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Using the Head Cleaning Utility
Follow these steps to run the Head Cleaning utility (recommended method):
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and both the
B
black and
A
color ink out lights are off. (If an ink out light is flashing, replace the ink
cartridge instead.)
2. If you have an application running, access the printer settings dialog box as described
on page 16 (Windows) or page 21 (Macintosh).
Or, with Windows, click
Start
, point to
Settings
, then select
Printers
. Right-click
your
EPSON Stylus Photo
printer icon in the Printers window. Then select
Properties
(
Document Defaults
in Windows NT).
3.
Windows
: Click the
Utility
tab.
Macintosh:
Click the
Utility
button.
4. On the Utility menu, click the
Head Cleaning
button.
5. Follow the instructions on the
screen to clean the print head.
Cleaning takes about 30 seconds,
during which the printer makes
some noise and the
P
power
light flashes.
Never turn off the printer while the
P
power light is flashing, unless
the printer hasn’t moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.
6. When the
P
power light stops flashing, run a nozzle check to confirm the print
head nozzles are clean.
Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click
Print nozzle check pattern
.
Then click
Next
. The nozzle check pattern prints (see page 60 for details).
Head Cleaning
button