Checking For Clogged Nozzles - Epson SC-F10000 Series User Manual

SC-F10000 Series User's Guide
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Raise the ink cartridge cover.
Repeat the same procedure to replace other ink
cartridges.

Checking for clogged nozzles

We recommend that you check the nozzles for clogs
each time you print to ensure quality results.
Ways to Check for Clogs
There are three ways to check for clogs.
On-Demand Nozzle Pattern.
When you want to check that there is no clogging or
stripes and unevenness in print results before printing,
print a nozzle check pattern. Inspect the printed check
pattern visually to determine whether the nozzles are
clogged.
See the following for details.
"Printing nozzle check patterns" on page 135
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Depending on the width of the loaded media, you can
save media by printing additional test patterns in the
space beside an existing pattern:
Set Nozzle Check Pattern for Information Printing.
This prints a check pattern on the left and right edges of
the media during printing. Inspect the check pattern
visually to determine whether nozzles were clogged
during printing.
"General Settings menu" on page 150
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Maintenance
Set Nozzle Check between Pages.
A check pattern is printed according to the Execution
Timing that is set. You can visually inspect the check
pattern to determine whether there may be faint or
missing colors in the preceding or following printout.
You can set one of Print Length, Print Page, or Print
Duration for Execution Timing.
"General Settings menu" on page 150
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Printing nozzle check patterns
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Check that the printer is ready, and then press
in the Home screen.
The Maintenance menu is displayed.
B
Press Print Head Nozzle Check, set Saving
Mode and Print Position, and then press Start.
Setting Saving Mode to On shortens the printed
length of the check pattern, which reduces the
amount of media that is used.
By setting Print Position, you can reduce the
amount of media that is used because you can
print the patterns in line in the margin in which
the first pattern is printed. To print them in line,
press the media feed button to rewind the media
to the position to print the pattern.
The number of patterns that can be printed in a
line varies depending on whether Saving Mode is
set and the width of the media that is loaded, as
shown below.
When Saving Mode is Off
❏ If the width is equal to or greater than 62 inches
but less than 76 inches, up to 4 patterns can be
printed in line (one on the Right, one in the
Center Right, one in the Center Left, and one
on the Left).
❏ If the width is equal to or greater than 47 inches
but less than 62 inches, up to 3 patterns can be
printed in line (one on the Right, one in the
Center Right, and one on the Center Left).
❏ If the width is equal to or greater than 31 inches
but less than 47 inches, up to 2 patterns can be
printed in line (one on the Right and one in the
Center Right).
❏ If the width is less than 31 inches or Width
Detection is set to Off, printing in line cannot
be done.
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