Diagnosing Printer Problems; Checking The Control Panel Lights - Epson Stylus Photo 1280 Printer Basics Manual

Diagnosing Printer Problems

You can diagnose some problems by checking the printer's control panel lights, as
described in this section, or running a printer check, as described on page 19.

Checking the Control Panel Lights

Maintenance light
Follow the guidelines below when you check the control panel lights:
P is on or flashes
b
P and flash
Roll paper button
The P power light is on when the printer is ready to print. It flashes
when the printer is receiving a print job, charging ink, or cleaning the
print head. It also flashes when the print head moves to the ink
cartridge replacement position.
When both the lights flash, one of the ink cartridges is low on ink. To
find out which cartridge is low on ink, do one of the following:
■
Windows: Check the ink level graphic in the printer software. See
page 16 for instructions on opening the software.
■
Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x: Click the
printer settings dialog box. See page 20 for instructions on
accessing the dialog box.
■
Macintosh OS X: Choose Applications > EPSON Printer Utility
> SP 1280 > EPSON StatusMonitor.
Then replace the ink cartridge as described on page 7.
Maintenance button Power button
Power
light
ink level icon in the
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