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Maintaining Your Printer
Maintaining Your Printer
Follow the instructions in this chapter for checking and cleaning the print head
nozzles and replacing ink cartridges. To align the print head, if necessary, see your
on-screen
Epson Information Center
.
Caution:
To keep your printer looking like new, don’t place anything on top of the cover or use it
as a writing surface. If you need to clean the cover, use only a soft, non-abrasive
microfiber-type cloth.
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. Load letter- or A4-size paper in the sheet feeder (see page 5).
2. Press the
Index Sheet
and
Scan
buttons at the same time.
3. Press
l
or
r
to select
Nozzle Check
, then press
x
Start
.
4. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines.
5. If there are no gaps, press
y
Stop/Clear Settings
to finish.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, press
x
Start
to clean the print head
(see page 29).
Nozzles are clean
Nozzles need cleaning