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 product.
Press the home button, if necessary.
Select Maintenance > Head Cleaning. You see a screen like this:
Press the start button to start cleaning 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 Nozzle Check.
Select Finish to 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
Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head, check the nozzles, and repeat the process as necessary.

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.