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Ribbon Cartridge

Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge
Replacing the ribbon cartridge

Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridge

When printing becomes faint, you need to replace the ribbon cartridge. Genuine EPSON ribbon cartridges are designed and manufactured to work properly with your EPSON printer. They ensure proper operation and long life of the print head and other printer parts. Other products not manufactured by EPSON may cause damage to your printer, which is not covered by EPSON's warranties.

Your printer uses the following ribbon cartridges:

EPSON black ribbon cartridge:	S015139 (long-life cartridge) S015066 (normal cartridge)
EPSON color ribbon cartridge:	S015067

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Replacing the ribbon cartridge

Follow these steps to replace a used ribbon cartridge:

Make sure the printer is turned off.

Open the printer cover by holding the finger grips on both ends of the cover and lifting it up. Then open the paper bail.

Warning:

If you have just used the printer, the print head may be hot; let it cool for a few minutes before replacing the ribbon cartridge.

The print head should be in the replacement position shown in the illustration below.

If it is not, close the printer cover and turn the printer on to move the print head to the replacement position. Wait a few seconds, then turn the printer off again and open the printer cover.

Caution:

Following the steps below while the printer is turned on can damage the printer.

Press the tab at the upper right of the cartridge holder and pull the cartridge out of the printer.

Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its package and turn the ribbon-tightening knob in the direction of the arrow to remove any slack in the ribbon.

Hold the ribbon cartridge with the part where the ribbon is exposed facing down and the ribbon-tightening knob facing to the front of the printer. Then guide the ribbon under the print head, and snap the cartridge into place so that the tabs on both sides of the cartridge fit into the notches in the cartridge holder.

Turn the ribbon-tightening knob again to remove any slack in the ribbon so that the ribbon moves freely.

Close the paper bail and the printer cover.

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