Epson ET 4550 Setup,Install & Troubleshooting
EPSON ET 4550 SETUP
- 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 ET 4550 Ink Cartidges
- 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.
EPSON ET 4550 Software Download
- 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.
EPSON ET 4550 Wireless Setup
- 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.
EPSON ET 4550 Troubleshooting
- PRINTER LIGHT ISSUES:
- 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.
- Power off your printer and turn on after few seconds.
- Also, it may be due to voltage capacity differences, so please check for the power supply.
- Epson ink cartridge issues:
- Keeping your printer turned on, open the scanner lid of your epson expression 4550 printer.
- Just open the ink tank lids.
- Check whether you have installed the ink properly.
- Check for the ink levels and refill them properly.
- Power off your printer and turn it on again.
- Epson paper jam issues:
- If the paper is stuck in the input tray, just switch off the epson et 4550 printer.
- Then, remove the papers from the paper tray.
- Arrange the papers properly and insert them in the input tray. Adjust the edge guides not so tightly to the length of the papers.
- Then, open the output tray and check for the torn pieces of paper or the struck paper. And, remove.
- 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:
- To have better quality prints, use clean and untorn plain white sheets.
- Use the high quality inks, so that the colour quality would be ultimate.
- Correct the edge guides to the length of the papers and not too tightly.
- Epson wireless setup issues:
- Make sure that your router is connected to an active network connection.
- Power off your printer and computer and then power on them again.
- Make sure that your computer and printer are connected to the same wireless network.