Checking The Ink Supply; Replacing An Ink Cartridge; Purchasing Ink Cartridges - Epson Stylus Photo 820 Product Information

EPSON Stylus Photo 820
❏ If the special media has protective sheets between each sheet
of media, be sure to remove the protective sheets before
printing.
❏ Some special media have a cut corner that you need to
position in the upper right corner when you load it.
❏ You can load the following number of sheets of EPSON
special media:
For this paper name...
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards
EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film
EPSON Photo Paper (4 × 6-inch size)
Matte Paper - Heavyweight
EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies
EPSON Photo Paper (A4- and letter-size)
EPSON ColorLife Photo Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets
EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper
EPSON Photo Stickers
EPSON Photo Paper (Panoramic size)
EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper
EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper

Replacing an Ink Cartridge

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When the red error light flashes, an ink cartridge is low on
ink. This is a good time to make sure you have a new
b
cartridge. When the red
to replace one of the cartridges.
The red b error light also comes on if your paper runs out
or is jammed, so make sure to check your paper before
replacing a cartridge.
EPSON Stylus Photo 820
6 -
Load this number of
sheets
Up to 30 sheets
Up to 30 sheets; 10
sheets for legal-size
Up to 30 cards with the
included support sheet
beneath the stack
Up to 20 sheets (one
sheet at a time for
A6-size) with the
included support sheet
or a sheet of plain paper
beneath the stack
Up to 20 sheets with the
included support sheet
beneath the stack
Up to 10 sheets
One sheet at a time with
the included support
sheet beneath the sheet
One sheet at a time
error light stays on, you may need

Checking the Ink Supply

To check your ink supply, do one of the following:
❏ Windows: Double-click the
taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). If one of
your cartridges is low, you'll see a window like this one:
You can also double-click the
a window showing the amount of ink remaining. You can
click the
Buy Now
order ink cartridges online.
❏ Macintosh: Open the File menu and choose
the ink icon You see a window like this one:
.
When a cartridge is more than six months old, you may need
to replace it if printouts don't look their best. If the quality
doesn't improve after cleaning and aligning the print head,
you can replace the cartridge even if the red
off.

Purchasing Ink Cartridges

Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of
installing them and before the expiration date on the package:
Black ink cartridge: T026201
Color ink cartridge: T027201
Look for ink cartridge packages labelled T026 (black) or
T027 (color).
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printer icon on your
ink monitor icon. You see
button to launch your web browser and
Print
b
error light is
. Click