Checking The Print Head Nozzles - Epson Stylus Color 980 Manual

Checking the print head nozzles

Make sure that the
printer is turned off.
Hold down
the load/eject button
E
( in the illustration)
and press the P power
button ( in the
illustration) to turn on
the printer. Then
release both buttons.
Here are sample printouts.
If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily (for example,
if any segment of the printed lines is missing), then you should
clean the print head as described below. If the printout is
satisfactory, you are ready to print your first page. See "Printing
Your First Page" for instructions.
Cleaning the print head
Follow the steps below to clean the print head.
1. Make sure that the P power light is on and that both the
B black and A color ink out lights are off.
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Good Sample Print head Needs to be
segments are missing