Cleaning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Color 740i Product Information

EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i
4. Press the R cleaning button and hold it for about three
seconds until the print head moves left and the P power
light begins flashing.
(The print head returns to its home position if you don't
proceed to step 5 within 60 seconds.)
5. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up from
its holder.
Caution:
Don't open the clamp or remove a cartridge except to
replace it with a new one. Once you remove a cartridge,
you can't reuse it, even if it contains ink.
6. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it
carefully.
WARNING:
If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with
soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them
immediately with water.
7. Lower the new ink
cartridge into its holder
with the label facing up
and toward the back of
the printer.
8. Press down the ink
cartridge clamp until it
locks in place.
9. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge, repeat the
preceding steps before going on to step 10.
10. Press the R cleaning button and close the printer cover.
The printer moves the print head and begins charging the
ink delivery system. (Even if you don't press the button, ink
charging begins 60 seconds after you close the clamp.)
The P power light flashes, and the printer makes various
sounds. Charging takes a couple minutes. When it's
finished, the P power light stops flashing and stays on.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the
flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made any
noise for more than 5 minutes.
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Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge
If an ink cartridge is more than six months old, you may need
to replace it. How can you tell? You may notice that your
printouts don't look as good as they used to. If print quality
doesn't improve after cleaning and aligning the print head,
you can replace one or both cartridges.
Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge before the
B black or A color ink out light is flashing or on:
1. Prepare your new ink cartridge for installation as described
2. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, then
3. Press the E load/eject button and hold it down for three
4. Remove the old ink cartridge and install the new cartridge
5. Press the E load/eject button and close the printer cover.

Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots are
missing from the image, you may need to clean the print head.
This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly.
Cleaning the print head uses ink, so clean it only if print
quality declines. You can clean the print head in either of the
following ways:
P
power light is
4/99
in steps 1 and 2 of "Removing and Installing Ink
Cartridges" on page 11.
open the printer cover.
seconds until the print head moves to the left. The P power
light begins flashing.
Caution:
To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print
head by hand.
Never turn off the printer while the
flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made any
noise for more than 5 minutes.
as described in steps 5 through 9 of "Removing and
Installing Ink Cartridges" above. Don't press any control
panel buttons, however.
The printer moves the print head and begins charging the
ink delivery system. The P power light flashes and the
printer makes various sounds. Charging takes a couple
minutes. When it's finished, the P power light stops
flashing and stays on.
With the Head Cleaning utility in your printer software
(when connected to a local port, not over a network)
Using the printer's control panel buttons
P
power light is