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Important:
❏ Do not open the scanner unit or turn
o
the printer during head cleaning. If the head cleaning is incomplete, you
may not be able to print.
❏ Head cleaning consumes ink and should not be performed more than necessary.
❏ When ink is low, you may not be able to clean the print head.
❏ If print quality has not improved aer repeating nozzle check and Cleaning 3 times or Power Cleaning once, wait
for at least 12 hours without printing, and then run the nozzle check again. We recommend turning o the
printer. If print quality has still not improved, run Power Ink Flushing. If it has still not improved, contact Epson
support.
❏ To prevent the print head from drying out, do not unplug the printer while the power is on.
You can check and clean the print head by using the printer's control panel.
1. Select Maintenance on the printer's control panel.
To select an item, use the
u
d
l
r
buttons, and then press the OK button.
2. Select Nozzle Check.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to load paper and print the nozzle check pattern.
4. Check the printed pattern to see if the print head nozzles are clogged.
❏ A:
All lines are printed. Select No. No further steps are needed.
❏ B or close to B
Some nozzles are clogged. Select Ye s - Cleaning, and then follow the on-screen instructions to clean the
print head.
When cleaning is nished, the nozzle check pattern is printed automatically.
❏ C or close to C
If the printout comes out as a blank sheet or more than half of it is missing, indicates most nozzles are
clogged. Select Ye s - Power Cleaning, and then follow the on-screen instructions. When cleaning is
nished, the nozzle check pattern is printed automatically.
For details, see "Related information" below.
5. Repeat cleaning and printing the pattern until all lines are printed completely.
Maintaining the Printer
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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
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