Maintenance Box Code; Maintenance Box Handling Precautions; Replacing A Maintenance Box - Epson WF-6590 User Manual

User's Guide
5. Shake the ink cartridge horizontally for 5 seconds, moving it back and forth about 10 cm 15 times.
6. Insert the cartridge into the printer until it clicks.
Note:
If Check is displayed on the control panel, press it to check if the cartridges are installed correctly.
7. Close the front cover.
Related Information
"Ink Cartridge Codes" on page 118
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"Ink Cartridge Handling Precautions" on page 118
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Maintenance Box Code

Epson recommends the use of a genuine Epson maintenance box.
The following is the code for the genuine Epson maintenance box.
T6712

Maintenance Box Handling Precautions

Read the following instructions before replacing the maintenance box.
❏ Do not touch the green chip on the side of the maintenance box. Doing so may prevent normal operation and
printing.
❏ Do not remove the film on the top of the box; otherwise ink may leak.
❏ Do not tilt the used maintenance box until after it is sealed in the plastic bag; otherwise ink may leak.
❏ Keep the maintenance box out of direct sunlight.
❏ Do not replace the maintenance box during printing; otherwise, ink may leak.
❏ Do not reuse a maintenance box which has been removed and left detached for a long period. Ink inside the box
will have solidified and no more ink can be absorbed.

Replacing a Maintenance Box

In some print cycles a very small amount of surplus ink may be collected in the maintenance box. To prevent ink
leakage from the maintenance box, the printer is designed to stop printing when the absorbing capacity of the
maintenance box has reached its limit. Whether and how often this is required will vary according to the number
Replacing Ink Cartridges and Other Consumables
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