Epson B-300 User Manual

B-300/B-500DN

Before using the printer, make sure you read the safety instructions in the
User’s Guide on your printer CD.

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Unpack

If anything is missing, contact Epson as described on the back of this sheet.

Although the B-500DN is shown, the following instructions apply to both the
B-300 and B-500DN, unless otherwise noted.

Remove all the tape and other packing material, including tape on the
duplexer at the back of the B-500DN.

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Turn on the printer

1 Connect the power cable.

Note: Do not connect to the computer at this time.

2 Press the button.

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Install cartridges

1 Open the cartridge cover.

2 Unpack the 4 ink cartridges.

3 Shake each cartridge for about 5 seconds.

4 Make sure the cartridge lever is all the way up, then install each

cartridge in the correct slot for its color.

The arrow mark should be on top and pointing toward the printer.

Push each cartridge in until it clicks.

Cartridge lever

5 After you install all 4 cartridges, lower the cartridge lever to the

locked position.

6 Close the cartridge cover.

The printer starts charging the ink. This takes about 3 minutes.

Caution: Don’t turn off the printer or open any covers while it is

charging or you’ll waste ink.

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

this first set of cartridges is used for charging the printer.

Load paper in the cassette

1 Pull out the front paper cassette. Make sure you don’t pull out the

cassette cover.

2 Squeeze the edge guides and slide them out.

3 Load paper with the printable side down (up to 500 sheets of

plain paper).

4 Squeeze the edge guides and slide them against the paper. Make sure

the paper is stacked against the front edge guide.

5 Reinsert the cassette into the printer.

6 Slide out the output tray and flip up the extension.

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Cassette cover