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5.
Before opening thenew cartridge package, shakeitgently fourorfive times.
 Caution:
Donot shake thecartridges afteropening thepackages, orink may leak.
 6.
Remove thecartridge fromthepackage.
 Caution:
Donot touch thegreen chiporthe small window onthe cartridge. Installthenew cartridge
 immediately
afterremoving theoldone; ifyou donot, theprint head maydryoutand beunable to
 print.

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7.
Remove theyellow tapefrom theside ofthe cartridge.
 Caution:
Donot remove anyother labels orseals, orink will leak.
 8.
Insert thenew cartridge intotheholder andpush itdown untilitclicks intoplace.
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9.
Lower thescanner unit.
 10.
Press thestopbutton.
 The
print head moves toits home position andtheprinter startscharging theink. This takes about
 1.5
minutes. Whenthepower lightstops flashing andremains on,inkcharging isfinished.
 Caution:
Neverturnoffthe product whilethepower lightisflashing oryou willwaste ink.
 Note:
Ifthe inklight ison after theprint head moves toits home position orthe power lightisstill
 flashing
3minutes afterreplacing acartridge, anink cartridge maynotbeinstalled properly. Press
 the
stopbutton, thenpress theinkcartridge downuntilitclicks intoplace.
 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
 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).

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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:
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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.
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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
 Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -Windows
 Cancelling
PrintingUsingaProduct Button
 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.
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2.
Ifyou seeamessage tellingyouthat youcantemporarily printwithonly black ink,click theDelete
 icon
tocancel yourprintjob.
 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 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.
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13.
Select theGrayscale option.
 14.
Click Print toprint your document.
 Parent
topic:Printing WithBlack Inkand Expended ColorCartridges
 Related
tasks
 Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -Mac OSX
 Cancelling
PrintingUsingaProduct Button
 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
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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
 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 Buttons
 Checking
theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility
 Parent
topic:PrintHead Maintenance
 Checking
theNozzles UsingtheProduct Buttons
 You
cancheck theprint head nozzles usingthebuttons onyour product.
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1.
Press thepower button toturn theproduct off.
 2.
Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product.
 3.
Hold down thestopbutton andpress thepower button toturn theproduct on.
 4.
When theproduct turnson,release bothbuttons.
 The
product beginsprinting anozzle checkpattern.
 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
 Related
concepts
 Print
Head Cleaning
 Checking
theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility
 You
cancheck theprint head nozzles usingautility onyour Windows orMac computer.
 1.
Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product.
 2.
Doone ofthe following:
 •
Windows: Right-clicktheproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar.
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