Epson C86 Ink Cartridge Precautions, Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges

Epson Stylus C86

Ink Cartridge Precautions

Warning: Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children and do not drink the ink.

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

Caution: Don’t remove the cartridge label, or ink will leak.

Don’t remove the green IC chip from the cartridge. Installing a cartridge without an IC chip can damage the printer. Avoid touching the green IC chip, as this can damage the ink cartridge.

If you remove an ink cartridge temporarily, protect the ink supply port on the bottom of the cartridge from dirt and dust. Place it in a small box, or, if you have the original packaging, return it to its own box.

Store ink cartridges in the same environment as the printer. Stand the cartridges upright (the label identifying the color should be on the top).

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.

1.Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing. The

power light should be on, but not flashing.

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

3.Press the ink button for one second. If the ink light is off, go to step 5.

If the ink light is on or flashing, the print head moves to the left, and the cartridge that needs to be replaced stops under the mark. The power light also begins to flash.

Caution: Don’t press the ink button for more than 2 seconds, or the printer will start to clean the print head.

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

4. Press the ink button again.

❏If more than one ink cartridge is empty, the next

cartridge moves under the mark. This happens after you press the ink button for every ink cartridge that needs to be replaced.

❏If all the empty cartridges have been identified, the print head moves to the ink cartridge replacement position.

5. Open the cartridge cover.

6.Pinch the back tab of the empty cartridge as you lift it out of the printer. Don’t take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it.

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

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