Summary of the Utility
Tab
You can perform the following maintenance functions
from the printer driver's
Utility
tab.
Print Head Nozzle Check
This function prints a nozzle check pattern to check if
the print head nozzles are clogged.
If you see banding or gaps in the print outs, perform
head cleaning to clear any clogged nozzles.
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“Print Head Nozzle Check” on page 143
Print Head Cleaning
If you see banding or gaps in the print outs, perform
head cleaning. Cleans the surface of the print head to
improve the print quality.
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“Print Head Cleaning” on page 144
EPSON Status Monitor 3
You can check the printer's status, such as the
remaining ink level and error messages, on the
computer's screen.
Monitoring Preferences
You can select the error notifications displayed on the
EPSON Status Monitor 3 screen, or register a shortcut
for the Utility icon to the taskbar.
Note:
If you select Shortcut Icon on the
Monitoring
Preferences
screen, the Utility shortcut icon is
displayed on the Windows taskbar.
By right-clicking the icon, you can display the following
menu and perform maintenance functions.
EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts when the printer name
is clicked from the displayed menu.
Print Queue
You can display the list of all waiting jobs.
On the Print Queue screen, you can view information
on the data waiting to be printed, delete and reprint
these jobs.
Printer and Option Information
Displays the inkset information. These settings should
not normally be changed.
If you cannot acquire inkset information
automatically, select an inkset according to the ink
type that is installed in the printer.
Speed and Progress
You can set various functions for printer driver basic
operations.
Epson Media Installer
If the paper information you want to use is not
displayed on the control panel or in the driver, you
can add paper information from the Internet.
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