Epson C11C501061 Printer Basics - Page 74

Running the Head Cleaning Utility, Windows, Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x, Macintosh OS X, Macintosh

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Running the Head Cleaning Utility 1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red ink light is off. (If the ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 76 for details.) 2. Windows: Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Head Cleaning. Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Open the File menu and choose Page Setup or Print. Click the Utility button, then click the Head Cleaning button. Macintosh OS X: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Printer Utility. Select SP 900 in the printer list, click OK, and select Head Cleaning. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head. Cleaning takes about 45 seconds. The printer makes noise and the green power light flashes. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the green power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes. 4. When the green power light stops flashing, make sure paper is loaded in the printer, then do the following: Windows: Click Print nozzle check pattern. Then click Print. Macintosh: Click Confirmation, then click Next. 74 Maintaining Your Printer

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Maintaining Your Printer
Running the Head Cleaning Utility
1.
Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red
ink light is off.
(If the
ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 76
for details.)
2.
Windows
: Right-click the
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
corner of your screen). Select
Head Cleaning
.
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x
: Open the File menu and choose
Page Setup
or
Print
.
Click the
Utility button, then click the
Head Cleaning
button.
Macintosh OS X
: Open the
Applications
folder and select
EPSON Printer
Utility
. Select
SP 900
in the printer list, click
OK
, and select
Head Cleaning
.
3.
Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head.
Cleaning takes about 45 seconds. The printer makes noise and the green
power light flashes.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the green
power light is flashing,
unless the printer hasn’t moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.
4.
When the green
power
light stops flashing, make sure paper is loaded in the
printer, then do the following:
Windows:
Click
Print nozzle check pattern
. Then click
Print
.
Macintosh:
Click
Confirmation
, then click
Next
.