Running The Head Cleaning Utility - Epson Stylus C42 Series Printer Basics Manual

Running the Head Cleaning Utility

1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red
off. (If the red light is flashing or on, you may need to replace the ink cartridge;
see page 25 for details.)
2. Do one of the following:
I
Windows: Right-click the
corner of your screen). Select
I
Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x: Open the File menu and choose
. Click the
Print
I
Macintosh OS X: Double-click the
Double-click
Printer List window, and click
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head. Cleaning takes
about 30 seconds, during which the printer makes some noise and the green
P power light flashes.
Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing, unless the
printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.
4. When the P power light stops flashing, run a nozzle check to confirm the print
head nozzles are clean.
Make sure plain paper is loaded in the printer and click
. Then click
Pattern
details).
5. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps or lines, click
If the pattern has white lines, click
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the
solutions beginning on page 38. You can also turn the printer off and wait
overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the print
head again.
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
Head Cleaning
Utility button, then click the
EPSON Printer Utility
OK
. The nozzle check pattern prints (see the next section for
Print
Clean
.
folder on your hard drive.
Applications
, select the
C42 Series
. Then click the
Print Nozzle Check
Finish
to clean the print head again.
b
error light is
Page Setup
button.
Head Cleaning
printer in the
button.
Head Cleaning
.
Maintaining Your Printer
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