Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern - Epson Stylus Photo 890 Basic Manual

Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click
(Windows) or
Confirmation
pattern prints (see below for details).
7. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its lines, click
If the pattern has any gaps, click
see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the solutions in
"Print Quality Problems" on page 89. You can also turn the printer off and wait
overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the print
head again.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this:
Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps
in the dot pattern. If your printout looks okay, you're done.
If there are gaps in the lines, clean the print head again; see page 73 for instructions.
gaps in nozzle check pattern
(Macintosh). Then click
to clean the print head again. If you don't
Clean
gaps in nozzle check pattern
Print nozzle check pattern
. The nozzle check
Next
.
Finish
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