How Do You Clean Epson Print Heads

Improving Print Quality

Cleaning the Print Head

Using the Car Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility
Using the Head Cleaning utility
Using the control panel buttons

If you find that the printout is unexpectedly faint or that dots are missing, yous may exist able to solve these problems past cleaning the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly.

You tin clean the print head from your computer using the Head Cleaning utility in the printer software or from the printer itself by using the printer'due south control panel buttons.

Note:

Print caput cleaning consumes some ink. To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if impress quality declines; for example, if the printout is blurry or the color is incorrect or missing.

Employ the Nozzle Check utility get-go to confirm that the print head needs to exist cleaned. This saves ink.

Using the Automobile Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility

Epson recommends using the Car Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility which cleans the nozzles automatically.

Refer to the appropriate section below to use the Head Cleaning utility.

For Windows

Follow the steps beneath to make clean the print head using the Auto Head Cleaning utility.

Brand sure that A4 or Alphabetic character size newspaper is loaded in the sheet feeder.

Access the printer software.

Click the Maintenance tab, then click the Motorcar Nozzle Cheque and Cleaning button.

Caution:

Below is a sample nozzle check patterns:

Note:

If impress quality has non improved, plough the printer off and leave it alone overnight. And then, practise the nozzle cheque again, and repeat the caput cleaning if necessary.

If print quality remains a trouble afterward replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer.

To maintain print quality, nosotros recommend press a few pages at least once every month.

For Mac OS 8.six to 9.x

Follow the steps beneath to clean the print head using the Machine Head Cleaning utility.

Make sure that A4 or Letter of the alphabet size newspaper is loaded in the sheet feeder.

Access the Impress or Page Setup dialog box.

Caution:

Below is a sample nozzle check patterns.

Note:

If impress quality has not improved, plow the printer off and exit it alone overnight. Then, exercise the nozzle check again, and repeat the head cleaning if necessary.

If impress quality remains a problem subsequently replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer.

To maintain print quality, nosotros recommend press a few pages at to the lowest degree one time every month.

For Mac Bone X

Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Auto Caput Cleaning utility.

Make sure that A4 or Letter of the alphabet size paper is loaded in the sheet feeder.

Access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog box.

Select your printer, then click OK in the Printer List window.

Click the Car Nozzle Check and Cleaning button in the Utility dialog box.

Caution:

Below is a sample nozzle bank check patterns.

Note:

If print quality has non improved, plough the printer off and go out information technology lone overnight. Then, do the nozzle check once again, and repeat the head cleaning if necessary.

If print quality remains a problem after replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer.

To maintain print quality, nosotros recommend printing a few pages at least once every month.

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Using the Head Cleaning utility

Refer to the appropriate section below to use the Caput Cleaning utility.

For Windows

Follow the steps below to make clean the print head using the Caput Cleaning utility.

Access the printer software.

Click the Maintenance tab, then click the Caput Cleaning push button.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

The power light flashes while the printer performs the cleaning cycle.

Below are two sample nozzle check patterns:

Skilful sample

Print head needs to be cleaned

If the nozzle cheque page does not print satisfactorily, you may need to echo the caput cleaning and impress the nozzle bank check pattern again.
See Cleaning the Print Head

Note:

If print quality has non improved later repeating this process 4 or five times, plow the printer off and leave information technology alone overnight. Then, do the nozzle check again, and repeat the head cleaning if necessary.

If impress quality remains a problem after replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer.

To maintain print quality, we recommend printing a few pages at least one time every month.

For Mac OS eight.6 to 9.10

Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning utility.

Access the Print or Page Setup dialog box.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

The power calorie-free flashes while the printer performs the cleaning cycle.

Below are two sample nozzle check patterns.

Good sample

Print head needs to be cleaned

If the nozzle bank check page does not impress satisfactorily, you lot may need to echo the head cleaning and impress the nozzle check blueprint again.
See Cleaning the Print Caput

Annotation:

If impress quality has not improved after repeating this process four or five times, turn the printer off and go out it lonely overnight. Then, do the nozzle check once more, and echo the head cleaning if necessary.

If print quality remains a problem after replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer.

To maintain impress quality, nosotros recommend printing a few pages at least once every month.

For Mac Os X

Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Caput Cleaning utility.

Access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog box.

Select your printer, then click OK in the Printer List window.

Click the Head Cleaning push button in the Utility dialog box.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

The ability lite flashes while the printer performs the cleaning cycle.

Below are two sample nozzle check patterns.

Good sample

Print caput needs to be cleaned

If the nozzle cheque page does non print satisfactorily, you may demand to repeat the head cleaning and print the nozzle check pattern once more.
See Cleaning the Impress Caput

Note:

If print quality has not improved after repeating this procedure 4 or five times, turn the printer off and go out it alone overnight. Then, do the nozzle cheque again, and echo the head cleaning if necessary.

If print quality remains a problem after replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer.

To maintain impress quality, we recommend printing a few pages at least once every month.

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Using the control panel buttons

Follow the steps beneath to clean the print caput using the command console buttons.

The printer starts cleaning the print head and the ability light begins flashing.

Note:

If print quality has not improved after repeating this procedure 4 or v times, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight. Then, do the nozzle check over again, and repeat the head cleaning if necessary.