Switching Black Ink Cartridges; Draining The Old Ink - Epson Stylus Pro 7880 User Manual

Caution: To avoid
interrupting the ink
switching process, do not
turn off the printer, open
the front cover, release
the paper lever, remove
the ink cartridges,
remove the maintenance
tank, or unplug the power
cord. Do not leave the
printer unattended during
this process.
Note: If a power failure
occurs during this
procedure, turn the
printer on again. You can
continue the process at
the point where it was
interrupted.
Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Switching Black Ink Cartridges

You can switch the black ink from Photo Black to Matte Black or vice-versa.
You will need to use the Black Ink Conversion Kit (included with your
printer) and the new black ink cartridge (either Matte or Photo) that you
want to convert to. The Conversion Kit includes three special cartridges
(yellow, magenta, and cyan) which are used to reduce the amount of ink
consumed in the conversion. You can use the Conversion Kit multiple times.
The Photo Black cartridge is ideal for printing photographic images on
•
all media types. It is optimized for traditional photographic and ink
jet-coated papers, such as Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster,
Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss, Proofing Paper Commercial, and so
on.
The Matte Black cartridge is optimized for printing photographic
•
images on matte or fine art papers, such as Epson Ultra Premium
Presentation Paper Matte and Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper.
Generally, you should switch black ink cartridges only if you plan to run a
large number of print jobs in the new mode. Since it takes several minutes to
switch and consumes a significant quantity of ink, don't switch cartridges
more often than necessary.
Changing the black ink cartridge also consumes color ink. The amount of
ink flushed through the printer varies, but approximately 88 to 117 ml of
ink (all cartridges combined) is used. All cartridges should be at least 30%
full before you begin the conversion process.
If
MAINT TANK FULL
LCD, you need to replace the maintenance tank before you change black ink
cartridges. See page 154 for instructions.

Draining the Old Ink

1. Make sure
READY
2. Press the button.
Menu
3. Press the d button until
.
Menu
4. Press the d button to highlight
145
or
MAINT TANK NEAR FULL
appears on the LCD display.
MAINTENANCE
BK INK CHANGE
appears on the
is highlighted, then press
, then press
Menu
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.