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Caution:
You must remove the tape seal from the cartridges. Leaving
the tape on will permanently damage them.
7. Lower the cartridges into their holders with the label facing
up and the arrow on top of the cartridge pointing toward
the back of the printer. The color cartridge, which is
larger, goes on the left. Install the black ink cartridge on
the right.
Be sure to install both ink cartridges. The printer will not
work if only one cartridge is installed.
8. Push down the ink cartridge clamps until they lock in place.
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Caution:
Once you install the ink cartridges, do not open the clamps
or remove the cartridges except to replace them with new
ones. Once you remove a cartridge, do not reuse it; this
may damage the print head.
9. Press the
Alt
button again to return the print head to its
home position. (Even if you do not press
Alt
, the print
head moves back to its home position about 60 seconds
after you close the clamps.)
After you install the ink cartridges, the printer charges the
ink delivery system. This takes about one minute. During
this time, the
Pause
light flashes. When the printer is
finished charging, the
Pause
light stays on without
flashing.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the
Pause
light is
flashing.
10.Press the
Pause
button.
11.Close the printer cover.
In order to maintain optimum print quality, the printer
periodically performs a cleaning operation. You may notice
the cleaning cycle being performed when the printer has
been on for a while without being used or when you turn it
on after it has been off for a while.
You may sometimes need to manually activate a cleaning
cycle to clean the print heads if you notice a decline in print
quality.
Note:
When you need to replace ink cartridges, be sure to use only
genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill them. Other
products may cause damage to your printer that is not covered by
EPSON’s warranties.
Testing the Printer
For the self test, use paper that is at least 8.25 inches
(210 mm) wide if you have the Stylus Pro, or 11.7 inches
(297 mm) wide if you have the Stylus Pro XL. Otherwise, ink
sprays directly onto the platen and can smear subsequent
pages. (See “Loading Plain Paper” below for instructions on
loading paper.)
1. Press the
Operate
button to turn off the printer.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer by unplugging it or turning off a
power strip. Always turn off the printer by pressing the
Operate
button.
2. While holding down the
Load/Eject
button, press the
Operate
button for 2-3 seconds.
The self test begins by printing on the first and last lines
of the first sheet of paper to measure the page length.
Then it prints character samples on the next sheet using
the available fonts and colors.
3. To end the self test, press the
Pause
button and then turn
off the printer. Otherwise, the test continues until the
paper in the paper tray runs out.
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Caution:
Do not turn off the printer before pressing the
Pause
button.
If the quality of the test output is not good, clean the print
heads.
EPSON Stylus Pro and Pro XL
EPSON Stylus Pro and Pro XL-8
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Ink Jet Printers
