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Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX7700
Maintaining Your
Epson Stylus CX7700
If you notice a decline in print quality, follow the instructions in this chapter for:
■
“Checking the Print Head Nozzles” (see below)
■
“Cleaning the Print Head” on page 39
■
“Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 41
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print
head may be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink
cartridges. Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles.
1. Make sure the Epson Stylus CX7700 is turned on but not printing, and the
ink low icon is not displayed in the upper-left corner of the LCD screen.
(If th
e
ink low icon is displayed, you need to replace an ink cartridge; see
page 41.)
2. Load a few sheets of letter-size plain paper.
3. Press the
Setup/Utilities
button.
4. Press the
l
or
r
Photo/Options
button to select
Check Ink Nozzles
. Then
press the
x
Start
button.
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