Diagnosing Printer Problems; Checking The Control Panel Lights - Epson Stylus C80 Printer Basics Manual

Diagnosing Printer Problems

You can diagnose some problems by checking the printer's control panel lights, as
described in this section, or running a printer check, as described on page 43.

Checking the Control Panel Lights

Ink out light
Ink cartridge replacement button
Follow the guidelines below when you check the control panel lights:
P is on or
flashing
m is on
m is flashing and
H is on
H is flashing
Paper out light
Paper button
The Ppower light is on when the printer is ready to print. It flashes
when the printer is receiving a print job, charging ink, or cleaning the
print head. It also flashes when the print head moves to the ink
cartridge replacement position.
The printer is out of paper. Load paper as described on page 6, and
m paper button to resume printing.
then press the
Paper has jammed in the printer. Press the
jammed paper. If that doesn't clear the error, open the printer cover
and remove any paper inside, including torn pieces. Then load a new
stack of paper and press the
One of the ink cartridges is low on ink. Follow the instructions
beginning on page 28 to replace the empty cartridge. If the H ink out
light goes on after you've replaced a cartridge, you may have installed a
cartridge your printer can't use. Check the number on the ink cartridge
package to make sure you've installed the correct cartridge.
Power button
m paper button to eject the
m paper button to resume printing.
Power
light
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