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Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge

If you need to replace an ink cartridge before you see a Status

Monitor 3 message, follow the steps here to use the Ink

Cartridge Replacement utility. Before you begin, make sure

you've read the ink cartridge precautions on page 5.

You can only access the Ink Cartridge Replacement utility

from the Windows Printers utility, as described in the steps

below. You can't run the utility from within a Windows

application.

1. Make sure the printer is plugged in but not printing.

2. Click Start, point to Settings, then select Printers.

Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 480SXU icon

and click Properties from the menu that appears.

3. Click the Utility tab, then click the Ink Cartridge

Replacement button.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to replace the

ink cartridge. After you've installed the cartridge, the printer

begins charging ink for several minutes.

5. Wait until you see a message telling you that charging is

complete before resuming printing.

Never unplug the printer while it's charging ink.

Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots or

lines are missing from the image, you may need to clean the

print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink

properly.

You can check to see if any nozzles are clogged by running the

Nozzle Check utility. Then, if you need to clean the print

heads, you can do so from the utility. See the next section for

instructions.

If you don't want to check the nozzles first, you can run the

Head Cleaning utility to clean the print head, as described on

page 7.

Cleaning the print head uses ink, so clean it only if print

quality declines.

When you don't turn on your printer for a long time, the

print quality can decline. It's a good idea to plug in your

printer at least once a month to maintain good print

quality.

If any paper you buy comes with a cleaning sheet, don't

use the cleaning sheet with your printer; it may jam

inside the printer.

Printing a Nozzle Check

Follow these steps for your operating system to run the Nozzle

Check utility:

1. Make sure the printer is plugged in but not printing.

2. Right-click the

Windows taskbar, then select Nozzle Check in the menu

that appears.

Or, if you have an application running, you can also run the

utility by accessing the printer settings dialog box as

described in your Printer Basics book. Click the Utility tab,

then click the Nozzle Check button.

3. Make sure letter-size or larger paper is loaded in the printer.

Click Print to print a nozzle check pattern.

4. Examine the nozzle check

pattern.

Each staggered horizontal and

straight vertical line should be

complete, with no gaps in the

dot pattern. If your printout

looks okay, click Finish.

If any dots are missing, as

shown here, click Clean and

follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head

again. (The actual test prints the lower pattern in color.)

If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four

times, check the solutions in your Printer Basics book. You can

also turn the printer off and wait overnight—this allows any

dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the print head

again.

Using the Head Cleaning Utility

Follow these steps to run the Head Cleaning utility:

1. Make sure the printer is plugged in but not printing.

2. Right-click the

Windows taskbar, then select Head Cleaning in the

menu that appears.

Or, if you have an application running, you can also run the

utility by accessing the printer settings dialog box as

described in your Printer Basics book. Click the Utility tab,

then click the Head Cleaning button.

3. Click Start and follow the instructions on the screen.

Cleaning takes about 30 seconds, during which the print

head moves and the printer makes some noise.

Never unplug the printer while it's cleaning the print

head.

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