Epson Stylus C66 Product Information Guide - Page 8

EPSON Stylus C66 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 red H ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 6 for details.) 2. Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen) and select Head Cleaning. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head. Cleaning takes about 30 seconds, during which the printer makes some noise and the green P power light flashes. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the 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, and click Print nozzle check pattern, then click Print. The nozzle check pattern prints (see the next section for details). 5. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps, click Finish. If the pattern has gaps, click Clean to clean the print head again. 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. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed. Each staggered line should be solid, with no gaps, as shown: ❏ If your printout looks okay, you're done. ❏ If you see any gaps (as shown below), clean the print head again; see the previous section for instructions. Aligning the Print Head If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see light or dark horizontal banding, you may need to align the print head. 1. Turn on the printer. 2. Load several sheets of paper. 3. Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Print Head Alignment. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a black vertical alignment sheet. You see a window like this one: 5. Look at the 4 sets of patterns on the alignment sheet. For each set, if you see a pattern with no visible vertical lines, enter its number in the corresponding box on the screen and click Next. If you can't find an aligned pattern, choose the one that's closest to being aligned. Then click Realignment to print another test page and repeat this step. 6. Click Print to print a color vertical alignment sheet. 7. Look at the 4 sets of patterns on the alignment sheet. For each set, if you see a pattern with no visible vertical lines, enter its number in the corresponding box on the screen and click Next. If you can't find an aligned pattern, choose the one that's closest to being aligned. Then click Realignment to print another test page and repeat this step. 8. Click Print to print a black horizontal alignment sheet. You see a window like this one: 8 - EPSON Stylus C66 3/04