Head Cleaning; Initial Ink Charge - Epson Stylus C41 Service Manual

Stylus C41/42/43/44 series

3.1.10 Head cleaning

This printhead cleaning is CL1' and about 1/8 of the brand-new black I/C and 1/17 of
the brand-new color I/C are consumed. Before use this function, check the remaining
ink amount of the both I/C by using the "Get status" function.
1. Choose the "Head cleaning" in the Maintenance menu.
Figure 3-22. Choose the Head cleaning menu
2. Click the "OK" button in the menu. The powerful cleaning is performed.
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3.1.11 Initial ink charge

After you replaced any of the following units, perform initial ink charge and return the
printer after making sure that ink is ejected correctly from the printhead.
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After replacing the printer mechanism
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After replacing or removing the printhead
C A U T I O N Before you perform the initial ink charge operation, replace the
installed cartridges with new ones, because the ink amount used
for the initial ink charge operation is so large.
1. Choose the "Initial ink charge" in the Maintenance menu.
Figure 3-23. Choose the Initial Ink Charge menu
2. Click the "OK" button in the menu. The initial ink charge is performed.
NOTE: As described in the menu message, about 1/4 amount of the Black ink
cartridge and 1/9 amount of the Color ink cartridge are consumed in the
initial ink charge operation.
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