Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern; Using The Control Panel To Clean The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 2000P Printer Basics Manual

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

A good nozzle check pattern should look something like this:
Each line in the pattern should be complete, with no gaps or missing dots. If your
printout looks okay, you're done.
If any dots are missing, as shown below, clean the print head again; see page 37 for
instructions.
missing dots

Using the Control Panel to Clean the Print Head

If your printer is connected over a network, you have to use the control panel to clean
the print head. (If the printer is connected directly to your computer, it's better to use
the head cleaning utility as described above.)
Press the R cleaning button and hold it
down for three seconds. Cleaning takes
about 30 seconds, during which the
printer makes some noise and the
Ppower light flashes.
When the Ppower light stops flashing,
open an application and print a small
image containing black and color data. If you still
see missing dots or lines, repeat the cleaning cycle as described above.
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check for
solutions in "Problems Getting Good Print Quality" on page 53. 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.
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