Epson WorkForce WF-2530 Quick Guide - Page 21

Maintaining Your Product, Checking the Print Head Nozzles - cartridge

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Maintaining Your Product Follow the instructions in this chapter to check and clean the print head nozzles, check ink levels, and replace ink cartridges. If you need to align the print head, see the online User's Guide. Caution: To keep your product looking like new, don't place anything on top of the cover or use it as a writing surface. If you need to clean the cover, use only a soft, nonabrasive microfiber-type cloth. Checking the Print Head Nozzles If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print head may be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink cartridges. Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles. 1. Load a few sheets of letter- or A4-size paper in the sheet feeder. 2. Press the x Menu button. 3. Press u or d to select Maintenance, then press OK. 4. Press u or d to select Nozzle Check, then press the Color x Start button. 5. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines. Nozzles are clean Nozzles need cleaning 6. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean. Press 1 to select Finish. If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, press 2 to select Head Cleaning and clean the print head (see page 22). Maintaining Your Product 21

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Maintaining Your Product
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Maintaining Your Product
Follow the instructions in this chapter to check and clean the print head nozzles, check ink
levels, and replace ink cartridges. If you need to align the print head, see the online
User’s Guide
.
Caution:
To keep your product looking like new, don’t place anything on top of the
cover or use it as a writing surface. If you need to clean the cover, use only a soft, non-
abrasive microfiber-type cloth.
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print head may
be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink cartridges. Follow the
steps below to check the print head nozzles.
1.
Load a few sheets of letter- or A4-size paper in the sheet feeder.
2.
Press the
x
Menu
button.
3.
Press
u
or
d
to select
Maintenance
, then press
OK
.
4.
Press
u
or
d
to select
Nozzle Check
, then press the
Color
x
Start
button.
5.
Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines.
6.
If there are no gaps, the print head is clean. Press
1
to select
Finish
.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, press
2
to select
Head Cleaning
and clean the
print head (see page 22).
Nozzles are clean
Nozzles need cleaning