Lights

Explanation

 

 

Red H ink and red

The CD/DVD tray guide was left open when you turned on

) paper lights flash

the printer or when printing on paper. Close the CD/DVD

alternately

tray guide.

 

 

Green P power light is

Paper may be blocking movement of the print head. Turn

off; red ) paper and

off the printer, then open the cover and remove any

red H ink lights flashing

jammed paper or other foreign objects. Turn the printer

 

back on again. If the lights are still flashing, contact your

 

dealer or EPSON as described on page 73.

 

The printer may have an internal error. Turn off the printer,

 

wait a few seconds, then turn it on again. If the lights are

 

still flashing, contact your dealer or EPSON as described

 

on page 73.

 

 

Running a Printer Check

You can run a printer check to determine whether a problem comes from the printer or some other source.

1.Turn off your printer and computer.

2.Disconnect the printer’s USB cable.

3.Load letter-size paper in the printer.

4.Hold down the ) paper button, then press and release the P power button. When printing starts, release the ) paper button.

5.A nozzle check pattern prints. (If the pattern has gaps, you need to clean the print head as described on page 49.)

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