Product Guide
Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chap1-Connecting Your Printer and Installing Drivers
- Chap 2-Handling Paper
- Chap 3-Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh
- Chap 4-Printing with EPSON Drivers for Windows
- Chap 5-Monitoring the Printer
- Chap 6-Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
- Running a Cleaning Cycle
- Aligning the Print Head
- Running the Print Head Alignment Utility
- Replacing Ink Cartridges
- Replacing the Paper Cutter Blade
- Running the Speed and Progress Utility for Improved Windows Printing
- Cleaning the Printer
- Transporting the Printer
- Replacing the Waste Ink System
- Diagnosing Problems
- Chap 7-Resolving Problems
- Chap 8-Specifications
- Appendix A-Configuring the Printer
- Index
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Maintaining and Transporting the Printer | 6-15
Transporting the Printer
When you need to ship your printer, you should repack it using the original
box and packing materials. Follow these steps to prepare the printer for
transport:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on. Then remove all ink cartridges as
described on page 6-8.
2. Make sure the paper set lever is in the secured position and the lower
cover is closed. Then press the
Power
button to turn off the printer.
The print head moves to the home (far right) position.
TRANSPORT
PREP <number> %
appears on the display and the
Operate
light
flashes for a few minutes while the ink is drained. Then the light goes off
and the printer shuts down.
3. Remove the following parts:
•
Power cord
•
Interface cable
•
Roll paper spindle
•
All paper or other media
Push in the paper guides if necessary.
4. Install the carriage shipping restraint (packaging material).
Caution
To avoid spilling ink
inside the printer during
transportation, make
sure you remove the
cartridges and follow
these instructions for
draining the ink lines.