Epson 980 Control Panel, Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First Time

EPSON Stylus COLOR 980

Control Panel

The four lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to problems like paper jams.

paper out light

black ink out light

color ink	power
	light
out light

	cleaning button		power button
		load/eject	button
P is on	The P power light is on when the printer is ready to print. It
	flashes when the printer is receiving a print job or
	performing maintenance (i.e., cleaning the print head).
S flashes	When the S paper out light flashes, you have a paper jam.
	Press the E load/eject button to try to clear the jam. If that
	doesn’t work, turn off the printer and gently pull the paper
	forward (toward the output tray). Make sure none of the
	sheets are curled, creased, old, stuck together, or too thin.
	Then reload the stack against the right edge guide and slide
	the left edge guide over to the paper’s left edge. Then turn
	the printer on.
S is on	When the S paper out light comes on, your paper is out or
	incorrectly loaded. Make sure none of the sheets are curled,
	creased, old, stuck together, or too thin. Then reload the

stack against the right edge guide and slide the left edge guide over to the paper’s left edge. Press the E load/eject button to resume printing.

Bor A When an ink out light flashes, your ink supply is low. Make

flash sure you have a replacement cartridge.

Bor A When an ink out light comes on, replace the ink cartridge.

are on	See page 8 for instructions. If it comes on after you’ve
	replaced a cartridge, you’ve installed the wrong cartridge.

Pand S When the P power and S paper out lights flash and the

flash, B black and A color ink out lights come on, jammed paper

and may be blocking movement of the print head. Turn off the

Band A printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on. If no paper

are on	ejects, turn off the printer, remove the jammed paper, and
	turn it on again. If the lights still flash or stay on, contact
	your dealer or EPSON.

P S B A When all the lights flash, your printer may have an internal

flash error. Make sure you removed all the packing material as described on the Start Here poster. Then turn off the printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. If the lights still flash or stay on, contact your dealer or EPSON.

P S B A When all the lights are off, the printer is not receiving

are off	power. Try these solutions:
	❏ Make sure the printer is turned on.
	❏ Turn off the printer, plug in the power cord securely,
	and turn on the printer again.
	❏ Make sure the outlet works and is not controlled by a
	switch or timer.

Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First Time

1. Plug the power cord into a grounded outlet.

Don’t use an outlet controlled by a wall switch or timer, or one that uses the same circuit as a large appliance. This may disrupt the power, which can erase the printer’s memory or damage its power supply.

2.Lower the output tray and open the printer cover.

3.Press the P power button to turn on the printer. The P power light flashes, the B black and A color ink out lights come on, and the black ink cartridge holder moves slightly left to the installation position.

Always use the P power button to turn the printer on or off. Never use an external switch, such as on a power strip.

4.Remove the ink cartridges from their foil packages. Then pull off only the yellow part of the tape seal on the top of each cartridge. It is okay if a bit of the yellow tape remains on the cartridge. Don’t pull off the blue part.

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

Remove the yellow tape

black cartridge color cartridge

If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.

5. Lift up the black ink cartridge clamp.

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