Epson Stylus C84 Printer Basics - Page 42

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

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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 "Replacing an Ink Cartridge" on page 45 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 X: Open the Applications folder and double-click EPSON Printer Utility. Select Stylus C84 in the printer list, click OK, and 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. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head. Windows Macintosh Cleaning takes several 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. 42

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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 “Replacing
an Ink Cartridge” on page 45 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 X
: Open the
Applications
folder and double-click
EPSON
Printer Utility
. Select
Stylus C84
in the printer list, click
OK
, and 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.
3.
Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head.
Cleaning takes several 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.
Windows
Macintosh