User's Guide

7. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean and you can continue printing.

If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, clean the print head

From the Computer

1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder.

2. Windows:

Right-click the printer icon in the bottom right corner of your screen (the taskbar) and

select Nozzle Check.

Macintosh:

Open the Applications folder, open the EPSON Printer Utility3, select your Epson printer,

and click OK. Then select Nozzle Check.

3. Click Print.

4. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines.

5. If there are no gaps, click Finish.

If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, clean the print head

Clean the Print Head Nozzles

If print quality has declined and the nozzle check pattern

indicates clogged nozzles, you can clean

the print head.

Note:

You cannot clean the print head if an ink cartridge is expended, and may not be able to clean it

when a cartridge is low. You must replace the cartridge

first.

Nozzles need cleaning

Nozzles are clean