Instruction manual

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5-6 | Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
If the lines on the pattern still appear broken after several cleaning
cycles, or if any dots are out of place, turn the printer off and leave it
overnight, then clean the print head again the following morning. If you
still see no improvement, try an SSCL cleaning cycle as described below.
Performing an SSCL Cleaning Cycle
The SSCL cleaning cycle performs a more intensive cleaning than the
standard cleaning cycle. In most cases, you won’t have to use it. Before
performing an SSCL cleaning, make sure you have already run the standard
cleaning as described on page 5-5 to determine that the SSCL cleaning is
really needed.
1. Before starting, make sure that all of the
H
Ink Out
lights on the
printer’s control panel are off.
If an
H
Ink Out
light is flashing or on, you need to replace the
corresponding ink cartridge (see page 5-10 for instructions).
2. Turn off the printer.
3. Hold down the
Pause
button while pressing the
P
Power
button to
turn on the printer.
4. Examine the last nozzle check pattern you printed to determine which
color ink nozzles require cleaning. Then press the
Item
button until you
see the SSCL option for the color ink nozzles you need to clean:
5. Press
Enter
. Cleaning takes about 15 minutes to complete.
6. When the cleaning is complete, press the
P
Power
button to turn the
printer off. Then turn the power back on and perform a nozzle check
(page 5-4) to verify that the nozzles are clean. You may have to repeat
the SSCL cleaning cycle to fully solve the problem.
If after repeated cleanings the same color nozzles continue to be clogged,
you may need to replace the print head. Contact EPSON for assistance
(see page 3 in the Introduction).
SSCL B/C=EXEC
for cleaning the black and cyan nozzles
SSCL LM/LC=EXEC
for cleaning the light magenta and light cyan nozzles
SSCL M/Y=EXEC
for cleaning the magenta and yellow nozzles