Running The Head Cleaning Utility - Epson Stylus C62 Printer Basics Manual

Running the Head Cleaning Utility

1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red
off. (If the red light is flashing or on, you may need to replace the ink cartridge;
see page 29 for details.)
2. Do one of the following:
I
Windows: Right-click the
corner of your screen). Select
I
Macintosh:
OS 8.5.1 to 9.x: Open the File menu and choose
the
OS X: Open the
Select
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head. Cleaning takes
about 30 seconds, during which the printer makes some noise and the green
P power light flashes.
Caution: 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.
4. When the green P power light stops flashing, make sure paper is loaded in the
printer and click
check pattern prints (see the next section for details).
5. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps or lines, click
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 43. 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
button, then click the
Utility
Applications
in the printer list, click
C62 Series
Print Nozzle Check Pattern
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
.
Head Cleaning
Head Cleaning
folder and select
EPSON Printer Utility
, and select
OK
. Then click
to clean the print head again.
Clean
b
error light is
or
Page Setup Print
button.
Head Cleaning
. The nozzle
Print
.
Finish
. Click
.
.