Epson Stylus Photo R2880 User Manual

							Maintaining Your Printer41 Make sure you have a new ink cartridge before you begin. You must install new 
cartridges immediately after removing the old ones.
1. Remove the CD/DVD tray or thick media and close the front manual feed 
slot cover before replacing ink. If you have roll paper or canvas media loaded 
in the printer, remove it to prevent ink marks on the paper (see page 13).
2. Open the printer cover.
3. Press the Hink button to move the print head to the ink replacement position. 
If a cartridge is low or expended, the light above the cartridge flashes or stays 
on.
Caution: 
Don’t move the print head by hand or touch the flat white cable 
behind the print head to avoid damaging your printer.
4. Open the cartridge cover.
5. Squeeze the tab on the cartridge and lift the 
cartridge straight up to remove it. Dispose of it 
carefully. Do not take the used cartridge apart 
or try to refill it.
Warning: 
If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly 
with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, 
flush them immediately with water. Keep ink 
cartridges out of the reach of children.
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							42Maintaining Your Printer
6. Before opening the cartridge package, shake the package four or five times.
Note: 
All cartridges make a clicking sound when you shake them.
Caution: 
Do not shake the cartridges after opening the packages or ink will leak.
7. Remove the cartridge from the package, but be careful not to touch the green 
chip on the cartridge.
8. Remove the yellow tape from the bottom of the cartridge. 
Caution: 
Do not remove any other labels or seals, or ink will leak.
9. Insert the new cartridge into the holder and push it down until it clicks into 
place.
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							Maintaining Your Printer43 10. Once you replace all the necessary cartridges, close the cartridge cover and 
push it down until it clicks into place.
11. Close the printer cover.
12. Press the Hink button to begin charging the ink. This takes about 
21/2minutes. The Ppower light flashes as the ink charges.
When the Ppower light stops flashing and the Hink light goes out, ink 
charging is finished.
Caution: 
Never turn off the R2880 while ink is charging or you’ll waste ink.
If the Hink light is flashing, press the Hink button, then press down all the 
cartridges securely.
If you remove a low or expended ink cartridge, you cannot reinstall and use the 
cartridge.
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							44Maintaining Your Printer
Switching Black Ink Cartridge Types
Your printer comes with a Matte Black (T0968) and Photo Black (T0961) ink 
cartridge for printing. Only one can be installed in the printer at one time. Decide 
which media you will print on. Then, if necessary, switch the cartridge to match 
the Media Type (see page 45).
Use the Matte Black ink cartridge with the following media types:
■Plain Paper
■Bright White Paper
■Presentation Paper Matte
■Premium Presentation Paper Matte
■Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Double-sided
■Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte
■Velvet Fine Art Paper
■Watercolor Radiant White
■UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper
■Premium Canvas Matte
■Photo Quality Self-adhesive Sheets
■PremierArt Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper for Epson
Note: 
You cannot select these paper types when the Photo Black ink cartridge is installed.
Use the Photo Black cartridge with the following media types:
■Premium Photo Paper Glossy
■Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy
■Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss
■Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
■Premium Canvas Satin
■Exhibition Fiber Paper
Note: 
You cannot select these paper types when the Matte Black ink cartridge is installed.
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							Maintaining Your Printer45
Switching the Black Ink Cartridge
Make sure you have the other black ink cartridge handy before you begin. You 
must install the other cartridge immediately after removing the installed one from 
the printer.
Caution: 
If you remove a low or expended ink cartridge, you cannot reinstall and use the 
cartridge.
1. Remove the CD/DVD tray or thick media and close the front manual feed 
slot cover before replacing ink. If you have roll paper or canvas media loaded 
in the printer, remove it to prevent ink marks on the paper (see page 13).
2. Open the printer cover.
3. Press the Hink button to move the print head to the ink replacement position. 
If a cartridge is low or expended, the light above the cartridge flashes or stays 
on.
Caution: 
Don’t move the print head by hand or touch the flat white cable 
behind the print head to avoid damaging your printer.
4. Open the cartridge cover.
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							46Maintaining Your Printer
5. Squeeze the tab on the black ink cartridge and 
lift the cartridge straight up to remove it. Store 
this cartridge in a plastic bag for later use.
Warning: 
If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly 
with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, 
flush them immediately with water. Keep ink 
cartridges out of the reach of children.
6. If you’re switching the cartridge with a new one, shake the cartridge package 
four or five times before opening the package.
Note: 
The cartridges make a clicking sound when you shake them.
Caution: 
Do not shake the cartridges after opening the packages or ink will leak.
7. If necessary, remove the cartridge from the package, but be careful not to 
touch the green chip on the cartridge.
8. Remove the yellow tape from the bottom of the cartridge. 
Caution: 
Do not remove any other labels or seals, or ink will leak.
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							Maintaining Your Printer47 9. Insert the black ink cartridge into the holder and push it down until it clicks 
into place.
10. Close the cartridge cover and push it down until it clicks into place.
11. Close the printer cover.
12. Press the Hink button to begin charging the ink. This takes about 
21/2minutes. The Ppower light flashes as the ink charges.
When the Ppower light stops flashing and the Hink light goes out, ink 
charging is finished.
Caution: 
Never turn off the R2880 while ink is charging or you’ll waste ink.
If the Hink light is flashing, press the Hink button, then press down all the 
cartridges securely.
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							48Maintaining Your Printer
Select the Black Ink Cartridge
Once you’ve swapped the black ink cartridges, you need to select it in the printer 
driver before printing. Do one of the following:
Windows
1. Right-click the  icon in the bottom right corner of your screen (the taskbar).
2. Select 
Printer Settings. You see the printer settings window:
3. Select the 
Utility tab in the printer driver, then select Print and Option 
Information
.
4. If necessary, select the installed black ink cartridge and click 
OK.
Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.5
1. Open the 
Applications folder on your hard drive.
2. Open
 EPSON Printer Utility3.
3. Select 
SP R2880 and click OK.
4. Select 
EPSON StatusMonitor.
Click the 
Update button to update the ink cartridge and Media Type settings in 
the printer driver.
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							Solving Problems49
Solving Problems
Check the status of the printer lights to diagnose the cause of most problems (see 
page 50), or check the solutions beginning on page 51 for more information.
Open your on-screen Epson Information Center for detailed help and easy access to 
Epson’s support website, FAQs, paper and ink purchasing, and Reference Guide.
Checking for Software Updates
Periodically, it’s a good idea to check Epson’s support website 
for free updates to your Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Series 
software. Open your on-screen Epson Information Center and 
select 
Download the Latest Software or visit Epson’s support 
website at epson.com/support (U.S.) or epson.ca (Canada).
With Windows, you can select 
Driver Update on the Utility tab in the printer 
settings window. You can also click 
Start or  , select Programs or All 
Programs
, select EPSON, and click EPSON Stylus Photo R2880 Driver 
Update
.
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							50Solving Problems
Checking the Printer Lights
Check the status of the printer lights to solve the most common problems.
Light statusProblem and solution
Ipaper on Paper may be out or multiple sheets may have fed into 
the sheet feeder. Load paper, if necessary (see page 6), 
and press the 
Ipaper button.
Roll paper or canvas media may be out. See page 11 to 
load roll paper.
The CD/DVD tray may not be inserted. See page 32 to 
load a CD or DVD. 
If you’re printing on thick media, the media is not 
inserted. Insert the thick media and press the 
Ipaper 
button.
Ppower and Ipaper 
flashingPaper may have jammed in the sheet feeder, rear 
manual feed slot, front manual feed slot, or roll paper 
slot. 
Sheet feeder or rear manual feed slot: Press the 
Ipaper button to eject any jammed sheets, then 
open the printer cover and remove any paper jammed 
inside. Reload paper and press the 
Ipaper button 
again to clear the error.
Front manual feed slot: Gently pull out the paper and 
press the 
I paper button to clear the error.
Roll Paper Slot: Cut off any printed roll paper or canvas 
media, then remove (see page 13) and reload (see 
page 11) the paper.
The CD/DVD tray may be unable to eject. Gently pull 
out the CD/DVD tray and press the 
Ipaper button. 
See page 32 to reload the tray.
The printer cover may be open. Close the printer cover 
to continue. (Leaving the printer cover open stops or 
prevents printing.)
Hink on An ink cartridge is expended or not installed correctly, 
or is not compatible with the printer. Replace or 
reinstall the cartridge (see page 40).
Hink flashing Ink in a cartridge is low. You can continue printing, or 
check which cartridge is low (see page 38) and replace 
it (see page 40).
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