Epson ET-2800 how to refill the ink tanks
When an ink level is below the lower line on a tank, or the LCD screen reports low ink.
Steps
Wear disposable gloves while refilling the ink tanks to avoid staining your hands. 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.
Marked CAUTION by the manufacturer Source: Refilling the Ink Tanks, p. 152
- Turn on the product.
- Use the arrow buttons to select Maintenance and press the OK button.
- Select Fill Ink and press the OK button.
- Press the down arrow button to read the safety and usage precautions, then press the OK button.
- Open the ink tank cover.
- Open the cap of the tank you are filling. Check that the tank colour matches the ink colour, using the colour-coded sticker on the ink tank unit.
- Hold the ink bottle upright and slowly turn the bottle cap to remove it.
Do not shake or squeeze the bottle. Do not touch the top of the bottle after its cap is removed. Do not allow the top of the ink bottle to hit any objects after removing its cap; otherwise, ink may spill.
Marked CAUTION by the manufacturer Source: Refilling the Ink Tanks, p. 154
If ink gets on your skin, wash it thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. If discomfort or problems persist, see a doctor immediately. If ink gets into your mouth, spit it out and see a doctor right away. Keep the ink bottles out of the reach of children and do not drink the ink.
Marked WARNING by the manufacturer Source: Refilling the Ink Tanks, p. 154
- Insert the bottle into the ink filling port and wait. Ink flows into the tank and stops automatically at the upper line.
- When the tank is full, remove the bottle and securely close the ink tank cap.
- Repeat for each tank you need to refill.
- Close the ink tank cover firmly.
- Press the start button.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to reset the ink level for the colours you refilled.
Do not force the bottles into position; they are keyed for each colour. If ink does not flow, lift and reinsert the bottle. If the ink has reached the upper line, do not remove and reinsert the bottle, or ink may leak. Do not leave the bottle inserted.
Source: Refilling the Ink Tanks Source: Refilling the Ink Tanks, pp. 151-156
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Other ET-2800 procedures
- How to clear a paper jam inside the printerWhen the LCD screen shows W-01 or a message that paper has jammed inside the product.
- How to run a nozzle check from the control panelWhen printouts are light or banded, to see whether the print head nozzles are clogged before cleaning.
- How to clean the print head from the control panelWhen the nozzle check pattern has gaps or is faint. Cleaning uses ink, so run it only when print quality declines.
- How to run a Power Cleaning from the control panelWhen most or all lines are missing in the nozzle check pattern, or the printout is blank. If most of the lines appear, run a Cleaning instead.
- How to align the print head from the control panelWhen printouts are grainy or blurry, vertical lines are misaligned, or dark or light horizontal bands appear. Banding can also come from clogged nozzles.
- How to clean the paper guide rollersWhen there is ink on the back of a printout.
- How to run a product checkTo find out whether the printer itself works when printing from a computer fails.
- How to reset the network settingsWhen the network settings need to return to their defaults, for example before reinstalling the software.
- How to restore all control panel settings to their defaultsWhen a problem with control panel settings remains and you want to reset all of them.
- How to connect to Wi-Fi with the Wi-Fi Setup WizardTo join the printer to a wireless router from the control panel.
- How to turn on Wi-Fi DirectTo connect a computer or mobile device directly to the printer without a router.
- How to connect to a router with WPSWhen the router or access point has a WPS button, hardware or virtual.
- How to print a network status sheetTo read the product's IP address, MAC address, signal strength or number of Wi-Fi Direct devices.
- How to print a network connection reportTo get an error code for a Wi-Fi connection problem.
- How to open the Web Config utilityTo view or change the printer's network settings in a web browser.
- How to turn off Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi DirectWhen you change the connection type or need to clear a network problem.
- How to connect the printer to a new Wi-Fi routerAfter you replace the wireless router.
- How to change from a USB connection to Wi-FiWhen the printer is connected to the computer by USB and you want it on Wi-Fi.
- How to change the LCD screen languageWhen the LCD screen text is in a language you cannot read.
- How to block computer access over USBTo restrict access to the product from a USB-connected computer.
- How to check the number of printsTo see the total, black-and-white and colour prints.
- How to clean the scanner glass and outer caseTo clean the product, which Epson says to do several times a year.
- How to prepare the printer for transport or storageBefore you move the printer any distance or store it.
- How to update the printer softwareTo get free updates to the product software.
Sources
- User's Guide, ET-2800/ET-2803. Epson America, Inc. Document CPD-60271, revision CPD-60271R2, 253 pages, en-US. files.support.epson.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.