Epson L220 User Guide
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You seethiswindow: 2. Todisable promotional offers,deselect theDisplay EpsonOfferscheckbox. (Promotional offersnot available inLatin America.) Parent topic:Check InkLevels 111
Purchase EpsonInk You canpurchase genuineEpsoninkand paper fromanEpson authorized reseller.Tofind thenearest reseller, visitglobal.latin.epson.com orcall your nearest Epsonsalesoffice (website available inSpanish and Portuguese only). Note: Thisproduct wasoriginally designed towork withgenuine Epsoninks.Your product maynot function properly ifyou useother types ofink and may affect Epsons warranty. The included inkbottles mustbeused forprinter setupandarenotforresale. Theprinter shipswithfull ink bottles andpart ofthe inkfrom thefirst bottles isused tocharge theprint head. Yields vary considerably basedonimages printed, printsettings, papertype,frequency ofuse, andtemperature. The inkbottles thatcame withyour printer havealower yieldduetothe inkcharging process.This process iscarried outthefirst time youturn onthe printer andguarantees betterperformance. Donot load paper before refilling theinktanks. Ink Bottle PartNumbers Parent topic:Refilling Ink Ink Bottle PartNumbers Use these partnumbers whenyoupurchase newinkbottles, andusetheinkbythe date printed onthe package: Ink color Part number Black T6641 Cyan T6642 Magenta T6643 Yellow T6644 Parent topic:Purchase EpsonInk Refilling theInkTanks Make sureyouhave newinkbottles handyandhave readtheinksafety precautions beforeyoubegin. You cancontinue touse theproduct evenifone ormore inktanks arenotfilled allthe way. However, to keep yourproduct operating atits best, fillall the inktanks uptothe topline. 112
Caution: Wearplastic gloves whilerefilling theinktanks toavoid staining yourhands. 1. Place asheet ofpaper undertheinktank area incase ofspills. 2. Turn onyour product. 3. Make surethe power lightison, butnotflashing. 4. Unhook theinktank unitfrom theproduct andlayitdown. Note: Donot pull onthe inktubes. 5. Open theinktank unitcover, thenremove thecap ofthe inktank thatyoure goingtorefill. 113
Note: Makesurethecolor ofthe inktank matches theinkcolor youwant torefill, andonly remove the cap from thatinktank. Becareful nottospill anyink. 6. Snap offthe tipofthe bottle cap,butdonot dispose ofitso you canuseitto seal thebottle caplater, if necessary. Thenremove thebottle capand carefully removetheprotective seal(avoid touching the inkunderneath theseal), thenclose thebottle captightly. Note: Makesurethecolor ofthe inkbottle matches theinkcolor youwant torefill. 114
Caution: Closethebottle captightly; otherwise, inkmay leak. 7. Refill theinktank withthecorrect colorinkuptothe upper lineonthe inktank. 115
8. Ifany inkremains inthe inkbottle afterfilling theinktank, place thebottle captipsecurely onthe bottle capand store theinkbottle upright forlater use. 9. Place thecap securely onthe inktank. 10. Repeat theprevious stepsasnecessary foreach inkcolor youneed torefill. 116
11. Close theinktank unitcover. 12. Hook theinktank unitonto theproduct. Parent topic:Refilling Ink Related concepts Purchase EpsonInk Related references Ink Safety Precautions 117
Adjusting PrintQuality If your printquality declines, youmay need torun autility toclean oralign theprint head. If running theseutilities doesnotsolve theproblem, youmay need toflush theinktubes. Print Head Maintenance Print Head Alignment Cleaning thePaper Path Checking theNumber ofSheets Related concepts Ink Tube Flushing Print Head Maintenance If your printouts becometoolight, oryou seedark orlight bands across them,youmay need toclean the print head nozzles. Cleaning usesink,soclean thenozzles onlyifprint quality declines. You cancheck forclogged nozzlesbeforeyouclean themsoyou don’t clean themunnecessarily. Note: Youcannot cleantheprint head ifthe inklevel hasreached thelower lineonthe inktank, andmay not beable toclean itwhen theinklevel inany ofthe tanks islow. You must refilltheinktank first. Print Head Nozzle Check Print Head Cleaning Ink Tube Flushing Parent topic:Adjusting PrintQuality Related tasks Refilling theInkTanks Print Head Nozzle Check You canprint anozzle checkpattern tocheck forclogged nozzles. Checking theNozzles UsingtheProduct Buttons Checking theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility Parent topic:PrintHead Maintenance 118
Checking theNozzles UsingtheProduct Buttons You cancheck theprint head nozzles usingthebuttons onyour product. 1. Press thepower button toturn theproduct off. 2. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 3. Hold down the stopbutton andpress the power button toturn theproduct on. 4. When theproduct turnson,release bothbuttons. The product beginsprinting anozzle checkpattern. 119
5. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean Print head needs cleaning 6. Ifthere arenogaps, theprint head isclean andyoucancontinue printing. If there aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, clean theprint head. Parent topic:PrintHead Nozzle Check 120