EPSON Stylus COLOR 300
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 300
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To replace the ink cartridge when the
V
Ink Out
light is
flashing or on, follow the steps below.
Caution:
To ensure good results, use genuine EPSON
cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may
cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON’s
warranty.
Leave the old cartridge installed in the printer until you
are ready to replace it with a new one.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, and the
V
Ink Out
light is flashing or on. Then open the printer
cover.
2. Hold down the
R
Cleaning
button for three seconds. The
P
Power
light starts flashing, and the print head moves
slightly left to the ink cartridge replacement position. (The
print head automatically returns to the home position after
about 60 seconds if you don’t begin the installation
procedure.)
Caution:
To avoid damaging the printer, do not move the print
head by hand.
Once you open the ink cartridge clamp or remove an
ink cartridge, the ink cartridge becomes unusable. Do
not reinstall it even if it still contains ink; otherwise, it
may damage the printer or cause the ink level sensor
to malfunction.
3. Lift up the ink cartridge clamp as far as it goes. The ink
cartridge rises partly out of the ink cartridge holder.
Warning:
If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with
soap and water. If ink gets in your eyes, flush them
immediately with water.
4. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it
properly.
5. Open the ink cartridge package. Next remove only the
yellow portion of the tape seal from the top of the cartridge.
Don’t remove the white portion.
Caution:
You must completely remove the yellow tape seal
from the top of the cartridge; installing the cartridge
with any portion of it still on will permanently damage
the cartridge. Also, do not remove the clear seal from
the bottom of the cartridge; ink will leak out.
6. Lower the new ink cartridge into the holder with the label
face up and the arrow mark pointing toward the back of the
printer.
7. Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place.
Caution:
Do not open the clamp again until you replace the ink
cartridge; otherwise, the cartridge may become
unusable.
8. Press the
R
Cleaning
button. The printer moves the print
head back to the home position and charges the ink delivery
system. Charging takes about one minute, and during this
time, the
P
Power
light continues to flash.
Caution:
Do not turn off the printer while the
P
Power light is
flashing; otherwise, the ink delivery system will not be
completely charged.
Note:
Even if you do not press the
R
Cleaning button, the printer
moves the print head back to its home position about
60 seconds after you replace the cartridge.
9. Close the printer cover.
ink cartridge clamp
color ink cartridge
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remove yellow
part
don’t remove
white part
