Epson 5500 manual 2Monitoring the Printer

5-2Monitoring the Printer

Control panel lights	Problem	Response
Ink Out light flashing and one or more	Corresponding ink cartridge	Obtain a replacement ink cartridge.
H ink out lights flashing	nearly empty	See page 6-5.

Ink Out light on and one or more	Corresponding ink cartridge	Replace the ink cartridge (or make
H ink out lights on	empty or not installed	sure it’s installed correctly). See
		page 6-5.

Paper Size/Type light flashing and one or both paper tray lights flashing

Paper Size and/or Media Type setting doesn’t match lever settings

Make sure the Paper Size and Media Type settings in your printer software match the lever settings on the paper tray. (Press the Eject/Continue button to force print.)

Ink Out, Paper Out, and Paper	Print head is too hot
Size/Type lights on and all paper tray
and H ink out lights flashing

Turn off the printer, wait a few moments, then turn it back on. Run a nozzle check and, if necessary, clean the print head, as described on page 6-4.

Ink Out, Paper Out, and Paper	Maintenance will be required	Turn off the printer and contact
Size/Type lights flashing, but the	soon	EPSON as described in the
paper tray and H ink out lights are off		Introduction.