Epson Stylus Pro 9890/9908/7890/7908 User’s Guide
Maintenance
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E
Press the button.
The Power light starts flashing and the
head cleaning starts (it takes 2 to 13
minutes.) The cleaning is finished when the
Power light is on.
F
Print a nozzle check pattern, and check the
result.
See “Nozzle check” on page 76
Power cleaning
If the nozzles are still clogged after performing
head cleaning a few times, perform power
cleaning.
A
Press the button to enter the Menu
mode.
B
Press the / button to display
MAINTENANCE, and then press the button.
C
Press the / button to select CLEANING,
and then press the button.
D
Press the / button to select POWER
CLEANING, and then press the button.
E
Press the button to execute power
cleaning.
PLEASE WAIT appears on the LCD panel. It
takes about 4 minutes to complete power
cleaning.
F
Print a nozzle check pattern to see if there
are any missing dots.
See “Nozzle check” on page 76
Note:
❏ If the nozzles are still clogged after
cleaning the print head a few times,
perform power cleaning.
See “Power cleaning” on page 80
❏ Power cleaning process consumes more
ink than normal cleaning.
❏ If the nozzles are still clogged after
performing the power cleaning, turn off
the printer and leave it overnight or
longer, so that the ink may dissolve.
If the nozzles are still clogged, contact
your Epson dealer.
❏ If the CLEANING ERROR appears on the
LCD panel, see the following section to
solve the problem.
See “Error Messages on the LCD
Panel” on page 89