Replacing Ink Cartridges; Maintenance Box Code; Maintenance Box Handling Precautions - Epson XP-5100 Series User Manual

User's Guide
❏ When printing in monochrome or grayscale, color inks instead of black ink may be used depending on the
paper type or print quality settings. This is because a mixture of color inks is used to create black.
❏ The ink in the ink cartridges supplied with your printer is partly used during initial setup. In order to produce
high quality printouts, the print head in your printer will be fully charged with ink. This one-off process
consumes a quantity of ink and therefore these cartridges may print fewer pages compared to subsequent ink
cartridges.

Replacing Ink Cartridges

When a message is displayed prompting you to replace the ink cartridges, select How To and then view the
animations displayed on the control panel to learn how to replace the ink cartridges.
If you need to replace the ink cartridges before they are expended, select Maintenance > Ink Cartridge
Replacement on the home screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Select How To for details.
Caution:
!
Be careful not to trap your hand or fingers when opening or closing the scanner unit. Otherwise you may be injured.
Note:
You can continue printing even after the printer indicates that ink is low. However, prepare new ink cartridges as soon as
possible.
Related Information
"Ink Cartridge Codes" on page 130
&
"Ink Cartridge Handling Precautions" on page 131
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Maintenance Box Code

Epson recommends the use of a genuine Epson maintenance box.
Maintenance box code: T04D1
Important:
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Once a maintenance box has been installed in a printer it cannot be used with other printers.

Maintenance Box Handling Precautions

Read the following instructions before replacing the maintenance box.
❏ Do not touch the green chip on the side of the maintenance box. Doing so may prevent normal operation and
printing.
❏ Do not drop the maintenance box or subject it to strong shocks.
❏ Do not replace the maintenance box during printing; otherwise, ink may leak.
❏ Do not remove the maintenance box and its cover except when replacing the maintenance box; otherwise ink
may leak.
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