Epson Stylus Photo 790 Setup Manual page 13

Checking the print head nozzles
Make sure that the printer is turned
off. Hold down the
button ( in the illustration) and
press the P power button (
illustration) to turn on the printer.
Then release only the power button
first. When the printer starts the
nozzle check, release the
Below are sample printouts.
Good sample
If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily (for example, if any
segment of the printed lines is missing), then you should clean the print
head as explained below. If the printout is satisfactory, you are ready to
print your first page. See "Printing Your First Page" for instructions.
Cleaning the print head
Follow the steps below to clean the print head.
1. Make sure that the P power light is on and that the
off.
2. Hold down the
button for three seconds.
The printer starts cleaning the
print head and the P power light
begins flashing. Print head
cleaning takes about thirty
seconds to complete.
Caution:
c
Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing. Doing
so may damage the printer.
3. When the P power light stops flashing, print a nozzle check pattern
to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle.
If print quality hasn't improved after repeating the nozzle checking and
cleaning procedures four or five times, contact your dealer.
b
maintenance
in the
b
maintenance button.
b
maintenance
Print head needs to be cleaned
Segments are missing
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error light is