Loading the Ink Cartridge Follow the steps below to load the ink cartridge. When you start to use the printer, it takes about 4 minutes for initial ink filling. Never open the covers, press the Power button, or turn the printer off during initial ink filling (while the Power LED is flashing). Otherwise, initial ink filling will be performed again from the beginning. This wastes ink. Do not tilt the printer during initial ink filling. Otherwise, ink may leak out of the printer. Do not touch the inside of the ink cartridge slot. Doing so may cause ink adhesion or printer malfunction. Use only the ink cartridge specified by Seiko Epson, SJIC25P.
Operation with another ink cartridge is not guaranteed. Do not touch the green circuit board at the side of the ink cartridge. Doing so may affect the normal operation of the ink cartridge. Green circuit board When install the ink cartridge for the first time, use the STARTER CARTRIDGE included with the printer. When using the product for the first time, ink filling also uses up some ink to make the product ready for printing. An ink cartridge has 4 different colors. Even when one specific color is specified for printing, ink of all colors is spent in printing and operations to maintain the print head in a good condition.
If remaining ink of any of the ink cartridge reaches its lower limit amount, the printer stops printing. Since ink cartridges are designed to stop the operation before ink runs out completely to maintain the quality of the print head, some ink remains in the used ink cartridge. The used cartridge has a red line drawn through its label on the top. 42