1.Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red H ink light is off. (If the red H ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 46 for details.)
2.Do one of the following:
■Windows: 
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Head Cleaning.
■Macintosh: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Printer Utility2. Select SP 1400 Series in the printer list, click OK, then select
Head Cleaning.
3.Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head.
The printer cleans the print head and the green P power light flashes. Cleaning takes about two minutes.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer while head cleaning is in progress. You may damage it.
4.When the green P power light stops flashing, make sure paper is loaded in the printer, click Print Nozzle Check Pattern, then click Print.
The nozzle check pattern prints.
Print head does not need to be cleaned:
Print head needs to be cleaned:
5.If there are no gaps or lines, click Finish.
If there are gaps or lines, or the test patterns are faint, click Clean and follow the
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning four times, turn the printer off and wait at least 6 hours. This allows any dried ink to soften. Then, try cleaning the print head again.
If you still don’t see any improvement, refer to “Problems and Solutions” on page 60.
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