Replacing The Maintenance Tank - Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Printer Manual

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Note: You can purchase
replacement items for
your printer from EPSON
at (800) 873-7766, or by
visiting the EPSON Store
at www.epsonstore.com
(U.S. sales only). In
Canada, please call
(800) 463-7766 for
dealer referral.

Replacing the Maintenance Tank

The maintenance tank stores ink that gets flushed from the system during
automatic print head cleaning. When the tank is almost full, the message
MNT TK NEAR FULL
completely full, the printer stops working and
the LCD.
You can check how much space remains in the maintenance tank by viewing
its indicator on the control panel, shown below. You can also check its status
using the SelecType menu (see page 74) or by printing a nozzle check sheet
(see page 73).
Replacement tanks are available from EPSON (part number C12C890071).
Follow these steps to replace the tank:
1. Make sure the printer is not printing or performing any other operations
( or
READY PAPER OUT
2. If you are using 220 ml ink cartridges, remove the four cartridges from
the right ink compartment, then close the compartment cover.
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appears on the LCD panel. When the tank is
should appear on the control panel).
appears on
MNT TK FULL
Maintenance tank
indicator (showing
a new tank)