Eu não sei quão confiável este site é, mas tente o seguinte:
EPSON Stylus Photo 890, 1280, 1290
[Press] and [hold] Maintenance and Roll Paper buttons, press POWER button, You will see blinking Power led.
Release all buttons.
In 2-3 seconds time the led will blink. Press and hold for 10-12 seconds the Roll Paper button, until all leds blink.
[Grammar fixes in article are mine]