Epson L210 User Guide

5. Open the ink tank unit cover, then remove the ink tank’s cap.
Note: Make sure the color of the ink tank matches the ink color you want to refill, and only remove
the cap from that ink tank. Be careful not to spill any ink.
6. Snap off the tip of the bottle cap, but do not dispose of the bottle cap tip so you can use it to seal the bottle cap later, if necessary. Then remove the cap, remove the seal from the bottle, and replace the
cap on the bottle.
Note: Make sure the color of the ink bottle matches...

7. Refill the ink tank with the correct color ink up to the upper line on the ink tank.
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8. If any ink remains in the ink bottle after filling the ink tank, place the bottle cap tip securely on the
bottle cap and store the ink bottle upright for later use.
9. Place the rubber cap securely on the ink tank.
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11. Close the ink tank unit cover.
12. Hook the ink tank unit onto the product.
If the power light is on, press the stop button.
Parent topic:
Refilling Ink
Related concepts
Purchase EPSON Ink
Related references
Ink Safety Precautions
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Adjusting Print Quality
If your print quality declines, you may need to run a utility to clean or align the print head.
If running these utilities does not solve the problem, you may need to flush the ink tubes.
Print Head Maintenance
Print Head Alignment
Cleaning the Paper Path
Checking the Number of Sheets
Related concepts
Ink Tube Flushing
Print Head Maintenance If your printouts become too light, or you see dark or light bands across them, you may need to clean the
print head nozzles. Cleaning uses...

Checking the Nozzles Using the Product Buttons
You can check the print head nozzles using the buttons on your product.
1. Press the power button to turn the product off.
2. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
3. Hold down the stop button and press the power button to turn the product on.
4. When the product turns on, release both buttons.The product begins printing a nozzle check pattern.
5. Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines. Print head is clean
Print head needs...

6. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean and you can continue printing.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, clean the print head.
Parent topic: Print Head Nozzle Check
Related concepts
Print Head Cleaning
Checking the Nozzles Using a Computer Utility You can check the print head nozzles using a utility on your Windows or Mac computer.
1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
2. Do one of the following:•Windows: Right-click the product icon in the Windows taskbar.
• Mac OS X...

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4. Click
Print.
5. Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines. Print head is clean
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Print head needs cleaning
6. If there are no gaps, click Finish.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, clean the print head.
Parent topic: Print Head Nozzle Check
Related concepts
Print Head Cleaning
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