Epson Stylus Pro 7600 - UltraChrome Ink Product Information Guide - Page 10
Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern, Cleaning the Print Head - la ink
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EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600 Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern 1. Load a letter-size sheet of paper in the printer. (You can print the nozzle check on larger sheets or roll paper, but you will use more paper; you'll also have to remove any roll paper before running the cleaning cycle.) 2. Press the SelecType button on the control panel. You see PRINTER SETUP. 3. Press d so you see TEST PRINT, then press r. You see NOZZLE CHECK. 4. Press r so you see PRINT, then press Enter. The nozzle check sheet prints. 5. Examine the nozzle check pattern. Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the pattern: If dots are missing from the pattern, as shown below, clean the print head as described in the next section. Cleaning the Print Head 1. Make sure no paper is loaded and all of the H Ink Out lights on the printer's control panel are off. If an H Ink Out light is flashing or on, you need to replace the corresponding ink cartridge instead. See page 9 for instructions. 2. Press the Cleaning button and hold it for at least 3 seconds. The Pause light flashes as the printer cleans its print head. The cleaning cycle takes about 60 seconds and does not use any paper. 3. When the Pause light goes off, print the nozzle check again to confirm that the head is clean. You may need to run the cleaning cycle several times to get a complete nozzle check pattern. For effective cleaning, always run a nozzle check between cycles. If the lines in the pattern are still missing dots after several cleaning cycles, turn the printer off and leave it overnight, then clean the print head again the following morning. If you still see no improvement, contact EPSON for assistance. Aligning the Print Head If banding appears on your prints, or vertical lines are not straight, you need to align the print head. Although you can align the print head using the printer software, it's best to do this from the control panel. This aligns the print head for all modes and resolutions. If you haven't already done so, it's a good idea to run a nozzle check before aligning the print head (page 11). This ensures that the print head alignment patterns print correctly. 1. Make sure the printer is turned on. Then load roll paper that is at least 24 inches wide (you can use the roll paper that came with your printer). 2. Press the SelecType button on the control panel. You see PRINTER SETUP. 3. Press u so you see HEAD ALIGNMENT, then press r. You see PAPER THKNS. 4. Press r so that *STD appears on the display. This is the correct thickness setting for most EPSON papers. If you'll be printing on one of the papers listed below after completing the alignment, use the u and d buttons to select the appropriate thickness setting for that paper. Thickness setting 3N 0N 0.0 to 1.6 mm Paper type For EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) and Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250) For film For non-EPSON media 5. Press Enter. 6. Press the d button to select the mode you want to perform the adjustment in (BI-D BLACK, BI-D ALL, or UNI-D ALL). If you're printing non-photographic images with black ink only, select BI-D BLACK. Otherwise, perform a UNI-D ALL adjustment, followed by BI-D ALL. 7. Press the Enter button to print the alignment patterns. 11 - EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600 7/02