Cleaning The Print Heads - Epson Stylus COLOR 800 User Manual

Cleaning the Print Heads

If you find that the printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots
in the printed image are missing, you may be able to solve
these problems by cleaning the print heads, which ensures that
the nozzles are delivering ink properly.
You can clean the print heads from your computer using the
Head Cleaning utility in the printer software.
If you are using DOS or you cannot clean the print heads with
this utility, you can use the printer's control panel instead. For
more details, see "Cleaning the Print Heads" in Appendix A.
Note:
Print head cleaning uses ink. To avoid wasting ink, clean the
print heads only if print quality declines.
Use the Nozzle Check utility to confirm that the print heads need
to be cleaned.
Do not start the Head Cleaning or Nozzle Check utility while
printing is in progress; otherwise your printout may be marred.
To clean the print heads, follow these steps:
For Windows users:
1. When you clean the black print head, make sure the ink out
light is off. When you clean the color print head, make sure
the light is off.
Note:
If you try to clean the black print head while the black ink
cartridge is low or empty, or try to clean the color print head
while the color ink cartridge is low or empty, the print head
cannot be cleaned until the ink cartridge is replaced.
2. Access the Utility menu as described in Chapter 4.
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