Loading Paper In The Optional Lower Tray; Using The Head Cleaning Utility; Cleaning The Print Head Using The Control Panel - Epson Color Proofer 5500 Specifications

EPSON Stylus Pro 5500

Loading Paper in the Optional Lower Tray

Always pull the paper tray completely out of the lower paper
cassette before you insert paper.
Note:
If you use paper longer than letter size in the lower tray, pull out the
tray and cover extensions of the upper paper tray, so your printouts
will be supported when they come out of the printer.
To print on paper in the lower tray, select
or in your printer software before you send the
Auto Select
print job.
Cleaning the Print Head
If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint or dots are
missing from the image, you may need to run a cleaning cycle.
This unclogs the print head nozzles so they can deliver ink
properly.
The cleaning cycle uses ink, so you should run it only if print
quality declines. You can run a printer check or the Nozzle
Check utility to determine if the cleaning cycle has been
successful, or if you need to run it again.
There are two ways to run a cleaning cycle:
❏ Using the Head Cleaning utility in your printer software
(not available if you're accessing the printer over a network)
❏ Using the printer's control panel buttons

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 the
light is off. If the
Ink Out
you need to replace the ink cartridge(s)—indicated by the
H ink out lights—instead. See page 12 for instructions.
2. If you have an application running, access the printer
settings dialog box.
12 - EPSON Stylus Pro 5500
Paper Tray (Lower)
light is flashing or on,
Ink Out
Or, with Windows, click
select . Right-click the
Printers
printer icon. Then select
2000),
Document Defaults
(Windows 2000).
Preferences
3. Macintosh: Click the
Windows: Click the
4. On the Utility menu, click the
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print
head. Cleaning takes about 90 seconds, during which the
printer makes some noise and the P
Caution:
To avoid damaging the printer, never turn it off while the
P Operate
light is flashing—unless the printer hasn't moved or
made any noise for more than five minutes.
6. When the P
Operate
check to confirm the print head nozzles are clean. Make
sure paper is loaded in the printer, then:
Macintosh: Click
Windows: Click
Print nozzle check pattern
.
Print
The nozzle check pattern prints.
7. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its dots, click
.
Finish
If the pattern is missing dots, click
head again. If you don't see any improvement after cleaning
three or four times, check the solutions in your Printer
Guide. 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.
Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control
Panel
Clean the print head using the control panel buttons if you're
accessing the printer over a network or not using the EPSON
printer driver and utilities. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the
light is off. If the
Ink Out
you need to replace the ink cartridge(s)—indicated by the
H ink out lights—instead. See page 12 for instructions.
2. Press the
Cleaning
seconds.
The P
light begins flashing, and the printer ejects
Operate
any paper in the paper path. The cleaning cycle takes about
90 seconds.
2/01
, point to
Start Settings
EPSON Stylus Pro 5500
(Windows 95, 98, or
Properties
(Windows NT), or
utility button.
tab.
Utility
Head Cleaning
Operate
light stops flashing, run a nozzle
, then click Next.
Confirmation
, then click
to clean the print
Clean
light is flashing or on,
Ink Out
button and hold it down for three
, and
Printing
button.
light flashes.