Checking And Cleaning The Print Head - Epson pro4880gd Printer Manual

100 | Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
Note: You can run a
cleaning cycle by holding
down the Menu button
for three seconds. You
can also use the printer's
menus to run a power
cleaning cycle. See
page 102 for details.
4. Press the pause button to exit the menu.
For more information about the Printer Status menu, see your on-screen
User's Guide.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should
check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged.
You can check the print head nozzles, using your printer utility software, by
following the steps below. You can also select the Auto Cleaning feature,
which enables the printer to print a nozzle check pattern, read it, and
automatically run a cleaning cycle if necessary.
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the paper tray.
2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
Mac OS X: Open
•
folder. Select
Windows Vista: Click
•
under
Hardware and Sound
select
Printing Preferences
Windows XP: Click
•
Printers and Faxes
Printing Preferences
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EPSON Printer Utility2
, and click
SPro 4880
, click
Control Panel
. Right-click your printer icon and
. Click the
and select
Start
. Right-click your printer icon and select
. Click the
Utility
in your
Applications
.
OK
, and click
tab.
Utility
. Double-click
Control Panel
tab.
Printer