Epson EcoTank ET-M1140 Series User Manual page 3

User's Guide
Check if Nozzles are Clogged (Nozzle Check)
- Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Check if Nozzles are Clogged (Nozzle Check)
- Mac OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cleaning the Print Head (Head Cleaning). . . . . . . . 64
Cleaning the Print Head - Printer Buttons. . . . . . 64
Cleaning the Print Head - Windows. . . . . . . . . . 64
Cleaning the Print Head - Mac OS. . . . . . . . . . . 65
Power Cleaning the Print Head (Power Cleaning). . 65
Running Power Cleaning - Windows. . . . . . . . . . 66
Running Power Cleaning - Mac OS. . . . . . . . . . . 66
Aligning the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Aligning the Print Head - Windows. . . . . . . . . . .67
Aligning the Print Head - Mac OS. . . . . . . . . . . .67
Cleaning the Paper Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cleaning the Paper Path - Windows. . . . . . . . . . 67
Cleaning the Paper Path - Mac OS X. . . . . . . . . . 68
Cleaning the Paper Path for Paper Feeding
Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Checking the Total Number of Pages Fed
Through the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Checking the Total Number of Pages Fed
Through the Printer - Printer Buttons. . . . . . . . . 70
Checking the Total Number of Pages Fed
Through the Printer - Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Checking the Total Number of Pages Fed
Through the Printer - Mac OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Software Information
Application for Printing Web Pages (E-Web Print). . 71
Software Update Tools (EPSON Software
Updater). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Installing Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Updating Applications and Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . 72
Uninstalling Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Uninstalling Applications - Windows. . . . . . . . . 73
Uninstalling Applications - Mac OS. . . . . . . . . . 74
Solving Problems
Checking the Printer Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Lights and Printer Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Checking the Printer Status - Windows. . . . . . . . 76
Checking the Printer Status - Mac OS. . . . . . . . . 77
Checking the Software Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Removing Jammed Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Removing Jammed Paper from the Front Cover. .78
Removing Jammed Paper from the Rear
Paper Feed Slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Contents
Removing Jammed Paper from Inside the
Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Removing Jammed Paper from Rear Cover. . . . . 80
Paper Does Not Feed Correctly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Paper Jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Paper Feeds at a Slant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ejected Paper Falls from the Output Tray. . . . . . 82
Paper is Ejected During Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Power and Control Panel Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Power Does Not Turn On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Power Does Not Turn Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Power Turns Off Automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cannot Print from a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Checking the Connection (USB). . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Checking the Software and Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Checking the Printer Status from the
Computer (Windows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Checking the Printer Status from the
Computer (Mac OS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Printout Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Printout is Scuffed or Color is Missing. . . . . . . . .86
Banding or Unexpected Colors Appear. . . . . . . . 87
Colored Banding Appears at Intervals of
Approximately 3.3 cm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Vertical Banding or Misalignment. . . . . . . . . . . .88
Print Quality is Poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Paper Is Smeared or Scuffed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Paper is Smeared During Automatic 2-Sided
Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Printed Photos are Sticky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
The Position, Size, or Margins of the Printout
Are Incorrect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled. . . . 90
The Printed Image Is Inverted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Mosaic-Like Patterns in the Prints. . . . . . . . . . . .91
The Printout Problem Could Not be Cleared. . . . 91
Other Printing Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Printing Is Too Slow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Printing Slows Down Dramatically During
Continuous Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Other Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Operation Sounds Are Loud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Application Is Blocked by a Firewall (for
Windows Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Ink Spilled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Appendix
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Printer Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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