Product Information Guide

EPSON Stylus Pro 5000
6 - EPSON Stylus Pro 5000
11/98
Control Panel
Control panel lights
Running a Printer Check
You can use the printer check to make sure that your printer is
operating correctly. Running the check before you connect the
printer to the RIP verifies that the printer itself is functioning.
To run a printer check:
1. Make sure the printer is turned off.
2. Make sure letter-size (or larger) paper is loaded in the main
paper tray.
3. Hold down the
Reset button and press and hold the
P Operate button to turn on the printer.
Release both buttons when the
P Operate light comes on.
The printer prints one page showing a series of nozzle check
patterns, the version of your printer’s ROM, and the
printer’s default settings, as in the following example:
4. Press the
P Operate button to turn off the printer.
5. Check the printout.
❏ If the printout looks like the example above, your
printer is operating correctly.
❏ If the pattern has broken lines or missing segments, as
in the following example, your printer may have a
clogged ink nozzle or misaligned print head. Run a
cleaning cycle and/or print head alignment, as described
on page 10.
Light status Problem Response
Standard or
optional paper
tray light on.
[
Paper out or
incorrectly loaded.
Load paper, or make
sure paper is loaded
correctly, in the
corresponding tray.
Paper tray not
installed.
Make sure tray is
correctly installed.
Manual feed
light on.
Z
Manual feed slot is
selected in software,
but paper is not
loaded.
Insert paper in the
front or rear manual
feed slot.
Paper lights
flashing.
Z
[
[
Paper jam. Turn off the printer
and remove the
jammed paper.
Paper path cover is
open.
Close the paper path
cover.
Ink out light
flashing
\
Corresponding color
ink cartridge nearly
empty.
Obtain a replacement
ink cartridge.
Ink out light on.
H
Corresponding color
ink cartridge empty or
not installed.
Replace the ink
cartridge (or make
sure it’s installed).
Either or both
paper tray lights
flashing.
[
[
Paper size and/or print
mode settings don’t
match lever settings.
Make sure print
option settings match
the lever settings.
Press the
Eject
button to force print.
All lights
flashing.
Print head not
operating correctly.
Turn off the printer
and check inside for
pieces of paper or
foreign objects.
Paper lights and
Operate
light
flashing.
Z
[
[
P
Maintenance
required.
Turn off the printer
and contact EPSON.
manual feed
tray light
magenta
and yellow
ink out lights
black and cyan
ink out lights
standard
and lower
tray lights
Operate
button
Operate light