Checking And Cleaning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Pro 3880 User Manual

90 | Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
Note: You can run a
cleaning cycle by holding
down the Menu button
for three seconds. You
can also use the printer's
menu to run a power
cleaning cycle. See
page 92 for details.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal or vertical lines, you
should check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged.
You can automatically check and clean the print head using the Auto
Cleaning feature in your printer utility software. This enables the printer to
print a nozzle check pattern, read it, and run a cleaning cycle if necessary.
1. Make sure several sheets of letter-size (or larger) paper are loaded in the
auto sheet feeder.
2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
Macintosh: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select
•
,
Preferences
Options & Supplies
Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Click
•
Right-click your printer icon and select
Printers.
. Click the
Preferences
Windows XP: Click
•
. Double-click
Panel
icon and select
You see a screen like the following:
Windows
5-90
or
Print & Fax Print & Scan
, , and click on
Utility
tab.
Utility
, select
Start Settings
Printers and Faxes
Printing Preferences
System
, select your product,
.
Open Utility
and then
Devices and
Printing
, and select
Control
. Right-click your printer
. Click the tab.
Utility
Mac OS X