Epson SL-D500 Series User Manual page 75

SL-D500 Series User's Guide
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Check the results of Diagnostic Cleaning in the
message displayed in Printer history.
When "Clogged nozzles detected. Perform
[Forced Cleaning]." is displayed, execute
Diagnostic Cleaning again.
If "Auto Nozzle Check has failed." is displayed,
contact service support.
If the clogged nozzles are not cleared after
repeating Diagnostic Cleaning three times,
then execute Forced Cleaning set to Power.
"Forced Cleaning" on page 75
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Forced Cleaning
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Select a printer, in the printer list area on the
main screen, on which to execute cleaning.
When you select multiple printers, press and
hold Ctrl as you select the targeted printers.
See the following for more details on the main
screen.
"Explanation of the Main Screen" on
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page 65
If an error is displayed for the printer you want
to select, clear the error before selecting it.
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In Printer maintenance - Forced Cleaning,
select Normal or Power, and then click
Execute.
Select Normal to clean the surface of the print
head and to clear clogged nozzles.
Power cleans more powerfully than Normal.
Use this setting if the nozzles are still clogged
even after repeating Normal cleaning several
times. Power consumes more ink than Normal
cleaning. If a message is displayed informing
you that here is not enough ink remaining,
refill the ink tank and then execute.
Using the Maintenance Tool (Windows)
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"Refilling Ink" on page 51
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Cleaning is executed.
Cleaning may take some time depending on the
selected cleaning level.
When cleaning is complete, the results are
displayed in Printer history.
Check the results of Forced Cleaning.
There are the following two ways to check the
cleaning results.
❏ Execute a nozzle check to check for clogged
nozzles.
"Nozzle Check Methods" on page 72
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❏ Print a nozzle check pattern to check for
clogged nozzles.
"Print Nozzle Check Pattern Method" on
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page 73
If the clogged nozzles are not cleared by
executing Normal cleaning, execute Normal
cleaning again. If the clogged nozzles are not
cleared even by repeating this several times,
execute Power cleaning.
If the clogged nozzles are not cleared even after
executing cleaning at Power, then do not use
the printer for printing for at least 12 hours.
Waiting this time may allow the clogged ink to
dissolve.
If that does not improve the situation, execute
Power Ink Flushing from the printer's control
panel.