Epson Stylus Photo R260 Printer Basics Manual page 43

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Macintosh OS X: Open the
Printer Utility2
select
Head Cleaning
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head.
Cleaning takes several seconds. The printer makes noise and the green
P power light flashes.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer while head cleaning is in progress. You may damage it.
Do not insert the CD/DVD tray until cleaning has finished.
4. When the green P power light stops flashing, make sure paper is loaded in the
printer, then do one of the following:
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Windows: Click
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Macintosh OS X: Click
The nozzle check pattern prints.
5. If the nozzle check pattern has no white lines or gaps (as shown below),
click .
Finish
If the pattern has white lines or gaps (as shown below), click
the print head again.
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning four times, refer to "Problems
and Solutions" on page 57.
You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight—this allows any dried ink
to soften—and then try cleaning the print head again.
Applications
. Select
SP R260 Series
.
Print nozzle check pattern
Confirmation
folder and select
in the printer list, click
, then click
, then click .
Next
Clean
Cleaning the Print Head
EPSON
, then
OK
.
Print
to clean
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