EPSON Stylus Scan 2500

2.Start an application and open a document. Access the printer settings dialog box.

3.Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility icon (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.

4.Click the Head Cleaning icon. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page.

5.Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head.

Caution:

Never turn off the EPSON Stylus Scan while the Operate light is flashing, unless it hasn’t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes.

Cleaning takes a couple minutes, during which the EPSON Stylus Scan makes some noise and the Operate light flashes. When the Operate light stops flashing, continue with the next step.

6.Make sure paper is loaded in the EPSON Stylus Scan and click Print nozzle check pattern (Windows) or

Confirmation (Macintosh). The nozzle check pattern prints. (See page 10 for details.)

7.If the nozzle check pattern is complete, click Finish.If the pattern is missing dots, click Clean to run another cleaning cycle.

Using the Control Panel to Clean the Print Head

1.Make sure the EPSON Stylus Scan is turned on but not printing. Also, make sure that there’s no ink out message on the LCD status display panel.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this (the upper pattern should be black; the lower section is divided into blue, red, and yellow sections):

Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If your printout looks okay, you’re done. If any dots are missing, as shown below, clean the print head again.

missing dots

Aligning the Print Head

2.Press the R cleaning button and hold it down for three seconds. Cleaning takes a couple minutes, during which the EPSON Stylus Scan makes some noise and the Operate light flashes.

3.After the Operate light stops flashing, start an application and open a document. If you’re connected directly to the EPSON Stylus Scan, continue with step 4.

If you’re on a network, print the document. Then go to step 7.

4.Access the printer settings dialog box. Then click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility icon (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.

5.Click the Nozzle Check icon, then follow the instructions on the screen to run the nozzle check and clean the print head.

Caution:

Load paper that’s at least letter-size width to prevent ink from spraying inside the EPSON Stylus Scan and smudging your printouts. For best results, load EPSON ink jet paper whenever you check the print head alignment.

If your printouts contain vertical bands or crooked vertical lines, you may need to use the Print Head Alignment utility in your printer software. Your EPSON Stylus Scan must be connected directly to a local port, not over a network, to use this utility. Follow these steps:

1.Make sure the EPSON Stylus Scan is turned on and paper is loaded.2.Start an application and open a document.3.Access the printer settings dialog box.

4.Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility icon (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.

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