Nozzle Check - Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 User Manual

EPSON Stylus Pro GS6000

Nozzle check

This function checks the print head
clogging by printing a nozzle check pattern.
Perform head cleaning if you find that the nozzle
check pattern is unexpectedly faint or has missing
dots in the nozzle check pattern.
*1 Print head: The part that prints by spraying ink
onto the paper.
*2 Nozzle: A minute hole for spraying ink. It is
positioned where it cannot be seen from the
outside.
Note:
You cannot perform a nozzle check when the Ink
Check light is on.
A
Make sure that roll paper or A3 size or
larger is loaded in the printer.
B
Press the button to enter the Menu
mode.
C
Press the /
PRINT, and then press the
D
Press the /
CHECK, and then press the
User's Guide
Maintenance and Move or Transportation
*1 *2
nozzles for
button to display TEST
button.
button to display NOZZLE
button.
E
Press the
nozzle check pattern.
F
Check the nozzle check pattern.
Good
There are no missing dots so the nozzles are
not clogged.
Bad
There are missing dots so the nozzles are
clogged. Perform head cleaning.
See "Head cleaning" on page 66
Note:
❏ If blurs or lacking parts in printed paper do not
disappear with one time of head cleaning,
perform Cleaning (Medium) or Cleaning
(Heavy) in the Maintenance menu.
❏ If blurs or lacking parts in printed paper do not
disappear with several times of head cleaning, see
the following section and take appropriate
measures.
"Printing-related troubleshooting" on page
79
65
button to start printing a