Head Cleaning Procedure; U "The Maintenance Menu - Epson SC-F9300 series User Manual

SC-F9300 Series User's Guide

Head cleaning procedure

Buttons that are used in the following settings
A
After confirming that the printer is ready, press
the # button.
The Maintenance menu will be displayed.
To clean while printing, press the W button.
B
Use the d/u buttons to select Cleaning and
press the Z button.
C
Select a cleaning level, and then press the Z
button.
There are two levels available for head cleaning.
Perform Cleaning (Light) first. Do Cleaning
(Heavy) if there are faint or missing segments
on printed check patterns after doing Cleaning
(Light).
D
Select the cleaning method you want to use for
each row of nozzles.
All Nozzles
Choose this option if all patterns in the printed
nozzle check results contain faint or missing
segments. After making your selections,
proceed to Step 6.
Selected Nozzles
Select this if there are faint or missing segments
in only some of the numbered patterns (nozzle
arrays) in the check pattern. You can select
multiple nozzle arrays.
Maintenance
E
Choose the nozzle arrays to be cleaned.
(1) Use the d/u buttons to choose the nozzle
arrays with faint or missing segments in the
pattern, and then press the Z button.
(2) After selecting the arrays you want to clean,
select Execute With Selection, and then press
the Z button.
F
Head cleaning starts.
A confirmation message is displayed when
cleaning is complete.
If you paused the printer in Step 1, printing will
resume when head cleaning is complete; check
the printout to confirm whether the problem
has been resolved.
G
To print a check pattern and check the status of
the clog, use the d/u buttons to select Nozzle
Check, and then press the Z button.
When printing a check pattern in the margin of
media on which a check pattern has already
been printed, press the u button to move the
print start position to the pressure rollers
position.
When you select Exit and press the Z menu,
the setup menu closes.
Nozzles are still clogged after performing head
cleaning several times
The areas around the print heads may be soiled.
Perform the following.
(1) Perform Auto Head Maintenance from the setup
menu.
"The Maintenance Menu" on page 104
U
If clogging is not cleared after performing (1),
perform (2).
(2) Perform regular cleaning.
"Performing Regular Cleaning" on page 60
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