Running The Head Cleaning Utility - Epson Stylus Photo 820 Printer Basics Manual

Running the Head Cleaning Utility

1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red
off. (If the red light is flashing or on, you may need to replace the ink cartridge;
see page 35 for details.)
2. Windows: Right-click the
corner of your screen). Select
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Choose
Utility button, then click the
Macintosh OS X: Open the
. Select
Utility
Cleaning
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to
clean the print head.
Cleaning takes about 30 seconds, during
which the printer makes some noise
and the green P power light flashes.
Caution: Never turn off the printer while
the green P power light is flashing, unless
the printer hasn't moved or made noise
for more than 5 minutes.
4. When the green P power light stops flashing, make sure paper is loaded in the
printer and click
pattern prints (see the next section for details).
5. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps or lines, click
If the pattern has white lines, click
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the
solutions beginning on page 48. 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.
34
Maintaining Your Printer
Applications
SP820 Series
.
Print nozzle check pattern
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
.
Head Cleaning
File > Page Setup
Head Cleaning
folder and select
in the printer list, click
. Then click
to clean the print head again.
Clean
b
error light is
or . Click the
Print
button.
EPSON Printer
, and select
OK Head
. The nozzle check
Print
.
Finish