Using The Control Panel - Epson Stylus Color 1520 User Manual

Note:
If either Ink Out light is
flashing or on, you need
to replace the ink
cartridge instead. See
page 6-4 for instructions.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer
while the Pause light is
flashing.
If, however, the Pause
light is still flashing after
10 minutes and the
printer is not moving or
making noise, you may
turn off the printer.

Using the Control Panel

1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.
2. To clean the black print head, make sure the
light is off. To clean the color print head, make sure the
A light is off.
Ink Out
3. Press the
Pause
4. To clean the black print head, press the
buttons. Or, to clean the color print head, press the
A buttons.
Cleaning
Cleaning each head takes about two minutes, during which
the printer makes some noise and the
5. After the cleaning cycle is complete and the
stays on without flashing, you can repeat step 4 to clean the
other print head, if you wish.
6. When you're finished cleaning the print heads, press the
button to turn off the
Pause
7. Now you need to print a page to test the print quality and
reset the cleaning cycle. If you're using DOS or a network
interface card, open an application and print a document
containing black and color data. Then go to step 10.
If you're connected directly to the printer, run a nozzle
check. Go to step 8.
8. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described in
Chapter 1. Then click the
button (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.
Utility
9. Click the
Nozzle Check
page 6-4 for instructions on examining the nozzle check.
10. If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps
above. If there's no improvement after doing this two or
three times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 7.
6-3
Maintenance and Transportation
button. The
Pause
Pause
tab (Windows) or the
Utility
icon, then click
Ink Out B
light comes on.
and
Alt Cleaning
and
Alt
light flashes.
Pause
light
Pause
light.
See
Next.
B