User’s Guide Replacing the Ink Cartridge ❏ Install an ink cartridge; otherwise, you cannot print. ❏ If the ink cartridge is running low, prepare a new ink cartridge. ❏ Be careful not to break the hooks on the side of the ink cartridge when you remove it from the package. ❏ You must remove the yellow tape from the cartridge before installing it; otherwise, print quality may decline or you may not be able to print. ❏ After bringing an ink cartridge inside from a cold storage site, allow it to warm up at room temperature for at least three hours before using it. ❏ Store ink cartridges in a cool, dark place. ❏ Store ink cartridges with their labels facing upward.
Do not store cartridges upside down. Ink Cartridge Specifications ❏ Epson recommends using the ink cartridge before the date printed on the package. ❏ The ink cartridge packaged with your product is partly used during initial setup. In order to produce high quality printouts, the print head in your product will be fully charged with ink. This one-off process consumes a quantity of ink and therefore the cartridge may print fewer pages compared to subsequent ink cartridges. ❏ Quoted yields may vary depending on the images that you are printing, the paper type that you are using, the frequency of your prints and environmental conditions such as temperature.
❏ To ensure you receive premium print quality and to help protect your print head, a variable ink safety reserve remains in the cartridge when your product indicates to replace the cartridge. The yields quoted for you do not include this reserve. ❏ Although the ink cartridge may contain recycled materials, this does not affect product function or performance. Checking the Ink Cartridge Status For Windows Note: When the ink cartridge is running low, the Low Ink Reminder screen automatically appears. You can also check the ink cartridge status from this screen.
If you do not want to display this screen, first access the printer driver and then click the Maintenance tab, and then Monitoring Preferences . On the Monitoring Preferences screen, clear the See Low Ink Reminder alerts check box. To check the ink cartridge status, do one of the following: ❏ Open the printer driver, click the Main tab, and then click the Ink Levels button. ❏ Double-click the product shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar. To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see the following section: & “From the shortcut icon on the taskbar” on page 19 34