Which functions are available on my product when an ink cartridge is expended or not installed?

• If an ink cartridge is not installed, the product will not print or scan.

  If an ink cartridge is expended, the following functions are available:

  • When a color ink cartridge is expended, you may be able to temporarily continue printing from your computer using black ink. You will see a message during printing if you can print this way; however, you cannot print from the product’s control panel. See the link below for more details.
  • You can scan from the product’s control panel or Epson Scan, but you can’t copy from the product’s control panel.
  • You can read or write to a memory card.
  Related information
  Printing with Black Ink and Expended Color Cartridges