Viewing Status Information; Checking And Cleaning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Printer Manual

Note: You can run a
cleaning cycle by holding
down the Menu button
for three seconds. You
can also use the printer's
menus to run a power
cleaning cycle. See
page 77 for details.
Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
You can change the units of measurement from meters to inches
and feet by using the maintenance mode on the printer's control
panel. See page 84 for instructions.
To check job history, press
•
press
Menu
used (in milliliters), paper used (in square meters), and the time for
the print job in seconds. The most recent job is saved as No. 0.
To check the total number of prints, press
•
, then press
PRINTS
To check the status of other printer parts, press
•
SERVICE LIFE
displayed, using the
pressing to see the status of the carriage motor, paper feed motor,
print head, and cleaning unit.
The status of the ink and printer parts is indicated with these symbols:
= 100–81% ink or service life remaining
E*****F
= 80–61%
E**** F
= 60–41%
E*** F
= 40–21%
E** F
= 20–11%
E* F
= less than 10% ink or service life remaining
%
4. Press the Pause button to exit the menu.
For more information about the Printer Status menu, see your electronic
Reference Guide.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots are missing from the
printout, you should check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged.
You can check the print head and turn on the Auto Cleaning feature at the
same time, using your printer utility software. This enables the printer to
print a nozzle check pattern, read it, and automatically run a cleaning cycle if
necessary.
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the paper tray.
4-75
until you see
. For each job saved in the printer, you see the ink
.
Menu
, then press
Menu
symbols described below. Continue
E*****F
JOB HISTORY
until you see
TOTAL
until you see
. The status of the cutter is
| 75
, then