Epson 820 User Manual

EPSON Stylus Photo 820

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❏ If the special media has protective sheets between each sheet 

of media, be sure to remove the protective sheets before 
printing.

❏ Some special media have a cut corner that you need to 

position in the upper right corner when you load it.

❏ You can load the following number of sheets of EPSON 

special media:

When the red 

 

b

 error light flashes, an ink cartridge is low on 

ink. This is a good time to make sure you have a new 
cartridge. When the red 

 

b

 error light stays on, you may need 

to replace one of the cartridges.

The red 

 

b error light also comes on if your paper runs out 

or is jammed, so make sure to check your paper before 
replacing a cartridge.

To check your ink supply, do one of the following:
❏ Windows: Double-click the   printer icon on your 

taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). If one of 
your cartridges is low, you’ll see a window like this one: 

You can also double-click the 

 ink monitor icon. You see 

a window showing the amount of ink remaining. You can 
click the 

Buy Now

 button to launch your web browser and 

order ink cartridges online.

❏ Macintosh: Open the File menu and choose 

Print

. Click 

the 

 ink icon You see a window like this one:

.

When a cartridge is more than six months old, you may need 
to replace it if printouts don’t look their best. If the quality 
doesn’t improve after cleaning and aligning the print head, 
you can replace the cartridge even if the red 

 

b

error light is 

off.

Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of 
installing them and before the expiration date on the package:

Black ink cartridge: T026201
Color ink cartridge: T027201 

Look for ink cartridge packages labelled T026 (black) or 
T027 (color).

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

Up to 30 sheets

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Up to 30 sheets; 10 
sheets for legal-size

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 
EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards 

Up to 30 cards with the 
included support sheet 
beneath the stack

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film

Up to 20 sheets (one 
sheet at a time for 
A6-size) with the 
included support sheet 
or a sheet of plain paper 
beneath the stack

EPSON Photo Paper (4 

× 6-inch size)

Matte Paper - Heavyweight

Up to 20 sheets with the 
included support sheet 
beneath the stack

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies

Up to 10 sheets

EPSON Photo Paper (A4- and letter-size)
EPSON ColorLife Photo Paper

One sheet at a time with 
the included support 
sheet beneath the sheet

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets
EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper
EPSON Photo Stickers 
EPSON Photo Paper (Panoramic size)
EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper 
EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper 
EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper

One sheet at a time