Cleaning The Print Head; Printing Your First Page; For Windows - Epson Stylus color 860 Setup Manual

Cleaning the print head

Make sure that the P power light is on and that both the B black and
1.
A color ink out lights are off.
Hold down the B A cleaning button for three seconds.
2.
The printer starts cleaning the print head and the P power light begins
flashing. Print head cleaning takes about thirty seconds to complete.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing. Doing
so may damage the printer.
When the P power light stops flashing, print a few lines from a
3.
document to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle.
If print quality hasn't improved after repeating the nozzle checking and
cleaning procedures four or five times, contact your dealer.

Printing Your First Page

After making sure your printer is operating correctly, you are ready to print
your first page. To familiarize yourself with the printer software, we
recommend printing one of the sample files provided with your printer
software. Follow the instructions for Windows or Macintosh in this section.
If you choose to print your own document instead, select the appropriate
Paper Size setting in your application software, then print the document as
explained from step 3, below. (See your software manual for details on how
to use your application.)

For Windows

Follow these steps to print the sample file.
1. Make sure A4 or Letter size EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper is
loaded in the printer.