1.Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Sleep, then press the Enter button to access the control panel menus.

2.Press the d Down button repeatedly until Mode Config. Menu appears on the LCD panel, then press the Enter button.

3.Press the d Down button repeatedly until Change Mode Color is displayed, then press the Enter button.

4.When the LCD panel displays Change Toner to xx, remove the currently installed black toner cartridge and insert a toner cartridge of the color indicated as xx (C, M, or Y). See "Replacing a toner cartridge" on page 316 for instructions on how to replace a toner cartridge.

Note:

If the wrong toner cartridge was installed, the printer does not go to the next step. Follow the instructions that appear on the LCD panel.

5.After three of the black toner cartridges are replaced by the color toner cartridges, the printer automatically changes to the Color mode.

Note for Windows users:

If EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed, select the Color Toner Cartridges check box on the Optional Settings dialog box. The Optional Settings dialog box appears by clicking the Settings button on the Optional Settings tab.

Note for Mac OS X users:

After changing the modes, you need to close all applications, delete the printer using Print Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3) or Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2 or below), and then re-register the printer.

288Using the Control Panel