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 You can then access this driver from within the graphics program you are using.
6.2 Installing & Using the SCC Utility Software
 To Install the SSC Service Utility
 Insert the Epson 2100/2200 Driver CD into your computer.
 Go to My Computer and select the CD drive.
 Double click on the folder called SSC Utility.
 To install the utility simply double-click on the file called sscserv.exe.
The SSC Utility will be installed on your hard disk. When it asks if you want an Icon on your
Desktop, select YES. You can then launch the SSC Service Utility by double clicking on the icon
on your desktop. The program will automatically open when you have finished the installation.
 To Use the SSC Service Utility
When you open the SSC Service Utility (by double clicking on the SSC Utility icon on your
desktop), you need to tell the program the name of the installed printer and the printer model.
This program does not actually function when the main program window is open. When you click
on the X in the upper right corner of the Main Menu, the program will be minimised and its icon
(it looks like a printer with a rainbow on it) will appear on the Task Bar at the bottom of your
computer screen. You can access all of its main functions from here by right clicking on the icon
to open the main menu. Drag the cursor over each item to see the available options.
The best thing about this program is that it allows you to do a much more effective and more
powerful Head Cleaning than you can do with the Epson 2100/2200 Maintenance Head
Cleaning. It also allows you to just clean the Black or the Color cartridges to conserve ink
during head cleanings. In addition, you can also print a Nozzle Check from this program.
Occasionally yourEpson 2100/2200 printer might think that you have used enough ink to have
filled the entire ink pads that are located under the main head cleaning station, below the
control panels. If your printer thinks you have done about 10,000 to 15,000 prints it will feel it
is time to empty the excess ink that it thinks should have accumulated here. All of the ink lights
will blink without an obvious way to re-set the counters. A big advantage with the SSC Service
Utility is that it has a Reset Counters Function to fix this problem. There is more information on
resetting the ink counters in the Maintenance section of this Manual.
6.3 Custom Printing Modes
 Print Resolution
You can print at resolutions from 360dpi to 2880dpi with the Epson 2100/2200. 360dpi is a high
speed, acceptable print resolution for most textile printing as long as the Print Heads are in
perfect alignment and that the Nozzles are not blocked. Any problems with alignment or
blocked print nozzles will show up as horizontal streaks or bands every few centimetres on the
printed image.
 Print Speed
The Epson 2100/2200 can print in both single directional and bi-directional mode (or high
speed). High Speed mode can have similar problems to printing in 360dpi, such as minor
banding or a slight double image to the fine details in the printed image if the print heads are
not in perfect alignment or the nozzles are blocked.