Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel

You can clean the print head using the control panel on your product.
  1. Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen.
  2. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
  3. Press the  home button, if necessary.
  4. Select Maintenance > Print Head Cleaning.
  5. Select Start to clean the print head. When the cleaning cycle is finished, a nozzle check pattern is printed.
    Caution:
    Never turn off the product or open the front cover during a cleaning cycle or you may not be able to print.
  6. Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines.

    Print head is clean



    Print head needs cleaning



  7. Do one of the following:
    • If there are no gaps, select O .
    • If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, select X .
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 3 times, wait at least 12 hours without printing. Then try cleaning the print head again. If quality still does not improve, contact Epson.
Parent topic: Print Head Cleaning
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