Epson R200 Product Information Guide - Page 9

EPSON Stylus Photo R200 4. Open the File menu and select Print. 5. Select CD/DVD as the Media Type setting. 6. Click Print. The printer prints your CD and ejects it on the tray. Note: After you print, handle the CD or DVD carefully. To allow the ink to dry, wait at least 24 hours before playing the disc or inserting it in a drive. Keep printed discs away from moisture and direct sunlight. If you need to adjust the print position or color, see your Printer Basics book. Cleaning the Print Head If your printouts are unexpectedly light or dots or lines are missing, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines. This section explains how to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning Utility. You can also clean the print head by holding down the H ink button on the printer for three seconds. (This only works when the red H ink light is off.) Caution: When you don't turn on your printer for a long time, print quality can decline, so turn it on and print a few pages at least once a month to maintain good print quality. Running the Head Cleaning Utility 1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red H ink light is off. (If the H ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 4 for details.) 2. Do one of the following: ❏ Windows: Right-click the icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Head Cleaning. ❏ Macintosh OS X: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Printer Utility. Select SP R200 Series in the printer list, click OK, then select Head Cleaning. ❏ Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Select Page Setup or Print from the File menu. Click the icon, then 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 P power light flashes. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the green P power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes. 4. When the green P power light stops flashing, make sure paper is loaded in the printer, then do one of the following: ❏ Windows: Click Print nozzle check pattern, then click Print. ❏ Macintosh: Click Confirmation, then click Next. The nozzle check pattern prints. 5. If the nozzle check pattern has no white lines or gaps (as shown below), click Finish. If the pattern has white lines or gaps (as shown below), click Clean to clean the print head again. If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, you can also turn the printer off and wait overnight-this allows any dried ink to soften-and then try cleaning the print head again. 11/03 EPSON Stylus Photo R200 - 9