Maintaining Your Printer; Checking The Print Head Nozzles - Epson Stylus Photo R380 Printer Basics Manual

Maintaining Your Printer

If you notice a decline in print quality or your ink is expended, follow the
instructions in this chapter for:
■
"Checking the Print Head Nozzles" (see below)
■
"Cleaning the Print Head" on page 49
■
"Aligning the Print Head" on page 50
■
"Replacing Ink Cartridges" on page 51

Checking the Print Head Nozzles

If your printouts are faint or have light or dark band running through them, some
of the nozzles in the print head may be clogged. Follow the steps below to check
the print head nozzles.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the ink is not low in
any cartridges.
(If ink is low, you need to replace an ink cartridge before cleaning the print
head; see page 51 to check ink levels, or see page 53 to replace a cartridge.)
2. Load letter-size plain paper.
3. Press the
4. Press l or r to select
5. Make sure
6. Press the x
Print head does
not need to be
cleaned:
Print head needs
to be cleaned:
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Maintaining Your Printer
button.
Setup
Maintenance
Nozzle Check i
button. The nozzle check pattern prints:
Start
, then press
s highlighted, then press
.
OK
.
OK