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Chap 5-Maintenance and Transportation, Cleaning the Print Heads - head cleaning

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5 Maintenance and Transportation It's easy to keep your EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 printer working at its best. All you have to do is follow the simple instructions in this chapter for replacing ink cartridges, performing routine maintenance, and moving the printer. This chapter covers the following procedures: ◗ Cleaning the print heads ◗ Replacing an ink cartridge ◗ Aligning the print heads ◗ Cleaning the printer ◗ Transporting the printer Note: You must print a few lines (for example, a nozzle check) after each print head cleaning in order to reset the cleaning cycle. Cleaning the Print Heads If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, dots are missing from the image, or you see thin white lines, you may need to clean the print heads. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Cleaning the print heads uses ink, so clean them only if print quality declines. There are two ways to clean the print heads: ◗ The Head Cleaning utility in your printer software ◗ The printer's control panel buttons. Use either method if your printer is connected directly to the computer. Use the control panel if your printer is connected via an optional network interface card. 5-1

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5-1
5
It’s easy to keep your
EPSON S
tylus
COLOR
3000 printer
working at its best. All you have to do is follow the simple
instructions in this chapter for replacing ink cartridges,
performing routine maintenance, and moving the printer.
This chapter covers the following procedures:
Cleaning the print heads
Replacing an ink cartridge
Aligning the print heads
Cleaning the printer
Transporting the printer
Cleaning the Print Heads
If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, dots are
missing from the image, or you see thin white lines, you may
need to clean the print heads. This unclogs the nozzles so they
can deliver ink properly.
Cleaning the print heads uses ink, so clean them only if print
quality declines. There are two ways to clean the print heads:
The Head Cleaning utility in your printer software
The printer’s control panel buttons.
Use either method if your printer is connected directly to the
computer. Use the control panel if your printer is connected via
an optional network interface card.
Maintenance and
Transportation
Note:
You must print a few lines
(for example, a nozzle
check) after each print
head cleaning in order to
reset the cleaning cycle.