Epson W 2650 Manual

							

Ink
color
 Part
number
 Standard-capacity
 High-capacity

Cyan
 220
 220XL

Magenta
 220
 220XL

Yellow
 220
 220XL

Parent
topic:Purchase EpsonInkCartridges
 Removing
andInstalling InkCartridges
 Make
sureyouhave yourreplacement cartridgeshandybefore youbegin. Youmust install new
 cartridges
immediately afterremoving theoldones.
 Caution:
Leaveyouroldcartridges inthe printer untilyouareready toreplace themtoprevent theprint
 head
nozzles fromdrying out.Donot open inkcartridge packages untilyouareready toinstall theink.
 Cartridges
arevacuum packedtomaintain reliability.
 1.
Turn onyour product.
 •
Ifan ink cartridge isexpended, youseeamessage onthe LCD screen. Notewhich cartridges
 need
tobe replaced, thenselect OKand press theuparrow button.
 •
Ifyou arereplacing acartridge beforeyouseeamessage onthe LCD screen, presstheupor
 down
arrow button toselect Setup andpress theOK button. Thenselect Maintenance >Ink
 Cartridge(s)
Replacement andpress oneofthe Start buttons.
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2.
Liftupthe scanner unit.
 Caution:
Donot touch theflatwhite cable inside theprinter. Donot liftthe scanner unitwhile the
 document
coverisopen.
 3.
Squeeze thetabonthe cartridge andliftthe cartridge straightuptoremove it.
 Note:
Dispose ofused cartridges carefully.Donot take theused cartridge apartortry torefill it.
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Warning:
Ifink gets onyour skin, wash itthoroughly withsoap andwater. Ifink gets intoyour eyes,
 flush
them immediately withwater. Ifink gets intoyour mouth, spititout and seeadoctor rightaway.
 Keep
inkcartridges outofthe reach ofchildren.
 4.
Gently shakethenew cartridge fourorfive times asshown. Thenremove thecartridge fromthe
 package.

Caution:
Donot remove anylabels orseals, orink will leak. Donot touch thegreen chiponthe
 cartridge.
Installthenew cartridge immediately afterremoving theoldone; ifyou donot, theprint
 head
maydryoutand beunable toprint.
 5.
Remove onlytheyellow tape.
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6.
Insert thenew cartridge intotheholder andpush itdown untilitclicks intoplace.
 7.
Press theColor button tomake surethecartridges areinstalled correctly.
 Caution:
Ifyou seeamessage thatanink cartridge isinstalled incorrectly, liftup the scanner unit,
 and
press theinkcartridge downuntilitclicks intoplace. Thenclose thecartridge cover.
 8.
Close thescanner unit.
 The
product startspriming theink. This takes afew minutes. Whenyouseeacompletion message
 on
the LCD screen, inkreplacement iscomplete.
 Note:
Donot turn offthe product whilepriming oryou willwaste ink.
 Caution:
Ifyou remove anink cartridge forlater use,protect theinksupply areafromdirtand dust and
 store
itin the same environment asthe printer. Thevalve inthe inksupply portisdesigned tocontain
 any
excess ink,butdonot touch theinksupply portorsurrounding area.Always storeinkcartridges with
 the
label facing up;donot store cartridges upside-down.
 Parent
topic:Replacing InkCartridges
 Related
concepts
 Purchase
EpsonInkCartridges
 Printing
withBlack Inkand Expended ColorCartridges
 When
acolor inkcartridge isexpended, youcantemporarily continueprintingfromyourcomputer using
 black
ink.Replace theexpended colorcartridge assoon aspossible forfuture printing.
 Note:
Youcannot printwithexpended colorinkcartridges usingyourproducts controlpanel.
 Printing
withExpended ColorCartridges -Windows
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Printing
withExpended ColorCartridges -OS X
 Parent
topic:Replacing InkCartridges
 Printing
withExpended ColorCartridges -Windows
 If
you seeamessage duringprinting tellingyouthat youcantemporarily printinblack inkwith an
 expended
colorcartridge, youcancancel yourprintjoband select settings toprint onplain paper oron
 an
envelope.
 Note:
Touse thisfeature, EpsonStatusMonitor mustbeenabled.
 1.
Click Cancel orCancel Printtocancel yourprintjob.
 Note:
Ifthe message screenappears onanother computer onanetwork, youmay need tocancel
 the
print jobusing theproduct controlpanel.
 2.
Load plainpaper oran envelope inyour product.
 3.
Access theprint settings inyour printapplication.
 4.
Click theMain tab.
 5.
Select PlainPaper/Bright WhitePaper orEnvelope asthe paper typesetting.
 6.
Select theBlack/Grayscale checkbox.
 7.
Click OK.
 8.
Print yourdocument.
 Epson
StatusMonitor 3displays aprint message.
 9.
Click Print inBlack toprint your document.
 Parent
topic:Printing withBlack Inkand Expended ColorCartridges
 Printing
withExpended ColorCartridges -OS X
 If
printing stops,youcancancel yourprintjoband select settings totemporarily printwithonly black ink
 on
plain paper oron anenvelope.
 1.
Click theprinter iconinthe Dock.
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2.
Ifyou seeamessage tellingyouthat youcantemporarily printwithonly black ink,click theDelete
 icon
tocancel yourprintjob.(OS X10.8/10.9 :Click the icontocancel yourprintjob.Ifan error
 message
isdisplayed, clickOK.)
 Note:
Ifthe message screenappears onanother computer onanetwork, youmay need tocancel
 the
print jobusing theproduct controlpanel.
 3.
Inthe Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .
 4.
Select Print&Fax ,Print &Scan ,or Printers &Scanners ,select yourproduct, andselect Options
 &
Supplies .
 5.
Select Driver orOptions .
 You
seeascreen likethis:
 6.
Select Onasthe Permit temporary blackprinting setting.
 7.
Click OK.
 8.
Close theutility window.
 9.
Load plainpaper oran envelope inyour product.
 10.
Access theprint settings inyour printapplication.
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11.
Select PrintSettings fromthepop-up menu.
 12.
Select PlainPaper/Bright WhitePaper orEnvelope asthe paper typesetting.
 13.
Select theGrayscale option.
 14.
Click Print toprint your document.
 Parent
topic:Printing withBlack Inkand Expended ColorCartridges
 Conserving
LowBlack Inkwith Windows
 The
following windowappears whenblackinkruns lowand there ismore colorink.
 Note:
Thewindow appears onlywhen youhave selected PlainPaper/Bright WhitePaper asthe paper
 type
setting, anddepends onother selected printsettings. Touse thisfeature, EpsonStatusMonitor
 must
beenabled.
 •
Click Yestouse amixture ofcolor inkstocreate black,orNo tocontinue usingtheremaining blackink
 for
the document youareprinting.
 •
Click Disable thisfeature tocontinue usingtheremaining blackink.
 Note:
Ifyou disable thisfeature, itremains disabled untilyouinstall anew black inkcartridge.
 Parent
topic:Replacing InkCartridges
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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 toreplace theinkcartridges.
 Print
Head Maintenance
 Print
Head Alignment
 Cleaning
thePaper Path
 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 ifan ink cartridge isexpended, andmay notbeable toclean it
 when
acartridge islow. You must replace thecartridge first.
 Print
Head Nozzle Check
 Print
Head Cleaning
 Parent
topic:Adjusting PrintQuality
 Related
topics
 Replacing
InkCartridges
 Print
Head Nozzle Check
 You
canprint anozzle checkpattern tocheck forclogged nozzles.
 Checking
theNozzles UsingtheProduct ControlPanel
 Checking
theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility
 Parent
topic:PrintHead Maintenance
 Checking
theNozzles UsingtheProduct ControlPanel
 You
cancheck theprint head nozzles usingthecontrol panelonyour product.
 1.
Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product.
 2.
Press theupordown arrow button, selectSetup,and press theOK button.
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You
seethisscreen:
 3.
Select Maintenance andpress theOK button.
 4.
Select PrintHead Nozzle Checkandpress theOK button.
 5.
Press oneofthe Start buttons tobegin printing.
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6.
Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines.
 Print
head isclean
 Print
head needs cleaning
 7.
Doone ofthe following:
 •
Ifthere arenogaps, select Finish andpress theOK button.
 •
Ifthere aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, select Clean theprint head andpress theOK button to
 continue.

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