Epson EcoTank ET-8550 User Manual page 240

Caution: Never turn off the product or open the scanner unit during a cleaning cycle or you may not
be able to print.
6. When the cleaning cycle is finished, you can check to see if the nozzles are clean; click Print Nozzle
Check Pattern and click Print.
7. Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines.
Print head is clean
Print head needs cleaning
• If there are no gaps, click Finish.
• If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, click Clean to clean the print head again.
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 3 times, turn off the product and wait
at least 12 hours. Then try cleaning the print head again. If quality still does not improve, run a Power
Cleaning. If there is still no improvement, contact Epson support.
Parent topic: Print Head Cleaning
Related concepts
Print Head Nozzle Check
Related tasks
Loading Paper in Cassette 2 (Lower Cassette)
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