Removing An Empty Ink Cartridge - Epson Stylus Color 850 Manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 850
When you need new ink cartridges, contact your dealer or call
EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. only). In
Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer referral.
When the color ink out light comes on, you can continue
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to print with black ink. Simply turn the printer off and then
back on again. When you print, make sure you choose Black
as the Ink setting in your printer software.

Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge

You can replace a cartridge when the
out light is either flashing or on. Make sure the printer is
turned on and not printing before you start. Then follow these
steps:
1. Determine which cartridge needs to be replaced.
2. Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover. Then
locate the Y black and X
control panel under the printer's cover.
3. Press the black or color cleaning button and hold it for
Y X
three seconds.
Caution:
If you press a cleaning button when no ink out light is flashing or
on, the printer cleans the print heads, as described on page 9. If
you need to replace an ink cartridge before the lights flash (because
the ink is too old, for example) follow the instructions under
"Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge" on page 9.
The print heads move slightly left and the
begins flashing. (The print heads return to their home
position if you don't proceed to step 4 within 60 seconds.)
Caution:
To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print heads by hand.
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black or color ink
B A
color cleaning buttons next to the
black cleaning
button
color cleaning
button
power light
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4. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up from
its holder. (Although the illustration shows the black ink
cartridge, the procedure is the same for replacing the color
ink cartridge.)
Caution:
Don't open the clamp or remove a cartridge except to replace it
with a new one. Once you remove a cartridge, you can't reuse it,
even if it contains ink.
5. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it
carefully.
Warning:
If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and
water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with
water.
6. Follow the steps in the next section to install the new ink
cartridge.
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