Epson 600Q User Manual - Page 63

Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge

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Maintenance and Transportation 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. Caution: 2 Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing. However, if the light is still flashing after 10 minutes and the printer is not moving or making noise, you may turn off the printer. 4. Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place. 5. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge, remove it as described in "Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge" on page 5-5. Then follow steps 1 through 4 in this section. 4 6. Press the cleaning button and close the printer cover. The printer moves the print heads 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.) 2 The power light flashes and the printer makes various sounds. Charging takes about two minutes. When it's finished, you can print again. Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge If an ink cartridge is more than six months old, you may need to replace it.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 heads, you can replace one or both cartridges. 5-7

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Maintenance and Transportation
5-7
4.
Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place.
5.
If you need to replace the other ink cartridge, remove it
as described in “Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge” on
page 5-5. Then follow steps 1 through 4 in this section.
6.
Press the
cleaning button and close the printer cover.
The printer moves the print heads 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
power light flashes and the printer makes various
sounds. Charging takes about two minutes. When it’s
finished, you can print again.
Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge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 heads,
you can replace one or both cartridges.
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.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer
while the
power light is
flashing. However, if the
light is still flashing after 10
minutes and the printer is
not moving or making noise,
you may turn off the printer.