If You Have Not Used Your Printer For A Long Time - Epson Stylus Pro 4880 User Manual

If you have not used your printer for a long time

If you have not used your printer for a long time, the print head
nozzles may become clogged. Perform a nozzle check and clean
the print head.
To perform a nozzle check using the control panel, see "Checking
the print head nozzles" on page 173.
To perform a nozzle check using the printer software, see "Using
the Printer Utilities" on page 31 for Windows or "Using Printer
Utilities" on page 53 for Mac OS X.
To clean the print head using the control panel, press the Menu
button for more than 3 seconds.
To clean the print head using the printer software, see "Using the
Printer Utilities" on page 31 for Windows or "Using Printer
Utilities" on page 53 for Mac OS X.
If you have not used your printer for more than six months, the
printer requires head cleaning. If PERFORM POWER CLEANING?
appears on the LCD panel when you turn on the printer, select Y,
and then press the Menu button to start head cleaning.
If you want to perform head cleaning later, select N.
Note:
❏ If you select Y to start head cleaning, you need to move the ink levers
according to the messages on the LCD panel.
❏ Even if you will not be using your printer for a long time, leave the
ink cartridges installed.
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