Epson Stylus Pro 4800
12 - Epson Stylus Pro 4800 8/05
2. If you are using 220 ml ink cartridges, remove the four 
cartridges from the right ink compartment, then close the 
compartment cover.
3. Place your hand under the right ink compartment and 
gently pull out the maintenance tank.
Caution:
Be careful not to spill ink from the maintenance tank when 
removing it. Hold it upright at all times and dispose of it carefully. 
4. Place the used tank in the plastic bag included with the new 
tank.
5. Insert the new tank. 
6. If you removed any ink cartridges, replace them after 
inserting the new maintenance tank.
Changing the Black Ink Cartridge
You can change the black ink from Matte Black to Photo 
Black or vice-versa. You will need to use the Black Ink 
Conversion Kit (included with your printer) and a new black 
ink cartridge (either Matte or Photo that you want to convert 
to). 
Caution:
To avoid interruption, observe the following conditions: Do not turn 
off the printer, open the top cover, remove the rear cover, move 
the paper lever to the released position, remove the ink cartridges, 
remove the maintenance tank, or unplug the power cord.
Note: 
If an electrical power failure occurs during this operation, turn the 
printer on again. You can continue your procedure at the breakpoint.
The Photo Black cartridge is ideal for printing photographic 
images on all media types. It is optimized for traditional 
photographic and ink jet-coated papers, such as Epson 
Premium Luster Photo Paper, Photo Semigloss Paper, 
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper, etc.
The Matte Black cartridge is optimized for printing 
photographic images on matte or plain papers, such as Epson 
Enhanced Matte Paper and Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper.
Generally, you should switch black ink cartridges only if you 
plan to run a large number of print jobs in the new mode. 
Since it takes about several minutes to switch and consumes 
some ink, you shouldn’t switch cartridges more often than 
necessary.
If 
MNT TNK FULL appears on the LCD, you need to replace 
the maintenance tank. See page 11.
Draining the Old Ink
1. Make sure that READY appears on the LCD panel.
2. Press the 
Menu button.
3. Press the   button until you see 
MAINTENANCE, and 
then press the 
Menu button.
4. Press the   button until you see 
BK INK CHANGE, and 
then press the 
Menu button.
5. Press the 
Menu   button again.
6. When 
RAISE THE RIGHT INK LEVER appears on the 
LCD, raise the ink lever on the right ink compartment.
7. When 
RAISE THE LEFT INK LEVER appears on the LCD, 
raise the ink lever on the left ink compartment.
8. When 
REMOVE INK CRTG appears, remove all four ink 
cartridges from the left ink compartment.
9. When 
INSTALL CNVRSION CRTG appears, insert the 
three conversion cartridges in the slots on the left ink 
compartment.
Note:
If REPLACE CNVRSION CRTG appears, press the Pause 
button. Remove the old conversion cartridge(s) from the left ink 
compartment, and then insert the new conversion cartridge(s). 
Go to step 4 to start again.
10. When LOWER THE LEFT INK LEVER appears on the 
LCD, lower the ink lever on the left ink compartment.
The printer starts draining ink and 
DRAINING XX% 
appears on the LCD. Wait until draining is complete.