Epson L220 User Guide

							

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seethiswindow:
 2.
Todisable promotional offers,deselect theDisplay EpsonOfferscheckbox. (Promotional offersnot
 available
inLatin America.)
 Parent
topic:Check InkLevels
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Purchase
EpsonInk
 You
canpurchase genuineEpsoninkand paper fromanEpson authorized reseller.Tofind thenearest
 reseller,
visitglobal.latin.epson.com orcall your nearest Epsonsalesoffice (website available inSpanish
 and
Portuguese only).
 Note:
Thisproduct wasoriginally designed towork withgenuine Epsoninks.Your product maynot
 function
properly ifyou useother types ofink and may affect Epsons warranty.
 The
included inkbottles mustbeused forprinter setupandarenotforresale. Theprinter shipswithfull
 ink
bottles andpart ofthe inkfrom thefirst bottles isused tocharge theprint head. Yields vary
 considerably
basedonimages printed, printsettings, papertype,frequency ofuse, andtemperature.
 The
inkbottles thatcame withyour printer havealower yieldduetothe inkcharging process.This
 process
iscarried outthefirst time youturn onthe printer andguarantees betterperformance. Donot
 load
paper before refilling theinktanks.
 Ink
Bottle PartNumbers
 Parent
topic:Refilling Ink
 Ink
Bottle PartNumbers
 Use
these partnumbers whenyoupurchase newinkbottles, andusetheinkbythe date printed onthe
 package:

Ink
color
 Part
number
 Black
 T6641

Cyan
 T6642

Magenta
 T6643

Yellow
 T6644

Parent
topic:Purchase EpsonInk
 Refilling
theInkTanks
 Make
sureyouhave newinkbottles handyandhave readtheinksafety precautions beforeyoubegin.
 You
cancontinue touse theproduct evenifone ormore inktanks arenotfilled allthe way. However, to
 keep
yourproduct operating atits best, fillall the inktanks uptothe topline.
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Caution:
Wearplastic gloves whilerefilling theinktanks toavoid staining yourhands.
 1.
Place asheet ofpaper undertheinktank area incase ofspills.
 2.
Turn onyour product.
 3.
Make surethe power lightison, butnotflashing.
 4.
Unhook theinktank unitfrom theproduct andlayitdown.
 Note:
Donot pull onthe inktubes.
 5.
Open theinktank unitcover, thenremove thecap ofthe inktank thatyoure goingtorefill.
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Note:
Makesurethecolor ofthe inktank matches theinkcolor youwant torefill, andonly remove
 the
cap from thatinktank. Becareful nottospill anyink.
 6.
Snap offthe tipofthe bottle cap,butdonot dispose ofitso you canuseitto seal thebottle caplater,
 if
necessary. Thenremove thebottle capand carefully removetheprotective seal(avoid touching
 the
inkunderneath theseal), thenclose thebottle captightly.
 Note:
Makesurethecolor ofthe inkbottle matches theinkcolor youwant torefill.
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Caution:
Closethebottle captightly; otherwise, inkmay leak.
 7.
Refill theinktank withthecorrect colorinkuptothe upper lineonthe inktank.
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8.
Ifany inkremains inthe inkbottle afterfilling theinktank, place thebottle captipsecurely onthe
 bottle
capand store theinkbottle upright forlater use.
 9.
Place thecap securely onthe inktank.
 10.
Repeat theprevious stepsasnecessary foreach inkcolor youneed torefill.
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11.
Close theinktank unitcover.
 12.
Hook theinktank unitonto theproduct.
 Parent
topic:Refilling Ink
 Related
concepts
 Purchase
EpsonInk
 Related
references
 Ink
Safety Precautions
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Adjusting
PrintQuality
 If
your printquality declines, youmay need torun autility toclean oralign theprint head.
 If
running theseutilities doesnotsolve theproblem, youmay need toflush theinktubes.
 Print
Head Maintenance
 Print
Head Alignment
 Cleaning
thePaper Path
 Checking
theNumber ofSheets
 Related
concepts
 Ink
Tube Flushing
 Print
Head Maintenance
 If
your printouts becometoolight, oryou seedark orlight bands across them,youmay need toclean the
 print
head nozzles. Cleaning usesink,soclean thenozzles onlyifprint quality declines.
 You
cancheck forclogged nozzlesbeforeyouclean themsoyou don’t clean themunnecessarily.
 Note:
Youcannot cleantheprint head ifthe inklevel hasreached thelower lineonthe inktank, andmay
 not
beable toclean itwhen theinklevel inany ofthe tanks islow. You must refilltheinktank first.
 Print
Head Nozzle Check
 Print
Head Cleaning
 Ink
Tube Flushing
 Parent
topic:Adjusting PrintQuality
 Related
tasks
 Refilling
theInkTanks
 Print
Head Nozzle Check
 You
canprint anozzle checkpattern tocheck forclogged nozzles.
 Checking
theNozzles UsingtheProduct Buttons
 Checking
theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility
 Parent
topic:PrintHead Maintenance
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Checking
theNozzles UsingtheProduct Buttons
 You
cancheck theprint head nozzles usingthebuttons onyour product.
 1.
Press thepower button toturn theproduct off.
 2.
Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product.
 3.
Hold down the stopbutton andpress the power button toturn theproduct on.
 4.
When theproduct turnson,release bothbuttons.
 The
product beginsprinting anozzle checkpattern.
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5.
Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines.
 Print
head isclean
 Print
head needs cleaning
 6.
Ifthere arenogaps, theprint head isclean andyoucancontinue printing.
 If
there aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, clean theprint head.
 Parent
topic:PrintHead Nozzle Check
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