Epson EcoTank ET-8500 Series - Cleaning Spilled Ink; Checking the Total Number of Pages Fed through the Printer; Saving Power

Cleaning Spilled ink
If ink has been spilled, clean it up in the following ways.
❏ If ink adheres to the area around the tank, wipe it o using a napless, clean cloth or cotton swab.
❏ If ink spills on the desk or oor, wipe it o immediately. When ink is dried, it will be dicult to remove the
smear. To prevent the smear from spreading, blot the ink with a dry cloth, and then wipe it with a moist cloth.
❏ If ink gets on your hands, wash them with water and soap.
Checking the Total Number of Pages Fed Through the
Printer
You can check the total number of pages fed through the printer. e information is printed together with the
nozzle check pattern.
1.
Select Maintenance on the printer's control panel.
2.
Select Print Head Nozzle Check.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions to load paper and print the nozzle check pattern.
Note:
You can also check the total number of pages fed from the printer driver. See the related information link below for details.
Related Information
& “Application for Printing from a Computer (Windows Printer Driver)” on page 257
& “Guide to Mac OS Printer Driver” on page 259
Saving Power
e printer enters sleep mode or turns o automatically if no operations are performed for a set period. You can
adjust the time before power management is applied. Any increase will aect the product's energy eciency. Please
consider the environment before making any change.
1.
Select Settings on the home screen.
2.
Select Basic Settings.
3.
Do one of the following.
❏ Select Sleep Timer or Power
O
Settings > Power
O
If Inactive or Power
O
If Disconnected.
❏ Select Sleep Timer or Power O Timer.
Note:
Your produc t may have the Power
O
Settings or Power
O
Timer feature depending on the location of purchase.
4.
Select the setting.
Maintaining the Printer > Saving Power
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