Refilling Ink And Replacing Maintenance Boxes; Checking The Status Of The Remaining Ink And The Maintenance Box; Checking The Status Of The Maintenance Box - Windows; Checking The Status Of The Maintenance Box - Mac Os X - Epson EcoTank ET-M1180 Series User Manual

User's Guide
Refilling Ink and Replacing Maintenance
Boxes
Checking the Status of the Remaining Ink and the
Maintenance Box
To confirm the actual ink remaining, visually check the ink level in the printer's tank.
You can check the approximate service life of the maintenance box from the computer.

Checking the Status of the Maintenance Box - Windows

1. Access the printer driver window.
2. Click EPSON Status Monitor 3 on the Maintenance tab.
Note:
If EPSON Status Monitor 3 is disabled, click Extended Settings on the Maintenance tab, and then select Enable
EPSON Status Monitor 3.
Related Information
"Accessing the Printer Driver" on page 41
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Checking the Status of the Maintenance Box - Mac OS X

1. Start the printer driver utility:
❏ Mac OS X v10.6.x to v10.9.x
Select System Preferences from the
then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Utility > Open Printer Utility.
❏ Mac OS X v10.5.8
Select System Preferences from the
Queue > Utility.
2. Click EPSON Status Monitor.

Ink Bottle Codes

Epson recommends the use of genuine Epson ink bottles.
The following are the codes for genuine Epson ink bottles.

Refilling Ink and Replacing Maintenance Boxes

menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax) and
menu > Print & Fax, and then select the printer. Click Open Print
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