Epson SureColor S50675 High Production Edition Quick Reference Guide - Page 22

Performing Auto Media Adjust, Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles

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20 | Performing Auto Media Adjust Performing Auto Media Adjust Auto Media Adjust prints adjustment patterns and uses the printer's sensor to read them. The printer performs continuous Feed Adjustment and Head Alignment based on the adjustment patterns. Before executing Auto Media Adjust, make sure you set the Platen Gap and any Advanced Settings that are required by your media. Note: If the automatic adjustments do not work, you can change settings manually. For more information, see the online User's Guide. 1. Load the media you want to configure. 2. Press the Menu button. 3. Select Auto Media Adjust and press OK. The printer produces the patterns and performs the required adjustments. When you see Ready on the control panel, adjustment is complete. Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles You should check the print head for clogs or deflections each time you print. Note: You can set the printer to automatically check the nozzles periodically using Auto Nozzle Check or before each print job using Print Nozzle Pattern. You can also run different head cleaning levels and set up automatic cleaning cycles. 1. Press the # Maintenance button. 2. Select Nozzle Check, choose a position if necessary, and press OK. 3. Examine the printed pattern to determine if the print head needs cleaning. Cleaning not needed Clean the print head 4. If you need to clean the print head, select one of the following: • All Nozzles (if all numbered patterns have faint or missing segments) • Selected Nozzles (if only some of the numbered patterns have faint or missing segments) 5. Choose the nozzle arrays (corresponding to the numbered patterns) to be cleaned.

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Performing Auto Media Adjust
Performing Auto Media Adjust
Auto Media Adjust prints adjustment patterns and uses the printer’s sensor to read them. The printer
performs continuous Feed Adjustment and Head Alignment based on the adjustment patterns. Before
executing Auto Media Adjust, make sure you set the Platen Gap and any Advanced Settings that are
required by your media.
Note:
If the automatic adjustments do not work, you can change settings manually. For more information, see
the online
User’s Guide
.
1.
Load the media you want to configure.
2.
Press the
Menu
button.
3.
Select
Auto Media Adjust
and press
OK
. The printer produces the patterns and performs the
required adjustments.
When you see
Ready
on the control panel, adjustment is complete.
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles
You should check the print head for clogs or deflections each time you print.
Note:
You can set the printer to automatically check the nozzles periodically using
Auto Nozzle Check
or before
each print job using
Print Nozzle Pattern.
You can also run different head cleaning levels and set up automatic
cleaning cycles.
1.
Press the
#
Maintenance button.
2.
Select
Nozzle Check
, choose a position if necessary,
and press
OK
.
3.
Examine the printed pattern to determine if the print head needs cleaning.
4.
If you need to clean the print head, select one of the following:
All Nozzles
(if all numbered patterns have faint or missing segments)
Selected Nozzles
(if only some of the numbered patterns have faint or missing segments)
5.
Choose the nozzle arrays (corresponding to the numbered patterns) to be cleaned.
Cleaning not needed
Clean the print head