Epson 2200 Maintaining Your Printer, Cleaning the Print Head

Maintaining Your Printer

Follow the instructions in this chapter to keep your printer working at its best and to prepare it for moving, if necessary:

■“Cleaning the Print Head” below

■“Replacing an Ink Cartridge” on page 59

■“Swapping the Interchangeable Ink Cartridge” on page 63

■“Aligning the Print Head” on page 65

■“Cleaning the Automatic Roll Paper Cutter” on page 68

■“Cleaning the Printer” on page 68

■“Transporting the Printer” on page 70

Cleaning the Print Head

If your printouts are unexpectedly light, or dots or lines are missing, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines.

This section explains how to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning utility.

You can also clean the print head by holding down the H ink button on the printer for three seconds (when all red H ink lights are off).

Caution: When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, print quality can decline, so turn it on at least once a month to maintain good print quality.

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