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Adjusting Print Quality
If your print quality declines, you may need to run a utility to clean or align the print head.
If running these utilities does not solve the problem, you may need to run a Power Cleaning or clean the
paper or print head path.
Print Head Maintenance
Print Head Alignment
Cleaning the Paper Guide
Cleaning the Print Head Path
Checking the Number of Sheets
Print Head Maintenance
If your printouts become too light, or you see dark or light bands across them, you may need to clean the
print head nozzles. Cleaning uses ink, so clean the nozzles only if print quality declines.
You can check for clogged nozzles before you clean them so you don’t clean them unnecessarily.
Note:
You cannot clean the print head if the ink level has reached the lower line on the ink tank, and may
not be able to clean it when the ink level in the tank is low. You must refill the ink tank first.
If you still see white or dark lines or gaps in your printouts, even after cleaning the print head several
times, you can run a Power Cleaning.
Print Head Nozzle Check
Print Head Cleaning
Power Cleaning
Parent topic:
Related tasks
Print Head Nozzle Check
You can print a nozzle check pattern to check for clogged nozzles.
Checking the Nozzles Using the Product Control Panel
Checking the Nozzles Using a Computer Utility
Summary of Contents for C11CH43401
Page 1: ...ET M2170 User s Guide ...
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Page 32: ...32 Related topics Wi Fi or Wired Networking ...
Page 121: ...121 You see an Epson Scan 2 window like this ...
Page 123: ...123 You see an Epson Scan 2 window like this ...
Page 125: ...125 You see this window ...
Page 147: ...147 Parent topic Refilling Ink and Replacing the Maintenance Box ...
Page 150: ...150 You see this screen 6 Press the start button to print The nozzle check pattern is printed ...
Page 153: ...153 You see a window like this 5 Click Print ...
Page 194: ...194 2 Open the front cover 3 Lower the output selector ...
Page 196: ...196 2 Lift the printer cover until it clicks into place and remove any jammed paper inside ...