Epson 4000 Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

96 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Note: You can run a cleaning cycle by holding down the Menu button for three seconds. You can also use the printer’s menus to run a power cleaning cycle. See page 98 for details.

•To check the status of other printer parts, press until you see SERVICE LIFE, then press Menu . The status of the cutter is displayed, using the E*****F symbols described below. Continue pressing to see the status of the carriage motor, paper feed motor, print head, and cleaning unit.

The status of the ink and printer parts is indicated with these symbols:

E*****F = 100–81% ink or service life remaining

E**** F = 80–61%

E***	F = 60–41%
E**	F = 40–21%
E*	F = 20–11%

% = less than 10% ink or service life remaining

4.Press the Pause button to exit the menu.

For more information about the Printer Status menu, see your electronic Reference Guide.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged.

You can check the print head and select the Auto Cleaning feature at the same time, using your printer utility software. This enables the printer to print a nozzle check pattern, read it, and automatically run a cleaning cycle if necessary.

1.Make sure paper is loaded in the paper tray.

2.Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:

•Mac OS X: Open the EPSON Printer Utility in your Applications folder. Select SPro 4000, and click OK.

•Mac OS 9.x: Select Print, then click the utility button in the print dialog box.