Handling
This chapter describes basic handling of the printer.
Replacing the Ink Cartridge
Printing is not possible if any of the four color inks needs replacement.
When the Replace Ink LED lights, the ink cartridge needs to be replaced. Follow the steps below
to replace the ink cartridge.
Do not touch the inside of the ink cartridge slot. Doing so may cause ink adhesion or printer
Use only the ink cartridge specified by Seiko Epson, SJIC25P. Operation with another ink
Do not touch the green circuit board at the side of the ink cartridge. Doing so may affect the
Green circuit board
When the time to replace the ink cartridge has come, the ink cartridge is automatically
An ink cartridge has 4 different colors. Even when one specific color is specified for printing,
Since ink cartridges are designed to stop the operation before ink runs out completely to
The used cartridge has a red line drawn through its label on the top.
malfunction.
cartridge is not guaranteed.
normal operation of the ink cartridge.
ejected.
ink of all colors is spent in printing and operations to maintain the print head in a good
condition. If remaining ink of any of the ink cartridge reaches its lower limit amount, the
printer stops printing.
maintain the quality of the print head, some ink remains in the used ink cartridge.
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