Head Washing - Epson SC-S70600 series User Manual

EPSON SC-S70600 series/SC-S50600 series/SC-S30600 series User's Guide
A
Pressing the # button when the printer is ready
to print displays the Maintenance menu.
Pressing the # button when printing is paused
takes you to Step 3.
B
Use the d/u buttons to select Cleaning and press
the Z button.
C
Choose the nozzles to be cleaned.
All Nozzles
Choose this option if all patterns in the printed
nozzle check results contain faint or missing
segments. If you select All Nozzles, proceed to
Step 5.
Selected Nozzles
Choose this option if only some of the numbered
patterns (nozzle arrays) in the printed nozzle
check results contained faint or missing
segments. You can select multiple nozzle arrays.
D
Choose the nozzle arrays to be cleaned.
❏
Use the d/u buttons to choose the nozzle arrays
with faint or missing segments in the nozzle check
pattern and press the Z button.
❏
After selecting the arrays you wish to clean, select
Proceed and press the Z button.
E
Select a cleaning level and press the Z button.
F
Head cleaning will be performed.
The menu will close when cleaning is complete.
Print a nozzle pattern and inspect the results to
determine whether the problem has been
resolved.
"Printing nozzle check patterns" on
U
page 128
If you paused the printer in Step 1, printing will
resume when head cleaning is complete; check
the printout to confirm whether the problem has
been resolved.
If nozzle clogs cannot be cleared even after repeated
head cleaning, the area around the print head maybe
stained. See the following sections and clean each part.
Maintenance
"Cleaning Around the Print Head (Daily)" on
U
page 103
"Cleaning Around the Caps (Daily)" on page 106
U
"Cleaning the Flushing Pad (When It Is Dirty)" on
U
page 115
If nozzle clogs cannot be cleared by cleaning, perform
Head Washing in the Maintenance menu.
"Head Washing" on page 130
U

Head Washing

If nozzle clogs cannot be cleared even after you have
performed normal head cleaning several times and
cleaned around the print head, perform Head Washing
from the Maintenance menu.
Check colors with faint or missing segments in the
nozzle check pattern, and select the appropriate ones
from the menu items below.
SC-S70600 series/SC-S30600 series
Item
*
XX/XX
All Nozzles
* "XX" indicates an ink color code.
SC-S50600 series
Item
*
Head1 XX/XX
*
Head2 XX/XX
Head1 All Nozzles
Head2 All Nozzles
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Explanation
Clean only the selected color
nozzle. Select this item when
faint or missing segments of a
specific color are detected.
Clean all the nozzles. Select this
item when faint or missing
segments of all colors are
detected.
Explanation
Clean only the selected color
nozzle. Select this item when
faint or missing segments are
detected on a specific color.
Clean all the nozzles of one print
head. Select this item when faint
or missing segments of all colors
of one print head are detected.