Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern; Aligning The Print Head; Cleaning The Printer - Epson Stylus Photo 780 Product Information

7. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its dots, click
.
Finish
If the pattern is missing dots, click
head again. 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. 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 here), clean the print head
again, as described on page 8.

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.
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, then select
Properties
(Windows NT), or
Document Defaults
(Windows 2000).
Preferences
3. Windows: Click the
Utility
Macintosh: Click the
4. You see the Utility menu. Click the
button.
Alignment
to clean the print
Clean
missing dots
, point to , and
Start Settings
EPSON Stylus Photo 780
(Windows 95, 98, or Me),
Printing
tab.
Utility button.
Print Head
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page.
You see this window:
6. On the printed page, select the pattern that shows the two
vertical lines most precisely printed on top of each other.
Select one pattern each for rows 1, 2, and 3. Then enter the
number of the best pattern for each row in the
corresponding boxes on the screen.
7. Click
Realignment
the pattern numbered 8 in each row is the best aligned. If
not, repeat steps 6 and 7.
8. When you're finished, click

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 a hard or abrasive brush, or alcohol or thinner
for cleaning; they can damage the printer components
and case.
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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to print another test page. Make sure
.
Finish
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