Checking The Print Head Nozzles; Cleaning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 2000P Setup Manual

Checking the print head nozzles

Make sure that the printer is turned off. Hold down the
button ( in the illustration below) and press the P power button ( in
the illustration below) to turn on the printer. Then release both buttons.
Here are sample printouts.
Print head is clean
Print head needs to be cleaned
If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily (for example, if any
segment of the printed lines is missing), then you should clean the print
head as explained below. If the printout is satisfactory, you are ready to
print your first page. See "Printing Your First Page" for instructions.

Cleaning the print head

Follow the steps below to clean the print head.
1. Make sure that the P power light is on and that both the B black and
A color ink out lights are off.
2. Hold down the
The printer starts cleaning the print head and the P power light
begins flashing. Print head cleaning takes about sixty seconds to
complete.
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cleaning button for three seconds.
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load/eject
segments are missing