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, the CD/DVD tray is not inserted for printing, and the output tray is extended.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
Press the home button, if necessary.
Select Maintenance. You see a screen like this:
Select Print Head Cleaning. You see a screen like this:
Select Start to clean the print head. The power light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and stays on when the cleaning cycle is finished. When the cleaning cycle is finished, you see a message on the screen.
Caution:

Never turn off the product or open the scanner unit during a cleaning cycle or you may not be able to print.
Select Check.
Select Print to print a nozzle check pattern and confirm that the print head is clean.
Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines.
Print head is clean

Print head needs cleaning
Do one of the following:
- If there are no gaps, select O.
- If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, select X and continue with the next step.
Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head, check the nozzles, and repeat the process if necessary.
Caution:

Never turn off the product or open the front cover during a cleaning cycle or you may not be able to print.

If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 3 times, wait at least 6 hours without printing. Then run the nozzle check again and clean the print head again if necessary. If quality still does not improve, contact Epson.