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The ink in the ink supply units supplied with your printer is partly used during initial setup. In order to produce
high quality printouts, the print head in your printer will be fully charged with ink. This one-off process
consumes a quantity of ink and therefore these ink supply units may print fewer pages compared to subsequent
ink supply units.
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For best results, use up ink supply unit within two years of installation.
Replacing Ink Supply Units
When a message is displayed prompting you to replace the ink supply units, select
How To
and then view the
animations displayed on the control panel to learn how to replace the ink supply units.
Related Information
&
“Ink Supply Unit Handling Precautions” on page 158
Maintenance Box Code
Epson recommends the use of a genuine Epson maintenance box.
The following is the code for the genuine Epson maintenance box.
T6716
Maintenance Box Handling Precautions
Read the following instructions and
Important Safety Instructions
(paper manual) before replacing the
maintenance box.
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Do not touch the green chip on the side of the maintenance box. Doing so may prevent normal operation and
printing.
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Do not tilt the used maintenance box until after it is sealed in the plastic bag; otherwise ink may leak.
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Keep the maintenance box out of direct sunlight.
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Do not replace the maintenance box during printing; otherwise, ink may leak.
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Do not reuse a maintenance box which has been removed and left detached for a long period. Ink inside the box
will have solidified and no more ink can be absorbed.
Replacing a Maintenance Box
In some print cycles a very small amount of surplus ink may be collected in the maintenance box. To prevent ink
leakage from the maintenance box, the printer is designed to stop printing when the absorbing capacity of the
maintenance box has reached its limit. Whether and how often this is required will vary according to the number
of pages you print, the type of material that you print and the number of cleaning cycles that the printer performs.
When a message is displayed prompting you to replace the maintenance box, refer to the animations displayed on
the control panel. The need for replacement of the box does not mean that your printer has ceased to operate in
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