Epson Scan 2500 service manual Printer Related Troubleshooting, Printer-Specific errors

EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Revision A

3.2 Printer Related Troubleshooting

This section provides instruction for repairing the printer mechanism. It describes various problems, symptom, likely causes, checkpoints, and solutions. Select appropriate symptom from the table and check each parts and its function as described in the checkpoint.

Table 3-3. Printer-Specific errors

Error	Cause	Solution
	When one or more ink cartridges are
	almost empty, the printer enters the
Ink out	low-ink state and continues printing.	Install a new ink
	When the cartridge is completely empty,	cartridge.
	the printer indicates an ink-out error and
	stops printing.
Paper out	If the printer fails to properly load paper,	Load paper and press
	it indicates a paper-out error.	the Load/Eject button.
		Press the Load/Eject
Paper jam	If the printer fails to properly eject paper,	button. If this does not
	it indicates a paper jam.	clear the error, remove
		the paper by hand.
No ink	If the printer detects that one of the ink	Install a new ink
	cartridges is not installed, it indicates a
cartridge		cartridge.
	no-ink-cartridge error.
Maintenance	When the total amount of waste ink	Replace the waste ink
	reaches the limit, the printer indicates a
request	maintenance request and stops printing.	pads.
		Turn off the Stylus
Fatal error	A carriage control or CG access error	Scan and turn it back
	has occurred.	on. If the error does not
		clear, service.

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