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Question posted by rebjo on March 11th, 2014

Epson Workforce 500 Why Isn't The Black Ink Printing

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Product Brochure - Page 1

... ADF • Enjoy your own personal photo lab - WorkForce500 Print | Copy | Scan | Fax | Photo Your personal ...black and color1 • Print photos without a computer - Smudge, fade, and water resistant, highlighter friendly documents rival those from a laser printer and photos rival those from the lab • Do more in memory; High-capacity Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow ink...
Product Brochure - Page 2

...® compliant One-year limited warranty in the U.S. Epson and MicroPiezo are registered trademarks, Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark and Epson Vivid Color is a trademark of use genuine Epson ink cartridges. and Canada WorkForce 500 color all-in-one damage. Color photo in these marks. For maximum print life, display all rights in Draft Mode on...
Quick Guide - Page 1

Epson WorkForce500 Series Quick Guide Basic Printing, Copying, Scanning, and Faxing Maintaining Your All-in-One Solving Problems
Quick Guide - Page 15

..., press Setup, select Maintenance, choose Beep, and select Off. See the on-screen Epson Information Center for a long period of time, the date and time settings may get ...change other settings or print fax reports, see the on setting the date and time. To turn off the "beep" heard when you leave the WorkForce 500 Series unplugged for instructions on -screen Epson Information Center. Entering...
Quick Guide - Page 22

... Memory Card The WorkForce 500 Series lets you print photos directly from...Card Type H xD-Picture Card Type M CompactFlash® MicrodriveTM * Adapter required 22 Printing From Your Camera's Memory Card Insert just one card at a time. Inserting Your ... the card into the correct slot, as shown. You can also print photos using an index sheet or your camera's DPOF™ settings, or transfer...
Quick Guide - Page 23

...WorkForce 500 Series while the memory card access light is not flashing, then pull the card straight out of its slot. Press l or r to 999 2. Select your photos and display the one that photo. 7. To cancel printing...card access light is flashing; Press l or r to start printing. To print borderless photos on 4 × 6-inch Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy or Semi-gloss, press x Start....
Quick Guide - Page 24

... 've installed your printer software and connected the WorkForce 500 Series to your printer software 3. Select EPSON WorkForce 500 Series, then click the Preferences or Properties button. Before you start, make sure you see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it. See page 38 for instructions. You see the on-screen Epson Information Center. Printing in an application. 2. Then...
Quick Guide - Page 26

... a photo or document in an application. 2. Open the File menu and select Print. 3. Mac OS® X 10.5 1. Select EPSON WorkForce 500 as the Printer setting. Select EPSON WorkForce 500 Click to start printing. Check ink cartridge status Cancel printing Printing With a Macintosh See the section below for your print job. This window appears and shows the progress of your Mac operating...
Quick Guide - Page 27

... you see page 30) Select Color or Black Ink Only output Select higher quality or faster printing (if available) Select Automatic mode Printing With a Macintosh 27 Borderless option. Or check for it in the settings for your application at the bottom of this window. (If you're printing from the pop-up menu, then select...
Quick Guide - Page 28

... printer icon in photos, choose Extension Settings from the pop-up menu. Select Page Setup from the pop-up menu and select Fix Red-Eye. 8. Select the following settings: Select WorkForce 500 Select your Paper Size Select your paper size. 3. Click OK to cancel, pause, or resume printing, if necessary. See the on-screen Epson...
Quick Guide - Page 29

... a window like this one: Select your printer Select Print Settings 5. Click the Advanced button to select Advanced before you may need to change additional settings. Click Print. Choose any other printing options you can select Print Settings. You see page 30) Select Color or Black Ink Only Select higher quality or faster printing (if available) Select Automatic mode...
Quick Guide - Page 30

9. To monitor your print job, click the printer icon in your printer software. This tells the WorkForce 500 Series what kind of paper you're using, so the ink coverage can be adjusted accordingly. For this paper/media Plain paper Epson Bright White Paper Epson Presentation Paper Matte Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy Epson Photo Paper...
Quick Guide - Page 33

...printer during a cleaning cycle or you see page 36). 1. Note: If you don't see any improvement after cleaning the print head three times, turn off your WorkForce 500 Series often, it when a cartridge is clean. Cleaning the Print Head If print... WorkForce 500 Series and wait at least once a month to maintain good print quality. Note: You cannot clean the print head if an ink ...
Quick Guide - Page 34

...Ink Cartridge Status Your WorkForce 500 Series will let you know when an ink cartridge is low or expended by displaying a message on its display screen or your on-screen Epson Information Center. 34 Maintaining Your All-in your computer. Select Ink...expended cartridges before printing or copying. To check ink cartridge status from an Epson website. See page 36 to print when ink is low. ...
Quick Guide - Page 38

... Download the Latest Software or visit Epson's support website at epson.com/support (U.S.) or epson.ca (Canada). Open your on the Maintenance tab in the printer settings window. Note: If the screen is dark, the WorkForce 500 Series is loaded printable side up . Printing and Copying Problems ■ Make sure your WorkForce 500 Series software. With Windows, you 're...
Quick Guide - Page 40

...LINE port on the WorkForce 500 Series is connected to align the print head. Print Quality Problems ■ For the best print quality, use a small amount of glass cleaner on ink. 2. Contact your ...See the on-screen Epson Information Center for the necessary filter. ■ If fax calls are not recommended), or use Epson papers (see page 5) and genuine Epson ink cartridges (see page ...
Quick Guide - Page 41

... support are subject to a Support Representative Before you call Epson for solutions to common problems. You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper at Epson Supplies Central at epson.com/support and select your product for support, please have the following information ready: ■ Product name (Epson WorkForce 500 Series) ■ Product serial number (located on the label...
Start Here - Page 3

Charging takes about 2 minutes.  Caution: Don't turn off the WorkForce 500 Series while the ink system is initializing or you'll waste ink. 4 Install ink cartridges Note: Don't load paper before installing the ink cartridges. 1 Lift up the scanner. 2 Open the cartridge cover. 3 Shake the ink cartridges, then unpack them. 4 Remove only the yellow tape from each cartridge...
Start Here - Page 7

... X 10.5 users: skip to the WorkForce 500 Series User's Guide, FAQs, online troubleshooting advice, and software downloads. On-screen Epson Information Center Click the desktop shortcut for easy access to step 10. Speak to a Support Representative Call (562) 276-4382 (U.S.) or (905) 709-3839 (Canada), 6 AM to print, copy, scan, and fax! Software Technical...
Start Here - Page 8

...-463-7766). Epson disclaims any and all rights in XXXXXX Epson WORKFORCETM 500 Series Ink Cartridges Color Standard Capacity High Capacity Black 69 68 Cyan 69 68 Magenta 69 68 Yellow 69 68 The 68 High Capacity color ink cartridges are available only online; This information is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. Printed in XXXXXX Printed in those...

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