Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern; Aligning The Print Head Using The Control Panel Buttons; Cleaning The Printer - Epson Stylus Color 900 Product Information Manual

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 10 for instructions.
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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.
If you are using DOS, follow the instructions in "Aligning the
Print Head Using the Control Panel Buttons" instead.
Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and letter-size paper is
loaded.
Load paper that's at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide.
This prevents 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. Access the printer settings dialog box.
3. Click the tab (Windows) or the
Utility
(Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.
4. Click the
Print Head Alignment
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page
and select the correct alignment.
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Utility icon
icon.
Aligning the Print Head Using the Control
Panel Buttons
If you cannot use the print head alignment utility program
that came with your printer, follow these steps to align the
print head.
1. Make sure that letter-size or A4-size paper is loaded in the
sheet feeder.
2. While holding down the
P power button to turn on the printer. Then release both
buttons.
3. The S paper out light flashes for about three seconds. While
it is flashing, press the E load/eject button.
The printer prints a sheet of instructions in English, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese explaining how
to align the print heads. Follow these instructions.
E
load/eject button isn't pressed while the S paper
If the
out light is flashing, the printer enters default-setting
mode. If this happens, turn off the printer and repeat
steps 2 and 3.
4. After aligning the print head, turn off the printer to exit
print head alignment mode.

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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