Service manual

EPSON Stylus Photo R280/R285/R290 Revision B
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3.2 Warning / Error Indications 29
3.2 Warning / Error Indications
This section describes how the printer indicates an error/warning status with LEDs, or
on the screen of the printer driver when a problem arises during various operations;
power-on sequence, paper feeding, ink drawing, printing, and so on.
3.2.1 Error Indication Method
The Stylus Photo R280/R285/R290 are equipped with LEDs. You can check most of
the troubles with the status of the LEDs or messages shown on the windows of
“EPSON Status Monitor 3”. (See 1.5.3 “Operation Buttons & LEDs Functions”(p.18))
! LEDs Status
! Message box on the window of “EPSON Status Monitor 3”
Figure 3-2. Error Indication on EPSON Status Monitor 3
NOTE: The part number of the Ink Cartridges shown in the Status Monitor 3
screen differs by destination.
LED Status Meaning
-- No change
Light Lights up normally
Flash Flashes at intervals of 1.25 seconds.
Flash 2 Flashes as follows; ON (0.5 sec.) - OFF (0.5 sec.) - ON (0.5 sec.) - OFF (1.0 sec.)
Flashes at high
speed
Flashes at intervals of 0.5 seconds.
Flashes
Alternatively 1
Same as Flash
Flashes
Alternatively 2
Flashes at intervals of 1.25 seconds.
Error Message
Ink Level
Descriptions
of the error