User Manual

C
Touch Menu - Maintenance - Print Head
Nozzle Check.
D
Touch Start to start printing a check pattern.
E
Review the printed check pattern while referring
to the following section.
Example of clean nozzles
If none of the pattern is missing, then the print
head nozzles are not clogged. Touch
to end
the nozzle clogging check.
Example of clogged nozzles
If any segments are missing in the nozzle check
pattern, touch
to perform head cleaning.
F
Select the row of nozzles you want to clean, and
then touch Z.
Cleaning starts. Cleaning takes about 4 to 9
minutes.
Note:
The more color pairs selected, the longer it takes to
perform cleaning. Also, depending on the status of
the nozzles, it can take up to about 32 minutes.
G
Follow the on-screen instructions to print a
check pattern, and inspect the results to
determine if the problem has been resolved.
From the computer
Explanations in this section use the Windows printer
driver as an example.
Use Epson Printer Utility 4 for Mac.
U “Epson Printer Utility 4 Functions” on page 62
A
Make sure that the roll paper or a cut sheet of A4
size or larger is loaded in the printer.
U “Loading and Removing the Roll Paper” on
page 22
U “Loading and Removing Cut Sheets/Poster
Board” on page 28
B
Choose a paper type that matches the paper in the
printer.
U “Setting Loaded Paper” on page 30
C
Click Nozzle Check from the Utility tab in the
printer driver's Properties (or Printing
preferences) screen.
D
Click Print.
The nozzle check pattern is printed.
E
Check the nozzle check pattern.
If there is no problem: click Finish.
If there is a problem: click Clean.
After printing a nozzle check pattern, make sure
that the nozzle check pattern printing is complete
before printing your data or cleaning the print
head.
Cleaning the print head
Although head cleaning can be performed from the
computer or the printer, the cleaning procedures differ
as explained below.
From the printer
You can select two levels of cleaning strength.
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