You can run
maintenance utilities and select additional settings that apply to
all the print jobs you send to your product.
- Access the Windows Desktop and right-click the product icon in the Windows taskbar.
- Select Printer Settings.
- Click the Utility tab. You see a window like this:
- Select any of the following options, as necessary:
- Nozzle Check to print a nozzle check pattern to check whether the print head nozzles are clogged.
- Head Cleaning to clean the print head if you notice banding or gaps in your printouts.
- Print Head Alignment to align the print head if printouts appear grainy or out of focus.
- Ink Density Optimization to mix the ink automatically.
- Epson Status Monitor 3 to check the printer's status.
- Monitoring Preferences to select the error notifications displayed on the Epson Status Monitor 3 screen, or add a shortcut to the utility in the Windows taskbar.
- Print Queue to display a list of all waiting print jobs, view information on the data waiting to be printed, and delete or reprint the jobs.
- Printer and Option Information to set the time to turn off the printer automatically.
- Speed and Progress to select various printing options.
- Menu Arrangement to arrange the Setting, Media Type, and Paper Size options by frequency of use.
- Export or Import to save the print settings to a file or import them from a file. This is useful when you want to select the same print settings on multiple computers.
- Language to select the language you want to use for the printer software screens.
- Driver Update to check the Epson website for any available printer software updates and install them automatically.
- Click OK to close the printer software window.
