Epson 890 Testing the Printer, Don’t pull off the blue part, Hold down the, 3. Lift up the two ink cartridge clamps, 2.Disconnect the interface cable from the printer

EPSON Stylus Photo 890

3. Lift up the two ink cartridge clamps.

4.Unwrap the ink cartridges, then remove only the yellow part of the tape seal on top. Don’t pull off the blue part.

Black ink	Color ink	Don’t touch the
cartridge	cartridge	green chips

5.As you face the printer, tilt each cartridge forward (toward you) slightly as you lower it into its holder. Position the tabs at the back of the cartridge on top of the hooks on the holder clamps.

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hooks

6.Close the ink cartridge clamps. (You need to press the color clamp a little more firmly.)

7.Press the ink cartridge replacement button (shown in step 2) and close the printer cover.

Ink charging takes about two minutes, with the Ppower light flashing and the printer making noise until it’s finished. Don’t turn off the printer or interrupt charging or it will start over, using more ink than necessary. It’s finished when the Ppower light stops flashing.

Testing the Printer

You can run a printer check to determine whether a problem comes from the printer itself or some other source. Follow these steps to run the printer check:

1.Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.2.Disconnect the interface cable from the printer.3.Make sure letter-size or larger paper is loaded in the printer.

4.Hold down the b maintenance button, then press and release the Ppower button. Continue holding down the b maintenance button until the Ppower light starts to flash, then release it.

The printer prints one page showing its ROM version number, ink counter, and a nozzle check pattern. Only the nozzle check pattern is shown below. (If the pattern has gaps in its dots, you need to clean the print head; see page 10.)

5.To end the check, turn off the printer after it prints the check page. Then reconnect the interface cable and turn on your printer and computer.

Don’t place the cartridges under the holder clamp; you may damage the clamp when you close it.

If the check page prints, the problem probably lies in your software settings, the interface cable, or your computer.

If the check page doesn’t print, you may have a problem with your printer.Try the suggestions in “Problems and Solutions” in the Printer Basics book.

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