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Maintaining Your Printer
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to start the cleaning cycle, which lasts
around one minute.
The
P
power light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and stays on green
when the cycle is finished.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer during a cleaning cycle or you may damage it.
4. When the
P
power light stops flashing and remains on, you can check to see
if the nozzles are clean. Click
Print Nozzle Check Pattern
and click
.
5. Check the nozzle pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines.
6. If there are no gaps, click
Finish
.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, click
Clean
to clean the print head
again.
Note:
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head four times, turn off your
printer and wait at least six hours to let any dried ink soften. Then try cleaning the print
head again. If quality does not improve, one of the ink cartridges may need to be
replaced. If that doesn’t help, contact Epson as described on page 28.
If you do not use your printer often, it is a good idea to print a few pages at least once a
month to maintain good print quality.
Checking the Ink Cartridge Status
When the
H
ink light starts flashing, a cartridge is low on ink. You can continue
printing until a cartridge needs replacement. When the
H
ink light stays on, you
need to replace a cartridge.
Note:
You cannot print when an ink cartridge is expended even if the other cartridges are not
expended. Replace any expended cartridges before printing.
A window will appear on your computer screen when you try to print when ink is
low. This window can optionally display ink offers and other updates retrieved
from an Epson website.
Note:
To disable checking for ink offers or updates from Epson, see the instructions in your on-
screen
Epson Information Center
.
