Cleaning The Print Head From The Control Panel - Epson Stylus Pro 7600 Printer Manual

Caution
Don't run a cleaning cycle
while thick media is
loaded in the printer.
Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
5. Examine the nozzle check pattern. Each staggered horizontal and
straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the pattern:
If dots are missing from the pattern, as shown below, clean the print
head as described in the next section.

Cleaning the Print Head from the Control Panel

Follow these steps to run the cleaning cycle from the printer's control panel:
1. Print a nozzle check to make sure the print head needs cleaning, as
described above.
2. Make sure no paper is loaded and all of the H
printer's control panel are off.
If an H light is flashing or on, you need to replace the
Ink Out
corresponding ink cartridge instead. See page 5-8 for instructions.
3. Press the
Cleaning
light flashes as the printer cleans its print head. The cleaning cycle takes
about 60 seconds and does not use any paper.
4. When the
Pause
that the head is clean.
You may need to run the cleaning cycle several times to get a clean
nozzle check pattern. For effective cleaning, always run a nozzle check
between cycles.
If the lines in the pattern are still missing dots after several cleaning
cycles, turn the printer off and leave it overnight, then clean the print
head again the following morning. If you still see no improvement,
contact EPSON for assistance.
button and hold it for at least 3 seconds. The
light goes off, print the nozzle check again to confirm
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lights on the
Ink Out
Pause
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