Performing An Sscl Cleaning Cycle - Epson 10600 Printer Manual

5-6 | Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
If the lines on the pattern still appear broken after several cleaning
cycles, or if any dots are out of place, turn the printer off and leave it
overnight, then clean the print head again the following morning. If you
still see no improvement, try an SSCL cleaning cycle as described below.

Performing an SSCL Cleaning Cycle

The SSCL cleaning cycle performs a more intensive cleaning than the
standard cleaning cycle. In most cases, you won't have to use it. Before
performing an SSCL cleaning, make sure you have already run the standard
cleaning as described on page 5-5 to determine that the SSCL cleaning is
really needed.
1. Before starting, make sure that all of the H
printer's control panel are off.
If an H
light is flashing or on, you need to replace the
Ink Out
corresponding ink cartridge (see page 5-10 for instructions).
2. Turn off the printer.
3. Hold down the
Pause
turn on the printer.
4. Examine the last nozzle check pattern you printed to determine which
color ink nozzles require cleaning. Then press the
see the SSCL option for the color ink nozzles you need to clean:
SSCL B/C=EXEC
SSCL LM/LC=EXEC
SSCL M/Y=EXEC
5. Press . Cleaning takes about 15 minutes to complete.
Enter
6. When the cleaning is complete, press the P
printer off. Then turn the power back on and perform a nozzle check
(page 5-4) to verify that the nozzles are clean. You may have to repeat
the SSCL cleaning cycle to fully solve the problem.
If after repeated cleanings the same color nozzles continue to be clogged,
you may need to replace the print head. Contact EPSON for assistance
(see page 3 in the Introduction).
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Ink Out
button while pressing the P
for cleaning the black and cyan nozzles
for cleaning the light magenta and light cyan nozzles
for cleaning the magenta and yellow nozzles
Power
lights on the
button to
Power
button until you
Item
button to turn the