Specifications

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Maintaining and Transporting the Printer | 5-5
5. Examine the nozzle check pattern. Each staggered horizontal and
straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the pattern:
If dots are missing from the pattern, as shown below, clean the print
head as described in the next section.
Cleaning the Print Head from the Control Panel
Follow these steps to run the cleaning cycle from the printer’s control panel:
1. Print a nozzle check to make sure the print head needs cleaning, as
described above.
2. Make sure no paper is loaded and all of the
H
Ink Out
lights on the
printer’s control panel are off.
If an
H
Ink Out
light is flashing or on, you need to replace the
corresponding ink cartridge instead. See page 5-8 for instructions.
3. Press the
Cleaning
button and hold it for at least 3 seconds. The
Pause
light flashes as the printer cleans its print head. The cleaning cycle takes
about 60 seconds and does not use any paper.
4. When the
Pause
light goes off, print the nozzle check again to confirm
that the head is clean.
You may need to run the cleaning cycle several times to get a clean
nozzle check pattern. For effective cleaning, always run a nozzle check
between cycles.
If the lines in the pattern are still missing dots after several cleaning
cycles, turn the printer off and leave it overnight, then clean the print
head again the following morning. If you still see no improvement,
contact EPSON for assistance.
Caution
Don’t run a cleaning cycle
while thick media is
loaded in the printer.
Printer Guide.book Page 5 Monday, April 22, 2002 3:02 PM