Light Status Solutions
Flashing simultaneously:
An ink pad is nearing or at the end of its
service life.
The ink pads need to be replaced.
Contact Epson or an authorised Epson service
provider to replace the ink pad
*1
. It is not a user-
serviceable part.
When a message saying that you can continue
printing is displayed on the computer, press the
+
button to continue printing. The lights stop ashing
for the time being, however, they will continue to
ash at regular intervals until the ink pad is replaced.
Flashing simultaneously:
Power cleaning cannot be performed
because an ink pad is nearing the end of its
service life.
Press the
+
button to clear the error. To perform
power cleaning, the ink pad needs to be replaced.
Contact Epson support.
Flashing alternately:
A borderless printing ink pad is nearing or at
the end of its service life.
The borderless printing ink pad need to be replaced.
Contact Epson or an authorised Epson service
provider to replace the borderless printing ink pad
*2
.
It is not a user-serviceable part.
When a message saying that you can continue
printing is displayed on the computer, press the
+
button to continue printing. The lights stop ashing
for the time being, however, they will continue to
ash at regular intervals until the ink pad is replaced.
Borderless printing is not available, but printing with
a border is available.
The printer has started in recovery mode
because the rmware update failed.
Follow the steps below to try to update the rmware
again.
1. Connect the computer and the printer with a USB
cable. (During recovery mode, you cannot update the
rmware over a network connection.)
2. Visit your local Epson website for further
instructions.
A printer error has occurred. Remove any paper inside the printer. Turn the power
o and on again.
If the error continues to occur after turning the power
o and on again, contact Epson support.
*1 In some print cycles a very small amount of surplus ink may be collected in the ink pad. To prevent ink leakage
from the pad, the printer is designed to stop printing when the pad has reached its limit. Whether and how oen
this is required will vary according to the number of pages you print, the type of material that you print and the
number of cleaning cycles that the printer performs.
e
need for replacement of the pad does not mean that your
printer has ceased to operate in accordance with its specications. e printer will advise you when the pad
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