Using The Control Panel - Epson Stylus Color 3000 User Manual

Note:
If any Ink Out lights
are flashing or on, you
need to replace the ink
cartridge instead. See
page 5-4 for instructions.
If you were printing when
you started cleaning the
print heads, the Pause
light may still be on. Press
the Pause button to turn
off the light and resume
printing.
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 any noise, you
may turn off the printer.

Using the Control Panel

1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.
2. Make sure all the
3. To clean the black print head, press the B
for three seconds.
To clean the color print head, press the A
button for three seconds.
Cleaning each head takes up to three minutes, during
which the printer makes some noise and the
lights flash.
Pause
4. After the cleaning cycle is complete and the
stays on without flashing, you can repeat step 3 to clean the
other print head, if you wish. Then you need to run a
nozzle check to test the print quality and reset the cleaning
cycle.
5. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described in
Chapter 1.
6. Click the
Utility
(Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.
7. Click the
Nozzle Check
section for instructions on examining the nozzle check
pattern.
If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above. If
you don't notice any improvement after doing this four or five
times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 6.
5-3
Maintenance and Transportation
B lights are off.
Ink Out
tab (Windows) or the
icon, then click
button
Cleaning
Cleaning
and
Operate
light
Pause
button
Utility
See the next
Next.