Maintaining Picturemate; Checking The Print Head Nozzles - Epson PictureMate 100 Manual

Maintaining PictureMate

Checking the Print Head Nozzles

If you find that the printout is unexpectedly faint or
that dots are missing, you may be able to identify the
problem by checking the print head nozzles.
1. Make sure that PictureMate is turned on and no
warnings or errors are displayed on the LCD
panel.
2. Load a sheet of paper. See "Loading Paper" on
page 12.
3. Press the Mode button to select
4. Press the l or r button to select Check Ink
Nozzles.
q
.
5. Press the x Start button to print the nozzle check
pattern.
6. The nozzle check pattern is printed out. See the
following illustration.
The printer will print a nozzle check pattern. Below
are sample printouts.
Okay
Needs Cleaning
The above sample may be shown in black and white, but the
actual test prints in color (Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow).
If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily
(for example, if any segment of the printed lines is
missing), there is a problem with the printer. This
could be a clogged ink nozzle or a misaligned print
head.
See "Cleaning the Print Head" on page 40.
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