Epson SEIJ98006 manual 12. Remedies for the Maintenance Error, EPSON Stylus Color, Revision C

EPSON Stylus Color 900

3.1.1.4 Remedies for the Maintenance Error

While the printer is in this error condition, it disables all operations including data communication except for the panel operation specified to clear the error. Therefore, follow the steps described in Table 3-12 to solve the problem.

Table 3-12. Remedies for the Maintenance Error

Step	Actions	Correct LED condition
1	Turn the printer on while pressing the	The Paper Out LED is blinking.
	Load/Eject and the Cleaning buttons, and
	the Paper Out LED starts blinking. (Blinks
	for three seconds.)
2	While the Paper Out LED is blinking (for	The following three red LEDs
	three seconds), press the Cleaning button	are blinking: Ink Out LED
	for ten seconds.	(Black), Ink Out LED (Color),
		and Paper Out LED.

NOTE: During the Step 2, if the Load/Eject button is pressed, the Maintenance Error is not cleared but the EEPROM initialization mode is activated instead. The EEPROM initialization can be used to recover from conditions such as the printer does not accept any data from the PC. The EEPROM initialization mode initializes the following items:

￿Accumulated power-off time:The value for the Timer IC is reset.

CL Timer:	The CL timer, which is also called fire-
	waiting timer, secures the printer
	specific period of time so bubbles
	formed around the printhead during a
￿	cleaning vanish.
I/F selection:	Selects “Auto”, the factory default,
	from 4 I/F selection items: Auto,
	Parallel, Serial, and Option.

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