Maintenance and Transportation
5-5
Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge
You can replace a cartridge when the
B
black or
A
color ink
out light is either flashing or on. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.
2. Determine which cartridge needs to be replaced.
3. Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover.
4. Press the
R
cleaning button and hold it for three seconds.
The print head moves slightly to the left and the
P
power
light begins flashing. (The print head returns to its home
position if you don’t proceed to step 5 within 60 seconds.)
5. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up from
its holder. (Although the illustration shows the color ink
cartridge, the procedure is the same for replacing the black
ink cartridge.)
6. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it
carefully.
7. Follow the steps in the next section to install the new ink
cartridge.
Note:
If you press the
R
cleaning button when
neither ink out light is
flashing or on, the printer
cleans the print head as
described on page 5-2. If
you need to replace an ink
cartridge before the lights
flash (because the ink is
too old, for example)
follow the instructions
on page 5-7.
Caution:
To avoid damaging the
printer, never move the
print head by hand.
Don’t open the clamp or
remove a cartridge
except to replace it with
a new one. Once you
remove a cartridge, you
can’t reuse it. Even if the
cartridge contains ink,
reusing it may damage
the print head.
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