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Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions

Printer Parts
Control panel

Printer Parts

1. Paper support: Supports the paper loaded in the sheet feeder.

2. Edge guides: Help load the paper straight. Adjust the left edge guide to fit the width of your paper.

3. Printer cover: Covers the printing mechanism. Open only when installing or replacing ink cartridges.

4. Sheet feeder: Holds the blank paper, and automatically feeds the paper during printing.

5. Output tray: Receives ejected paper.

1. Ink cartridge clamps: Hold the ink cartridges in place. Open only when installing or replacing ink cartridges.

2. Print head: Delivers ink to the page.

3. Control panel: Controls various printer functions. See the next section for details.


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Control panel

Buttons

Button

Function

power

Turns the printer on and off.

Clears the printer's memory if pressed twice while the power is on.

maintenance

Loads or ejects paper if pressed and released within two seconds.

Resumes printing if pressed and released after a paper out error.

Performs print head cleaning if pressed for 3 seconds when the error light is off.

Moves the print head to the ink cartridge replacement position and charges ink to the printer when ink is out.

ink cartridge replacement

Moves the print head to the ink cartridge replacement position and charges ink to the printer.

Lights

Light

Description

power

On when the printer is on.

Flashing when printer is receiving data, printing, replacing an ink cartridge, charging ink, or cleaning the print head.

error

On when the printer is out of paper. Load paper in the sheet feeder, then press the  maintenance button to resume printing.

On when the paper is jammed. Take all of the paper out of the feeder, then reload the paper. If the light continues to flash, turn off the printer and gently pull all of the paper out of the printer.

Flashing when the black or color ink cartridge is nearly empty.

On when the black or color ink cartridge is empty. Replace the black ink cartridge (T017) or color ink cartridge (T018).

Flashing when the print head moves to the ink cartridge replacement position. The light will flash faster if the color ink is out than if the black ink is out.


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