Checking And Cleaning The Print Head - Epson Stylus CX6900 User Manual

11. Press the x OK button.
When the product begins charging, you see the
message on the LCD screen.
Charging...
This takes about one minute. When the ink
charging finishes, it automatically returns to the
previous screen.
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Caution:
Do not turn off the product during ink charging as this will
waste ink.
Note:
If you had to replace the ink cartridge during copying, the
documents or photos on the document table may have
moved slightly when you opened and closed the scanner unit.
To ensure copy quality, after ink charging is finished, cancel
the job that is copying and start again from placing the
originals.
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Maintenance
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Checking and Cleaning the
Print Head
If your printouts are unexpectedly light, colors are
missing, or you see light or dark lines across the
page, you may need to clean the print head. This
clears the print head nozzles, which can become
clogged if you do not use the product for a long time.
Tip:
We recommend that you turn on the product at least once a month
to maintain good print quality.
Checking the print head
You can print a nozzle check pattern to see if any
print head nozzles are clogged, or to check the results
after cleaning the print head.
1. Load A4-size plain paper in the sheet feeder
(& page 15).
2. Press the F [F Setup] button.
3. Press the u or d button, or press the 3 on the
numeric keypad, to select 3.Nozzle Check.
3.Nozzle Check
4. Press the x OK button to print the nozzle check
pattern.
5. Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed.
Each staggered line should be solid, with no
gaps, as shown.
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If your printout looks okay, the print head
does not need to be cleaned yet. Press the
y Stop [y Cancel/Back] button until you
return to the first screen.
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If you see any gaps, as shown below, clean
the print head as described in the next
section.