144Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Transporting or Storing the Printer

If you are moving the printer a short distance (for example, in the same building), you can roll it on its stand (see page 147). To ship the printer a longer distance, you should repack it using the original box and packing materials. Follow the instructions below to prepare the printer for shipment.

If you don’t have the original packaging, you can purchase replacement packaging from Epson. See page 11 for more information.

If your printer includes the EpsonNet Ethernet card, you must remove it before shipping the printer for repairs. See page 148 for instructions.

Preparing the Printer for Shipment

Note: It’s a good idea to store partially used cartridges in separate, resealable plastic bags.

1.Turn off the printer and wait until the carriage moves to the home position (on the far right) and the P Power light goes off. Then unplug the printer.

2.Remove the following parts:

•Power cord and interface cables

•Paper basket

•Roll paper spindle

•All paper or other media

•Optional auto take-up reel (if installed)

•Optional manual cutter (if installed)

•Optional Ethernet card (if installed)

3.Raise the ink levers.

You can choose whether to remove the ink cartridges or leave them installed. However, you must keep the ink levers raised when transporting the printer to prevent ink from leaking.