Checking And Cleaning And Print Head; Checking The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo RX700 Basics Manual

5. Close the cartridge covers.
The RX700 begins charging the ink delivery system, and you hear noise
during charging.
Caution:
Never turn off the RX700 during ink charging. This may cause incomplete charging
of ink.

Checking and Cleaning and Print Head

If your printouts are unexpectedly light, colors are missing, or you see light or dark
lines across the page, you may need to clean the print head. This clears the print
head nozzles, which can become clogged if you don't use the printer for a long
time.
Tip:
It's a good idea to turn on your RX700 at least once a month to maintain good print
quality.

Checking the Print Head

You can print a nozzle check pattern to see if any print head nozzles are clogged, or
to check the results after cleaning the print head.
1. Make sure plain letter-size paper is loaded in the front tray (see page 10).
2. Press the
setup screen appears automatically).
3. Use the u and d buttons to select
4. Press
OK
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Maintaining Your RX700
button. (If you've just finished cleaning the print head, the
Setup
again to print the nozzle check.
, then press
Nozzle Check
.
OK