Epson R340 Product Information Guide - Page 11

Epson Stylus Photo R340 4. Press in the tab on the back of the cartridge and lift the cartridge out of the printer. Dispose of it carefully. Warning: Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children and do not drink the ink. If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets in your eyes, flush them thoroughly with water. 5. Unwrap the new ink cartridge. Caution: Don't touch the green circuit board or remove any labels. 6. Lower the cartridge into the holder, with the green circuit board facing the front. Then gently push the cartridge down until it clicks into place. 7. If you need to replace another ink cartridge, repeat steps 4 through 6 before continuing with step 8. 8. Close the ink cartridge cover. Cleaning the Print Head If your printouts are unexpectedly light or faint, or dots or lines are missing from the image, 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. You can clean the print head either from the printer's control panel or using your printer software. To clean it using the printer software, the printer must be connected directly to your computer (not over a network); see your on-screen User's Guide for details. Caution: When you don't turn on your printer for a long time, the print quality can decline, so turn it on at least once a month to maintain good print quality. Follow these steps to clean the print head from the printer's control panel: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing. 2. Press the Setup button. 3. Press d to highlight Head Cleaning, then press OK. 4. To begin cleaning, press Start. The printer makes noise and you see a message on the LCD screen. Cleaning takes about 30 seconds. Caution: Do not turn off the printer or interrupt the cleaning process. 5. When cleaning is done, press OK to run a nozzle check to confirm the print head nozzles are clean. Make sure letter-size plain paper is loaded in the printer, then press Start. The nozzle check pattern prints. 6. Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed. Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the pattern, as shown below: 9. Press OK and close the printer cover. The printer begins charging the ink delivery system. 10. When you see a message that charging is complete (after about a minute), press OK. ❏ If your printout looks okay, you're done. Press Back to finish. ❏ If there are any gaps (as shown below), press OK and then Start to clean the print head again. 8/05 Epson Stylus Photo R340 - 11