Running The Head Cleaning Utility; Loading Paper; Cleaning The Print Head - Epson Stylus C86 Product Information

As with traditional photos, Epson recommends proper care
that will minimize color changes and lengthen display life:
Frame prints under glass or a protective plastic sleeve to
protect them from atmospheric contaminants like
humidity, smoke, and high levels of ozone.
As with all photographs, keep your prints away from direct
sunlight.
For proper storage, keep your prints in a photo album or
plastic photo storage box in acid-free, archival sleeves
commonly available from most camera stores.
Always keep unused paper in the original package.

Loading Paper

Load paper as shown below.
Slide the left
edge guide
against the paper
Always load the short edge first, even for printing landscape-
oriented photos.
Load the printable side face up. It's usually whiter or
brighter than the other side.
Make sure the paper is under the tabs on the left and right
edge guides.
Check the paper package for more loading instructions.

Cleaning the Print Head

If your printouts are unexpectedly light, or dots or lines are
missing, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs
the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print head
cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines.
This section explains how to clean the print head using the
Head Cleaning utility.
You can also clean the print head by holding down the
button on the printer for three seconds. (This only works
when the red light is off.)
Caution: When you don't turn on your printer for a long time, print
quality can decline, so turn it on and print a few pages at least once a
month to maintain good print quality.

Running the Head Cleaning Utility

1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the
2. Windows: Right-click the
Insert paper against
the right edge
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to clean the print head.
4. When the green
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red ink light is off. (If the
you need to replace a cartridge.)
(in the lower right corner of your screen). Select
.
Cleaning
Note: If you don't see the icon, go to your printer properties
window, click the Maintenance tab, then select Head Cleaning.
Macintosh OS X: Open the
double-click
Epson Printer Utility
the printer list, click , and select
OK
Macintosh OS 9: Open the File menu and choose
or . Click the
Setup Print
button.
Head Cleaning
You see a screen like the following:
Cleaning takes several seconds. The printer makes noise and
the green power light flashes.
Caution: Never turn off the printer while the green
light is flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made noise
for more than 5 minutes.
power light stops flashing, make sure
paper is loaded in the printer, then do the following:
Windows: Click
Print nozzle check pattern
.
Print
Macintosh: Click
Confirmation
The nozzle check pattern prints (see "Examining the Nozzle
Check Pattern" on the following page for details).
Epson Stylus C86
ink light is flashing or on,
printer icon on your taskbar
Head
folder and
Applications
. Select
Stylus C86
.
Head Cleaning
Page
utility button, then click the
power
. Then click
, then click .
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