Checking And Cleaning The Print Head; Running The Nozzle Check And Head Cleaning Utilities - Epson Stylus Pro 7880 User Manual

Note: You can run a
cleaning cycle by holding
down the Menu button
for three seconds. You
can also use the printer's
menus to run a power
cleaning cycle. See
page 138 for details.
Tip: On a Macintosh, you
can also run maintenance
utilities by clicking the
Utility button in the print
job window or the icon
on the printer settings
screen.
If you added a shortcut
icon for your printer to
the Windows taskbar,
you can right-click it and
select any utility you
want to run. See
page 121 to add the icon.
Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
The software check the amount of ink in the printer and maintenance
tank(s) and displays one of these windows:

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should
check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged or deflected. If
necessary, the printer will automatically run a cleaning cycle to clear the
nozzles.
You can also turn on Auto Nozzle Check from the printer's control panel.
The printer will then check the nozzles periodically or before each print job
and clean them if necessary.

Running the Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning Utilities

Follow these steps to use your printer software to check the print head
nozzles and clean them if necessary:
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
Mac OS X: Open the
•
Applications
Windows Vista: Click
•
, and click
and Sound
printer and select
135
EPSON Printer Utility2
folder. Select your printer and click
, select
Control Panel
. Right-click the icon for your
Printers
. Click the
Properties
|
in your
.
OK
, select
Hardware
tab.
Utility
135