Cleaning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 900 Product Information Manual

Printing the CD or DVD
1. Open the File menu and select
or (Macintosh).
Page Setup
2. Make sure your EPSON Stylus Photo 900 is selected, and
the Paper Source is set to
3. If you are not printing from the EPSON Print CD
program, be sure to select
the printer driver.
4. Click .
OK
5. Open the File menu and select
button.
6. Click (Windows) or
OK
Note: After you print, handle the CD or DVD carefully to avoid
smearing the ink. Wait at least 24 hours before playing the disc or
inserting it in a drive. Keep printed discs away from moisture and
direct sunlight.
When you're finished printing on CDs and DVDs, make sure
you return the paper thickness lever to the
Don't move the paper thickness lever during printing;
this could damage your printer.
If you want to check the print position or color, see the
instructions for Adjusting the Print Position and Adjusting
the Print Density in the Printer Basics manual.

Cleaning the Print Head

If your printouts are unexpectedly light, or dots or lines are
missing, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs
the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print head
cleaning uses ink, however, so clean it only if quality declines.
This section explains how to clean the print head using the
Head Cleaning utility.
You can also clean the print head by holding down the
button on the printer for three seconds. (This only works
when the red light is off.)
When you don't turn on your printer for a long time, print
quality can decline, so turn it on and print a few pages at
least once a month to maintain good print quality.
(Windows)
Printer Settings
or
Manual Manual Feed
for the setting in
CD/DVD Type
, or click the
Print
(Macintosh).
Print
position.
Running the Head Cleaning Utility
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the
red ink light is off. (If the
you need to replace a cartridge; see "Removing and
Installing Ink Cartridges" on page 5 for details.)
.
2. Windows: Right-click the
(in the lower right corner of your screen). Select
Cleaning
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Open the File menu and choose
Page Setup
Print
click the
Macintosh OS X: Open the
EPSON Printer Utility
click
OK
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print
head.
Cleaning takes about 45 seconds. The printer makes noise
and the green
Never turn off the printer while the green
light is flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or
made noise for more than 5 minutes.
When the green
paper is loaded in the printer, then do the following:
Windows: Click
.
Print
Macintosh: Click
The nozzle check pattern prints (see "Examining the Nozzle
Check Pattern" below for details).
4. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps or white lines, click
.
Finish
If the pattern has white lines, click
head again.
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or
four times, see the Printer Basics manual for problem solving
guidelines.
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.
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ink light is flashing or on,
printer icon on your taskbar
.
or . Click the
Print
button.
Head Cleaning
Applications
. Select
SP 900
, and select
Head Cleaning
power light flashes.
power light stops flashing, make sure
Print nozzle check pattern
, then click
Confirmation
EPSON Stylus Photo 900
Head
Utility button, then
folder and select
in the printer list,
.
power
. Then click
.
Next
to clean the print
Clean
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