Epson EPL-8000 User Manual page 30

Assembling
3. Press the blue release button inside the printer to open
the printer's top cover. You can open the top cover to two
positions, a lower and an upper position. Open the top cover to
the upper position.
CAUTION:
handle. Do not use it to open the cover or to lift the
printer.
1-10 Setting Up
The paper support on the top cover is not a