Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel

You can clean the print head using the control panel on your product.

Make sure no product lights are indicating errors.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
Press the home button, if necessary.
Press the arrow buttons to select Setup and press the OK button.
Press the arrow buttons to select Maintenance and press the OK button. You see this screen:
Press the arrow buttons to select Head Cleaning and press the OK button. The power light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and stays on when the cleaning cycle is finished.
You see this screen:

Caution:

Never turn off the product during a cleaning cycle or you may damage it.
Select Nozzle Check and press the OK button to run a nozzle check to confirm that the print head is clean.

If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 3 times, turn the product off and wait at least 12 hours. Then check the print head nozzles and try cleaning the print head again, if necessary. If quality still does not improve, contact Epson.