EPSON Stylus COLOR 980
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 980
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Control Panel
The four lights on your printer’s control panel show the
printer’s status and alert you to problems like paper jams.
Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First
Time
1. Plug the power cord into a grounded outlet.
Don’t use an outlet controlled by a wall switch or timer,
or one that uses the same circuit as a large appliance.
This may disrupt the power, which can erase the
printer’s memory or damage its power supply.
2. Lower the output tray and open the printer cover.
3. Press the
P
power button to turn on the printer. The
P
power light flashes, the
B
black and
A
color ink out
lights come on, and the black ink cartridge holder moves
slightly left to the installation position.
Always use the
P
power button to turn the printer on or
off. Never use an external switch, such as on a power
strip.
4. Remove the ink cartridges from their foil packages. Then
pull off only the yellow part of the tape seal on the top of
each cartridge. It is okay if a bit of the yellow tape remains
on the cartridge. Don’t pull off the blue part.
You must remove the yellow tape seal from the top of
the cartridge or you will permanently damage it. Don’t
remove the tape seal from the bottom.
If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with
soap and water. If ink gets in your eyes, flush them
immediately with water.
5. Lift up the black ink cartridge clamp.
P
is on
The
P
power light is on when the printer is ready to print. It
flashes when the printer is receiving a print job or
performing maintenance (i.e., cleaning the print head).
S
flashes
When the
S
paper out light flashes, you have a paper jam.
Press the
E
load/eject button to try to clear the jam. If that
doesn’t work, turn off the printer and gently pull the paper
forward (toward the output tray). Make sure none of the
sheets are curled, creased, old, stuck together, or too thin.
Then reload the stack against the right edge guide and slide
the left edge guide over to the paper’s left edge. Then turn
the printer on.
S
is on
When the
S
paper out light comes on, your paper is out or
incorrectly loaded. Make sure none of the sheets are curled,
creased, old, stuck together, or too thin. Then reload the
stack against the right edge guide and slide the left edge
guide over to the paper’s left edge. Press the
E
load/eject
button to resume printing.
B
or
A
flash
When an ink out light flashes, your ink supply is low. Make
sure you have a replacement cartridge.
B
or
A
are on
When an ink out light comes on, replace the ink cartridge.
See page 8 for instructions. If it comes on after you’ve
replaced a cartridge, you’ve installed the wrong cartridge.
P
and
S
flash,
and
B
and
A
are on
When the
P
power and
S
paper out lights flash and the
B
black and
A
color ink out lights come on, jammed paper
may be blocking movement of the print head. Turn off the
printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on. If no paper
ejects, turn off the printer, remove the jammed paper, and
turn it on again. If the lights still flash or stay on, contact
your dealer or EPSON.
P S B A
flash
When all the lights flash, your printer may have an internal
error. Make sure you removed all the packing material as
described on the
Start Here
poster. Then turn off the
printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. If the lights
still flash or stay on, contact your dealer or EPSON.
P S B A
are off
When all the lights are off, the printer is not receiving
power. Try these solutions:
❏
Make sure the printer is turned on.
❏
Turn off the printer, plug in the power cord securely,
and turn on the printer again.
❏
Make sure the outlet works and is not controlled by a
switch
or
timer.
power button
load/eject button
cleaning button
paper out light
color ink
out light
black ink
out light
power
light
black cartridge
color cartridge
Remove the yellow tape
