Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern; Replacing An Ink Cartridge - Epson Stylus C42 Series User Manual

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed.
Each colored square should be solid, with no
gaps or lines, as shown:
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If your printout looks okay, you're done.
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If you see any white lines or gaps (as shown),
clean the print head again; see
instructions.

Replacing an Ink Cartridge

b
When the red error light flashes, an ink cartridge is low on ink. This is a good time
to make sure you have a new cartridge. When the red
need to replace one of the cartridges.
The red b error light also comes on if your
paper runs out or is jammed, so make sure
you check your paper before replacing a
cartridge.
To check your ink supply, do one of the
following:
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Windows: Double-click the
on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of
your screen). You'll see a window like the one
on the right showing the ink remaining in
each cartridge:
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Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x: Open the File menu and choose
ink icon. You see a window showing the ink remaining in each cartridge.
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Macintosh OS X: Double-click the
Double-click
EPSON Printer Utility
List window, and click
You see a window showing the ink remaining in each cartridge.
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printer icon
Applications
, select the
. Then click the
OK
b
error light stays on, you may
Print
folder on your hard drive.
printer in the Printer
C42 Series
EPSON Status Monitor
Maintaining Your Printer
. Click the
button.
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