Epson 600/640/740/750/860/880/900/980/1160/1200/EX/
870/890/1270/1280/1290/2000P
Cartridge Replacement Procedure
- When replacing an empty cartridge of the same ink type, simply hold
the cartridge clean button down for 3 seconds when the “ink out”
indicator is lit. The cartridge then moves into a position where it can
be replaced. Insert the new cartridge and press the form feed button.
To change an ink set follow this procedure.
1. Remove existing cartridge set:
- If both cartridges are empty ( the red indicator lights are on for the
black and colour
cartridges) hold the cartridge clean button down for 3 seconds.
Insert the new cartridges and press the form feed button.
- If the cartridges are not empty, hold the form feed button down for 5
seconds. The cartridges then move into a position where they can
be replaced.
2. Insert a set of cleaning cartridges. Press the form feed button.
The printer primes itself with cleaning fluid. This process takes
around 3 minutes.
3. Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver on your computer.
Select “NOZZLE CHECK”.
The printer prints a pattern of lines..These lines should be quite
faint as they have been printed with cleaning fluid.
4. Select “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM”
After the printer has printed a second pattern of lines repeat steps
1 to 3, replacing the cleaning cartridges with the new ink set.
The printer primes itself with the new ink set.
5. Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver and select
“NOZZLE CHECK” and then “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM”.
The printer is now running with your new ink set. If any nozzles are still
not printing this may be because of trapped air introduced during the
cartridge changeover procedure. In this case allow the printer to stand
for 2 hours before repeating a nozzle check. If any nozzles are still not
printing perform one head clean and allow the printer to stand for a
further hour. Repeat if necessary.
EPSON STYLUS PRO 5000
Cartridge Replacement Procedure
-When replacing an empty cartridge of the same colour and ink type, simply remove the
empty cartridge and insert the replacement. Continue printing.
The Stylus Pro 5000 is the only Epson printer that does not have an ink purge or prime
cycle that can be easily triggered by the user. The following method uses a substantial
amount of paper but the paper need not be high grade, photocopy paper will suffice.
To change ink sets, follow this procedure
1. Remove the existing cartridge set.
2. Insert a complete set of cleaning cartridges.
3. Create a file in Photoshop of block colours; cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The printer
will always print a compound black (cyan, magenta and yellow in with the black channel).
4. Using scrap photocopy paper print multiple copies of this file until the colour output starts
to fade. Use a high resolution setting with “No Colour Adjustment” selected in the print
driver to maximize the amount of ink laid down on the paper.
5. When the colour has begun to fade, remove the cleaning cartridge set.
6. Insert the new ink cartridges.
7. Print multiple copies of the same image file until the colour is restored fully.
8. Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver on your computer.
Select “NOZZLE CHECK”
The printer prints a pattern of lines with the new ink.
If there are any breaks in the line select “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM” to reprint the test
pattern. When the lines are unbroken you are ready to print.