Epson C11C694201 User Guide - Page 50

Maintaining PictureMate Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles If your print quality is not as good as it used to be, if your photos are light or faint, or you are missing colors in your prints, your print head nozzles may be clogged. Note: ❏ Print head cleaning consumes some ink. To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if print quality declines; for example, if the printout is blurry or the color is incorrect or missing. ❏ Use the Nozzle Check function first to confirm that the print head needs to be cleaned. This saves ink. ❏ If a message on the LCD screen tells you that the cartridge needs replacement or is low on ink, you cannot clean the print head. You must first replace the photo cartridge. 1. Make sure that PictureMate is turned on and no warnings or errors are displayed on the LCD screen. 2. Load a sheet of paper. See "Loading Paper" on page 16. 3. Press x Menu. 4. Select Maintenance, and then press OK. 5. Select Nozzle Check, and then press OK. 6. Press z to print the nozzle check pattern. 7. Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed. Below are sample printouts. Okay Needs Cleaning The above sample may be shown in black and white, but the actual test prints in color (Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow). 50 Maintaining PictureMate PictureMate PM 260 / PM 290