Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern; Aligning The Print Head; Cleaning The Printer - Epson Stylus Color 760 Product Information Manual

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5. Windows: Click the
Utility
Macintosh: Click the
6. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer, click the
button, and click
Check
prints (see the next section for details).
7. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its dots, click
.
Finish
If the pattern is missing dots, click
head again.
8. If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or
four times, check the solutions in the Printer Basics book.
You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight—this
allows any dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the
print head again.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look
something like this:
Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be
complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If your printout
looks okay, you're done. If any dots are missing, as shown
below, clean the print head again; see page 9 for instructions.
missing dots

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may
need to align the print head. Your printer must be connected
to a local port, not on a network, to use the Print Head
Alignment utility.
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tab.
Utility button.
Nozzle
. The nozzle check pattern
Next
to clean the print
Clean
missing dots
missing dots
Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on, but not printing, and
letter-size paper is loaded.
Load paper that's at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide to
prevent ink from spraying inside the printer and
smudging your printouts.
For the best results, load EPSON ink jet paper in the
printer whenever you check the print head alignment.
2. If you have an application running, access the printer
settings dialog box.
Or, with Windows, click
select . Right-click the
Printers
icon in the Printers windows. Select
(
Document Defaults
3. Windows: Click the
Macintosh: Click the
4. You see the Utility menu. Click the
button.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page.
6. Select the most precise alignment pattern from the choices
on the test page. Enter the number of the best aligned
pattern following the instructions on the screen.

Cleaning the Printer

To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it
several times a year. Follow these steps:
1. Turn off the printer, unplug the power cord, and
disconnect the printer cable.
2. Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder.
3. Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft, damp cloth.
4. Clean ink out of the printer's interior with a soft, damp
cloth.
Don't touch the gears inside the printer.
Never use alcohol or thinner for cleaning; they can
damage the printer components and case.
Don't use a hard or abrasive brush.
Don't get water on the printer components and don't
spray lubricants or oils inside the printer.
Don't use any cleaning sheets included with special
media; they may jam inside the printer.
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, point to
Start Settings
EPSON Stylus COLOR 760
Properties
in Windows NT).
tab.
Utility
Utility button.
Print Head Alignment
, then