Running The Head Cleaning Utility - Epson 2200 Printer Basics Manual

Running the Head Cleaning Utility

1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and all the red
are off. (If an
page 59 for details.)
2. Windows: Right-click the
corner of your screen). Select
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Choose
utility button, then click the
Macintosh OS X: Open the
. Select
Utility
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head.
Cleaning takes about 45 seconds,
during which the printer makes noise
and the green P power light and
H
red ink lights flash.
Caution: Never turn off the printer
while the green P power light is
flashing, unless the printer hasn't
moved or made noise for more than
5 minutes.
4. When the green P power light and red
is loaded in the printer and click
The nozzle check pattern prints (see the next section for details).
5. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps or lines (as shown on page 59), click
.
Finish
If the pattern has white lines, click
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the
solutions beginning on page 78.
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.
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Maintaining Your Printer
H ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
Head Cleaning
Applications
in the printer list, click
SP 2200
Print nozzle check pattern
.
File > Page Setup
button.
Head Cleaning
folder and select
, and select
OK
H ink lights stop flashing, make sure paper
to clean the print head again.
Clean
H ink lights
or . Click the
Print
EPSON Printer
Head Cleaning
. Then click
Print
.
.