Maintaining Your Printer; Checking The Print Head Nozzles - Epson Stylus NX420 Series Quick Manual

Maintaining Your Printer

Follow the instructions in this chapter for checking and cleaning the print head
nozzles and replacing ink cartridges. To align the print head, if necessary, see your
online User's Guide.
Caution:
To keep your printer looking like new, don't place anything on top of the cover or use it
as a writing surface. If you need to clean the cover, use only a soft, non-abrasive
microfiber-type cloth.

Checking the Print Head Nozzles

If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print
head may be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink
cartridges. Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles.
1. Load letter- or A4-size paper in the sheet feeder (see page 18).
2. Press the
3. Press x
4. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines.
5. If there are no gaps, press
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, press x
(see page 37).
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Maintaining Your Printer
button on the printer's control panel.
Setup
F
to select
Start Nozzle Check
Nozzles are clean
.
Nozzles need cleaning
Stop/Clear Settings
y
to finish.
to clean the print head
Start