Maintenance and Transportation
Caution:
To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print head by hand.
Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge before the B black or A color ink out light is flashing or on:
1.Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.
2.Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover.
3.Press the E load/eject button and hold it down for a few seconds until the print head moves to the left. (The printer automatically moves the print head back to the home position after 60 seconds if you don’t continue with step 4.)
4.Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up from its holder.
5.Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully.
6.Follow the steps in the previous section, “Installing the New Cartridge,” to install the new ink cartridge.
For best results, use EPSON ink jet paper or photo quality paper when you check the print head alignment.
Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print head. Follow these steps:
1.Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded.
2.Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Chapter 1.
3.Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.
4.Click the Print Head Alignment button.
5.Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page and select the correct alignment.