Chapter 5:
Monitoring
the Printer
black and cyan ink out lights
standard and lower tray lights
Operate light
The EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 includes a number of utilities for monitoring the printer’s status. The printer’s control panel lights alert you when a problem occurs or your consumables run out. Status monitoring software utilities for both Macintosh and Windows systems are included with the EPSON drivers. These report printer status on your computer screen.
This chapter covers the following information:
•Responding to the control panel lights
•Checking printer status from a Macintosh
•Checking printer status from Windows
Responding to the Control Panel Lights
manual feed tray light
magenta and yellow ink out lights
Ink Out Paper Out Paper Size/Type lights
When the control panel lights come on or flash, you need to replace consumables or solve a problem, as described in the following table:
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