Epson Stylus Pro 7700/7710/9700/9710
Adjusting the Print Head
You may need to adjust the print head if white lines appear in your printed data or if you notice the print quality
has declined. You can perform the following printer maintenance functions for maintaining the print head in
consistently good condition to ensure the best print quality.
Manual cleaning function
Functions
Computer
✓
Nozzle check
✓
Head cleaning
Power
-
cleaning
Auto cleaning function (Auto maintenance function)
Function
AUTO NOZZLE CHECK
Capping
Print head alignment function
Functions
Computer
✓
Print head
alignment
User's Guide
Maintenance
Printer
Explanation
✓
Checks the print head nozzles for clogging by printing a nozzle
check pattern.
✓
Cleans the print head to improve the print quality. You can select
the print head to be cleaned.
✓
Cleans the print head more effectively than normal head cleaning.
Power cleaning process consumes more ink than head cleaning.
When you perform power cleaning, make sure that enough ink is
remaining. Otherwise, prepare a new ink cartridge.
Explanation
The printer performs a nozzle check and if there are missing dots, it performs
cleaning automatically.
Put a cap on the print head to keep it from drying.
Printer
Explanation
✓
Aligns the print head when misaligned lines appear on the
printed data.
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