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Control Panel

To diagnose some problems, check the printer's control panel,

as described below.

Ink button

and ink out

light

Follow the guidelines in this table when you check the control

panel lights:

Green

power

The printer is receiving a print job, charging ink,

light flashes

cleaning the print head, or ink is being replaced.

Red

paper light

Your paper ran out. Load more and press the

paper button.

Red

paper light

Paper is jammed in the printer. Press the

flashes

paper button to eject the jammed paper. If

the light is still flashing, open the cover and

remove all paper, including any jammed or torn

pieces. Then reload paper and press the

paper button to continue printing.

Red

ink light

One of the cartridges is low on ink. Check the

flashes

message that appears on your screen to

determine which cartridge is low. Make sure you

have a replacement cartridge.

Red

ink light on

One of the cartridges is out of ink or not installed.

Make sure you have a replacement cartridge.

If you have just installed a new cartridge, it may

be incompatible with the printer or incorrectly

installed. Reinstall it or replace it with the correct

cartridge.

Green

power

One or both of the ink cartridges is not installed

light and red

ink

correctly. Reinstall cartridges.

light are on

Green

power

Paper may be blocking movement of the print

light is off; red

head. Turn off the printer, open the cover, and

paper and

remove any jammed paper or other foreign

ink lights flashing

objects. Turn the printer back on again. If the

alternately

lights are still flashing, contact your dealer or

EPSON.

Green

power

The printer may have an internal error. Turn off

light is off; red

the printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on

paper and

again. If the lights are still flashing, contact your

ink lights flashing

dealer or EPSON.

Green

power

The printer is not receiving power. Make sure the

light is off

printer is on. Turn off the printer, plug in the

power cord securely, and turn the printer on

again. Make sure the outlet is working and is not

controlled by a switch or timer. If in doubt, try

another outlet.

Replacing an Ink Cartridge

❏ When the red

cartridges are low on ink.

❏ When the red

Paper button and

cartridge(s).

paper out light

(also cancels

When you print, you'll also see a message on your screen

print jobs)

telling you which cartridge is low or empty.

When a cartridge is more than six months old, you may need

Power button

to replace it if printouts don't look their best. If the quality

and light

doesn't improve after cleaning and aligning the print head,

you can replace the cartridge even if the red

Checking the Ink Supply

To check your ink supply, do the following:

❏ Windows: Double-click the

taskbar. You see a window like this:

❏ Macintosh OS X: Double-click the

icon in the Applications folder. Choose

click

window like this:

❏ Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: From the File menu, select

then click the

8/03

ink light flashes, one or more ink

ink light stays on, you need to replace the

. Then click

EPSON Status Monitor

ink icon.

EPSON Stylus C84

ink light is off.

icon on the Windows

EPSON Printer Utility

and

C84 Series

. You see a

EPSON Stylus C84