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Red H ink light on | An ink cartridge is out of ink, not installed, not installed | |
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| Follow the steps on page 82 to install or reinstall the cartridge | |
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Red ) paper light flashes | The printer cover is open. Close the printer cover. | |
Red H ink light flashes |
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Green P power light is on | Jammed paper or a foreign object is preventing the print head | |
Red ) paper light flashes | from returning to home position. | |
Turn off the printer, open the printer cover, and remove any | ||
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Red H ink light flashes | jammed or torn paper, or foreign object. Then turn the printer | |
back on. If the error persists, contact your dealer or Epson; | ||
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Green P power light flashes | An unknown printer error has occurred. | |
Red ) paper light flashes | Turn off the printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. If | |
the lights are still flashing, contact your dealer or Epson; see | ||
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Red H ink light flashes | ||
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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, then disconnect the printer’s interface cable.
2.Load
3.Hold down the ) paper button, then press and release the P power button. Continue to hold down the ) paper button until the P power light flashes.
4.A test page prints the printer’s ROM version number and a nozzle check pattern.
■If the check page prints, the problem probably lies in your software settings, interface cable, or computer, or your software may not be installed correctly.
■If the check page doesn’t print, you may have a problem with your printer. Try the suggestions in “Problems and Solutions” beginning on page 93.
5.Turn off the printer, connect the interface cable, and turn on your printer and computer.
92 Solving Problems