Epson Stylus Color 3000 Quick Setup Guide

Quick Setup

Unpack the Printer

Remove any packing material from the printer, as described on
the Notice Sheet in the box. Save all the packaging so you can
use it if you need to transport the printer later. You’ll find these
items inside:

USB to parallel
cable

Manual feeder edge guides
(banner paper holders)

Banner paper cover

Ink cartridges

Place the printer flat on a stable desk near a grounded outlet.
Leave plenty of room in back for the cables and for a stack of
continuous paper, if you use it. Leave enough room in front for
the paper tray you’ll install in section 4.

Do NOT put the printer:

◗ In an area with high temperature or humidity
◗ In direct sunlight or dusty conditions
◗ Near sources of heat or electromagnetic interference, such

as loudspeakers or cordless telephone base units

Also, be sure to follow the Safety Instructions in the
Introduction of your User’s Guide.

Paper tray cover

Paper tray

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Install the Manual Feeder Edge Guides

The edge guides are used to guide paper into the manual feed
slot or to hold a roll of banner paper. (See Chapter 3 in your
User’s Guide.)

Place the top of the left edge guide over the manual feed guide
at the back of the printer, then snap the bottom edge of the
guide into place. Repeat for the right edge guide.

Install the Banner Paper Cover

Slide the clips on the bottom of the banner paper cover over the
tabs on the bottom of the manual feed guide. To close the
cover, push it up until the holes fit over the tabs on the back of
the printer.

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Attach the Paper Tray

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1. Place the paper tray cover on the paper tray so that it fits
into the slots on the sides of the paper tray.

2. Insert the paper tray into the lower front opening of the
printer and push it firmly into position.

Plug In the Printer

1. Make sure the power is off. Check the P Operate button;
it’s off when its surface is even with the button guards on
each side.

Caution:

Do not plug the printer
into an outlet controlled
by a wall switch or timer,
or on the same circuit as
a large appliance. This
may disrupt the power,

hich can erase memory
and damage the power
supply.

2. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded outlet. To
protect the printer from power surges, you may want to use
a surge protector.

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Install the Ink Cartridges

1. Press the P Operate button to turn on the printer. The

Operate light and all four Ink Out lights come on and the
Pause light begins flashing.

2. Open the ink cartridge compartment by pushing the top of
the ink compartment door. You see four slots for the ink
cartridges.

3. Open the ink cartridge packages.

4. Insert the cartridges, foil plug first, arrow on top, into the
slots. Insert cartridges in the following order: yellow,
magenta, cyan, and black. Each cartridge is “keyed” so it
can be inserted only into the correct slot. Push each
cartridge all the way into its slot until it meets resistance
and the corresponding ink cartridge light turns off.

Warning:
If ink gets on your hands,
wash them thoroughly with
soap and water. If ink gets
into your eyes, flush them
immediately with water.

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Caution:
Never turn off the printer
when the Pause light is
flashing. However, if the
Pause light is still flashing
after 15 minutes and the
printer has stopped
moving or making noise,
you may turn off the
printer.

5. Close the ink compartment door.

The printer begins charging the advanced ink delivery
system. Charging takes up to 10 minutes, with the
light flashing until it’s finished; then the

Pause light stays

Pause

on. Do not turn off the printer or interrupt this important
process or you’ll use up more ink than necessary.

When the

Pause light stops flashing, the ink charging

process is finished.

6. Press the

Pause button to turn off the Pause light.

Load the Paper

To test the printer operation, load several sheets of letter-size
plain paper in the built-in sheet feeder as described in this
section. For instructions on loading other types of paper or
using the other paper feeders, see your User’s Guide.

1. Make sure the paper release lever is set back to the single
sheet position.

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2. Open the printer hood and remove the paper tray cover.

3. Slide the right edge guide all the way left until it clicks into

place. Then slide the left edge guide to match the
approximate width of your paper.

Center support

Left edge guide

Right edge guide

4. Move the center support midway between the two edge
guides.

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