
Select a file type that is compatible with the program.  
For graphics programs, choose one of the graphics file  
formats (BMP, TIFF, or JPG). For text or word  
processing programs, choose TXT or RTF. .  
You can change the file format each time you scan. Press the  
Menu button after pressing the Scan button and choose a new  
file type.  
ReadIRIS must be installed to convert your scanned files into  
the text (TXT) or word processing (RTF) formats. ReadIRIS is  
normally installed as part of the A1500 software installation.  
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Clearing an Entry  
Speed Send Entries  
This box will list all of the Speed Send entries you  
currently have defined. You must first set up your  
speed send list before you can add any entries to the  
Control Form. See the Speed Send Settings section  
earlier in this chapter for help.  
To clear an entry of all information, first select the  
speed send number you wish to clear and then press  
the Clear button.  
Scan Type  
By default, the A1500 performs normal resolution  
color scans. You can change the default scan type to  
three different black settings and three different color  
settings. Choose the type of scan you expect to usually  
make.  
From List  
A Control Form supports up to eight (8) Fax From  
entries. The From box displays the speed send entries  
currently in the Fax From list.  
To List  
Scan Contrast  
A Control Form supports up to sixteen (16) Fax To  
entries. The To box displays the speed send entries  
currently in the Fax To list.  
The contrast setting controls the lightness or darkness  
of the scan. Use the contrast to lighten or darken your  
scans if needed.  
Adding an Entry  
Defaults  
To add a Speed Send entry to the From or To lists,  
select the entry by clicking on the name in the Speed  
Send Entries box. Then select the Add button next to  
the list you wish to add the entry to.  
To reset all of the scan settings to the A1500 defaults,  
press this button.  
Control Form Settings  
The Control Form Settings window allows you to  
select Speed Send entries for your Control Form Fax  
From and Fax To sections.  
Removing an Entry  
To remove a From or To entry, select the name you  
wish to remove by clicking on it. Then select the  
Remove button.  
Printing a Control Form  
Once you have defined the From and To lists, close the  
settings window to save your entries. Print a Control  
Form by pressing the Control Form button on the front  
control panel of the A1500.  
Note that the scanner input tray should be empty  
before attempting to print a Control Form.  
Control Form Settings Window  
The From and To entries will appear on the Control  
Form when it is printed. A checkbox will appear next  
to each name. To send a fax with the Control Form,  
you simply check the boxes.  
For more information on using a Control Form, see the Control  
Form section later in this guide.  
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Control Form  
You may want to print several copies. Keeping a supply of  
printed Control Forms available will save time when you are  
ready for the A1500 to perform a task.  
Overview  
The Compaq Control Form is a paper document that  
you can use to give instructions to your A1500. You  
can mark it with a pencil or pen and feed it into the  
scanner. The A1500 software will then read your  
instructions and execute them.  
Control Form provides an easy way to work with your  
A1500. It is particularly useful if you need to do  
several things with one document.  
For example:  
Check the scan box to store a scanned image on  
your hard drive in the format of your choice  
Check applicable boxes in the FAX section to  
automatically send a document to any previously  
defined Speed Send entry in the Control Form.  
Check a combination of Fax, Copy, and Scan  
boxes on the Compaq Control Form to perform  
several operations at once.  
Printing a Control From  
To print a Control From, make sure the scanner input  
tray is empty. Then simply press the Control Form  
button on the A1500 control panel.  
Once a Control Form has printed, you can use a check  
mark to identify the operations (fax, copy, or scan) you  
want to perform. Any kind of mark will work…you  
can use an X or just scribble in the box.  
Using a Control Form  
Using a Control Form is easy. Once you have printed  
one out, simply check the boxes for the operations you  
wish to perform and follow these steps:  
1. When you have made your selections, put the  
document that you want to fax, copy, or scan  
behind the Control Form.  
A Printed Control Form  
2. Place the Control Form and documents face  
down in the document input tray with the top of  
the document facing down.  
A triangle identifies the default settings. If the settings are the  
settings you want, you do not need to recheck these boxes.  
3. Press the Control Form button on the control  
A Control Form can be used more than once and you  
can use it to perform a variety of operations  
simultaneously. For example, if you wanted to make a  
paper copy of a document and store an image of that  
document on your computer, you could do both of  
these operations at once on a single Control Form. You  
could also reuse that form each time you want to do a  
similar job.  
panel to perform the selected operations.  
You can only use the Control Form when the A1500 is  
attached to a PC, and the PC is on and available.  
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The FROM entry is used to show who the fax is from.  
When sending a traditional fax, this shows up on the  
cover page. For a fax sent as email, the FROM entry is  
used to enter the reply-to email address. Usually you  
check only one FROM box.  
Using the Control Form to Copy  
1. Press the Control Form button. A Control Form  
will print.  
2. Check the Copy box at the top of the page.  
The TO entries determine who the fax is sent to. Check  
the box next to each person’s name. Each person will  
receive a traditional fax or a fax sent as email,  
depending on their Speed Send entry.  
3. The default settings on Control Form are  
indicated with a triangle. You can change  
these settings by checking the desired settings  
in the Copy Setting section. For example, if  
you want 9 copies, check the 9 box.  
Check applicable boxes in the FAX section to send a  
document to the Speed Send entry on the Control  
Form. All of the selected entries on the Control Form  
will receive the document that follows it. In addition, if  
you check the COVER PAGE box, each of the recipients  
will receive your handwritten note from the NOTE area  
on an individually addressed cover sheet. The Control  
Form itself will not be sent.  
4. When you have made your selections, put the  
documents that you want to copy behind the  
Control Form. Place the documents to be  
copied face down and top down into the  
document input tray.  
5. Press the Control Form button on the control  
panel. The copy process begins.  
To send a fax using the Control Form:  
Using the Control Form to Scan  
1. Press the Control Form button. A Compaq  
1. Press the Control Form. A copy of the Control  
Form will print. Default settings are identified  
with a triangle next to the setting box.  
Control Form will print.  
2. Check the Scan box at the top of the page.  
2. Check the Fax box at the top of the page and the  
desired settings in the Contrast and Fax Settings  
areas.  
3. The default settings on the Control Form are  
indicated with a triangle. You can change these  
settings by checking the desired settings in the  
Scan Settings section.  
3. Check the name of the person who is sending  
the fax in the Fax FROM section.  
4. When you are finished, put the documents that  
you want to scan behind the Compaq Control  
Form. Place the document(s) to be scanned face  
down and top down in the document input tray.  
4. Check the names of the people who are  
receiving the fax in the Fax TO section.  
5. If you would like a cover page, check the Cover  
Page box. Write any message you want to  
appear on the cover page within the Note  
section.  
5. Press the Control Form button on the control  
panel. The scan process begins.  
6. The Control Form and document are scanned  
and the image is sent to the selected destination.  
See the Compaq A1500 Control Form chapter  
for more details.  
6. When you are finished, put the documents that  
you want to fax behind the Compaq Control  
Form. Place the documents printed side face  
down and top down in the document input tray.  
7. Press the Control Form button on the control  
Using the Control Form to Fax  
panel. The fax will be sent.  
You can use the Compaq Control Form to fax  
documents. But first, see the Compaq A1500 Settings  
Utility section for instructions on setting up your  
Control Form Fax FROM and Fax TO lists.  
You can perform more than one Control Form operation at  
time. It is possible to scan documents to your User Folder,  
make multiple copies of them, and then fax them…all at once!  
Control Form can display up to eight (8) FROM  
entries and sixteen (16) TO entries in the Fax section.  
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Printing  
This chapter provides some basic steps for printing a  
document. The exact steps for printing may vary from  
one software program to another. Refer to your  
software application’s user manual for detailed  
printing steps.  
1. Left click on the A1500 Monitor icon in the  
system tray. Click on the Print button, and then  
click on the Properties button to view the Printer  
Properties.  
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Printing a Document  
2. Right click on the A1500 Monitor icon, and select  
To print a document:  
Properties from the displayed menu.  
1. Start a program and create a document, or open  
an existing document that you want to print.  
See the A1500 Settings Utility section for more  
information.  
2. Open the program’s File menu.  
3. Select Print… or Print Setup from the File menu.  
Make sure the Compaq A1500 is selected as  
your printer. If it isn’t, select it now.  
When installed, your A1500 is initially set as the default  
printer.  
4. Click Properties or the Setup button if you want  
to change the settings that are appropriate for  
printing that document.  
5. Select OK to close the Properties dialog box.  
6. Select OK to print after making any necessary  
changes to your print settings.  
Changing the Printer Properties  
Most Windows software applications allow you to  
make changes to the printer properties. The properties  
are the settings used when you print. This includes  
settings that determine how a print job looks, such  
as page size, paper orientation, and margins. Settings  
changed in the software application will override  
settings made in the printer driver.  
The printer driver includes many of the settings  
mentioned above (in case your software does not  
include them). It also includes settings that determine  
how your printer will operate.  
Printer Properties  
Job Finishing  
The Job Finishing tab in the printer properties provides  
options for you to adjust how the document will appear  
on the printed page. Finishing options can include  
Booklet, Poster, Handout and Two-sided Printing.  
Changes you make to the printer properties from within an  
application will only last while that application is running.  
To change the default printer properties for all  
applications, access the printer properties from the  
Settings Utility. You can do this two ways:  
The Job Finishing options available will vary depending on  
your printer driver and operating system.  
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Booklet  
Accessing the Control Program  
To access the Compaq A1500 control program:  
The Booklet option allows you to print a document out as  
a booklet. If the Print Instruction Page is checked, a page  
will print directing you how to insert the paper so that the  
booklet prints correctly.  
Click StartProgramsCompaq A1500 All-In-One  
Compaq A1500 Control Program.  
Poster  
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Choose the Poster option from the Job Finishing  
Operations drop down list to enlarge the printed  
document. If you check Show Crop Marks, the image  
will print with crop marks. The white space around the  
image can be easily trimmed.  
Right click on the A1500 icon in the bottom right  
corner of the taskbar then select Control Program  
from the menu.  
Handout  
Choose the Handout option from the Job Finishing  
Operations drop down list to print multiple pages on a  
single sheet of paper. If you want to print the document  
on both sides of the paper, you can change the binding  
edge to change how the image is printed.  
Two-Sided Printing  
Choose the Two-Sided Printing option from the Job  
Finishing Operations drop down box to print the  
document on both sides of the paper. If you check the  
Print Instruction Page box, a sheet will print describing  
how to insert the paper. Selecting the Binding Edge  
will print the image in either Portrait or Landscape  
mode.  
Paper  
Use the paper tab to select what size of paper you have  
in your printer, the orientation, the number of copies to  
print, etc.  
Control Program  
You can also reverse the printing order of your  
document pages. The first page of your document will  
be on top of the stack in the paper exit tray. If you  
choose to collate your document, multiple copies of a  
multi-page document will be printed such that the  
documents are grouped together, rather than the pages.  
When the Compaq A1500 Control Program window  
appears, click the appropriate tab for the options you  
want to display. Make the necessary changes on each  
tab.  
Document/Quality  
Status  
The Document/Quality tab controls the paper type,  
such as plan, coated, and glossy. It also controls the  
quality (resolution) of the printing. Higher resolutions  
print better, but take longer and consume more ink.  
The status tab gives you general status information on  
the printer. You will see this window when the printer  
is printing (unless you’ve set the Control Program to  
run minimized, using the options below).  
Advanced  
Once a print job has started, you can use this window  
to cancel the print job or monitor the job progress.  
The advanced tab allows you to change how the printer  
handles color printing. You should rarely need to  
change these settings, if at all.  
The ink level of your cartridges is also displayed. Use  
the gauges to help you determine when they need  
replacing.  
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Options  
From the options tab, you can control some of the  
behavior of the Control Program. The options  
available will vary depending on your Operating  
System. Some of the options that might appear here  
include minimizing the window when a print job starts  
and enabling or disabling sound effects.  
Cartridges  
The Cartridges tab gives you access to several  
different cartridge functions. From here, you can  
install new cartridges, change them, clean your print  
nozzles, align your cartridges, or order supplies from  
the internet.  
About  
The About tab provides you with additional  
information regarding the Control Program and the  
printer driver. This is where you will find copyright  
notices and version information.  
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Faxing  
The Compaq A1500 All-In-One offers three ways to  
send a fax:  
Loading the Documents  
1. Place the document(s) to be faxed face down  
and top down in the document input tray.  
Using the front control panel  
Using the Compaq Control Form  
Using the computer  
2. Adjust the document guides to match the width  
of the document, if necessary.  
3. Slide the document down into the tray until the  
machine grips the first sheet. The LCD panel  
displays the Document Loaded message:  
When sending color faxes, the receiving fax machine will print  
in color only if it supports color. Otherwise the fax will be sent  
as a traditional black and white fax.  
Preparing Documents for Faxing  
You can use the A1500 to fax documents that will  
print on standard letter, legal, or A4-sized paper.  
Follow these guidelines to prepare your documents.  
Sending a Fax Using the Control Panel  
To send a fax using the front control panel, complete  
the following steps.  
Removing all staples, paper clips, and similar  
items before feeding the document.  
Making sure any glue, ink, or correction fluid on  
the paper is completely dry before feeding the  
document.  
1. Load the documents as described above.  
2. Press the Fax button.  
Some documents cannot be fed into the scanner input  
feeder. For those documents, the A1500 comes with a  
Copy/Scan Sleeve. The sleeve is a stiff piece of plastic  
with a clear plastic overlay. Simply place your  
document between the two pieces of plastic so that  
your document is centered at the top and visible  
through the clear plastic sheet. Use the Copy/Scan  
Sleeve for the following types of documents:  
The following appears on the LCD panel:  
3. Enter the fax number using the numeric keys or  
press the Pause/Redial button to use the number  
you last called.  
Envelopes  
Checks  
4. Pressing the Pause/Redial button after you have  
started entering a number inserts a “P” into that  
number. When the All-In-One dials, the “P” results  
in a three-second pause before sending the next  
digit. This is useful when you have to dial a number  
and wait for an outside line. (For example,  
9P7135551212)  
Receipts  
Fragile or thin documents  
Photographs  
Wrinkled or creased paper  
Curled or rolled paper  
Torn paper  
5. Press Start.  
Carbon or carbon-backed paper  
Coated or glossy paper  
The All-In-One dials the entered fax number and the  
document transmits.  
CAUTION: Do not feed anything thicker than a normal sheet of paper  
into the scanner, even if you use the Copy/Scan Sleeve. You cannot  
scan credit cards, a driver’s license, etc. Doing so will damage your  
sleeve and the A1500.  
To quickly send a fax using the default settings, simply load the  
documents, enter the fax number or Speed Send number, and  
press the Fax button.  
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Advanced Faxing Features  
In addition to the telephone number, you can adjust the fax resolution and contrast. Use the Menu and Options buttons  
located on the left and right side of the LCD panel.  
To access the advanced faxing features:  
1. Load the documents printed side facing down in the document input tray.  
2. Press the Fax button.  
3. Enter the fax number using the numeric keypad.  
4. Press the Menu button to cycle through the advanced fax features (See the table below).  
5. Press the Options button to change the settings.  
6. Press Start to fax.  
Advanced Fax Features  
MENU  
OPTIONS  
Description  
Fax Type  
Black  
Use for text documents and quickest transmission.  
Black Photo  
Color Normal  
Use for documents that include photos or graphics that require shading.  
Use for documents where color is important. Note that large files will be generated  
resulting in the longest transmission times. When color faxes are sent to a fax machine  
that does not support color, they will be printed in black and white.  
Standard  
Fine  
Fax Resolution  
Use when the originals are black text or line art. This mode provides the fastest fax speed,  
but resolution is 203 x 98 dpi. (Standard is only available for the Black Fax Type)  
Use when the originals are black text or line art. Slower than Standard, but resolution is  
203 x 196 dpi.  
Super Fine  
Use when the originals are small black text or line art. Slower than Fine, but resolution is  
300 x 300 dpi. (Super Fine will not scan to memory due to large memory requirements)  
Dark to Light  
Fax Contrast  
Adjust this when your originals are too light or too dark.  
On  
Off  
Fax Memory Xmit  
When on, all faxes will be scanned into memory and then faxed.  
When off, all faxes will be scanned and faxed at the same time.  
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To send a fax as email, you must have an internet  
account and connection, a valid email address, and an  
email program that supports MAPI (such as Microsoft  
Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, etc). Your fax  
pages will be sent as JPEG images attached to your  
email.  
Speed Sending  
Up to 70 Speed Send numbers are set up on the host  
computer using the Compaq A1500 Settings Utility as  
described in the “Speed Send Settings” section of the  
Using the A1500 Settings Utility chapter. Once the  
Speed Send numbers are set up, you are ready to begin  
faxing with Speed Send.  
If the PC is not available but the entry has both fax and  
email addresses, the fax number will be used. If an  
email only destination exists, you will be asked if you  
want to send faxes only. Pressing Start will result in  
transmission of the faxes and the generation of a report  
that identifies which entries were not faxed.  
1. Load the documents printed side facing down in  
the document input tray.  
2. Press Speed Send (the # button).  
3. Press the Options button to select the Speed  
Send destination or enter the Speed Send  
number associated with the name desired.  
On Hook Dialing (OHD)  
This feature provides the ability to dial a number,  
respond to an automated answering system and then  
receive or send a fax.  
NOTE: When you select the Speed Send number,  
the name associated with the Speed Send number  
displays in the lower LCD panel.  
Because the All-In-One does not have a microphone,  
you can only listen.  
4. Press Start to fax.  
For OHD, complete the following procedure:  
To quickly send a fax using the default settings, simply load the  
documents, enter the fax number or Speed Send number, and  
press the Fax button. Use Speed Send #70 to send a fax to  
everyone in your Speed Send list.  
1. When the LCD panel displays Ready, place  
documents face down on the document input  
tray.  
2. Press Start/Dial button to simulate lifting the  
To obtain a printed list of all the Speed Sends available  
on your system, see “Printing Reports” in the Common  
Procedures section.  
handset.  
3. Dial the number just as you would on a standard  
telephone.  
Each Speed Send entry can be a fax number, email  
address or a group made up of any of the Speed Send  
entries. The display on the control panel indicates the  
type of Speed Send entry selected.  
Make sure to dial the number carefully. If you make a mistake,  
press the STOP button and start over.  
4. When the called station answers, you can listen  
to the answering message. A volume control  
feature is available when you press the Menu  
button. To change the volume, press the Menu  
button until Speaker Volume appears, and then  
use the Options button to select the desired  
volume.  
5. Press Start when you hear the fax tones. The fax  
begins.  
NOTE: On Hook Dialing is not available when faxes  
are pending for automatic redial.  
Speed Sending Faxes as Email  
The computer processes the Speed Send request if the  
selected Speed Send entry, group, or any of the  
members of the group, contains an email address as the  
preferred method of transmission.  
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You can change the Fax Receive Mode either on the  
computer using the A1500 Settings Utility or by  
pressing the Setup button on the front control panel.  
Confirming Transmission  
When the last page of your document has been sent  
successfully, the machine beeps and returns to the  
Ready state. If something goes wrong during the fax  
transmission, an error message appears on the LCD  
panel.  
While you are printing from the computer to the All-In-One, an  
incoming fax will be received into memory. The memory can  
store up to 80 pages. However, other tasks such as copying or  
sending a fax may temporarily reduce the amount of memory  
available.  
Use the Compaq A1500 Settings Utility to print a  
confirmation report each time faxing is complete or  
when there is an error. See the “Compaq A1500  
Settings Utility” section on Fax settings.  
Receiving Automatically in FAX Mode  
In FAX mode, the A1500 answers an incoming call on  
the second ring and receives the fax automatically.  
Redial  
Pressing the Redial button dials the number that was  
last entered. You can also modify the number using the  
Clear button and the numeric keypad.  
Use the Settings Utility to change the number of rings  
the A1500 will wait before answering the call.  
The fax mode is recommended when you have a dedicated  
telephone line for your Compaq A1500.  
Automatic Redial  
When you send a fax, if the number you have dialed is  
busy or there is no answer, the A1500 hangs up, waits  
for a specified interval, and redials the number. When  
this occurs, the LCD panel shows the retry count and  
the number of minutes left before the next retry. If  
after a specified number of retry attempts (retry count)  
the All-In-One fails to connect, the machine returns to  
the Ready state.  
Receiving Automatically in ANS/FAX Mode  
To use this mode, you must attach an answering  
machine to the EXT socket on the All-In-One.  
In ANS/FAX mode, your answering machine answers  
the incoming call and the caller can leave a message  
on the answering machine. If a fax tone is on the line,  
the call automatically switches from the answering  
machine to the A1500.  
Set the retry interval and count using the Compaq A1500  
Settings Utility.  
If your answering machine has a user-selectable ring  
counter, set it to answer calls within the fewest  
possible rings.  
Press the Stop button to stop sending a fax that is  
trying to transmit. Pressing the Stop button during the  
retry period will bring up the following message:  
If your answering machine is turned off, or no answering  
machine is connected to the A1500, the A1500 will  
automatically attempt to receive a fax after 6 rings.  
Receiving Manually in TEL Mode  
This feature works best when you are using an  
extension telephone connected to the EXT jack on the  
A1500.  
If more than one job is trying to transmit, use the  
Options button to select the job you want to stop then  
press the Stop button to stop your selection.  
In TEL mode, automatic fax reception is turned OFF.  
If you receive a call on the extension telephone and  
hear fax tones, you can receive the incoming fax by  
pressing *9* (star-nine-star) or by pressing the Start  
button twice on the control panel. Once the A1500  
starts receiving the document, hang up the handset.  
Pressing the Start button while a retry is waiting for  
the retry interval to complete will cause the retry to  
start immediately.  
Receiving a Fax  
The A1500 All-In-One has four receiving modes. The  
current receive mode is displayed in the top right  
corner of the LCD panel when the A1500 is in Ready  
mode.  
Receiving Automatically in DRPD Mode  
In DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) mode,  
the A1500 will answer a call on the line that has a  
distinctive ring pattern.  
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Distinctive ring is a telephone company service that  
enables a user to use a single telephone line to answer  
several different telephone numbers. Each phone  
number is identified by a distinctive ringing pattern  
consisting of various combinations of long and short  
ringing sounds.  
2. Press the Menu button until FAX FORWARDING  
appears.  
3. Press the Option button until FORWARD  
appears. If you want to print a copy of the fax  
and forward it, too, press Option until  
PRINT/FORWARD appears. Press Start.  
4. Enter the fax number you wish to forward your  
DRPD service must be obtained from your local telephone  
company.  
faxes to. Press Start.  
5. Enter the starting month, day, hour, and minute  
you want Fax Forwarding to begin. If you want  
forwarding to begin immediately, simply press  
Start.  
Use the following steps on the Compaq A1500 control  
panel to teach it the ring pattern it should answer:  
1. Press Setup.  
6. Enter the ending month, day, hour, and minute  
you want Fax Forwarding to end. If you return  
from your trip early, you can easily cancel it  
(see Canceling Fax Forwarding below).  
2. Press the Menu button until you see this display:  
Any received faxes will be forwarded during your  
selected start and end date and time.  
3. Press Start.  
Fax Forwarding using the Settings Utility  
To set up Fax Forwarding using the Compaq A1500  
Settings Utility:  
4. Call the telephone number that you want the  
distinctive ring pattern to recognize.  
NOTE: You have three minutes to call the  
A1500 to learn the distinctive ring. If three  
minutes have passed, follow these steps again.  
1. Click on the Compaq A1500 Monitor icon in  
the system tray.  
2. Select the Fax button  
5. The A1500 will learn the ring pattern.  
3. Select the Advanced fax button  
6. Press Setup then the Menu button to access the  
FAX RECEIVE MODE menu. Press the Options  
button to select DRPD mode.  
4. Click on the Forwarding Mode box and select  
Forward. To print out your received faxes and  
forward them, too, select Forward and Print.  
7. Press Start.  
5. Type in the fax number you want your faxes  
forwarded to.  
NOTE: DRPD mode is not available in the FAX  
RECEIVE MODE menu until a ring pattern has been  
successfully learned.  
6. Select a date and time to start fax forwarding,  
and an end date and time.  
When the distinctive ring pattern is detected, the All-  
In-One answers the call on the second ring and  
receives a fax automatically. All other ring patterns  
will be ignored.  
7. Click on the OK button.  
8. Click on the Close button.  
Canceling Fax Forwarding  
To cancel Fax Forwarding using the Control Panel:  
Fax Forwarding  
1. Press the Setup button  
While you are away from your home or office, you do  
not have to miss important faxes. The Compaq A1500  
can forward any faxes it receives to a fax machine at  
your new location, and it can print a copy for you to  
review when you get back as well.  
2. Press the Menu button until FAX FORWARDING  
appears.  
3. Press the Option button until OFF appears on the  
bottom of the LCD display. Press Start.  
Fax Forwarding with the Control Panel  
To set up Fax Forwarding using the Control Panel:  
1. Press the Setup button  
To cancel Fax Forwarding using the Settings Utility:  
1. Click on the Compaq A1500 Monitor icon in  
the system tray.  
2. Select the Fax button  
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3. Select the Advanced fax button  
Using the Compaq Control Form to Fax  
4. Click on the Forwarding Mode box and select  
You can use the Compaq Control Form to fax  
documents. See the Compaq A1500 Settings Utility  
section for instructions on setting up your list of Fax  
FROM and Fax TO lists.  
Disabled.  
Determining the Fax Forward Mode  
If Fax Forwarding has been set for sometime in the  
future, the front Control Panel LCD will display FW  
before the Fax Receive Mode. For instance, if the  
receive mode has been set to ANS/FAX, it will appear  
as FW ANS/FAX.  
1. Press the Control Form button. A copy of the  
Control Form will print. Default settings are  
identified with a triangle next to the setting box.  
2. After printing the Compaq Control Form, check  
the Fax box at the top of the page and the  
desired settings in the Contrast and Fax Settings  
areas.  
If Fax Forwarding has been set, and the date and time  
is within the forwarding start and end times,  
FORWARDING will be displayed on the LCD in place  
of the Fax Receive Mode.  
3. Check the name of the person who is sending  
the fax in the Fax From section.  
To check your Fax Forwarding settings, press the  
Setup button and then press the Menu button until FAX  
FORWARDING appears on the LCD. If Fax Forwarding  
has been set, you will see FORWARD or  
PRINT/FORWARD on the second line. Press the Option  
button to change the forwarding mode, or press the  
Start button to edit your forwarding settings.  
4. Check the names of the people who are  
receiving the fax in the Fax To section.  
5. If you would like a cover page, check the Cover  
Page box. Write any message you want to  
appear on the cover page within the Note  
section.  
Alternatively, you can run the A1500 Settings utility as  
described above and view the Advanced Fax settings  
page.  
6. When you are finished, put the documents that  
you want to fax behind the Compaq Control  
Form. Place the documents printed side face  
down and top down in the document input tray.  
7. Press the Control Form button on the control  
panel. The fax will be sent.  
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Copying  
Copying Overview  
Loading the Documents  
1. Place the document(s) to be copied face down  
and top down in the document input tray. If  
you are using the Copy/Scan Sleeve, place it  
top down (the top is the closed end) and clear  
side down.  
The Compaq A1500 All-In-One offers three ways to  
make copies. You can make copies:  
Using the front control panel  
Using the Compaq Control Form  
2. Adjust the document guides to match the width  
of the document, if necessary.  
Preparing Documents for Copying  
You can use the A1500 to copy documents that are  
print on standard letter, legal, or A4-sized paper.  
Follow these guidelines to prepare your documents.  
3. Slide the document down into the tray until the  
machine grips the first sheet. The LCD panel  
will display the DOCUMENT LOADED message:  
Removing all staples, paper clips, and similar  
items before feeding the document.  
Copying  
1. Slide document down into the tray until the  
machine grips the first sheet. The lower LCD  
panel displays DOCUMENT LOADED.  
Making sure any glue, ink, or correction fluid on  
the paper is completely dry before feeding the  
document.  
2. Press the Copy button.  
Using the Copy/Scan Sleeve  
3. Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of  
copies to be made.  
Some documents cannot be fed into the scanner input  
feeder. For those documents, the A1500 comes with a  
Copy/Scan Sleeve. The sleeve is a stiff piece of plastic  
with a clear plastic overlay. Simply place your  
document between the two pieces of plastic so that  
your document is centered at the top and visible  
through the clear plastic sheet.  
4. Press Start.  
The All-In-One will then make the requested copies of  
all the documents in the document input tray. Note that  
for some types of copies the computer may be  
required.  
Use the Copy/Scan Sleeve for the following types of  
documents:  
To quickly make a copy using the default settings, simply load  
the documents, enter the quantity, and press the Copy button.  
Envelopes  
Checks  
Copying using the Control Form  
1. Press the Control Form button. A Control Form  
Receipts  
Fragile or thin documents  
Photographs  
will print.  
2. Check the Copy box at the top of the page.  
Wrinkled or creased paper  
Curled or rolled paper  
Torn paper  
3. The default settings on Control Form are  
indicated with a triangle. You can change  
these settings by checking the desired settings  
in the Copy Setting section. For example, if  
you want 9 copies, check the 9 box.  
Carbon or carbon-backed paper  
Coated or glossy paper  
Onion skin or thin paper  
4. When you have made your selections, put the  
documents that you want to copy behind the  
Control Form. Place the documents to be  
copied face down and top down into the  
document input tray.  
CAUTION: Do not feed anything thicker than a normal sheet of paper  
into the scanner, even if you use the Copy/Scan Sleeve. You cannot  
scan credit cards, a driver’s license, etc. Doing so will damage your  
sleeve and the A1500.  
5. Press the Control Form button on the control  
panel. The copy process begins.  
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Advanced Copy Features  
In addition to the copy quantity, you can change the copy type, contrast, size, collate, and order from their default settings.  
This is done using the Menu and Options keys located on the left and right side of the LCD panel. To change the default  
settings instead, use the Settings Utility.  
To access the advanced copy features:  
1. Load the documents printed side facing down in the document input tray.  
2. Press the Copy button.  
3. Enter the number of copies you want using the numeric keypad.  
4. Press the Menu button to cycle through the advanced copy features (see the table below).  
5. Press the Options button to change the copy feature settings.  
6. Press the Start button to copy.  
Advanced Copy Features  
Menu  
Options  
Description  
Copy Quantity  
Copy Type  
1-100  
Use the numeric keypad to enter the quantity of copies you want.  
Black Draft  
Use Black Draft when the originals are black text or line art. Black Draft is the fastest copy  
setting, but the resolution is reduced.  
Black Normal  
Black Photo  
Use Black Normal when the originals are black text or line art. Black Text is slower than Black  
Draft, but the resolution is better.  
Use Black Photo when the originals are photos or have color content. Black Photo is faster than  
the color settings, but it prints in grayscale.  
Color Draft  
Use Color Draft to make quick color copies.  
Color Normal  
Color Best  
Use Color Normal to make color copies with a better resolution than Color Draft.  
Use Color Best to make color copies with the best quality.  
Adjust this when your originals are too light or too dark.  
Copy the page the same size as the original.  
Dark to Light  
100%  
Copy Contrast  
Copy Size  
93% Fit, Letter to A4  
90% A4 to Letter  
80% Legal to A4  
75% Legal to Letter  
Custom (25 to 200%)  
Plain  
Copy the full page and reduce from Letter to A4.  
Reduce from A4 to letter.  
Reduce from Legal to A4.  
Reduce from Legal to Letter.  
Use this for a custom reduction. Use the numeric keypad to enter the size you want.  
Select the paper type that best matches the paper to be printed on.  
Copy Paper Type  
Copy Collate  
Coated  
Glossy  
Transparency  
On  
Collate copies when the copy quantity selected is greater than one. When selected, all pages will  
be scanned into memory then printed.  
On Using PC  
Off  
For Black Photo and Color copies, the computer is required and must be available.  
Print the selected copy quantity of each page before printing the next page or document.  
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Scanning  
CAUTION: Do not feed anything thicker than a normal sheet of paper  
into the scanner, even if you use the Copy/Scan Sleeve. You cannot  
scan credit cards, a driver’s license, etc. Doing so will damage your  
sleeve and the A1500.  
Scanning Overview  
The Compaq A1500 All-In-One offers three ways to  
scan a document. You can scan:  
Using the control panel of the A1500  
Using the Compaq Control Form  
Using the computer  
Loading the Documents  
1. Place the document(s) to be scanned face  
down and top down in the document input  
tray. If you are using the Copy/Scan Sleeve,  
place it top down (the top is the closed end)  
and clear side down.  
The driver supports scanning from the bundled  
applications as well as all your favorite computer  
programs.  
2. Adjust the document guides to match the width  
of the document, if necessary.  
Preparing Documents for Scanning  
3. Slide the document down into the tray until the  
machine grips the first sheet. The LCD panel  
displays the DOCUMENT LOADED message:  
You can use the A1500 to scan documents that are  
printed on standard letter, legal, or A4-sized paper.  
Follow these guidelines to prepare your documents.  
Removing all staples, paper clips, and similar  
items before feeding the document.  
Scanning  
To perform a scan, complete the following steps.  
Making sure any glue, ink, or correction fluid on  
the paper is completely dry before feeding the  
document.  
1. Slide document into the tray until the machine  
grips the first sheet. The lower LCD panel  
displays the message DOCUMENT LOADED:  
Using the Copy/Scan Sleeve  
2. Press the Scan button.  
Some documents cannot be fed into the scanner input  
feeder. For those documents, the A1500 comes with a  
Copy/Scan Sleeve. The sleeve is a stiff piece of plastic  
with a clear plastic overlay. Simply place your  
document between the two pieces of plastic so that  
your document is centered at the top and visible  
through the clear plastic sheet.  
3. Select the SCAN TO destination. Use the Options  
button to cycle through the available choices.  
4. Press Start.  
The All-In-One will then contact your computer and  
scan all the documents in the document input tray to  
the chosen destination.  
Use the Copy/Scan Sleeve for the following types of  
documents:  
Scan to a Folder  
The first Scan To destination is your User Folder. This  
is initially your My Pictures folder, located in your My  
Documents directory. You can change your user folder  
and default file type with the Settings Utility.  
Envelopes  
Checks  
Receipts  
Fragile or thin documents  
Photographs  
Simply press the Scan button twice to scan all documents to  
your User Directory, using the settings you selected with the  
Settings Utility.  
Wrinkled or creased paper  
Curled or rolled paper  
Torn paper  
Scan to Email  
The second Scan To menu destination is Scan To  
Email. This option will scan documents directly into  
your email program, and either convert the document  
to text for editing, or attach the documents as graphic  
images.  
Carbon or carbon-backed paper  
Coated or glossy paper  
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To use this option, you must have an email program  
installed on your computer, and it must support MAPI  
(a special mail interface). Examples of MAPI email  
programs include Microsoft Outlook Express,  
Microsoft Outlook, and Eudora. Also, you must have  
an internet account and an email address.  
Scanning with the Computer  
The Compaq A1500 provides a standard TWAIN  
interface for scanning documents into the PC. TWAIN  
is a common scanner interface supported by many  
application programs.  
To scan to an application, make sure that the selected  
scanner source, typically found in the File menu, is set  
to Compaq A1500 USB.  
By default, Scan To Email uses the TXT file type. This  
will convert your scanned documents to ASCII text  
and place the text in your email program for editing. If  
you select another file type, either with the Settings  
Utility or by using the Menu button on the front  
control panel, your documents will be scanned using  
the file type you choose and attached to you email  
message.  
The Kodak Imaging for Windows program comes standard with  
Windows (select Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Imaging).  
Use it for your simple scanning needs.  
There is extensive Online Help available from the Info  
menu on the Scanner window shown below.  
Once your documents are scanned, your email  
program will launch. The document text will be added  
or the scanned images will be attached. Simply enter a  
subject, select your recipients from your email address  
book, and send!  
Be sure and read over the scanned text for formatting or  
editing mistakes. The character recognition does a great job of  
converting characters, but the quality of conversion will depend  
on the document being scanned.  
You can send faxes directly to multiple email  
recipients as well. For more information, see the  
Faxing section.  
Scan to Applications  
The remaining Scan To menu options are for defining  
your own Scan To destinations. You can define up to  
twelve (12) applications, numbered 3 through 14.  
TWAIN Scanner Window  
Scanning with the Compaq Control Form.  
1. Press the Control Form button. A Compaq  
For instance, you can add Microsoft Paint and scan to  
BMP files for editing. Add Microsoft Word and scan  
to the RTF format for word processing. Or scan to a  
program like Media Browser and upload your images  
to the internet!  
Control Form will print  
2. Check the Scan box at the top of the page.  
3. The default settings on the Control Form are  
indicated with a triangle. You can change these  
settings by checking the desired settings in the  
Scan Settings section.  
See the section “Scan Settings” in the Using the A1500  
Settings Utility chapter for information on setting up  
your Scan To list.  
4. When you are finished, put the documents that  
you want to scan behind the Compaq Control  
Form. Place the document(s) to be scanned face  
down and top down in the document input tray.  
To quickly perform a scan using the default settings, simply  
load the documents, enter the Scan To number, and press the  
Scan button.  
5. Press the Control Form button on the control  
panel. The scan process begins.  
6. The Control Form and document are scanned  
and the image is sent to the selected destination.  
See the Compaq A1500 Control Form chapter  
for more details.  
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Advanced Scanning  
For each scan, you can adjust the scan type, contrast, and file type. Use the Menu and Options buttons located on the left and  
right side of the LCD panel to make adjustments.  
To access the advanced scanning features:  
1. Load the documents printed side facing down in the document input tray.  
2. Press the Scan button.  
3. Select the Scan To destination using the Options button.  
4. Press the Menu button to cycle through the advanced scan features.  
5. Press the Options button to change the scan feature settings.  
6. Press the Start button to scan.  
Advanced Scan Features  
Menu  
Options  
Description  
Black Draft  
Scan Type  
Used for black text or line art. This is the fastest scan, but the resolution is reduced.  
This is slower than Black Draft, but the resolution is better.  
Black Normal  
Black Photo  
Used when the originals are photos or have color content. Black Photo is slower  
than Black Normal but it captures grayscale information.  
Color Draft  
Color Normal  
Color Best  
This is the fastest color scan, but the resolution is reduced.  
Used when you want a better quality color scan. This is slower than Color Draft.  
The best quality color scan. This is slower than Color Normal and the slowest scan  
possible.  
Light to Dark  
Scan Contrast  
File Type  
Adjust this when your scanned documents are too light or dark.  
JPG  
BMP  
TIF  
TXT  
RTF  
Select the type of file format you want the scanned image stored, using either  
Windows Bitmap (BMP), JPG, or TIFF. Select TXT to automatically scan your  
documents and convert them to text files, or RTF to convert your documents to a  
word processing format. (Note: TXT and RTF require ReadIRIS to be installed).  
Use the Settings Utility to set a default file type for each of your Scan To  
applications.  
To configure your A1500 Scan To menu, see the section titled  
Using the A1500 Settings Utility.  
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Maintaining Your A1500  
Cleaning the Document Scanner  
For best quality faxes and scans, you may occasionally  
need to clean some internal parts of the machine, such  
as the:  
white roller  
scanning glass  
If these parts are dirty, documents scanned or sent to  
another fax machine will not be clear.  
To clean the internal parts of the A1500:  
1. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet  
or the rear of the machine.  
2. Open the control panel.  
Removing the white roller  
Cleaning the Cartridge Carrier  
If the ink cartridge is not printing from some nozzles  
as indicated on the test page, the cartridge carrier  
contacts may need cleaning. See “Cleaning Print  
Cartridges” in the Common Procedures chapter for  
more information.  
1. Lift the control panel by pulling toward you on  
the edge nearest the LCD panel.  
2. Lift the cartridge access door.  
3. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet  
or from the rear of the machine.  
Opening the control panel  
4. Remove the ink cartridges.  
3. Disassemble the white roller as follows:  
5. Use a clean dry cloth or tissue to clean the print  
cartridge contacts inside of the machine.  
Both ends of the white roller have plastic bushings  
that are snapped shut with small tabs on them.  
Pull the bushing slightly out, and rotate the  
bushing until it reaches the slot. Then pull the roller  
up.  
6. Replace the ink cartridges.  
7. Plug in the power cord.  
Replacing the Document Separator Pad  
4. Wipe the roller surface with a soft cloth  
dampened with water.  
If documents continually feed more than one page at a  
time through the scanner assembly, you may need to  
replace the document separator pad. Contact Customer  
for more information.  
5. Wipe the scanner glass surface with a soft cloth  
dampened with water. Dry with a soft tissue.  
6. After re-assembly, it is recommended that you  
re-calibrate the scanner. See “Calibrating the  
Scanner” in the Common Procedures chapter  
for more information.  
The life of the automatic document feed rubber varies with  
use. It is unlikely you will ever need to replace this pad.  
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Alternate Setups  
Using the A1500 Extension Feature  
Sharing a Telephone Line with Other  
Devices  
Compaq recommends that you do not connect an  
answering machine or computer modem to another  
wall jack on the same telephone line as the A1500. The  
fax information can be corrupted by any voice,  
answering machine or modem activity that occurs  
during fax reception. Equipment plugged into the EXT  
connection is disconnected from the line during A1500  
fax activities reducing the possibility of fax corruption.  
When sharing a telephone line between the Compaq  
A1500 All-In-One and other equipment use the EXT  
connection. If you wish to connect more than one  
device, a multiple outlet adapter may be required.  
To connect the A1500 to an optional extension  
telephone:  
1. Plug one end of the telephone cord into the  
telephone.  
2. Plug the opposite end of the cord into the socket  
marked EXT on the left side of the A1500.  
Telephones  
When a telephone is connected directly (or through an  
answering machine) to the EXT connection on the  
A1500, you can instruct the A1500 to receive an  
incoming fax. Press *9* (star-nine-star) if you pick up  
the handset and hear a fax tone. A telephone connected  
to the EXT connection will not interfere with Fax  
transactions when it is off hook.  
If you must have other telephones connected to the  
same telephone line at other locations (not through the  
EXT port), then use telephones that indicate that the  
line is busy. This helps prevent the corruption of fax  
data that would occur if the telephone is picked up  
during fax transmissions.  
Answering Machines  
Connecting an extension telephone to the A1500  
If the answering machine and A1500 will share the  
same line then, for reliable fax operation, you must use  
the EXT connection on the A1500.  
NOTE: If you use Home Phoneline Networking or  
DSL devices, these components should not be  
connected through the A1500. Doing so will cause  
your network connection to be lost during A1500 Fax  
activity.  
Computer Modems (internal or external)  
If you have a modem in your computer that will use  
the same line as the A1500, use the EXT connection  
on the A1500. If the computer modem has a  
TELEPHONE or EXT connection to it, use this to  
connect any additional equipment such as telephones  
or answering machines instead of using a multiple  
outlet adapter. Depending on that equipment’s design,  
this prevents such equipment from interfering with  
computer modem activities.  
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C. A1500 Computer Modem (internal or external) and  
Telephone  
DRPD  
The recommendations above for connecting additional  
devices still apply if using Distinctive Ring Pattern  
Detection (DRPD). The A1500 will only pick up calls  
made to the telephone number that has the Ring  
Pattern that it has learned. DRPD setup instructions  
may be found in the “Receiving Automatically in  
DRPD Mode” section of the Faxing chapter.  
Telephone  
Wall Jack  
PC Modem  
Telephone  
Connecting and Configuring Equipment  
Deciding how to connect and configure equipment  
depends on the number of lines available and the  
intended usage. The main functions are:  
D. A1500, Computer Modem, Answering Machine and  
Telephone  
Fax  
Telephone  
Wall Jack  
PC Modem  
Audio (including answering machines and voice  
messaging systems)  
Telephone  
Internet (includes data or bulletin board link)  
Sections A, B, C, or D that follow describe the Fax  
Receive Mode options on the A1500 necessary to get  
your desired functionality.  
If you only have a single line, then only one of these  
functions can be active at any one time.  
Changing A1500 FAX RECEIVE MODE  
If you have more than one line, then it may be  
advantageous to dedicate a line to a specific function.  
For example, with two telephone lines you can fax and  
browse the Internet at the same time.  
Set up as described in the “Control Panel Setup  
Button” section of the Common Procedures chapter.  
Devices and Connections  
This section describes four ways to connect the A1500  
to a single telephone line with other equipment.  
Additional equipment connected to other lines is not  
shown.  
Find the Diagram that shows the devices that you wish  
to connect to the same telephone line.  
A. A1500 and Telephone (optional)  
Telephone  
Wall Jack  
Telephone  
B. A1500 Answering Machine and Telephone  
Telephone  
Wall Jack  
Answering  
Telephone  
machine  
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A. A1500 and Telephone (optional)  
C. A1500 Computer Modem (Internal or  
External) and Telephone  
Telephone  
Wall Jack  
Telephone  
Wall Jack  
PC Modem  
Telephone  
Telephone  
A1500 Fax Receive Mode Selections  
A1500 Fax Receive Modes  
Mode  
Selection Description  
Mode  
Selection Description  
FAX  
Receives faxes automatically. Use if computer  
modem is not set up to answer incoming calls.  
FAX  
TEL  
Receives faxes automatically.  
To receive faxes manually, press Start twice on  
the A1500 or press *9* on the extension  
telephone.  
TEL  
To receive faxes manually, press Start twice on  
the A1500 or press *9* on the telephone.  
Use this mode if you wish to receive faxes through  
the computer modem instead of the A1500.  
ANS/FAX  
DRPD  
Do not use for this configuration.  
The A1500 answers the previously learned ring  
pattern on 2 rings  
ANS/FAX  
Use only if computer modem is providing  
answering machine functionality. Receives faxes  
automatically. The computer modem will answer  
the call and the A1500 will listen for fax tones. It  
will intercept the call if fax tones are detected. Set  
the computer modem to answer in 1 or less rings.  
The A1500 will pick up after 6 rings.  
B. A1500 Answering Machine and Telephone  
DRPD  
The A1500 answers the learned ring pattern on 2  
rings. Make sure that the computer modem is set  
to answer after 4 or more rings if it does not  
recognize DRPD patterns.  
Telephone  
Wall Jack  
Answering  
Telephone  
machine  
A1500 Fax Receive Mode Selections  
Mode  
Mode Description  
FAX  
TEL  
Do not use for this configuration.  
To receive faxes manually, press Start twice on  
the A1500 or press *9* on the telephone.  
ANS/FAX  
DRPD  
Receives faxes automatically. The answering  
machine will answer the call and the A1500 will  
listen for fax tones. It will intercept the call if fax  
tones are detected. Set the answering machine  
to answer in 1 or less rings. The A1500 will pick  
up after 6 rings.  
The A1500 answers the learned ring pattern on  
2 rings. Make sure that the Answering Machine  
is set to answer after 4 or more rings if it does  
not recognize DRPD patterns.  
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D. A1500, Computer Modem, Answering  
Machine, and Telephone  
Telephone  
Wall Jack  
PC Modem  
Answering  
machine  
Telephone  
A1500 Fax Receive Mode Selections  
Mode  
Selection Description  
FAX  
TEL  
Do not use for this configuration.  
To receive faxes manually, press START twice on  
the A1500 or press *9* on the telephone.  
Also use this mode if you wish to receive faxes  
through the computer modem instead of the A1500.  
ANS/FAX  
Receives faxes automatically. The answering  
machine will answer the call and the A1500 will  
listen for fax tones. It will intercept the call if fax  
tones are detected. Set the answering machine to  
answer in 1 or less rings. The A1500 will pick up  
after 6 rings. The computer modem should be  
disabled from answering calls.  
DRPD  
The A1500 answers the learned ring pattern on 2  
rings. Make sure that the computer modem is set to  
answer after 4 or more rings if it does not recognize  
DRPD patterns. Also make sure that the answering  
machine is set to answer after more rings than both  
the A1500 and computer modem if it does not  
recognize DRPD patterns.  
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Basic Troubleshooting  
Many times, verifying that simple things are installed  
and/or connected properly solves any problem. Before  
continuing in this section, be sure to check:  
Clearing a Paper Jam  
Paper may get jammed in the printer exit.  
If a paper jam occurs, the following message displays  
on the LCD panel:  
The A1500 has power (the LCD is on)  
The ink cartridges are present.  
The paper is installed.  
The cables and cable connections are secure.  
Clearing Document and Paper Jams  
There are two types of paper jams: Document and  
Paper. A document jam occurs when your original  
document gets stuck in the A1500 scanner input. A  
Paper Jam occurs during printing, when the printed  
paper gets stuck in the printer exit area.  
If you experience a jam in the printer exit area:  
1. Carefully pull the jammed paper out the  
paper exit of the A1500.  
2. Clear the printer exit tray’s path and ensure  
that the paper in the paper feed is aligned  
properly.  
CAUTION: Be sure and follow these directions carefully. Do not pull  
on the document without opening the front control panel. Doing so  
could harm the A1500.  
3. Press the Stop/Clear button.  
The plain paper feed area can become obstructed. If  
you experience a jam in the plain paper feed area:  
Clearing a Document Jam  
While scanning documents with your Compaq A1500,  
you could experience a document jam.  
1. Gently pull the jammed paper out.  
2. Clear the paper tray.  
3. Reload the paper.  
If a document jam occurs, the following message is  
displayed on the LCD panel:  
4. Press the Stop/Clear button.  
If the jam occurs inside the A1500:  
1. Unplug the A1500 power cord.  
2. Open the front control panel and the  
cartridge compartment cover.  
If an original document jams:  
1. Open the front control panel.  
3. Carefully remove the jammed paper.  
4. Close the cartridge compartment cover.  
2. Carefully remove the jammed document. Be  
sure to remove the entire document to  
prevent the jam from reoccurring.  
5. Close the control panel firmly until it clicks  
into place.  
6. Plug in the power cord  
3. Ensure that the document input tray is clear.  
4. Close the control panel firmly until it clicks  
into place.  
5. Retry.  
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Error Messages  
Occasionally the A1500 may display an error message on the Control Panel’s Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen. Often,  
the error can be easily resolved and the current task can be completed. The following table lists the error messages you may  
encounter, the most probable cause, and a simple solution.  
General Error Messages  
SYMPTOM/MESSAGE  
CAUSE  
SOLUTION  
“ADD PAPER THEN PRESS FORM FEED”  
No paper detected in the paper input  
tray.  
Load paper in the paper input tray then  
press Form Feed.  
Paper in paper input tray but not  
feeding into printer.  
Remove paper, check that sheets are in  
good condition and not stuck together.  
Replace paper and retry, then press  
Form Feed.  
“CHANGE BLACK INK”  
All-In-One detects that the ink cartridge is  
empty.  
Replace the Black ink cartridge. Replacing  
the Black ink cartridge and selecting NEW  
BLACK CARTRIDGE will reset the ink  
monitoring system and print any faxes in  
memory. (Note that if you keep the old  
cartridge installed and tell the system you  
have installed new cartridges, you may get  
some more pages printed but you will defeat  
the ink management system and may lose  
incoming faxes.)  
Received faxes are stored to memory, not  
printed.  
“CLR DOCUMENT JAM”  
A document jam or a very long document  
was scanned.  
Open the cover and remove document or  
jam.  
“REMOVE PAPER JAM THEN PRESS  
CLEAR”  
Paper jam occurred in printer paper path.  
Clear paper jam then press CLEAR/STOP.  
See “Clear Paper Jam” instructions.  
“MEMORY TO PRINT”  
A copy collate or incoming fax is in memory  
while the printer is busy.  
A copy job will complete when printer  
becomes available.  
“CARTRIDGES?”  
No cartridges detected in the A1500.  
Open covers and install cartridges then  
close covers. Press OPTIONS button until  
the appropriate message displays.  
If you are replacing cartridges that were  
previously in use, then select NONE  
CHANGED, NEW LEFT, NEW RIGHT or  
NEW BOTH. Next press the START button.  
Answer any additional questions by  
pressing OPTIONS until correct answer  
appears, then press START.  
“ADD RIGHT CART.”  
“ADD LEFT CART.”  
Cartridge did not detect one of the cartridge  
locations.  
Move cartridge carriage to load position by  
pressing SETUP->MENU->START. Open  
covers and install or reinstall the indicated  
cartridge. Close covers. Press OPTIONS  
button until the appropriate message  
displays.  
If you are replacing cartridges that were  
previously in use, then select NONE  
CHANGED, NEW LEFT, NEW RIGHT or  
NEW BOTH. Next, press the START button.  
Answer any additional questions by  
pressing OPTIONS until the correct answer  
appears, then press START.  
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Fax Messages  
SYMPTOM/MESSAGE  
CAUSE  
SOLUTION  
“ENTER FAX NUMBER TO DIAL" with  
beep warning tone and return to READY  
state.  
An attempt to send a fax without entering a  
fax number.  
Enter a fax number before sending a fax.  
“LOAD DOCUMENT" with beep warning  
tone and return to READY state.  
An attempt to start a fax operation before  
loading the document.  
Load the document to be copied before  
pressing START.  
“RESOURCE BUSY, TRY LATER” with  
beep warning tone and return to prior state.  
Tried to fax a document with MEMORY  
XMIT OFF while another fax operation is  
happening.  
Wait for the current fax operation to  
complete.  
“CLR DOCUMENT JAM”  
A document jam or very long document was Open the cover and remove document or  
scanned.  
jam.  
“DOCUMENT OUT, PLEASE WAIT”  
Pressing STOP after document is loaded.  
Wait for all document(s) in the document  
input tray to be fed to the document exit  
tray.  
“FAX SPEED # ?  
UNDEFINED”  
Entered a number of an unassigned Speed  
Send.  
Enter an assigned Speed Send number.  
Use the A1500 Settings Utility to set up  
Speed Send numbers.  
beep warning tone and return to READY  
state.  
Display “MEMORY FULL!” and returns to  
READY state  
Memory Full occurred while scanning the  
first page of a document.  
Wait for memory to become available, then  
try again or Turn Memory XMIT off from  
SETUP or A1500 Settings Utility.  
“MEMORY FULL, TO CONTINUE, START “ Memory Full occurred after the first page of  
Press START and the A1500 will send  
completely stored pages. Current and  
remaining pages will not be sent.  
a document has been scanned into  
memory.  
Pressing STOP/CLEAR will cancel the job.  
“NO LINE CONNECTION”, beep warning  
tone and return to READY state.  
Phone line disconnected while trying to  
send a fax.  
Check the phone line connection.  
“STOP PRESSED, PLEASE WAIT”  
“CHANGE BLACK INK  
STOP key pressed during fax transmission.  
Wait for the fax job to be terminated.  
Smart Ink has determined that the ink  
cartridge is empty. An incoming FAX has  
been saved to memory.  
Faxes will continue to be received to  
memory (until full). Replace Black ink  
cartridge to print out received faxes.  
Replacing the Black ink cartridge and  
selecting NEW BLACK CARTRIDGE will  
reset the ink counting system. (Note that if  
you keep the old cartridge installed and tell  
the system you have installed new  
cartridges you may get some more pages  
printed but you will defeat the ink  
management system and may lose  
incoming faxes.)  
MEMORY TO PRINT”  
“MEMORY FULL!”  
The memory becomes full while receiving a  
fax. The A1500 will print out (or save to  
memory) the received pages.  
Sending station should see a transmission  
error and re-send the fax.  
"PC DRPD SETUP  
FAILED!”  
A1500 failed to learn the DRPD tones.  
Ring pattern not detected.  
Check phone line connection.  
System timed out waiting for ring.  
Note that DRPD mode can not be selected  
until a ring pattern has been successfully  
learned.  
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Copy Messages  
SYMPTOM/MESSAGE  
CAUSE  
SOLUTION  
“LOAD DOCUMENT" with beep warning  
tone and return to READY state.  
Tried to start a copy operation before  
loading the document.  
Load document to be copied before  
pressing START.  
“ADD PAPER” with beep warning tone and  
return to READY state.  
Tried to start a copy operation with no paper Load paper in the input tray.  
in the paper input tray.  
“RESOURCE BUSY, TRY LATER” with  
beep warning tone and return to prior state.  
Tried to copy when the scanner is in use.  
Tried to copy when printer is in use.  
Verify that the computer is connected and  
available.  
Wait for resource to become free then try  
again.  
Tried to start a computer-assisted copy  
while parallel port is in use by another task.  
“REMOVE PAPER JAM THEN PRESS  
CLEAR”  
Paper jam occurred in paper path.  
Clear paper jam, then press CLEAR /STOP.  
See Clearing Documents and Paper Jam”  
section.  
“DOCUMENT OUT, PLEASE WAIT”  
“CLR DOCUMENT JAM”  
STOP pressed after paper is loaded.  
Wait for all document(s) in the document  
input tray to be fed to the document output  
tray.  
A document jam or a very long document  
was scanned.  
Open the control panel and remove  
document or jam.  
“PC NOT AVAILABLE” displayed on the  
LCD panel with a beep warning tone and  
return to READY state.  
Computer is not available for a copy task  
that required computer assistance (multiple  
photo or color copies).  
Verify that the computer is connected and  
available.  
Make sure the cables are connected, the  
computer is on and not in sleep mode.  
Retry when the computer is available.  
“ADD PAPER THEN PRESS FORM FEED”  
Making copies without paper and collate on. Add paper, press Form Feed and printing  
will continue.  
“ADD PAPER THEN PRESS FORM FEED”  
with beep warning tone and return to  
READY state.  
Making copies without paper and collate off. Add paper before attempting to copy.  
“MEMORY TO PRINT”  
Starting a copy collate or multiple copy  
operation while the printer is busy.  
Copy job will complete when print job is  
finished.  
“MEMORY FULL!”  
Collate is off and insufficient memory to  
copy current sheet of document.  
Job will be automatically aborted. Retry  
when more memory becomes available.  
“MEMORY FULL, TO CONTINUE, START”  
During a multiple copy operation, the  
memory became full.  
Press START to print (collated) the current  
full pages scanned so far, then continue the  
scanning process.  
Press STOP to cancel the copy operation.  
Note: Selecting a single copy, turning Copy  
Collate off, or selecting Copy Print Order as  
scanned will reduce the memory  
requirement of the selected copy operation.  
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Scan Messages  
SYMPTOM/MESSAGE  
CAUSE  
SOLUTION  
“SCAN TO UNDEFINED.” with beep  
warning tone and return to READY state.  
Trying to scan to an undefined scan  
destination.  
Use A1500 Settings Utility to define the scan  
locations.  
“LOAD DOCUMENT" with beep warning  
tone and return to READY state.  
Trying to start a scan operation before  
loading the document.  
Load document to be scanned before  
pressing START.  
“RESOURCE BUSY, TRY LATER” with  
beep warning tone and return to prior state.  
Trying a SCAN operation while the scanner Verify that the computer is connected and  
is busy.  
available.  
Trying to scan while parallel port is in use  
by another task.  
Wait for resource to become free then try  
again.  
“CLR DOCUMENT JAM”  
A document jam or a very long document  
was scanned.  
Open the cover and remove document or  
jam.  
“DOCUMENT OUT, PLEASE WAIT”  
Pressing STOP after document is loaded.  
Wait for all document(s) in the document  
input tray to be fed to the document output  
tray.  
“PC NOT AVAILABLE” with beep warning  
tone and return to READY state.  
There is no response from computer.  
Verify that a standard USB cable is  
connected to the computer and that the  
computer is on and not in sleep mode.  
Verify that the A1500 software is properly  
installed and running by selecting A1500  
Settings from the Compaq A1500 program  
group.  
Retry.  
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Control Form Messages  
SYMPTOM/MESSAGE  
CAUSE  
SOLUTION  
“RESOURCE BUSY, TRY LATER” with  
Trying to scan Control Form sheet while the Wait for current computer to printer port  
beep warning tone and return to prior state.  
computer is using parallel port for another  
job.  
activity to complete, then try again.  
Trying to print a Control form sheet while  
computer is using parallel port for another  
job.  
“CLR DOCUMENT JAM”  
A document jam or a very long document  
was scanned.  
Open the cover and remove document or  
jam.  
“DOCUMENT OUT, PLEASE WAIT”  
Pressing STOP after paper is loaded  
Wait for all document(s) in the document  
input tray to be fed to the document output  
tray.  
“ADD PAPER” with beep warning tone and  
return to READY state.  
Trying to print a Control Form when no  
paper is in the paper input tray.  
Load paper into the paper input tray.  
“CHANGE BLACK INK”  
Trying to print a Control Form but Smart Ink  
has determined that the ink cartridge is  
empty.  
Replace Black ink cartridge. Replacing the  
Black ink cartridge and selecting NEW  
BLACK CARTRIDGE will reset the ink  
counting system. (Note that if you keep the  
old cartridge installed and tell the system  
you have installed new cartridges you may  
get some more pages printed but you will  
defeat the ink management system and  
may lose incoming faxes.)  
“REMOVE PAPER JAM THEN PRESS  
CLEAR”  
Trying to print a Control Form when a paper Clear paper jam, then press STOP/CLEAR.  
jam occurred in the paper path.  
“PC NOT AVAILABLE” with beep warning  
tone and return to READY state.  
There is no response from the computer.  
Verify that a standard USB cable is  
connected to the computer and that the  
computer is on and not in sleep mode.  
Verify that the A1500 software is properly  
installed and running by selecting A1500  
Settings from the Compaq A1500 program  
group.  
Retry.  
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Correcting Problems  
Some of the problems that you may encounter are listed in the previous tables titled Error Messages. Occasionally, other  
problems may arise that you could solve yourself. They are listed in the following tables along with a possible cause and  
possible solution.  
Fax Problems  
Symptom  
Solution  
Check the power cord connection.  
Check to make sure your electrical outlet is live.  
Cycle power to the unit.  
Cycle power to the unit leaving it without power for at least five minutes.  
Ensure that the telephone cord is connected properly.  
Plug another telephone into the phone jack to check the socket.  
The machine is not working. There is no  
display. The buttons do not work.  
No dial tone (when START key is pressed  
form READY display.)  
Make sure the numbers are stored in the memory correctly. To print Speed Send list  
press SETUP, then press MENU button to select the PRINT REPORT feature. Press  
the OPTIONS button to select the SPEED SEND LIST. Press START to print.  
The numbers stored in the SPEED SEND  
memory do not dial correctly.  
Make sure the document is not wrinkled or folded and is not too thick or too thin.  
Make sure that the cover is firmly closed.  
The document does not feed into the  
machine.  
Make sure that the A1500 FAX RECEIVE mode is not set to TEL. The current receive  
mode is displayed in the upper right corner of the LCD panel.  
Incoming faxes are not received  
automatically.  
Make sure the extension phone is on the hook properly.  
Check to see if there is paper in the paper input tray.  
Insufficient memory to receive fax. – (See Memory To Print, Memory Full in “Fax  
Messages.”)  
Press START twice on the A1500 control panel, or *9* on the EXT phone, before you  
hang up the handset.  
Faxes can not be received manually.  
The machine will not send a fax.  
Make sure the document is loaded face down.  
Check the machine you are sending to for problems.  
The machine sending you the fax may be faulty.  
A noisy phone line can cause line errors.  
Make a copy to check your machine.  
The cartridge may be running out of ink. See “Print Quality Problems.”  
Check the phone for line noise.  
Run a printer self test to be sure the print head is clean. See “Print Quality Problems.”  
The machine sending you a fax may have a dirty scan glass.  
Check the phone for line noise.  
Incoming faxes are incomplete or contain  
blank spaces.  
Spots on incoming faxes.  
You are receiving poor quality faxes.  
Stretched words on incoming faxes.  
The machine sending you the fax had a temporary document jam.  
Check your scan glass. It may need to be cleaned. See the Maintaining Your A1500  
chapter.  
There are vertical lines or stripes on copies or  
documents you send.  
The fax machine you are trying to reach may be turned off, out of paper, or cannot  
answer incoming calls.  
The machine dials a number, but fails to make  
a connection with another fax machine.  
You may have selected the wrong paper size setting. See the “Loading Different Size  
Paper” section.  
Pages have a small strip of text printed at the  
top with a large blank area below.  
Set AUTO REDUCTION ON. This control is located in the A1500 Settings Utility on  
the FAX tab.  
Losing characters on the bottom edge of the  
page.  
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Print Quality Problems  
Symptom  
Solution  
The print cartridge may be running out of ink.  
Light or blurred characters  
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See “Cleaning Print Cartridges” section.  
Make sure you are using the correct type of paper.  
Make sure you are using the correct type of paper.  
The paper should be straight and without wrinkles.  
Let the ink dry for a moment before handling the document.  
Adjust the Print Quality settings.  
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See “Cleaning Print Cartridges” section.  
The print cartridge may be running low on ink.  
Remove and reinstall the print cartridge.  
Smudged or dark characters  
Characters with white lines  
Color print quality is poor.  
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See Cleaning Print Cartridgessection.  
Make sure you are using the correct type of paper.  
Adjust the Print Quality settings.  
The media is loaded incorrectly or is an unsupported size or type. Try feeding one  
sheet at a time.  
Characters are improperly formed or not  
aligned correctly.  
Make sure you do not have hard-coded spaces at the left margin in your application.  
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See Cleaning Print Cartridgessection.  
The print cartridge may need to be aligned. See “Aligning Print Cartridges” section.  
The print cartridge may need to be aligned. See “Aligning Print Cartridges” section.  
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See Cleaning Print Cartridgessection.  
Try changing the fill pattern in your application software.  
Vertical straight lines in tables, borders and  
graphs are not smooth.  
Solid black areas on transparencies contain  
white streaks.  
The color print cartridge has run out of one or more ink colors. Install a new color ink  
cartridge.  
Printed color does not match screen color.  
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See Cleaning Print Cartridgessection.  
The print settings may be incorrect.  
Documents are printing black and white  
instead of color.  
If your printer pauses frequently (every two or three lines) during a print job and the  
printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print, choose Enable Buffer  
Mode from the Options tab.  
Printer pauses frequently during a print job  
1. From the printer's Control Program, click the Options tab.  
2. Choose the Enable Buffer Mode option.  
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Printing and Copying Problems  
Symptom  
Solution  
The printer may be improperly connected to the computer. Check the cable  
connections at the All-In-One and at the computer.  
Printer is on, but nothing prints.  
Make sure that the printer cable is a standard USB cable.  
The USB cable may be defective. Try another cable.  
Make sure your application has the A1500 selected as the default printer.  
Make sure there is paper in the paper input tray.  
Make sure that the paper path is not blocked.  
Be sure the tape covering the nozzle of the print cartridge has been removed.  
The print cartridge may be out of ink.  
Printer seems to be printing, but no  
characters are printing.  
Make sure that your application has the A1500 selected as the default printer.  
Check the USB cable connections.  
The print head may need to be cleaned. See “Cleaning Print Cartridges” section.  
Unexpected characters print or characters are  
missing.  
You may be using “High” print quality. Adjust your Print Quality settings to NORMAL  
or DRAFT.  
Printer prints very slowly.  
Graphics print more slowly than text.  
Color prints more slowly than black.  
Special media prints more slowly than plain paper.  
If printing in black, make sure the photo cartridge is not installed.  
Open applications affect print speed. Close other running programs if they are not  
required.  
Unplug the A1500 power cord, then plug it back in.  
The Control Panel does not respond.  
The A1500 does not know the paper size that is loaded in the printer output tray.  
Press Setup, use the menu key to select the Paper Size menu. Press the Options  
button until the correct paper size (letter, legal, A4) is displayed.  
Making a local copy at 100% does not print on  
a single sheet although the same size paper  
is in the paper input tray.  
Complicated page formats may not be printable on the printer. Too many fonts and/or  
complex graphics can cause this problem. Simplify your page.  
Page does not print.  
Unplug the A1500’s USB cable for at least 10 seconds, then reconnect.  
Unplug the A1500 power cord, then plug back in.  
Restart Windows.  
The A1500 does not respond.  
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Paper Feeding Problems  
Symptom  
Solution  
Clear the paper jam. See section, “Clearing Document And Paper Jams.”  
Paper is jammed  
Make sure there is not too much paper in the paper input tray.  
Make sure you are using the correct type of paper.  
Fan the paper to allow some air between the sheets.  
Humid conditions may cause some paper to stick together.  
Make sure there is not too much paper in the paper input tray.  
Paper sticks together.  
Paper fails to feed.  
Some types of paper may require more than one sheet of paper to be loaded in the  
input tray to feed correctly.  
Make sure that the envelope guide is not in the install position.  
Remove any obstructions from inside the printer.  
Press Form Feed to retry.  
Make sure there is not too much paper in the paper input tray.  
Load paper of only one type, size, and weight.  
Multiple sheets of paper fed.  
Do not force paper down into the printer when loading.  
If multiple sheets have caused a paper jam, clear the paper jam.  
Make sure there is not too much paper in the paper input tray.  
Make sure the paper guide does not push the paper and cause it to bow.  
Make sure you are using the correct type of paper.  
Do not force paper down into the printer when loading.  
Paper skews or buckles in the paper bin.  
Make sure that the right side of the paper is aligned with the right edge of the feeder  
and the left paper guide is set against the left side of the paper.  
Make sure that the envelope guide is not in the envelope position.  
Make sure that the paper guide is against the left side of the envelopes.  
Envelopes skew or fail to feed correctly in the  
paper bin.  
Use only transparencies designed for Inkjet Printers.  
Remove each transparency as it exits from the printer.  
Transparencies stick together in the paper  
exit.  
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Scanning and Copying Problems  
Symptom  
Solution  
Make sure you load the document to be scanned into the document tray.  
Clear the problem that is preventing received documents that are stored in the  
memory from printing, i.e. low black ink or a paper jam.  
Cannot scan a document into memory.  
If there are any outgoing faxes stored in the memory waiting to be sent, print out the  
received documents that are stored in memory.  
Graphics are scanned more slowly than text and color is slower than black. Increasing  
resolution will slow scanning.  
Adding more memory to the computer can dramatically improve scanning speed,  
especially for higher resolution color images. If there is a lot of disk activity when  
scanning is the only application running on the computer, this is a good indication that  
additional memory is needed.  
Scanning very slowly.  
Insert the document properly and push it down until the A1500 grips the document.  
“There is no document or the document is  
loaded improperly. Insert the document  
properly and try again,” message appears on  
the screen.  
Your scanner may be busy with a copying or faxing job. When the current job is  
completed, try again.  
“Scanner is busy receiving or printing data.  
When the current job is completed, try again,”  
message appears on the screen.  
Make sure that the application selects the Compaq A1500 Scanner as the Twain  
Scanner  
Reinstall the scanner driver by re-installing the A1500 software.  
“The scanner driver is not installed or an  
operation environment is not set up properly.  
Reinstall the scanner driver and try again,”  
message appears on the screen.  
I/O errors can occur during scanning. Check the cable and cable connections.  
“Port is disabled. Check if the port is properly  
connected, or power is on. Then restart your  
computer,” message appears on the screen.  
The printer cable may be improperly connected or the power may be turned off.  
Check the cable. Make sure the power is turned on.  
“Port is disabled. Check if the port is properly  
connected, power is on, scanner is not busy,”  
message appears on the screen.  
Contaminated scanner lens. See the Maintaining Your A1500 chapter for cleaning  
instructions.  
Vertical black line or strip over the entire  
length of the scan or copy.  
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Regulatory and Safety Notices  
Federal Communication Commission  
Notice  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply  
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to  
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to  
provide reasonable protection against harmful  
Declaration Of Conformity For Products  
Marked With The FCC Logo–United States  
Only  
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:  
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and  
(2) this device must accept any interference received,  
including interference that may cause undesired  
operation.  
interference in a residential installation. This  
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio  
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in  
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful  
interference to radio communications. However, there  
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a  
particular installation. If this equipment does cause  
harmful interference to radio or television reception,  
which can be determined by turning the equipment off  
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the  
interference by one or more of the following measures:  
For questions regarding your product, call 1-800-652-  
6672 (1-800-OK COMPAQ) or contact:  
Compaq Computer Corporation  
P. O. Box 692000, Mail Stop 530113  
Houston, Texas 77269-2000  
For questions regarding this FCC declaration, call  
1-281-514-3333 or contact:  
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
Compaq Computer Corporation  
P. O. Box 692000, Mail Stop 510101  
Houston, Texas 77269-2000  
Increase the separation between the equipment  
and receiver.  
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit  
different from that to which the receiver is  
connected.  
To identify this product, refer to the Part, Series, or  
Model number found on the product.  
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or  
Canadian Notice  
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements  
of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment  
Regulations.  
television technician for help.  
Modifications  
The FCC requires the user to be notified that any  
changes or modifications made to this device that are  
not expressly approved by Compaq Computer  
Corporation may void the user's authority to operate  
the equipment.  
Avis Canadien  
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes  
les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur  
du Canada.  
Cables  
Japanese Notice  
Connections to this device must be made with shielded  
cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods in order  
to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and  
Regulations.  
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U.S. Regulations Governing the Use of  
Modems  
European Union Notice  
Products with the CE Marking comply with both the  
EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage  
Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of  
the European Community.  
This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC  
rules. Located on the rear of the Compaq A1500 All-  
In-One is a label that contains, among other  
information, the FCC Registration Number and Ringer  
Equivalence Number (REN) for this equipment. Upon  
request, you must provide this information to your  
telephone company.  
Compliance with these directives implies conformity  
to the following European Norms (in brackets are the  
equivalent international standards):  
EN55022 (CISPR 22) - Electromagnetic Interference  
EN50082-1 (IEC801-2, IEC801-3, IEC801-4) -  
Electromagnetic Immunity  
Ringer Equivalence Number  
The REN is useful to determine the quantity of devices  
you may connect to your telephone line and still have  
all of those devices ring when your telephone number  
is called. In most areas (but not all), the sum of the  
RENs of all devices connected to one line should not  
exceed five (5.0). To be certain of the number of  
devices you may connect to your telephone line, as  
determined by the REN, you should contact your local  
telephone company to determine the maximum REN  
for your calling area.  
EN60950 (IEC950) - Product Safety  
Safety  
Safety is important when you are operating your unit.  
Follow the guidelines in this section to enjoy your  
experience.  
Power Cords  
If you were not provided with a power cord for your  
unit, you should purchase a power cord that is  
approved for use in your country.  
The REN for this device is 0.5B.  
A FCC Compliant 6-position modular plug is provided  
with this equipment. This equipment is designed to be  
connected to the telephone network or premises wiring  
using a compatible 6-position modular jack which is  
FCC Part 68 Compliant.  
The power cord must be rated for the product and for  
the voltage and current marked on the product’s  
electrical ratings label. The voltage and current rating  
of the cord should be greater than the voltage and  
current rating marked on the product. In addition, the  
diameter of the wire must be a minimum of 0.75 mm2  
/18AWG, and the length of the cord must be between 5  
feet (1.5 m) and 6 ½ feet (2m). If you have questions  
about the type of power cord to use, contact your  
Compaq authorized service provider.  
If your telephone equipment causes harm to the  
telephone network, the telephone company may  
discontinue your service temporarily. If possible, they  
will notify you in advance. However, if advance notice  
is not practical, you will be notified as soon as  
possible. You will also be informed of your right to  
file a complaint with the FCC.  
A power cord should be routed so that it is not likely to  
be walked on or pinched by items placed upon it or  
against it. Particular attention should be paid to the  
plug, electrical outlet, and the point where the cord  
exits from the product.  
Your telephone company may make changes in its  
facilities, equipment, operations, or procedures that  
could affect the proper functioning of your equipment.  
If they do, you will be notified in advance to give you  
an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted telephone  
service.  
WARNING: Only authorized technicians trained by Compaq  
should attempt to repair this equipment. All troubleshooting and  
repair procedures are detailed to allow only subassembly /  
module-level repair. Because of the complexity of the individual  
boards and subassemblies, no one should attempt to make  
repairs at the component level or make modifications to any  
printed circuit board. Improper repairs can create a safety  
hazard.  
If you experience trouble with this telephone  
equipment, contact your local telephone company for  
information on obtaining service or repairs. The  
telephone company may ask that you disconnect this  
equipment from the network until the problem has  
been corrected or until you are sure that the equipment  
is not malfunctioning.  
This equipment may not be used on coin service  
provided by the telephone company. Connection to  
party lines is subject to state tariffs.  
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For the Compaq Customer Support Center and your  
nearest Compaq Authorized reseller in North America,  
call 1-800-345-1518 or write:  
Users should ensure for their own protection that the  
electrical ground connections of the power utility,  
telephone lines, and internal metallic water pipe  
system, if present, are connected together. This  
precaution may be particularly important in rural areas.  
Compaq Customer Support Center  
P.O. Box 692000  
Houston, Texas 77269-2000  
CAUTION: Users should not attempt to make such connections  
themselves, but should contact the appropriate electric inspection  
authority or an electrician.  
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of  
1991  
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991  
makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or  
other electronic device to send any message via a  
telephone facsimile machine unless such message  
clearly contains, in a margin at the top or bottom of  
each transmitted page, or on the first page of the  
transmission, the date and time it is sent and an  
identification of the business, or entity, or individual  
sending the message and the telephone number of the  
sending machine or such business, or entity, or  
individual.  
NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN)  
assigned to each terminal device provides an indication  
of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be  
connected to a telephone interface. The termination on  
an interface may consist of any combination of  
devices, subject only to the requirement that the sum  
of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices  
does not exceed 5.  
The Ringer Equivalence Number (5) for this device  
is 0.5B.  
For the location of the authorized Canadian  
maintenance facility nearest you, call 1-800-263-5868  
or contact:  
Canadian Regulations Governing the Use of  
Modems  
NOTE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified  
equipment. This certification means that the equipment  
meets certain telecommunications network protective,  
operational, and safety requirements. The Department  
does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the  
user’s satisfaction.  
Compaq Canada, Inc.  
45 Vogell Road  
Richmond Hill, Ontario LA5B 3P6  
General Precautions for Compaq Products  
Retain the product’s safety and operating instructions  
for future reference. Follow all operating and usage  
instructions. Observe all warnings on the product and  
in the operating instructions.  
Before installing the equipment, users should ensure  
that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of  
the local telecommunications company. The  
To reduce the risk of fire, bodily injury, and damage to  
the equipment, observe the following precautions.  
equipment must also be installed using an acceptable  
method of connection. In some cases, the company’s  
inside wiring associated with a single line individual  
service may be extended by means of a certified con-  
nector assembly (telephone extension cord). The  
customer should be aware that compliance with the  
above conditions may not prevent degradation of  
service in some situations.  
Damage Requiring Service  
Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and  
take the product to a Compaq authorized service  
provider under the following conditions:  
The power cord, extension cord, or plug is  
damaged.  
Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an  
authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated  
by the supplier. Any repairs or alterations made by the  
user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions,  
may give the telecommunications company cause to  
request the user to disconnect the equipment.  
Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen  
into the product.  
The product has been exposed to water.  
The product has been dropped or damaged in  
any way.  
There are noticeable signs of overheating.  
The product does not operate normally when  
you follow the operating instructions.  
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Servicing  
Power Sources  
Except as explained elsewhere in the Compaq  
documentation, do not service any Compaq  
product yourself. Opening or removing covers  
The product should be operated only from the  
type of power source indicated on the product’s  
electrical ratings label. If you have questions  
about the type of power source to use, contact  
your Compaq authorized service provider or  
local power company. For a product that operates  
from battery power or other power sources, refer  
to the operating instructions included with the  
product.  
that are marked  
may expose you to electric  
shock. Service needed on components inside  
these compartments should be done by a  
Compaq authorized service provider.  
Mounting Accessories  
Do not use the product on an unstable table, cart,  
stand, tripod, or bracket. The product may fall,  
causing serious bodily injury and serious damage  
to the product. Use only with a table, cart, stand,  
tripod, or bracket recommended by the  
manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any  
mounting of the product should follow the  
manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a  
mounting accessory recommended by the  
manufacturer.  
Accessibility  
Be sure that the power outlet you plug the power  
cord into is easily accessible and located as close  
to the equipment operator as possible. When you  
need to disconnect power to the equipment, be  
sure to unplug the power cord from the electrical  
outlet.  
Power Cords  
If you have not been provided with a power cord  
for your unit or for any AC-powered option  
intended for use with your unit, you should  
purchase a power cord that is approved for use in  
your country.  
Ventilation  
Slots and openings in the product are provided  
for ventilation and should never be blocked or  
covered since these ensure reliable operation of  
the product and protect it from overheating. The  
openings should never be blocked by placing the  
product on a bed, sofa, carpet, or other similar  
flexible surface. The product should not be  
placed in a built-in apparatus such as a bookcase  
or rack unless the apparatus has been specifically  
designed to accommodate the product, proper  
ventilation is provided for the product, and the  
manufacturer’s instructions have been followed.  
The power cord must be rated for the product and  
for the voltage and current marked on the product’s  
electrical ratings label. The voltage and current  
rating of the cord should be greater than the voltage  
and current rating marked on the product. In  
addition, the diameter of the wire must be a  
minimum of 0.75 mm2 / 18AWG and the cord  
should be between 5 and 6.5 feet (1.5 and 2 meters)  
long. If you have questions about the type of power  
cord to use, contact your Compaq authorized  
service provider.  
Water and Moisture  
Do not use the product in a wet location.  
Grounded (Earthed) Products  
Route the power cord so that it will not be walked  
on, tripped over, or pinched by items placed upon  
or against it. Pay particular attention to the plug,  
electrical outlet, and the point where the cord exits  
the product.  
Some products are equipped with a three-wire  
electrical grounding-type plug that has a third pin  
for grounding. This plug only fits into a  
grounded electrical outlet. This is a safety  
feature. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the  
grounding-type plug by trying to insert it into a  
non-grounded outlet. If you cannot insert the  
plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to  
replace the obsolete outlet.  
Protective Attachment Plug  
In some countries, the product cord set may be  
equipped with a wall plug having overload  
protection. This is a safety feature. If the plug  
needs to be replaced, be sure the Compaq  
authorized service provider uses a replacement  
plug specified by the manufacturer as having the  
same overload protection as the original plug.  
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Extension Cord  
If an extension cord or power strip is used, make  
sure that the cord or strip is rated for the product  
and that the total ampere ratings of all products  
plugged into the extension cord or power strip do  
not exceed 80% of the extension cord or strip  
ampere ratings limit.  
Do not connect or use a modem or telephone  
(other than a cordless type) during a lightning  
storm. There may be a remote risk of electric  
shock from lightning.  
Never connect or use a modem or telephone in a  
wet location.  
Overloading  
Do not overload an electrical outlet, power strip,  
or convenience receptacle. The overall system  
load must not exceed 80% of the branch circuit  
rating. If power strips are used, the load should  
not exceed 80% of the power strip input rating.  
Do not plug a modem or telephone cable into the  
Network Interface Card (NIC) receptacle.  
Disconnect the modem cable before opening a  
product enclosure, touching or installing internal  
components, or touching an uninsulated modem  
cable or jack.  
Cleaning  
Unplug the product from the wall outlet before  
cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol  
cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.  
Do not use a telephone line to report a gas leak  
while you are in the vicinity of the leak.  
Heat  
The product should be placed away from  
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other pieces of  
equipment (including amplifiers) that produce  
heat.  
Replacement Parts  
When replacement parts are required, be sure the  
service provider uses replacement parts specified  
by Compaq.  
Safety Check  
Upon completion of any service or repairs to the  
product, have your Compaq authorized service  
provider perform safety checks to determine that  
the product is in proper operating condition.  
Options and Upgrades  
Use only the options and upgrades recommended  
by Compaq.  
Object Entry  
Never push a foreign object through an opening  
in the product.  
Precautions for Products with Modems,  
Telecommunications, or Local Area  
Network Options  
In addition to the general precautions described earlier  
in this chapter, be sure to observe the following  
precautions when operating telecommunications and  
network equipment. Failure to observe these  
precautions could result in fire, bodily injury, and  
damage to the equipment.  
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INDEX  
Cartridges, 35  
Aligning, 17, 35  
Changing, 16  
Cleaning, 18, 19, 35  
Installing, 5  
A
A1500  
Preparing for Use, 4  
Setting Up, 6  
Ordering, 35  
Photo, 3, 19  
A4 Paper, 24  
CD  
Loading, 20  
AC Power Cord, 5  
Accessing  
Control Program, 34  
Settings Utility, 23  
Add New Hardware Wizard, 10  
Addresses  
Installing, 9, 10  
Changing  
Cartridges, 16  
Default Settings, 23  
Paper Sizes, 20  
Checks, 37, 43, 45  
Choosing  
Setting Speed Send, 26  
Advanced  
Location for A1500, 4  
Cleaning  
Copy Settings, 44  
Fax Settings, 38  
Scan Settings, 47  
Aligning  
Cartridges, 17, 35  
ANS/FAX, 40, 42, 53, 54  
Answering Machine, 51, 52, 53, 54  
Applications  
Cartridge Carrier, 49  
Cartridges, 18, 19, 35  
Scanner, 49  
Clear button, 11  
Clearing  
Paper Jams, 55  
Coated Paper, 37, 43, 44, 45  
Collate  
Scanning to, 28, 46  
Attaching  
Printer Cable, 7  
Auto Reduction, 24  
Automatic  
Copies, 44  
Color Best, 44, 47  
Color Copies  
Paper Type, 27  
Color Draft, 44, 47  
Color Normal, 44, 47  
Common Procedures, 13  
Computer Modems, 51  
Confirming  
Receiving Faxes, 40  
Redial, 40  
Fax Transmission, 15, 24  
Connecting  
Additional Devices, 52  
Telephone Cord, 6  
Connection  
B
Black Draft, 44, 47  
Black Normal, 44, 47  
Black Photo, 44, 47  
Booklets, 34  
EXT, 12  
Buttons  
LINE, 12  
Described, 11  
Power, 12  
Telephone, 12  
USB, 12  
Contrast  
Copy, 27, 44  
Fax, 24, 38  
Scan, 29, 47  
Control Form  
Copying, 32, 43  
Error Messages, 60  
Faxing, 42  
C
Cable  
Printer, 3, 7  
USB, 3  
Calibrating  
Scanner, 21  
Canceling  
Add New Hardware Wizard, 10  
Fax Forwarding, 41  
Carbon Paper, 37, 43, 45  
Cartridge Carrier  
Cleaning, 49  
Overview, 31  
Printing, 29, 31  
Scanning, 32, 46  
Settings, 29  
Setup FROM and TO, 29  
Using, 31  
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Using to Copy, 32  
Using to Fax, 32  
Using to Scan, 32  
Control Form button, 11  
Control Panel, 11  
Features, 11  
Jams while Printing, 55  
Misfeeds, 49  
Printing, 33  
Replacing Separator Pad, 49  
Trays, 4  
Documents  
Control Program, 24  
Accessing, 34  
Printing, 34  
Controls  
Location, 11  
Fragile, 37, 43, 45  
Preparing to Copy, 43  
Preparing to Fax, 37  
Preparing to Scan, 45  
DRPD, 22, 40, 41, 52, 53, 54, 57  
Defined, 40  
Copy  
Advanced Features, 44  
Collate, 44  
DSL, 51  
Contrast, 27, 44  
Error Messages, 58  
Order, 27  
E
ECM. See Error Correction Mode  
Electromagnetic Interference Compliance Notices, 66  
Email  
Overview, 43  
Preparing Documents, 43  
Problems, 63, 65  
Quantity, 44  
Quick Mode, 43  
Settings, 27  
Scanning to, 28, 45  
Sending Faxes using, 39  
Setting Address, 26  
Energy Compliance, 68  
Envelopes, 37, 43, 45  
Loading, 20  
Error Correction Mode, 25  
Error Messages, 56  
Control Form Messages, 60  
Copy Messages, 58  
Fax Messages, 57  
Size, 27, 44  
Type, 27, 44  
using Control Form, 32, 43  
Copy button, 11  
Copy/Scan Sleeve, 37, 43, 45  
Correcting Problems, 61  
Curled Paper, 37, 43, 45  
Scan Messages, 59  
Exit Tray  
Front, 4  
D
Date  
EXT  
Setting, 14, 25  
Date/Time settings, 22  
Defaults  
Connection, 12  
Using Connection, 51  
Extension  
Changing, 23  
Using EXT Feature, 51  
Copy Settings, 27  
Fax Settings, 24, 25  
Printer Settings, 33  
Restoring Copy, 27  
Restoring Fax, 24, 25  
Restoring Scan, 29  
Scan Settings, 28  
Setting, 14  
F
Fax  
Advanced Features, 38  
Advanced Settings, 25  
Auto Reduction, 24  
Confirmation, 24, 40  
Contrast, 24, 38  
Description  
Compaq A1500 software, 9  
Printer Driver, 9  
Scanner Driver, 9  
Determining  
Fax Forwarding Mode, 42  
Devices  
Connecting to A1500, 52  
Dial button, 11  
Dial Mode  
Dial Mode, 25  
Discard Size, 25  
Error Correction Mode, 25  
Error Messages, 57  
Forwarding, 25, 41, 42  
ID, 24  
Memory Transmit, 38  
Name, 24  
On Hook Dialing (OHD), 39  
Overview, 37  
Fax, 25  
Document  
Preparing Documents, 37  
Print Quality, 22, 24  
Quick Mode, 37, 39  
Receive Mode, 22, 24  
Exit Tray, 3, 11  
Input Guides, 11  
Input Tray, 11  
Installing Trays, 4  
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Receiving, 40  
Receiving Manually, 40  
Redialing, 25, 40  
Resolution, 24, 38  
Scanning to Memory, 25  
Sending, 37  
Illustrated  
Connecting Phone Line, 6  
Connecting the Power Cord, 5  
Connecting the Printer Cable, 7  
Front View, 11  
Inserting Paper, 7  
Installing, 6  
Settings, 24  
Speed Sending, 39  
to Everyone, 39  
Type, 24, 38  
Lifting, 5  
Rear View, 12  
Side View, 12  
using Control Form, 32, 42  
Using Email, 39  
Fax button, 11  
Wiping Cartridge, 19  
Imaging for Windows, 46  
Ink Buildup  
Fax Forwarding, 22  
Canceling, 41  
Determining Mode, 42  
Setting, 41  
Correcting, 18  
Ink Cartridges. See Cartridges  
Installing  
Cartridges, 5  
FCC, 66  
CD, 9, 10  
Features  
Control Panel, 11  
File Formats  
Document Trays, 4  
Photo Cartridge, 19  
Software, 9, 10  
Supported, 28  
File Type  
of Scans, 47  
Instructions for Connecting  
Telephone cord, 6  
Internet  
Form Feed button, 11  
Forwarding  
Compaq Web Site, 1  
Faxes, 25, 41  
Fragile Documents, 37, 43, 45  
From Entries  
Control Form, 29  
Front  
J
Job Finishing, 33  
Exit Tray, 4  
FW. See Fax Forwarding  
L
Legal Paper  
Loading, 20  
Limited Warranty Statement, 1, 3, 9  
Loading  
G
Glass  
Envelopes, 20  
Paper, 20  
Local Area Network, 70  
Location  
Cleaning Scanner, 49  
Glossy Paper, 44  
Group  
Speed Send, 26  
Choosing, 4  
Logs  
Printing Fax, 25  
Reception, 15  
Transmission, 15  
H
Handouts, 34  
Header  
Printing Fax, 25  
Help  
Locating, 1  
How to Connect the Printer Cable, 7  
M
Maintaining Your A1500, 49  
Maintenance, 22  
Scanner, 49  
Manually  
I
Receiving Faxes, 40  
MAPI, 26, 28, 39, 46  
Media Browser, 9, 46  
Menu  
Monitor Program, 23  
Setting Scan, 28  
Menu button, 11  
Misfeeds, 49  
Icon  
Animated, 13  
Monitor Program, 13, 23  
Red X, 13  
ID  
Fax, 24  
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Modem, 52, 53, 54  
Modems, 67, 68, 70  
Computer, 51  
Monitor Program, 13  
Icon, 23  
Power  
Cord, 5  
Safety, 67  
Print  
Quality, 34  
Print Problems  
Document Jam, 55  
Quality, 62  
N
Print Quality  
Fax, 22, 24  
Name  
of Fax Machine, 24  
Notices, 66  
Nozzles  
Printer  
Attaching Cable, 7  
Cable, 3  
Cleaning, 19  
Control Program, 34  
Defaults, 33  
Driver Description, 9  
Job Finishing, 33  
Options, 35  
Properties, 24, 33  
Settings, 33  
O
OCR, 9  
Quality, 46  
OHD. See On Hook Dialing  
On Hook Dialing (OHD), 39  
Onion Skin Paper, 43  
Operating  
Silently, 25  
Stand Alone, 14  
Options  
Status, 34  
Printing  
Booklets, 34  
Control Form, 29, 31  
Document, 33  
Fax Date and Time, 25  
Fax Logs, 25  
Printer, 35  
Handouts, 34  
Options button, 11  
Order  
Overview, 33  
Posters, 34  
of Copies, 27, 44  
Ordering Cartridges, 35  
Overview  
Copy, 43  
Fax, 37  
Problems, 63  
Reception Log, 15  
Reports, 15, 22  
Transmission Log, 15  
Two-Sided, 34  
Problems  
Printing, 33  
Scan, 45  
Copying, 63, 65  
Correcting, 61  
Paper Feeding, 64  
Print Quality, 62  
Printing, 63  
Scanner Streaks, 21  
Scanning, 65  
Product  
P
Packaging Materials  
Removing, 4  
Paper  
Changing Size, 22, 24  
Changing Size, 20  
Clearing Jams, 55  
Exit Tray, 11  
Input Tray, 11  
Loading, 20  
Returning, 3  
Properties  
Changing Printer, 33  
Displaying Printer, 24  
Pulse Dialing, 25  
Problems, 64  
Setting Type, 34  
Type, 27, 44  
Wrinkled, Curled, or Torn, 37, 43, 45  
Pause button, 11  
Phone  
Connecting Cord, 6  
Connection, 12  
Sharing with A1500, 51  
Photo Cartridge, 3  
Installing, 19  
Q
Quality of Printing, 34  
Quantity  
of Copies, 44  
Quick Mode  
Copy, 43  
Fax, 37, 39  
Scan, 45, 46  
Quiet Operation, 22  
Photographs, 37, 43, 45  
Posters, 34  
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Overview, 45  
Preparing Documents, 45  
Problems, 65  
Quick Mode, 45, 46  
Setting Menu Entries, 28  
Settings, 28  
R
ReadIRIS, 9, 28, 47  
Rear View  
Illustrated, 12  
Receipts, 37, 43, 45  
Receive Log  
Printing, 22  
Receive Mode  
Fax, 22, 24  
Type, 29, 47  
using Control Form, 32, 46  
Scan button, 11  
Scan Menu  
Number of Entries, 28  
Scanner  
Receiving  
Faxes, 40  
Calibrating, 21  
Faxes Automatically, 40  
Faxes Manually, 40  
Reception Log  
Printing, 15  
Recommendations  
Setting up, 4  
Red X  
in System Tray, 13  
Redialing  
Automatically, 40  
Fax, 25, 40  
Removing  
Packaging Materials, 4  
Tape, 4  
REN. See Ringer Equivalence Number  
Replacing  
Cleaning, 49  
Maintenance, 49  
Vertical Streaks, 21  
Driver Description, 9  
Scanning  
Advanced, 47  
Faxes to Memory, 25  
How To, 45  
to Applications, 28, 46  
to Email, 28, 45  
to User Folder, 28, 45  
Self Test, 15  
Printing, 22  
Sending a Fax, 37  
Service, 1  
Setting  
Document Separator Pad, 49  
Reports  
Fax Confirmation, 15  
Printing, 15  
Resolution  
Fax, 24, 38  
Auto Reduction, 24  
Copy Collate, 44  
Copy Contrast, 27, 44  
Copy Defaults, 27  
Copy Order, 27  
Copy Quantity, 44  
Copy Size, 27  
Restoring  
Copy Defaults, 27  
Fax Defaults, 24, 25  
Scan Defaults, 29  
Retry Interval  
Setting, 40  
Returning Product, 3  
Reversing  
Copy Order, 27  
Ringer  
Copy Type, 27, 44  
Date and Time, 14, 22, 25  
Defaults, 14  
Dial Mode, 25  
Discard Size, 25  
ECM, 25  
Fax Confirmation, 24  
Fax Contrast, 24  
Fax Defaults, 24, 25  
Fax Forwarding, 25, 41  
Fax ID, 24  
Volume, 22, 25  
Ringer Equivalence Number, 67  
Roller  
Fax Name, 24  
Cleaning, 49  
Fax Print Quality, 24  
Fax Receive Mode, 24  
Fax Resolution, 24  
Fax Type, 24  
FROM and TO, 29  
Number of Copies, 44  
Paper Size, 24  
Paper Type, 27, 34  
Print Quality, 34  
Printer Options, 35  
Redial Attempts, 25  
Retry Interval, 40  
Scan Contrast, 29, 47  
Scan Defaults, 29  
Scan File Type, 47  
S
Safety, 67  
Safety Notices, 66  
Saving  
Settings, 23  
Scaling  
Copies, 44  
Scan  
Contrast, 29, 47  
Error Messages, 59  
File Type, 47  
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Scan Menu, 28  
Scan Type, 29, 47  
Speed Send, 26  
Volumes, 25  
T
Tape  
Removing, 4  
Settings  
TEL, 53, 54  
Telephone  
Advanced Fax, 25  
Changing Defaults, 23  
Copy, 27  
Fax, 24  
Main, 23  
Print, 24  
Printer, 33  
Printer Properties, 33  
Saving, 23  
Scan, 28  
Connection, 12  
Sharing with A1500, 51  
Telephone Cord  
Connecting, 6  
Terminal ID  
Printing, 25  
Test  
Self, 15  
Thin Documents, 37, 43, 45  
Time  
Speed Send, 25  
Settings Utility, 23  
Accessing, 23  
Setup  
Setting, 14, 25  
To Entries  
Control Form, 29  
Torn Paper, 37, 43, 45  
Tranmission Log  
Printing, 15, 22  
Transmit  
Fax from Memory, 38  
Transparency Paper, 44  
Trays  
Speed Send, 25  
Setup button, 11, 22  
Side View  
Illustrated, 12  
Silent Operation, 22, 25  
Size  
Copy, 27  
of Copies, 44  
Paper, 24  
Document, 4  
Troubleshooting  
Control Form Messages, 60  
Copy Messages, 58  
Correcting Problems, 61  
Error Messages, 56  
Fax Messages, 57  
Scan Messages, 59  
Troubleshooting, 55  
TWAIN, 9, 46  
Two Sided Printing, 34  
Type  
Software  
Installation, 9  
Installing, 10  
Media Browser, 9  
OCR, 9  
ReadIRIS, 9  
System Requirements, 9  
Utilities, 9  
Speaker  
Volume, 25  
Speed Send, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 22, 25-29, 31, 32, 37, 39, 57, 61  
Control Form, 29  
Group, 26  
Printing List, 22  
Total, 39  
Copy, 27, 44  
Fax, 24, 38  
Paper, 27, 44  
Scan, 29  
Speed Send button, 11  
Speed Sending, 39  
Stand Alone Operation, 14  
Start button, 11  
Starting the Settings Utility, 23  
Status  
of Printer, 34  
Stop button, 11  
Streaks  
Fixing, 21  
Support, 1  
Telephone, 1  
Supported  
U
Unpacking the A1500, 4  
USB  
Cable, 3  
Connecting Cable, 7  
Connection, 12  
Printer Cable, 7  
User Folder  
Defined, 28  
Scanning to, 45  
Using  
Control Form, 31  
Photo Cartridge, 19  
Utilities  
Description, 9  
Settings, 23  
File Formats, 28  
System Requirements, 9  
System Tray  
Menu, 23  
Red X, 13  
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V
Vertical Streaks  
Scanner, 21  
Volume  
Ringer, 25  
Speaker, 25  
W
Web Site, 1  
Wiping  
Cartridges, 19  
Wrinkled Paper, 37, 43, 45  
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