Epson Stylus CX8400 Series User Manual

30 Maintaining Your All-in-One
Maintaining Your All-in-One
Follow the instructions in this chapter for checking and cleaning the print head
nozzles and replacing ink cartridges. To align the print head, if necessary, see your
on-screen User’s Guide.
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print
head may be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink
cartridges. Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles.
1. Load letter-size paper in the sheet feeder.
2. Press
Setup.
3. Press l or r to select
Maintenance,
then press
OK.
4. Select
Nozzle Check and press OK.
5. Press x
Start.
6. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines.
7. If there are no gaps, press
OK.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, press x
Start to clean the print head
(see page 31).
Nozzles are clean
Nozzles need cleaning
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Epson Stylus CX8400 Series Specifications

General

Print Technology	Inkjet
Scanner Type	Flatbed
Scanner Resolution	1200 x 2400 dpi
Copying	Yes
Connectivity	USB 2.0
Paper Handling Input	120 sheets
Copy Resolution	1200 x 2400 dpi
Print Resolution	5760 x 1440 dpi
Media Sizes	Letter, Legal, A4, A6
Operating Systems Supported	Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
Functions	Print, Scan, Copy
Ink Cartridge Configuration	4 individual ink cartridges
Ink Cartridges	1 x black - Epson T069120, 1 x cyan - Epson T069220, 1 x magenta - Epson T069320, 1 x yellow - Epson T069420