Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product Buttons

You can clean the print head using the buttons on your product.

Make sure no product lights are indicating errors.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
Hold down the stop button for five seconds to start the cleaning cycle. The power light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and stays on when the cleaning cycle is finished.
Caution:

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

Print head needs cleaning

Print head needs Power Cleaning
Do one of the following:
- If there are no gaps, the print head is clean and you can continue printing.
- If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, clean the print head.
- If almost the entire pattern is missing, see the link below for instructions on performing a Power Cleaning.

If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 3 times, turn off the product and wait at least 12 hours. Then try cleaning the print head again. If quality still does not improve, run a Power Cleaning. If there is still no improvement, contact Epson support.