Running Power Cleaning - Epson ET-L6550 Series User Manual

Maintaining the Printer
4. Check the printed pattern to see if the print head nozzles are clogged.
❏ A:
All lines are printed. Select
❏ B or close to B
Some nozzles are clogged. Select
❏ C or close to C
If most lines are missing or not printed, this indicates most nozzles are clogged. Run Power Cleaning. For
details, see "Related information" below.
5. When Print Head Cleaning is finished, print the nozzle check pattern again. Repeat cleaning and printing the
pattern until all lines are printed completely.
Important:
c
If print quality has not improved after repeating nozzle check and head cleaning 3 times, wait for at least 12 hours
without printing, and then run the nozzle check again and repeat the head cleaning if necessary. We recommend
turning off the printer by using the
Related Information
"Application for Printing from a Computer (Windows Printer Driver)" on page 295
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"Running Power Cleaning (Windows)" on page 149
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"Running Power Cleaning (Mac OS)" on page 150
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Running Power Cleaning

The Power Cleaning feature may improve print quality in the following cases.
❏ When most nozzles are clogged.
❏ When you have performed a nozzle check and head cleaning 3 times and waited for at least 12 hours without
printing, but print quality still did not improve.
Before running this feature, use the nozzle check feature to check if the nozzles are clogged, read the following
instructions, and then run Power Cleaning.
>
Improving Print, Copy, Scan, and Fax Quality
. No further steps are needed.
, and then select Print Head Cleaning on the next screen.
P
button. If print quality has still not improved, run Power Cleaning.
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