Viewing Status Information - Epson 9600 Printer Manual

Note
You can replace the ink
cartridges, cutter blade,
and maintenance tank
yourself. Other printer
parts need to replaced by
an authorized EPSON
service technician.
Note
Each asterisk (*)
represents about
20 percent.
Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Viewing Status Information

To view printer status information instead of printing it, follow these steps:
1. Press the
SelecType
.
SETUP
2. Press d until you see
.
VERSION
3. Do one of the following:
To check the amount of ink left, press d until you see
•
then press r . The status of the first cartridge is displayed, using the
symbols described below. Continue pressing d to see the
E*****F
status of the remaining cartridges.
To check how much of the maintenance tank has been used, press d
•
until you see
displayed, using the
To check the status of other printer parts, press d until you see
•
SERVICE LIFE
displayed, using the
pressing d to see the status of the carriage motor, paper feed motor,
cutter blade, print head, and cleaning unit.
The status of the printer parts is indicated with these symbols:
= full (or full life remaining
E*****F
= 3/4 full (or 3/4 life remaining)
E**** F
= 1/2 full (or 1/2 life remaining)
E*** F
= 1/4 full (or 1/4 life remaining)
E** F
= nearly empty (or service life near end)
E* F
= less than 10% of ink (or service life) remaining
% F
4. Press to exit the Printer Status menu.
Pause
5-131
button on the control panel. You see
PRINTER STATUS
, then press r . The status of the tank is
MAINT TANK
symbols described below.
E*****F
, then press r . The status of the carriage motor is
symbols described below. Continue
E*****F
)
PRINTER
, then press r . You see
INK LEFT
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