Removing And Installing An Ink Cartridge; Removing An Empty Ink Cartridge - Epson Stylus Color 850N Quick Manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N
4. Open the printer cover and lift up the black ink cartridge
clamp.
5. Place the black ink cartridge in the holder with the label
pointing up and the arrow pointing to the back of the
printer. Then close the clamp, making sure it clicks into
place.
Caution:
If the ink cartridge holder moves back to the right before you install
the cartridge, don't try moving it back by hand. Press the
cleaning button and hold it down for 3 seconds to move the holder
back into position.
6. Now press the X color cleaning button to move the color
ink cartridge holder into loading position.
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to install the color ink cartridge. Then
press the E load/eject button to begin charging the ink
delivery system.
Charging takes up to 4 minutes. The
and the printer makes various sounds until it's finished.
Don't turn off the printer or interrupt the charging process
or it will start over, using more ink than necessary.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer when the
unless the printer hasn't moved or made any noise for more
than 10 minutes.
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black ink cartridge
holder
Y black
P power light flashes
power light is flashing,
P
Removing and Installing an Ink
Cartridge
When the B black or
indicated cartridge is low on ink. This is a good time to make
sure you have a new cartridge. When the light stays on, the
cartridge is empty and you need to replace it.
Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of
installing them and before the expiration date on the package:
Black ink cartridge:
Color ink cartridge:
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 A color ink out light comes on, you can continue
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.
3. Press the black or
Y
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 10. 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 10.
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A color ink out light flashes, the
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B black or
black cleaning
button
color cleaning
button
color cleaning button and hold it for
X
A color ink