Running A Cleaning Cycle; Running A Nozzle Check - Epson Stylus Pro 7000 Series Product Information

If you're using pigment ink (EPSON Stylus Pro 7500),
shake the cartridge gently before installing it.
5. Hold the ink cartridge with the arrow mark face up and
pointing to the rear of the printer. Then insert the ink
cartridge into the slot until the corresponding
goes off.
6. Close the ink compartment cover.

Running a Nozzle Check

The nozzle check prints a pattern of dots that lets you see if
any print head nozzles are clogged. If any dots are missing,
you can run a cleaning cycle to clear the nozzles.
Follow these steps to print the nozzle check:
1. Load a sheet of paper in the printer. (You can print the
nozzle check on roll paper, but you will use more paper.)
2. To run the nozzle check from a Macintosh, click the utility
button on the Print or Page Setup dialog box. Then click
the Nozzle Check button and follow the instructions on the
screen.
To run the nozzle check from Windows, access the Main
Printer Properties dialog box and click the
click the Nozzle Check button and follow the instructions
on the screen.
To run the nozzle check from the printer's control panel,
press the button repeatedly until you see
SelecType
on the display.
PRINT MENU
❏ Press the
button. You see
Item
on the display.
CHECK=PRINT
❏ Press the
button to print the nozzle check.
Enter
light
Ink Out
tab. Then
Utility
TEST
NOZZLE
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3. Examine the nozzle check pattern. It should look something
like this:
Each line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot
pattern. If dots are missing, as shown below, you need to
run a cleaning cycle. See the following section for
instructions.
Note:
The Ink Pad number under the nozzle check pattern indicates the
remaining percentage of the waste ink system. You will need to
contact your authorized EPSON servicer when this number is low.
The printer will stop and display an error message when the system
needs to be replaced.

Running a Cleaning Cycle

If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint or dots are
missing from the image, you may need to run a cleaning cycle.
This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly.
You can run a cleaning cycle either from the printer's control
panel or from a computer with the EPSON utilities.
The cleaning process uses ink, so you should run it only if
print quality declines. Always run a nozzle check first to
confirm that the print head needs cleaning; the nozzle check
uses only a small amount of ink.
Follow these steps to run a cleaning cycle:
1. Make sure none of the
so, you need to replace the indicated ink cartridge before
you can run a cleaning cycle.)
2. To run the cleaning cycle from a Macintosh, click the utility
button on the Print or Page Setup dialog box. Then click
the button and follow the instructions on
Head Cleaning
the screen.
To run the cleaning cycle from Windows, access the Main
Printer Properties dialog box and click the
click the
Head Cleaning
on the screen.
To run the cleaning cycle from the printer's control panel,
press the button and hold it for at least 3 seconds.
Cleaning
The light flashes as the printer cleans its print head.
Pause
The cleaning cycle takes about three minutes.
Caution:
To avoid damaging the printer, don't turn it off until the cleaning
cycle is finished and the
Pause
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lights is on or flashing. (If
Ink Out
tab. Then
Utility
button and follow the instructions
light has stopped flashing.