Epson Stylus Photo R2400
14 - Epson Stylus Photo R2400 2/05
This section explains how to clean the print head using the
Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility and the Head
Cleaning utility. Use the Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning
utility first, to let the printer check and clean the nozzles. If
you still notice problems with quality, you can manually clean
the print head.
Note: You can also clean the print head by holding down the H ink
button on the printer for three seconds (when the red
H ink light is
off).
Automatically Checking and Cleaning the
Print Head
The Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility prints a nozzle
check pattern that the printer then reads to see if you have any
clogged nozzles. If cleaning is needed, the printer
automatically cleans the print head.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the
red
H ink light is off. (If the H ink light is flashing or on, you
need to replace a cartridge; see page 5.)
2. Load several sheets of plain, letter-size (8.5 × 11 inches)
paper in the printer’s sheet feeder.
Note: Sizes smaller than letter, including 8.5 × 10 inches, won’t
work.
3. Do one of the following:
Windows: Right-click the icon on your taskbar (in the
lower right corner of your screen). Select
Auto Head
Cleaning
.
Mac OS X: Open the
Applications folder and select
EPSON Printer Utility. Select SP R2400, click OK, and
select
Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen. The printer prints
and examines the nozzle check pattern shown below. If
cleaning is necessary, it then cleans the print head and prints
and checks another nozzle check pattern.
5. The utility prints and checks up to five times. If some print
head nozzles are still clogged, it displays an on-screen
message telling you to manually clean the print head.
Follow the instructions in the next section to clean the print
head, if necessary.
If you still have print quality problems, check the solutions in
the User’s Guide. You can also turn the printer off and wait
overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then try
cleaning the print head again.
Running the Head Cleaning Utility
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the
red
H ink light is off. (If the H ink light is flashing or on, you
need to replace a cartridge; see page 5.)
2. Do one of the following:
Windows: Right-click the icon on your taskbar (in the
lower right corner of your screen). Select
Head Cleaning.
Mac OS X: Open the
Applications folder and select
EPSON Printer Utility. Select SP R2400, click OK, and
select
Head Cleaning.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print
head.
Cleaning takes about two minutes, during which the printer
makes noise and the green P power light flashes.
Caution: Never turn off the printer while the green P power
light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made
noise for more than 5 minutes.
4. When the green P power light stops flashing, make sure
paper is loaded in the printer. Click
Print nozzle check
pattern
, then click Print (Windows) or click
Confirmation, then click Next (Macintosh). The nozzle
check pattern prints.
5. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps or lines (as shown
below), click
Finish.
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