Checking And Cleaning The Print Head; Running The Nozzle Check And Head Cleaning Utilities - Epson Stylus Pro 11880 User Manual

122 | Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
Note: You can run a
cleaning cycle by holding
down the r button for
three seconds. You can
also use the printer's
Maintenance menu to
run a power cleaning
cycle or clean the nozzles
for pairs of colors. See
page 125 for details.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should
check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged or deflected. Then you
can run a cleaning cycle to clear the nozzles.
You can also turn on Auto Nozzle Check from the printer's control panel.
The printer will then check the nozzles periodically or before each print job
and clean them if necessary.

Running the Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning Utilities

You can use your printer software to check the print head nozzles, then
examine the pattern to determine whether any nozzles are clogged or
deflected.
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
Mac OS X: Open the
•
folder. Select your printer and click
Windows Vista or XP: Click
•
or
Printers Printers and Faxes
select
Printing Preferences
5-122
Epson Printer Utility2
.
OK
and select
Start
. Right-click your printer icon and
. Click the
Utility
in your
Applications
. Select
Control Panel
tab.