Epson 840 User Manual

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WorkForce® 840 Series

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Read these instructions before using your product.

Unpack

2 Press the release bar underneath to raise the control

panel. Then press the On button.

To lower the control panel, press the release bar

underneath.

Phone cord

Caution: Do not open ink cartridge packages until you are ready to

install the ink. Cartridges are vacuum packed to maintain reliability.

Remove all protective materials.

Caution: Do not remove the plastic strip shown below. It is part of the

Automatic Document Feeder.

Turn on

Power cord

Select settings

1 Select your language and country.

Touch the screen to select the desired option. Press

or to see more countries.

2 Select the current Daylight Saving Time setting (Winter

or Summer).

3 Select the date format.

4 Use the numeric keypad to set the date, then press OK.

5 Select 12h (AM/PM) or 24h (military time).

6 Use the numeric keypad to set the time.

7 Press OK when done.

Note: You can change the date and time settings by selecting

Setup from the Home menu, selecting Printer Setup, then Date/Time. For more information on using and adjusting the

control panel, see your Quick Guide.

1 Connect the power cable.

Caution: Do not connect to your computer yet.

Install ink cartridges

1 Raise the scanner.

2 Open the cartridge cover.

3 Shake the ink cartridges gently 4 or 5 times, then unpack

them.

2 Position the guide shown below for the size of paper

you’re using.

4 6-inch Letter or A4-size

4 Remove only the yellow tape from each cartridge.

Caution: Don’t remove any other seals or the cartridges may

leak.

5 Insert the cartridges in the holder for each color. Press

each cartridge down until it clicks.

6 Close the cartridge cover. Press down until it clicks.

Then lower the scanner.

3 Insert the paper with the glossy or printable side face-

down.

4 6-inch Letter or A4-size

Note: Make sure the paper is loaded against the edge guide

and not sticking out from the end of the cassette.

4 Slide the edge guides against the paper, but not too

tight. Make sure the paper is under the tabs on the edge guides.

Letter or A4-size4 6-inch

7 Press the OK button to prime the ink delivery system.

This takes about 5 minutes.

Note: Your printer ships with full cartridges and part of the ink

from the first cartridges is used for priming the printer.

Caution: Don’t turn off the printer while it is priming or you’ll

waste ink.

Load paper

You can load letter-, A4-, or legal-size paper, as well as 4 6-, 5 7-, or 8 10-inch photo paper in cassette 1. For instructions on loading legal-size paper, see the online User’s Guide. In cassette 2, you can load only letter, A4, or legal-size plain paper.

1 Pull out paper cassette 1.

5 Gently insert the paper cassette.

Note: The paper may slide forward slightly as you insert the

cassette. This is normal.

6 Follow steps 1 to 5 to load plain paper in cassette 2.

Remove the clear plastic cover before loading paper, then replace it after paper is loaded.

7 Extend the output tray as shown.

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