Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel

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

Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in the cassette (or in Cassette 1 if your product has two cassettes).
Press the home button, if necessary.
Select Settings > Maintenance > Print Head Cleaning.
Select one of the following options:
- All Colors: clean all print head nozzles
- All except Black: clean all print head nozzles except black
- Black Only: clean only the black print head nozzle
You see a screen like this:
Select Start to clean the print head. When the cleaning cycle is finished, you see a message on the screen.
Caution:

Never turn off the product or open the front cover during a cleaning cycle or you may not be able to print.
Select Yes.
Select Start to print a nozzle check pattern and confirm that the print head is clean.

If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 4 times, wait at least 6 hours without printing or longer if printing. Then try cleaning the print head again. If quality still does not improve, contact Epson.