Epson 9880 Printer Guide - Page 122

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control Panel, Windows XP

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140 | Maintaining and Transporting the Printer • Windows XP: Click Start and select Control Panel. Double-click Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer icon and select Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab. You see a menu like the following: 3. Select the Nozzle Check icon. 4. Click Auto and follow the instructions on the screen. The nozzle check pattern is printed and automatically read. If the printer finds clogged nozzles, it runs a cleaning cycle. If the nozzles do not clear after a few cleaning cycles, run a power cleaning cycle, as described on page 142. Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control Panel Follow these steps to have the printer check the print head nozzles and clean them if necessary. 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Press the d button until TEST PRINT is highlighted, then press Menu. NOZZLE CHECK is selected. 140

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Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
Windows XP
: Click
Start
and select
Control Panel
. Double-click
Printers and Faxes
. Right-click your printer icon and select
Printing
Preferences
. Click the
Utility
tab.
You see a menu like the following:
3.
Select the
Nozzle Check
icon.
4.
Click
Auto
and follow the instructions on the screen.
The nozzle check pattern is printed and automatically read. If the printer
finds clogged nozzles, it runs a cleaning cycle.
If the nozzles do not clear after a few cleaning cycles, run a power cleaning
cycle, as described on page 142.
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control
Panel
Follow these steps to have the printer check the print head nozzles and clean
them if necessary.
1.
Press the
Menu
button.
2.
Press the
d
button until
TEST PRINT
is highlighted, then press
Menu
.
NOZZLE CHECK
is selected.