How To / Replacing Ink Cartridges

Checking the Ink Supply

For Windows users
For Macintosh users

For Windows users

You can check the amount of ink remaining in the ink cartridges 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 the following way.

Open the printer software, click the Utility tab, then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button.

A graphic display showing the amount of ink remaining appears.

Note:

If any one of the ink cartridges that are installed in the printer is broken, incompatible with the printer model, or is installed improperly, the EPSON Status Monitor 3 will not display an accurate calculation for the amount of ink remaining in any of the ink cartridges. Be sure to replace or reinstall any ink cartridge when indicated by the Epson Status Monitor 3.

Progress Meter

The Progress Meter dialog box appears automatically when you send a print job to the printer. You can check the amount of ink remaining from this dialog box.

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For Macintosh users

You can check the amount of ink remaining in the ink cartridges using the StatusMonitor. Follow the steps below.

Click Print or Page Setup on the File menu of your application. The Print dialog box appears.

Click the Utility icon button, then click the EPSON StatusMonitor button in the Utility dialog box.

A graphic displaying the amount of ink remaining will appear.

Note:

The graphic displays the amount of ink that was remaining when the EPSON StatusMonitor was first opened. To update the ink-level information, click the Update button.

If any one of the ink cartridges that are installed in the printer is broken, incompatible to the printer model, or is installed improperly, the EPSON StatusMonitor will not display an accurate calculation for the amount of ink remaining in any of the ink cartridges. Be sure to replace or reinstall any ink cartridge when indicated by the Epson StatusMonitor.

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