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Replacing Ink Cartridges

Checking the Ink Supply

Using the LCD panel
For Windows
For Macintosh

Using the LCD panel

To check which cartridge requires replacing, check the LCD panel. Press the or buttons in Advanced mode to scroll the screen until More Options appears. The ink icons appear beneath More Options on the LCD panel.

ink icon

Ink icon indicates the amount of the ink remaining as follows:

Ink icon	Status
comes on	Ink remaining
and blinks	Ink cartridge is nearly empty.
blinks	Ink cartridge is empty. Replace with a new one.

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For Windows

You can check the amount of ink remaining in the ink cartridges using EPSON Status Monitor 3 or the progress meter. Refer to the appropriate section below for details.

Note:

You can also check which cartridge needs replacing with the LCD panel. See Using the LCD panel for details.

EPSON Status Monitor 3

Access EPSON Status Monitor 3 in one of the following ways.

Double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar. To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see the section below.
See Monitoring Preferences

Open the printer software, click the Maintenance tab, then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button.

A graphic displays the remaining amount of ink.

Progress meter

The progress meter dialog box appears automatically when you send a print job to the printer. You can check the remaining amount of ink from this dialog box.

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For Macintosh

You can check the amount of ink remaining in the ink cartridges using EPSON StatusMonitor. Follow the steps below.

Note:

You can also check which cartridge needs replacing with the LCD panel. See Using the LCD panel for details.

For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

Access the Print or Page Setup dialog box

Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

Click the Utility icon button, then click the EPSON StatusMonitor button in the Utility dialog box.

A graphic displaying the remaining amount of ink appears.

Note:

The graphic displays the amount of ink that was remaining when EPSON StatusMonitor was first opened. To update the ink-level information, click Update.

For users of Mac OS X

Double-click Macintosh HD (the default hard disk name), double-click the Applications folder, then double-click the EPSON Printer Utility icon. The Printer List window appears.

Select your printer, then click OK. The EPSON Printer Utility dialog box appears.

Click the EPSON StatusMonitor button. The EPSON StatusMonitor dialog box appears.

Note:

The graphic displays the amount of ink that remained when EPSON StatusMonitor was first opened. To update the ink-level information, click Update.

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