Cleaning The Print Heads - Epson Stylus Color II Reference Manual

Instructions in this chapter tell you how to do the following to
maintain and care for your printer:
Clean the print heads
Replace the ink cartridges
Clean the printer
Transport the printer
Calibrate the printer when printing from DOS.

Cleaning the Print Heads

The printer periodically cleans its print heads automatically, so
normally you should not need to manually activate a cleaning
cycle. However, if print quality diminishes, you can run a
cleaning cycle to unclog the print head nozzles so they deliver
ink properly.
You can clean one or both print heads. Each cleaning cycle
takes about one minute, during which the carriage moves and
you hear the printer recharging the print heads. The Pause
light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and then stays on
when the cycle is finished.
To clean the color print head:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and press the Pause
button.
2. Hold down the Alt button and press Print Mode. The
cleaning cycle begins.
3. Press the Pause button.
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Maintenance