Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern - Epson CPD 8882-R1 Printer Basics Manual

6. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer, click the
. The nozzle check pattern prints; see the next section for details.
Next
7. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its dots, click
If the pattern is missing dots, click
8. If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the
solutions in "Solving Problems Getting Good Print Quality" on page 47. 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.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this:
Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps
in the dot pattern. If your printout looks okay, you're done. If any dots are missing, as
shown below, clean the print head again; see page 27 for instructions.
30
Clean
missing dots
Nozzle Check
Finish
to clean the print head again.
missing dots
button, and click
.