Epson PictureMate Pal - Improving Print Quality; Cleaning the Print Head Directly From PictureMate Pal

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Improving Print Quality
If your print quality is not as good as it used to be—if photos are too light, are missing
colors, or have lines running through them—PictureMate Pal’s print head may need
cleaning.
If you see misaligned vertical lines or dark or light banding, you may need to align the
print head.
Follow the steps in these sections to clean or align the print head using the
PictureMate Pal buttons or the PictureMate Pal software on your computer:
■ Cleaning the Print Head Directly From PictureMate Pal
■ Aligning the Print Head Directly From PictureMate Pal
■ Checking the Print Quality Using the Computer
■ Cleaning the Print Head Using the Computer
■ Aligning the Print Head Using the Computer
Cleaning the Print Head Directly From PictureMate Pal
If your print quality is not as good as it used to be—if photos are too light, are missing
colors, or have lines running through them—PictureMate Pal’s print head may need
cleaning. Follow the steps below to clean the print head.
Note: If you see a Print Pack low message on the photo viewer, you can’t clean
the print head until you replace the Print Pack.
1. Load paper in PictureMate Pal so you can print a nozzle check pattern after
cleaning the print head. See Loading Paper for details.
2. Press Menu.
3. Press or to highlight Maintenance and press OK.
4. Press or to select Auto Cleaning and press OK.
5. Press OK again to clean the print head. Cleaning takes about 60 seconds.
PictureMate Pal makes some noise and you see a Cleaning message.
When cleaning is complete, PictureMate Pal prints a nozzle check pattern.