Running The Head Cleaning Utility - Epson 1280 Printer Basics Manual

Running the Head Cleaning Utility

1. Make sure the printer is on but not printing, and the b maintenance light is off.
Note: You can't clean the print head if the
Replace the appropriate ink cartridge instead.
2. Windows: Open an application and select
Properties
Macintosh OS X: Open the
Double-click
click
OK
3. On the Utility menu, click the
4. Follow the instructions on the screen
to clean the print head.
Cleaning takes about 30 seconds,
during which the printer makes some
noise and the Ppower light flashes.
Caution: Never turn off the printer
while the Ppower light is flashing,
unless the printer hasn't moved or
made noise for more than 5 minutes.
5. When the Ppower light stops flashing, run a nozzle check to confirm that the
print head nozzles are clean.
Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click
(Windows) or
pattern prints (see the next section for details).
6. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its lines, click
If the pattern has white lines, click
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the
solutions in "Print Quality Problems" on page 54. You can also turn the printer
off and wait overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning
the print head again.
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Maintaining Your Printer
or . Then click the
Preferences
EPSON Printer Utility
.
Confirmation
b
maintenance light is flashing or on.
Print
Utility
folder on your hard drive.
Applications
and select
SP 1280
Head Cleaning
(Macintosh). Then click
to clean the print head again.
Clean
from the File menu. Click
tab.
in the printer list. Then
button.
Print Nozzle Check Pattern
. The nozzle check
Print
.
Finish