Maintaining Your Cx4600; Checking The Print Head Nozzles And Ink - Epson Stylus CX4600 Quick Reference

Maintaining Your CX4600

If you notice a decline in print quality, follow the instructions in this chapter for:
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"Checking the Print Head Nozzles and Ink" (below)
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"Cleaning the Print Head" on page 30
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"Replacing Ink Cartridges" on page 31

Checking the Print Head Nozzles and Ink

If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print
head may be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink
cartridges. Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles and remaining
ink levels using the control panel.
1. Turn off the CX4600.
2. Load letter-size paper in the sheet feeder.
3. Press the ink and P
B
5 seconds. The CX4600 turns on and prints a test pattern. It also shows the
percentage of ink left in each cartridge:
Print head does
not need to be
cleaned yet:
Print head needs
to be cleaned:
If the pattern does not look good, try cleaning the print head as described in the
next section.
Note:
You can also check the ink level using Status Monitor 3; see the Reference Guide.
buttons together and hold them down for about
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