Running A Printer Check - Epson Photo 700 User Manual

or When an ink out light comes on, you need to replace the ink
B A
cartridge. See page 5-4 for instructions.
The power light is on when the printer is on. The power light
P
flashes when the printer is receiving a print job or performing a
maintenance operation such as cleaning a print head.
When the power and paper out lights flash and the ink out
P S B A
lights are on, you have a carriage error. Turn off the printer by
pressing the P power button; wait several seconds; then turn it
on again. If this does not clear the error condition, contact
EPSON as described in the Introduction.
When all the lights flash, your printer may have an internal
P S B A
error. Turn off the printer by pressing the P power button;
wait several seconds; then turn it on again. If this does not
clear the error condition, contact EPSON as described in the
Introduction.

Running a Printer Check

You can run a printer check to determine whether the problem
comes from the printer itself or some other source.
Follow these steps to check the printer:
1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.
2. Disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
3. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
4. Hold down the E load/eject button and press the Ppower
If the results are satisfactory, the problem lies in software
settings, the interface cable, or your computer.
If the printer check does not print correctly, there is a
problem with your printer. See the suggestions in this
chapter for possible solutions.
button. Hold down the buttons until the P power light
starts to flash. Then release both buttons.
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Troubleshooting