Epson 840 - Manual

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2

Position the guide shown below for the size of paper
you’re using.

4 6-inch

Letter or A4-size

3

Insert the paper with the glossy or printable side face-
down.

4 6-inch

Letter or A4-size

Note:

Make sure the paper is loaded against the edge guide

and not sticking out from the end of the cassette.

4

Slide the edge guides against the paper, but not too
tight. Make sure the paper is under the tabs on the edge
guides.

Letter or A4-size

4 6-inch

5

Gently insert the paper cassette.

Note:

The paper may slide forward slightly as you insert the

cassette. This is normal.

6

Follow steps 1 to 5 to load plain paper in cassette 2.
Remove the clear plastic cover before loading paper,
then replace it after paper is loaded.

7

Extend the output tray as shown.

Read these instructions before using your product.

1

Unpack

Power cord

Phone cord

Caution:

Do not open ink cartridge packages until you are ready to

install the ink. Cartridges are vacuum packed to maintain reliability.

Remove all protective materials.

Caution:

Do not remove the plastic strip shown below. It is part of the

Automatic Document Feeder.

2

Turn on

1

Connect the power cable.

Caution:

Do not connect to your computer yet.

2

Press the release bar underneath to raise the control
panel. Then press the

On

button.

To lower the control panel, press the release bar
underneath.

3

Select settings

1

Select your language and country.

Touch the screen to select the desired option. Press

or

to see more countries.

2

Select the current

Daylight Saving Time

setting (

Winter

or

Summer

).

3

Select the date format.

4

Use the numeric keypad to set the date, then press

OK

.

5

Select

12h

(

AM

/

PM

) or

24h

(military time).

6

Use the numeric keypad to set the time.

7

Press

OK

when done.

Note:

You can change the date and time settings by selecting

Setup

from the Home menu, selecting

Printer Setup

, then

Date/Time

. For more information on using and adjusting the

control panel, see your

Quick Guide

.

4

Install ink cartridges

1

Raise the scanner.

2

Open the cartridge cover.

3

Shake the ink cartridges gently 4 or 5 times, then unpack
them.

4

Remove only the yellow tape from each cartridge.

Caution:

Don’t remove any other seals or the cartridges may

leak.

5

Insert the cartridges in the holder for each color. Press
each cartridge down until it clicks.

6

Close the cartridge cover. Press down until it clicks.
Then lower the scanner.

7

Press the

OK

button to prime the ink delivery system.

This takes about 5 minutes.

Note:

Your printer ships with full cartridges and part of the ink

from the first cartridges is used for priming the printer.

Caution:

Don’t turn off the printer while it is priming or you’ll

waste ink.

5

Load paper

You can load letter-, A4-, or legal-size paper, as well as
4 6-, 5 7-, or 8 10-inch photo paper in cassette 1. For
instructions on loading legal-size paper, see the online

User’s

Guide

. In cassette 2, you can load only letter, A4, or legal-size

plain paper.

1

Pull out paper cassette 1.

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