EPSON ST-C8000 User Manual

ST-C8000

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IMPORTANT: Before using this product, make sure you read these instructions and the safety instructions in the online User’s Guide.

Important Safety Instructions: When using telephone equipment, you

should always follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury, including the following:

• Do not use the Epson® product near water.

• Always keep this guide handy.

• Avoid using a telephone during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

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Do not use a telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.

Caution: To reduce the risk of fire, use only a No. 26 AWG or larger

telecommunication line cord.

Unpack

2 Lift up the scanner unit. Remove all protective materials

from inside the product.

Caution: The printer ships with the transportation lock in the

printing position. Do not move it from the printing position.

3 Lower the scanner unit.

Fill ink tanks

Warning: Keep the ink bottles out of the reach of children and do not

drink the ink.

Caution: This product requires careful handling of ink. If ink spills,

wipe it off immediately with a damp towel to avoid permanent stains. If ink gets on your clothes or belongings, it may not come off.

Note:

• Epson cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of third-party ink.

• Use the ink bottles included with the printer to set up the product.

• The included ink bottles are designed for reliable printer setup and cannot be resold.

Note: Do not open the ink bottles until you are ready to ﬁll the ink

tanks. The ink bottles are vacuum packed to maintain reliability.

1 Remove all protective materials from the product.

Epson recommends the use of Genuine Epson 542 pigment inks. The use of any other inks may cause damage not covered by the warranty, particularly if they are not pigment. Epson cannot guarantee that non-Epson 542 inks are pigment, even if labeled as compatible.

1 Open the ink tank cover, then open the cap for the

black ink tank.

Note: Refer to the color-coded sticker on the ink tank unit to

identify the color of each tank.

2 Unpack the black (BK) ink bottle. Hold the ink bottle

upright and slowly turn the bottle cap to remove it.

Caution: Do not shake or squeeze the ink bottles. Do not touch

the top of the ink bottle after its cap is removed.

3 Insert the ink bottle into the ﬁlling port.

Note: Do not force the bottles into position; they are keyed for

each color.

4 Wait for the bottle to empty. Do not squeeze the bottle.

10 Raise the control panel, then press the power button to

turn on the product.

Note: If an error message appears, turn off the product and

check that no protective material has been left inside the product and that the transportation lock is in the printing position.

11 Select your language, country, date, and time.

Note: You can change these settings later using the product’s

control panel. For more information, see the online User’s Guide.

Follow steps 12 and 13 to continue ink charging.

Note: If ink does not ﬂow from the bottle, lift and reinsert the

bottle.

5 When the ink bottle is empty, remove the ink

bottle and replace the bottle cap.

Note: Do not leave the ink bottle inserted;

otherwise the bottle may be damaged or ink may leak.

6 Close the black ink tank cap.

7 Repeat the previous steps for the other colors.

12 When the message to see the Start Here sheet appears

on the LCD screen, press and hold OK for 5 seconds.

13 When the ink conﬁrmation message appears on the LCD

screen, select Done to start charging the ink. Ink charging takes approximately 9 minutes. A message appears when ink charging is complete. Press OK to proceed with initial setup.

Note: Part of the ink from the included bottles is used for printer

setup. You will notice ink levels in the tanks decrease during charging. This decrease is normal and does not affect the stated in-box yields.

Caution: Do not unplug or turn off the product, raise the

scanner unit, or load paper while the product is charging or you’ll waste ink.

14 If there is ink remaining, repeat steps 1 through 8 to ﬁnish

ﬁlling the ink tanks. If any ink remains in the bottles, close the bottles and store them for later use.

8 Close the ink tank cover.

9 Connect the power cord to the back of the product and to

an electrical outlet.

Note: Replace the bottle cap before disposing of the bottles.

15 Select Settings > Maintenance > Ink Level Setting and

follow the on-screen instructions to reset the ink levels.

Load paper

See the online User’s Guide for information about loading capacity, available paper types and sizes, loading envelopes, and using the rear paper feed slot or ADF.

1 Make sure the

product is not charging ink, then pull out a paper cassette.

2 Slide the side edge guides

all the way out.

Caution: Do not connect to your computer yet.

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