Epson ET 4550 Setup,Install & Troubleshooting

• Open the package and take away all the materials such as the user guide, Start Here sheet and the ink bottles provided with the printer.
• Remove all the packing materials from your epson expression et 4550 printer.
• Make sure that all the packing materials are being cleared away from the printer.
• Open the scanner glass, which is located at the top of the printer.
• In the right corner of the printer, you can find theink tanks.
• Just open the ink tank lids.
• Take the ink bottles in your hands and open the ink bottle caps.
• The ink bottles are made in such a way to fit with the ink tanks.
• Now, place the black coloured ink bottle upside down in the ink tank.
• The ink will automatically flow in to the tank. If not, then take away the ink bottle and reinsert the ink bottle again.
• After sometime, close the ink bottle and close the ink tank.
• Do the same with the other three ink bottles.
• Close the ink tanks and close the scanner glass too.
• Connect the power cordwith the Epson expression et 4550 printer.
• Switch on the printer using the power button in the printer control panel.
• The installation completeprompt message displays.

• Then open the scanner glass again.
• Open the ink tank and again pour the ink bottles and close the ink tank.
• Close the scanner glass.
• Then follow the on-screen instructions.
• Use the Start Here sheet to clarify doubts or click on Epson ET 4550.

• Epson expression 4550 printers are provided with the four coloured- cyan, magenta, black and yellow ink bottles and not the ink cartridges.
• So, these inks are poured safely into the ink tray and can be avoided from drying up.
• Other Epson printers have the ink bottles which has to be squeezed to pour the ink into the ink tank, so that the ink spills outside and gets wasted.
• But, these Epson ET 4550printers have the plastic lock that fits into the receptacle.
• When the bottle is attached to the receptacle, ink flows automatically from the ink bottle without squeezing the bottle.
• Once all the ink pours into the tank, you can remove and dispose of the bottle.
• The black ink tank can print up to 7500 pages and the three coloured ink bottles can print up to 6000 pages

To install ink follow the steps:

• Open the scanner glass, which is located at the top of the printer.
• In the right corner of the printer, you can find theink tanks.
• Just open the ink tank lids.
• Take the ink bottles in your hands and open the ink bottle caps.

• Unbox your epson et 4550 printer.
• Install the ink in the ink tanks and physically setup the printer using the Start Here sheet provided with the Epson ET 4550 printer.
• Connect your printer to the same wireless network as your computer in which you are going to download your printer drivers.
• In your web browser, search for epson printer softwares and drivers.
• Click on epson products and drivers.
• Select your country/ region and your product type and name correctly.
• Select your operating systemand the version properly.
• Click on Drivers and utilities combo package install.
• Click on download and then click save to save the information.
• Then, click runto run the installation.
• It will take sometime to complete installation.
• When a prompt message displays in your desktop screen asking you to allow the software to make changes in your computer, click yes.
• And then click ok to continue installation.
• Your drivers will get downloaded.
• Agree to the terms and policies of the printer and click next.
• When the printer setup screen appears, click next.
• Select your network connection as wireless network connection and then click next.

• Unbox the printer.
• Install the ink in the ink tanks and physically setup the printer using the Start Here sheet provided with the Epson ET 4550 printer.
• Make sure that your router is connected with the wireless network.
• Install the printer softwarein your PC by inserting the CD given with the epson ET 4550 printer in the Computer.
• And follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation.
• Otherwise, use theepson expression et 4550 setup to install the printer software in your computer.
• In the select your connection window, select wireless connection.
• Click on the setup printer for the first time and give next.
• The Wi-Fi auto connect window opens, click onyes and give next.
• Follow the onscreen instructions.
• Your system will automatically detect your printer and wirelessly connect with it.

If your printer is not connected, then follow the steps below:

• Using the printer’s control panel, give next.
• You want to enter your SSID and the network passwordin the printer to connect to the wireless network.
• On the screen, click show network password and enter it in the boxes provided using the buttons in the printer’s control panel.
• Give next.
• In the control panel, press the home
• In the Wi-Fi setup, click ok.
• To proceed with the next step, press ok.
• In the Wi-Fi setup wizard, give your network password using the buttons in the printer control panel and click OK.
• Your printer will now connect with the wireless network.

• PRINTER LIGHT ISSUES:

1. If your printer light is off or flashed for few seconds and off, then make sure that you have plugged in the power cable properly.
2. Power off your printer and turn on after few seconds.
3. Also, it may be due to voltage capacity differences, so please check for the power supply.

• Epson ink cartridge issues:

1. Keeping your printer turned on, open the scanner lid of your epson expression 4550 printer.
2. Just open the ink tank lids.
3. Check whether you have installed the ink properly.
4. Check for the ink levels and refill them properly.
5. Power off your printer and turn it on again.

• Epson paper jam issues:

1. If the paper is stuck in the input tray, just switch off the epson et 4550 printer.
2. Then, remove the papers from the paper tray.
3. Arrange the papers properly and insert them in the input tray. Adjust the edge guides not so tightly to the length of the papers.
4. Then, open the output tray and check for the torn pieces of paper or the struck paper. And, remove.
5. Check for the torn papers in the printer rollers and remove them. You must do this only after the printer is turned off.

• Epson print quality issues:

1. To have better quality prints, use clean and untorn plain white sheets.
2. Use the high quality inks, so that the colour quality would be ultimate.
3. Correct the edge guides to the length of the papers and not too tightly.

• Epson wireless setup issues:

1. Make sure that your router is connected to an active network connection.
2. Power off your printer and computer and then power on them again.
3. Make sure that your computer and printer are connected to the same wireless network.