Epson R260 Control Panel, Replacing an Ink Cartridge, Checking the Ink Supply

Epson Stylus Photo R260

Control Panel

To diagnose problems, check the printer’s control panel, as described below.

Lights	Explanation
Green P power light	The printer is receiving a print job, replacing
flashes	an ink cartridge, charging ink, or cleaning the
	print head.
Red ) paper out light	If you’re printing on paper, your paper ran out
is on and green P	or multiple pages have fed at once. Make
power light flashes	sure you lift the tray lever up to set the front
	tray to the paper (lower) position. Then, load
	more paper and press the ) paper button to
	resume printing.
	If you’re printing on a CD or DVD, the
	CD/DVD tray is not inserted. Follow the
	instructions in “Inserting a CD or DVD” on
	page 8 to insert the tray, then press the
	) paper button.
Red ) paper out light	If you’re printing on paper, it is jammed in the
and green P power	printer. Press the ) paper button to eject the
light flash	paper. If that doesn’t work, turn off the
	printer, open the cover, and pull the paper out
	from the front, including any torn pieces.
	Then turn on the printer, reload paper, and
	press the ) paper button.
	If you’re printing on a CD or DVD, the
	CD/DVD tray has not ejected. Pull out the tray
	and press the ) paper button.
Red H ink light flashes	One or more cartridges are nearly expended.
	Check the message that appears on your
	screen to determine which cartridge is nearly
	expended or follow the instructions in
	“Checking the Ink Supply” on the right. Make
	sure you have a replacement cartridge.
Red H ink light and	One or more cartridges are expended or not
green P power light	installed. Make sure you have a replacement
are on	cartridge, then follow the steps in “Replacing
	an Ink Cartridge” on the right to install it.
	If you have just installed a new cartridge, it
	may be incompatible with the printer or
	incorrectly installed. Reinstall it or replace it
	with the correct cartridge, as described in
	“Replacing an Ink Cartridge” on the right.
Green P power light is	Paper may be blocking movement of the print
off; red ) paper out	head. Turn off the printer, then open the
and red H ink lights	cover and remove any jammed paper or other
flash	foreign objects. Turn the printer back on
	again. If the lights are still flashing, contact
	your dealer or Epson as described in your
	on-screenUser’s Guide or Printer Basics
	book.

Lights	Explanation
Green P power light	The front tray is not in the correct position.
flashes; red ) paper
out and red H ink lights	Before you turn on the printer or print on
flash rapidly	paper, lift the tray lever up to set the front
	tray to the paper (lower) position.
	Before you print on a CD or DVD, pull the tray
	lever down to set the front tray to the
	CD/DVD position.
Green P power light is	An unsupported device is connected to the
on; red ) paper out	EXT. I/F USB port. Only devices compatible
and red H ink lights	with PictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT can be
flash alternately	connected to this port. See “Direct Printing
	from a Digital Camera or Mobile Phone” in
	your on-screenUser’s Guide or Printer Basics
	book.
Green P power light is	The printer may have an internal error. Turn
off; red ) paper out	off the printer, wait a few seconds, then turn
and red H ink lights	it on again. If the lights are still flashing,
flash alternately	contact your dealer or Epson as described in
	your on-screenUser’s Guide or Printer Basics
	book.

Replacing an Ink Cartridge

When the red H ink light flashes, one or more ink cartridges are nearly expended.

When the red H ink light stays on, you need to replace the cartridge(s).

When you print, you’ll also see a message on your screen telling you which cartridge is low or expended.

When a cartridge is more than six months old, you may need to replace it if printouts don’t look their best. If the quality doesn’t improve after cleaning and aligning the print head, you can replace the cartridge even if the red H ink light is off.

Checking the Ink Supply

To check the ink supply, do one of the following:

❏Windows: Double-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen).

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