Replacing Photo Cartridge
Checking the Ink Supply
Using the LCD panel
For Windows
For Macintosh
Using the LCD panel
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Press the  or  to select More Options, then press the OK button.
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Press the or to select Maintenance, then press the OK button.
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Press the or to select Cartridge Status, then press the OK button. The ink icon appear on the LCD panel.
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Ink icon indicates the amount of the ink remaining as follows:
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Ink icon
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Status
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 comes on
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Ink remaining
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 and  blinks
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Photo cartridge is nearly empty.
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blinks
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Photo cartridge is empty. Replace with a new one.
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For Windows
You can check the amount of ink remaining in the photo cartridge using EPSON Status Monitor 3 or the progress meter. Refer to the appropriate section below for details.
EPSON Status Monitor 3
Access EPSON Status Monitor 3 in one of the following ways.
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Double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar. To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see the section below.
See Monitoring Preferences
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Open the printer software, click the Maintenance tab, then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button.
A graphic displays the remaining amount of ink.
Progress meter
The progress meter dialog box appears automatically when you send a print job to the printer. You can check the remaining amount of ink from this dialog box.
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For Macintosh
You can check the amount of ink remaining in the photo cartridge using EPSON StatusMonitor. Follow the steps below.
For Mac OS 9
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Access the Print or Page Setup dialog box
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Click the  Utility icon button, then click the EPSON StatusMonitor button in the Utility dialog box.
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A graphic displaying the remaining amount of ink appears.
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The graphic displays the amount of ink that was remaining when EPSON StatusMonitor was first opened. To update the ink-level information, click Update.
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For users of Mac OS X
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Double-click Macintosh HD (the default hard disk name), double-click the Applications folder, then double-click the EPSON Printer Utility icon. The Printer List window appears.
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Select your printer, then click OK. The EPSON Printer Utility dialog box appears.
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Click the EPSON StatusMonitor button. The EPSON StatusMonitor dialog box appears.
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The graphic displays the amount of ink that remained when EPSON StatusMonitor was first opened. To update the ink-level information, click Update.
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