Checking The Printer Lights; Checking The Print Head Nozzles - Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Reference Manual

Epson Stylus Photo 1400

Checking the Printer Lights

The lights on the front of the printer provide status
information and identify printer errors, as described below.
Lights Explanation
Green P power light The printer is receiving a print job, replacing
flashes an ink cartridge, charging ink, or cleaning the
print head, or a camera is connected to the
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Red paper light is If you're printing on paper, your paper ran
P
on and green power out or multiple pages have fed at once. Load
light flashes or reload paper, then press the
button to resume printing.
If you're printing on a CD or DVD, the
CD/DVD tray is not inserted. Insert the tray,
then press the
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Red paper light If you're printing on paper, it is jammed in
flashes and green the printer. Press the
P power light flashes eject the paper. If that doesn't work, turn off
the printer, open the cover, and remove all
the paper inside, including any torn pieces.
Pull the paper forward to remove it. Then
turn on the printer, reload paper, and press
the
If you're printing on a CD or DVD, the
CD/DVD tray has not ejected. Pull out the
tray and press the
H
Red ink light flashes An ink cartridge is nearly expended. Check
the message that appears on your screen to
determine which cartridge is nearly
expended or follow the instructions on
page 11 to check the ink status. Make sure
you have a replacement cartridge.
Red H ink light and An ink cartridge is expended or not installed.
green P power light Make sure you have a replacement
are on cartridge, then follow the steps on page 11
to replace or install it.
If you have just installed a new cartridge, it
may be incompatible with the printer or
incorrectly installed. Reinstall it or replace it
with a compatible cartridge, as described on
page 11.
Green P power light is An unsupported device is connected to the
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on; red paper and
red H ink lights flash with PictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT can
alternately be connected to this port. See page 7.
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The power light is Paper may be blocking movement of the
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off; red paper and print head or the printer may have an
H
red ink lights flash internal error. Turn off the printer, then open
the cover and remove any jammed paper or
other foreign objects. Wait a few seconds,
then turn the printer on again. If the lights
are still flashing, contact Epson.
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PictBridge port.
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paper button.
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paper button to
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paper button.
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paper button.
PictBridge port. Only devices compatible

Checking the Print Head Nozzles

You can run a nozzle check to see if the print head needs
cleaning. You can do this using the buttons on the printer or
using your computer.
Before you check the print head nozzles, make sure the
CD/DVD tray is not inserted in the printer.
Using the Printer Buttons to Check the
Print Head Nozzles
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the
red H ink light is not on. (If the red H ink light is on, you
paper
need to replace a cartridge.)
2. Turn off the printer.
3. Make sure letter-size plain paper is loaded in the printer.
4. Press the ) paper and P power buttons together to turn
on the printer. Continue holding down the ) paper
button until the green P power light starts to flash, then
release it.
The nozzle check pattern prints:
Print head does
not need to be
cleaned:
Print head needs
to be cleaned:
5. If there are no gaps or lines, the print head does not need to
be cleaned.
If there are gaps or lines, or the test patterns are faint, clean
the print head as described on the next page.
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paper button
power button
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