Epson SureColor S70675 User Manual - Page 211

The Maintenance Menu, The Maintenance menu can be accessed directly by pressing the, button.

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The Maintenance Menu The Maintenance menu can be accessed directly by pressing the # button. Item Nozzle Check Print At Right Print At Center Print At Left Cleaning All Nozzles Head 1/Head 22 Head 12 Head 22 Selected Nozzles Head Maintenance Waste Ink Counter Ink Circulation1 Ink Refresh Head Washing Pre-Storage Maint. Parameter Print Explanation A nozzle pattern will be printed. Inspect the pattern visually and perform head cleaning if you detect faint or missing colors. See "Checking for Clogged Nozzles" on page 181. The options available vary with the option selected for Media Size Check and the width of the media used. Execute (Light)/ Execute (Medium)/ Execute (Heavy) Execute (Light)/Execute (Medium)/Execute (Heavy) Move Head - All Nozzles, All (except MS/WH)4, All (except WH)1, MS/WH4, WH1 XX/XX3, 4, Head1 XX/XX2, Head 2 XX/XX2, Head1 All Nozzles2, Head2 All Nozzles2, All Nozzles (XX indicates an ink color code.) WH/MS4 WH1 All Nozzles The options displayed vary with the printer model. Note the numbers of patterns that contain faint or missing colors and clean all or selected nozzles. Select All Nozzles to clean all nozzles (or all nozzles in the selected print head). Choose Selected Nozzles to clean only the nozzles in selected arrays. The level of cleaning can be selected from Execute (Light), Execute (Medium), and Execute (Heavy). Select Execute (Light) first. If the problem persists after you have used Execute (Light), choose Execute (Medium). If the problem persists after you have used Execute (Medium), choose Execute (Heavy). See "Head Cleaning" on page 183. Position the print head for maintenance. Perform such maintenance as cleaning the wiper, caps, and the area around print head only after using this option to position the head for cleaning. Moving the print head manually could cause malfunction. See "Regular Cleaning" on page 137. If you replace the waste ink bottle before being prompted by a message in the control panel, run the Waste Ink Counter after replacement. Circulate spot color ink to prevent sedimentation in the print head or tube. This function is available when avoiding an operation interrupt by the auto ink circulation function of the printer. This function is available when tint unevenness (areas of uneven density) are detected in printing results. The displayed menu varies depending on your model or the specified color mode. See "Ink Refresh" on page 188. Use this function if nozzle clogs cannot be cleared even after performing head cleaning several times or cleaning around the print head. The displayed menu varies depending on your model or the specified color mode. For details, see "Head Washing" on page 186. Always perform pre-storage maintenance if the printer will not be used for an extended period (and switched off). If the storage interval is short, you can perform pre-storage maintenance for spot color ink only. See "Long-Term Storage (Pre-Storage Maintenance)" on page 189. Using the Control Panel Menu 211

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Using the Control Panel Menu
211
The Maintenance Menu
The Maintenance menu can be accessed directly by pressing the
#
button.
Item
Parameter
Explanation
Nozzle Check
Print
A nozzle pattern will be printed. Inspect the pattern visually and
perform head cleaning if you detect faint or missing colors.
See
“Checking for Clogged Nozzles” on page 181.
The options available vary with the option selected for
Media Size
Check
and the width of the media used.
Print At Right
Print At Center
Print At Left
Cleaning
All Nozzles
Execute (Light)/
Execute (Medium)/
Execute (Heavy)
The options displayed vary with the printer model.
Note the numbers of patterns that contain faint or missing colors and
clean all or selected nozzles. Select
All Nozzles
to clean all nozzles (or all
nozzles in the selected print head). Choose
Selected Nozzles
to clean
only the nozzles in selected arrays.
The level of cleaning can be selected from
Execute (Light)
,
Execute
(Medium)
, and
Execute (Heavy)
. Select
Execute (Light)
first. If the
problem persists after you have used
Execute (Light)
, choose
Execute
(Medium)
. If the problem persists after you have used
Execute
(Medium)
, choose
Execute (Heavy)
. See
“Head Cleaning” on page 183.
Head 1/Head 2
2
Head 1
2
Head 2
2
Selected Nozzles
Execute (Light)/Execute
(Medium)/Execute
(Heavy)
Head Maintenance
Move Head
Position the print head for maintenance. Perform such maintenance as
cleaning the wiper, caps, and the area around print head only after
using this option to position the head for cleaning. Moving the print
head manually could cause malfunction. See
“Regular Cleaning” on
page 137.
Waste Ink Counter
-
If you replace the waste ink bottle before being prompted by a message
in the control panel, run the Waste Ink Counter after replacement.
Ink Circulation
1
Circulate spot color ink to prevent sedimentation in the print head or
tube. This function is available when avoiding an operation interrupt by
the auto ink circulation function of the printer.
Ink Refresh
All Nozzles,
All (except MS/WH)
4
,
All (except WH)
1
,
MS/WH
4
, WH
1
This function is available when tint unevenness (areas of uneven
density) are detected in printing results.
The displayed menu varies depending on your model or the specified
color mode.
See
“Ink Refresh” on page 188.
Head Washing
XX/XX
3, 4
, Head1
XX/XX
2
, Head 2 XX/XX
2
,
Head1 All Nozzles
2
,
Head2 All Nozzles
2
, All
Nozzles
(XX indicates an ink
color code.)
Use this function if nozzle clogs cannot be cleared even after
performing head cleaning several times or cleaning around the print
head.
The displayed menu varies depending on your model or the specified
color mode. For details, see “Head Washing” on page 186.
Pre-Storage Maint.
WH/MS
4
WH
1
All Nozzles
Always perform pre-storage maintenance if the printer will not be used
for an extended period (and switched off). If the storage interval is short,
you can perform pre-storage maintenance for spot color ink only.
See “Long-Term Storage (Pre-Storage Maintenance)” on page 189.