Epson X400 Manual
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9. Lower thescanner unit. The print head moves toits home position andtheprinter startscharging theink. This takes about 90 seconds. Whenyouseeaconfirmation messageonthe screen, inkcharging isfinished. Caution: Neverturnoffthe product whilethepower lightisflashing oryou willwaste ink. If you seeanerror screen tellingyouanink cartridge isinstalled incorrectly, liftup the scanner unit and press theinkcartridge downuntilitclicks intoplace. Whenyoure finished, presstheOK button. If you remove alow orexpended inkcartridge, youcannot re-install andusethecartridge. 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 141
Replacing InkCartridges UsingaComputer Utility You canusetheInkCartridge Replacement utilitytoview on-screen instructions forreplacing anink cartridge. Thismethod allowsyoutoreplace acartridge beforeitis low orexpended (ifitis too old, for example). 1. Doone ofthe following: • Windows :Right-click theproduct iconinthe Windows taskbarandselect Printer Settings .Then click theMaintenance tab. • Mac OSX10.6/10.7/10.8 :In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print &Fax orPrint &Scan ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies .Select Utility and select OpenPrinter Utility. • Mac OSX10.5 :In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print&Fax , select yourproduct, andselect OpenPrintQueue .Select Utility. You seeone ofthese windows: 142
2. Click theInk Cartridge Replacement iconandfollow theon-screen instructions toreplace yourink cartridges asnecessary. 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. 144
Printing WithExpended ColorCartridges -Windows Printing WithExpended ColorCartridges -Mac OSX 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. 1. Click Stop 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 Related tasks Cancelling PrintingUsingaProduct Button Selecting BasicPrintSettings -Windows Printing WithExpended ColorCartridges -Mac OSX If printing stops,youcancancel yourprintjoband select settings totemporarily printwithonly black ink on plain paper oron anenvelope. 1. Click theprinter iconinthe Dock. 145
2. Ifyou seeamessage tellingyouthat youcantemporarily printwithonly black ink,click theDelete icon tocancel yourprintjob. 3. Inthe Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences . 4. Select Print&Fax orPrint &Scan ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies . 5. Select Driver. You seethisscreen: 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. 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. 146
Parent topic:Printing WithBlack Inkand Expended ColorCartridges Related tasks Cancelling PrintingUsingaProduct Button Selecting BasicPrintSettings -Mac OSX 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. • 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 unlessyoureinstall theprinter software. Parent topic:Replacing InkCartridges 147
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 Related topics Replacing InkCartridges 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. 148
1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 2. Press the homebutton, ifnecessary. 3. Press theleftorright arrow buttons toselect Setup andpress theOK button. 4. Press theupordown arrow buttons toselect Maintenance andpress theOK button. You seethisscreen: 5. Press theOK button. 6. Press the startbutton. After thenozzle pattern prints,youseethisscreen: 149
7. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean Print head needs cleaning 8. Doone ofthe following: • Ifthere arenogaps, select Finish Nozzle Checkandpress theOK button. • Ifthere aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, select HeadCleaning andpress theOK button to continue. 9. Follow theinstructions onthe screen toclean theprint head, check thenozzles, andrepeat the process asnecessary. If you don’t see anyimprovement aftercleaning theprint head upto4times, turnoffthe product andwait at least 6hours. Thentrycleaning theprint head again. Ifquality stilldoes notimprove, oneofthe ink cartridges maybeold ordamaged andneeds tobe replaced. Parent topic:PrintHead Nozzle Check Related concepts Print Head Cleaning 150