Cleaning The Print Head; Running The Head Cleaning Utility - Epson Stylus Photo 925 Manual

5. Unwrap the new ink cartridge. Then remove only the yellow
tape seal on top.
You must remove the yellow tape from the top of the
cartridge or you will permanently damage it.
Black cartridge
6. Lower the cartridge into the holder, resting it on top of the
hooks as shown.
Don't place the cartridge under the hooks, or they may
break when you close the cover.
Set cartridge on
top of hooks
7. Close the ink cartridge cover (press down firmly until it
snaps shut).
8. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge, repeat steps 4
through 7 before continuing with step 9.
9. Press button
Custom 1
The printer begins charging the ink delivery system.
10. When you see a message that charging is complete (after
about a minute), press
Custom
Color cartridge
and close the printer cover.
button to finish.
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Cleaning the Print Head

If your printouts are unexpectedly light or faint, certain colors
have dropped out, or dots or lines are missing from the image,
you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles
so they can deliver ink properly. Print head cleaning uses ink,
so clean it only if quality declines.
When you don't turn on your printer for a long time, the
print quality can decline. It's a good idea to turn on your
printer at least once a month to maintain good print
quality.

Running the Head Cleaning Utility

Follow these steps to run the head cleaning utility from the
printer's control panel:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the
red b error light is off. (If the red light is flashing or on,
you may need to replace the ink cartridge; see page 8 for
details.)
2. Use the button to highlight
then press the
3. Use the button to highlight
.
Select
4. To begin cleaning, press
While cleaning, the printer makes noise and you see a
progress bar on the control panel display. Cleaning takes
about 30 seconds.
Do not turn off the printer or interrupt the cleaning
process.
5. When the cleaning is done, run a nozzle check to confirm
the print head nozzles are clean.
Make sure letter-size plain paper is loaded in the printer,
then press
Custom
prints (see the next section for details).
6. If the pattern has gaps or missing dots, press
button to clean the print head again.
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If the nozzle check pattern looks correct, press
button to finish.
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If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or
four times, try turning off the printer and waiting
overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then
try cleaning the print head again.
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Advanced Settings
button.
Select
Head Cleaning
button .
Custom 1
button . The nozzle check pattern
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Custom
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, then press
Custom
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