Replacing the Photo Cartridge

Checking the Photo Cartridge Status (Ink Level)

Using the Control Panel
For Windows
For Mac OS X

Using the Control Panel

When the photo cartridge is low on ink, you see this icon in the upper-left corner of the LCD screen.

You can check the approximate ink level in your photo cartridge at any time.

Press the Mode button to select .

Press the or button to select Check Ink Levels, then press the Start button.

You see a screen showing the approximate ink level in your photo cartridge. Press the Start button to close the screen.

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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.

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

Open the printer driver, 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 Mac OS X

You can check the amount of ink remaining in the photo cartridge using EPSON StatusMonitor. Follow the steps below.

Access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog box.
See For Mac OS X

Click the EPSON StatusMonitor button. The EPSON StatusMonitor dialog box appears.

Note:

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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