Maintaining Your Printer
Follow the steps in these sections to keep the Epson SureColor P400 Series
working at its best:
■
"Checking and Cleaning the Print Head" below
■
"Checking and Aligning the Print Head" on page 28
■
"Checking the Ink Cartridge Status" on page 29
■
"Replacing Ink Cartridges" on page 31
■
"Cleaning the Rollers" on page 35
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
You can check the print head nozzles using the Nozzle Check utility in your
printer software. It prints a check pattern that indicates whether the printer has
any clogged nozzles. If the nozzles are clogged, you can clean them with the Head
Cleaning utility.
1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder (see page 5).
2. Do one of the following:
Windows: Right-click the
the bottom right corner of your screen
(the taskbar) and select
(If the icon is not visible, click the up
arrow icon in the taskbar).
OS X: In the Apple menu or the
Dock, select
Select
Printers & Scanners
or
Fax,
Print & Scan
product, and select
Supplies
Nozzle Check
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Maintaining Your Printer
Nozzle Check
System Preferences
, select your
Options &
. Select the
Utility
.
icon in
.
.
,
Print &
tab, then select
Open Printer Utility
. Select