Epson Artisan 725 Arctic Edition Quick Guide - Page 31

Maintaining Your Product Follow the steps here to check and clean the print head, and replace ink cartridges. To align the print head, if necessary, see the online User's Guide. Checking the Print Head Nozzles If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, the print head nozzles may be clogged. Follow these steps to check the print head nozzles: 1. Load letter- or A4-size plain paper in the main paper tray. 2. Press Home until Setup is selected, then press OK. 3. Press u or d to select Maintenance, then press OK. 4. Select Nozzle Check, then press OK. You see this screen: 5. Press x Start. 6. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines: Nozzles are clean Nozzles need cleaning 7. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean. Select Finish Nozzle Check, then press OK. If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, select Head Cleaning, then press OK. Then press x Start to clean the print head. Maintaining Your Product 31