Epson Stylus COLOR 740 Special Edition Product Information Guide - Page 13

EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 Caution: You must remove the yellow tape from the top of the cartridge or you will permanently damage it. Do not remove the clear seal from the bottom of the cartridge; ink will leak out. To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print head by hand. 3. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, then open the printer cover. 4. Press the R cleaning button and hold it for about three seconds until the print head moves 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. Caution: 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 it contains ink. 6. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully. WARNING: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. 7. Lower the new ink cartridge into its holder with the label facing up and toward the back of the printer. 8. Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place. 9. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge, repeat the preceding steps before going on to step 10. 10. Press the R cleaning button and close the printer cover. The printer moves the print head and begins charging the ink delivery system. (Even if you don't press the button, ink charging begins 60 seconds after you close the clamp.) The P power light flashes, and the printer makes various sounds. Charging takes a couple minutes. When it's finished, the P power light stops flashing and stays on. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes. Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge If an ink cartridge is more than six months old, you may need to replace it. How can you tell? You may notice that your printouts don't look as good as they used to. If print quality doesn't improve after cleaning and aligning the print head, you can replace one or both cartridges. Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge before the B black or A color ink out light is flashing or on: 1. Prepare your new ink cartridge for installation as described in steps 1 and 2 of "Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges" on page 12. 2. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, then open the printer cover. 3. Press the E load/eject button and hold it down for three seconds until the print head moves to the left. The P power light begins flashing. Caution: To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print head by hand. Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes. 4. Remove the old ink cartridge and install the new cartridge as described in steps 5 through 9 of "Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges" above. Don't press any control panel buttons, however. 5. Press the E load/eject button and close the printer cover. The printer moves the print head and begins charging the ink delivery system. The P power light flashes and the printer makes various sounds. Charging takes a couple minutes. When it's finished, the P power light stops flashing and stays on. 7/98 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 - 13