Running A Cleaning Cycle - Epson Stylus Pro 9000 Printer Manual

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Caution
To avoid damaging the
printer, don't turn it off
until the cleaning cycle is
finished and the Pause
light has stopped flashing.
4. Press the button. The nozzle check prints as shown below.
Enter
If all the lines on the check pattern are complete, with no gaps in the dot
pattern, the print head doesn't need cleaning:
If dots are missing from the pattern, as shown below, you need to run a
cleaning cycle. See the following section for instructions.

Running a Cleaning Cycle

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 process uses ink, so you should run it only if print quality
declines. Always run a nozzle check first to confirm that the head needs
cleaning; the nozzle check uses only a small amount of ink.
If you're using the EPSON printer driver, you can run the Head Cleaning
utility. See page B-18 (Macintosh) or C-18 (Windows) for instructions.
Follow these steps to run the cleaning cycle from the printer's control panel:
1. Make sure none of the
to replace the indicated ink cartridge before you can run a cleaning
cycle.)
2. Press the
Cleaning
light flashes as the printer cleans its print head. The cleaning cycle takes
about three minutes and does not use any paper.
3. When the
Pause
to confirm that the head is clean.
You may need to run the cleaning cycle several times to get a clean
nozzle check pattern. If the lines on the pattern still appear broken after
several cleaning cycles, contact EPSON for assistance.
lights is on or flashing. (If so, you need
Ink Out
button and hold it for at least 3 seconds. The
light goes off, print a document or run a nozzle check
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Pause