Epson Stylus 300 User Manual page 23

To prolong the life of your ink cartridge . . .
0 Always Gait until the print head stops moving before you
turn off the printer. (If you need to stop printing quickly,
PAUSE,
press
turn off the printer.)
Never remove the ink cartridge except to replace it with a
new one.
Don't move the print head by hand.
Leave the cartridge sealed until just before you install it.
Follow these steps to install the ink cartridge:
initializing procedures, the PAUSE light comes on and the
DATA and PAPER OUT lights begin blinking.
wait until the head stops moving, and then
Setting Up Your Printer
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