Using The Head Cleaning Utility - Epson Stylus Color 900N User Manual

Using the Head Cleaning Utility

Follow these steps to run the Head Cleaning utility:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and both the B black and
A color ink out lights are off.
2. Access the printer settings dialog box as described in "Printing with Windows" on
page 60 or "Printing with a Macintosh" on page 64.
3. Click the
4. On the Utility menu, click the
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head. Cleaning takes a
little over a minute, during which the printer makes some noise and the P power
light flashes.
6. When the P power light stops flashing, run a nozzle check to test the results and
reset the cleaning cycle.
Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click
(Windows) or
pattern prints; see "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 80 for details.
7. If the nozzle check pattern is filled in completely, click
If the pattern is missing dots, click
don't see any improvement after cleaning two or three times, check the solutions
in "Problems Getting Good Print Quality" on page 93.
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tab (Windows) or the
Utility
Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing,
unless the printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than
5 minutes.
(Macintosh). Then click
Confirmation
Utility icon (Macintosh).
icon.
Head Cleaning
Print nozzle check pattern
to clean the print head again. If you
Clean
. The nozzle check
Next
.
Finish