Cleaning The Print Head; Using The Head Cleaning Utility - Epson STYLUS COLOR 680 Manual

Cleaning the Print Head

If you find that the printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots in
the printed image are missing, you may be able to solve these
problems by cleaning the print head, which ensures that the
nozzles are delivering ink properly.
You can clean the print head from your computer using the Head
Cleaning utility in the printer software, or from the printer itself
by using the printer's control panel buttons.
Note:
❏ Print head cleaning uses both color and black ink. To avoid wasting
ink, clean the print head only if print quality declines; for example,
if the printout is blurry or the color is incorrect or missing.
❏ Use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the print head
needs to be cleaned. This saves ink.
❏ When the
head. Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first.
❏ Do not start the Head Cleaning or Nozzle Check utility while
printing is in progress; otherwise, your printout may be marred.

Using the Head Cleaning utility

Refer to the appropriate section below to use the Head Cleaning
utility.
For Windows users
Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Head
Cleaning utility.
1. Make sure that the printer is on and the
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b
error light is flashing or on, you cannot clean the print
b
error light is off.