Maintaining Your Printer; Cleaning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 1200 Printer Basics Manual

Maintaining Your Printer

These sections describe the most common maintenance procedures you'll need to
perform to keep your printer working well and to prepare it for moving:
"Cleaning the Print Head" below
"Replacing an Ink Cartridge" on page 30
"Aligning the Print Head" on page 35
"Cleaning the Printer" on page 35
"Transporting the Printer" on page 36
For more details, see your electronic EPSON Stylus Photo 1200 Manual as described
on page 11.

Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots are missing from the
image, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can
deliver ink properly.
Cleaning the print head uses ink, so clean it only if print quality declines. You can
clean the print head in either of the following ways:
With the Head Cleaning utility in your printer software (when connected to a
local port, not over a network), as described on the next page
Using the printer's control panel buttons, as described on page 29
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