To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print head by hand.

You cannot print if either ink cartridge is empty. Leave the empty cartridge installed in the printer until you have obtained a replacement. Otherwise the ink remaining in the print head nozzles may dry out.

You must remove the yellow tape from the top of the cartridge or you will permanently damage it. Don’t try to remove the clear seal underneath the cartridge.

Don’t touch the green circuit board on the back of the cartridge; you may inhibit normal operation and printing.

Determining Which Cartridge to Replace

To find out which ink cartridge is low or empty, do one of the following:

■ Check the information in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 (Windows) or EPSON StatusMonitor (Macintosh) window that automatically appears on your screen when you print.

■ Press the e ink cartridge replacement button and check

 

 

 

 

 

 

error light power light

the flash pattern of the control panel lights:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

■ b error and Ppower lights flash at the same speed =

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

replace black cartridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

■ b error light flashes twice as fast as the Ppower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

light = replace color cartridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges

Be sure you have a new ink cartridge before you begin. Once you start the ink cartridge replacement procedure, you must complete all the steps in one session.

Follow these steps to replace ink cartridges:

1.Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing (the Ppower light should be on, but not flashing), then open the printer cover.

2.Press the e ink cartridge replacement button. The print head moves to the center and the Ppower light flashes and the b error light flashes or remains on. (If you need to determine which cartridge to replace, check the status monitor window or the control panel light pattern now, as described above.)

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