EPSON Stylus Pro 4400/4450/4800/4880/4880C Revision C
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Based on Panel Messages 162
3.2.2  Corrective Actions for Displayed Warnings
Warnings replace the "READY"/"PRINTING" message in the LCD to notify the 
user of the condition, but printing may continue because printer operations are 
not affected.
A warning message cannot be cleared until the cause of the warning has been 
resolved.
The following explains corrective actions for when the warnings are displayed.
MAINTENANCE TANK NEAR
INK LOW
MAINTENANCE REQUEST
 LCD Panel message
MNT  REQ  nnnn
("nnnn" shows the code for the target replacement part.)
 LED display
Paper check LED: Flashes at 5-second intervals.
 Display code
Displays bit values assigned in Table 3-3 as "nnnn" in hexadecimal. 
 Explanation
Generated when the life of maintenance- required part expires shortly or 
an error related to a lithium battery for RTC backup has occurred.
Item Description
LCD Panel message MNT  TK  NEAR  FULL
LED display Ink check LED: Blink
Explanation Generated when capacity of the Maintenance Tank has 
reached less than 5%.
Recovery Replace the Ink Cartridge with new one.
Item Description
LCD Panel message INK  LOW
LED display Ink check LED: Blink 
Explanation Caused when remaining ink quantity falls below 5%.
Recovery Replace the Maintenance Tank with new one.
Table 3-3. Bit Assignment
Bit Request object Cause
0 No occurrence in this 
product
---
1 CR life The number of CR movement cycles has 
reached predetermined value.
2 No occurrence in this 
product
---
3 Battery shut off RTC backup battery is shut off
4 No occurrence in this 
product
---
5 No occurrence in this 
product
---
6 Cleaning Unit Pump counter has reached predetermined 
value.
7 Date not set Date is not set
8 Battery pressure RTC backup battery pressure is temporally 
low.
9 Paper feed roller life The number of ASF paper feeding has reached 
predetermined value.
10 Reserved ---
:
31 Reserved ---