98 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Note: You can replace the ink cartridges, cutter blade, and maintenance tank yourself. Other printer parts need to be replaced by an authorized Epson service technician.

Follow these steps to print the status check sheet:

1.Make sure paper is loaded in the tray.

2.Press the Menu button. You see PRINTER SETUP.

3.Press the button so you see TEST PRINT, then press Menu . You see NOZZLE CHECK.

4.Press so you see STATUS CHECK, then press Menu . You see

PRINT.

5.Press Menu again to start printing.

The amount of ink left or the component life is indicated as follows:

E*****F = 100–81% ink or service life remaining

E**** F = 80–61%

E***

F = 60–41%

E**

F = 40–21%

E*

F = 20–11%

%= less than 10% ink or service life remaining

Note: Some status information is a projection based on the last print made.

Viewing Status Information

To view printer status information instead of printing it, follow these steps:

1.Press the Menu button. You see PRINTER SETUP.

2.Press the button until you see PRINTER STATUS, then press

Menu . You see VERSION.

3.Do one of the following:

•To check the firmware version, press Menu again. When done, press the button.

•To check the number of pages that can be printed with each ink cartridge, press until you see PRINTABLE PG, then press Menu

. When done, press the button.

This option must be enabled by using the maintenance mode on the printer’s control panel. See page 113 for instructions.