Checking And Cleaning The Print Head; Running The Nozzle Check And Head Cleaning Utilities - Epson STYLUS 7890 User Manual

148 | Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
Tip: On a Macintosh, you
can also run maintenance
utilities by clicking the
Utility button in the print
job window or the icon
on the printer settings
screen.
If you added a shortcut
icon for your printer to
the Windows taskbar,
you can right-click it and
select any utility you
want to run. See
page 135 to add the icon.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should
check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged or deflected. If
necessary, you can run a cleaning cycle to clear the nozzles.
You can also turn on Auto Nozzle Check from the printer's control panel.
The printer will then check the nozzles periodically or before each print job
and clean them if necessary.

Running the Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning Utilities

Follow these steps to use your printer software to check the print head
nozzles and clean them if necessary:
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
Mac OS X: Open the
•
Applications
Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Click
•
select
Hardware and Sound
. Right-click the icon for your printer and select
Printers
. Click the
Preferences
Windows XP: Click
•
Printers and Faxes
Printing Preferences
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EPSON Printer Utility4
folder.
, and click
tab.
Utility
and select
Start
. Right-click your printer icon and select
. Click the
Utility
in your
, select
Control Panel
Devices and Printers
Printing
. Double-click
Control Panel
tab.
,
or