Epson 3in1 Manual

❏Do not reuse a maintenance box which has been removed and left detached for a long period. Ink inside the box
will have 
solidified and no more ink can be absorbed.
❏Do not remove the maintenance box and its cover except when replacing the maintenance box; otherwise ink
may leak.
Replacing a Maintenance Box
In some print cycles a very small amount of surplus ink may be collected in the maintenance box. To prevent ink
leakage from the maintenance box, the printer is designed to stop printing when the...

4. Close the printer cover, and then turn the printer over.
5. Push the tab on the cover using a narrow object such as a pen, and then remove the maintenance box cover.
6. Slide the maintenance box as shown in the illustration, and then remove the box.
User's Guide
Replacing Ink Cartridges and Other Consumables
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cImportant:
Do not touch the sections shown in the illustration. Doing so may prevent normal operation and you may get
smeared with ink.
7. Put the used maintenance box in the transparent bag that came with the new maintenance box and seal the
bag shut.
cImportant:
Do not remove the film on the maintenance box.
8. Place the new maintenance box straight down, and then slide it to install it.
9. Reattach the maintenance box cover.
Note:
When the maintenance box cover cannot be reattached, the maintenance...

Temporarily Printing with Black Ink
When color ink is expended and black ink still remains, you can use the following settings to continue printing for
a short time using only black ink.
❏Type of paper: plain papers, Envelope
❏Color: Grayscale
❏Borderless: Not selected
❏EPSON Status Monitor 3: Enabled (for Windows only)
Because this feature is only available for approximately five days, replace the expended ink cartridge as soon as
possible.
Note:
❏If EPSON Status Monitor 3 is disabled, access the...

Temporarily Printing with Black Ink - Windows
1. When the following window is displayed, cancel printing.
Note:
If you cannot cancel printing from the computer, cancel using the printer's control panel.
2. Access the printer driver window.
3. Clear Borderless on the Main tab.
4. Select plain papers or Envelope as the Paper Type setting on the Main tab.
5. Select Grayscale.
6. Set the other items on the Main and More Options tabs as necessary, and then click OK.
7. Click Print.
8. Click Print in Black...

Related Information
&“Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed” on page 25
&“Printing Basics - Windows” on page 31
Temporarily Printing with Black Ink - Mac OS X
Note:
To use this feature through a network, connect with Bonjour.
1. Click the printer icon in the Dock.
2. Cancel the job.
❏Mac OS X v10.8.x to Mac OS X v10.9.x
Click 
 next to the progress meter.
❏Mac OS X v10.6.8 to v10.7.x
Click Delete.
Note:
If you cannot cancel printing from the computer, cancel using the printer's control panel.
3....

Conserving Black Ink when the Black Ink Is Low (for
Windows Only)
When black ink is running low and there is enough color ink remaining, you can use a mixture of color inks to
create black. You can continue printing while preparing a replacement black ink cartridge.
This feature is only available when you select the following settings in the printer driver.
❏Paper Type: plain papers
❏Quality: Standard
❏EPSON Status Monitor 3: Enabled
Note:
❏If EPSON Status Monitor 3 is disabled, access the printer...

Improving Print Quality
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
If the nozzles are clogged, the printouts become faint, there is visible banding, or unexpected colors appear. When
print quality has declined, use the nozzle check feature and check if the nozzles are clogged. If the nozzles are
clogged, clean the print head.
cImportant:
Do not open the inner cover or turn off the printer during head cleaning. If the head cleaning is incomplete, you may
not be able to print.
Note:
❏Because print head cleaning...

❏There are broken lines or missing segments: The print head nozzles may be clogged. Go to the next step.
6.
Follow the on-screen instructions to clean the print head.
7. When cleaning is finished, print the nozzle check pattern again. Repeat cleaning and printing the pattern until
all lines are printed completely.
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head - Windows
1. Load A4-size plain paper in the printer.
2. Access the printer driver window.
3. Click Nozzle Check on the Maintenance tab.
4. Follow the...

2. Enter Menu from the home screen.
3. Select Maintenance > Head Alignment.
4.
Select Ve r t i c a l  A l i g n m e n t or Horizontal Alignment, and then follow the on-screen instructions to print an
alignment pattern.
❏Vertical Alignment: Select this if your printouts look blurry or vertical ruled lines appear misaligned.
❏Horizontal Alignment: Select this if you see horizontal banding at regular intervals.
Note:
The test pattern may vary by model.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to align the print...