Epson Stylus Pro 3800 Professional Edition Product Information Guide - Page 12

Epson Stylus Pro 3800 ❏ To check job history, press d to select JOB HISTORY, then press r. For the last 10 print jobs saved in the printer, you see the total ink used (in milliliters) and the paper size used most recently. The most recent job is saved as No. 0. When done, press l. ❏ To check the total number of prints, press d to select TOTAL PRINTS, then press r. You see the total number of pages that have been printed. When done, press l. 4. Press the + Cancel button to exit the menu. For more information about the Printer Status menu, see your on-screen User's Guide. You see a screen like the following: Checking and Cleaning the Print Head If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal or vertical lines, you should check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged. You can automatically check and clean the print head using the Auto Cleaning feature in your printer utility software, as described below. This enables the printer to print a nozzle check pattern, read it, and run a cleaning cycle if necessary. Note: You can also run a cleaning cycle by holding down the Menu button for three seconds, and you can use the printer's menu to run a power cleaning cycle. See page 13 for details. 1. Make sure several sheets of letter-size (or larger) paper are loaded in the auto sheet feeder. 2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities: ❏ Macintosh: Open the Applications folder and doubleclick Epson Printer Utility2. Select Stylus Pro 3800 and click OK. ❏ Windows XP: Click Start and select Control Panel. Double-click Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer icon and select Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab. ❏ Windows 2000: Click Start, point to Settings, then select Printers. Right-click your printer icon and select Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab. 3. Click the Nozzle Check icon. 4. Click Print to print the nozzle check pattern so you can see if the print head needs to be cleaned. Or click Auto if you want to run the nozzle check and have the printer automatically clean the print head if necessary. 5. Examine the nozzle check pattern to make sure it has no gaps or lines. ❏ If the printout looks okay as shown below, you're done. Click Finish. ❏ If you see any gaps as shown below, click Clean to clean the print head and follow the on-screen instructions. 12 - Epson Stylus Pro 3800 6. If the nozzles do not clear after a few cleaning cycles, run a Power Cleaning Cycle, as described in the next section. 12/06