Using The Head Cleaning Utility - Epson 580 Printer Basics Manual

5. Examine the nozzle check pattern you print.
Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical
line should be complete, with no gaps in the
dot pattern. If your printout looks okay,
click .
Finish
If any dots are missing, as shown here, click
and follow the instructions on the screen to clean
the print head again. (The actual test prints the
lower pattern in color.)
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the
solutions in "Problems Getting Good Print Quality" on page 35. 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.

Using the Head Cleaning Utility

Follow these steps for your operating system to run the Head Cleaning utility:
1. Make sure the printer is plugged in but not printing.
2. Windows: Right-click the
taskbar, then select
To right-click, place your cursor on the
click the right mouse button.
Or, if you have an application running, you can also run the utility by
accessing the printer settings dialog box as described on page 6. Click the
tab, then click the
Utility
Macintosh: Access the printer settings dialog box as described on page 11.
Click the
Head Cleaning
Head Cleaning
Utility button, then click the
Clean
Status Monitor 3 icon on your Windows
in the menu that appears.
button.
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Status Monitor 3 icon and
button.
missing
dots