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Maintaining Your Printer
This section describes maintenance procedures to keep your printer working at its best
and preparation steps for moving your printer. Follow the instructions here for:
■ “Cleaning the Print Head” (below)
■ “Purchasing Ink Cartridges” on page 44
■ “Replacing an Ink Cartridge” on page 45
■ “Aligning the Print Head” on page 54
■ “Cleaning the Printer” on page 57
■ “Transporting the Printer” on page 58
To watch printer movies describing how to clean the print head or replace an ink
cartridge, double-click the EPSON Printer Information Center icon on your
desktop.
Cleaning the Print Head
If your printouts are unexpectedly light, or dots or lines are missing, you may need to
clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print
head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines.
This section explains how to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning utility.
You can also clean the print head by holding down the button on the printer for
three seconds. (This only works when the red light is off.)
Caution: When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, print quality can
decline, so turn it on and print a few pages at least once a month to maintain
good print quality.
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