Improving Print, Copy, And Scan Quality; Checking And Cleaning The Print Head - Epson XP-8700 Series User Manual

Maintaining the Printer
7. Return the printer to its normal position, and then insert the paper cassettes.
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Do not leave the printer standing for a long time.
8. Connect the power cord.

Improving Print, Copy, and Scan Quality

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If the nozzles are clogged, the printouts become faint, there is visible banding, or unexpected colors appear. If the
nozzles are severely clogged, a blank sheet will be printed. When print quality has declined, first use the nozzle
check feature to check if the nozzles are clogged. If the nozzles are clogged, clean the print head.
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❏ Do not open the scanner unit or turn off the printer during head cleaning. If the head cleaning is incomplete, you
may not be able to print.
❏ Head cleaning consumes ink and should not be performed more than necessary.
❏ When ink is low, you may not be able to clean the print head.
❏ If print quality has not improved after repeating nozzle check and head cleaning 3 times, wait for at least 12
hours without printing, run the nozzle check once again, and then repeat head cleaning if necessary. We
recommend turning off the printer by using the
Cleaning.
❏ To prevent the print head from drying out, do not unplug the printer while the power is on.
You can check and clean the print head by using the printer's control panel.
1. Select Maintenance on the printer's control panel.
2. Select Print Head Nozzle Check.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to load paper and print the nozzle check pattern.
4. Check the printed pattern to see if the print head nozzles are clogged.
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Improving Print, Copy, and Scan Quality

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button. If print quality has still not improved, run Power
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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head