Specifications

EPSON Stylus COLOR 200
Ink Jet Printers 6/96 EPSON Stylus COLOR 200-15
7. Lower the ink cartridge into the print head unit with the
label facing up and the arrow on the top of the cartridge
pointing toward the back of the printer.
8. Press the ink cartridge clamp down until it locks in place.
You will feel some resistance.
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Caution:
Once you install an ink cartridge, do not open the ink cartridge
clamp again or remove the cartridge except to replace it with
a new one. Once you remove a cartridge, do not reuse it; this
may damage the print head.
9. Press the
Load/Eject
button again to return the print head
to its home position. (Even if you do not press
Load/Eject
,
the printer moves the print head back to its home position
about 60 seconds after you close the clamp.)
The
Power
light flashes as the printer charges the ink
delivery system.
10. Close the printer cover. When the charging cycle finishes,
the
Power
light stops flashing and stays on.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the
Power
light is flashing.
Cleaning the Print Head
The printer periodically cleans the print head for you, so
normally you should not need to run a cleaning cycle. However,
if print quality diminishes, run the print head cleaning cycle to
unclog the print head so the nozzles deliver ink properly.
Follow these steps to clean either print head:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.
2. Press the
Cleaning
button. The cleaning cycle takes about
one minute, during which the carriage moves and you hear
the printer recharging the print head. The
Power
light
flashes throughout the cycle and then stays on when it is
finished.
3. Turn off the printer.
4. Hold down the
Load/Eject
button as you turn the printer
back on. This prints a demonstration page so you can see if
your print quality has improved.
5. After the page prints, turn off the printer to exit
demonstration mode.
If the print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above. If
the quality has not improved after you clean the print heads five
times, and you’re sure the printer’s not low on ink, contact your
dealer or authorized EPSON servicer.
To clean the other print head, change the print head unit (as
described below) and repeat the steps above.
Changing the Print Head Unit
If you are using the optional color upgrade kit and need to
switch between color and monochrome printing (or vice-versa),
follow the instructions in this section to remove one print head
unit and replace it with the other.
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Caution:
When you change the print head unit, always leave the ink
cartridge installed in it. Once you remove an ink cartridge from
its print head unit, it becomes unusable.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.
2. Open the printer cover by lifting the edges on both sides.
3. Hold down the
Load/Eject
button for about five seconds
until the print head moves slightly left, to the print head unit
replacement position. The
Power
light begins flashing. (The
print head unit returns to its home position if you do not
perform the operation in step 4 within 60 seconds.)
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Caution:
Never move the print head unit by hand; always use the Load/
Eject button to move it.
4. Raise the print head unit release lever as far as it will go.
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Caution:
Do not lift up the ink cartridge clamp when the print head has
been removed; the ink cartridge and print head will become
unusable.
5. Grasp both sides of the print head unit and carefully lift it
out of the printer. Place it on a flat, clean surface.
release
lever