Epson SC-P5300 Series User Manual page 140

SC-P5300 Series User's Guide
Does the interior of the printer need
o
cleaning?
The rollers may need cleaning. Clean the rollers by
feeding and ejecting paper.
"When the inside of the printer is dirty" on
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Widen the bottom margin.
o
Depending on the paper usage, storage conditions,
and the content of the print data, the bottom edge
may be scuffed when printing. In this situation it is
best to create your data with a wider bottom
margin.
When the inside of the printer is
dirty
If the print result is scuffed or dirty, the inside of the
printer may be dirty. Clean it.
❏ Cleaning the roller
Do this if the print results on roll paper, cut
sheets, or poster board are scuffed or dirty.
❏ Cleaning the paper cassette printing path
Perform if print outs from the paper cassette are
soiled or paper particles are on the print out
preventing ink from being applied in those areas.
Cleaning the roller
Follow the steps below to clean the roller by feeding
plain paper.
A
Turn on the printer, and load an A2 or 17 in.
wide roll paper.
"Loading Roll Paper" on page 40
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B
Press on the screen.
C
Press .
Paper is fed as long as the button is pressed. If
the paper is not soiled, cleaning is complete.
D
After cleaning is finished, press
paper.
E
Press to return to the home screen.
Problem Solver
Cleaning the paper cassette printing path
Follow the steps below to clean any soiled areas by
outputting plain paper.
A
Load several sheets of A2 or 17-in.-wide cut
sheets into the paper cassette.
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Board" on page 41
B
On the screen, press
Guide Cleaning.
C
Press Start to start Paper Guide Cleaning.
Paper is ejected from the paper cassette.
D
Press Run Again.
When dirt no longer sticks to the paper, press
Done to finish cleaning.
If dirt is sticking to the paper, repeatedly Run
Again this until the dirt not longer sticks to the
paper.
When clogs in the print head do not
clear
Use the procedure below to implement the
countermeasures until the print head clogs are cleared.
1. Implement Head Cleaning
"Head Cleaning" on page 121
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2. Implement Power Cleaning
See "Power Cleaning" below for the procedure.
to cut the
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"Loading Paper Cassette/Cut Sheet/Poster
and select Paper
If the clogs in the print head are not
cleared even after repeating Head
Cleaning 3 times
If the clogs in the print head are not
cleared even after implementing Power
Cleaning