6-4Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Running a Printer Check

You can use the printer check to make sure that your printer is operating correctly and the print head nozzles are clean.

1.Turn off the printer.

2.Make sure letter-size (or larger) paper is loaded in the main paper tray.

3.Hold down the Reset button and press the POperate button to turn on the printer. Release the buttons when the POperate light comes on.

press to run printer check

The printer prints one page showing the version of your printer’s ROM, a nozzle check pattern, and the printer’s default settings, as shown below:

4.Press the P Operate button to turn off the printer.

5.Check the printout.

If the printout looks like the example above, your printer is operating correctly.

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Epson 5500 manual Running a Printer Check, 4Maintaining and Transporting the Printer