Note: You can purchase replacement blades from an Epson Professional Imaging authorized reseller. To find the nearest reseller, visit www.proimaging.epson. com (U.S. sales), www.epson.ca (Canadian sales), or call

800-GO-EPSON

(800-463-7766). Or you can purchase online at www.proimaging.epson. com (U.S. sales) or www.epson.ca (Canadian sales).

Caution: Do not try to slide the carriage by hand, or you may damage the printer.

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Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade

If you notice that your paper isn’t being cut cleanly, the cutter blade may need to be replaced. If you use the blade to cut heavy stock, you will damage the blade and need to replace it. See page 42 for a list of media that do not work with the cutter.

You can check the status of your cutter by printing the status check sheet or viewing its status on the control panel. See page 98 for instructions.

You can obtain a new cutter blade from Epson (part number C12C815291).

Make sure the printer is on, then follow these steps to replace the blade:

1.Press the Menu button.

2.Press the button until you see CUTTER REPLACE.

3.Press Menu to display EXEC.

4.Press Menu again. The print head moves to the cutter replacement position. OPEN TOP COVER is displayed.

5.Open the top cover.