Maintenance Menu

Select the maintenance icon or  Menu icon > Maintenance to run nozzle checks, cleaning cycles, and other maintenance operations.
CAUTION:
Follow the instructions in the topic links below the table to use these menu settings correctly.
Setting Options Description
Printhead Nozzle Check Print Position Select the position you want to print from Front, Center, or Back. Changing the Print Position allows printing the check pattern up to three times on A4 size paper.
Note: A check pattern is printed to check for clogged nozzles in the printhead. Inspect the printed pattern visually and perform Head Cleaning if there are faint or missing parts.
Head Cleaning Cleaning (Recommended)

Cleaning (Light)

Cleaning (Heavy)

Select Cleaning (Recommended) to perform a cleaning at the recommended strength. Select Cleaning (Light) or Cleaning (Heavy) if you want to perform a less or more powerful cleaning.
Ink Circulation Cleaning (White) Select to recirculate white ink and restore white ink density, which can decrease over time due to white ink sedimentation
Replace Maintenance Parts

Wiper Unit

Air Filter

Select if you need to replace the wiper unit, or air filters before an LCD message appears telling you to replace them
UV Light Cleaning Select when you begin the UV light cover cleaning process. Perform this once a month or when the printed area no longer cures.
Print Adjustments Printhead Alignment

Gantry Alignment

Select to align the printhead and gantry
Keeping Preparation Initiates process for storing the printer for an extended period of time (two weeks or more). Contact Epson support if you will be storing the printer for two weeks or more, and do not start the process on your own
Personal Transport Preparation Select when you need to transport the printer. Follow the on-screen instructions.