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Maintenance and Transportation

Transporting the Printer

Setting up the printer after transporting it

If you need to transport your printer some distance, carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials as follows:

Note:

If you only need to transport your printer a short distance, do not remove the ink cartridges.

Turn on the printer.

Remove any sheet media in the printer and in the paper tray. Press the Eject/Continue button to eject any sheet media that has been fed into the printer.

Remove all ink cartridges from the printer as described in Replacing Ink Cartridges.

Turn off the printer. The print head moves to the home (far right) position. The Operate light flashes about 30 seconds. The Operate light goes off and the printer shuts off.

Note:

Follow the steps shown on the label attached to the inside of the ink cartridge compartment door when you discharge the ink.

After transportation, leaving the printer for a long time as it is may cause difficulties in ink flow through the ink tube to the nozzle. After transporting the printer, install the ink cartridges as soon as possible, then check the printing performance.

If you reinstall the ink cartridges you have removed above, the printer cannot determine the correct level of ink remaining. The Ink Out light may not flash to warn you even when the cartridge is almost out of ink. After transporting the printer, install new ink cartridges.

Press the Operate button. The print heads move to the home (far right) position. The Operate light flashes for a few minutes. The Operate light goes off and the printer shuts off.

Caution:

Do not unplug the power cord while the Operate light is flashing.

Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet, then disconnect the interface cable from the printer.

Remove the paper tray.

Attach the protective materials you removed when you unpacked the printer.

Repack the printer, paper tray, power cord, and any other parts in the original box.

Warning:

Do not try to carry the printer by yourself. Always carry the printer with another person, because it weighs approximately 22 kg (49 lb).

Note:

If you move the printer with the paper cassette attached, hold the bottom of the paper cassette at the depression to move or lift the paper cassette while the printer is on top.

Keep the printer level while moving it.

Setting up the printer after transporting it

The steps you need to take to set up the printer after transporting it are almost identical to the steps carried out the first time you set up the printer. When you set up the printer again, see the Setup Guide, and note the following points:

After transporting the printer, EPSON recommends you perform a nozzle check, clean the print head, and realign the print head to ensure print quality. See Using Special Power-On Functions.

EPSON recommends installing new ink cartridges after transporting the printer. If you reinstall the cartridges you removed before transporting, the printer cannot determine the correct level of remaining ink. The Ink Out light may not flash to warn you when a cartridge is almost out of ink.

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