Checking The Print Head Nozzles; Using The Nozzle Check Utility - Epson Stylus Color 980 Manual

Chapter 9
Maintenance

Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Using the Nozzle Check utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Using the control panel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Using the Head Cleaning utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Using the control panel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Updating Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Updating to Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Updating the driver in Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . 9-15
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
If you find that the printed image is unexpectedly faint or that
dots in the printed image are missing, you may be able to identify
the problem by checking the print head nozzles.
You can check the print head nozzles from your computer using
the Nozzle Check utility in the printer software, or from the
printer using the printer's control panel buttons.
Using the Nozzle Check utility
To use the Nozzle Check utility, refer to the appropriate section
below.
9-1
Maintenance