If You Have Not Used Your Printer For A Long Time - Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Reference Manual

If you have not used your printer for a long time

If you have not used your printer for a long time, the print head
nozzles may be clogged. Perform a nozzle check and clean the
print head.
To perform a nozzle check using the control panel, see "Checking
the print head nozzles" on page 33.
To perform a nozzle check using the printer software, see
"Checking the print head nozzles" on page 102 for Windows,
"Checking the print head nozzles" on page 183 for Mac OS 8.6 to
9.x, or "Checking the print head nozzles" on page 230 for Mac OS
X.
To clean the print head using the control panel, press the Menu
button for more than 3 seconds.
To clean the print head using the printer software, see "Cleaning
the print head" on page 104 for Windows, "Cleaning the print
head" on page 184 for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, or "Cleaning the print
head" on page 232 for Mac OS X.
If you have not used your printer for more than a half year, the
printer requires head cleaning. As PERFORM POWER CLEANING?
appears on the LCD when you turn on the printer, select Y, and
start head cleaning.
If you want to do head cleaning later, select N.
Note:
❏ If you select Y to start head cleaning, you need to move ink levers
according to the messages on the LCD.
❏ Even if you will not be using your printer for a long time, leave the
ink cartridges installed.
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