Epson Nozzle Cleaning Program
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When the print quality of the Epson printer your business relies on diminishes, dirty print heads may be to blame. The print heads are responsible for transferring the ink to the paper. Over time, dried ink may clog the print heads, resulting in light or dark bands appearing across the documents your print. Cleaning the print heads can clear these clogs and restore proper ink flow.
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- Because print head cleaning uses ink from all cartridges, clean the print head only if quality declines; for example, if the printouts are blurry or the color is incorrect or missing. Use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the print head needs to be cleaned.
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Turn on the printer and confirm that no print jobs are printing. If the ink light on the front of the printer is flashing then you must replace a cartridge before you can continue.
2.Confirm there is paper in the tray and add paper if necessary.
3.Click “Start” and “Devices and Printers” to view a list of all installed printers and then double-click your Epson printer. Double-click “Adjust Print Options” to open the Printing Preferences dialog box. Select the “Maintenance” tab and click “Head Cleaning.” Alternatively, you can right-click the printer icon in the system tray and select the “Head Cleaning” option. These options may vary slightly depending on the version of Epson software installed on your computer. From a Mac, you must click “Applications,” select the “Epson Printer Utility” and then select your Epson printer from the list. Click “OK” and then select the “Head Cleaning” option to open the Head Cleaning dialog box.
4.Click “Start” when prompted to start the cleaning process. System interrupt controller driver hp proliant dl380p g8. Some Epson software versions require you to click “Next” to proceed.
5.Wait for the head cleaning process to complete. This process may take several minutes. Turning off the printer during the cleaning process may permanently damage the device. The printer’s power light, which flashes during the cleaning process, will stop blinking once the process completes.
6.Click the “Print Nozzle Check Pattern” option and then click “Print.” Your printer prints a series of staggered lines. From a Mac, click “Confirmation” followed by “Next.”
7.Review the Nozzle Check pattern sheet that printed. If the pattern shows solid lines without any gaps or faint printing, the cleaning process was a success and you can click “Finish.” If the pattern contains gaps, then click “Clean” to run the print head cleaning process again.
Tips
- Many Epson models allow you to use the printer’s control panel to run the print head cleaning utility. From the control panel, press and hold the “Ink” button panel for three seconds. Release the button when the power light begins to flash and you hear the cleaning process start. Wait until the power light stops flashing, indicating that the cleaning process is complete ,and then print a nozzle check pattern to confirm the print head is clean.
- Epson recommends using Epson ink cartridges rather than their third-party equivalents. Using the wrong ink may result in recurrent print head problems.
Warning
- The print head cleaning process uses a lot of ink. Don’t attempt to use the print head cleaning utility if you are running low in ink.
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Mindi Orth began writing in 1996 as a technical writer for a consulting firm. She has experience in business documentation and has authored training and instructional materials. Orth holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Baldwin-Wallace College.
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