5-20Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Warning

Be careful not to cut yourself while replacing the paper cutter blade.

Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade

If you notice that your paper isn’t cut cleanly, the cutter blade may need to be replaced. If you use the blade to cut heavy stock or non-EPSON media, you may need to replace it more often. You can also check the status of your cutter by printing the status check sheet or using the Printer Status menu on the control panel. See page 5-2for instructions.

You can obtain a new cutter blade (part number C12C815271) from EPSON at (800) 873-7766, or by visiting the EPSON Pro Graphics web site at http://prographics.epson.com. In Canada, please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral.

To replace the cutter blade, you first need to remove the used blade, as described in the following section.

Removing the Used Cutter Blade

Make sure the printer is on, then follow these steps to remove the blade:

1.Press the SelecType button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE MENU appears on the display.

2.Press the Item button until CUT. REPLACE=EXEC. appears on the display.