Checking And Cleaning The Print Head - Epson WF-4830 Series User Manual

Maintaining the Printer
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to print the patterns for print head alignment, and then align the print head.
❏ This pattern allows you to perform alignment if your printouts look blurry.
Find and select the number for the most solid pattern.
❏ This pattern allows you to perform alignment if vertical ruled lines appear misaligned.
Find and select the number for the pattern that has the least misaligned vertical line.
❏ This pattern allows you to perform alignment if you see horizontal banding at regular intervals.
Find and select the number for the least separated and overlapping pattern.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If the nozzles are clogged, the printouts become faint, there is visible banding, or unexpected colors appear. If the
nozzles are severely clogged, a blank sheet will be printed. When print quality has declined, first use the nozzle
check feature to check if the nozzles are clogged. If the nozzles are clogged, clean the print head.
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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head