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The following table explains the control panel lights:
Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First
Time
Follow these ink cartridge precautions and the others in
the Printer Basics book:
❏ Install both ink cartridges, and leave them installed for
all types of printing, or the printer won’t work.
❏ Remove the yellow tape seal from the top of the ink
cartridges or you’ll permanently damage them. Don’t
remove the clear seals on the bottom or ink will leak
out.
❏ Don’t touch the green chip on the back of the
cartridge. This may inhibit normal operation and
printing.
❏ Never turn off the printer when the
P
power light is
flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made any
noise for more than five minutes.
Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children and
do not drink the ink.
If ink gets on your skin, wash the area thoroughly with
soap and water. If ink gets in your eyes, flush them
immediately with water.
1. Plug the printer into an electrical outlet and turn it on. The
ink cartridges move to the loading position.
If the ink cartridges fail to move to the loading position,
press the ink cartridge replacement button, shown below.
2. Lower the output tray and open the cover.
P
is on or
flashes
The
P
power light is on when the printer is ready to
print. It flashes when the printer is receiving a print
job, charging ink, or cleaning the print head. It also
flashes when the print head moves to the ink
cartridge replacement position.
b
is on and
P
flashes
When the
b
maintenance light comes on and the
P
power light flashes, paper is out or loaded incorrectly,
or you have a paper jam.
If paper is out or loaded incorrectly, load or reload your
paper. Then press the
b
maintenance button to turn
off the
b
maintenance light and resume printing.
(If you’re printing on roll paper, press the
b
maintenance button to turn off the
b
maintenance
light, and then press the
z
roll paper button to
resume printing.)
If paper is jammed, do one of the following:
❏
If you’re printing on any type of media but roll
paper, press the
b
maintenance button to try to
clear the jam. If that doesn’t work, turn off the
printer and gently pull the paper forward (toward
the output tray) to pull it out. Then turn on the
printer and press the
b
maintenance button to
turn off the
b
maintenance light and resume
printing.
❏
If you’re printing on roll paper, press the
z
roll
paper button for at least three seconds to clear the
jam. (You may have to repeat this step more than
once to back the paper out completely.) If that
doesn’t work, turn the printer off and trim the roll
at a point a few inches after it exits the printer.
Gently pull the roll backward, taking care not to
force the printer mechanism.
P
and
b
flash When both the lights flash, one of the ink cartridges is
low on ink. To find which one, do the following:
Windows: Check the ink level graphic in the
printer software.
Macintosh: Check the EPSON Monitor 3 utility.
Then replace the ink cartridge as described on page 8.
b
and
P
are
on
When both lights are on, one of the ink cartridges is
out of ink. Determine which cartridge is empty by
checking the ink level graphic in the printer software
(Windows) or the EPSON Monitor 3 utility
(Macintosh). Then replace the cartridge as described
on page 8. If both lights come on after you’ve
replaced a cartridge, you may have installed a
cartridge your printer can’t use.
b
is on and
P
is off
Jammed paper may be blocking movement of the
print head, or you may have an internal error. Turn off
the printer, open the cover, and check for any jammed
paper. Also, make sure you removed all the packing
material, as described in the Start Here poster. Then
turn the printer back on.
P
and
b
are
off
When both lights are off, the printer is not receiving
power. Try these solutions:
❏
Make sure the printer is turned on.
❏
Turn off the printer, plug in the power cord
securely, and turn on the printer again.
❏
Make sure the outlet is working and is not
controlled by a switch or timer.
Ink cartridge
replacement
button