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Changing the Black Ink Cartridge, Changing the Date and Time, papers

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Maintaining and Transporting the Printer | 111 Changing the Black Ink Cartridge You can use either Matte Black or Photo Black for printing. Both cartridges are installed all the time, and the printer knows which cartridge to use depending on the Media Type selected in the printer driver. You may sometimes need to switch cartridges as described below when using non-Epson media. The Photo Black cartridge is ideal for printing photographic images on all media types. It is optimized for traditional photographic and ink jet-coated papers, such as Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster and Epson Photo Paper Semi-gloss, etc. The Matte Black cartridge is optimized for printing photographic images on matte or plain papers, such as Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte and Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper. Generally, you should switch black ink cartridges only if you plan to run a large number of print jobs in the new mode. Since it takes several minutes to switch and consumes some ink, you shouldn't switch cartridges more often than necessary. Follow these steps to switch from one cartridge to the other: 1. Press the Menu r button. 2. Press d until MAINTENANCE is highlighted, then press r. 3. Press d to select BLACK INK CHANGE, then press r. 4. Press the Enter button. The printer charges the cartridge (this takes a few minutes) and you see PHOTO -> MATTE or MATTE -> PHOTO on the LCD. When the change is complete, the LCD displays READY and the name of the current black cartridge. Changing the Date and Time Follow these steps to set the date and time: 1. Press the Menu r button. 5-111

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Changing the Black Ink Cartridge
You can use either Matte Black or Photo Black for printing. Both cartridges
are installed all the time, and the printer knows which cartridge to use
depending on the Media Type selected in the printer driver. You may
sometimes need to switch cartridges as described below when using
non-Epson media.
The Photo Black cartridge is ideal for printing photographic images on all
media types. It is optimized for traditional photographic and ink jet-coated
papers, such as Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster and Epson Photo
Paper Semi-gloss, etc.
The Matte Black cartridge is optimized for printing photographic images on
matte or plain papers, such as Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper
Matte and Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper.
Generally, you should switch black ink cartridges only if you plan to run a
large number of print jobs in the new mode. Since it takes several minutes to
switch and consumes some ink, you shouldn’t switch cartridges more often
than necessary.
Follow these steps to switch from one cartridge to the other:
1.
Press the
Menu
r
button.
2.
Press
d
until
MAINTENANCE
is highlighted, then press
r
.
3.
Press
d
to select
BLACK INK CHANGE
, then press
r
.
4.
Press the
Enter button. The printer charges the cartridge (this takes a
few minutes) and you see
PHOTO -> MATTE
or
MATTE -> PHOTO
on
the LCD.
When the change is complete, the LCD displays
READY
and the name
of the current black cartridge.
Changing the Date and Time
Follow these steps to set the date and time:
1.
Press the
Menu
r
button.